Alexander R. Horswill

25.8k citations

206 papers · 16.9k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 70

Molecular Biology top 0.2%
Infectious Diseases top 0.05%
Microbiology top 0.05%
Immunology top 1%
Genetics top 1%

Co-authors: Blaise R. Boles Jorge C. Escalante‐Semerena Matthew Thoendel J.S. Kavanaugh Jessica Lister Kenneth W. Bayles Alexandra E. Paharik Katrin Schilcher
Topics: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (128 papers)Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (107 papers)Biochemical and Structural Characterization (39 papers)
Cited by: Microbiology Infectious Diseases Periodontics
Journals: Nature Chemical Reviews Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Poland

In The Last Decade

Alexander R. Horswill

197 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

agr-Mediated Dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

2008 711 citations Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →
Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation

2013 675 citations Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →
Reduced airway surface pH impairs bacterial killing in the porcine cystic fibrosis lung

2012 619 citations Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →
Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Prevent Macrophage Phagocytosis and Attenuate Inflammation In Vivo

2011 539 citations Kenneth W. Bayles, Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →
Staphylococcus aureus biofilms: recent developments in biofilm dispersal

2014 507 citations Jessica Lister, Alexander R. Horswill profile →
Staphylococcal Biofilm Development: Structure, Regulation, and Treatment Strategies

2020 453 citations Katrin Schilcher, Alexander R. Horswill profile →
Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus Virulence

2019 374 citations Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →
The Staphylococcal Biofilm: Adhesins, Regulation, and Host Response

2016 342 citations Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →
Staphylococcus epidermidis and its dual lifestyle in skin health and infection

