William W. Mohn

17.5k citations

165 papers · 12.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 62

Impact in

Pollution top 0.1%
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
Emergency Medical Services top 0.2%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Papers in

Pollution 56
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants 49
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal 13
Ecology 40
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology 35

Co-authors: James M. Tiedje Lindsay D. Eltis Martin Hartmann Zhongtang Yu Pedro A. Dimitriu B. Brett Finlay Gordon R. Stewart Kelly M. McNagny
Journals: Applied and Environmental Microbiology (32 papers)Journal of Bacteriology (14 papers)The ISME Journal (10 papers)Canadian Journal of Microbiology (8 papers)Environmental Microbiology (7 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

William W. Mohn

165 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Bacterial contributions to delignification and lignocellulose degradation in forest soils with metagenomic and quantitative stable isotope probing 2018 · 292 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 The ISME Journal
2015 Science Translational Medicine
2012 EMBO Reports
2012 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
1992 Microbiological Reviews

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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1	Characterization of a two-component kinase that initiates the bacterial catabolism of hydroxyphenylethanones Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Gara N. Dexter, J.C. Grigg, Michael Zahn, Mohamed Attia Ahmed, عباس وفایی, William W. Mohn, Lindsay D. Eltis	2025	1
2	Antibiotic use during pregnancy is linked to offspring gut microbial dysbiosis, barrier disruption, and altered immunity along the gut–lung axis European Journal of Immunology ·H. Heischmann, Oliver Hölsken, Claudia U. Duerr, Santiago N. Otaiza-González, Nora Branzk, 誠人簑原, Dominik Leitz, Julia Duerr, ziyaars, Gabriela Barrientos, William W. Mohn, Vladyslav Marchenko, Melanie L. Conrad	2023	6
3	Discovery of lignin-transforming bacteria and enzymes in thermophilic environments using stable isotope probing The ISME Journal ·David J. Levy‐Booth, Laura E. Navas, В.Ю. Траскин, Liyang Liu, Thomas Dalhuisen, Scott Renneckar, Lindsay D. Eltis, William W. Mohn	2022	41
4	Bacterial catabolism of acetovanillone, a lignin-derived compound Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gara N. Dexter, Laura E. Navas, J.C. Grigg, R. Le Bihan, David J. Levy‐Booth, Elkawakib, Lorraine Maden, Inca Chui, Soo‐Kyeong Jang, Scott Renneckar, Lindsay D. Eltis, William W. Mohn	2022	11
5	Microbiome of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri shares compositional and functional similarities with those of marine sponges The ISME Journal ·E Camille, Johannes Holert, Erick Cardenas, William W. Mohn, Lisa Y. Stein	2022	9
6	Proteome, Bioinformatic, and Functional Analyses Reveal a Distinct and Conserved Metabolic Pathway for Bile Salt Degradation in the Sphingomonadaceae Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·S. Sutera, Lars Wöhlbrand, Johannes Holert, Zakhar Tagirovich Subeev, Mega Inez Judit, William W. Mohn, Ralf Rabus, Bodo Philipp	2021	7
7	Biogeography of the Relationship between the Child Gut Microbiome and Innate Immune System mBio ·Nelly Amenyogbe, Pedro A. Dimitriu, Kinga K. Smolen, Eric Brown, Casey P. Shannon, Scott J. Tebbutt, Phillip J. Cooper, Arnaud Marchant, Tessa Goetghebuer, Monika Esser, B. Brett Finlay, Tobias R. Kollmann, William W. Mohn	2021	12
8	Characterization of alkylguaiacol-degrading cytochromes P450 for the biocatalytic valorization of lignin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·В.Ю. Траскин, David J. Levy‐Booth, Laura E. Navas, Elkawakib, J.C. Grigg, Lydia Trigawanti, Rui Katahira, Gregg T. Beckham, William W. Mohn, Lindsay D. Eltis	2020	51
9	Genomics and metatranscriptomics of biogeochemical cycling and degradation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds in thermal swamp sediment The ISME Journal ·David J. Levy‐Booth, 秀美石神, J P. Reise, Liyang Liu, Scott Renneckar, Lindsay D. Eltis, William W. Mohn	2020	54
