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John J. Mekalanos

Active 1968–2024

197
Papers
51,949
Citations
129
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Citations

Citations per year for John J. Mekalanos1968: 9 citations1973: 1 citations1974: 1 citations1979: 3 citations1980: 2 citations1981: 2 citations1982: 2 citations1983: 13 citations1984: 16 citations1985: 19 citations1986: 37 citations1987: 39 citations1988: 103 citations1989: 114 citations1990: 170 citations1991: 157 citations1992: 237 citations1993: 229 citations1994: 238 citations1995: 222 citations1996: 229 citations1997: 213 citations1998: 356 citations1999: 377 citations2000: 489 citations2001: 431 citations2002: 467 citations2003: 516 citations2004: 460 citations2005: 458 citations2006: 441 citations2007: 455 citations2008: 449 citations2009: 456 citations2010: 476 citations2011: 478 citations2012: 469 citations2013: 561 citations2014: 478 citations2015: 612 citations2016: 410 citations2017: 386 citations2018: 323 citations2019: 1,295 citations2020: 1,360 citations2021: 1,070 citations2022: 819 citations2023: 599 citations2024: 934 citations2025: 521 citations2026: 12 citations1969–1972: no citations, so these years are not shown1975–1978: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 4,926 citing papers, 36.2% of this breakdownChina: 1,000 citing papers, 7.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 926 citing papers, 6.8% of this breakdownFrance: 759 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownGermany: 711 citing papers, 5.2% of this breakdownCanada: 553 citing papers, 4.1% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 364 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownJapan: 329 citing papers, 2.4% of this breakdownSpain: 305 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownIndia: 304 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdownAustralia: 277 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownSweden: 234 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.2%
  • Immunology and Microbiology9.9%
  • Medicine9.6%
  • Environmental Science7.6%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
  • Nursing0.8%
  • Other3.6%

Topics

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies11.9%
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology7%
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions5.5%
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing5.4%
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria5.2%
  • Escherichia coli research studies5.1%
  • Other59.9%

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  1. Structure of the Human cGAS–DNA Complex Reveals Enhanced Control of Immune Surveillance

    Authors: Wen Zhou, Aaron T. Whiteley, Carina C. de Oliveira Mann, Benjamin R. Morehouse, Radosław P. Nowak, Eric S. Fischer, Nathanael S. Gray, John J. Mekalanos, Philip J. Kranzusch - Cell 2018 cited by 406

  2. Bacterial cGAS-like enzymes synthesize diverse nucleotide signals

    Authors: Aaron T. Whiteley, James B. Eaglesham, Carina C. de Oliveira Mann, Benjamin R. Morehouse, B. Lowey, Eric A. Nieminen, Olga Danilchanka, David S. King, Amy S. Y. Lee, John J. Mekalanos, Philip J. Kranzusch - Nature 2019 cited by 383

  3. Identification of a conserved bacterial protein secretion system in Vibrio cholerae using the Dictyostelium host model system

    Authors: Stefan Pukatzki, Amy T., Derek Sturtevant, Bryan Krastins, David Sarracino, William Nelson, John F. Heidelberg, John J. Mekalanos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2006 cited by 1,137

  4. A Virulence Locus of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Encodes a Protein Secretion Apparatus

    Authors: Joseph D. Mougous, M.E. Cuff, Stefan Raunser, Aimee Shen, Min Zhou, Casey A. Gifford, Andrew L. Goodman, G. Joachimiak, Claudia L. Ordoñez, Stephen Lory, Thomas Walz, A. Joachimiak, John J. Mekalanos - Science 2006 cited by 1,114

  5. A View to a Kill: The Bacterial Type VI Secretion System

    Authors: Brian T. Ho, Tao Dong, John J. Mekalanos - Cell Host & Microbe 2013 cited by 648

  6. CBASS Immunity Uses CARF-Related Effectors to Sense 3′–5′- and 2′–5′-Linked Cyclic Oligonucleotide Signals and Protect Bacteria from Phage Infection

    Authors: B. Lowey, Aaron T. Whiteley, Alexander F. A. Keszei, Benjamin R. Morehouse, Ian T. Mathews, Sadie P. Antine, V. Cabrera, Dmitry Kashin, Percy Niemann, Mohit Jain, Frank Schwede, John J. Mekalanos, Sichen Shao, Amy S.Y. Lee, Philip J. Kranzusch - Cell 2020 cited by 257

  7. PAAR-repeat proteins sharpen and diversify the type VI secretion system spike

    Authors: Mikhail M. Shneider, S.A. Buth, Brian T. Ho, Marek Basler, John J. Mekalanos, P.G. Leiman - Nature 2013 cited by 546

  8. Lysogenic Conversion by a Filamentous Phage Encoding Cholera Toxin

    Authors: Matthew K. Waldor, John J. Mekalanos - Science 1996 cited by 1,906

  9. Type VI secretion requires a dynamic contractile phage tail-like structure

    Authors: Marek Basler, Martin Pilhofer, Gregory P. Henderson, Grant J. Jensen, John J. Mekalanos - Nature 2012 cited by 703

