Robert A. Kanaly

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Kanaly is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Kanaly has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Pollution and 16 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Kanaly's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (28 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (11 papers). Robert A. Kanaly is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (28 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (11 papers). Robert A. Kanaly collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and Bangladesh. Robert A. Kanaly's co-authors include Shigeaki Harayama, Kazuya Watanabe, Richárd Bartha, Yasuhiro Ozeki, Hor‐Gil Hur, Tomonari Matsuda, Jiro F. Mori, S. Venkata Mohan, Yoshihisa Shimizu and Saburo Matsui and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Kanaly

73 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Biodegradation of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Bacteria

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Kanaly Japan	26	1.8k	1.0k	942	408	296	76	3.0k
Robert J. Steffan United States	34	1.4k 0.8×	538 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	834 2.0×	339 1.1×	75	3.8k
Min Gao China	37	1.4k 0.8×	774 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	439 1.1×	204 0.7×	106	4.1k
Masood Ahmad India	36	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	658 0.7×	149 0.4×	194 0.7×	102	3.6k
Jing Ge China	36	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	664 0.7×	92 0.2×	239 0.8×	107	4.1k
Martina Macková Czechia	37	1.7k 1.0×	709 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	610 1.5×	287 1.0×	131	4.0k
Bowen Du‌ United States	22	1.3k 0.7×	926 0.9×	397 0.4×	144 0.4×	257 0.9×	40	2.1k
Kazumasa Hirata Japan	42	1.1k 0.6×	523 0.5×	1.6k 1.7×	152 0.4×	514 1.7×	145	4.8k
Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy India	32	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	425 0.5×	113 0.3×	352 1.2×	90	3.6k
Stéphane Bayen Canada	34	2.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.7×	270 0.3×	412 1.0×	309 1.0×	117	3.9k
Chirayu Desai India	23	703 0.4×	920 0.9×	710 0.8×	224 0.5×	350 1.2×	41	2.9k

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Mori, Jiro F., et al.. (2025). Utilization of the C9 aromatic hydrocarbon n-propylbenzene by Sphingobium barthaii KK22 and coexistence of multiple biodegradation pathways. Biodegradation. 36(4). 54–54.

Mori, Jiro F., et al.. (2024). Assessment of bacterial biotransformation of alkylnaphthalene lubricating base oil component 1-butylnaphthalene by LC/ESI-MS(/MS). Chemosphere. 364. 143269–143269. 1 indexed citations

Tsushima, S., et al.. (2024). Formation of Biogenic Manganese Oxide Nodules on Hyphae of a New Fungal Isolate of <i>Periconia</i> That Immobilizes Aqueous Copper. Microbes and Environments. 39(2). n/a–n/a.

Nemoto, Yuki, et al.. (2023). Nondesulfurizing benzothiophene biotransformation to hetero and homodimeric ortho-substituted diaryl disulfides by the model PAH-degrading Sphingobium barthaii. Biodegradation. 34(3). 215–233. 2 indexed citations

Kanaly, Robert A., et al.. (2022). Quantification of cyanobacterial cyclic di-guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) by liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 196. 106468–106468. 3 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Takayuki, Yohko Kitayama, Kyohei Arita, et al.. (2015). Analysis of the Fine-Tuning of Cyanobacterial Circadian Phase by Monochromatic Light and Long-Day Conditions. Plant and Cell Physiology. 57(1). 105–114.

Kanaly, Robert A. & Natsuko Hamamura. (2013). 9,10-Phenanthrenedione biodegradation by a soil bacterium and identification of transformation products by LC/ESI-MS/MS. Chemosphere. 92(11). 1442–1449. 13 indexed citations

Nishi, Shinro, et al.. (2013). Biotransformation of the high‐molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ( PAH ) benzo[ k ]fluoranthene by S phingobium sp. strain KK 22 and identification of new products of non‐alternant PAH biodegradation by liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Microbial Biotechnology. 7(2). 114–129. 35 indexed citations

Ogawa, Yukiko, Shigeki Sugawara, Takeo Tatsuta, et al.. (2013). Sialyl-glycoconjugates in cholesterol-rich microdomains of P388 cells are the triggers for apoptosis induced by Rana catesbeiana oocyte ribonuclease. Glycoconjugate Journal. 31(2). 171–184. 10 indexed citations

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Fujii, Yuki, Naoshi Dohmae, Koji Takio, et al.. (2012). A Lectin from the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Has a Highly Novel Primary Structure and Induces Glycan-mediated Cytotoxicity of Globotriaosylceramide-expressing Lymphoma Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(53). 44772–44783. 76 indexed citations

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Kim, Dong-Hun, Robert A. Kanaly, & Hor‐Gil Hur. (2012). Biological accumulation of tellurium nanorod structures via reduction of tellurite by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Bioresource Technology. 125. 127–131. 49 indexed citations

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Han, Dongfei, et al.. (2012). Production of Natural Fragrance Aromatic Acids by Coexpression of trans-Anethole Oxygenase and p-Anisaldehyde Dehydrogenase Genes of Pseudomonas putida JYR-1 in Escherichia coli. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 60(48). 11972–11979. 15 indexed citations

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Fujii, Yuki, Shigeki Sugawara, Daisuke Araki, et al.. (2011). MRP1 Expressed on Burkitt’s Lymphoma Cells was Depleted by Catfish Egg Lectin Through Gb3-Glycosphingolipid and Enhanced Cytotoxic Effect of Drugs. The Protein Journal. 31(1). 15–26. 8 indexed citations

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Yasumitsu, Hidetaro, Keiichi Mochida, Chie Yasuda, et al.. (2011). Antiproliferative effects of galectin-1 from Rana catesbeiana eggs on human leukemia cells and its binding proteins in human cells. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 47(10). 728–734. 2 indexed citations

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Kawsar, Sarkar M. A., Ryo Matsumoto, Yuki Fujii, et al.. (2011). Cytotoxicity and Glycan-Binding Profile of a d-Galactose-Binding Lectin from the Eggs of a Japanese Sea Hare (Aplysia kurodai). The Protein Journal. 30(7). 509–519. 28 indexed citations

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Seo, Ji-Young, Su-Il Kang, Mihyang Kim, et al.. (2010). Absolute configuration-dependent epoxide formation from isoflavan-4-ol stereoisomers by biphenyl dioxygenase of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes strain KF707. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 89(6). 1773–1782. 12 indexed citations

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Kanaly, Robert A. & Shigeaki Harayama. (2009). Advances in the field of high‐molecular‐weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation by bacteria. Microbial Biotechnology. 3(2). 136–164. 207 indexed citations

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Seo, Jiyoung, Su-Il Kang, Young-Ju Lee, et al.. (2009). Location of flavone B-ring controls regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 86(5). 1451–1462. 23 indexed citations

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Kanaly, Robert A., Saburo Matsui, Tomoyuki Hanaoka, & Tomonari Matsuda. (2007). Application of the adductome approach to assess intertissue DNA damage variations in human lung and esophagus. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 625(1-2). 83–93. 61 indexed citations

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Kanaly, Robert A. & Hor‐Gil Hur. (2005). Growth of Phanerochaete chrysosporium on diesel fuel hydrocarbons at neutral pH. Chemosphere. 63(2). 202–211. 22 indexed citations

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