Nicholas C. K. Heng

2.5k total citations
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Nicholas C. K. Heng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Periodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas C. K. Heng has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Food Science and 17 papers in Periodontics. Recurrent topics in Nicholas C. K. Heng's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (16 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (13 papers). Nicholas C. K. Heng is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (16 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (13 papers). Nicholas C. K. Heng collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia. Nicholas C. K. Heng's co-authors include John Tagg, Philip A. Wescombe, John Hale, Nicole Pischon, B M Kleber, Tobias Pischon, J.‐P. Bernimoulin, Jeremy P. Burton, Ralph W. Jack and Chris N. Chilcott and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Nature Reviews Microbiology and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas C. K. Heng

43 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicholas C. K. Heng New Zealand 20 685 570 568 333 165 46 1.5k
Philip A. Wescombe New Zealand 25 724 1.1× 803 1.4× 694 1.2× 521 1.6× 226 1.4× 36 1.7k
Chris N. Chilcott New Zealand 15 505 0.7× 446 0.8× 581 1.0× 292 0.9× 140 0.8× 22 1.2k
Dilani B. Senadheera Canada 19 582 0.8× 144 0.3× 811 1.4× 299 0.9× 210 1.3× 26 1.4k
Roberta C. Faustoferri United States 22 634 0.9× 160 0.3× 548 1.0× 349 1.0× 281 1.7× 40 1.2k
Futoshi Nakazawa Japan 23 764 1.1× 135 0.2× 540 1.0× 314 0.9× 200 1.2× 75 1.4k
David Furgang United States 29 1.6k 2.4× 177 0.3× 670 1.2× 610 1.8× 282 1.7× 55 2.5k
María D. Ferrer Spain 22 317 0.5× 237 0.4× 357 0.6× 100 0.3× 193 1.2× 41 1.2k
Marcelle M. Nascimento United States 26 1.7k 2.5× 196 0.3× 603 1.1× 549 1.6× 329 2.0× 51 2.5k
Renata O. Mattos‐Graner Brazil 25 1.2k 1.8× 127 0.2× 370 0.7× 671 2.0× 467 2.8× 58 1.7k
Jonathon L. Baker United States 16 610 0.9× 121 0.2× 562 1.0× 213 0.6× 214 1.3× 34 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicholas C. K. Heng

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All Works

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Cameron, Andrew, et al.. (2025). Occlusal accuracy of digitally manufactured removable dentures: a systematic review of in vitro studies. Journal of Dentistry. 162. 106110–106110.
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Cameron, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Influence of CAD/CAM diamond bur wear on the accuracy and surface roughness of dental ceramic restorations: A systematic review. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 161. 106813–106813. 2 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K., et al.. (2023). Nisin E, a New Nisin Variant Produced by Streptococcus equinus MDC1. Applied Sciences. 13(2). 1186–1186. 5 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K., et al.. (2022). Plaque and Dental Caries Risk in Midlife. Caries Research. 56(5-6). 464–476. 9 indexed citations
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Ratnayake, Jithendra, David Coburn, Carolina Loch, et al.. (2022). Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of a Chlorhexidine-Modified Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC-CHX) Restoration Placed Using the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) Technique. Materials. 15(14). 5044–5044. 7 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K. & Jo‐Ann L. Stanton. (2022). The Long and Short of Genome Sequencing: Using a Hybrid Sequencing Strategy to Sequence Oral Microbial Genomes. Methods in molecular biology. 2588. 75–89.
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Heng, Nicholas C. K., et al.. (2021). Associations of sex, oral hygiene and smoking with oral species in distinct habitats at age 32 years. European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 130(1). e12829–e12829. 15 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K., et al.. (2021). <b><i>Streptococcus salivarius</i></b> Isolates of Varying Acid Tolerance Exhibit F<sub>1</sub>F<sub>0</sub>-ATPase Conservation. Caries Research. 55(4). 288–291. 4 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K. & Jo‐Ann L. Stanton. (2019). Next‐generation DNA sequencing of oral microbes at the Sir John Walsh Research Institute: technologies, tools and achievements. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 50(1). 91–107. 4 indexed citations
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Asmarinah, Asmarinah, et al.. (2019). Three Bacteriocin Peptides from a Lactic Acid Bacterium Weissella confusa MBF8-1 with Spermicidal Activity. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 20(9). 766–771. 9 indexed citations
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Sahlan, Muhamad, et al.. (2017). Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) activity of Streptococcus macedonicus MBF10-2 and its synergistic action in combination with antibiotics. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine. 10(12). 1140–1145. 10 indexed citations
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Seymour, G. J., M. P. Cullinan, & Nicholas C. K. Heng. (2010). Oral biology : molecular techniques and applications. Humana Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Wescombe, Philip A., Nicholas C. K. Heng, Jeremy P. Burton, & John Tagg. (2009). Something Old and Something New: An Update on the Amazing Repertoire of Bacteriocins Produced by Streptococcus salivarius. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2(1). 37–45. 25 indexed citations
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Wescombe, Philip A., Jeremy P. Burton, Peter A. Cadieux, et al.. (2006). Megaplasmids encode differing combinations of lantibiotics in Streptococcus salivarius. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 90(3). 269–280. 64 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K. & John Tagg. (2006). What's in a name? Class distinction for bacteriocins. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 4(2). 160–160. 87 indexed citations
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Brooks, Heather J. L., et al.. (2006). Comparison of Campylobacter jejuni PFGE and Penner subtypes in human infections and in water samples from the Taieri River catchment of New Zealand. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 101(1). 18–25. 12 indexed citations
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Hale, John, Yi Tian Ting, Ralph W. Jack, John Tagg, & Nicholas C. K. Heng. (2005). Bacteriocin (Mutacin) Production by Streptococcus mutans Genome Sequence Reference Strain UA159: Elucidation of the Antimicrobial Repertoire by Genetic Dissection. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(11). 7613–7617. 69 indexed citations
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Heng, Nicholas C. K., et al.. (2004). Sequence analysis of pDN571, a plasmid encoding novel bacteriocin production in M-type 57 Streptococcus pyogenes. Plasmid. 52(3). 225–229. 19 indexed citations

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