Michael Thomm

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Thomm is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Thomm has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Genetics and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael Thomm's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (54 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (54 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (33 papers). Michael Thomm is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (54 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (54 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (33 papers). Michael Thomm collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Michael Thomm's co-authors include Karl O. Stetter, Winfried Hausner, Helmut K�nig, Harald Huber, Uwe B. Sleytr, Carl R. Woese, Thomas A. Langworthy, Robert Huber, Patrick Cramer and Horst Völker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Thomm

112 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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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.

Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90�C

1986 620 citations Michael Thomm et al. Archives of Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Thomm Germany	43	4.6k	1.6k	1.6k	998	771	112	5.9k
Ken F. Jarrell Canada	47	4.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	588 0.6×	438 0.6×	121	5.6k
John N. Reeve United States	49	6.0k 1.3×	2.6k 1.6×	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	398 0.5×	184	7.4k
Frank T. Robb United States	44	3.6k 0.8×	562 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	409 0.5×	161	5.4k
Sonja‐Verena Albers Germany	55	6.8k 1.5×	2.7k 1.7×	2.6k 1.7×	1.5k 1.5×	360 0.5×	216	8.7k
Céline Brochier‐Armanet France	46	5.0k 1.1×	909 0.6×	3.5k 2.2×	339 0.3×	1.3k 1.7×	130	7.3k
Frank Mayer Germany	42	4.1k 0.9×	462 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	582 0.6×	619 0.8×	188	6.8k
Ricardo Cavicchioli Australia	49	4.7k 1.0×	548 0.3×	4.4k 2.8×	780 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	134	8.1k
Thijs J. G. Ettema Sweden	41	5.2k 1.1×	855 0.5×	3.1k 2.0×	472 0.5×	846 1.1×	102	7.2k
Long‐Fei Wu France	44	3.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	491 0.5×	239 0.3×	192	5.9k
G. Dennis Sprott Canada	43	3.3k 0.7×	343 0.2×	872 0.6×	453 0.5×	646 0.8×	126	5.3k

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Thomm, Michael, et al.. (2018). The Transcriptional Regulator TFB-RF1 Activates Transcription of a Putative ABC Transporter in Pyrococcus furiosus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 838–838. 5 indexed citations

Sommer, Bettina, et al.. (2014). Activation of a Chimeric Rpb5/RpoH Subunit Using Library Selection. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e87485–e87485. 5 indexed citations

Fouqueau, Thomas, M. Zeller, Alan C. M. Cheung, Patrick Cramer, & Michael Thomm. (2013). The RNA polymerase trigger loop functions in all three phases of the transcription cycle. Nucleic Acids Research. 41(14). 7048–7059. 35 indexed citations

Klingl, Andreas, Christine Moissl‐Eichinger, Gerhard Wanner, et al.. (2011). Analysis of the surface proteins of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain SP5/1 and the new, pyrite-oxidizing Acidithiobacillus isolate HV2/2, and their possible involvement in pyrite oxidation. Archives of Microbiology. 193(12). 867–882. 22 indexed citations

Kostrewa, Dirk, Karim‐Jean Armache, Martin Seizl, et al.. (2009). RNA polymerase II–TFIIB structure and mechanism of transcription initiation. Nature. 462(7271). 323–330. 240 indexed citations

Milkereit, Philipp, et al.. (2008). The archaeal RNA polymerase subunit P and the eukaryotic polymerase subunit Rpb12 are interchangeable in vivo and in vitro. Molecular Microbiology. 71(4). 989–1002. 14 indexed citations

Lee, Sung‐Jae, et al.. (2008). The role of TrmB and TrmB-like transcriptional regulators for sugar transport and metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. Archives of Microbiology. 190(3). 247–256. 41 indexed citations

Thomm, Michael, et al.. (2008). A polymerase III‐like reinitiation mechanism is operating in regulation of histone expression in archaea. Molecular Microbiology. 67(5). 958–970. 32 indexed citations

Huber, Harald, et al.. (2007). A sodium ion‐dependent A₁A_O ATP synthase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. FEBS Journal. 274(15). 3928–3938. 68 indexed citations

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Naji, Souad, Sebastian Grünberg, & Michael Thomm. (2007). The RPB7 Orthologue E′ Is Required for Transcriptional Activity of a Reconstituted Archaeal Core Enzyme at Low Temperatures and Stimulates Open Complex Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(15). 11047–11057. 63 indexed citations

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Ouhammouch, Mohamed, Robert E. Dewhurst, Winfried Hausner, Michael Thomm, & E. Peter Geiduschek. (2003). Activation of archaeal transcription by recruitment of the TATA-binding protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(9). 5097–5102. 97 indexed citations

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Thomm, Michael, et al.. (2000). A simplified method for the cultivation of extreme anaerobic Archaea based on the use of sodium sulfite as reducing agent. Extremophiles. 4(4). 247–252. 23 indexed citations

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Oost, John van der, et al.. (1998). The Ferredoxin-dependent Conversion of Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate in the Hyperthermophilic ArchaeonPyrococcus furiosus Represents a Novel Site of Glycolytic Regulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(43). 28149–28154. 86 indexed citations

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Thomm, Michael. (1996). Archaeal transcription factors and their role in transcription initiation. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 18(2-3). 159–171. 111 indexed citations

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Thomm, Michael. (1996). Archaeal transcription factors and their role in transcription initiation. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 18(2-3). 159–171. 5 indexed citations

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Geerling, Ans C. M., et al.. (1996). A Cell-Free Transcription System for the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus Furiosus. Nucleic Acids Research. 24(12). 2369–2376. 67 indexed citations

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Hausner, Winfried & Michael Thomm. (1995). The Translation Product of the Presumptive Thermococcus celer TATA-binding Protein Sequence Is a Transcription Factor Related in Structure and Function to Methanococcus Transcription Factor B. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(30). 17649–17651. 13 indexed citations

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Hausner, Winfried, Gerhard Frey, & Michael Thomm. (1991). Control regions of an archaeal gene. Journal of Molecular Biology. 222(3). 495–508. 106 indexed citations

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Thomm, Michael. (1988). MvnI: A restriction enzyme in the archaebacterium Methanococcus vannielii. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 52(3). 229–233. 1 indexed citations

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Thomm, Michael, et al.. (1988). An archaebacterial promoter element for stable RNA genes with homology to the TATA box of higher eukaryotes. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(1). 151–163. 141 indexed citations

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