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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
137
Citations
98142
World Ranking
316
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Ian T. Paulsen is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, supported by significant work in environmental science. The subfields of their scholarly output include molecular biology, ecology, plant science, molecular medicine, and genetics.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research

Paulsen's recent publications highlight research contributions across a range of issues in microbiology and genetics. Selected recent papers are:

  • A decade of advances in transposon-insertion sequencing, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity, 2021, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • The EcoCyc Database in 2021, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Physiological Functions of Bacterial "Multidrug" Efflux Pumps, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • A synthesis of bacterial and archaeal phenotypic trait data, 2020, Scientific Data

Frequent co-authors, reflecting collaborative research efforts, include:

  • Sasha G. Tetu
  • Karl A. Hassan
  • Amy K. Cain
  • Isak S. Pretorius
  • Liam D. H. Elbourne

The majority of Paulsen's publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • mBio

Recognition of Paulsen's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, an opportunistic pathogen.

    C. K. Stover;X. Q. Pham;A. L. Erwin;S. D. Mizoguchi

  • Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Malcolm J. Gardner;Neil Hall;Eula Fung;Owen White

  • Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea

    J. Craig Venter;Karin Remington;John F. Heidelberg;Aaron L. Halpern

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • Major Facilitator Superfamily

    Stephanie S. Pao;Ian T. Paulsen;Milton H. Saier

  • The genome sequence of Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    V. Wood;R. Gwilliam;M.A. Rajandream;M. Lyne

  • The genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Katherine A. Borkovich;Eric U. Selker

  • Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    H. Tettelin;K. E. Nelson;I. T. Paulsen;Jonathan A Eisen

  • Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440

    K. E. Nelson;C. Weinel;I. T. Paulsen;R. J. Dodson

  • Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

  • Proton-dependent multidrug efflux systems.

    Ian T. Paulsen;Melissa H. Brown;Ronald A. Skurray

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of Aspergillus oryzae

    Masayuki Machida;Kiyoshi Asai;Motoaki Sano;Toshihiro Tanaka

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

    I. T. Paulsen;L. Banerjei;G. S. A. Myers;K. E. Nelson

  • The complete genome sequence of the Arabidopsis and tomato pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000

    C. Robin Buell;Vinita Joardar;Magdalen Lindeberg;Jeremy Selengut

  • Insights on Evolution of Virulence and Resistance from the Complete Genome Analysis of an Early Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain and a Biofilm-Producing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strain

    Steven R. Gill;Derrick E. Fouts;Gordon L. Archer;Emmanuel F. Mongodin

  • Genome sequence of the dissimilatory metal ion-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis.

    John F. Heidelberg;Ian T. Paulsen;Karen E. Nelson;Eric J. Gaidos;Eric J. Gaidos

  • Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils

    Naomi L. Ward;Jean F. Challacombe;Jean F. Challacombe;Peter H. Janssen;Peter H. Janssen;Bernard Henrissat

  • The Genome of the Natural Genetic Engineer Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58

    Derek W. Wood;Joao C. Setubal;Rajinder Kaul;Dave E. Monks

  • The major facilitator superfamily.

    Saier Mh;Beatty Jt;Goffeau A;Harley Kt

Frequent Co-Authors

Milton H. Saier
Milton H. Saier University of California, San Diego
Claire M. Fraser
Claire M. Fraser University of Maryland, Baltimore
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
William C. Nelson
William C. Nelson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ronald A. Skurray
Ronald A. Skurray University of Sydney
Melissa H. Brown
Melissa H. Brown Flinders University
Joyce E. Loper
Joyce E. Loper Oregon State University
Robert J. Dodson
Robert J. Dodson Northwestern University
Robert T. DeBoy
Robert T. DeBoy J. Craig Venter Institute
Sean C. Daugherty
Sean C. Daugherty University of Maryland, Baltimore

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