R. Fellay

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

R. Fellay is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Fellay has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in R. Fellay's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (9 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 papers). R. Fellay is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism (9 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (4 papers). R. Fellay collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Austria. R. Fellay's co-authors include Henry Krisch, Joachim Frey, W. J. Broughton, Xavier Perret, Christoph Freiberg, André Rosenthal, Amos Bairoch, S. Jabbouri, Pierre Prentki and Moez Hanin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

R. Fellay

15 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Interposon mutagenesis of soil and water bacteria: a fami... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 1997 200 400 600
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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. Interposon mutagenesis of soil and water bacteria: a family of DNA fragments designed for in vitro insertional mutagenesis of Gram-negative bacteria
    1987 640 citations R. Fellay, Joachim Frey et al. Gene profile →
  2. Molecular basis of symbiosis between Rhizobium and legumes
    1997 551 citations Christoph Freiberg, R. Fellay et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Fellay Switzerland 14 1.1k 595 374 372 244 15 1.7k
Carel A. Wijffelman Netherlands 34 2.2k 2.0× 811 1.4× 709 1.9× 458 1.2× 486 2.0× 49 3.0k
Guillermo Dávila Mexico 26 1.6k 1.5× 559 0.9× 427 1.1× 235 0.6× 299 1.2× 69 2.0k
Claude Bruand France 29 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 2.2× 620 1.7× 967 2.6× 297 1.2× 48 2.9k
Ismael Hernández-Lucas Mexico 18 844 0.8× 534 0.9× 287 0.8× 169 0.5× 97 0.4× 42 1.5k
Francisco Martínez‐Abarca Spain 26 724 0.7× 915 1.5× 618 1.7× 217 0.6× 144 0.6× 66 1.7k
Víctor González Mexico 21 1.0k 1.0× 492 0.8× 382 1.0× 112 0.3× 188 0.8× 54 1.5k
Michael L. Kahn United States 30 1.4k 1.3× 1.4k 2.4× 714 1.9× 853 2.3× 153 0.6× 74 3.0k
Roger Wheatcroft Canada 24 725 0.7× 730 1.2× 235 0.6× 109 0.3× 80 0.3× 36 1.7k
Miguel A. Cevallos Mexico 28 1.4k 1.3× 843 1.4× 433 1.2× 297 0.8× 193 0.8× 89 2.4k
Antonio Lagares Argentina 21 1.2k 1.1× 342 0.6× 336 0.9× 56 0.2× 210 0.9× 78 1.6k

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Broughton, W. J., Moez Hanin, B. Relić, et al.. (2006). Flavonoid-Inducible Modifications to Rhamnan O Antigens Are Necessary for Rhizobium sp. Strain NGR234-Legume Symbioses. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(10). 3654–3663. 41 indexed citations
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Perret, Xavier, Christoph Freiberg, André Rosenthal, W. J. Broughton, & R. Fellay. (1999). High‐resolution transcriptional analysis of the symbiotic plasmid of Rhizobium sp. NGR234. Molecular Microbiology. 32(2). 415–425. 102 indexed citations
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Fellay, R., Moez Hanin, Joachim Frey, et al.. (1998). nodD2 of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 is involved in the repression of the nodABC operon. Molecular Microbiology. 27(5). 1039–1050. 40 indexed citations
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Hanin, Moez, Saı̈d Jabbouri, W. J. Broughton, & R. Fellay. (1998). SyrM1 of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 Activates Transcription of Symbiotic Loci and Controls the Level of Sulfated Nod Factors. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 11(5). 343–350. 15 indexed citations
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Freiberg, Christoph, R. Fellay, Amos Bairoch, et al.. (1997). Molecular basis of symbiosis between Rhizobium and legumes. Nature. 387(6631). 394–401. 551 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hanin, Moez, S. Jabbouri, Christoph Freiberg, et al.. (1997). Sulphation of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 Nod factors is dependent on noeE, a new host‐specificity gene. Molecular Microbiology. 24(6). 1119–1129. 48 indexed citations
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Fellay, R., Talat Nasim, Virginie Viprey, et al.. (1997). Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234 NodZ protein is a fucosyltransferase. Journal of Bacteriology. 179(16). 5087–5093. 41 indexed citations
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Fellay, R., et al.. (1997). Region II of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 Inhibits Nodulation of Medicago sativa by R. meliloti nodIJ and nodQ1 Mutants. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 10(8). 978–983. 3 indexed citations
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Jabbouri, Saı̈d, R. Fellay, Franck Talmont, et al.. (1995). Involvement of nodS in N-Methylation and nodU in 6-O-Carbamoylation of Rhizobium sp. NGR234 Nod Factors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(39). 22968–22973. 63 indexed citations
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Fellay, R., Xavier Perret, Virginie Viprey, W. J. Broughton, & Sydney Brenner. (1995). Organization of host‐inducible transcripts on the symbiotic plasmid of Rhizobium sp. NGR234. Molecular Microbiology. 16(4). 657–667. 40 indexed citations
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Perret, Xavier, R. Fellay, Anthony J. Bjourson, et al.. (1994). Subtraction hybridisation and shot-gun sequencing: a new approach to identify symbiotic loci. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(8). 1335–1341. 34 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Hari B., Astrid Lewin, R. Fellay, W. J. Broughton, & Steven G. Pueppke. (1992). Differential expression of nodS accounts for the varied abilities of Rhizobium fredii USDA257 and Rhizobium sp. strain NGR234 to nodulate Leucaena spp.. Molecular Microbiology. 6(22). 3321–3330. 45 indexed citations
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Joseph-Liauzun, Evelyne, R. Fellay, & Michaël Chandler. (1989). Transposable elements for efficient manipulation of a wide range of Gram-negative bacteria: promoter probes and vectors for foreign genes. Gene. 85(1). 83–89. 16 indexed citations
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Fellay, R., Joachim Frey, & Henry Krisch. (1987). Interposon mutagenesis of soil and water bacteria: a family of DNA fragments designed for in vitro insertional mutagenesis of Gram-negative bacteria. Gene. 52(2-3). 147–154. 640 indexed citations breakdown →

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