Brian Stevenson

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Stevenson is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Stevenson has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Parasitology, 67 papers in Infectious Diseases and 56 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Brian Stevenson's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (104 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (66 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (53 papers). Brian Stevenson is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (104 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (66 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (53 papers). Brian Stevenson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Brian Stevenson's co-authors include Patricia A. Rosa, Jennifer C. Miller, Kelly Babb, Peter Kraiczy, Kit Tilly, Ashutosh Verma, Catherine A. Brissette, Melissa J. Caimano, Tom G. Schwan and Justin D. Radolf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brian Stevenson

125 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A bacterial genome in flux: the twelve linear and nine circular extrachromosomal DNAs in an infectious isolate of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

2000 656 citations Sherwood Casjens, Brian Stevenson et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
Of ticks, mice and men: understanding the dual-host lifestyle of Lyme disease spirochaetes

2012 545 citations Justin D. Radolf, Melissa J. Caimano et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Stevenson United States	45	5.8k	3.8k	2.2k	1.5k	1.2k	125	6.8k
Anthony F. Barbet United States	44	5.3k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	147	6.5k
Kozo Fujisaki Japan	46	5.6k 1.0×	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	310	7.2k
Peter Kraiczy Germany	44	3.9k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	825 0.4×	790 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	128	5.5k
Ira Schwartz United States	50	6.4k 1.1×	5.2k 1.4×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	592 0.5×	163	8.0k
Chihiro Sugimoto Japan	42	4.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	294	7.2k
Sukanya Narasimhan United States	39	3.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	577 0.5×	71	4.6k
Xuenan Xuan Japan	47	7.3k 1.3×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.9k 2.0×	1.3k 1.1×	477	9.1k
Thomas N. Mather United States	48	6.3k 1.1×	4.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	830 0.7×	143	7.5k
Katherine M. Kocan United States	59	9.0k 1.5×	5.7k 1.5×	3.5k 1.6×	4.9k 3.3×	1.6k 1.3×	264	11.1k
Richard T. Marconi United States	41	3.4k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	751 0.6×	140	4.4k

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He, Huan, et al.. (2023). Inducible CRISPRi-Based Operon Silencing and Selective in Trans Gene Complementation in Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of Bacteriology. 205(2). e0046822–e0046822. 8 indexed citations

Stevenson, Brian & Catherine A. Brissette. (2023). Erp and Rev Adhesins of the Lyme Disease Spirochete’s Ubiquitous cp32 Prophages Assist the Bacterium during Vertebrate Infection. Infection and Immunity. 91(3). e0025022–e0025022. 6 indexed citations

Stevenson, Brian. (2023). The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, as a model vector-borne pathogen: insights on regulation of gene and protein expression. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 74. 102332–102332. 12 indexed citations

Wormser, Gary P., Ira Schwartz, Mateusz Markowicz, et al.. (2022). Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13(5). 101994–101994. 12 indexed citations

Tourand, Yvonne, et al.. (2018). DNA Methylation by Restriction Modification Systems Affects the Global Transcriptome Profile in Borrelia burgdorferi. Journal of Bacteriology. 200(24). 43 indexed citations

Jutras, Brandon L., Dustin Carroll, M. Clarke Miller, et al.. (2013). Bpur, the Lyme Disease Spirochete's PUR Domain Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(36). 26220–26234. 25 indexed citations

Jutras, Brandon L., et al.. (2013). Eubacterial SpoVG Homologs Constitute a New Family of Site-Specific DNA-Binding Proteins. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e66683–e66683. 44 indexed citations

Radolf, Justin D., Melissa J. Caimano, Brian Stevenson, & Linden T. Hu. (2012). Of ticks, mice and men: understanding the dual-host lifestyle of Lyme disease spirochaetes. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 10(2). 87–99. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

Burns, Lindsay, Claire Adams, Sean P. Riley, et al.. (2010). BpaB, a novel protein encoded by the Lyme disease spirochete's cp32 prophages, binds to erp Operator 2 DNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 38(16). 5443–5455. 29 indexed citations

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Verma, Ashutosh, Pawan Kumar, Kelly Babb, John F. Timoney, & Brian Stevenson. (2010). Cross-Reactivity of Antibodies against Leptospiral Recurrent Uveitis-Associated Proteins A and B (LruA and LruB) with Eye Proteins. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 4(8). e778–e778. 38 indexed citations

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Siegel, Corinna, Teresia Hallström, Christine Skerka, et al.. (2010). Complement Factor H-Related Proteins CFHR2 and CFHR5 Represent Novel Ligands for the Infection-Associated CRASP Proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi. PLoS ONE. 5(10). e13519–e13519. 58 indexed citations

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Cooley, Anne, Sean P. Riley, M. Clarke Miller, et al.. (2009). DNA-binding by Haemophilus influenzae and Escherichia coli YbaB, members of a widely-distributed bacterial protein family. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 137–137. 24 indexed citations

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Siegel, Corinna, Katrin Haupt, Christine Skerka, et al.. (2008). Deciphering the Ligand-binding Sites in the Borrelia burgdorferi Complement Regulator-acquiring Surface Protein 2 Required for Interactions with the Human Immune Regulators Factor H and Factor H-like Protein 1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(50). 34855–34863. 43 indexed citations

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Brissette, Catherine A., Anne Cooley, Sean P. Riley, et al.. (2008). Lyme borreliosis spirochete Erp proteins, their known host ligands, and potential roles in mammalian infection. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 298. 257–267. 43 indexed citations

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Bykowski, Tomasz, Michael E. Woodman, Anne Cooley, et al.. (2008). Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins (BbCRASPs): Expression patterns during the mammal–tick infection cycle. International Journal of Medical Microbiology. 298. 249–256. 44 indexed citations

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Lackum, Kate von & Brian Stevenson. (2004). Carbohydrate utilization by the Lyme borreliosis spirochete,Borrelia burgdorferi. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 243(1). 173–179. 61 indexed citations

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Kraiczy, Peter, Jens Hellwage, Christine Skerka, et al.. (2004). Immunological characterization of the complement regulator factor H-binding CRASP and Erp proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi. PubMed. 293. 152–157. 75 indexed citations

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Miller, Jennifer C. & Brian Stevenson. (2004). Increased expression of Borrelia burgdorferi factor H-binding surface proteins during transmission from ticks to mice. PubMed. 293. 120–125. 26 indexed citations

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Stevenson, Brian & Jennifer C. Miller. (2003). Intra- and Interbacterial Genetic Exchange of Lyme Disease Spirochete erp Genes Generates Sequence Identity Amidst Diversity. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57(3). 309–324. 57 indexed citations

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Tilly, Kit, Sherwood Casjens, Brian Stevenson, et al.. (1997). The Borrelia burgdorferi circular plasmid cp26: conservation of plasmid structure and targeted inactivation of the ospC gene. Molecular Microbiology. 25(2). 361–373. 82 indexed citations

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