B. Lowey

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

B. Lowey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hepatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Lowey has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Hepatology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in B. Lowey's work include Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers). B. Lowey is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers), interferon and immune responses (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers). B. Lowey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and China. B. Lowey's co-authors include Philip J. Kranzusch, Rotem Sorek, Benjamin R. Morehouse, Aaron T. Whiteley, John J. Mekalanos, Alexander F. A. Keszei, Sichen Shao, Apurva A. Govande, Adi Millman and Gal Ofir and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

B. Lowey

19 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Bacterial cGAS-like enzymes synthesize diverse nucleotide signals

2019 249 citations Aaron T. Whiteley, James B. Eaglesham et al. Nature profile →
Bacterial gasdermins reveal an ancient mechanism of cell death

2022 165 citations Alex G. Johnson, Tanita Wein et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Lowey United States	14	917	562	353	242	211	19	1.5k
Benjamin R. Morehouse United States	13	996 1.1×	887 1.6×	391 1.1×	352 1.5×	179 0.8×	21	1.7k
Mark Pelletier United States	21	797 0.9×	509 0.9×	235 0.7×	202 0.8×	302 1.4×	27	1.7k
Cristel Archambaud France	18	675 0.7×	237 0.4×	192 0.5×	160 0.7×	106 0.5×	25	1.5k
Mikael E. Sellin Sweden	27	1.2k 1.3×	425 0.8×	228 0.6×	404 1.7×	80 0.4×	65	2.2k
Maikke B. Ohlson United States	15	739 0.8×	419 0.7×	236 0.7×	353 1.5×	201 1.0×	20	1.8k
Minsun Hong South Korea	16	559 0.6×	692 1.2×	84 0.2×	132 0.5×	230 1.1×	39	1.4k
Victoria Auerbuch United States	19	503 0.5×	577 1.0×	93 0.3×	168 0.7×	133 0.6×	32	1.7k
Xiaozhe Fu China	23	334 0.4×	888 1.6×	90 0.3×	114 0.5×	137 0.6×	61	1.2k
Astrid P. Heikema Netherlands	21	538 0.6×	711 1.3×	182 0.5×	381 1.6×	221 1.0×	37	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Lowey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Lowey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Lowey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. Lowey. B. Lowey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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19 of 19 papers shown

Wu, Qihao, Deguang Song, Yanyu Zhao, et al.. (2025). Activity of GPCR-targeted drugs influenced by human gut microbiota metabolism. Nature Chemistry. 17(6). 808–821. 7 indexed citations

Lowey, B., Nitzan Tal, Alex G. Johnson, et al.. (2023). Cryo-EM structure of the RADAR supramolecular anti-phage defense complex. Cell. 186(5). 987–998.e15. 50 indexed citations

Johnson, Alex G., Tanita Wein, Megan L. Mayer, et al.. (2022). Bacterial gasdermins reveal an ancient mechanism of cell death. Science. 375(6577). 221–225. 165 indexed citations breakdown →

Lowey, B. & Philip J. Kranzusch. (2022). CBASS phage defense and evolution of antiviral nucleotide signaling. Current Opinion in Immunology. 74. 156–163. 56 indexed citations

Gordon, Elizabeth M., B. Lowey, Wen Zhou, et al.. (2022). A microbial transporter of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine. Cell. 185(24). 4526–4540.e18. 43 indexed citations

Lowey, B., et al.. (2021). Effector-mediated membrane disruption controls cell death in CBASS antiphage defense. Molecular Cell. 81(24). 5039–5051.e5. 73 indexed citations

Govande, Apurva A., B. Lowey, James B. Eaglesham, Aaron T. Whiteley, & Philip J. Kranzusch. (2021). Molecular basis of CD-NTase nucleotide selection in CBASS anti-phage defense. Cell Reports. 35(9). 109206–109206. 28 indexed citations

Morehouse, Benjamin R., Apurva A. Govande, Adi Millman, et al.. (2020). STING cyclic dinucleotide sensing originated in bacteria. Nature. 586(7829). 429–433. 272 indexed citations

Lowey, B. & Philip J. Kranzusch. (2020). CD-NTases and nucleotide second messenger signaling. Current Biology. 30(19). R1106–R1108. 6 indexed citations

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Lowey, B., Aaron T. Whiteley, Alexander F. A. Keszei, et al.. (2020). CBASS Immunity Uses CARF-Related Effectors to Sense 3′–5′- and 2′–5′-Linked Cyclic Oligonucleotide Signals and Protect Bacteria from Phage Infection. Cell. 182(1). 38–49.e17. 144 indexed citations

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Hsu, Ching‐Sheng, Wei‐Liang Liu, Qisheng Li, et al.. (2020). Hepatitis C virus genotypes 1–3 infections regulate lipogenic signaling and suppress cholesterol biosynthesis in hepatocytes. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 119(9). 1382–1395. 1 indexed citations

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Lau, Rebecca, Qiaozhen Ye, Erica A. Birkholz, et al.. (2020). Structure and Mechanism of a Cyclic Trinucleotide-Activated Bacterial Endonuclease Mediating Bacteriophage Immunity. Molecular Cell. 77(4). 723–733.e6. 137 indexed citations

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Lowey, B., Laura Hertz, Stephan Chiu, et al.. (2019). Hepatitis C Virus Infection Induces Hepatic Expression of NF-κB-Inducing Kinase and Lipogenesis by Downregulating miR-122. mBio. 10(4). 13 indexed citations

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Whiteley, Aaron T., James B. Eaglesham, Carina C. de Oliveira Mann, et al.. (2019). Bacterial cGAS-like enzymes synthesize diverse nucleotide signals. Nature. 567(7747). 194–199. 249 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sodroski, Catherine, B. Lowey, Laura Hertz, T. Jake Liang, & Qisheng Li. (2018). MicroRNA-135a Modulates Hepatitis C Virus Genome Replication through Downregulation of Host Antiviral Factors. Virologica Sinica. 34(2). 197–210. 22 indexed citations

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Lowey, B. & Qisheng Li. (2018). Hepatitis C Virus Infection of Cultured Cells and Primary Human Hepatocytes. Current Protocols in Cell Biology. 80(1). e54–e54. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Qisheng, B. Lowey, Catherine Sodroski, et al.. (2017). Cellular microRNA networks regulate host dependency of hepatitis C virus infection. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1789–1789. 69 indexed citations

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Li, Qisheng, Catherine Sodroski, B. Lowey, et al.. (2016). Hepatitis C virus depends on E-cadherin as an entry factor and regulates its expression in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(27). 7620–7625. 51 indexed citations

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Lowey, B., et al.. (1980). Retinoic acid increases cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity in murine melanoma cells.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 255(13). 5999–6002. 77 indexed citations

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