Edith Porter

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Edith Porter is a scholar working on Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Edith Porter has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Microbiology, 15 papers in Immunology and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Edith Porter's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (25 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (12 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers). Edith Porter is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (25 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (12 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers). Edith Porter collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Edith Porter's co-authors include Tomas Ganz, Charles Bevins, Dirk Elewaut, Martin F. Kagnoff, Lars Eckmann, Deborah A. O′Neil, Geoffrey M. Anderson, Dipankar Ghosh, Nita H. Salzman and Sabine Nuding and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Edith Porter

65 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Reduced Paneth cell α-defensins in ileal Crohn's disease

2005 749 citations Jan Wehkamp, Nita H. Salzman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Expression and regulation of the human beta-defensins hBD-1 and hBD-2 in intestinal epithelium.

1999 500 citations Edith Porter, Tomas Ganz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edith Porter United States	30	2.3k	1.7k	1.7k	662	628	65	4.8k
Jürgen Schauber Germany	40	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	321 0.5×	711 1.1×	83	6.3k
Hiutung Chu United States	23	843 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.5×	847 1.3×	544 0.9×	38	4.7k
André J. Ouellette United States	52	5.0k 2.2×	3.0k 1.8×	5.0k 3.0×	1.4k 2.1×	667 1.1×	141	9.9k
Klaus Fellermann Germany	42	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	2.5k 1.5×	1.1k 1.6×	1.4k 2.3×	103	6.9k
Tomohiko Ogawa Japan	33	1.3k 0.6×	7.2k 4.3×	2.1k 1.3×	318 0.5×	1.6k 2.6×	67	10.2k
Adeline M. Hajjar United States	34	986 0.4×	4.5k 2.6×	1.9k 1.1×	268 0.4×	1.4k 2.3×	62	7.4k
Nita H. Salzman United States	43	1.6k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	4.7k 2.8×	1.5k 2.2×	995 1.6×	97	9.2k
S S Harwig United States	30	4.2k 1.9×	2.1k 1.2×	3.2k 1.9×	403 0.6×	327 0.5×	52	5.6k
Lisa Thomas United States	28	551 0.2×	3.6k 2.1×	1.6k 0.9×	274 0.4×	839 1.3×	51	5.8k
Kathrin S. Michelsen United States	36	655 0.3×	4.0k 2.4×	1.9k 1.1×	323 0.5×	1.2k 2.0×	64	6.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Feng, Christina, et al.. (2022). Observation of α-Synuclein Preformed Fibrils Interacting with SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cell Membranes Using Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 13(24). 3547–3553. 6 indexed citations

Das, Arpita, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Intestinal TGF-β/SMAD-Dependent Signaling in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Rhesus Macaques. Cells. 10(4). 806–806. 11 indexed citations

Porter, Edith, Eyal Amiel, Nandita Bose, et al.. (2021). American Association of Immunologists Recommendations for an Undergraduate Course in Immunology. ImmunoHorizons. 5(6). 448–465. 17 indexed citations

Park, Hyun‐Sook, et al.. (2020). The Antimicrobial Peptide Human Beta-Defensin 2 Inhibits Biofilm Production of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Without Compromising Metabolic Activity. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 805–805. 41 indexed citations

Lackner, Andrew A., et al.. (2017). The Role of Defensins in HIV Pathogenesis. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–12. 32 indexed citations

Spencer, John David, David S. Hains, Edith Porter, et al.. (2012). Human Alpha Defensin 5 Expression in the Human Kidney and Urinary Tract. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31712–e31712. 69 indexed citations

Lee, Jivianne T., et al.. (2010). Antimicrobial Lipids: Novel Innate Defense Molecules are Elevated in Sinus Secretions of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis. American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy. 24(2). 99–104. 33 indexed citations

Nuding, Sabine, Lutz Zabel, Corinne Enders, et al.. (2009). Antibacterial activity of human defensins on anaerobic intestinal bacterial species: a major role of HBD-3. Microbes and Infection. 11(3). 384–393. 44 indexed citations

Klotman, Mary E., Aprille Rapista, Natalia Teleshova, et al.. (2008). Neisseria gonorrhoeae -Induced Human Defensins 5 and 6 Increase HIV Infectivity: Role in Enhanced Transmission. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6176–6185. 68 indexed citations

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Thai, Quang Minh, Patricia Castillo, Any Cheung, et al.. (2008). Lipids Including Cholesteryl Linoleate and Cholesteryl Arachidonate Contribute to the Inherent Antibacterial Activity of Human Nasal Fluid. The Journal of Immunology. 181(6). 4177–4187. 69 indexed citations

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Dugan, Aisling S., Melissa S. Maginnis, Kate Manley, et al.. (2008). Human α-Defensins Inhibit BK Virus Infection by Aggregating Virions and Blocking Binding to Host Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(45). 31125–31132. 73 indexed citations

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Eeden, S. van, G. Johan A. Offerhaus, A. A. M. Hart, et al.. (2007). Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix: a specific type of carcinoma. Histopathology. 51(6). 763–773. 72 indexed citations

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Porter, Edith, et al.. (2006). Neonatal nephrocalcinosis: long term follow up. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 91(5). F333–F336. 35 indexed citations

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Wehkamp, Jan, Nita H. Salzman, Edith Porter, et al.. (2005). Reduced Paneth cell α-defensins in ileal Crohn's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(50). 18129–18134. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hertz, Cheryl J., Qi Wu, Edith Porter, et al.. (2003). Activation of Toll-Like Receptor 2 on Human Tracheobronchial Epithelial Cells Induces the Antimicrobial Peptide Human β Defensin-2. The Journal of Immunology. 171(12). 6820–6826. 217 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Dipankar, Edith Porter, Bo Shen, et al.. (2002). Paneth cell trypsin is the processing enzyme for human defensin-5. Nature Immunology. 3(6). 583–590. 333 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Harunari, Hayao Nakanishi, Tetsuya Tsukamoto, et al.. (2001). Identification of Paneth cells in pyloric glands associated with gastric and intestinal mixed-type intestinal metaplasia of the human stomach. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 439(1). 14–20. 27 indexed citations

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Porter, Huntington, et al.. (1964). Neonatal hepatic mitochondrocuprein. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 104(1). 97–101. 28 indexed citations

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Masoro, Edward J., James M. Felts, & Edith Porter. (1959). A Biochemical Mechanism for the Depression in Hepatic Acetate Oxidation in Fasted, Cold-Exposed Rats. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(1). 198–200. 7 indexed citations

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Farah, A., Marshall G. Frazer, & Edith Porter. (1959). STUDIES ON THE UPTAKE OF N'-METHYLNICOTINAMIDE BY RENAL SLICES OF THE DOG. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 126(3). 202–211. 25 indexed citations

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