Frank R. DeLeo

32.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
189 papers, 23.2k citations indexed

About

Frank R. DeLeo is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank R. DeLeo has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 23.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Infectious Diseases, 86 papers in Molecular Biology and 64 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Frank R. DeLeo's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (103 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (56 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (49 papers). Frank R. DeLeo is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (103 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (56 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (49 papers). Frank R. DeLeo collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frank R. DeLeo's co-authors include Henry F. Chambers, Scott D. Kobayashi, Michaël Otto, Adeline R. Whitney, Jovanka M. Voyich, Natalia Małachowa, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Kevin R. Braughton, James M. Musser and Mark T. Quinn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Frank R. DeLeo

187 papers receiving 22.7k citations

Hit Papers

Waves of resistance: Staphylococcus aureus in the antibio... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2010 2007 2014 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Waves of resistance: Staphylococcus aureus in the antibiotic era
    2009 2.0k citations Henry F. Chambers, Frank R. DeLeo profile →
  2. Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
    2010 1.2k citations Frank R. DeLeo, Michaël Otto et al. profile →
  3. Identification of novel cytolytic peptides as key virulence determinants for community-associated MRSA
    2007 817 citations Kevin R. Braughton, Min Li et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  4. Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: molecular and genetic decoding
    2014 410 citations Liang Chen, Barun Mathema et al. profile →
  5. Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
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    2017 329 citations Frank R. DeLeo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank R. DeLeo United States 82 12.0k 10.9k 5.4k 4.2k 3.3k 189 23.2k
Georg Peters Germany 80 13.6k 1.1× 11.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.3× 2.6k 0.6× 4.4k 1.3× 332 22.9k
Michaël Otto United States 108 19.7k 1.6× 23.2k 2.1× 3.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 3.6k 1.1× 382 39.6k
Patrick M. Schlievert United States 81 15.6k 1.3× 8.5k 0.8× 6.9k 1.3× 8.3k 2.0× 2.8k 0.8× 388 27.3k
François Vandenesch France 76 17.3k 1.4× 12.6k 1.2× 1.7k 0.3× 5.4k 1.3× 6.8k 2.1× 399 26.2k
Olaf Schneewind United States 92 10.3k 0.9× 18.6k 1.7× 3.8k 0.7× 5.1k 1.2× 999 0.3× 275 29.4k
Gérard Lina France 66 15.0k 1.2× 9.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.3× 4.1k 1.0× 5.8k 1.8× 278 19.7k
Timothy J. Foster Ireland 73 9.7k 0.8× 10.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.4× 2.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 163 17.2k
Andreas Peschel Germany 75 7.4k 0.6× 11.4k 1.0× 2.9k 0.5× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 211 20.2k
Michael R. Yeaman United States 66 6.2k 0.5× 6.8k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 195 15.0k
Friedrich Götz Germany 80 8.2k 0.7× 14.1k 1.3× 2.2k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 336 22.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank R. DeLeo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Jianping, Tengfei Long, Adeline R. Porter, et al.. (2025). Carbapenem-Resistant, Virulence Plasmid–Harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae, United States. Emerging infectious diseases. 31(4). 761–771. 2 indexed citations
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DeLeo, Frank R., Brett A. Freedman, Adeline R. Porter, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of capsule polysaccharide (CPS)-specific antibodies for broad recognition of prominent multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(7). e0333824–e0333824. 1 indexed citations
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Opoku‐Temeng, Clement, Brett A. Freedman, Adeline R. Porter, et al.. (2022). Subinhibitory Concentrations of Antibiotics Alter the Response of Klebsiella pneumoniae to Components of Innate Host Defense. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(6). e0151722–e0151722. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Liang, Barun Mathema, Johann Pitout, Frank R. DeLeo, & Barry N. Kreiswirth. (2014). Epidemic Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Is a Hybrid Strain. mBio. 5(3). e01355–14. 156 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Scott D., Daniel E. Sturdevant, & Frank R. DeLeo. (2014). Genome-Scale Transcript Analyses with Human Neutrophils. Methods in molecular biology. 1124. 437–450. 1 indexed citations
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McAleer, Jeremy P., et al.. (2012). Epithelial STAT3-induced antimicrobial protein, Reg3γ is required for host defense against MRSA pneumonia in mice (55.15). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 55.15–55.15. 1 indexed citations
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DeLeo, Frank R., Adam D. Kennedy, Liang Chen, et al.. (2011). Molecular differentiation of historic phage-type 80/81 and contemporary epidemic Staphylococcus aureus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(44). 18091–18096. 120 indexed citations
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Olsen, Randall J., Scott D. Kobayashi, Madiha Ashraf, et al.. (2010). Lack of a Major Role of Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Nonhuman Primates. American Journal Of Pathology. 176(3). 1346–1354. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Min, Binh An Diep, Amer E. Villaruz, et al.. (2009). Evolution of virulence in epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(14). 5883–5888. 322 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Adam D., Michaël Otto, Kevin R. Braughton, et al.. (2008). Epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Recent clonal expansion and diversification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(4). 1327–1332. 300 indexed citations
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Shelburne, Samuel A., et al.. (2005). Central role of a bacterial two-component gene regulatory system of previously unknown function in pathogen persistence in human saliva. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(44). 16037–16042. 74 indexed citations
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Voyich, Jovanka M., Kevin R. Braughton, Daniel E. Sturdevant, et al.. (2005). Insights into Mechanisms Used by Staphylococcus aureus to Avoid Destruction by Human Neutrophils. The Journal of Immunology. 175(6). 3907–3919. 455 indexed citations
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Kocianova, Stanislava, Cuong Vuong, Yufeng Yao, et al.. (2005). Key role of poly-γ-dl-glutamic acid in immune evasion and virulence of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(3). 688–694. 152 indexed citations
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Voyich, Jovanka M., Kevin R. Braughton, Daniel E. Sturdevant, et al.. (2004). Engagement of the Pathogen Survival Response Used by Group A Streptococcus to Avert Destruction by Innate Host Defense. The Journal of Immunology. 173(2). 1194–1201. 66 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Scott D., Jovanka M. Voyich, Kevin R. Braughton, et al.. (2004). Gene Expression Profiling Provides Insight into the Pathophysiology of Chronic Granulomatous Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 172(1). 636–643. 135 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Scott D., Kevin R. Braughton, Adeline R. Whitney, et al.. (2003). Bacterial pathogens modulate an apoptosis differentiation program in human neutrophils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(19). 10948–10953. 275 indexed citations
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Voyich, Jovanka M., Daniel E. Sturdevant, Kevin R. Braughton, et al.. (2003). Genome-wide protective response used by group A Streptococcus to evade destruction by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(4). 1996–2001. 131 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Scott D., Jovanka M. Voyich, Kevin R. Braughton, & Frank R. DeLeo. (2003). Down-Regulation of Proinflammatory Capacity During Apoptosis in Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 170(6). 3357–3368. 93 indexed citations
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Lei, Benfang, Frank R. DeLeo, Nancy P. Hoe, et al.. (2001). Evasion of human innate and acquired immunity by a bacterial homolog of CD11b that inhibits opsonophagocytosis. Nature Medicine. 7(12). 1298–1305. 144 indexed citations
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DeLeo, Frank R., Oyebode Olakanmi, George T. Rasmussen, et al.. (1999). Despite structural similarities between gp91phox and FRE1, flavocytochrome b558 does not mediate iron uptake by myeloid cells. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 134(3). 275–282. 7 indexed citations

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