2022 162 citations Alexander R. Horswill et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A teichoic acid-like wall modification associated with immune suppression is socially regulated in Streptococcus pyogenes 2026 ·mBio ·(unknown),(unknown),Samy Boulos,(unknown),Marc‐Olivier Ebert,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alexander R. Horswill,(unknown),Michael J. Federle	0
2	Global genome analysis identifies glycolipids and lipoteichoic acid alanylation as contributors to group B streptococcal diabetic wound infection 2025 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brady L. Spencer,Jeremy Rahkola,Kevin S. McIver,Alexander R. Horswill,Kelly S. Doran,(unknown)	0
3	Mutation in Staphylococcus aureus that supports gain of function in susceptibility both to hypochlorous acid and to human neutrophils 2025 ·Journal of Leukocyte Biology ·Athmane Teghanemt,Katrin Schilcher,(unknown),Alexander R. Horswill,William M. Nauseef	0
4	Extracellular adherence proteins reduce matrix porosity and enhance Staphylococcus aureus biofilm survival during prosthetic joint infection 2025 ·Infection and Immunity ·Mohini Bhattacharya,Tyler D. Scherr,Jessica Lister,Tammy Kielian,Alexander R. Horswill	2
5	Role for IRAK-4 and p38 in Neutrophil Signaling in Response to Bacterial Lipoproteins from Staphylococcus aureus 2024 ·Inflammation ·Jessica S. Hook,(unknown),J.S. Kavanaugh,Alexander R. Horswill,Jessica G. Moreland	2
6	In Vitro Staphylococcal Aggregate Morphology and Protection from Antibiotics Are Dependent on Distinct Mechanisms Arising from Postsurgical Joint Components and Fluid Motion 2023 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·(unknown),(unknown),Nadia N. Casillas-Ituarte,Dan Li,(unknown),(unknown),Alexander R. Horswill,Steven K. Lower,Paul Stoodley	6
7	Group B Streptococcus adaptation promotes survival in a hyperinflammatory diabetic wound environment 2022 ·Science Advances ·(unknown),(unknown),Christophe Langouët-Astrié,J.S. Kavanaugh,Eric P. Schmidt,(unknown),Alexander R. Horswill,Kelly S. Doran	27
8	Rapid Aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus in Synovial Fluid Is Influenced by Synovial Fluid Concentration, Viscosity, and Fluid Dynamics, with Evidence of Polymer Bridging 2022 ·mBio ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Dan Li,(unknown),Alexander R. Horswill,Paul Stoodley	18
9	The influenza-injured lung microenvironment promotes MRSA virulence, contributing to severe secondary bacterial pneumonia 2022 ·Cell Reports ·Christophe Langouët-Astrié,K. Oshima,Sarah A. McMurtry,Yimu Yang,Jakub Kwieciński,Wells B. LaRivière,J.S. Kavanaugh,Igor Zakharevich,Kirk C. Hansen,Deling Shi,Fuming Zhang,Kristina M. Boguslawski,Sofya S. Perelman,(unknown),Victor J. Torres,Jian Liu,Alexander R. Horswill,Eric P. Schmidt	25
10	Investigation of synovial fluid induced Staphylococcus aureus aggregate development and its impact on surface attachment and biofilm formation 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Matthew J. Pestrak,(unknown),Devendra H. Dusane,Douglas V. Guzior,(unknown),(unknown),Alexander R. Horswill,Paul Stoodley	51
11	Short chain fatty acids produced by Cutibacterium acnes inhibit biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Kouki Nakamura,Alan M. O’Neill,Michael R. Williams,Laura Cau,Teruaki Nakatsuji,Alexander R. Horswill,Richard L. Gallo	69
12	Triterpenoid acids isolated from Schinus terebinthifolia fruits reduce Staphylococcus aureus virulence and abate dermonecrosis 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Huaqiao Tang,Gina Porras,(unknown),François Chassagne,James T. Lyles,John Bacsa,Alexander R. Horswill,Cassandra L. Quave	16
13	Staphylococcus aureus Aggregates on Orthopedic Materials under Varying Levels of Shear Stress 2020 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown),(unknown),Matthew J. Pestrak,Devendra H. Dusane,Janette M. Harro,Alexander R. Horswill,Paul Stoodley	17
14	Fighting Staphylococcus aureus infections with light and photoimmunoconjugates 2020 ·JCI Insight ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Wiktor Szymański,(unknown),Girbe Buist,Alexander R. Horswill,Kevin P. Francis,Gooitzen M. van Dam,Marleen van Oosten,Jan Maarten van Dijl	18
15	Quorum sensing between bacterial species on the skin protects against epidermal injury in atopic dermatitis 2019 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Michael R. Williams,(unknown),Lívia S. Zaramela,Shadi Khalil,Daniel A. Todd,(unknown),James Sanford,Alan M. O’Neill,Marc C. Liggins,Teruaki Nakatsuji,Nadja B. Cech,Ambrose L. Cheung,Karsten Zengler,Alexander R. Horswill,Richard L. Gallo	198
16	Identification of Key Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus Vaginal Colonization 2019 ·mBio ·Liwen Deng,Katrin Schilcher,(unknown),Jakub Kwieciński,(unknown),Steven R. Head,David E. Heinrichs,Alexander R. Horswill,Kelly S. Doran	41
17	Low Levels of β-Lactam Antibiotics Induce Extracellular DNA Release and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus 2012 ·mBio ·Jeffrey B. Kaplan,Era A. Izano,Prerna Gopal,(unknown),Sangho Kim,Jeffrey L. Bose,Kenneth W. Bayles,Alexander R. Horswill	229
18	Biosynthesis of Peptide Signals in Gram-Positive Bacteria 2010 ·Advances in applied microbiology ·Matthew Thoendel,Alexander R. Horswill	66
19	Nuclease Expression by Staphylococcus aureus Facilitates Escape from Neutrophil Extracellular Traps 2010 ·Journal of Innate Immunity ·Evelien T.M. Berends,Alexander R. Horswill,Nina M. Haste,Marc Monestier,Victor Nizet,Maren von Köckritz‐Blickwede	366
20	A systematic method for identifying small-molecule modulators of protein–protein interactions 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexander R. Horswill,Sergey N. Savinov,Stephen J. Benkovic	95

About Alexander R. Horswill

Alexander R. Horswill is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Clinical Biochemistry, having authored 206 papers that have together received 16.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (128 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (107 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (39 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Microbiology (2.9k citations), Infectious Diseases (6.6k citations) and Periodontics (945 citations). Alexander R. Horswill has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Blaise R. Boles, Jorge C. Escalante‐Semerena, Matthew Thoendel, J.S. Kavanaugh, Jessica Lister, Kenneth W. Bayles, Alexandra E. Paharik, Katrin Schilcher, Cheryl L. Malone and Christian Jenul. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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