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63
Citations
11581
World Ranking
10417
National Ranking
752

Gary Sawers publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary Sawers sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 201 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gary Sawers D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary Sawers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary Sawers is affiliated with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Energy, with a notable focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Genetics, Biochemistry, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Enzyme Structure and Function

Gary Sawers has contributed to a variety of publication venues multiple times. Frequent journals include:

  • Microbiology
  • Current Biology
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Molecular Hydrogen Metabolism: a Widespread Trait of Pathogenic Bacteria and Protists," 2020, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
  • "Bacterial-type ferroxidase tunes iron-dependent phosphate sensing during Arabidopsis root development," 2022, Current Biology
  • "Interdependence of Escherichia coli formate dehydrogenase and hydrogen-producing hydrogenases during mixed carbon sources fermentation at different pHs," 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "The soluble cytoplasmic N-terminal domain of the FocA channel gates bidirectional formate translocation," 2020, Molecular Microbiology
  • "The FocA channel functions to maintain intracellular formate homeostasis during Escherichia coli fermentation," 2022, Microbiology

Collaborative research efforts have involved several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Michelle Kammel
  • Alexander Haase
  • Karen Trchounian
  • Andrea Sinz
  • Christian Arlt

Best Publications

  • Selenocysteine: the 21st amino acid.

    A. Böck;K. Forchhammer;J. Heider;W. Leinfelder

  • The genetic basis of tetrathionate respiration in Salmonella typhimurium.

    Michael Hensel;Andrew P. Hinsley;Thomas Nikolaus;Gary Sawers

  • A radical-chemical route to acetyl-CoA: the anaerobically induced pyruvate formate-lyase system of Escherichia coli.

    Joachim Knappe;Gary Sawers

  • The hydrogenases and formate dehydrogenases of Escherichia coli.

    Gary Sawers

  • Molecular characterization of an operon (hyp) necessary for the activity of the three hydrogenase isoenzymes in Escherichia coli.

    S. Lutz;A. Jacobi;V. Schlensog;R. Böhm

  • Mechanism of regulation of the formate-hydrogenlyase pathway by oxygen, nitrate, and pH: definition of the formate regulon.

    R. Rossmann;G. Sawers;A. Böck

  • Maturation of [NiFe]-hydrogenases in Escherichia coli

    Lucia Forzi;R. Gary Sawers

  • Escherichia coli genes whose products are involved in selenium metabolism

    Walfred Leinfelder;Karl Forchhammer;Franz Zinoni;Gary Sawers

  • Atomic Resolution Structures of Resting-State, Substrate- and Product-Complexed Cu-Nitrite Reductase Provide Insight Into Catalytic Mechanism

    Svetlana V. Antonyuk;Richard W. Strange;Gary Sawers;Robert R. Eady

  • The ArcBA two-component system of Escherichia coli is regulated by the redox state of both the ubiquinone and the menaquinone pool

    Martijn Bekker;Svetlana Alexeeva;Wouter Laan;Gary Sawers

  • Constitutive Expression of Escherichia coli tat Genes Indicates an Important Role for the Twin-Arginine Translocase during Aerobic and Anaerobic Growth

    Rachael L. Jack;Rachael L. Jack;Frank Sargent;Frank Sargent;Ben C. Berks;Gary Sawers

  • Novel keto acid formate‐lyase and propionate kinase enzymes are components of an anaerobic pathway in Escherichia coli that degrades L‐threonine to propionate

    Christian Hesslinger;Shirley A. Fairhurst;Gary Sawers;Gary Sawers

  • A glycyl radical solution: oxygen‐dependent interconversion of pyruvate formate‐lyase

    Gary Sawers;Gregory Watson

  • Effects of Limited Aeration and of the ArcAB System on Intermediary Pyruvate Catabolism in Escherichia coli

    Svetlana Alexeeva;Bart de Kort;Gary Sawers;Klaas J. Hellingwerf

  • Anaerobic regulation of pyruvate formate-lyase from Escherichia coli K-12.

    G Sawers;A Böck

  • RirA, an iron-responsive regulator in the symbiotic bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum

    Jonathan D. Todd;Margaret Wexler;Gary Sawers;Kay H. Yeoman

  • Anaerobic induction of pyruvate formate-lyase gene expression is mediated by the ArcA and FNR proteins.

    G Sawers;B Suppmann

  • Isolation and characterization of hypophosphite--resistant mutants of Escherichia coli: identification of the FocA protein, encoded by the pfl operon, as a putative formate transporter.

    Bernhard Suppmann;Gary Sawers

  • Expression and operon structure of the sel genes of Escherichia coli and identification of a third selenium-containing formate dehydrogenase isoenzyme.

    G Sawers;J Heider;E Zehelein;A Böck

  • Novel transcriptional control of the pyruvate formate-lyase gene: upstream regulatory sequences and multiple promoters regulate anaerobic expression.

    G Sawers;A Böck

Frequent Co-Authors

August Böck
August Böck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Robert R. Eady
Robert R. Eady University of Liverpool
Andrew W. B. Johnston
Andrew W. B. Johnston University of East Anglia
S. Samar Hasnain
S. Samar Hasnain University of Liverpool
David J. Richardson
David J. Richardson Microsoft (United States)
Johann Heider
Johann Heider Philipp University of Marburg
Karl Forchhammer
Karl Forchhammer University of Tübingen
Richard W. Strange
Richard W. Strange University of Essex
Tracy Palmer
Tracy Palmer Newcastle University
Ben C. Berks
Ben C. Berks University of Oxford

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