Michael Goodfellow

41.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
495 papers, 32.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Goodfellow is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Goodfellow has authored 495 papers receiving a total of 32.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 317 papers in Molecular Biology, 157 papers in Microbiology and 138 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Michael Goodfellow's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (259 papers), Actinomycetales infections and treatment (157 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (134 papers). Michael Goodfellow is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (259 papers), Actinomycetales infections and treatment (157 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (134 papers). Michael Goodfellow collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. Michael Goodfellow's co-authors include David E. Minnikin, Grace Alderson, M.D. Collins, Anthony G. O’Donnell, M. Athalye, J.H. Parlett, Alan T. Bull, Alan C. Ward, Suzanne T. Williams and Jongsik Chun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael Goodfellow

488 papers receiving 30.9k citations

Hit Papers

An integrated procedure for the extraction of bacterial i... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1984 1977 1983 1979 1977 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. An integrated procedure for the extraction of bacterial isoprenoid quinones and polar lipids
    1984 4.9k citations David E. Minnikin, Anthony G. O’Donnell et al. profile →
  2. Distribution of Menaquinones in Actinomycetes and Corynebacteria
    1977 2.1k citations Michael Goodfellow, David E. Minnikin et al. profile →
  3. Numerical Classification of Streptomyces and Related Genera
    1983 1.1k citations Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
  4. Fatty Acid and Polar Lipid Composition in the Classification of Cellulomonas, Oerskovia and Related Taxa
    1979 875 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
  5. Polar Lipid Composition in the Classification of Nocardia and Related Bacteria
    1977 817 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
  6. ECOLOGY OF ACTINOMYCETES
    1983 719 citations Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
  7. A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Nocardia with 16S rRNA Gene Sequences
    1995 643 citations Jongsik Chun, Michael Goodfellow profile →
  8. Thin-layer chromatography of methanolysates of mycolic acid-containing bacteria
    1980 620 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →
  9. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria
    2018 510 citations Imen Nouioui, Lorena Carro et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →
  10. Differentiation of Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Related Taxa by Thin-layer Chromatographic Analysis of Whole-organism Methanolysates
    1975 468 citations David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Goodfellow United Kingdom 75 22.2k 9.7k 8.3k 8.0k 4.6k 495 32.3k
Jongsik Chun South Korea 63 25.4k 1.1× 15.0k 1.5× 3.2k 0.4× 7.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.3× 274 36.7k
David E. Minnikin United Kingdom 50 12.2k 0.5× 5.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.3× 3.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 223 17.3k
Peter Schümann Germany 65 11.9k 0.5× 7.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.3× 3.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.2× 540 18.0k
Markus Göker Germany 50 14.5k 0.7× 8.3k 0.9× 1.7k 0.2× 6.1k 0.8× 624 0.1× 221 21.4k
Peter Kämpfer Germany 66 12.7k 0.6× 7.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.2× 4.3k 0.5× 655 0.1× 542 21.0k
Patrick A. D. Grimont France 70 11.6k 0.5× 6.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 4.3k 0.5× 525 0.1× 290 25.4k
Hans‐Peter Klenk Germany 54 11.2k 0.5× 6.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.2× 3.5k 0.4× 623 0.1× 354 17.2k
Ramon Rosselló‐Móra Spain 57 15.7k 0.7× 11.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.1× 4.0k 0.5× 382 0.1× 208 24.2k
Reiner M. Kroppenstedt Germany 49 5.9k 0.3× 2.6k 0.3× 1.4k 0.2× 2.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 175 9.6k
Jan P. Meier‐Kolthoff Germany 30 10.6k 0.5× 6.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.2× 3.7k 0.5× 486 0.1× 49 14.7k

