Thomas Eitinger

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Eitinger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Environmental Engineering and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Eitinger has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Environmental Engineering and 10 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Eitinger's work include Trace Elements in Health (10 papers), Biotin and Related Studies (9 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (9 papers). Thomas Eitinger is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (10 papers), Biotin and Related Studies (9 papers) and Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (9 papers). Thomas Eitinger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and Denmark. Thomas Eitinger's co-authors include Dmitry A. Rodionov, Bärbel Friedrich, Mikhail S. Gelfand, Rainer Cramm, Gerhard Gottschalk, Edward L. Schwartz, Erwin Schneider, Mathias Grote, Anne Pohlmann and Markus Pötter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Eitinger

37 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Genome sequence of the bioplastic-producing “Knallgas” bacterium Ralstonia eutropha H16

2006 503 citations Rainer Cramm, Thomas Eitinger et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Eitinger Germany	25	1.1k	444	372	340	334	37	2.6k
Scott B. Mulrooney United States	21	824 0.7×	237 0.5×	563 1.5×	265 0.8×	110 0.3×	31	2.0k
Lee Macomber United States	9	637 0.6×	606 1.4×	147 0.4×	109 0.3×	231 0.7×	10	1.8k
Rakesh Sharma India	25	1.5k 1.3×	468 1.1×	80 0.2×	402 1.2×	250 0.7×	91	2.7k
I. S. Kulaev Russia	26	1.7k 1.5×	519 1.2×	48 0.1×	191 0.6×	194 0.6×	143	3.3k
Georg Auling Germany	28	1.7k 1.5×	135 0.3×	206 0.6×	128 0.4×	172 0.5×	74	3.0k
Juan L. Serra Spain	29	942 0.8×	156 0.4×	46 0.1×	252 0.7×	506 1.5×	86	2.5k
Dong‐Woo Lee South Korea	31	1.5k 1.4×	163 0.4×	114 0.3×	83 0.2×	324 1.0×	117	3.2k
F. Wayne Outten United States	29	1.7k 1.6×	1.1k 2.4×	429 1.2×	199 0.6×	362 1.1×	41	3.8k
Si Wouk Kim South Korea	31	1.4k 1.3×	79 0.2×	103 0.3×	112 0.3×	610 1.8×	138	3.1k
T. V. Kulakovskaya Russia	25	1.2k 1.1×	450 1.0×	37 0.1×	118 0.3×	180 0.5×	131	2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Eitinger

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Pereira, Sofia I.A., Clara Piccirillo, Ulugbek Shaislamov, et al.. (2025). Juniperus pseudosabina extract-mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide artichoke-like structures for antibacterial applications. Journal of Cleaner Production. 514. 145785–145785. 1 indexed citations

Svane, Simon, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of urease activity by different compounds provides insight into the modulation and association of bacterial nickel import and ureolysis. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 8503–8503. 104 indexed citations

Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2019). ECF-type ABC transporters for uptake of vitamins and transition metal ions into prokaryotic cells. Research in Microbiology. 170(8). 358–365. 16 indexed citations

Yu, You, Cong‐Qiao Xu, Li Zhang, et al.. (2013). Planar substrate-binding site dictates the specificity of ECF-type nickel/cobalt transporters. Cell Research. 24(3). 267–277. 35 indexed citations

Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Solitary BioY Proteins Mediate Biotin Transport into Recombinant Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(18). 4105–4111. 34 indexed citations

Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2013). A versatileEscherichia colistrain for identification of biotin transporters and for biotin quantification. Bioengineered. 5(2). 129–132. 11 indexed citations

Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Interactions among the A and T Units of an ECF-Type Biotin Transporter Analyzed by Site-Specific Crosslinking. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e29087–e29087. 17 indexed citations

Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2010). A bipartite S unit of an ECF-type cobalt transporter. Research in Microbiology. 161(10). 824–829. 30 indexed citations

Eitinger, Thomas, Dmitry A. Rodionov, Mathias Grote, & Erwin Schneider. (2010). Canonical and ECF-type ATP-binding cassette importers in prokaryotes: diversity in modular organization and cellular functions. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 35(1). 3–67. 168 indexed citations

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Rodionov, Dmitry A., Aymerick Eudes, Josy ter Beek, et al.. (2008). A Novel Class of Modular Transporters for Vitamins in Prokaryotes. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(1). 42–51. 220 indexed citations

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Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Secondary Transporters for Nickel and Cobalt Ions: Theme and Variations. BioMetals. 18(4). 399–405. 116 indexed citations

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Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Heterologous production and characterization of bacterial nickel/cobalt permeases. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 230(1). 129–135. 48 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Edward L., Anke Henne, Rainer Cramm, et al.. (2003). Complete Nucleotide Sequence of pHG1: A Ralstonia eutropha H16 Megaplasmid Encoding Key Enzymes of H2-based Lithoautotrophy and Anaerobiosis. Journal of Molecular Biology. 332(2). 369–383. 143 indexed citations

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Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (2000). Nic1p, a Relative of Bacterial Transition Metal Permeases inSchizosaccharomyces pombe, Provides Nickel Ion for Urease Biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(24). 18029–18033. 37 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Michihiko, et al.. (1999). Selective transport of divalent cations by transition metal permeases: the Alcaligenes eutrophus HoxN and the Rhodococcus rhodochrous NhlF. Archives of Microbiology. 171(3). 139–145. 39 indexed citations

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Eitinger, Thomas, et al.. (1997). A Ni2+ Binding Motif Is the Basis of High Affinity Transport of the Alcaligenes eutrophus Nickel Permease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(27). 17139–17144. 38 indexed citations

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Dernedde, Jens, et al.. (1996). hyp Gene Products in Alcaligenes Eutrophus are part of a Hydrogenase‐Maturation System. European Journal of Biochemistry. 235(1-2). 351–358. 57 indexed citations

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Eitinger, Thomas & Bärbel Friedrich. (1994). A topological model for the high‐affinity nickel transporter of Alcaligenes eutrophus. Molecular Microbiology. 12(6). 1025–1032. 24 indexed citations

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Wolfram, Lutz, Thomas Eitinger, & Bärbel Friedrich. (1991). Construction and properties of a triprotein containing the high‐affinity nickel transporter of Alcaligenes eutrophus. FEBS Letters. 283(1). 109–112. 6 indexed citations

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Kuczius, Thorsten, Thomas Eitinger, Richard D’Ari, Helga Castorph, & Diethelm Kleiner. (1991). The gltF gene of Klebsiella pneumoniae: cloning and initial characterization. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 229(3). 479–482. 6 indexed citations

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