Moselio Schaechter

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
77 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Moselio Schaechter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Moselio Schaechter has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Moselio Schaechter's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (25 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (13 papers). Moselio Schaechter is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (25 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (13 papers). Moselio Schaechter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Russia. Moselio Schaechter's co-authors include O. Maaløe, Niels Ole Kjeldgaard, John L. Ingraham, Frederick C. Neidhardt, Andreas Koch, Matthew J. Daniels, G B Ogden, R.E. Ecker, Knud V. Rasmussen and M L Slater and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Moselio Schaechter

74 papers receiving 4.7k 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. Dependency on Medium and Temperature of Cell Size and Chemical Composition during Balanced Growth of Salmonella typhimurium
    1958 1.1k citations Moselio Schaechter et al. Journal of General Microbiology profile →
  2. Physiology of the bacterial cell : a molecular approach
    1990 680 citations Frederick C. Neidhardt, John L. Ingraham et al. profile →
  3. The Transition Between Different Physiological States During Balanced Growth of Salmonella typhimurium
    1958 305 citations Moselio Schaechter et al. Journal of General Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Moselio Schaechter United States 32 3.8k 2.4k 1.1k 299 293 77 5.2k
Arthur L. Koch United States 45 3.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 409 1.4× 482 1.6× 154 6.1k
O. Maaløe Denmark 27 4.0k 1.1× 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 315 1.1× 238 0.8× 54 5.5k
Barry R. Bochner United States 26 2.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 698 0.6× 464 1.6× 216 0.7× 34 4.5k
Thomas Ferenci Australia 50 4.4k 1.2× 3.3k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 384 1.3× 372 1.3× 133 6.4k
Conrad L. Woldringh Netherlands 41 3.5k 0.9× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 258 0.9× 319 1.1× 111 4.8k
Richard D’Ari France 40 4.2k 1.1× 3.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 443 1.5× 251 0.9× 95 6.0k
Paul Howard-Flanders United States 43 7.1k 1.9× 2.7k 1.1× 847 0.8× 751 2.5× 157 0.5× 105 8.8k
Wolfgang Epstein United States 46 4.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 672 0.6× 679 2.3× 416 1.4× 86 6.6k
William V. Shaw United Kingdom 40 3.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 485 0.4× 316 1.1× 178 0.6× 120 5.4k
A Ryter France 33 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 366 1.2× 181 0.6× 99 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Moselio Schaechter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Moselio Schaechter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moselio Schaechter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schaechter, Moselio. (2015). A brief history of bacterial growth physiology. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 289–289. 48 indexed citations
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Maloy, Stanley & Moselio Schaechter. (2015). Being There. Microbe Magazine. 10(12). 496–496.
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Schaechter, Moselio. (2010). Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology Ed. 2. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio & Thomas M. Schmidt. (2009). Topics in Ecological and Environmental Microbiology. Academic Press eBooks. 30 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio. (2009). Desk encyclopedia of microbiology. 49 indexed citations
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Maloy, Stanley & Moselio Schaechter. (2006). The era of microbiology: a golden phoenix.. PubMed. 9(1). 1–7. 21 indexed citations
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Rasmussen, Knud V., et al.. (1994). SeqA limits DnaA activity in replication from oriC in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 14(4). 763–772. 139 indexed citations
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Neidhardt, Frederick C., John L. Ingraham, & Moselio Schaechter. (1990). Physiology of the bacterial cell : a molecular approach. 680 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hansen, Flemming, et al.. (1989). In vivo studies of DnaA binding to the origin of replication of Escherichia coli.. The EMBO Journal. 8(3). 989–993. 98 indexed citations
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Neidhardt, Frederick C., John L. Ingraham, K. Brooks Low, et al.. (1987). Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. Cellular and molecular biology. Volumes I and II.. Bioresource Technology. 192. 354–60. 14 indexed citations
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Slater, M L & Moselio Schaechter. (1974). Control of cell division in bacteria. Bacteriological Reviews. 38(2). 199–221. 88 indexed citations
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Ballesta, Juan P. G., et al.. (1972). Some Unique Properties of the Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Bearing Portion of the Bacterial Membrane. Journal of Bacteriology. 112(1). 195–199. 19 indexed citations
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Ballesta, Juan P. G. & Moselio Schaechter. (1971). Effect of Shift-Down and Growth Inhibition on Phospholipid Metabolism of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 107(1). 251–258. 39 indexed citations
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Ecker, R.E. & Moselio Schaechter. (1963). On the possible nature of 85-S ribosomes of bacteria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 68. 645–647. 4 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio, et al.. (1962). Growth, Cell and Nuclear Divisions in some Bacteria. Journal of General Microbiology. 29(3). 421–434. 243 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio. (1961). Patterns of Cellular Control During Unbalanced Growth. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 26(0). 53–62. 50 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio, F. Marilyn Bozeman, & Joseph E. Smadel. (1957). Study on the growth of rickettsiae. Virology. 3(1). 160–172. 65 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio, et al.. (1954). Studies on the cytochemistry of alkaline phosphatase in various bacteria. Experimental Cell Research. 6(2). 361–366. 5 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio, et al.. (1954). STUDIES ON MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS IN CHLAMYDOMONAS*. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences. 16(7 Series II). 371–372. 2 indexed citations
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Schaechter, Moselio. (1952). Formation of Large Bodies in a Member of the Genus Bacillus. Science. 116(3023). 637–638. 5 indexed citations

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