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Table 3 Twenty most cited journal articles on keratinase research from 1990 to 2019

From: Microbial keratinase and the bio-economy: a three-decade meta-analysis of research exploit

Rank

Author

Paper title

Journal

Fundera

TC

TCPY

1

Lin et al.

Purification and characterization of a keratinase from a feather-degrading Bacillus licheniformis strain

Appl Environ Microbiol

NA

211

7.28

2

Nam et al. (2002)

Native-feather degradation by Fervidobacterium islandicum AW-1, a newly isolated keratinase-producing thermophilic anaerobe

Arch Microbiol

NA

131

6.89

3

Gradisar et al.

Similarities and specificities of fungal keratinolytic proteases: comparison of keratinases of Paecilomyces marquandii and Doratomyces microsporus to some known proteases

Appl Environ Microbiol

NA

104

6.50

4

Cheng et al.

Production and characterization of keratinase of a feather-degrading Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem

 

101

3.88

5

Grazziotin et al. (2006)

Nutritional improvement of feather protein by treatment with microbial keratinase

Anim Feed Sci Technol

NA

94

6.27

6

Gradisar et al.

Keratinases of Doratomyces microsporus

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

NA

93

4.43

7

Lin et al.

Nucleotide-sequence and expression of kerA, the gene encoding a keratinolytic protease of Bacillus-licheniformis PWD-1

Appl Environ Microbiol

NA

89

3.42

8

Macedo et al.

Novel keratinase from Bacillus subtilis s14 exhibiting remarkable dehairing capabilities

Appl Environ Microbiol

NA

87

5.44

9

Ignatova et al.

Isolation and partial characterization of extracellular keratinase from a wool degrading thermophilic actinomycete strain Thermoactinomyces candidus

Can J Microbiol

NA

86

3.91

10

Mignon et al.

Purification and characterization of a 315 kda keratinolytic subtilisin-like serine protease from Microsporum canis and evidence of its secretion in naturally infected cats

Med Mycol

NA

81

3.52

11

Syed et al.

Production, characterization and application of keratinase from Streptomyces gulbargensis

Bioresour Technol

CSIR Task Force Network Programme council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)—India [NWP 0006]

79

6.58

12

Konwarh et al.

Polymer-assisted iron oxide magnetic nanoparticle immobilized keratinase

Nanotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi

78

6.50

13

Tatineni et al.

Purification and characterization of an alkaline keratinase from Streptomyces sp.

Bioresour Technol

NA

71

5.46

14

Pillai and Archana

Hide depilation and feather disintegration studies with keratinolytic serine protease from a novel Bacillus subtilis isolate

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

NA

70

5.38

15

Wang and Shih

Fermentation production of keratinase from Bacillus licheniformis PWD-1 and a recombinant Bacillus subtilis fdb-29

J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol

NA

69

3.14

16

Ramnani and Gupta

Optimization of medium composition for keratinase production on feather by Bacillus licheniformis RG1 using statistical methods involving response surface methodology

Biotechnol Appl Biochem

NA

64

3.76

17

Fakhfakh-Zouari et al.

Application of statistical experimental design for optimization of keratinases production by Bacillus pumilus A1 grown on chicken feather and some biochemical properties

Process Biochem

Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology-Tunisia

62

5.64

17

Suh and Lee

Characterization of a keratinolytic serine protease from Bacillus subtilis KS-1

J Protein Chem

NA

62

3.10

18

Cai et al.

Keratinase production and keratin degradation by a mutant strain of Bacillus subtilis

J Zhejiang Univ -Sci B-a

NA

61

4.69

19

Odetallah et al.

Keratinase in starter diets improves growth of broiler chicks

Poult sci

NA

59

3.28

  1. TC total citation, TCPY total citation per year
  2. *NA not available