Scott A. Becker

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Scott A. Becker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Becker has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Becker's work include Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (6 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Scott A. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (6 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Scott A. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovakia and Brazil. Scott A. Becker's co-authors include Bernhard Ø. Palsson, Monica L. Mo, Neema Jamshidi, Rohith Srivas, Ines Thiele, Thuy D. Vo, Adam M. Feist, Markus J. Herrgård, Gregory Hannum and Stephen W. Waldo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Scott A. Becker

25 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Global reconstruction of the human metabolic network based on genomic and bibliomic data

2007 1.0k citations Scott A. Becker, Neema Jamshidi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Quantitative prediction of cellular metabolism with constraint-based models: the COBRA Toolbox

2007 623 citations Scott A. Becker, Adam M. Feist et al. Nature Protocols profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott A. Becker United States	15	2.3k	609	222	183	148	25	2.8k
Rasmus Ågren Sweden	17	2.1k 0.9×	554 0.9×	236 1.1×	121 0.7×	71 0.5×	20	2.4k
Thuy D. Vo United States	13	2.8k 1.2×	569 0.9×	121 0.5×	290 1.6×	128 0.9×	18	3.1k
John Braisted United States	18	1.7k 0.7×	156 0.3×	257 1.2×	234 1.3×	70 0.5×	40	2.8k
Karl Kochanowski Switzerland	18	2.0k 0.9×	218 0.4×	82 0.4×	659 3.6×	81 0.5×	25	2.4k
Laurent Gatto Belgium	31	2.1k 0.9×	121 0.2×	149 0.7×	174 1.0×	25 0.2×	75	3.0k
Jason Marchese United States	9	2.7k 1.2×	120 0.2×	195 0.9×	142 0.8×	36 0.2×	12	3.7k
Vadim Demichev Germany	19	2.0k 0.9×	159 0.3×	172 0.8×	166 0.9×	35 0.2×	36	2.8k
Michael Mülleder United Kingdom	23	1.6k 0.7×	164 0.3×	132 0.6×	130 0.7×	26 0.2×	51	2.2k
Juan Mata United Kingdom	31	4.3k 1.9×	189 0.3×	178 0.8×	257 1.4×	16 0.1×	49	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott A. Becker

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Echenique‐Subiabre, Isidora, Sara L. Jackrel, Jay McCarren, et al.. (2025). Traits determine dispersal and colonization abilities of microbes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(3). e0205524–e0205524. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Yun, et al.. (2024). Targeting SNAI1-Mediated Colorectal Cancer Chemoresistance and Stemness by Sphingosine Kinase 2 Inhibition. World Journal of Oncology. 15(5). 744–757. 2 indexed citations

Becker, Scott A., et al.. (2022). Critical evaluation of an autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cell-based humanized cancer model. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0273076–e0273076. 3 indexed citations

Becker, Scott A., Roberto Spreafico, Fang Wei, et al.. (2020). Phased Diploid Genome Sequence for the Fast-Growing Microalga Picochlorum celeri. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(20). 13 indexed citations

Becker, Scott A., et al.. (2020). Non-signaling Chimeric Antigen Receptors Enhance Antigen-Directed Killing by γδ T Cells in Contrast to αβ T Cells. Molecular Therapy — Oncolytics. 18. 149–160. 27 indexed citations

Oates, Brendan, Jerod A. Merkle, Matthew J. Kauffman, et al.. (2019). Antipredator response diminishes during periods of resource deficit for a large herbivore. Ecology. 100(4). e02618–e02618. 24 indexed citations

Zhu, Yun, Cindy Wang, Scott A. Becker, et al.. (2018). miR-145 Antagonizes SNAI1-Mediated Stemness and Radiation Resistance in Colorectal Cancer. Molecular Therapy. 26(3). 744–754. 95 indexed citations

Nishiyama, Milton Yutaka, et al.. (2014). Full-Length Enriched cDNA Libraries and ORFeome Analysis of Sugarcane Hybrid and Ancestor Genotypes. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e107351–e107351. 20 indexed citations

Pottekat, Anita, Scott A. Becker, John R. Yates, et al.. (2013). Insulin Biosynthetic Interaction Network Component, TMEM24, Facilitates Insulin Reserve Pool Release. Cell Reports. 4(5). 921–930. 30 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A.. (2011). Spatial and temporal characteristics of moose highway crossings during winter in the Buffalo Fork Valley, Wyoming.. Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose. 47. 69–81. 4 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A., Matthew J. Kauffman, & Stanley H. Anderson. (2010). NUTRITONAL CONDITION OF ADULT FEMALE SHIRAS MOOSE IN NORTHWEST WYOMING. Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose. 46. 151–166. 5 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A. & Bernhard Ø. Palsson. (2008). Context-Specific Metabolic Networks Are Consistent with Experiments. PLoS Computational Biology. 4(5). e1000082–e1000082. 448 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A. & Bernhard Ø. Palsson. (2008). Three factors underlying incorrect in silico predictions of essential metabolic genes. BMC Systems Biology. 2(1). 14–14. 20 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A., Adam M. Feist, Monica L. Mo, et al.. (2007). Quantitative prediction of cellular metabolism with constraint-based models: the COBRA Toolbox. Nature Protocols. 2(3). 727–738. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Becker, Scott A., Neema Jamshidi, Ines Thiele, et al.. (2007). Global reconstruction of the human metabolic network based on genomic and bibliomic data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(6). 1777–1782. 1011 indexed citations breakdown →

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Becker, Scott A., Nathan D. Price, & Bernhard Ø. Palsson. (2006). Metabolite coupling in genome-scale metabolic networks. BMC Bioinformatics. 7(1). 111–111. 25 indexed citations

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Edwards, William H., et al.. (2005). Health assessment of Shiras moose immobilized with thiafentanil.. 41. 121–128. 12 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A. & Bernhard Ø. Palsson. (2005). Genome-scale reconstruction of the metabolic network in Staphylococcus aureus N315: an initial draft to the two-dimensional annotation. BMC Microbiology. 5(1). 8–8. 180 indexed citations

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Waldo, Stephen W., et al.. (2004). Pancreatic Trypsin Increases Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Accumulation and Activation during Acute Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion in the Rat. American Journal Of Pathology. 164(5). 1707–1716. 73 indexed citations

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Becker, Scott A. & J.A. von Fraunhofer. (1989). The comparative leakage behavior of reverse filling materials. Journal of Endodontics. 15(6). 246–248. 13 indexed citations

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