2026 Abraham L. Sonenshein: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	85	894	800	414	351	208	22007
Genetics	84	1373	1301	647	607	196	21458

Abraham L. Sonenshein publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abraham L. Sonenshein sits on this spectrum.

55 publications 679+

This scientist: 208 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Abraham L. Sonenshein D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Abraham L. Sonenshein sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Abraham L. Sonenshein is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific attention to molecular biology, biotechnology, infectious diseases, pharmacology, and food science.

The scientist has contributed to several topics including:

Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Identification and Quantification in Food
Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
Gut microbiota and health
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Microbial Inactivation Methods

Some of the recent papers published by Abraham L. Sonenshein include:

In vivo commensal control of Clostridioides difficile virulence, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
Genome-wide identification of Listeria monocytogenes CodY-binding sites, 2020, Molecular Microbiology
Role of GlnR in Controlling Expression of Nitrogen Metabolism Genes in Listeria monocytogenes, 2020, Journal of Bacteriology
The branched chain aminotransferase IlvE promotes growth, stress resistance and pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Rajesh Biswas, Boris R. Belitsky, Brintha Girinathan, Nicholas DiBenedetto, and Jay Worley.

Their work has appeared in a variety of publication venues such as Cell Host & Microbe, Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

In 2010, Abraham L. Sonenshein was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

Bacillus subtilis and other gram-positive bacteria : biochemistry, physiology, and molecular genetics

Abraham L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard Losick

1369
Citations
Bacillus Subtilis and Its Closest Relatives: From Genes to Cells

A. L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard. Losick

1073
Citations
Bile Salts and Glycine as Cogerminants for Clostridium difficile Spores

Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein

873
Citations
Control of key metabolic intersections in Bacillus subtilis

Abraham L. Sonenshein

540
Citations
CodY, a global regulator of stationary phase and virulence in Gram-positive bacteria.

Abraham L Sonenshein

491
Citations
Bacillus subtilis CodY represses early-stationary-phase genes by sensing GTP levels

Manoja Ratnayake-Lecamwasam;Pascale Serror;Ka-Wing Wong;Abraham L. Sonenshein

435
Citations
Bacillus subtilis and Its Closest Relatives

Abraham L. Sonenshein;James A. Hoch;Richard Losick

429
Citations
Additional Targets of the Bacillus subtilis Global Regulator CodY Identified by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and Genome-Wide Transcript Analysis

Virginie Molle;Yoshiko Nakaura;Robert P. Shivers;Hirotake Yamaguchi

418
Citations
Inhibiting the Initiation of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination using Analogs of Chenodeoxycholic Acid, a Bile Acid

Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein

390
Citations
Regulated transcription of Clostridium difficile toxin genes.

Bruno Dupuy;Abraham L. Sonenshein

352
Citations
Control of sporulation initiation in Bacillus subtilis.

Abraham L Sonenshein

331
Citations
Activation of the Bacillus subtilis global regulator CodY by direct interaction with branched-chain amino acids

Robert P. Shivers;Abraham L. Sonenshein

308
Citations
Repression of Clostridium difficile toxin gene expression by CodY

Sean S. Dineen;Anuradha C. Villapakkam;Jared T. Nordman;Abraham L. Sonenshein

276
Citations
Transcriptional regulation of Bacillus subtilis glucose starvation-inducible genes: control of gsiA by the ComP-ComA signal transduction system.

J P Mueller;G Bukusoglu;A L Sonenshein

268
Citations
Direct Targets of CodY in Staphylococcus aureus

Charlotte D. Majerczyk;Paul M. Dunman;Thanh T. Luong;Chia Y. Lee

265
Citations
A gene required for nutritional repression of the Bacillus subtilis dipeptide permease operon

Frank J. Slack;Pascale Serror;Elizabeth Joyce;Abraham L. Sonenshein

258
Citations
Change in the template specificity of RNA polymerase during sporulation of Bacillus subtilis.

Richard Losick;Abraham L. Sonenshein

250
Citations
Staphylococcus aureus CodY Negatively Regulates Virulence Gene Expression

Charlotte D. Majerczyk;Marat R. Sadykov;Thanh T. Luong;Chia Lee

248
Citations
Chenodeoxycholate Is an Inhibitor of Clostridium difficile Spore Germination

Joseph A. Sorg;Abraham L. Sonenshein

248
Citations
Role and Regulation of Bacillus subtilis Glutamate Dehydrogenase Genes

Boris R. Belitsky;Abraham L. Sonenshein

244
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Losick Harvard University

Bruno Dupuy Institut Pasteur

Saul Tzipori Tufts University

Yuval Shoham Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Anthony J. Wilkinson University of York

James A. Hoch Scripps Research Institute

Frank J. Slack Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Michiko M. Nakano Oregon Health & Science University

Gerald T. Keusch Boston University

Peter Zuber Oregon Health & Science University

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