Benjamin G. Wu

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Benjamin G. Wu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin G. Wu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin G. Wu's work include Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (6 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers). Benjamin G. Wu is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (6 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers). Benjamin G. Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Benjamin G. Wu's co-authors include Leopoldo N. Segal, José C. Clemente, Michael D. Weiden, William N. Rom, Martin J. Blaser, Yonghua Li, William R. Wikoff, Irina Kramerova, Elena Kudryashova and Melissa J. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin G. Wu

37 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Enrichment of the lung microbiome with oral taxa is associated with lung inflammation of a Th17 phenotype

2016 441 citations Leopoldo N. Segal, José C. Clemente et al. profile →
Enrichment of lung microbiome with supraglottic taxa is associated with increased pulmonary inflammation

2013 340 citations Leopoldo N. Segal, Alexander V. Alekseyenko et al. Microbiome profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin G. Wu United States	18	1.1k	515	395	379	366	42	1.8k
Marc A. Sze United States	16	1.2k 1.1×	587 1.1×	224 0.6×	256 0.7×	351 1.0×	25	2.0k
Jonathan L. Koff United States	23	959 0.9×	802 1.6×	374 0.9×	407 1.1×	150 0.4×	49	2.8k
Hitesh Deshmukh United States	20	1.2k 1.1×	429 0.8×	380 1.0×	218 0.6×	125 0.3×	40	2.3k
D. Mok Australia	16	675 0.6×	336 0.7×	103 0.3×	474 1.3×	351 1.0×	26	1.6k
Raphaël Enaud France	15	832 0.7×	352 0.7×	315 0.8×	189 0.5×	137 0.4×	45	1.5k
Jeppe Madura Larsen Denmark	17	866 0.8×	218 0.4×	230 0.6×	249 0.7×	186 0.5×	34	1.8k
Lucia Zampini Italy	21	458 0.4×	409 0.8×	180 0.5×	812 2.1×	60 0.2×	49	2.0k
Jacqueline M. Lankelma Netherlands	14	939 0.8×	123 0.2×	498 1.3×	282 0.7×	111 0.3×	23	1.5k
Koshika Yadava Switzerland	15	2.0k 1.8×	561 1.1×	527 1.3×	320 0.8×	636 1.7×	23	3.4k
Céline Pattaroni Australia	16	770 0.7×	273 0.5×	252 0.6×	242 0.6×	291 0.8×	30	1.5k

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Liu, Yen-Ling, Chiao-Yun Chen, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2025). Development of a tumor-region-selective activation monoclonal antibody targeting the 4-1BB receptor for enhanced therapeutic efficacy and safety. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 305(Pt 2). 141003–141003. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Benjamin G., Matthias C. Kugler, Miao Chang, et al.. (2025). Differential Effects of High-Fiber and Low-Fiber Diets on Antitumor Immunity and Colon Tumor Progression in a Murine Model. Cancer Prevention Research. 18(4). 223–234. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Benjamin G., et al.. (2024). Legionella's Triple Threat: Pneumonia, Rhabdomyolysis, and Renal Failure. A4167–A4167.

Wang, Cong, K. Wong, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal Lower Airway Microbial Signatures of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction in Lung Transplantation. A4396–A4396.

Naidoo, C, Benjamin G. Wu, José C. Clemente, et al.. (2024). Bad company? The pericardium microbiome in people investigated for tuberculous pericarditis in an HIV-prevalent setting. Microbes and Infection. 27(3). 105434–105434.

Gramegna, Andrea, Jayanth Kumar Narayana, Francesco Amati, et al.. (2023). Microbial Inflammatory Networks in Bronchiectasis Exacerbators With Pseudomonas aeruginosa. CHEST Journal. 164(1). 65–68. 8 indexed citations

Naidoo, C, Benjamin G. Wu, Imran Sulaiman, et al.. (2022). More thanMycobacterium tuberculosis:site-of-disease microbial communities, and their functional and clinical profiles in tuberculous lymphadenitis. Thorax. 78(3). 297–308. 2 indexed citations

Garshick, Michael, Michael Tawil, Tessa J. Barrett, et al.. (2021). Reshaping of the gastrointestinal microbiome alters atherosclerotic plaque inflammation resolution in mice. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 8966–8966. 17 indexed citations

Oriano, Martina, Andrea Gramegna, Leonardo Terranova, et al.. (2020). Sputum neutrophil elastase associates with microbiota andPseudomonas aeruginosain bronchiectasis. European Respiratory Journal. 56(4). 2000769–2000769. 50 indexed citations

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Barrett, Tessa J., Benjamin G. Wu, Alexey S. Revenko, et al.. (2020). Antisense oligonucleotide targeting of thrombopoietin represents a novel platelet depletion method to assess the immunomodulatory role of platelets. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 18(7). 1773–1782. 8 indexed citations

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Naidoo, C, Benjamin G. Wu, Gerhard Walzl, et al.. (2019). The microbiome and tuberculosis: state of the art, potential applications, and defining the clinical research agenda. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 7(10). 892–906. 77 indexed citations

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Garshick, Michael, Michael Tawil, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2019). THE CONTRIBUTION OF GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME ALTERATIONS TO ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE REGRESSION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73(9). 2049–2049. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Benjamin G., et al.. (2018). [Distribution and associated factors of high-risk HPV genotypes infection among HPV-positive women who participated cervical screening test in Shenzhen, 2014-2016, China].. PubMed. 52(5). 480–485. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Benjamin G. & Leopoldo N. Segal. (2018). The Lung Microbiome and Its Role in Pneumonia. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 39(4). 677–689. 54 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Michelle Badri, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2017). Lung microbiome and host immune tone in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with inhaled interferon-γ. ERJ Open Research. 3(3). 8–2017. 24 indexed citations

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Segal, Leopoldo N., José C. Clemente, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2016). Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with azithromycin selects for anti-inflammatory microbial metabolites in the emphysematous lung. Thorax. 72(1). 13–22. 124 indexed citations

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Segal, Leopoldo N., Alexander V. Alekseyenko, José C. Clemente, et al.. (2013). Enrichment of lung microbiome with supraglottic taxa is associated with increased pulmonary inflammation. Microbiome. 1(1). 19–19. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kramerova, Irina, Elena Kudryashova, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2009). Mitochondrial abnormalities, energy deficit and oxidative stress are features of calpain 3 deficiency in skeletal muscle. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(17). 3194–3205. 55 indexed citations

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Kramerova, Irina, Elena Kudryashova, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2008). Novel role of calpain-3 in the triad-associated protein complex regulating calcium release in skeletal muscle. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(21). 3271–3280. 84 indexed citations

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Glaros, Elias N., Woojin S. Kim, Benjamin G. Wu, et al.. (2006). Inhibition of atherosclerosis by the serine palmitoyl transferase inhibitor myriocin is associated with reduced plasma glycosphingolipid concentration. Biochemical Pharmacology. 73(9). 1340–1346. 64 indexed citations

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