Peter J. Punt

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Punt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Punt has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Biotechnology and 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Punt's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (59 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (47 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (42 papers). Peter J. Punt is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (59 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (47 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (42 papers). Peter J. Punt collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Canada. Peter J. Punt's co-authors include Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel, Peter H. Pouwels, Maria A. Dingemanse, Ana Conesa, Richard P. Oliver, Robin J. Gouka, Arthur F. J. Ram, Jan C. Verdoes, Nick van Biezen and R.F.M. van Gorcom and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Punt

121 papers receiving 6.7k 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. Transformation of Aspergillus based on the hygromycin B resistance marker from Escherichia coli
    1987 796 citations Peter J. Punt, Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel et al. Gene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter J. Punt Netherlands 48 4.9k 2.4k 2.0k 1.9k 1.1k 121 6.9k
Katsuhiko Kitamoto Japan 53 5.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 246 7.9k
Arthur F. J. Ram Netherlands 48 5.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 156 7.8k
Katsuya Gomi Japan 50 4.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 2.1k 1.8× 168 6.7k
Jonathan D. Walton United States 47 3.1k 0.6× 3.5k 1.5× 814 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 958 0.8× 119 6.2k
Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel Netherlands 63 8.5k 1.7× 4.6k 1.9× 3.0k 1.5× 2.3k 1.2× 1.9k 1.7× 190 11.9k
Markku Saloheimo Finland 45 3.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 2.7k 1.4× 402 0.4× 110 6.0k
George Szakács Hungary 39 2.3k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 363 0.3× 57 4.9k
John F. Peberdy United Kingdom 37 2.2k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 665 0.3× 883 0.8× 143 4.4k
Keietsu Abe Japan 38 2.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 621 0.3× 562 0.3× 945 0.8× 132 4.2k
Herbert N. Arst United Kingdom 55 6.7k 1.3× 3.4k 1.4× 709 0.4× 736 0.4× 2.0k 1.8× 152 9.3k

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All Works

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Wierckx, Nick, Gennaro Agrimi, Peter Stephensen Lübeck, et al.. (2019). Metabolic specialization in itaconic acid production: a tale of two fungi. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 62. 153–159. 56 indexed citations
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Alazi, Ebru, et al.. (2019). Mutations in AraR leading to constitutive of arabinolytic genes in Aspergillus niger under derepressing conditions. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103(10). 4125–4136. 6 indexed citations
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Gerritsen, Anne, et al.. (2019). Rab GDP-dissociation inhibitor gdiA is an essential gene required for cell wall chitin deposition in Aspergillus niger. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 136. 103319–103319. 15 indexed citations
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Tehrani, Hamed Hosseinpour, Elena Geiser, Abeer Hossain, et al.. (2019). The interplay between transport and metabolism in fungal itaconic acid production. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 125. 45–52. 24 indexed citations
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Punt, Peter J., et al.. (2016). The unconventional secretion of PepN is independent of a functional autophagy machinery in the filamentous fungusAspergillus niger. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363(15). fnw152–fnw152. 18 indexed citations
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Li, An, et al.. (2013). In-Stream Itaconic Acid Recovery from Aspergillus terreus Fedbatch Fermentation. Industrial Biotechnology. 9(3). 139–145. 21 indexed citations
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Li, An, Martien P. M. Caspers, & Peter J. Punt. (2013). A systems biology approach for the identification of target genes for the improvement of itaconic acid production in Aspergillus species. BMC Research Notes. 6(1). 505–505. 9 indexed citations
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Li, An, et al.. (2013). Reduced by-product formation and modified oxygen availability improve itaconic acid production in Aspergillus niger. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(9). 3901–3911. 59 indexed citations
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Berg, Robert A. van den, Douwe van der Veen, Mariët J. van der Werf, et al.. (2010). Identification of modules in Aspergillus niger by gene co-expression network analysis. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 47(6). 539–550. 15 indexed citations
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Damveld, Robbert A., Angelique C. W. Franken, Mark Arentshorst, et al.. (2008). A Novel Screening Method for Cell Wall Mutants in Aspergillus niger Identifies UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase as an Important Protein in Fungal Cell Wall Biosynthesis. Genetics. 178(2). 873–881. 73 indexed citations
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Biesebeke, Rob te, Ana M. Levín, Cees M. J. Sagt, et al.. (2005). Identification of growth phenotype-related genes in Aspergillus oryzae by heterologous macroarray and suppression subtractive hybridization. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 273(1). 33–42. 14 indexed citations
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Nelson, Glyn, Marc R. Knight, J. R. S. Fincham, et al.. (2004). Calcium measurement in living filamentous fungi expressing codon‐optimized aequorin. Molecular Microbiology. 52(5). 1437–1450. 85 indexed citations
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Conesa, Ana, Fred van de Velde, Fred van Rantwijk, et al.. (2001). Expression of the Caldariomyces fumagoChloroperoxidase in Aspergillus niger and Characterization of the Recombinant Enzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(21). 17635–17640. 36 indexed citations
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Verdoes, Jan C., Peter J. Punt, A. H. Stouthamer, & Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel. (1994). The effect of multiple copies of the upstream region of the Aspergillus niger glucoamylase-encoding gene on expression. Gene. 2 indexed citations
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Punt, Peter J. & Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel. (1992). [39] Transformation of filamentous fungi based on hygromycin b and phleomycin resistance markers. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 216. 447–457. 288 indexed citations

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