Donald R. Demuth

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Donald R. Demuth is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Periodontics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald R. Demuth has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Periodontics and 36 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Donald R. Demuth's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (55 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (27 papers). Donald R. Demuth is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (55 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (33 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (27 papers). Donald R. Demuth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Egypt. Donald R. Demuth's co-authors include Richard J. Lamont, Edward T. Lally, Howard F. Jenkinson, Daniel Malamud, Carlo Amorin Daep, David A. Scott, Bruce J. Shenker, Hanjuan Shao, Satsuki Kato and Yusuke Kowashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Donald R. Demuth

103 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

  1. Exposure to the Functional Bacterial Amyloid Protein Curli Enhances Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation in Aged Fischer 344 Rats and Caenorhabditis elegans
    2016 353 citations Shu G. Chen, Vilius Stribinskis et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald R. Demuth United States 50 3.2k 2.8k 1.9k 1.0k 695 103 6.4k
Richard P. Darveau United States 55 5.7k 1.8× 2.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 739 1.1× 130 10.4k
Stuart G. Dashper Australia 42 3.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 771 0.8× 453 0.7× 126 5.2k
Ann Progulske‐Fox United States 38 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 428 0.4× 1.0k 1.5× 95 4.6k
L. Jeannine Brady United States 35 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 491 0.5× 722 1.0× 85 4.2k
Atsuo Amano Japan 57 5.7k 1.8× 3.6k 1.3× 3.1k 1.6× 715 0.7× 3.0k 4.3× 218 11.2k
T. Koga Japan 41 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 350 0.3× 476 0.7× 138 4.9k
Martin A. Taubman United States 56 6.2k 1.9× 2.3k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 995 1.0× 669 1.0× 198 9.8k
Mark C. Herzberg United States 36 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 330 0.3× 807 1.2× 97 4.3k
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Japan 45 1.0k 0.3× 3.1k 1.1× 601 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 429 0.6× 165 5.9k
Haruhiko Takada Japan 48 1.2k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 794 0.4× 1.5k 1.4× 1.5k 2.2× 173 10.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald R. Demuth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald R. Demuth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Uriarte, Silvia M., et al.. (2021). The Hunger Games: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Exploits Human Neutrophils As an Epinephrine Source for Survival. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 707096–707096. 16 indexed citations
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Mahmoud, Mohamed Y., Donald R. Demuth, & Jill M. Steinbach-Rankins. (2018). BAR-encapsulated nanoparticles for the inhibition and disruption of Porphyromonas gingivalis–Streptococcus gordonii biofilms. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 16(1). 69–69. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Shu G., Vilius Stribinskis, Madhavi J. Rane, et al.. (2016). Exposure to the Functional Bacterial Amyloid Protein Curli Enhances Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation in Aged Fischer 344 Rats and Caenorhabditis elegans. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 34477–34477. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeller, Iris, Justin A. Hutcherson, Richard J. Lamont, et al.. (2013). Altered Antigenic Profiling and Infectivity of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Smokers and Non‐Smokers With Periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology. 85(6). 837–844. 32 indexed citations
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Bagaitkar, Juhi, et al.. (2011). Tobacco Smoke Augments Porphyromonas gingivalis - Streptococcus gordonii Biofilm Formation. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27386–e27386. 74 indexed citations
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Shao, Hanjuan & Donald R. Demuth. (2009). Quorum sensing regulation of biofilm growth and gene expression by oral bacteria and periodontal pathogens. Periodontology 2000. 52(1). 53–67. 40 indexed citations
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Demuth, Donald R., et al.. (2008). Tobacco use increases susceptibility to bacterial infection. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 4(1). 12–12. 202 indexed citations
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Maeda, Kazuhiko, Gena D. Tribble, Satoshi Shizukuishi, et al.. (2008). A Porphyromonas gingivalis tyrosine phosphatase is a multifunctional regulator of virulence attributes. Molecular Microbiology. 69(5). 1153–1164. 70 indexed citations
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Liang, Shuang, et al.. (2007). Fimbrial Proteins of Porphyromonas gingivalis Mediate In Vivo Virulence and Exploit TLR2 and Complement Receptor 3 to Persist in Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 179(4). 2349–2358. 163 indexed citations
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Kinane, Denis F., Donald R. Demuth, Sven‐Ulrik Gorr, George Hajishengallis, & Michael H. Martin. (2007). Human variability in innate immunity. Periodontology 2000. 45(1). 14–34. 75 indexed citations
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McArthur, William P., et al.. (2007). Characterization of epitopes recognized by anti-Streptococcus mutansP1 monoclonal antibodies. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 50(3). 342–353. 19 indexed citations
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Shenker, Bruce J., et al.. (2005). Induction of Cell Cycle Arrest in Lymphocytes by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin Requires Three Subunits for Maximum Activity. The Journal of Immunology. 174(4). 2228–2234. 52 indexed citations
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Shenker, Bruce J., et al.. (2004). Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin (Cdt): Evidence That the Holotoxin Is Composed of Three Subunits: CdtA, CdtB, and CdtC. The Journal of Immunology. 172(1). 410–417. 57 indexed citations
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Demuth, Donald R.. (2004). Book review. Reproductive Toxicology. 19(4). 565–566. 1 indexed citations
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Shenker, Bruce J., et al.. (2001). Induction of Apoptosis in Human T Cells by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Cytolethal Distending Toxin Is a Consequence of G2 Arrest of the Cell Cycle. The Journal of Immunology. 167(1). 435–441. 93 indexed citations
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Demuth, Donald R., et al.. (1996). Identification and analysis of fipA, a Fusobacterium nucleatum immunosuppressive factor gene. Infection and Immunity. 64(4). 1335–1341. 21 indexed citations
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Duan, Yang, et al.. (1994). Calcium-binding properties of SSP-5, the Streptococcus gordonii M5 receptor for salivary agglutinin. Infection and Immunity. 62(12). 5220–5226. 24 indexed citations

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