Wil N. Konings

20.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
318 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Wil N. Konings is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wil N. Konings has authored 318 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Molecular Biology, 76 papers in Genetics and 72 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wil N. Konings's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (76 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (68 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (61 papers). Wil N. Konings is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (76 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (68 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (61 papers). Wil N. Konings collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Hungary and Czechia. Wil N. Konings's co-authors include Arnold J. M. Driessen, Hendrik W. van Veen, Bert Poolman, Juke S. Lolkema, Monique Putman, Kanta Sakamoto, Edmund R.S. Kunji, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Marieke G. L. Elferink and Paris S. T. Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Wil N. Konings

316 papers receiving 15.1k 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.

Molecular Properties of Bacterial Multidrug Transporters

2000 627 citations Monique Putman, Hendrik W. van Veen et al. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews profile →
The proteotytic systems of lactic acid bacteria

1996 561 citations Bert Poolman, Wil N. Konings et al. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wil N. Konings Netherlands	69	9.8k	5.0k	2.7k	2.5k	2.1k	318	16.0k
Bert Poolman Netherlands	75	11.7k 1.2×	3.1k 0.6×	3.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	305	17.5k
Arnold J. M. Driessen Netherlands	85	17.6k 1.8×	3.1k 0.6×	8.2k 3.1×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	451	24.5k
Ben de Kruijff Netherlands	84	22.3k 2.3×	3.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.1×	746 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	378	28.0k
Christian R.H. Raetz United States	80	14.3k 1.5×	1.7k 0.3×	5.9k 2.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	234	26.0k
Jan Kok Netherlands	69	10.1k 1.0×	7.3k 1.5×	3.0k 1.1×	809 0.3×	2.5k 1.2×	251	15.5k
Günther Jung Germany	79	13.4k 1.4×	2.0k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	943 0.5×	438	24.6k
Christopher F. Higgins United Kingdom	78	12.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.2×	6.6k 2.5×	6.8k 2.7×	1.3k 0.6×	166	22.1k
H.C. Birnboim Canada	32	11.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.2×	4.9k 1.8×	987 0.4×	479 0.2×	108	19.0k
Barry L. Wanner United States	59	19.5k 2.0×	2.6k 0.5×	13.3k 5.0×	695 0.3×	951 0.5×	111	29.5k
John E. Cronan United States	88	17.5k 1.8×	1.3k 0.3×	4.8k 1.8×	502 0.2×	489 0.2×	389	24.6k

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Lubelski, Jacek, Ronald van Merkerk, Wil N. Konings, & Arnold J. M. Driessen. (2005). Nucleotide-Binding Sites of the Heterodimeric LmrCD ABC-Multidrug Transporter of Lactococcus lactis Are Asymmetric. Biochemistry. 45(2). 648–656. 35 indexed citations

Mazurkiewicz, Piotr, Arnold J. M. Driessen, & Wil N. Konings. (2005). What do Proton Motive Force Driven Multidrug Resistance Transporters Have in Common?. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 7(1). 7–21. 12 indexed citations

Ecker, Gerhard F., Karin Pleban, Stephan Kopp, et al.. (2004). A Three-Dimensional Model for the Substrate Binding Domain of the Multidrug ATP Binding Cassette Transporter LmrA. Molecular Pharmacology. 66(5). 1169–1179. 18 indexed citations

Mazurkiewicz, Piotr, Gerrit J. Poelarends, Arnold J. M. Driessen, & Wil N. Konings. (2003). Facilitated Drug Influx by an Energy-uncoupled Secondary Multidrug Transporter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(1). 103–108. 26 indexed citations

Cool, Robbert H., Jack van de Vossenberg, Michael Müller, et al.. (2002). S‐Decyl‐glutathione nonspecifically stimulates the ATPase activity of the nucleotide‐binding domains of the human multidrug resistance‐associated protein, MRP1 (ABCC1). European Journal of Biochemistry. 269(14). 3470–3478. 8 indexed citations

