Brian K. Hammer

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Brian K. Hammer is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian K. Hammer has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Endocrinology, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Brian K. Hammer's work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (34 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (18 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (10 papers). Brian K. Hammer is often cited by papers focused on Vibrio bacteria research studies (34 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (18 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (10 papers). Brian K. Hammer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Denmark. Brian K. Hammer's co-authors include Bonnie L. Bassler, Michele S. Swanson, Elena S. Antonova, J. Patrick Bardill, Jacob Thomas, Eryn E. Bernardy, Xiaonan Zhao, Craig R. Forest, Peter J. Yunker and Raghupathy Sivakumar and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Brian K. Hammer

51 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Quorum sensing controls biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Quorum sensing controls biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae
    2003 683 citations Brian K. Hammer, Bonnie L. Bassler Molecular Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian K. Hammer United States 24 1.7k 1.7k 642 496 371 52 3.0k
Debra L. Milton Sweden 30 1.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 565 1.1× 612 1.6× 43 3.5k
Jiunn C. N. Fong United States 20 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 306 0.5× 349 0.7× 380 1.0× 23 2.1k
Wai‐Leung Ng United States 24 2.1k 1.2× 808 0.5× 339 0.5× 845 1.7× 501 1.4× 35 3.5k
Jonathan G. Shaw United Kingdom 31 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.8× 525 1.1× 650 1.8× 55 3.1k
Ann M. Stevens United States 29 2.2k 1.3× 832 0.5× 335 0.5× 1000 2.0× 648 1.7× 58 3.4k
Linda L. McCarter United States 41 2.9k 1.7× 2.5k 1.5× 1.0k 1.6× 1.2k 2.4× 747 2.0× 52 4.5k
Karin Lederballe Meibom France 22 1.2k 0.7× 762 0.5× 423 0.7× 651 1.3× 487 1.3× 34 2.1k
Ankur B. Dalia United States 26 1.1k 0.7× 771 0.5× 341 0.5× 612 1.2× 415 1.1× 55 2.1k
Steven T. Rutherford United States 21 2.2k 1.3× 715 0.4× 214 0.3× 1.0k 2.0× 554 1.5× 32 3.2k
Roger Simm Norway 22 2.2k 1.3× 888 0.5× 197 0.3× 913 1.8× 436 1.2× 50 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian K. Hammer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian K. Hammer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hammer, Brian K., et al.. (2024). Spatial constraints and stochastic seeding subvert microbial arms race. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(1). e1011807–e1011807. 4 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K., et al.. (2023). Vertical growth dynamics of biofilms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(11). e2214211120–e2214211120. 16 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K., et al.. (2023). Sociomicrobiology: Coexistence of conflict and cooperation in the squid light organ. Current Biology. 33(20). R1063–R1064.
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Guest, Randi L., et al.. (2023). Trade-offs constrain adaptive pathways to type VI secretion system survival. iScience. 26(12). 108332–108332. 4 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Tobias, et al.. (2022). Evolution of a cis -Acting SNP That Controls Type VI Secretion in Vibrio cholerae. mBio. 13(3). 6 indexed citations
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Yunker, Peter J., et al.. (2021). Glucose confers protection to Escherichia coli against contact killing by Vibrio cholerae. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 2935–2935. 14 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K., et al.. (2020). Accumulation of dead cells from contact killing facilitates coexistence in bacterial biofilms. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 17(173). 20200486–20200486. 21 indexed citations
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Logan, Savannah L., Jacob Thomas, Jinyuan Yan, et al.. (2018). The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system can modulate host intestinal mechanics to displace gut bacterial symbionts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(16). E3779–E3787. 124 indexed citations
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Logan, Savannah L., Jacob Thomas, Jinyuan Yan, et al.. (2018). The Vibrio cholerae Type VI Secretion System Can Modulate Host Intestinal Mechanics to Displace Commensal Gut Bacteria. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jacob, et al.. (2018). Immotile Active Matter: Activity from Death and Reproduction. Physical Review Letters. 120(1). 18101–18101. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Jacob, et al.. (2017). Horizontal Gene Transfer of Functional Type VI Killing Genes by Natural Transformation. mBio. 8(4). 54 indexed citations
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McNally, Luke, Eryn E. Bernardy, Jacob Thomas, et al.. (2017). Killing by Type VI secretion drives genetic phase separation and correlates with increased cooperation. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14371–14371. 118 indexed citations
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Bardill, J. Patrick & Brian K. Hammer. (2012). Non-coding sRNAs regulate virulence in the bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholerae. RNA Biology. 9(4). 392–401. 56 indexed citations
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Bardill, J. Patrick, Xiaonan Zhao, & Brian K. Hammer. (2011). The Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing response is mediated by Hfq‐dependent sRNA/mRNA base pairing interactions. Molecular Microbiology. 80(5). 1381–1394. 80 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K. & Sine Lo Svenningsen. (2010). Small RNA Target Genes and Regulatory Connections in the Vibrio cholerae Quorum Sensing System. Methods in molecular biology. 692. 189–206. 1 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K. & Bonnie L. Bassler. (2007). Regulatory small RNAs circumvent the conventional quorum sensing pathway in pandemic Vibrio cholerae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(27). 11145–11149. 161 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K. & Bonnie L. Bassler. (2004). Quorum sensing controls biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae. Molecular Microbiology. 51(5). 1521–1521. 5 indexed citations
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Hammer, Brian K. & Bonnie L. Bassler. (2003). Quorum sensing controls biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae. Molecular Microbiology. 50(1). 101–104. 683 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hammer, Brian K.. (1995). Diatom succession in recent, storm-induced sediment laminations of Third Sister Lake, Michigan. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 2 indexed citations
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Saladino, Richard A., Claudette M. Thompson, Brian K. Hammer, et al.. (1994). Effect of a recombinant endotoxin-neutralizing protein on endotoxin shock in rabbits. Critical Care Medicine. 22(8). 1211–1218. 23 indexed citations

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