Marla Tuffin

2.1k total citations
38 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Marla Tuffin is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marla Tuffin has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marla Tuffin's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (11 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers). Marla Tuffin is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (11 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers). Marla Tuffin collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Marla Tuffin's co-authors include Don A. Cowan, S. Craig Cary, Ana Casanueva, Mark Taylor, Stephen B. Pointing, Ángel Valverde, Stephanie G. Burton, Leonardo Joaquim van Zyl, Evelien M. Adriaenssens and Enrico Rubagotti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Biotechnology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Marla Tuffin

38 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marla Tuffin South Africa 18 717 657 336 174 159 38 1.4k
Pieter De Maayer South Africa 21 634 0.9× 802 1.2× 154 0.5× 90 0.5× 527 3.3× 51 1.7k
Renaud Berlemont United States 19 657 0.9× 659 1.0× 347 1.0× 79 0.5× 500 3.1× 36 1.6k
Karen W. Davenport United States 23 558 0.8× 850 1.3× 307 0.9× 50 0.3× 315 2.0× 102 1.9k
Antje Wollherr Germany 12 847 1.2× 993 1.5× 333 1.0× 72 0.4× 325 2.0× 13 2.0k
Hans C. Bernstein United States 22 521 0.7× 1.0k 1.6× 253 0.8× 46 0.3× 168 1.1× 56 1.7k
Surendra Vikram South Africa 20 465 0.6× 420 0.6× 84 0.3× 99 0.6× 239 1.5× 40 1.1k
K. N. Joblin New Zealand 25 295 0.4× 795 1.2× 311 0.9× 290 1.7× 260 1.6× 59 2.1k
En‐Min Zhou China 24 851 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 181 0.5× 43 0.2× 175 1.1× 88 1.9k
Spencer Diamond United States 22 572 0.8× 1.2k 1.9× 164 0.5× 104 0.6× 398 2.5× 34 1.9k
Anna Maria Puglia Italy 27 416 0.6× 972 1.5× 161 0.5× 167 1.0× 576 3.6× 77 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Marla Tuffin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marla Tuffin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marla Tuffin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marla Tuffin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marla Tuffin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Marla Tuffin. Marla Tuffin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stafford, William, et al.. (2018). Cloning, expression and characterization of thermostable YdaP from Bacillus licheniformis 9A. Acta Biochimica Polonica. 65(1). 59–66. 6 indexed citations
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Musyoka, Nicholas M., Godfrey Madzivire, Omotola Babajide, et al.. (2015). Leaching and antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles loaded onto natural zeolite clinoptilolite by ion exchange and wet impregnation. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 51(2). 97–104. 15 indexed citations
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Zyl, Leonardo Joaquim van, Wolf‐Dieter Schubert, Marla Tuffin, & Don A. Cowan. (2014). Structure and functional characterization of pyruvate decarboxylase from Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus. BMC Structural Biology. 14(1). 21–21. 14 indexed citations
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Zablocki, Olivier, Leonardo Joaquim van Zyl, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, et al.. (2014). High-Level Diversity of Tailed Phages, Eukaryote-Associated Viruses, and Virophage-Like Elements in the Metaviromes of Antarctic Soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80(22). 6888–6897. 89 indexed citations
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Adriaenssens, Evelien M., Leonardo Joaquim van Zyl, Pieter De Maayer, et al.. (2014). Metagenomic analysis of the viral community in N amib D esert hypoliths. Environmental Microbiology. 17(2). 480–495. 77 indexed citations
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Zyl, Leonardo Joaquim van, Mark Taylor, Kirstin L. Eley, Marla Tuffin, & Don A. Cowan. (2013). Engineering pyruvate decarboxylase-mediated ethanol production in the thermophilic host Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98(3). 1247–1259. 40 indexed citations
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Ramond, Jean‐Baptiste, Pamela J. Welz, Marla Tuffin, Stephanie G. Burton, & Don A. Cowan. (2013). Selection of Diazotrophic Bacterial Communities in Biological Sand Filter Mesocosms Used for the Treatment of Phenolic-Laden Wastewater. Microbial Ecology. 66(3). 563–570. 7 indexed citations
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Stomeo, Francesca, Ángel Valverde, Stephen B. Pointing, et al.. (2013). Hypolithic and soil microbial community assembly along an aridity gradient in the Namib Desert. Extremophiles. 17(2). 329–337. 90 indexed citations
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Loftie‐Eaton, Wesley, et al.. (2012). Balancing redox cofactor generation and ATP synthesis: Key microaerobic responses in thermophilic fermentations. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 110(4). 1057–1065. 11 indexed citations
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Valverde, Ángel, Marla Tuffin, & Don A. Cowan. (2012). Biogeography of bacterial communities in hot springs: a focus on the actinobacteria. Extremophiles. 16(4). 669–679. 47 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mark, et al.. (2012). Understanding physiological responses to pre‐treatment inhibitors in ethanologenic fermentations. Biotechnology Journal. 7(9). 1169–1181. 40 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiao, et al.. (2011). A novel, extremely alkaliphilic and cold-active esterase from Antarctic desert soil. Extremophiles. 16(1). 79–86. 32 indexed citations
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Cowan, Don A., Steven L. Chown, Peter Convey, et al.. (2011). Non-indigenous microorganisms in the Antarctic: assessing the risks. Trends in Microbiology. 19(11). 540–548. 111 indexed citations
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Casanueva, Ana, et al.. (2010). Extremophiles in biofuel synthesis. Environmental Technology. 31(8-9). 871–888. 83 indexed citations
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Casanueva, Ana, Marla Tuffin, S. Craig Cary, & Don A. Cowan. (2010). Molecular adaptations to psychrophily: the impact of ‘omic’ technologies. Trends in Microbiology. 18(8). 374–381. 174 indexed citations
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Tuffin, Marla, et al.. (2010). Characterisation of the arsenic resistance genes in Bacillus sp. UWC isolated from maturing fly ash acid mine drainage neutralised solids. South African Journal of Science. 106(1/2). 9 indexed citations
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Meiring, Tracy L., et al.. (2010). Retrieval of Full-Length Functional Genes Using Subtractive Hybridization Magnetic Bead Capture. Methods in molecular biology. 668. 287–297. 3 indexed citations
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Tuffin, Marla, et al.. (2009). Metagenomic gene discovery: How far have we moved into novel sequence space?. Biotechnology Journal. 4(12). 1671–1683. 34 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mark, et al.. (2009). Thermophilic ethanologenesis: future prospects for second-generation bioethanol production. Trends in biotechnology. 27(7). 398–405. 186 indexed citations
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Taylor, Mark, Marla Tuffin, Stephanie G. Burton, Kirstin L. Eley, & Don A. Cowan. (2008). Microbial responses to solvent and alcohol stress. Biotechnology Journal. 3(11). 1388–1397. 15 indexed citations

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