Angelo Scorpio

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Angelo Scorpio is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Angelo Scorpio has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Angelo Scorpio's work include Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (6 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers). Angelo Scorpio is often cited by papers focused on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (6 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (5 papers). Angelo Scorpio collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and United Kingdom. Angelo Scorpio's co-authors include Ying Zhang, Zhonghe Sun, Hiroshi Nikaido, Ying Zhang, Salman H. Siddiqi, Michael H. Cynamon, Robert H. Gilman, Arthur M. Friedlander, Pamela J. Lindholm-Levy and L B Heifets and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Biochemistry and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Angelo Scorpio

15 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mutations in pncA, a gene encoding pyrazinamidase/nicotinamidase, cause resistance to the antituberculous drug pyrazinamide in tubercle bacillus

1996 555 citations Angelo Scorpio, Ying Zhang Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Angelo Scorpio United States	13	1.0k	987	665	259	153	15	1.6k
Mamadou Daffé France	20	764 0.8×	779 0.8×	635 1.0×	134 0.5×	124 0.8×	43	1.4k
Anne Lemassu France	24	951 0.9×	997 1.0×	757 1.1×	151 0.6×	165 1.1×	41	1.9k
Vincent Escuyer United States	18	691 0.7×	637 0.6×	402 0.6×	211 0.8×	79 0.5×	34	1.1k
W. Philipp France	12	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	644 1.0×	378 1.5×	105 0.7×	22	1.7k
Manzour Hernando Hazbón United States	21	1.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	767 1.2×	449 1.7×	149 1.0×	28	2.0k
Marı́a de la Paz Santangelo Argentina	15	889 0.9×	762 0.8×	516 0.8×	191 0.7×	83 0.5×	34	1.3k
Torin R. Weisbrod United States	17	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	868 1.3×	197 0.8×	192 1.3×	19	1.9k
Andrej Trauner Switzerland	17	745 0.7×	615 0.6×	749 1.1×	145 0.6×	155 1.0×	24	1.4k
Jong Seok Lee South Korea	14	882 0.9×	717 0.7×	543 0.8×	200 0.8×	70 0.5×	26	1.2k
Brian Weinrick United States	21	1.0k 1.0×	750 0.8×	854 1.3×	121 0.5×	138 0.9×	29	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Angelo Scorpio

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O’Brien, David K., Wilson J. Ribot, Donald J. Chabot, et al.. (2022). The capsule of Bacillus anthracis protects it from the bactericidal activity of human defensins and other cationic antimicrobial peptides. PLoS Pathogens. 18(9). e1010851–e1010851. 7 indexed citations

Swearengen, James R., et al.. (2017). Using Telemetry Data to Refine Endpoints for New Zealand White Rabbits Challenged with Bacillus anthracis.. PubMed. 56(6). 792–801. 4 indexed citations

Hu, Xin, Patricia M. Legler, Ilja V. Khavrutskii, et al.. (2012). Probing the Donor and Acceptor Substrate Specificity of the γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase. Biochemistry. 51(6). 1199–1212. 43 indexed citations

Burtnick, Mary N., Paul J. Brett, Sarah V. Harding, et al.. (2011). The Cluster 1 Type VI Secretion System Is a Major Virulence Determinant in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Infection and Immunity. 79(4). 1512–1525. 220 indexed citations

Scorpio, Angelo, Donald J. Chabot, William Alan Day, Timothy A. Hoover, & Arthur M. Friedlander. (2010). Capsule depolymerase overexpression reduces Bacillus anthracis virulence. Microbiology. 156(5). 1459–1467. 22 indexed citations

Scorpio, Angelo, et al.. (2007). Treatment of Experimental Anthrax with Recombinant Capsule Depolymerase. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 52(3). 1014–1020. 45 indexed citations

Scorpio, Angelo, Thomas Blank, W. A. Day, & Donald J. Chabot. (2006). Biological weapons. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 63(19-20). 2237–2248. 28 indexed citations

Scorpio, Angelo, Donald J. Chabot, William Alan Day, et al.. (2006). Poly-γ-Glutamate Capsule-Degrading Enzyme Treatment Enhances Phagocytosis and Killing of EncapsulatedBacillus anthracis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 51(1). 215–222. 81 indexed citations

Mendelson, Itai, et al.. (2004). The NheA component of the non-hemolytic enterotoxin of Bacillus cereus is produced by Bacillus anthracis but is not required for virulence. Microbial Pathogenesis. 37(3). 149–154. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying, Angelo Scorpio, Hiroshi Nikaido, & Zhonghe Sun. (1999). Role of Acid pH and Deficient Efflux of Pyrazinoic Acid in Unique Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pyrazinamide. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(7). 2044–2049. 207 indexed citations

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Scorpio, Angelo, Pamela J. Lindholm-Levy, L B Heifets, et al.. (1997). Characterization of pncA mutations in pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 41(3). 540–543. 249 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhonghe, Angelo Scorpio, & Ying Zhang. (1997). The pncA gene from naturally pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium avium encodes pyrazinamidase and confers pyrazinamide susceptibility to resistant M. tuberculosis complex organisms. Microbiology. 143(10). 3367–3373. 21 indexed citations

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Scorpio, Angelo, Devon T. Collins, D. L. Whipple, et al.. (1997). Rapid differentiation of bovine and human tubercle bacilli based on a characteristic mutation in the bovine pyrazinamidase gene. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 35(1). 106–110. 64 indexed citations

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Scorpio, Angelo & Ying Zhang. (1996). Mutations in pncA, a gene encoding pyrazinamidase/nicotinamidase, cause resistance to the antituberculous drug pyrazinamide in tubercle bacillus. Nature Medicine. 2(6). 662–667. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scorpio, Angelo, et al.. (1994). Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from saliva of the tick vector, Ixodes scapularis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 32(3). 755–758. 19 indexed citations

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