Alexander Zaborin

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Zaborin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Zaborin has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Alexander Zaborin's work include Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers). Alexander Zaborin is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (6 papers). Alexander Zaborin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Alexander Zaborin's co-authors include John C. Alverdy, Olga Zaborina, Jack A. Gilbert, Christopher Holbrook, Monika A. Krezalek, Baddr A. Shakhsheer, Sanjiv Hyoju, Benjamin D. Shogan, Jason M. Long and Jennifer R. DeFazio and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Zaborin

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Collagen degradation and MMP9 activation by Enterococcus ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Collagen degradation and MMP9 activation by Enterococcus faecalis contribute to intestinal anastomotic leak
    2015 278 citations Benjamin D. Shogan, Natalia Belogortseva et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Zaborin United States 24 1.0k 701 554 391 240 35 2.1k
Olga Zaborina United States 33 1.8k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 799 1.4× 590 1.5× 344 1.4× 72 3.5k
Jessica Y. L. Ching Hong Kong 26 983 1.0× 781 1.1× 784 1.4× 655 1.7× 113 0.5× 70 2.9k
Yasuhiro Kawai Japan 31 651 0.6× 218 0.3× 178 0.3× 253 0.6× 216 0.9× 111 2.8k
Horace R. Williams United Kingdom 25 1.3k 1.3× 403 0.6× 164 0.3× 665 1.7× 272 1.1× 75 2.3k
T J Standiford United States 25 607 0.6× 205 0.3× 529 1.0× 231 0.6× 477 2.0× 33 3.5k
Cristiana Couto Garcia Brazil 26 875 0.9× 383 0.5× 280 0.5× 324 0.8× 379 1.6× 49 2.8k
Julia Klesney‐Tait United States 25 340 0.3× 326 0.5× 124 0.2× 232 0.6× 318 1.3× 44 2.2k
Tiantuo Zhang China 24 340 0.3× 151 0.2× 185 0.3× 378 1.0× 239 1.0× 85 1.6k
Chris J. Mulder Netherlands 29 308 0.3× 691 1.0× 471 0.9× 311 0.8× 61 0.3× 94 2.1k
Ang Li China 25 1.5k 1.5× 194 0.3× 294 0.5× 333 0.9× 440 1.8× 59 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Zaborin

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All Works

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Hyoju, Sanjiv, et al.. (2022). A Novel Nonantibiotic Gut-directed Strategy to Prevent Surgical Site Infections. Annals of Surgery. 276(3). 472–481. 10 indexed citations
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Gaines, Sara, Jasper B. van Praagh, Ashley J. Williamson, et al.. (2019). Western Diet Promotes Intestinal Colonization by Collagenolytic Microbes and Promotes Tumor Formation After Colorectal Surgery. Gastroenterology. 158(4). 958–970.e2. 60 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Richard A., Ashley J. Williamson, Sara Gaines, et al.. (2019). Enterococcus faecalis exploits the human fibrinolytic system to drive excess collagenolysis: implications in gut healing and identification of druggable targets. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 318(1). G1–G9. 32 indexed citations
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Mao, Jun, Alexander Zaborin, Valeriy Poroyko, et al.. (2017). De Novo Synthesis of Phosphorylated Triblock Copolymers with Pathogen Virulence-Suppressing Properties That Prevent Infection-Related Mortality. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 3(9). 2076–2085. 10 indexed citations
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Krezalek, Monika A., Sanjiv Hyoju, Alexander Zaborin, et al.. (2017). Can Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Silently Travel From the Gut to the Wound and Cause Postoperative Infection? Modeling the “Trojan Horse Hypothesis”. Annals of Surgery. 267(4). 749–758. 82 indexed citations
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Shakhsheer, Baddr A., Alexander Zaborin, Kristina Guyton, et al.. (2016). Lack of evidence for tissue hypoxia as a contributing factor in anastomotic leak following colon anastomosis and segmental devascularization in rats. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 32(4). 539–547. 16 indexed citations
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Fleming, Irma D, Monika A. Krezalek, Natalia Belogortseva, et al.. (2016). Modeling Acinetobacter baumannii wound infections. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 82(3). 557–565. 18 indexed citations
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Kanteti, Rajani, Essam El‐Hashani, Jacob Riehm, et al.. (2015). C. elegansand mutants with chronic nicotine exposure as a novel model of cancer phenotype. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 17(1). 91–103. 4 indexed citations
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Krezalek, Monika A., Jennifer R. DeFazio, Olga Zaborina, Alexander Zaborin, & John C. Alverdy. (2015). The Shift of an Intestinal “Microbiome” to a “Pathobiome” Governs the Course and Outcome of Sepsis Following Surgical Injury. Shock. 45(5). 475–482. 125 indexed citations
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Zaborin, Alexander, Daniel P. Smith, John F. Quensen, et al.. (2014). Membership and Behavior of Ultra-Low-Diversity Pathogen Communities Present in the Gut of Humans during Prolonged Critical Illness. mBio. 5(5). e01361–14. 250 indexed citations
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DeFazio, Jennifer R., Alexander Zaborin, Bruce A. Kaiser, et al.. (2014). Intestinal Application of Pi-PEG Maintains the Health-promoting Microbiota, Suppresses the Effect of Gut Pathobiota on Immune Signaling, and Prevents Mortality in Mice. Journal of Surgical Research. 186(2). 591–591. 1 indexed citations
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Luong, Preston M., Benjamin D. Shogan, Alexander Zaborin, et al.. (2013). Emergence of the P2 Phenotype in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Strains Involves Various Mutations in mexT or mexF. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(2). 504–513. 35 indexed citations
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Zaborin, Alexander, Svetlana Gerdes, Christopher Holbrook, et al.. (2012). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Overrides the Virulence Inducing Effect of Opioids When It Senses an Abundance of Phosphate. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34883–e34883. 52 indexed citations
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Romanowski, Kathleen S, Alexander Zaborin, Vesta Valuckaite, et al.. (2012). Candida albicans Isolates from the Gut of Critically Ill Patients Respond to Phosphate Limitation by Expressing Filaments and a Lethal Phenotype. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e30119–e30119. 60 indexed citations
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Olivas, Andrea D., Benjamin D. Shogan, Vesta Valuckaite, et al.. (2012). Intestinal Tissues Induce an SNP Mutation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa That Enhances Its Virulence: Possible Role in Anastomotic Leak. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e44326–e44326. 145 indexed citations
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Babrowski, Trissa, Christopher Holbrook, Jonathan Moss, et al.. (2011). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Expression Is Directly Activated by Morphine and Is Capable of Causing Lethal Gut-Derived Sepsis in Mice During Chronic Morphine Administration. Annals of Surgery. 255(2). 386–393. 97 indexed citations
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Romanowski, Kathleen S, Alexander Zaborin, Hoylan Fernandez, et al.. (2011). Prevention of siderophore- mediated gut-derived sepsis due to P. aeruginosacan be achieved without iron provision by maintaining local phosphate abundance: role of pH. BMC Microbiology. 11(1). 212–212. 32 indexed citations
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Long, Jason M., Olga Zaborina, Christopher Holbrook, Alexander Zaborin, & John C. Alverdy. (2008). Depletion of intestinal phosphate after operative injury activates the virulence of P aeruginosa causing lethal gut-derived sepsis. Surgery. 144(2). 189–197. 91 indexed citations
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Zaborina, Olga, Christopher Holbrook, Yimei Chen, et al.. (2008). Structure–Function Aspects of PstS in Multi-Drug–Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS Pathogens. 4(2). e43–e43. 61 indexed citations

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