Sonja Mayer

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 850 citations indexed

About

Sonja Mayer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Mayer has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 850 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sonja Mayer's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (3 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (2 papers). Sonja Mayer is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (3 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (2 papers). Sonja Mayer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and United States. Sonja Mayer's co-authors include Benjamin List, Kaisa Ukkonen, Peter Neubauer, Antti Vasala, Ralph Bertram, Friedrich Götz, Julia Steuber, Christiane Goerke, Christiane Wolz and Gabriella Marincola and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of Bacteriology and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Mayer

10 papers receiving 841 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.

Asymmetric Counteranion‐Directed Catalysis

2006 460 citations Sonja Mayer, Benjamin List Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonja Mayer Germany	9	623	328	273	69	63	10	850
Johannes C. de Jong Netherlands	18	538 0.9×	100 0.3×	457 1.7×	46 0.7×	119 1.9×	23	1.0k
Witold Kozak Poland	14	307 0.5×	53 0.2×	257 0.9×	35 0.5×	80 1.3×	39	687
Gemma L. Thomas United Kingdom	16	530 0.9×	61 0.2×	527 1.9×	28 0.4×	56 0.9×	19	880
Martine Keenan United Kingdom	20	758 1.2×	261 0.8×	343 1.3×	20 0.3×	7 0.1×	31	1.1k
Aigars Jirgensons Latvia	18	518 0.8×	82 0.3×	469 1.7×	107 1.6×	20 0.3×	109	1.1k
Ming‐Chu Cheng Taiwan	17	444 0.7×	254 0.8×	293 1.1×	57 0.8×	30 0.5×	57	1.2k
Sudhir Kumar India	12	391 0.6×	68 0.2×	145 0.5×	17 0.2×	31 0.5×	31	669
Abdelaziz Mekhalfia United Kingdom	16	396 0.6×	44 0.1×	326 1.2×	31 0.4×	47 0.7×	23	672
Varsha R. Jumde Netherlands	12	226 0.4×	146 0.4×	203 0.7×	7 0.1×	22 0.3×	16	455
James P. Demers United States	10	429 0.7×	79 0.2×	204 0.7×	48 0.7×	27 0.4×	15	594

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Mayer, Sonja, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of microbial production of the malodorous substance isovaleric acid by 4,4ʹ dichloro 2‐hydroxydiphenyl ether (DCPP). MicrobiologyOpen. 10(2). e1174–e1174. 4 indexed citations

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Mayer, Sonja, et al.. (2015). Role of the Na + -translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase in voltage generation and Na + extrusion in Vibrio cholerae. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1857(4). 473–482. 22 indexed citations

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Mayer, Sonja, et al.. (2014). The Staphylococcus aureus NuoL-Like Protein MpsA Contributes to the Generation of Membrane Potential. Journal of Bacteriology. 197(5). 794–806. 29 indexed citations

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Mayer, Sonja, Stefan Junne, Kaisa Ukkonen, et al.. (2013). Lactose autoinduction with enzymatic glucose release: Characterization of the cultivation system in bioreactor. Protein Expression and Purification. 94. 67–72. 18 indexed citations

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Ukkonen, Kaisa, Sonja Mayer, Antti Vasala, & Peter Neubauer. (2013). Use of slow glucose feeding as supporting carbon source in lactose autoinduction medium improves the robustness of protein expression at different aeration conditions. Protein Expression and Purification. 91(2). 147–154. 34 indexed citations

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Mayer, Sonja, et al.. (2011). Intracellular monitoring of target protein production in Staphylococcus aureus by peptide tag‐induced reporter fluorescence. Microbial Biotechnology. 5(1). 129–134. 13 indexed citations

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Mayer, Sonja, et al.. (2011). Vectors for improved Tet repressor-dependent gradual gene induction or silencing in Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology. 157(12). 3314–3323. 65 indexed citations

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Mayer, Sonja & Benjamin List. (2006). Asymmetric Counteranion‐Directed Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 45(25). 4193–4195. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mayer, Sonja & Benjamin List. (2006). Asymmetrische Gegenanion‐vermittelte Katalyse. Angewandte Chemie. 118(25). 4299–4301. 195 indexed citations

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Zarda, P., Sonja Mayer, Christian Kurtsiefer, & Harald Weinfurter. (2001). The breakdown flash of silicon avalanche photodiodes--back door for eavesdropper attacks?. Journal of Modern Optics. 48(13). 2039–2047. 10 indexed citations

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