Poelarends, Gerrit J. & Wil N. Konings. (2002). The Transmembrane Domains of the ABC Multidrug Transporter LmrA Form a Cytoplasmic Exposed, Aqueous Chamber within the Membrane. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(45). 42891–42898. 40 indexed citations

Slotboom, Dirk Jan, Wil N. Konings, & Juke S. Lolkema. (2001). Cysteine-scanning Mutagenesis Reveals a Highly Amphipathic, Pore-lining Membrane-spanning Helix in the Glutamate Transporter GltT. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(14). 10775–10781. 51 indexed citations

Lanfermeijer, Frank C., Frank Detmers, Wil N. Konings, & Bert Poolman. (2000). On the binding mechanism of the peptide receptor of the oligopeptide transport system of Lactococcus lactis. The EMBO Journal. 19(14). 3649–3656. 38 indexed citations

Putman, Monique, Hendrik W. van Veen, & Wil N. Konings. (2000). Molecular Properties of Bacterial Multidrug Transporters. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 64(4). 672–693. 627 indexed citations breakdown →

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Veen, Hendrik W. van, Monique Putman, Abelardo Margollés, Kanta Sakamoto, & Wil N. Konings. (2000). Molecular pharmacological characterization of two multidrug transporters in Lactococcus lactis. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 85(3). 245–249. 9 indexed citations

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Veen, Hendrik W. van, Monique Putman, Abelardo Margollés, Kanta Sakamoto, & Wil N. Konings. (1999). Structure-function analysis of multidrug transporters in Lactococcus lactis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1461(2). 201–206. 26 indexed citations

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Veen, Hendrik W. van, et al.. (1998). A bacterial antibiotic-resistance gene that complements the human multidrug-resistance P-glycoprotein gene. Nature. 391(6664). 291–295. 200 indexed citations

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Tolner, Berend, Bert Poolman, & Wil N. Konings. (1997). Adaptation of microorganisms and their transport systems to high temperatures. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 118(3). 423–428. 30 indexed citations

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Konings, Wil N., Juke S. Lolkema, Henk Bolhuis, et al.. (1997). The role of transport processes in survival of lactic acid bacteria, Energy transduction and multidrug resistance. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 71(1-2). 117–128. 92 indexed citations

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Veen, Hendrik W. van, Koen Venema, Henk Bolhuis, et al.. (1996). Multidrug resistance mediated by a bacterial homolog of the human multidrug transporter MDR1.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(20). 10668–10672. 247 indexed citations

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Laan, Harry, Jan Kok, A J Haandrikman, Gerard Venema, & Wil N. Konings. (1992). Localization and accessibility of antigenic sites of the extracellular serine proteinase of Lactococcus lactis. European Journal of Biochemistry. 204(2). 815–820. 7 indexed citations

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Kuenen, J. Gijs, et al.. (1987). Activity of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in intact and disrupted carboxysomes ofThiobacillus neapolitanus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 42(2-3). 121–124. 13 indexed citations

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Vrij, W de, Angelo Azzi, & Wil N. Konings. (1983). Structural and Functional Properties of Cytochrome c Oxidase from Bacillus subtilis W23. European Journal of Biochemistry. 131(1). 97–103. 52 indexed citations

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Nicolay, Klaas, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, Hans van Gemerden, Robert Kaptein, & Wil N. Konings. (1982). ³¹P NMR studies of photophosphorylation in intact cells ofChromatium vinosum. FEBS Letters. 138(2). 249–254. 13 indexed citations

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Hellingwerf, Klaas J., Wil N. Konings, Klaas Nicolay, & Robert Kaptein. (1981). The Light-Induced Ph Gradient in Chromatophores of Rhodopseudomonas Spheroides as Visualised by [31P]NMR. Photobiochemistry and photobiophysics.. 2(6). 311–319. 3 indexed citations

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