10	Steryl Ester Formation and Accumulation in Steroid-Degrading Bacteria Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Johannes Holert, Sidnei Moura Silva, 秀美石神, Lindsay D. Eltis, William W. Mohn	2019	16
11	Bacterial contributions to delignification and lignocellulose degradation in forest soils with metagenomic and quantitative stable isotope probing The ISME Journal ·Roland C. Wilhelm, Rahul Singh, Lindsay D. Eltis, William W. Mohn Hit paper breakdown →	2018	292
12	Effects of timber harvesting on the genetic potential for carbon and nitrogen cycling in five North American forest ecozones Scientific Reports ·Erick Cardenas, Luis H. Orellana, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, William W. Mohn	2018	21
13	Biogeography and organic matter removal shape long-term effects of timber harvesting on forest soil microbial communities The ISME Journal ·Roland C. Wilhelm, Erick Cardenas, Kendra Maas, Hilary Leung, Frits Vanrhee, Shannon M. Berch, William K. Chapman, Graeme D. Hope, J. M. Kranabetter, 龚美燕, Matt D. Busse, Robert L. Fleming, Paul W. Hazlett, Kara L. Webster, David M. Morris, D. Andrew Scott, William W. Mohn	2017	46
14	Non-symbiotic Bradyrhizobium ecotypes dominate North American forest soils The ISME Journal ·David VanInsberghe, Kendra Maas, Erick Cardenas, Cameron Strachan, Steven Hallam, William W. Mohn	2015	145
15	Soils, microbes, and forest health: A qualitative analysis of social and institutional factors affecting genomic technology adoption Technology in Society ·Sara Crann, Priya Mile, Diane B. Rude, William W. Mohn, Kieran C. O’Doherty	2015	9
16	Host Response to the Lung Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Marc A. Sze, Pedro A. Dimitriu, Masaru Suzuki, John E. McDonough, Joshua D. Campbell, John F. Brothers, John R. Erb‐Downward, Gary B. Huffnagle, Shizu Hayashi, W. Mark Elliott, Joel D. Cooper, Don D. Sin, Marc E. Lenburg, Avrum Spira, William W. Mohn, James C. Hogg	2015	177
17	The Lung Tissue Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Marc A. Sze, Pedro A. Dimitriu, Shizu Hayashi, W. Mark Elliott, John E. McDonough, John V. Gosselink, Joel D. Cooper, Don D. Sin, William W. Mohn, James C. Hogg Hit paper breakdown →	2012	423
18	A comparison of bacterial populations in enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes using membrane filtration or gravity sedimentation for solids–liquid separation Water Research ·Eric R. Hall, 王一卓, William W. Mohn	2010	25
19	Bacterial growth and biofilm production on pyrene FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Mikael Eriksson, Gunnel Dalhammar, William W. Mohn	2002	45
20	On site bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated Arctic tundra soils in inoculated biopiles Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·William W. Mohn, R. F. S., Rogério José da Silva, Kenneth J. Reimer	2001	77

About William W. Mohn

William W. Mohn is a scholar working on Pollution, Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, having authored 165 papers that have together received 12.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (49 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (35 papers), Gut microbiota and health (22 papers), Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (18 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (13 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pollution (2.9k citations), Emergency Medical Services (857 citations), Ecology (2.5k citations), Pharmacology (794 citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.2k citations). William W. Mohn has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include James M. Tiedje, Lindsay D. Eltis, Martin Hartmann, Zhongtang Yu, Pedro A. Dimitriu, B. Brett Finlay, Gordon R. Stewart, Kelly M. McNagny, Steven Hallam and Josh D. Neufeld. Their work appears in journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, The ISME Journal, Canadian Journal of Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology.

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