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Isak S. Pretorius

Active 1996–2025

98
Papers
20,153
Citations
69
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Citations

Citations per year for Isak S. Pretorius1996: 1 citations1997: 1 citations1998: 9 citations1999: 16 citations2000: 27 citations2001: 29 citations2002: 40 citations2003: 75 citations2004: 65 citations2005: 132 citations2006: 144 citations2007: 140 citations2008: 170 citations2009: 167 citations2010: 144 citations2011: 182 citations2012: 194 citations2013: 136 citations2014: 176 citations2015: 180 citations2016: 149 citations2017: 154 citations2018: 131 citations2019: 454 citations2020: 535 citations2021: 510 citations2022: 346 citations2023: 256 citations2024: 407 citations2025: 208 citations2026: 3 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 761 citing papers, 14.7% of this breakdownChina: 689 citing papers, 13.3% of this breakdownSpain: 361 citing papers, 7% of this breakdownFrance: 254 citing papers, 4.9% of this breakdownItaly: 247 citing papers, 4.8% of this breakdownAustralia: 234 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownGermany: 231 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownIndia: 182 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 173 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownBrazil: 141 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownSouth Africa: 123 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownCanada: 105 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.8%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.3%
  • Engineering21.7%
  • Medicine4.7%
  • Materials Science1.1%
  • Environmental Science1.1%
  • Other3.3%

Topics

  • Fermentation and Sensory Analysis13.8%
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion9.9%
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction9.1%
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research7.2%
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research5.3%
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities3.9%
  • Other50.8%

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  1. Microbial Cellulose Utilization: Fundamentals and Biotechnology

    Authors: Lee R. Lynd, Paul J. Weimer, Willem H. van Zyl, Isak S. Pretorius - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 2002 cited by 4,673

  2. Not your ordinary yeast: non-Saccharomycesyeasts in wine production uncovered

    Authors: N.P. Jolly, Cristián Varela, Isak S. Pretorius - FEMS Yeast Research 2013 cited by 844

  3. Building a global alliance of biofoundries

    Authors: Nathan J. Hillson, Mark X. Caddick, Yizhi Cai, José A. Carrasco, Matthew Wook Chang, Natalie C. Curach, David Bell, Rosalind Le Feuvre, Douglas C. Friedman, Xiongfei Fu, Nicholas D. Gold, Markus J. Herrgård, Maciej B. Holowko, James R. Johnson, Richard A. Johnson, Jay D. Keasling, R.I. Kitney, Akihiko Kondo, Chenli Liu, Vincent J. J. Martin, Filippo Menolascina, Chiaki Ogino, Nicola J. Patron, Marilene Pavan, Chueh Loo Poh, Isak S. Pretorius, Susan J. Rosser, Nigel S. Scrutton, Marko Storch, Hille Tekotte, Evelyn Travnik, Claudia E. Vickers, Wen Shan Yew, Ying‐Jin Yuan, Huimin Zhao, Paul S. Freemont - Nature Communications 2019 cited by 307

  4. Yeast and bacterial modulation of wine aroma and flavour

    Authors: Jan H. Swiegers, Eveline Bartowsky, Paul A. Henschke, Isak S. Pretorius - Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 2005 cited by 1,167

  5. Adaptive laboratory evolution of native methanol assimilation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Authors: Monica I. Espinosa, R. Axayácatl González-García, Kaspar Valgepea, Manuel R. Plan, Colin Scott, Isak S. Pretorius, Esteban Marcellin, Ian T. Paulsen, Thomas C. Williams - Nature Communications 2020 cited by 131

  6. Yeast Modulation of Wine Flavor

    Authors: Jan H. Swiegers, Isak S. Pretorius - Advances in applied microbiology 2005 cited by 380

  7. Trimming the genomic fat: minimising and re-functionalising genomes using synthetic biology

    Authors: Xin Xu, F. Meier, Benjamin A. Blount, Isak S. Pretorius, Tom Ellis, Ian T. Paulsen, Thomas C. Williams - Nature Communications 2023 cited by 54

  8. Flavor-active esters: Adding fruitiness to beer

    Authors: Kevin J. Verstrepen, Guy Derdelinckx, J. P. Dufour, Joris Winderickx, Johan M. Thevelein, Isak S. Pretorius, Freddy R. Delvaux - Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 2003 cited by 432

  9. Expression Levels of the Yeast Alcohol Acetyltransferase GenesATF1,Lg-ATF1, andATF2Control the Formation of a Broad Range of Volatile Esters

