Wolfgang R. Streit

15.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang R. Streit is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang R. Streit has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Ecology and 36 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang R. Streit's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (31 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (28 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (23 papers). Wolfgang R. Streit is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (31 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (28 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (23 papers). Wolfgang R. Streit collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Wolfgang R. Streit's co-authors include Jennifer Chow, Dominik Danso, Ruth A. Schmitz, Georg W. Kreutzberg, Christel Schmeisser, Helen L. Steele, Manuel B. Graeber, Karl‐Erich Jaeger, G. W. Kreutzberg and Rolf Daniel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Chemical Society Reviews and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang R. Streit

199 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Role for neuronally derived fractalkine in mediating interactions between neurons and CX3CR1-expressing microglia

1998 958 citations Wolfgang R. Streit et al. profile →
Plastics: Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives on Microbial Degradation

2019 572 citations Dominik Danso, Jennifer Chow et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolfgang R. Streit Germany	52	4.5k	2.1k	1.8k	1.7k	1.3k	205	11.1k
Koichi Furukawa Japan	75	11.5k 2.5×	427 0.2×	471 0.3×	1.7k 1.0×	502 0.4×	412	18.3k
Pappachan E. Kolattukudy United States	69	7.2k 1.6×	411 0.2×	385 0.2×	516 0.3×	587 0.5×	275	16.7k
Ke Li China	45	2.3k 0.5×	291 0.1×	530 0.3×	398 0.2×	540 0.4×	471	9.1k
Robert L. Tanguay United States	71	4.1k 0.9×	214 0.1×	454 0.3×	1.8k 1.1×	873 0.7×	336	14.4k
Zhengwei Fu China	69	4.2k 0.9×	220 0.1×	730 0.4×	6.4k 3.7×	1.6k 1.3×	322	17.8k
Song Qin China	50	4.0k 0.9×	138 0.1×	917 0.5×	241 0.1×	2.0k 1.6×	421	10.3k
Zhiyuan Gong Singapore	63	5.5k 1.2×	148 0.1×	596 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	696 0.6×	298	13.1k
Bing Xie China	56	2.4k 0.5×	282 0.1×	590 0.3×	3.9k 2.3×	1.5k 1.2×	428	11.7k
Randall T. Peterson United States	58	11.0k 2.4×	575 0.3×	429 0.2×	199 0.1×	467 0.4×	155	17.2k
Tracey A. Martin United Kingdom	38	3.0k 0.7×	643 0.3×	542 0.3×	319 0.2×	269 0.2×	126	6.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wolfgang R. Streit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang R. Streit

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20 of 20 papers shown

Eschenbach, Annette, et al.. (2025). Litter decomposition and prokaryotic decomposer communities along estuarine gradients. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 204. 109762–109762.

Wang, Mingwei, Weimin Zeng, Zhen Yan, et al.. (2025). The Bio-Desulfurization of Cassiterite–Polymetallic Sulfide Ores Enhanced by a Consortium of Moderately Thermophilic Bacteria. Separations. 12(3). 61–61.

Iacono, Roberta, Valeria Cafaro, Elio Pizzo, et al.. (2024). Biochemical Characterisation of Sis: A Distinct Thermophilic PETase with Enhanced NanoPET Substrate Hydrolysis and Thermal Stability. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(15). 8120–8120. 4 indexed citations

Mamat, Uwe, Oscar Conchillo‐Solé, Pol Huedo, et al.. (2024). The Mla system and its role in maintaining outer membrane barrier function in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1346565–1346565. 5 indexed citations

Chuvochina, Maria, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, et al.. (2023). Andean soil-derived lignocellulolytic bacterial consortium as a source of novel taxa and putative plastic-active enzymes. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 47(1). 126485–126485. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Wenxian, Yuling Zhu, Haina Cheng, et al.. (2023). Identification and biochemical characterization of a novel GH113 β-mannanase from acid mine drainage metagenome. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 192. 108837–108837. 6 indexed citations

Scharnagl, Nico, et al.. (2023). Low-Fouling and Antibacterial Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Polymerization of a Mixed Zwitterionic and Cationic Monomer. Langmuir. 39(49). 17959–17971. 12 indexed citations

Kröger, Cathrin, Timo Friedrich, Nico Scharnagl, et al.. (2023). Zwitterionic surface modification of polyethylene via atmospheric plasma-induced polymerization of (vinylbenzyl-)sulfobetaine and evaluation of antifouling properties. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 224. 113195–113195. 17 indexed citations

Han, Yuchen, et al.. (2023). Novel marine metalloprotease—new approaches for inhibition of biofilm formation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 107(23). 7119–7134. 7 indexed citations

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Chow, Jennifer, Pablo Pérez-García, Wolfgang R. Streit, et al.. (2023). Towards Sustainable Recycling of Epoxy-Based Polymers: Approaches and Challenges of Epoxy Biodegradation. Polymers. 15(12). 2653–2653. 30 indexed citations

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Pérez-García, Pablo, Elisa Costanzi, Christel Schmeisser, et al.. (2023). The metagenome‐derived esterase PET40 is highly promiscuous and hydrolyses polyethylene terephthalate ( PET ). FEBS Journal. 291(1). 70–91. 22 indexed citations

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Stødkilde, Kristian, Anja Poehlein, Mechthild Bömeke, et al.. (2022). Interference and co-existence of staphylococci and Cutibacterium acnes within the healthy human skin microbiome. Communications Biology. 5(1). 923–923. 26 indexed citations

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Indenbirken, Daniela, Elena Katzowitsch, Sigrun Reumann, et al.. (2022). Microalgae and Bacteria Interaction—Evidence for Division of Diligence in the Alga Microbiota. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(4). e0063322–e0063322. 41 indexed citations

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Pérez-García, Pablo, et al.. (2022). Investigation of the halophilic PET hydrolase PET6 from Vibrio gazogenes. Protein Science. 31(12). e4500–e4500. 17 indexed citations

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Kobus, S., Pablo Pérez-García, Filip Kovačić, et al.. (2019). Igni18, a novel metallo-hydrolase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Ignicoccus hospitalis KIN4/I: cloning, expression, purification and X-ray analysis. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications. 75(4). 307–311. 1 indexed citations

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Markel, Ulrich, et al.. (2019). Advances in ultrahigh-throughput screening for directed enzyme evolution. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(1). 233–262. 196 indexed citations

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Fredslund, Folmer, Jens-Christian N. Poulsen, Steen B. Mortensen, et al.. (2018). Structure of a hyperthermostable carbonic anhydrase identified from an active hydrothermal vent chimney. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 114. 48–54. 10 indexed citations

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Chow, Jennifer, Dominik Danso, Manuel Ferrer, & Wolfgang R. Streit. (2018). The Thaumarchaeon N. gargensis carries functional bioABD genes and has a promiscuous E. coli ΔbioH-complementing esterase EstN1. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 13823–13823. 10 indexed citations

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Hornung, C., et al.. (2008). Metagenome-Derived Clones Encoding Two Novel Lactonase Family Proteins Involved in Biofilm Inhibition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(1). 224–233. 89 indexed citations

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Werner, Dietrich, Hani Antoun, James E Cooper, et al.. (1994). Communication and signal exchange in the Rhizobium bradyrhizobium legume system. 7 indexed citations

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