Francis L. Macrina

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Francis L. Macrina is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis L. Macrina has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Francis L. Macrina's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (29 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (24 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (22 papers). Francis L. Macrina is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (29 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (24 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (22 papers). Francis L. Macrina collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Poland. Francis L. Macrina's co-authors include Kevin R. Jones, Dennis J. Kopecko, Cindy L. Munro, Sara M. McCowen, Hansel M. Fletcher, Suzanne M. Michalek, Rodney A. Welch, Janet Tobian, Harvey A. Schenkein and C. Jeffrey Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The Journal of Immunology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Francis L. Macrina

105 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

A multiple plasmid-containing Escherichia coli strain: Convenient source of size reference plasmid molecules

1978 742 citations Francis L. Macrina, Kevin R. Jones et al. Plasmid profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis L. Macrina United States	37	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	902	901	105	4.8k
Donald J. LeBlanc United States	31	1.6k 1.0×	691 0.5×	501 0.4×	633 0.7×	780 0.9×	72	3.5k
Joseph J. Ferretti United States	43	2.2k 1.3×	2.7k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	990 1.1×	1.9k 2.1×	120	5.8k
L. Jeannine Brady United States	35	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	722 0.8×	497 0.6×	85	4.2k
Marcus B. Jones United States	32	1.8k 1.1×	203 0.1×	253 0.2×	538 0.6×	904 1.0×	56	3.3k
William M. Shafer United States	54	2.4k 1.4×	635 0.4×	102 0.1×	1.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	172	9.1k
Regine Hakenbeck Germany	54	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	187 0.1×	5.5k 6.1×	2.3k 2.6×	140	8.5k
Christopher Weidenmaier Germany	33	2.6k 1.6×	398 0.3×	156 0.1×	522 0.6×	2.0k 2.2×	50	4.8k
Petra C. F. Oyston United Kingdom	41	3.9k 2.3×	483 0.3×	137 0.1×	808 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	116	6.5k
Chloë E. James United Kingdom	25	1.0k 0.6×	185 0.1×	370 0.3×	185 0.2×	522 0.6×	34	2.7k
Carl E. Frasch United States	51	1.8k 1.1×	878 0.6×	90 0.1×	5.5k 6.0×	777 0.9×	138	9.7k

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Jones, Kevin R., et al.. (2020). Sequence and characterization of shuttle vectors for molecular cloning in Porphyromonas , Bacteroides and related bacteria. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 35(4). 181–191. 7 indexed citations

Ripley, Elizabeth, et al.. (2012). Training NIH K Award Recipients: The Role of the Mentor. Clinical and Translational Science. 5(5). 386–393. 4 indexed citations

Macrina, Francis L.. (2011). Teaching Authorship and Publication Practices in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. Science and Engineering Ethics. 17(2). 341–354. 20 indexed citations

Macrina, Francis L.. (2007). Scientific Societies and Promotion of the Responsible Conduct of Research: Codes, Policies, and Education. Academic Medicine. 82(9). 865–869. 21 indexed citations

Macrina, Francis L., Carolyn L. Funk, & Kirsten Barrett. (2004). Effectiveness of Responsible Conduct of Research Instruction: Initial Findings. 35(2). 6. 16 indexed citations

Curtis, Michael A., Howard K. Kuramitsu, Marilyn S. Lantz, et al.. (1999). Molecular genetics and nomenclature of proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Journal of Periodontal Research. 34(8). 464–472. 175 indexed citations

Morgan, Roderick M. & Francis L. Macrina. (1997). bctA: a novel pBF4 gene necessary for conjugal transfer in Bacteroides spp.. Microbiology. 143(7). 2155–2165. 10 indexed citations

Munro, Cindy L., Suzanne M. Michalek, & Francis L. Macrina. (1995). Sucrose-derived exopolymers have site-dependent roles inStreptococcus mutans-promoted dental decay. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 128(3). 327–332. 20 indexed citations

Schenkein, Harvey A., Hansel M. Fletcher, Marek Bodnar, & Francis L. Macrina. (1995). Increased opsonization of a prtH-defective mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 is caused by reduced degradation of complement-derived opsonins.. The Journal of Immunology. 154(10). 5331–5337. 74 indexed citations

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Munro, Cindy L., et al.. (1993). Infectivity of a glucan synthesis-defective mutant ofStreptococcus gordonii(Challis) in a rat endocarditis model. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 112(3). 301–306. 25 indexed citations

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Macrina, Francis L.. (1992). Bacterial Diseases of the Oral Tissues. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 327. 25–34. 1 indexed citations

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Macrina, Francis L., Kevin R. Jones, Carl Alpert, B M Chassy, & Suzanne M. Michalek. (1991). Repeated DNA sequence involved in mutations affecting transport of sucrose into Streptococcus mutans V403 via the phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system. Infection and Immunity. 59(4). 1535–1543. 22 indexed citations

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Dertzbaugh, Mark T. & Francis L. Macrina. (1989). Plasmid vectors for constructing translational fusions to the B subunit of cholera toxin. Gene. 82(2). 335–342. 26 indexed citations

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Volk, Wesley A., B Bizzini, Kevin R. Jones, & Francis L. Macrina. (1988). Inter- and intrageneric transfer of Tn916 between Streptococcus faecalis and Clostridium tetani. Plasmid. 19(3). 255–259. 11 indexed citations

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Odelson, David A., Jeanette L. Rasmussen, C. Jeffrey Smith, & Francis L. Macrina. (1987). Extrachromosomal systems and gene transmission in anaerobic bacteria. Plasmid. 17(2). 87–109. 45 indexed citations

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Pucci, Michael J., Kevin R. Jones, Howard K. Kuramitsu, & Francis L. Macrina. (1987). Molecular cloning and characterization of the glucosyltransferase C gene (gtfC) from Streptococcus mutans LM7. Infection and Immunity. 55(9). 2176–2182. 36 indexed citations

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Hartley, Donna L., Kevin R. Jones, Janet Tobian, Donald J. LeBlanc, & Francis L. Macrina. (1984). Disseminated tetracycline resistance in oral streptococci: implication of a conjugative transposon. Infection and Immunity. 45(1). 13–17. 49 indexed citations

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Macrina, Francis L., Kevin R. Jones, & P H Wood. (1980). Chimeric streptococcal plasmids and their use as molecular cloning vehicles in Streptococcus sanguis (Challis). Journal of Bacteriology. 143(3). 1425–1435. 90 indexed citations

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Macrina, Francis L., et al.. (1978). Evidence for a disseminated plasmid in Streptococcus mutans. Infection and Immunity. 20(1). 296–302. 31 indexed citations

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Macrina, Francis L. & Elias Balbinder. (1972). Genetic Characterization of a Stable F′ lac Plasmid. Journal of Bacteriology. 112(1). 503–512. 16 indexed citations

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