Michiel Wels

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Michiel Wels is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michiel Wels has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Food Science and 18 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Michiel Wels's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (47 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (25 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (17 papers). Michiel Wels is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (47 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (25 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (17 papers). Michiel Wels collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, France and Italy. Michiel Wels's co-authors include Michiel Kleerebezem, Roland J. Siezen, Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum, Jos Boekhorst, Willem M. de Vos, Jumamurat R. Bayjanov, Peter A. Bron, Douwe Molenaar, Johan E. T. van Hylckama Vlieg and Erwin G. Zoetendal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michiel Wels

57 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The human small intestinal microbiota is driven by rapid uptake and conversion of simple carbohydrates

2012 512 citations Michiel Wels, Willem M. de Vos et al. The ISME Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michiel Wels Netherlands	30	2.3k	2.0k	858	345	314	57	3.4k
Gaspar Pérez-Martı́nez Spain	38	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	793 0.9×	597 1.7×	308 1.0×	110	3.5k
Yong Jun Goh United States	29	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	984 1.1×	376 1.1×	229 0.7×	47	2.6k
Benoît Foligné France	31	2.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	601 1.7×	178 0.6×	76	4.4k
Qiangchuan Hou China	36	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	497 0.6×	170 0.5×	169 0.5×	88	3.2k
Sunita Grover India	32	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	921 1.1×	244 0.7×	112 0.4×	80	3.1k
Fernando Sesma Argentina	34	2.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	446 1.3×	158 0.5×	71	4.3k
Egon Bech Hansen Denmark	34	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	404 0.5×	704 2.0×	326 1.0×	96	3.7k
G. Molin Sweden	36	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	926 1.1×	361 1.0×	230 0.7×	80	4.1k
Elena Foroni Italy	20	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	785 0.9×	342 1.0×	212 0.7×	23	2.4k
Fabrizio Arigoni Switzerland	28	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	955 1.1×	962 2.8×	614 2.0×	46	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michiel Wels

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Agersø, Yvonne, Elke Brockmann, Eric Johansen, et al.. (2019). Putative antibiotic resistance genes present in extant Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus paralicheniformis strains are probably intrinsic and part of the ancient resistome. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0210363–e0210363. 35 indexed citations

Douillard, François P., Diego Mora, Robyn T. Eijlander, Michiel Wels, & Willem M. de Vos. (2018). Comparative genomic analysis of the multispecies probiotic-marketed product VSL#3. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192452–e0192452. 41 indexed citations

Mulder, Jan, Michiel Wels, Oscar P. Kuipers, Michiel Kleerebezem, & Peter A. Bron. (2017). Unleashing Natural Competence in Lactococcus lactis by Induction of the Competence Regulator ComX. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83(20). 24 indexed citations

Martino, Maria Elena, Jumamurat R. Bayjanov, Brian E. Caffrey, et al.. (2016). Nomadic lifestyle of Lactobacillus plantarum revealed by comparative genomics of 54 strains isolated from different habitats. Environmental Microbiology. 18(12). 4974–4989. 180 indexed citations

Ferrando, Maria Laura, Peter van Baarlen, Germano Orrù, et al.. (2014). Carbohydrate Availability Regulates Virulence Gene Expression in Streptococcus suis. PLoS ONE. 9(3). e89334–e89334. 48 indexed citations

Veen, Hermien van Bokhorst‐van de, Roger S. Bongers, Michiel Wels, Peter A. Bron, & Michiel Kleerebezem. (2013). Transcriptome signatures of class I and III stress response deregulation in Lactobacillus plantarum reveal pleiotropic adaptation. Microbial Cell Factories. 12(1). 112–112. 18 indexed citations

Bron, Peter A., Michiel Wels, Roger S. Bongers, et al.. (2012). Transcriptomes Reveal Genetic Signatures Underlying Physiological Variations Imposed by Different Fermentation Conditions in Lactobacillus plantarum. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e38720–e38720. 46 indexed citations

Wels, Michiel, et al.. (2012). Genome-Wide Prediction and Validation of Sigma70 Promoters in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45097–e45097. 11 indexed citations

Bron, Peter A., Satoru Tomita, Iris I. van Swam, et al.. (2012). Lactobacillus plantarum possesses the capability for wall teichoic acid backbone alditol switching. Microbial Cell Factories. 11(1). 123–123. 54 indexed citations

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Siezen, Roland J., Jumamurat R. Bayjanov, Giovanna E. Felis, et al.. (2011). Genome‐scale diversity and niche adaptation analysis of Lactococcus lactis by comparative genome hybridization using multi‐strain arrays. Microbial Biotechnology. 4(3). 383–402. 67 indexed citations

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Siezen, Roland J., Christof Francke, Jos Boekhorst, et al.. (2011). Complete Resequencing and Reannotation of the Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 Genome. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(1). 195–196. 108 indexed citations

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Abee, Tjakko, et al.. (2011). From transcriptional landscapes to the identification of biomarkers for robustness. Microbial Cell Factories. 10(Suppl 1). S9–S9. 36 indexed citations

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Marco, Maria L., Maaike C. de Vries, Michiel Wels, et al.. (2010). Convergence in probiotic Lactobacillus gut-adaptive responses in humans and mice. The ISME Journal. 4(11). 1481–1484. 88 indexed citations

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Wels, Michiel, Lex Overmars, Christof Francke, Michiel Kleerebezem, & Roland J. Siezen. (2010). Reconstruction of the regulatory network of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 on basis of correlated gene expression and conserved regulatory motifs. Microbial Biotechnology. 4(3). 333–344. 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Miaomiao, et al.. (2010). LAB-Secretome: a genome-scale comparative analysis of the predicted extracellular and surface-associated proteins of Lactic Acid Bacteria. BMC Genomics. 11(1). 651–651. 70 indexed citations

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Wels, Michiel, Roger S. Bongers, Jos Boekhorst, et al.. (2009). Large Intergenic Cruciform-Like Supermotifs in the Lactobacillus plantarum Genome. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(10). 3420–3423. 4 indexed citations

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Francke, Christof, et al.. (2008). A generic approach to identify Transcription Factor-specific operator motifs; Inferences for LacI-family mediated regulation in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. BMC Genomics. 9(1). 145–145. 46 indexed citations

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Serrano, Lenard, Douwe Molenaar, Michiel Wels, et al.. (2007). Thioredoxin reductase is a key factor in the oxidative stress response of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Microbial Cell Factories. 6(1). 29–29. 116 indexed citations

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Boekhorst, Jos, Michiel Wels, Michiel Kleerebezem, & Roland J. Siezen. (2006). The predicted secretome of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 sheds light on interactions with its environment. Microbiology. 152(11). 3175–3183. 94 indexed citations

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Wels, Michiel. (2006). Predicting cis-acting elements of Lactobacillus plantarum by comparative genomics with different taxonomic subgroups. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(7). 1947–1958. 36 indexed citations

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