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David Dubnau

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
United States

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

Microbiology D-index 82 Citations 18,982 162 World Ranking 638 National Ranking 316

Genetics D-index 84 Citations 19,239 169 World Ranking 874 National Ranking 434

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Awards & Achievements

1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study David Dubnau is best known for:

Gene
Bacteria
DNA

David Dubnau is investigating Bacteria as part of his Bacillus subtilis and Quorum sensing and Bacteria study. He integrates many fields in his works, including Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. His work in Escherichia coli is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Pilus. His research ties Transcription factor and Genetics together. David Dubnau performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Transcription factor and Gene via his papers. While working on this project, David Dubnau studies both Gene and RNA. He performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of RNA and Molecular biology via his papers. Molecular biology and Microbiology are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary research. David Dubnau conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Microbiology and Bacteria through his research.

His most cited work include:

DNA uptake during bacterial transformation (651 citations)
Bistability in bacteria (637 citations)
Noise in Gene Expression Determines Cell Fate in Bacillus subtilis (609 citations)

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

David Dubnau merges Genetics with Computational biology in his study. David Dubnau incorporates Computational biology and Genetics in his studies. Borrowing concepts from Plasmid, David Dubnau weaves in ideas under Gene. He performs multidisciplinary study in Bacteria and Gene expression in his work. In his works, David Dubnau conducts interdisciplinary research on Gene expression and Gene. David Dubnau merges Bacillus subtilis with Escherichia coli in his research. David Dubnau conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis through his research. Cell biology and Biochemistry are two areas of study in which David Dubnau engages in interdisciplinary research. David Dubnau performs multidisciplinary study in Biochemistry and Cell biology in his work.

David Dubnau most often published in these fields:

Genetics (95.18%)
Gene (90.36%)
Bacteria (84.94%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

Genetics (100.00%)
Bacteria (100.00%)
Gene (100.00%)

In recent works David Dubnau was focusing on the following fields of study:

David Dubnau applies the principles of Phosphorylation, Cytoplasm and Motility in his work under Cell biology. David Dubnau performs multidisciplinary study on Phosphorylation and Response regulator in his works. David Dubnau combines Cytoplasm and Periplasmic space in his studies. He incorporates Periplasmic space and Bacterial outer membrane in his research. He integrates Motility and Flagellum in his studies. His work often combines Flagellum and Flagellin studies. His research ties RNA and Genetics together. His research on RNA frequently links to adjacent areas such as Genetics. In his works, he undertakes multidisciplinary study on Bacteria and Virulence.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Mechanisms of DNA Uptake by Naturally Competent Bacteria (112 citations)
ComGA-RelA interaction and persistence in theBacillus subtilis K-state (47 citations)
A protein complex supports the production of Spo0A-P and plays additional roles for biofilms and the K-state inBacillus subtilis (28 citations)

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Best Publications

Bistability in bacteria

David Dubnau;Richard Losick;Richard Losick.
Molecular Microbiology (2006)

955 Citations

Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus plasmids introduced by transformation into Bacillus subtilis.

T J Gryczan;S Contente;D Dubnau.
Journal of Bacteriology (1978)

774 Citations

Noise in gene expression determines cell fate in Bacillus subtilis.

Hédia Maamar;Arjun Raj;David Dubnau.
Science (2007)

758 Citations

Fate of transforming DNA following uptake by competent Bacillus subtilis. I. Formation and properties of the donor-recipient complex.

David Dubnau;Rosa Davidoff-Abelson.
Journal of Molecular Biology (1971)

654 Citations

Competence in Bacillus subtilis is controlled by regulated proteolysis of a transcription factor

Kürşad Turgay;Jeanette Hahn;Jan Burghoorn;David Dubnau.
The EMBO Journal (1998)

425 Citations

Bistability in the Bacillus subtilis K‐state (competence) system requires a positive feedback loop

Hédia Maamar;David Dubnau.
Molecular Microbiology (2005)

416 Citations

Fate of transforming DNA following uptake by competent Bacillus subtilis

David Dubnau;Carol Cirigliano.
Journal of Molecular Biology (1972)

354 Citations

Genetic mapping in Bacillus subtilis.

David Dubnau;Claire Goldthwaite;Issar Smith;Julius Marmur.
Journal of Molecular Biology (1967)

311 Citations

Expression of competence genes in Bacillus subtilis.

M. Albano;J. Hahn;David Dubnau.
Journal of Bacteriology (1987)

307 Citations

Microarray analysis of the Bacillus subtilis K-state: genome-wide expression changes dependent on ComK.

Randy M. Berka;Jeanette Hahn;Mark Albano;Irena Draskovic.
Molecular Microbiology (2002)

299 Citations

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External Links

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