Edward Geisinger

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Edward Geisinger is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Geisinger has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Medicine, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Edward Geisinger's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (15 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (8 papers). Edward Geisinger is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (15 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (8 papers). Edward Geisinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Edward Geisinger's co-authors include Richard P. Novick, Ralph R. Isberg, Tom W. Muir, Rajan P. Adhikari, Ruzhong Jin, Hope F. Ross, Wenwen Huo, Tim van Opijnen, Elizabeth George and John Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Edward Geisinger

20 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Quorum Sensing in Staphylococci 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 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 in Staphylococci
    2008 709 citations Richard P. Novick, Edward Geisinger Annual Review of Genetics profile →

Peers

Edward Geisinger
Ralph Bertram Germany
Line Elnif Thomsen Denmark
Martin S. Bojer Denmark
Xenia Kostoulias Australia
Damien Maura United States
Indranil Biswas United States
Christine J. Boinett United Kingdom
Silvia Herbert Germany
Peter J. McNamara United States
Veronica N. Kos United States
Ralph Bertram Germany
Edward Geisinger
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Geisinger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edward Geisinger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edward Geisinger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Edward Geisinger. Edward Geisinger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Isberg, Ralph R., Christopher G. Dowson, Adrian J. Lloyd, et al.. (2023). A conserved zinc-binding site in Acinetobacter baumannii PBP2 required for elongasome-directed bacterial cell shape. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(8). e2215237120–e2215237120. 10 indexed citations
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Opijnen, Tim van, et al.. (2023). Genome-wide phage susceptibility analysis in Acinetobacter baumannii reveals capsule modulation strategies that determine phage infectivity. PLoS Pathogens. 19(6). e1010928–e1010928. 14 indexed citations
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Huo, Wenwen, Lindsay M. Busch, C. W. Marshall, et al.. (2022). Immunosuppression broadens evolutionary pathways to drug resistance and treatment failure during Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in mice. Nature Microbiology. 7(6). 796–809. 29 indexed citations
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Tang, Amy Y., et al.. (2021). Essential Gene Analysis in Acinetobacter baumannii by High-Density Transposon Mutagenesis and CRISPR Interference. Journal of Bacteriology. 203(12). e0056520–e0056520. 40 indexed citations
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Kelly, Michael A., Samantha Cambray, Wenjian Wang, et al.. (2020). Peptide Probes of Colistin Resistance Discovered via Chemically Enhanced Phage Display. ACS Infectious Diseases. 6(9). 2410–2418. 10 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward, Murat Cokol, Delaney G. Fisher, et al.. (2020). Antibiotic susceptibility signatures identify potential antimicrobial targets in the Acinetobacter baumannii cell envelope. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4522–4522. 60 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward, et al.. (2018). A global regulatory system links virulence and antibiotic resistance to envelope homeostasis in Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS Pathogens. 14(5). e1007030–e1007030. 76 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward & Ralph R. Isberg. (2017). Interplay Between Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence During Disease Promoted by Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215(suppl_1). S9–S17. 141 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward & Ralph R. Isberg. (2015). Antibiotic Modulation of Capsular Exopolysaccharide and Virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii. PLoS Pathogens. 11(2). e1004691–e1004691. 255 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward, John Chen, & Richard P. Novick. (2012). Allele-Dependent Differences in Quorum-Sensing Dynamics Result in Variant Expression of Virulence Genes in Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(11). 2854–2864. 49 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward, et al.. (2009). Symmetric signalling within asymmetric dimers of the Staphylococcus aureus receptor histidine kinase AgrC. Molecular Microbiology. 74(1). 44–57. 42 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward, Tom W. Muir, & Richard P. Novick. (2009). agr receptor mutants reveal distinct modes of inhibition by staphylococcal autoinducing peptides. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(4). 1216–1221. 90 indexed citations
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Geisinger, Edward, Elizabeth George, Tom W. Muir, & Richard P. Novick. (2008). Identification of Ligand Specificity Determinants in AgrC, the Staphylococcus aureus Quorum-sensing Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(14). 8930–8938. 70 indexed citations
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Novick, Richard P. & Edward Geisinger. (2008). Quorum Sensing in Staphylococci. Annual Review of Genetics. 42(1). 541–564. 709 indexed citations breakdown →
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Geisinger, Edward, Rajan P. Adhikari, Ruzhong Jin, Hope F. Ross, & Richard P. Novick. (2006). Inhibition of rot translation by RNAIII, a key feature of agr function. Molecular Microbiology. 61(4). 1038–1048. 189 indexed citations

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