Brian J. Akerley

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Brian J. Akerley is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian J. Akerley has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Microbiology, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Brian J. Akerley's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (25 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers). Brian J. Akerley is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (25 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers). Brian J. Akerley collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Mexico. Brian J. Akerley's co-authors include Jeffrey D. Gawronski, John J. Mekalanos, Jeff F. Miller, Eric J. Rubin, Sandy M. Wong, David J. Lampe, Christopher M. Sassetti, Thomas R. Ioerger, Michael A. DeJesus and Peggy A. Cotter and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Brian J. Akerley

45 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

High-Resolution Phenotypic Profiling Defines Genes Essential for Mycobacterial Growth and Cholesterol Catabolism

2011 795 citations Jeffrey D. Gawronski, Michael A. DeJesus et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian J. Akerley United States	26	2.0k	998	935	839	821	45	3.6k
Vladimir Pelicic France	31	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	739 0.9×	59	3.8k
Willie F. Vann United States	38	2.0k 1.0×	673 0.7×	487 0.5×	822 1.0×	764 0.9×	84	3.5k
Vincenzo Scarlato Italy	38	1.5k 0.8×	476 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	404 0.5×	944 1.1×	103	3.6k
Francis E. Nano Canada	30	2.6k 1.3×	524 0.5×	1.7k 1.8×	671 0.8×	623 0.8×	73	3.7k
Jean‐Pierre Claverys France	42	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 2.4×	1.6k 1.7×	731 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	71	5.5k
Rachel C. Fernandez Canada	27	1.1k 0.5×	538 0.5×	746 0.8×	321 0.4×	961 1.2×	50	2.7k
Dlawer A. A. Ala’Aldeen United Kingdom	27	781 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	538 0.6×	435 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	65	2.9k
Christophe Grangeasse France	39	2.5k 1.2×	587 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	389 0.5×	272 0.3×	92	3.8k
Françoise Jacob‐Dubuisson France	37	2.0k 1.0×	502 0.5×	1.8k 1.9×	335 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	87	4.0k
Peggy A. Cotter United States	40	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.9×	542 0.6×	2.4k 2.9×	103	5.8k

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Wong, Sandy M., Jeffrey D. Gawronski, & Brian J. Akerley. (2023). Copper Efflux System Required in Murine Lung Infection by Haemophilus influenzae Composed of a Canonical ATPase Gene and Tandem Chaperone Gene Copies. Infection and Immunity. 91(5). e0009123–e0009123. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinyun, Wenchao Li, Yong Li, et al.. (2023). Antigen-specific memory Th17 cells promote cross-protection against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae after mild influenza A virus infection. Mucosal Immunology. 16(2). 153–166. 6 indexed citations

Wong, Sandy M., et al.. (2021). Sialic Acid Protects Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae from Natural IgM and Promotes Survival in Murine Respiratory Tract. Infection and Immunity. 89(6). 6 indexed citations

Wong, Sandy M., et al.. (2019). Suppression of Alternative Lipooligosaccharide Glycosyltransferase Activity by UDP-Galactose Epimerase Enhances Murine Lung Infection and Evasion of Serum IgM. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 9. 160–160. 10 indexed citations

Wong, Sandy M., Jutamas Shaughnessy, Sanjay Ram, & Brian J. Akerley. (2016). Defining the Binding Region in Factor H to Develop a Therapeutic Factor H-Fc Fusion Protein against Non-Typeable Haemophilus influenzae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 6. 40–40. 27 indexed citations

Wong, Sandy M., et al.. (2013). Genome-wide fitness profiling reveals adaptations required by Haemophilus in coinfection with influenza A virus in the murine lung. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(38). 15413–15418. 45 indexed citations

Wong, Sandy M. & Brian J. Akerley. (2012). Genome-Scale Approaches to Identify Genes Essential for Haemophilus influenzae Pathogenesis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2. 23–23. 20 indexed citations

Wong, Sandy M., Jeffrey D. Gawronski, David Lapointe, & Brian J. Akerley. (2011). High-Throughput Insertion Tracking by Deep Sequencing for the Analysis of Bacterial Pathogens. Methods in molecular biology. 733. 209–222. 8 indexed citations

Gawronski, Jeffrey D., et al.. (2011). High-Resolution Phenotypic Profiling Defines Genes Essential for Mycobacterial Growth and Cholesterol Catabolism. PLoS Pathogens. 7(9). e1002251–e1002251. 795 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wong, Sandy M. & Brian J. Akerley. (2008). Identification and Analysis of Essential Genes in Haemophilus influenzae. Methods in molecular biology. 416. 27–44. 13 indexed citations

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Wong, Sandy M., Kishore R. Alugupalli, Sanjay Ram, & Brian J. Akerley. (2007). The ArcA regulon and oxidative stress resistance in Haemophilus influenzae. Molecular Microbiology. 64(5). 1375–1390. 66 indexed citations

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Wong, Sandy M. & Brian J. Akerley. (2004). Environmental and genetic regulation of the phosphorylcholine epitope of Haemophilus influenzae lipooligosaccharide. Molecular Microbiology. 55(3). 724–738. 18 indexed citations

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Wong, Sandy M. & Brian J. Akerley. (2003). Inducible expression system and marker-linked mutagenesis approach for functional genomics of Haemophilus influenzae. Gene. 316. 177–186. 19 indexed citations

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Akerley, Brian J., et al.. (2002). A genome-scale analysis for identification of genes required for growth or survival of Haemophilus influenzae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(2). 966–971. 297 indexed citations

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Akerley, Brian J. & David J. Lampe. (2002). Analysis of gene function in bacterial pathogens by gambit. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 358. 100–108. 26 indexed citations

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Hendrixson, David R., Brian J. Akerley, & Victor J. DiRita. (2001). Transposon mutagenesis of Campylobacter jejuni identifies a bipartite energy taxis system required for motility. Molecular Microbiology. 40(1). 214–224. 167 indexed citations

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Akerley, Brian J., Eric J. Rubin, Andrew Camilli, et al.. (1998). Systematic identification of essential genes by in vitro mariner mutagenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(15). 8927–8932. 212 indexed citations

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Akerley, Brian J., et al.. (1996). Understanding signal transduction during bacterial infection. Trends in Microbiology. 4(4). 141–146. 27 indexed citations

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Akerley, Brian J., Peggy A. Cotter, & Jeff F. Miller. (1995). Ectopic expression of the flagellar regulon alters development of the bordetella-host interaction. Cell. 80(4). 611–620. 214 indexed citations

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Akerley, Brian J. & Jeff F. Miller. (1993). Flagellin gene transcription in Bordetella bronchiseptica is regulated by the BvgAS virulence control system. Journal of Bacteriology. 175(11). 3468–3479. 96 indexed citations

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