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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
111
Citations
46165
World Ranking
937
National Ranking
6

Chemistry

D-Index
111
Citations
45867
World Ranking
771
National Ranking
7

Edward A. Bayer publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward A. Bayer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 488 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Edward A. Bayer D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward A. Bayer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Edward A. Bayer is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 53 publications, and Engineering, with 22 publications. Their work further specializes in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Biomaterials.

The scientist focuses on several main topics within their research portfolio. These include Biofuel production and bioconversion, Enzyme Production and Characterization, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls, and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with six publications, FEBS Journal with three, Green Carbon and Science Advances with two publications each, and Journal of Biological Chemistry also with two publications.

Recent papers published by Edward A. Bayer cover diverse aspects of bioconversion and molecular biology:

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Cryptic diversity of cellulose-degrading gut bacteria in industrialized humans, 2024, Science
  • Coordinated β-glucosidase activity with the cellulosome is effective for enhanced lignocellulose saccharification, 2021, Bioresource Technology
  • Cellulosomal hemicellulases: Indispensable players for ensuring effective lignocellulose bioconversion, 2024, Green Carbon
  • Discovery and mechanism of a pH-dependent dual-binding-site switch in the interaction of a pair of protein modules, 2020, Science Advances

Collaboration is an important aspect of Edward A. Bayer's research, with frequent co-authors including Sarah Moraïs, Itzhak Mizrahi, Yajun Liu, Yingang Feng, and Qiu Cui. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement with experts in related domains and contribute to the multidisciplinary nature of their work.

Best Publications

  • Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities.

    Atanas G Atanasov;Sergey B Zotchev;Verena M Dirsch

  • Polysaccharide utilization by gut bacteria: potential for new insights from genomic analysis

    Harry James Flint;Edward A. Bayer;Marco T. Rincon;Raphael Lamed

  • The avidin-biotin complex in bioanalytical applications

    Meir Wilchek;Edward A. Bayer

  • The Cellulosomes: Multienzyme Machines for Degradation of Plant Cell Wall Polysaccharides

    Edward A. Bayer;Jean-Pierre Belaich;Yuval Shoham;Raphael Lamed

  • Introduction to avidin-biotin technology.

    Meir Wilchek;Edward A. Bayer

  • How Does Plant Cell Wall Nanoscale Architecture Correlate with Enzymatic Digestibility

    Shi You Ding;Yu San Liu;Yining Zeng;Michael E. Himmel

  • Three-dimensional structures of avidin and the avidin-biotin complex

    Oded Livnah;Edward A. Bayer;Meir Wilchek;Joel L. Sussman

  • The use of the avidin-biotin complex as a tool in molecular biology

    Edward A. Bayer;Meir Wilchek

  • Cellulose, cellulases and cellulosomes

    Edward A Bayer;Henri Chanzy;Raphael Lamed;Yuval Shoham

  • Characterization of a cellulose-binding, cellulase-containing complex in Clostridium thermocellum.

    R Lamed;E Setter;E A Bayer

  • Crystal structure of a bacterial family-III cellulose-binding domain: a general mechanism for attachment to cellulose.

    J. Tormo;R. Lamed;A. J. Chirino;E. Morag

  • The cellulosome — A treasure-trove for biotechnology

    Edward A. Bayer;Ely Morag;Raphael Lamed

  • Cellulosomes: bacterial nanomachines for dismantling plant polysaccharides

    Lior Artzi;Edward A. Bayer;Sarah Moraïs

  • Cellulosomes-structure and ultrastructure.

    Edward A. Bayer;Linda J.W. Shimon;Yuval Shoham;Raphael Lamed

  • The cellulosome concept as an efficient microbial strategy for the degradation of insoluble polysaccharides.

    Yuval Shoham;Raphael Lamed;Edward A. Bayer

  • The potential of cellulases and cellulosomes for cellulosic waste management.

    Edward A Bayer;Raphael Lamed;Michael E Himmel

  • From cellulosomes to cellulosomics

    Edward A. Bayer;Raphael Lamed;Bryan A. White;Harry James Flint

  • Adherence of Clostridium thermocellum to cellulose.

    E A Bayer;R Kenig;R Lamed

  • Action of designer cellulosomes on homogeneous versus complex substrates: controlled incorporation of three distinct enzymes into a defined trifunctional scaffoldin.

    Henri-Pierre Fierobe;Florence Mingardon;Adva Mechaly;Anne Bélaïch

  • Cellulosome: a discrete cell surface organelle of Clostridium thermocellum which exhibits separate antigenic, cellulose-binding and various cellulolytic activities

    R. Lamed;E. Setter;R. Kenig;E.A. Bayer

  • [14] Protein biotinylation

    Edward A. Bayer;Meir Wilchek

Frequent Co-Authors

Raphael Lamed
Raphael Lamed Tel Aviv University
Meir Wilchek
Meir Wilchek Weizmann Institute of Science
Yuval Shoham
Yuval Shoham Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Felix Frolow
Felix Frolow Tel Aviv University
Linda J. W. Shimon
Linda J. W. Shimon Weizmann Institute of Science
Harry J. Flint
Harry J. Flint University of Aberdeen
Michael E. Himmel
Michael E. Himmel National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Carlos M. G. A. Fontes
Carlos M. G. A. Fontes Nzytech (Portugal)
Bryan A. White
Bryan A. White University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Harry J. Gilbert
Harry J. Gilbert Newcastle University

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