Colin Hughes

16.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
202 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Colin Hughes is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Hughes has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Genetics, 57 papers in Ecology and 55 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Colin Hughes's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (75 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (39 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (35 papers). Colin Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (75 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (39 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (35 papers). Colin Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. Colin Hughes's co-authors include Vassilis Koronakis, Eva Koronakis, David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann, Gillian M. Fraser, Jeyanthy Eswaran, Ben F. Luisi, Andrew Sharff, Peter Stanley and Evert Bokma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Colin Hughes

201 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Crystal structure of the bacterial membrane protein TolC central to multidrug efflux and protein export

2000 856 citations Vassilis Koronakis, Andrew Sharff et al. Nature profile →
Microsatellites and kinship

1993 630 citations David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Hughes

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Genetic structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting adjacent South Florida estuaries – Biscayne Bay and Florida Bay 2023 ·The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue ·Jenny A. Litz, Colin Hughes, Lance Garrison, Lynne A. Fieber, Patricia E. Rosel	1
2	Breeding sex ratio and population size of loggerhead turtles from Southwestern Florida 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Colin Hughes, Jeanette Wyneken	25
3	LATITUDINAL VARIATION IN PROTANDRY AND PROTOGYNY IN POLISTINE WASPS 2013 ·Monitore Zoologico Italiano-Italian Journal of Zoology ·Joan E. Strassmann, Colin Hughes	1
4	Structure of an atypical periplasmic adaptor from a multidrug efflux pump of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi 2013 ·FEBS Letters ·Nicholas P. Greene, Philip Hinchliffe, Allister Crow, Abdessamad Ababou, Colin Hughes, Vassilis Koronakis	15
5	The assembled structure of a complete tripartite bacterial multidrug efflux pump 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Martyn F. Symmons, Evert Bokma, Eva Koronakis, Colin Hughes, Vassilis Koronakis	228
6	Docking of cytosolic chaperone-substrate complexes at the membrane ATPase during flagellar type III protein export 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·J Thomas, Graham P. Stafford, Colin Hughes	124
7	Structure and Function of Tol C 2003 ·Annual Review of Biochemistry ·Colin Hughes	2
8	Protein export and drug efflux through bacterial channel-tunnels 2001 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Christian Andersen, Colin Hughes, Vassilis Koronakis	49
9	Crystal structure of the bacterial membrane protein TolC central to multidrug efflux and protein export breakdown → 2000 ·Nature ·Vassilis Koronakis, Andrew Sharff, Eva Koronakis, Ben F. Luisi, Colin Hughes	856
10	The Structure of the Colony Migration Factor from PathogenicProteus mirabilis 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·M. Mahbubur Rahman, Jean Guard, (unknown), Colin Hughes, Russell W. Carlson	30
11	Novel genes that upregulate the Proteus mirabilis flhDC master operon controlling flagellar biogenesis and swarming 1998 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Alain Dufour, (unknown), Colin Hughes	84
12	Trinucleotide Microsatellite Loci and Increased Heterozygosity in Cross-Species Applications in the Social Wasp, Polistes 1997 ·Biochemical Genetics ·Joan E. Strassmann, John M. Peters, (unknown), Carlos R. Solís, Colin Hughes, David C. Queller	5
13	RfaH and the ops element, components of a novel system controlling bacterial transcription elongation 1997 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Marc J. A. Bailey, Colin Hughes, Vassilis Koronakis	162
14	Effect of Migration or Inbreeding Followed by Selection on Low‐Founder‐Number Populations: Implications for Captive Breeding Programs 1995 ·Conservation Biology ·Vickie L. Backus, Edwin H. Bryant, Colin Hughes, Lisa M. Meffert	27
15	Protein exporter function and in vitro ATPase activity are correlated in ABC‐domain mutants of HlyB 1995 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Eva Koronakis, Colin Hughes, (unknown), Vassilis Koronakis	65
16	Geochemistry of clay-pore fluid interactions 1993 ·Chapman & Hall eBooks ·David A.C. Manning, Peter L. Hall, Colin Hughes	58
17	ATPase activity and ATP/ADP‐induced conformational change in the soluble domain of the bacterial protein translocator HlyB 1993 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Vassilis Koronakis, Colin Hughes, Eva Koronakis	80
18	Genetic Relatedness and Population Structure in Primitively Eusocial Wasps in the Genus Mischocyttarus lHymenopterac Vespidaer David C Quellerc Joan E Strassmannc and Colin R Hughes 1992 ·Journal of Hymenoptera Research ·David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann, Colin Hughes	15
19	Isolation of the Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae haemolysin gene and the activation and secretion of the prohaemolysin by the HlyC, HlyB and HlyD proteins of Escherichia coli 1990 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Daniel Gygi, J. Nicolet, Joachim Frey, Michael Cross, Vassilis Koronakis, Colin Hughes	72
20	Nest Defense By The Social Wasps, Polistes exclamans And Polistes instabilis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) Against The Parasitoid, Elasmus polistis (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae) 1984 ·Entomological News ·(unknown), Joan E. Strassmann, Colin Hughes	7

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