    Authors: Kevin J. Verstrepen, Stijn D. M. Van Laere, Bart Vanderhaegen, Guy Derdelinckx, Jean‐Pierre Dufour, Isak S. Pretorius, Joris Winderickx, Johan M. Thevelein, Freddy R. Delvaux - Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2003 cited by 380

  10. Yeast and its Importance to Wine Aroma - A Review

    Authors: Marius G. Lambrechts, Isak S. Pretorius - South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture 2019 cited by 875

  11. Discrepancy in glucose and fructose utilisation during fermentation by wine yeast strains

    Authors: Nele Berthels, Ricardo R. Cordero Otero, Florian F. Bauer, Johan M. Thevelein, Isak S. Pretorius - FEMS Yeast Research 2004 cited by 262

  12. The Whiff of Wine Yeast Innovation: Strategies for Enhancing Aroma Production by Yeast during Wine Fermentation

    Authors: Niël van Wyk, M. Grossmann, Jürgen Wendland, Christian von Wallbrunn, Isak S. Pretorius - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2019 cited by 98

  13. Sensing the future of bio-informational engineering

    Authors: Thomas A. Dixon, Thomas C. Williams, Isak S. Pretorius - Nature Communications 2021 cited by 80

  14. Exploring future applications of the apiculate yeast Hanseniaspora

    Authors: Niël van Wyk, Jennifer Badura, Christian von Wallbrunn, Isak S. Pretorius - Critical Reviews in Biotechnology 2023 cited by 51

  15. Tailoring wine yeast for the new millennium: novel approaches to the ancient art of winemaking

    Authors: Isak S. Pretorius - Yeast 2000 cited by 1,127

  16. The effect of increased yeast alcohol acetyltransferase and esterase activity on the flavour profiles of wine and distillates

    Authors: Mariska Lilly, Florian F. Bauer, Marius G. Lambrechts, Jan H. Swiegers, Daniel Cozzolino, Isak S. Pretorius - Yeast 2006 cited by 239

  17. Evolutionary engineering in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals a TRK1-dependent potassium influx mechanism for propionic acid tolerance

    Authors: Xin Xu, Thomas C. Williams, Christina Divne, Isak S. Pretorius, Ian T. Paulsen - Biotechnology for Biofuels 2019 cited by 54

  18. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Authors: Ignacio Belda, Javier Ruíz, Antonio Santos, Niël van Wyk, Isak S. Pretorius - Trends in Genetics 2019 cited by 47

  19. Construction of a synthetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae pan-genome neo-chromosome

    Authors: Dariusz R. Kutyna, Cristóbal A. Onetto, Thomas C. Williams, Hugh D. Goold, Ian T. Paulsen, Isak S. Pretorius, Daniel L. Johnson, Anthony R. Borneman - Nature Communications 2022 cited by 43

  20. Parallel laboratory evolution and rational debugging reveal genomic plasticity to S. cerevisiae synthetic chromosome XIV defects

    Authors: Thomas C. Williams, Heinrich Kroukamp, Xin Xu, Elizabeth L. I. Wightman, Briardo Llorente, Anthony R. Borneman, Alexander C. Carpenter, Niël van Wyk, Felix Meier, Thomas Collier, Monica I. Espinosa, Elizabeth L. Daniel, Roy Walker, Yizhi Cai, Helena Nevalainen, Natalie C. Curach, Ira W. Deveson, Tim R. Mercer, Daniel L. Johnson, Leslie A. Mitchell, Joel S. Bader, Giovanni Stracquadanio, Jef D. Boeke, Hugh D. Goold, Isak S. Pretorius, Ian T. Paulsen - Cell Genomics 2023 cited by 24

  21. The Role and Use of Non-Saccharomyces Yeasts in Wine Production

    Authors: N.P. Jolly, O.P.H. Augustyn, Isak S. Pretorius - South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture 2017 cited by 351

  22. Heterologous production of raspberry ketone in the wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae via pathway engineering and synthetic enzyme fusion

    Authors: Danna Lee, Natoiya Lloyd, Isak S. Pretorius, Anthony R. Borneman - Microbial Cell Factories 2016 cited by 113

  23. Flavour-active wine yeasts

    Authors: Antonio G. Cordente, Christopher D. Curtin, Cristián Varela, Isak S. Pretorius - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2012 cited by 163

  24. Synthetic biology for the engineering of complex wine yeast communities

    Authors: Roy Walker, Isak S. Pretorius - Nature Food 2022 cited by 36