Vesa P. Kontinen

2.5k total citations
37 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Vesa P. Kontinen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vesa P. Kontinen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Vesa P. Kontinen's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (24 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (8 papers). Vesa P. Kontinen is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (24 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (8 papers). Vesa P. Kontinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Germany and Netherlands. Vesa P. Kontinen's co-authors include Matti Sarvas, Hanne‐Leena Hyyryläinen, Marika Vitikainen, Milla Pietiäinen, Eva Wahlström, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Per E. J. Saris, Sierd Bron, Michael Hecker and Zoltán Prágai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Vesa P. Kontinen

37 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vesa P. Kontinen Finland 26 1.4k 972 532 367 263 37 2.0k
Sven Halbedel Germany 25 842 0.6× 573 0.6× 393 0.7× 445 1.2× 239 0.9× 61 1.8k
Harald Nothaft Canada 28 1.6k 1.2× 305 0.3× 428 0.8× 313 0.9× 338 1.3× 47 2.5k
Michel Débarbouillé France 33 2.6k 1.9× 1.9k 2.0× 931 1.8× 497 1.4× 692 2.6× 44 3.8k
Dimitri Karamata Switzerland 31 2.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.8× 1.3k 2.4× 368 1.0× 215 0.8× 74 2.9k
Sandrine Poncet France 25 1.2k 0.9× 546 0.6× 251 0.5× 132 0.4× 177 0.7× 40 1.7k
Alexander Bolotin France 20 2.8k 2.0× 804 0.8× 539 1.0× 270 0.7× 197 0.7× 32 3.5k
Ilkka Palva Finland 22 1.3k 0.9× 881 0.9× 521 1.0× 596 1.6× 77 0.3× 41 2.0k
Marta Perego United States 38 3.2k 2.4× 2.4k 2.5× 1.5k 2.8× 260 0.7× 635 2.4× 66 4.3k
Pierre Mandin France 16 1.5k 1.1× 878 0.9× 567 1.1× 407 1.1× 122 0.5× 22 2.3k
Kunio Yamane Japan 28 1.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 644 1.2× 615 1.7× 93 0.4× 92 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Vesa P. Kontinen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vesa P. Kontinen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vesa P. Kontinen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vesa P. Kontinen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vesa P. Kontinen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Vesa P. Kontinen. Vesa P. Kontinen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tossavainen, Helena, Olli Aitio, Jarmo T. Juuti, et al.. (2017). Identification and structural characterization of LytU, a unique peptidoglycan endopeptidase from the lysostaphin family. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6020–6020. 29 indexed citations
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Jonsson, Ing‐Marie, Jarmo T. Juuti, Patrice François, et al.. (2010). Inactivation of the Ecs ABC Transporter of Staphylococcus aureus Attenuates Virulence by Altering Composition and Function of Bacterial Wall. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e14209–e14209. 17 indexed citations
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Hyyryläinen, Hanne‐Leena, Milla Pietiäinen, Pascal Courtin, et al.. (2010). Penicillin‐binding protein folding is dependent on the PrsA peptidyl‐prolyl cis‐trans isomerase in Bacillus subtilis. Molecular Microbiology. 77(1). 108–127. 60 indexed citations
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Pietiäinen, Milla, Patrice François, Hanne‐Leena Hyyryläinen, et al.. (2009). Transcriptome analysis of the responses of Staphylococcus aureus to antimicrobial peptides and characterization of the roles of vraDE and vraSR in antimicrobial resistance. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 429–429. 1 indexed citations
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Sood, Rohit, Yegor A. Domanov, Milla Pietiäinen, Vesa P. Kontinen, & Paavo K.J. Kinnunen. (2008). Binding of LL-37 to model biomembranes: Insight into target vs host cell recognition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1778(4). 983–996. 110 indexed citations
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Zweers, Jessica C., Imrich Barák, Dörte Becher, et al.. (2008). Towards the development of Bacillus subtilis as a cell factory for membrane proteins and protein complexes. Microbial Cell Factories. 7(1). 10–10. 101 indexed citations
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Li, Chunmei, et al.. (2007). Type III secretion system-associated pilus ofPseudomonas syringaeas an epitope display tool. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 269(1). 104–109. 4 indexed citations
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Hyyryläinen, Hanne‐Leena, Matti Sarvas, & Vesa P. Kontinen. (2005). Transcriptome analysis of the secretion stress response of Bacillus subtilis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 67(3). 389–396. 69 indexed citations
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Vitikainen, Marika, et al.. (2005). Secretion of heterologous proteins in Bacillus subtilis can be improved by engineering cell components affecting post-translocational protein folding and degradation. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 99(2). 363–375. 52 indexed citations
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Vitikainen, Marika, Ilkka Lappalainen, Raili Seppälä, et al.. (2004). Structure-Function Analysis of PrsA Reveals Roles for the Parvulin-like and Flanking N- and C-terminal Domains in Protein Folding and Secretion in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(18). 19302–19314. 96 indexed citations
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Sarvas, Matti, et al.. (2003). Enhanced secretion of heterologous cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase by a mutant of Bacillus licheniformis defective in the D-alanylation of teichoic acids. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 37(1). 75–80. 16 indexed citations
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Tjalsma, Harold, Vesa P. Kontinen, Zoltán Prágai, et al.. (1999). The Role of Lipoprotein Processing by Signal Peptidase II in the Gram-positive Eubacterium Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(3). 1698–1707. 108 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa P., et al.. (1996). Roles of the Conserved Cytoplasmic Region and Non-Conserved Carboxy-Terminal Region of SecE in Escherichia coli Protein Translocase. The Journal of Biochemistry. 119(6). 1124–1130. 8 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa P. & Matti Sarvas. (1993). The PrsA lipoprotein is essential for protein secretion in Bacillus subtilis and sets a limit for high‐level secretion. Molecular Microbiology. 8(4). 727–737. 174 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa P., Per E. J. Saris, & Matti Sarvas. (1991). A gene (prsA) of Bacillus subtilis involved in a novel, late stage of protein export. Molecular Microbiology. 5(5). 1273–1283. 102 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa P. & Matti Sarvas. (1988). Mutants of Bacillus subtilis Defective in Protein Export. Microbiology. 134(8). 2333–2344. 47 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa P. & Jaakko Pispa. (1987). Enhancement of biotinidase activity in mouse serum by inhibitors of methylation. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 76(1). 85–91. 1 indexed citations

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