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Mark Gomelsky

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
12647
World Ranking
16999
National Ranking
7008

Mark Gomelsky 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 Mark Gomelsky sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 105 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Gomelsky 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 Mark Gomelsky sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark Gomelsky is affiliated with the University of Wyoming in the United States and has a research profile centered on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional focus on agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans various subfields such as biotechnology, molecular biology, plant science, food science, and genetics.

The scientist's research addresses several topics, including:

  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Microbial Metabolism and Applications
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Mark Gomelsky has published multiple papers across various venues, with a number of works appearing in Frontiers in Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Plant Pathology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and ACS Synthetic Biology. Notable recent publications include:

  • Antifungal weapons of Lysobacter, a mighty biocontrol agent, 2021, Environmental Microbiology
  • Coordinated control of the type IV pili and c-di-GMP-dependent antifungal antibiotic production in Lysobacter by the response regulator PilR, 2021, Molecular Plant Pathology
  • The Listeria monocytogenes exopolysaccharide significantly enhances colonization and survival on fresh produce, 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Lignan-containing maple products inhibit Listeria monocytogenes biofilms on fresh produce, 2023, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Maple compounds prevent biofilm formation in Listeria monocytogenes via sortase inhibition, 2024, Frontiers in Microbiology

The scientist regularly collaborates with researchers such as Ahmed M. Elbakush, Kangwen Xu, Danyu Shen, Shan-Ho Chou, and Guoliang Qian, with four coauthored papers with Elbakush and multiple collaborations with others.

Mark Gomelsky was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Cyclic di-GMP: the First 25 Years of a Universal Bacterial Second Messenger

    Ute Römling;Michael Y. Galperin;Mark Gomelsky

  • C-di-GMP: the dawning of a novel bacterial signalling system

    Ute Römling;Mark Gomelsky;Michael Y. Galperin

  • The ubiquitous protein domain EAL is a cyclic diguanylate-specific phosphodiesterase: enzymatically active and inactive EAL domains.

    Andrew J. Schmidt;Dmitri A. Ryjenkov;Mark Gomelsky

  • Cyclic Diguanylate Is a Ubiquitous Signaling Molecule in Bacteria: Insights into Biochemistry of the GGDEF Protein Domain

    Dmitri A. Ryjenkov;Marina Tarutina;Oleg V. Moskvin;Mark Gomelsky

  • The PilZ domain is a receptor for the second messenger c-di-GMP: the PilZ domain protein YcgR controls motility in enterobacteria.

    Dmitri A. Ryjenkov;Roger Simm;Ute Römling;Mark Gomelsky

  • BLUF: a novel FAD-binding domain involved in sensory transduction in microorganisms.

    Mark Gomelsky;Gabriele Klug

  • Structure and mechanism of a bacterial light-regulated cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase.

    Thomas R. M. Barends;Elisabeth Hartmann;Julia J. Griese;Thorsten Beitlich

  • Natural and engineered photoactivated nucleotidyl cyclases for optogenetic applications.

    Min-Hyung Ryu;Oleg V. Moskvin;Jessica Siltberg-Liberles;Mark Gomelsky

  • A post-translational, c-di-GMP-dependent mechanism regulating flagellar motility.

    Xin Fang;Mark Gomelsky

  • An unorthodox bacteriophytochrome from Rhodobacter sphaeroides involved in turnover of the second messenger c-di-GMP

    Marina Tarutina;Dmitri A. Ryjenkov;Mark Gomelsky

  • Structure of a bacterial BLUF photoreceptor: insights into blue light-mediated signal transduction

    Astrid Jung;Tatjana Domratcheva;Marina Tarutina;Qiong Wu

  • cAMP, c-di-GMP, c-di-AMP and now cGMP: bacteria use them all!

    Mark Gomelsky

  • A single flavoprotein, AppA, integrates both redox and light signals in Rhodobacter sphaeroides.

    Stephan Braatsch;Mark Gomelsky;Silke Kuphal;Gabriele Klug

  • Systematic analysis of cyclic di-GMP signalling enzymes and their role in biofilm formation and virulence in Yersinia pestis

    Alexander G. Bobrov;Olga Kirillina;Dmitri A. Ryjenkov;Christopher M. Waters

  • Light helps bacteria make important lifestyle decisions

    Mark Gomelsky;Wouter D. Hoff

  • Overexpression of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) transgene prevents acetaldehyde-induced cell injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells: role of ERK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.

    Shi-Yan Li;Mark Gomelsky;Jinhong Duan;Zhaojie Zhang

  • AppA, a Redox Regulator of Photosystem Formation in Rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1, Is a Flavoprotein IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL FAD BINDING DOMAIN

    Mark Gomelsky;Samuel Kaplan

  • Control of Photosystem Formation in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

    Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls;Mark Gomelsky;Jesus M. Eraso;Alexei Yeliseev

  • GIL, a new c-di-GMP-binding protein domain involved in regulation of cellulose synthesis in enterobacteria.

    Xin Fang;Irfan Ahmad;Andrea Blanka;Marco Schottkowski

  • Cyclic di-GMP is Essential for the Survival of the Lyme Disease Spirochete in Ticks

    Ming He;Zhiming Ouyang;Bryan Troxell;Haijun Xu;Haijun Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Kaplan
Samuel Kaplan The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ute Römling
Ute Römling Karolinska Institute
Michael Y. Galperin
Michael Y. Galperin National Institutes of Health
Gabriele Klug
Gabriele Klug University of Giessen
James P. O'Gara
James P. O'Gara University of Galway
Alastair G. McEwan
Alastair G. McEwan University of Queensland
Jorma Hinkula
Jorma Hinkula Linköping University
Julia A. Vorholt
Julia A. Vorholt ETH Zurich
Thomas Bjarnsholt
Thomas Bjarnsholt University of Copenhagen
Ilme Schlichting
Ilme Schlichting Max Planck Society

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