Robert Bourbonnais

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Bourbonnais is a scholar working on Plant Science, Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Bourbonnais has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Biotechnology and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert Bourbonnais's work include Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (18 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (13 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (10 papers). Robert Bourbonnais is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (18 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (13 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (10 papers). Robert Bourbonnais collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Slovakia and Ireland. Robert Bourbonnais's co-authors include Michael G. Paice, Dónal Leech, Ian D. Reid, Makoto Yaguchi, L. Jurášek, Elizabeth A. Bodie, Frederick S. Archibald, Dominic Rochefort, M. Desrochers and R. H. Marchessault and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert Bourbonnais

24 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Oxidation of non‐phenolic substrates

1990 1.1k citations Robert Bourbonnais, Michael G. Paice FEBS Letters profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Bourbonnais Canada	15	3.1k	2.1k	1.0k	477	397	24	3.6k
Andrzej Leonowicz Poland	28	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	664 0.7×	466 1.0×	576 1.5×	93	3.5k
Michael G. Paice Canada	31	3.5k 1.1×	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 2.0×	434 0.9×	889 2.2×	65	5.0k
Jeffrey K. Glenn United States	9	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	826 0.8×	167 0.4×	203 0.5×	12	2.9k
Andrzej Majcherczyk Germany	25	1.8k 0.6×	778 0.4×	424 0.4×	285 0.6×	404 1.0×	51	2.5k
Alessandra Piscitelli Italy	27	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	431 0.4×	431 0.9×	603 1.5×	58	2.7k
Cinzia Pezzella Italy	24	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	397 0.4×	381 0.8×	575 1.4×	56	2.8k
Vincenza Faraco Italy	39	2.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.7×	298 0.6×	1.5k 3.8×	87	4.6k
Dayanand C. Kalyani India	29	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	875 0.9×	215 0.5×	492 1.2×	49	3.9k
Grzegorz Janusz Poland	20	1.5k 0.5×	721 0.3×	509 0.5×	132 0.3×	482 1.2×	56	2.3k
Čeněk Novotný Czechia	29	1.7k 0.6×	850 0.4×	342 0.3×	75 0.2×	399 1.0×	73	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Bourbonnais

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Bourbonnais

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Bourbonnais, Robert & R. H. Marchessault. (2010). Application of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Granules for Sizing of Paper. Biomacromolecules. 11(4). 989–993. 36 indexed citations

Powlowski, Justin, et al.. (2007). Recombinant expression, characterization, and pulp prebleaching property of a Phanerochaete chrysosporium endo-β-1,4-mannanase. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 41(6-7). 740–747. 52 indexed citations

Bourbonnais, Robert & Michael G. Paice. (2004). Voltammetric Measurement of Lignin in Pulp and Paper Samples. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 151(7). E246–E246. 7 indexed citations

Bourbonnais, Robert, Loredana Valeanu, & Michael G. Paice. (2004). Voltammetric analysis of the bleachability of softwood kraft pulps. Holzforschung. 58(6). 581–587. 2 indexed citations

Rochefort, Dominic, Dónal Leech, & Robert Bourbonnais. (2004). Electron transfer mediator systems for bleaching of paper pulp. Green Chemistry. 6(1). 14–14. 98 indexed citations

Rochefort, Dominic, Robert Bourbonnais, Dónal Leech, & Michael G. Paice. (2002). Oxidation of lignin model compounds by organic and transition metal-based electron transfer mediators. Chemical Communications. 1182–1183. 39 indexed citations

Bourbonnais, Robert, Dónal Leech, & Michael G. Paice. (1998). Electrochemical analysis of the interactions of laccase mediators with lignin model compounds. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1379(3). 381–390. 408 indexed citations

Bourbonnais, Robert, et al.. (1997). Reactivities of various mediators and laccases with kraft pulp and lignin model compounds. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 63(12). 4627–4632. 364 indexed citations

Reid, Ian D., Michael G. Paice, & Robert Bourbonnais. (1996). Bleaching kraft pulps with white-rot fungi. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5 indexed citations

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Bourbonnais, Robert, Michael G. Paice, & Ian D. Reid. (1996). Lignin oxidation and pulp delignification by laccase and mediators. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Dumonceaux, Tim, et al.. (1995). Production and Characterization of Trametes versicolor Mutants Unable To Bleach Hardwood Kraft Pulp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 61(10). 3687–3694. 44 indexed citations

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Bourbonnais, Robert, et al.. (1995). Lignin oxidation by laccase isozymes from Trametes versicolor and role of the mediator 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) in kraft lignin depolymerization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 61(5). 1876–1880. 461 indexed citations

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Paice, Michael G., Ian D. Reid, Robert Bourbonnais, Frederick S. Archibald, & L. Jurášek. (1993). Manganese Peroxidase, Produced byTrametes versicolor during PulpBleaching, Demethylates andDelignifies Kraft Pulp. 1 indexed citations

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Paice, Michael G., Ian D. Reid, Robert Bourbonnais, Frederick S. Archibald, & L. Jurášek. (1993). Manganese Peroxidase, Produced by Trametes versicolor during Pulp Bleaching, Demethylates and Delignifies Kraft Pulp. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 59(1). 260–265. 144 indexed citations

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Bourbonnais, Robert & Michael G. Paice. (1990). Oxidation of non‐phenolic substrates. FEBS Letters. 267(1). 99–102. 1129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bourbonnais, Robert & Michael G. Paice. (1988). Veratryl alcohol oxidases from the lignin-degrading basidiomycete Pleurotus sajor-caju. Biochemical Journal. 255(2). 445–450. 197 indexed citations

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Bourbonnais, Robert & Michael G. Paice. (1987). Oxidation and reduction of lignin-related aromatic compounds by Aureobasidium pullulans. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 26(2). 164–169. 11 indexed citations

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Bourbonnais, Robert & Michael G. Paice. (1987). The Fate of¹⁴C-Labelled High Molecular Weight Chlorinated Lignin and Chromophoric Material During Microbial Treatment of Bleached Kraft Effluent. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 7(1). 51–64. 7 indexed citations

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Paice, Michael G., Robert Bourbonnais, M. Desrochers, Lubomír Jurášek, & Makoto Yaguchi. (1986). A xylanase gene from Bacillus subtilis: nucleotide sequence and comparison with B. pumilus gene. Archives of Microbiology. 144(3). 201–206. 92 indexed citations

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Bourbonnais, Robert, et al.. (1975). Australia Antigen ‘ad’ and ‘ay’ Subtypes. Purification and Partial Characterization. Vox Sanguinis. 29(4). 269–279. 5 indexed citations

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