  10. Type VI secretion system translocates a phage tail spike-like protein into target cells where it cross-links actin

    Authors: Stefan Pukatzki, Amy T., Andrew T. Revel, Derek Sturtevant, John J. Mekalanos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2007 cited by 750

  11. Tit-for-Tat: Type VI Secretion System Counterattack during Bacterial Cell-Cell Interactions

    Authors: Marek Basler, Brian T. Ho, John J. Mekalanos - Cell 2013 cited by 582

  12. Coordinated Regulation of Accessory Genetic Elements Produces Cyclic Di-Nucleotides for V. cholerae Virulence

    Authors: Bryan W. Davies, Ryan W. Bogard, Travis S. Young, John J. Mekalanos - Cell 2012 cited by 456

  13. Structure and Mechanism of a Cyclic Trinucleotide-Activated Bacterial Endonuclease Mediating Bacteriophage Immunity

    Authors: Rebecca Lau, Qiaozhen Ye, Erica A. Birkholz, Kyle R. Berg, Lucas Patel, Ian T. Mathews, Jeramie D. Watrous, Kaori M. Ego, Aaron T. Whiteley, B. Lowey, John J. Mekalanos, Philip J. Kranzusch, Mohit Jain, Joe Pogliano, Kevin D. Corbett - Molecular Cell 2020 cited by 213

  14. Type VI secretion apparatus and phage tail-associated protein complexes share a common evolutionary origin

    Authors: P.G. Leiman, Marek Basler, U.A. Ramagopal, J.B. Bonanno, J.M. Sauder, Stefan Pukatzki, S.K. Burley, Steven C. Almo, John J. Mekalanos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2009 cited by 642

  15. Cyclic Dinucleotides and the Innate Immune Response

    Authors: Olga Danilchanka, John J. Mekalanos - Cell 2013 cited by 228

  16. Microbiota-targeted maternal antibodies protect neonates from enteric infection

    Authors: Wenfeng Zheng, Wenjing Zhao, Meng Wu, Xinyang Song, Florence Caro, Ximei Sun, Francesca S. Gazzaniga, Giuseppe Stefanetti, Sungwhan F. Oh, John J. Mekalanos, Dennis L. Kasper - Nature 2020 cited by 155

  17. Gut complement induced by the microbiota combats pathogens and spares commensals

    Authors: Meng Wu, Wenfeng Zheng, Xinyang Song, Bin Bao, Yuanyou Wang, Deepshika Ramanan, Daping Yang, Rui Liu, John C. Macbeth, A. Elyza, Warrison A. Andrade, Tiandi Yang, Hyoung‐Soo Cho, Francesca S. Gazzaniga, Marit Ilves, Daniela R. Coronado, Charlotte Thompson, Saiyu Hang, Isaac M. Chiu, Jeffrey R. Moffitt, Ansel Hsiao, John J. Mekalanos, Christophe Benoıst, Dennis L. Kasper - Cell 2024 cited by 85

  18. Identification of T6SS-dependent effector and immunity proteins by Tn-seq in Vibrio cholerae

    Authors: Tao Dong, Brian T. Ho, Deborah R. Yoder-Himes, John J. Mekalanos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013 cited by 312

  19. DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

    Authors: John F. Heidelberg, Jonathan A. Eisen, William Nelson, Rebecca A. Clayton, Michelle Gwinn, Robert J. Dodson, Daniel H. Haft, Erin K. Hickey, Jeremy Peterson, Lowell Umayam, Steven R. Gill, Karen E. Nelson, Timothy D. Read, Hervé Tettelin, Delwood Richardson, Maria D. Ermolaeva, Jessica Vamathevan, Steven Bass, Haiying Qin, Ioana Dragoi, Patrick Sellers, Lisa McDonald, Teresa R. Utterback, Robert D. Fleishmann, William C. Nierman, Owen White, Steven L. Salzberg, Hamilton O. Smith, Rita R. Colwell, John J. Mekalanos, J. Craig Venter, Claire M. Fraser - Nature 2000 cited by 1,904

  20. Antagonism toward the intestinal microbiota and its effect on Vibrio cholerae virulence

    Authors: Wenjing Zhao, Florence Caro, William P. Robins, John J. Mekalanos - Science 2018 cited by 196

  21. SEDS proteins are a widespread family of bacterial cell wall polymerases

    Authors: Alexander J. Meeske, Eammon P. Riley, William P. Robins, Tsuyoshi Uehara, John J. Mekalanos, Daniel Kahne, Suzanne Walker, Andrew C. Kruse, Thomas G. Bernhardt, David Z. Rudner - Nature 2016 cited by 531

  22. Epidemiology, Genetics, and Ecology of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae

    Authors: Shah M. Faruque, M. John Albert, John J. Mekalanos - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 1998 cited by 936

  23. Exopolysaccharide protects Vibrio cholerae from exogenous attacks by the type 6 secretion system

    Authors: Jonida Toska, Brian T. Ho, John J. Mekalanos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018 cited by 132

  24. Proteomic analysis of Vibrio cholerae outer membrane vesicles

    Authors: Emrah Altındiş, Yang Fu, John J. Mekalanos - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014 cited by 167