Rainer Jonas

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Rainer Jonas is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Jonas has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Rainer Jonas's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (13 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (11 papers). Rainer Jonas is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (13 papers) and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (11 papers). Rainer Jonas collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Brazil and United States. Rainer Jonas's co-authors include Maurício Moura da Silveira, G. Obe, Sueli Ângelo Furlan, Sven H. Schmidt, Rob J. de Boer, Olaf Kahl, Jürgen M. Stein, Jeremy Gray, A. Schneider and Elisabeth Wisbeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Nutrition, European Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Jonas

36 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Production and application of microbial cellulose

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rainer Jonas Germany	17	449	432	422	263	191	38	1.4k
Celso Sant’Anna Brazil	29	632 1.4×	206 0.5×	623 1.5×	203 0.8×	175 0.9×	68	2.5k
Douglas E. Eveleigh United States	20	687 1.5×	116 0.3×	692 1.6×	369 1.4×	584 3.1×	45	1.4k
Pascal Dubessay France	20	317 0.7×	271 0.6×	157 0.4×	322 1.2×	45 0.2×	54	1.5k
M. Julia Pettinari Argentina	24	910 2.0×	695 1.6×	365 0.9×	145 0.6×	116 0.6×	60	1.6k
Janja Trček Slovenia	24	816 1.8×	508 1.2×	529 1.3×	295 1.1×	363 1.9×	56	1.9k
Yan Jiang China	25	601 1.3×	241 0.6×	174 0.4×	233 0.9×	89 0.5×	116	1.8k
Qinghong Liu China	23	500 1.1×	103 0.2×	87 0.2×	379 1.4×	191 1.0×	51	1.5k
Miguel A. Galvagno Argentina	19	640 1.4×	518 1.2×	357 0.8×	228 0.9×	144 0.8×	54	1.3k
Tengku Azmi Tengku Ibrahim Malaysia	20	452 1.0×	264 0.6×	284 0.7×	103 0.4×	76 0.4×	55	1.5k
Hassan Amer Egypt	21	310 0.7×	521 1.2×	340 0.8×	247 0.9×	95 0.5×	56	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Jonas

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Bombosch, Andrea, Rainer Jonas, Jörn Hentschel, et al.. (2010). Narrow species concepts in the Frullania dilatata–appalachiana–eboracensis complex (Porellales, Jungermanniopsida): evidence from nuclear and chloroplast DNA markers. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 290(1-4). 151–158. 13 indexed citations

Kessler, Michael, Rainer Jonas, Daniele Cicuzza, et al.. (2009). A survey of the mycorrhization of Southeast Asian ferns and lycophytes. Plant Biology. 12(5). 788–793. 20 indexed citations

Jonas, Rainer & Maurício Moura da Silveira. (2004). Sorbitol Can Be Produced Not Only Chemically But Also Biotechnologically. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 118(1-3). 321–336. 28 indexed citations

Jonas, Rainer, et al.. (2002). The biotechnological production of sorbitol. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59(4-5). 400–408. 99 indexed citations

Silveira, Maurício Moura da, et al.. (2001). Production of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase and ethanol by Zymomonas mobilis ATCC 29191 in medium containing corn steep liquor as a source of vitamins. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 55(4). 442–445. 33 indexed citations

Gern, Regina Maria Miranda, Sueli Ângelo Furlan, Jorge Luiz Ninow, & Rainer Jonas. (2001). Screening for microorganisms that produce only endo-inulinase. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 55(5). 632–635. 21 indexed citations

Furlan, Sueli Ângelo, et al.. (2001). Optimization of pH, Temperature and Inoculum Ratio for the Production ofβ-D-Galactosidase byKluyveromyces marxianus Using a Lactose-free Medium. Acta Biotechnologica. 21(1). 57–64. 12 indexed citations

Furlan, Sueli Ângelo, et al.. (2000). Formulation of a lactose-free, low-cost culture medium for the production of β- D-galactosidase by Kluyveromyces marxianus. Biotechnology Letters. 22(7). 589–593. 44 indexed citations

Silveira, Maurício Moura da, et al.. (1999). Bioconversion of glucose and fructose to sorbitol and gluconic acid by untreated cells of Zymomonas mobilis. Journal of Biotechnology. 75(2-3). 99–103. 39 indexed citations

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Böddeker, Karl W., et al.. (1999). On-Line Dialysis of Organic Acids from a Propionibacterium freudenreichii Fermentation: Evaluation of a New pH Control Strategy. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 76(2). 99–106. 3 indexed citations

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Jonas, Rainer, et al.. (1998). One step partial purification of β-D-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces marxianus CDB 002 using STREAMLINE-DEAE. PubMed. 7(3). 137–143. 16 indexed citations

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Kahl, Olaf, et al.. (1998). Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sense lato for a Host in Relation to the Duration of Nymphal Ixodes ricinus Feeding and the Method of Tick Removal. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie. 287(1-2). 41–52. 108 indexed citations

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Wisbeck, Elisabeth, Jorge Luiz Ninow, Rainer Jonas, & Maurício Moura da Silveira. (1997). Evaluation of the flocculent strain Zymomonas mobilis Z1‐81 for the production of sorbitol and gluconic acid. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 37(6). 445–449. 4 indexed citations

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López, Jorge A., et al.. (1997). Organic Acid Production by Propionibacterium shermanii: Effect of pH, Temperature and Vitamin-Nitrogen Source. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 52(3-4). 193–196. 9 indexed citations

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Erzinger, Gilmar Sidnei, Maurício Moura da Silveira, Michele Vítolo, & Rainer Jonas. (1996). Determination of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase activity in whole cells of Zymomonas mobilis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 12(1). 22–24. 9 indexed citations

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Afschar, Abbas Scharif, et al.. (1993). Microbial production and downstream processing of 2,3-butanediol. Journal of Biotechnology. 27(3). 317–329. 51 indexed citations

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Silveira, Maurício Moura da, et al.. (1992). Production of sorbitol and gluconic acid by Zymomonas mobilis: comparison of strains.. 35(3). 591–594. 1 indexed citations

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Jonas, Rainer, et al.. (1988). Concentrations of ketone bodies in the blood of the green lizard Ameiva ameiva (Teiidae) in different physiological situations. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 89(3). 309–311. 10 indexed citations

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Obe, G., Rainer Jonas, & Susanne M. Schmidt. (1986). The restriction endonuclease Alu I induces chromosomal aberrations in human peripheral lymphocytes in vitro. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 163(3). 271–275. 15 indexed citations

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Jonas, Rainer, et al.. (1978). Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase from bovine liver mitochondria Molecular properties of multiple forms. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 527(2). 379–390. 17 indexed citations

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