D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Ben C. Berks

University of Oxford
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 67 Citations 14,536 127 World Ranking 5286 National Ranking 399

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Awards & Achievements

2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Ben C. Berks is best known for:

Enzyme
Bacteria
Gene

His work often combines Biochemistry and Biophysics studies. He conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Biophysics and Biochemistry through his research. His study deals with a combination of Gene and Mutant. His study deals with a combination of Mutant and Gene. He frequently studies issues relating to Operon and Escherichia coli. His research combines Escherichia coli and Operon. Many of his studies on Cell biology involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Transport protein. His Transport protein study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Cell biology. Ben C. Berks conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Twin-arginine translocation pathway and Signal peptide through his works.

His most cited work include:

A common export pathway for proteins binding complex redox cofactors? (627 citations)
The Tat protein export pathway (546 citations)
Enzymes and associated electron transport systems that catalyse the respiratory reduction of nitrogen oxides and oxyanions (510 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

Biochemistry and Biophysics are two areas of study in which Ben C. Berks engages in interdisciplinary research. While working on this project, he studies both Gene and Mutant. In his papers, Ben C. Berks integrates diverse fields, such as Mutant and Gene. His Escherichia coli study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Periplasmic space. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Escherichia coli and Periplasmic space. His Enzyme study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Nitrite reductase. By researching both Nitrite reductase and Nitrate reductase, he produces research that crosses academic boundaries. He performs multidisciplinary studies into Nitrate reductase and Enzyme in his work. His Organic chemistry study typically links adjacent topics like Sulfur.

Ben C. Berks most often published in these fields:

Biochemistry (93.27%)
Gene (81.73%)
Escherichia coli (54.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

Gene (100.00%)
Biochemistry (100.00%)
Cell biology (60.00%)

In recent works Ben C. Berks was focusing on the following fields of study:

His work blends Gene and Protein subunit studies together. Ben C. Berks regularly ties together related areas like Genetics in his Protein subunit studies. Ben C. Berks combines Genetics and Transformation (genetics) in his studies. He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Transformation (genetics) and DNA in his research. He performs multidisciplinary study in DNA and Nuclease in his work. In his works, he conducts interdisciplinary research on Nuclease and Gene. He brings together Biochemistry and Biological system to produce work in his papers. Ben C. Berks incorporates Biological system and Biochemistry in his studies. His research brings together the fields of Transport protein and Cell biology.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Type 9 secretion system structures reveal a new protein transport mechanism (111 citations)
Structures of the stator complex that drives rotation of the bacterial flagellum (98 citations)
Type 9 secretion system structures reveal a new protein transport mechanism. (40 citations)

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Best Publications

A common export pathway for proteins binding complex redox cofactors

Ben C. Berks.
Molecular Microbiology (1996)

983 Citations

The Tat protein export pathway

Ben C. Berks;Frank Sargent;Tracy Palmer;Tracy Palmer.
Molecular Microbiology (2000)

752 Citations

ENZYMES AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS THAT CATALYSE THE RESPIRATORY REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND OXYANIONS

Ben C. Berks;Stuart J. Ferguson;James W.B. Moir;James W.B. Moir;David J. Richardson.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (1995)

722 Citations

Overlapping functions of components of a bacterial Sec-independent protein export pathway.

Frank Sargent;Frank Sargent;Erik G. Bogsch;Nicola R. Stanley;Nicola R. Stanley;Margaret Wexler;Margaret Wexler.
The EMBO Journal (1998)

637 Citations

Functional, biochemical and genetic diversity of prokaryotic nitrate reductases

David Richardson;B. C. Berks;D. A. Russell;S. Spiro.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (2001)

483 Citations

AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A NOVEL BACTERIAL PROTEIN EXPORT SYSTEM WITH HOMOLOGUES IN PLASTIDS AND MITOCHONDRIA

Erik G. Bogsch;Frank Sargent;Frank Sargent;Nicola R. Stanley;Nicola R. Stanley;Ben C. Berks.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1998)

466 Citations

The twin-arginine translocation (Tat) protein export pathway

Tracy Palmer;Ben C. Berks.
Nature Reviews Microbiology (2012)

443 Citations

Sec-independent Protein Translocation in Escherichia coli: A DISTINCT AND PIVOTAL ROLE FOR THE TatB PROTEIN *

Frank Sargent;Frank Sargent;Nicola R. Stanley;Nicola R. Stanley;Ben C. Berks;Tracy Palmer;Tracy Palmer.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1999)

366 Citations

The twin arginine consensus motif of Tat signal peptides is involved in Sec-independent protein targeting in Escherichia coli.

Nicola R. Stanley;Nicola R. Stanley;Tracy Palmer;Tracy Palmer;Ben C. Berks.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (2000)

335 Citations

A 12-cistron Escherichia coli operon (hyf) encoding a putative proton-translocating formate hydrogenlyase system.

Simon C. Andrews;Ben C. Berks;Joseph McClay;Andrew Ambler.
Microbiology (1997)

318 Citations

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