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Sammy Boussiba

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12306
World Ranking
13148
National Ranking
124

Sammy Boussiba 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 Sammy Boussiba sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 155 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sammy Boussiba 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 Sammy Boussiba sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sammy Boussiba is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research primarily intersects the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to energy-related studies.

Their work is grounded in several main fields of study:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Energy

Subfields of focus include molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, and ecology.

  • Molecular Biology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Ecology

Boussiba's major topics of research cover various aspects of algal biology and biofuel production, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, solar-powered water purification methods, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on lipid biology in microalgae and environmental biotechnology. Among these are:

  • "A Review of Diatom Lipid Droplets", 2020, Biology
  • "Lipidome Remodeling and Autophagic Respose in the Arachidonic-Acid-Rich Microalga Lobosphaera incisa Under Nitrogen and Phosphorous Deprivation", 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Advanced near-zero waste treatment of food processing wastewater with water, carbon, and nutrient recovery", 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "High Resolution Proteome of Lipid Droplets Isolated from the Pennate Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae) Strain pt4 provides mechanistic insights into complex intracellular coordination during nitrogen deprivation", 2020, Journal of Phycology
  • "Multiplexed Genome Editing via an RNA Polymerase II Promoter-Driven sgRNA Array in the Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum: Insights Into the Role of StLDP", 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science

Boussiba frequently publishes in scientific venues including:

  • Biology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Fungi
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Phycology

Collaborative efforts feature recurring coauthors such as:

  • Inna Khozin-Goldberg
  • Aliza Zarka
  • Ben Leyland
  • Boris Zorin
  • Stefan Leu

Best Publications

  • Carotenogenesis in the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis: Cellular physiology and stress response

    S. Boussiba

  • Astaxanthin Accumulation in the Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis1

    Sammy Boussiba;Avigad Vonshak

  • The effect of light, salinity, and nitrogen availability on lipid production by Nannochloropsis sp.

    Dipasmita Pal;Inna Khozin-Goldberg;Zvi Cohen;Sammy Boussiba

  • Lipid and fatty acid composition of the green oleaginous alga Parietochloris incisa, the richest plant source of arachidonic acid

    Chiara Bigogno;Inna Khozin-Goldberg;Sammy Boussiba;Avigad Vonshak

  • Isolation and characterization of phycocyanins from the blue-green alga Spirulina platensis

    Samy Boussiba;Amos E. Richmond

  • ACCUMULATION OF OLEIC ACID IN HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS (CHLOROPHYCEAE) UNDER NITROGEN STARVATION OR HIGH LIGHT IS CORRELATED WITH THAT OF ASTAXANTHIN ESTERS 1

    Mirash Zhekisheva;Sammy Boussiba;Inna Khozin-Goldberg;Aliza Zarka

  • Changes in pigments profile in the green alga Haeamtococcus pluvialis exposed to environmental stresses

    Sammy Boussiba;Wang Bing;Jian-Ping Yuan;Aliza Zarka

  • Production of spirulina biomass: Effects of environmental factors and population density

    Avigad Vonshak;Aharon Abeliovich;Samy Boussiba;Shoshana Arad

  • A new tubular reactor for mass production of microalgae outdoors

    Amos Richmond;Sammy Boussiba;Avigad Vonshak;Reuven Kopel

  • Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 strains lacking photosystem I and phycobilisome function.

    Gaozhong Shen;Sammy Boussiba;Wim F. J. Vermaas

  • Lipid and biomass production by the halotolerant microalga Nannochloropsis salina

    Sammy Boussiba;Avigad Vonshak;Zvi Cohen;Yael Avissar

  • C-phycocyanin as a storage protein in the blue-green alga Spirulina platensis

    Samy Boussiba;Amos E. Richmond

  • ASTAXANTHIN ACCUMULATION IN HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS (CHLOROPHYCEAE) AS AN ACTIVE PHOTOPROTECTIVE PROCESS UNDER HIGH IRRADIANCE1

    Bing Wang;Aliza Zarka;Achim Trebst;Sammy Boussiba

  • On the Relative Efficiency of Two- vs. One-stage Production of Astaxanthin by the Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis

    Claude Aflalo;Yuval Meshulam;Aliza Zarka;Sammy Boussiba

  • Enhancement and determination of astaxanthin accumulation in green alga Haematococcus pluvialis

    Sammy Boussiba;Lu Fan;Avigad Vonshak

  • Patterns of carbohydrate and fatty acid changes under nitrogen starvation in the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis and Nannochloropsis sp.

    Lee Recht;Aliza Zarka;Sammy Boussiba

  • Metabolic engineering toward enhanced LC-PUFA biosynthesis in Nannochloropsis oceanica: Overexpression of endogenous Δ12 desaturase driven by stress-inducible promoter leads to enhanced deposition of polyunsaturated fatty acids in TAG

    Yuval Kaye;Omer Grundman;Stefan Leu;Aliza Zarka

  • Recovery of c-phycocyanin from the cyanobacterium Spirulina maxima

    A. Herrera;S. Boussiba;V. Napoleone;A. Hohlberg

  • Resistance of Spirulina platensis to Ammonia at High pH Values

    Shimshon Belkin;Sammy Boussiba

  • Isolation and characterization of a novel chytrid species (phylum Blastocladiomycota), parasitic on the green alga Haematococcus

    Yoram Hoffman;Claude Aflalo;Aliza Zarka;Jenia Gutman

Frequent Co-Authors

Zvi Cohen
Zvi Cohen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Alexei Solovchenko
Alexei Solovchenko Lomonosov Moscow State University
Avigad Vonshak
Avigad Vonshak Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Shimshon Belkin
Shimshon Belkin Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Victor Wepener
Victor Wepener North-West University
Uri Pick
Uri Pick Weizmann Institute of Science
Bhekie B. Mamba
Bhekie B. Mamba University of South Africa
Aaron Fait
Aaron Fait Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Wim F. J. Vermaas
Wim F. J. Vermaas Arizona State University
Amit Gross
Amit Gross Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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