W G Weisburg

17.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
31 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

W G Weisburg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W G Weisburg has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W G Weisburg's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Microbial infections and disease research (4 papers). W G Weisburg is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Microbial infections and disease research (4 papers). W G Weisburg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. W G Weisburg's co-authors include Susan M. Barns, Dale A. Pelletier, David Lane, Carl R. Woese, L. Mandelco, Bruce J. Paster, Hiroshi Oyaizu, Cassidy H. Shaw, Erko Stackebrandt and J.M. Wells and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

W G Weisburg

31 papers receiving 13.4k 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.

16S ribosomal DNA amplification for phylogenetic study

1991 9.8k citations W G Weisburg, Susan M. Barns et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
A phylogenetic analysis of the mycoplasmas: basis for their classification

1989 580 citations W G Weisburg, Joseph G. Tully et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
Xylella fastidiosa gen. nov., sp. nov: Gram-Negative, Xylem-Limited, Fastidious Plant Bacteria Related to Xanthomonas spp.

1987 455 citations W G Weisburg et al. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W G Weisburg United States	24	5.7k	4.1k	3.6k	1.4k	1.4k	31	14.0k
Susan M. Barns United States	27	6.6k 1.2×	3.6k 0.9×	5.4k 1.5×	1.7k 1.2×	932 0.7×	29	15.0k
Dale A. Pelletier United States	42	6.3k 1.1×	4.3k 1.0×	3.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	922 0.7×	104	15.5k
Paramvir Dehal United States	17	9.1k 1.6×	3.0k 0.7×	4.4k 1.2×	725 0.5×	848 0.6×	25	16.3k
Son Pham United States	10	9.8k 1.7×	3.8k 0.9×	5.3k 1.5×	905 0.6×	827 0.6×	15	18.5k
K. Kersters Belgium	73	8.6k 1.5×	7.1k 1.7×	4.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	452 0.3×	218	19.5k
David Lane France	38	11.9k 2.1×	5.0k 1.2×	9.5k 2.6×	3.1k 2.1×	1.2k 0.8×	100	25.4k
Patrick A. D. Grimont France	70	11.6k 2.1×	4.3k 1.1×	6.1k 1.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	290	25.4k
Max A. Alekseyev United States	14	10.6k 1.9×	4.1k 1.0×	5.7k 1.6×	963 0.7×	880 0.6×	35	19.9k
Alexander Sirotkin Russia	8	10.0k 1.8×	3.8k 0.9×	5.5k 1.5×	949 0.7×	847 0.6×	22	19.1k
Matthias Horn Austria	57	7.7k 1.4×	1.5k 0.4×	4.9k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	157	16.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W G Weisburg

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He, Jie, Michael E. Bose, Eric T. Beck, et al.. (2009). Rapid Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Typing of Influenza A and B Virus, and Subtyping of Influenza A Virus into H1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, N1 (Human), N1 (Animal), N2, and N7, Including Typing of Novel Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus, during the 2009 Outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47(9). 2772–2778. 75 indexed citations

Russell, James E., et al.. (2002). Sequencing of Production-Scale Synthetic Oligonucleotides by Enriching for Coupling Failures Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Biochemistry. 301(1). 57–64. 8 indexed citations

Nietupski, Raymond, Dale A. Pelletier, Mark J. Fiandaca, et al.. (1996). Detection of rRNA from four respiratory pathogens using an automated Qβ replicase assay. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 10(5). 359–370. 9 indexed citations

Paster, Bruce J., Dale A. Pelletier, Floyd E. Dewhirst, et al.. (1996). Phylogenetic position of the spirochetal genus Cristispira. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62(3). 942–946. 17 indexed citations

Nietupski, Raymond, et al.. (1995). Comparison of Mycobacterium 23S rRNA Sequences by High-Temperature Reverse Transcription and PCR. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45(4). 811–819. 16 indexed citations

Bruns, Thomas D., Rytas Vilgalys, Susan M. Barns, et al.. (1992). Evolutionary relationships within the fungi: Analyses of nuclear small subunit rRNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 1(3). 231–241. 246 indexed citations

An, Qing, G Radcliffe, Roberto Vassallo, et al.. (1992). Infection with a plasmid-free variant Chlamydia related to Chlamydia trachomatis identified by using multiple assays for nucleic acid detection. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 30(11). 2814–2821. 70 indexed citations

Breeuwer, Johannes A. J., Richard Stouthamer, Susan M. Barns, et al.. (1992). Phylogeny of cytoplasmic incompatibility microorganisms in the parasitoid wasp genus Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) based on 16S ribosomal DNA sequences. Insect Molecular Biology. 1(1). 25–36. 152 indexed citations

Weisburg, W G, Susan M. Barns, Dale A. Pelletier, & David Lane. (1991). 16S ribosomal DNA amplification for phylogenetic study. Journal of Bacteriology. 173(2). 697–703. 9812 indexed citations breakdown →

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Paster, Bruce J., Floyd E. Dewhirst, W G Weisburg, et al.. (1991). Phylogenetic analysis of the spirochetes. Journal of Bacteriology. 173(19). 6101–6109. 231 indexed citations

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TULLY, J. G., D. L. ROSE, Patricia Carle, et al.. (1990). Mycoplasma melaleucae sp. nov., a Sterol-Requiring Mollicute from Flowers of Several Tropical Plants. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 40(2). 143–147. 7 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Suhail, W G Weisburg, & Roy A. Jensen. (1990). Evolution of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis and application to the fine-tuned phylogenetic positioning of enteric bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology. 172(2). 1051–1061. 57 indexed citations

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Weisburg, W G, Stephen J. Giovannoni, & Carl R. Woese. (1989). The Deinococcus-Thermus Phylum and the Effect of rRNA Composition on Phylogenetic Tree Construction. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 11(2). 128–134. 130 indexed citations

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Weisburg, W G, Michael E. Dobson, James E. Samuel, et al.. (1989). Phylogenetic diversity of the Rickettsiae. Journal of Bacteriology. 171(8). 4202–4206. 289 indexed citations

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Weisburg, W G, Joseph G. Tully, D. L. ROSE, et al.. (1989). A phylogenetic analysis of the mycoplasmas: basis for their classification. Journal of Bacteriology. 171(12). 6455–6467. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rogers, Michael J., Jessica Simmons, Richard Walker, et al.. (1985). Construction of the mycoplasma evolutionary tree from 5S rRNA sequence data.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(4). 1160–1164. 120 indexed citations

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Weisburg, W G, et al.. (1985). Natural relationship between bacteroides and flavobacteria. Journal of Bacteriology. 164(1). 230–236. 128 indexed citations

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Woese, Carl R., W G Weisburg, Bruce J. Paster, et al.. (1984). The phylogeny of purple bacteria: The beta subdivision. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 5(3). 327–336. 136 indexed citations

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Woese, Carl R., Erko Stackebrandt, W G Weisburg, et al.. (1984). The phylogeny of purple bacteria: The alpha subdivision. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 5(3). 315–326. 421 indexed citations

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Weisburg, W G & Ralph S. Tanner. (1982). Aminoglycoside sensitivity of archaebacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 14(4). 307–310. 14 indexed citations

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