Mitchell Singer

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Mitchell Singer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitchell Singer has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mitchell Singer's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (23 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Mitchell Singer is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (23 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Mitchell Singer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Mitchell Singer's co-authors include D Kaiser, Carol A. Gross, M. C. Goel, Teresa Baker, Gavin R. Schnitzler, Alan D. Grossman, James Erickson, William F. Dove, Baruch Z. Harris and Anthony G. Garza and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genes & Development and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Mitchell Singer

40 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. A collection of strains containing genetically linked alternating antibiotic resistance elements for genetic mapping of Escherichia coli
    1989 687 citations Mitchell Singer, Carol A. Gross 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
Mitchell Singer United States 18 1.2k 937 347 146 123 40 1.5k
Teresa Baker United States 9 1.1k 0.9× 777 0.8× 258 0.7× 125 0.9× 116 0.9× 10 1.3k
Wieland Steinchen Germany 24 1.1k 0.9× 691 0.7× 321 0.9× 121 0.8× 126 1.0× 61 1.5k
Evelyne Richet France 22 1.0k 0.8× 747 0.8× 255 0.7× 91 0.6× 95 0.8× 33 1.4k
V. James Hernandez United States 16 955 0.8× 648 0.7× 249 0.7× 112 0.8× 45 0.4× 18 1.2k
Antonio A. Iniesta Spain 14 914 0.7× 659 0.7× 309 0.9× 114 0.8× 56 0.5× 17 1.2k
Ming‐Ren Yen Taiwan 20 1.2k 1.0× 546 0.6× 254 0.7× 128 0.9× 65 0.5× 39 1.7k
Svetlana Alexeeva Netherlands 17 1.1k 0.9× 544 0.6× 275 0.8× 114 0.8× 60 0.5× 27 1.4k
Thierry Doan France 19 683 0.6× 554 0.6× 338 1.0× 114 0.8× 71 0.6× 32 1.1k
Kenji Ikehara Japan 15 951 0.8× 599 0.6× 229 0.7× 122 0.8× 72 0.6× 47 1.3k
A J Pittard Australia 27 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 218 0.6× 118 0.8× 149 1.2× 65 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mitchell Singer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mitchell Singer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitchell Singer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mitchell Singer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mitchell Singer 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 Mitchell Singer. Mitchell Singer 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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Kroos, Lee, Daniel Wall, Salim T. Islam, et al.. (2025). Milestones in the development of Myxococcus xanthus as a model multicellular bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology. 207(7). e0007125–e0007125. 2 indexed citations
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Sharma, Gaurav, et al.. (2024). Photomorphogenesis of Myxococcus macrosporus: new insights for light-regulation of cell development. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 23(10). 1857–1870. 1 indexed citations
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Islam, Salim T., Annick Guiseppi, Evgeny Vinogradov, et al.. (2020). Modulation of bacterial multicellularity via spatio-specific polysaccharide secretion. PLoS Biology. 18(6). e3000728–e3000728. 29 indexed citations
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Sharma, Gaurav, et al.. (2019). Peripheral rods: a specialized developmental cell type in Myxococcus xanthus. Genomics. 112(2). 1588–1597. 7 indexed citations
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Sharma, Gaurav, Lori L. Burrows, & Mitchell Singer. (2018). Diversity and Evolution of Myxobacterial Type IV Pilus Systems. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1630–1630. 10 indexed citations
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Sharma, Gaurav, et al.. (2018). In silico characterization of a novel putative aerotaxis chemosensory system in the myxobacterium, Corallococcus coralloides. BMC Genomics. 19(1). 757–757. 4 indexed citations
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Easlon, Erin, et al.. (2017). The Effects of Practice-Based Training on Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Classroom Practices. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 16(4). ar58–ar58. 29 indexed citations
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Smaldone, Gregory T., Eleftheria Trampari, Jennifer O. Liang, et al.. (2016). A Minimal Threshold of c-di-GMP Is Essential for Fruiting Body Formation and Sporulation in Myxococcus xanthus. PLoS Genetics. 12(5). e1006080–e1006080. 40 indexed citations
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Bragg, Jason G., Aleksandar Rajkovic, Carl W. Anderson, et al.. (2012). Identification and Characterization of a Putative Arginine Kinase Homolog from Myxococcus xanthus Required for Fruiting Body Formation and Cell Differentiation. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(10). 2668–2676. 27 indexed citations
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Singer, Mitchell, et al.. (2010). Developmental expression of dnaA is required for sporulation and timing of fruiting body formation in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology. 76(5). 1322–1333. 5 indexed citations
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Singer, Mitchell, et al.. (2007). The Myxococcus xanthus Developmental Program Can Be Delayed by Inhibition of DNA Replication. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(24). 8793–8800. 8 indexed citations
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Suen, Garret, et al.. (2006). Bacterial Postgenomics: the Promise and Peril of Systems Biology ▿. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(23). 7999–8004. 2 indexed citations
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Ellis, Terri N., et al.. (2006). DNA Replication during Aggregation Phase Is Essential for Myxococcus xanthus Development. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(8). 2774–2779. 16 indexed citations
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Garza, Anthony G., et al.. (2000). The asgE locus is required for cell–cell signalling during Myxococcus xanthus development. Molecular Microbiology. 35(4). 812–824. 17 indexed citations
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Garza, Anthony G., et al.. (2000). Control of asgE Expression during Growth and Development of Myxococcus xanthus. Journal of Bacteriology. 182(23). 6622–6629. 19 indexed citations
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Kaiser, D, et al.. (1998). The guanosine nucleotide (p)ppGpp initiates development and A-factor production in Myxococcus xanthus. Genes & Development. 12(7). 1022–1035. 137 indexed citations
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Singer, Mitchell & D Kaiser. (1995). Ectopic production of guanosine penta- and tetraphosphate can initiate early developmental gene expression in Myxococcus xanthus.. Genes & Development. 9(13). 1633–1644. 112 indexed citations
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Stephens, Craig, Mitchell Singer, & Lucy Shapiro. (1994). Bacterial Sporulation: An ATP/ADP switch. Current Biology. 4(7). 630–632. 7 indexed citations
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Singer, Mitchell, Ding Jun Jin, William Walter, & Carol A. Gross. (1993). Genetic Evidence for the Interaction between Cluster I and Cluster III Rifampicin Resistant Mutations. Journal of Molecular Biology. 231(1). 1–5. 31 indexed citations
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Singer, Mitchell, et al.. (1991). Physiological effects of the fructose-1,6-diphosphate aldolase ts8 mutation on stable RNA synthesis in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 173(19). 6249–6257. 21 indexed citations

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