Fred Heffron

15.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Fred Heffron is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Heffron has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Food Science and 51 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Fred Heffron's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (55 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (47 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (45 papers). Fred Heffron is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (55 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (47 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (45 papers). Fred Heffron collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Fred Heffron's co-authors include Andreas J. Bäumler, N A Buchmeier, Patricia I. Fields, Stanley Falkow, Renée M. Tsolis, Eduardo A. Groisman, Igor Stojiljković, Magdalene So, Ronald V. Swanson and Constantine G. Haidaris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Fred Heffron

129 papers receiving 12.3k citations

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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.

Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium that cannot survive within the macrophage are avirulent.

1986 943 citations Patricia I. Fields, Fred Heffron et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
DNA sequence analysis of the transposon Tn3: Three genes and three sites involved in transposition of Tn3

1979 413 citations Fred Heffron, Brian J. McCarthy et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fred Heffron United States	68	5.7k	4.7k	4.3k	3.4k	2.6k	129	13.0k
Werner Goebel Germany	76	7.4k 1.3×	6.8k 1.5×	4.5k 1.0×	4.3k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	362	21.1k
David W. Holden United Kingdom	72	5.1k 0.9×	5.3k 1.1×	5.5k 1.3×	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	186	16.0k
Jay C. D. Hinton United Kingdom	60	5.7k 1.0×	3.2k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	4.6k 1.3×	3.3k 1.2×	157	11.4k
Michael Hensel Germany	61	3.8k 0.7×	5.7k 1.2×	5.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	223	13.1k
Philippe Glaser France	60	5.5k 1.0×	2.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	2.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	180	12.6k
David A. Rasko United States	60	6.6k 1.2×	2.1k 0.5×	4.9k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	195	13.5k
Duncan J. Maskell United Kingdom	62	3.7k 0.6×	4.2k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	241	12.5k
Ulrich Dobrindt Germany	55	4.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	4.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	217	11.1k
Andrew Camilli United States	72	7.4k 1.3×	1.8k 0.4×	6.0k 1.4×	3.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	182	16.0k
John S. Gunn United States	54	4.2k 0.7×	3.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	139	9.4k

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Li, Jie, Ernesto Nakayasu, Christopher C. Overall, et al.. (2015). Global Analysis of Salmonella Alternative Sigma Factor E on Protein Translation. Journal of Proteome Research. 14(4). 1716–1726. 11 indexed citations

Niemann, George, et al.. (2013). Diverse Secreted Effectors Are Required for Salmonella Persistence in a Mouse Infection Model. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e70753–e70753. 32 indexed citations

Kim, Young‐Mo, Brian J. Schmidt, Marcus B. Jones, et al.. (2013). Salmonella modulates metabolism during growth under conditions that induce expression of virulence genes. Molecular BioSystems. 9(6). 1522–1534. 43 indexed citations

Buchko, Garry W., George Niemann, Erin Baker, et al.. (2010). A multi-pronged search for a common structural motif in the secretion signal of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium type III effectorproteins. Molecular BioSystems. 6(12). 2448–2458. 40 indexed citations

Shirley, Renee L., Lidia M. Crosa, Robert K. Ernst, et al.. (2010). Mutations of Francisella novicida that Alter the Mechanism of Its Phagocytosis by Murine Macrophages. PLoS ONE. 5(7). e11857–e11857. 31 indexed citations

McDermott, Jason, Ronald C. Taylor, Hyunjin Yoon, & Fred Heffron. (2009). Bottlenecks and Hubs in Inferred Networks Are Important for Virulence in Salmonella typhimurium. Journal of Computational Biology. 16(2). 169–180. 52 indexed citations

Crosa, Lidia M., Jorge H. Crosa, & Fred Heffron. (2008). Iron transport in Francisella in the absence of a recognizable TonB protein still requires energy generated by the proton motive force. BioMetals. 22(2). 337–344. 10 indexed citations

Shi, Liang, Joshua Adkins, James R. Coleman, et al.. (2006). Proteomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolated from RAW 264.7 Macrophages. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(39). 29131–29140. 123 indexed citations

Worley, Micah J., et al.. (2006). Salmonella typhimurium disseminates within its host by manipulating the motility of infected cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(47). 17915–17920. 107 indexed citations

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Adkins, Joshua, Heather M. Mottaz, Angela Norbeck, et al.. (2006). Analysis of the Salmonella typhimurium Proteome through Environmental Response toward Infectious Conditions. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 5(8). 1450–1461. 102 indexed citations

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Heffron, Fred, et al.. (2005). sciS , an icmF Homolog in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium, Limits Intracellular Replication and Decreases Virulence. Infection and Immunity. 73(7). 4338–4345. 115 indexed citations

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Bäumler, Andreas J., Renée M. Tsolis, & Fred Heffron. (1997). Fimbrial Adhesins of Salmonella Typhimurium. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 412. 149–158. 62 indexed citations

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Tsolis, Renée M. & Fred Heffron. (1995). Chapter 5: Mutagenesis and Variant Selection in Salmonella. Methods in cell biology. 45. 79–106. 7 indexed citations

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Bowe, Frances & Fred Heffron. (1994). Isolation of Salmonella mutants defective for intracellular survival. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 236. 509–526. 10 indexed citations

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Hoekstra, Merl F., H. Steven Seifert, Jac A. Nickoloff, & Fred Heffron. (1991). [22] Shuttle mutagenesis: Bacterial transposons for genetic manipulations in yeast. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 194. 329–342. 31 indexed citations

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Buchmeier, N A & Fred Heffron. (1990). Induction of Salmonella Stress Proteins Upon Infection of Macrophages. Science. 248(4956). 730–732. 373 indexed citations

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Fields, Patricia I., Eduardo A. Groisman, & Fred Heffron. (1989). A Salmonella Locus that Controls Resistance to Microbicidal Proteins from Phagocytic Cells. Science. 243(4894). 1059–1062. 446 indexed citations

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Kostriken, Richard, Jeffrey N. Strathern, Amar J. S. Klar, James Hicks, & Fred Heffron. (1983). A site-specific endonuclease essential for mating-type switching in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell. 35(1). 167–174. 265 indexed citations

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Swift, Galvin H., Brian J. McCarthy, & Fred Heffron. (1981). DNA sequence of a plasmid-encoded dihydrofolate reductase. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 181(4). 441–447. 75 indexed citations

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Heffron, Fred, Craig E. Rubens, & Stanley Falkow. (1975). Translocation of a plasmid DNA sequence which mediates ampicillin resistance: molecular nature and specificity of insertion.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(9). 3623–3627. 164 indexed citations

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