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All Works

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Golińska, Patrycja, et al.. (2023). Generation of a high quality library of bioactive filamentous actinomycetes from extreme biomes using a culture-based bioprospecting strategy. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1054384–1054384. 8 indexed citations
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Watson, Andrew, Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet, Najwa A. Mhmoud, et al.. (2022). Systematic whole-genome sequencing reveals an unexpected diversity among actinomycetoma pathogens and provides insights into their antibacterial susceptibilities. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(7). e0010128–e0010128. 5 indexed citations
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Abdel‐Mageed, Wael M., Lamya H. Al-Wahaibi, Michael Goodfellow, et al.. (2021). Biotechnological and Ecological Potential of Micromonospora provocatoris sp. nov., a Gifted Strain Isolated from the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench. Marine Drugs. 19(5). 243–243. 13 indexed citations
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Abdel‐Mageed, Wael M., Ali S. Alqahtani, Imen Nouioui, et al.. (2020). Whole Genome Sequence of Dermacoccus abyssi MT1.1 Isolated from the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench Reveals Phenazine Biosynthesis Locus and Environmental Adaptation Factors. Marine Drugs. 18(3). 131–131. 15 indexed citations
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Nouioui, Imen, et al.. (2019). Polyphasic classification of the gifted natural product producer Streptomyces roseifaciens sp. nov.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 69(4). 899–908. 11 indexed citations
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Nouioui, Imen, Hilal Ay, Kıymet Güven, et al.. (2019). Polyphasic classification of Nonomuraea strains isolated from the Karakum Desert and description of Nonomuraea deserti sp. nov., Nonomuraea diastatica sp. nov., Nonomuraea longispora sp. nov. and Nonomuraea mesophila sp. nov.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 70(1). 636–647. 13 indexed citations
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Carro, Lorena, Jean Franco Castro, Imen Nouioui, et al.. (2019). Uncovering the potential of novel micromonosporae isolated from an extreme hyper-arid Atacama Desert soil. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4678–4678. 32 indexed citations
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Sayed, Ahmed M., et al.. (2019). Extreme environments: microbiology leading to specialized metabolites. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 128(3). 630–657. 125 indexed citations
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Carro, Lorena, Imen Nouioui, Che Pan, et al.. (2018). Hunting for cultivable Micromonospora strains in soils of the Atacama Desert. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 111(8). 1375–1387. 15 indexed citations
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Carro, Lorena, Imen Nouioui, Vartul Sangal, et al.. (2018). Genome-based classification of micromonosporae with a focus on their biotechnological and ecological potential. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 525–525. 83 indexed citations
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Houssen, Wael E., Andrew McEwan, Alan T. Bull, et al.. (2016). Isolation and anti-HIV-1 integrase activity of lentzeosides A–F from extremotolerant lentzea sp. H45, a strain isolated from a high-altitude Atacama Desert soil. The Journal of Antibiotics. 70(4). 448–453. 27 indexed citations
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Girard, Geneviève, Bjørn A. Traag, Vartul Sangal, et al.. (2013). A novel taxonomic marker that discriminates between morphologically complex actinomycetes. Open Biology. 3(10). 130073–130073. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiujun, Lawrence B. Alemany, Hans‐Peter Fiedler, Michael Goodfellow, & Ronald J. Parry. (2007). Biosynthetic Investigations of Lactonamycin and Lactonamycin Z: Cloning of the Biosynthetic Gene Clusters and Discovery of an Unusual Starter Unit. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 52(2). 574–585. 32 indexed citations
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Seong, Chi Nam, et al.. (1995). Construction of Probability Identification Matrix and Selective Medium for Acidophilic Actinomycetes Using Numerical Classification Data. The Journal of Microbiology. 33(2). 95–102. 5 indexed citations
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Chun, Jongsik, et al.. (1993). Artificial neural network analysis of pyrolysis mass spectrometric data in the identification ofStreptomycesstrains. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 107(2-3). 321–325. 38 indexed citations
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Goodfellow, Michael. (1987). Rapid biochemical tests for the characterisation of streptomycetes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 43(1). 39–44. 1 indexed citations
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Austin, Brian, T. Martin Embley, & Michael Goodfellow. (1983). Selective isolation ofRenibacterium salmoninarum. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 17(1-3). 111–114. 94 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Anthony G., David E. Minnikin, Michael Goodfellow, & J.H. Parlett. (1982). The analysis of actinomycete wall amino acids by gas chromatography. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 15(1). 75–78. 13 indexed citations
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Collins, Matthew, Michael Goodfellow, & David E. Minnikin. (1982). Polar lipid composition in the classification ofArthrobacterandMicrobacterium. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 15(4). 299–302. 24 indexed citations
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Pulverer, G., M Mordarski, Andrzej Tkacz, et al.. (1978). Relationships among some coagulase-negative staphylococci based upon deoxyribonucleic acid re-association. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 3(1). 51–56. 13 indexed citations

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