Frédéric Goormaghtigh

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 792 citations indexed

About

Frédéric Goormaghtigh is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric Goormaghtigh has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 792 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Genetics, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Frédéric Goormaghtigh's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (7 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (3 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (3 papers). Frédéric Goormaghtigh is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (7 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (3 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (3 papers). Frédéric Goormaghtigh collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Switzerland and France. Frédéric Goormaghtigh's co-authors include Laurence Van Melderen, Nathan Fraikin, Dukas Jurėnas, Marta Putrinš, Klas I. Udekwu, Andreas Sjödin, Abel García-Pino, Vasili Hauryliuk, Tanel Tenson and Sergo Kasvandik and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Reviews Microbiology and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric Goormaghtigh

12 papers receiving 788 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.

Biology and evolution of bacterial toxin–antitoxin systems

2022 239 citations Dukas Jurėnas, Nathan Fraikin et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Systems: Evolution and Revolutions

2020 195 citations Nathan Fraikin, Frédéric Goormaghtigh et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →

Peers

Frédéric Goormaghtigh

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Nathan Fraikin France

Charlotte Michaux France

Sonja Hansen United States

Véronique L. Taylor Canada

Roberto Balbontín Spain

Gaëlle Demarre France

Wai Ting Chan Spain

Alfonso Soler‐Bistué Argentina

Maria-Halima Laaberki France

Séverin Ronneau United States

Nathan Fraikin France

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256 ×1.0

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232 ×1.0

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187 ×0.8

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frédéric Goormaghtigh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frédéric Goormaghtigh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frédéric Goormaghtigh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frédéric Goormaghtigh 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 Frédéric Goormaghtigh. Frédéric Goormaghtigh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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12 of 12 papers shown

Fanous, Joseph, et al.. (2025). Limited impact of Salmonella stress and persisters on antibiotic clearance. Nature. 639(8053). 181–189. 11 indexed citations

Goormaghtigh, Frédéric & Françoise Van Bambeke. (2024). Understanding Staphylococcus aureus internalisation and induction of antimicrobial tolerance. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 22(1-3). 87–101. 7 indexed citations

Kaur, Mandeep, Marie‐France Hérent, Frédéric Goormaghtigh, et al.. (2024). Insight into the outer membrane asymmetry of P. aeruginosa and the role of MlaA in modulating the lipidic composition, mechanical, biophysical, and functional membrane properties of the cell envelope. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(11). e0148424–e0148424. 1 indexed citations

Kaur, Mandeep, et al.. (2023). Deficient Pseudomonas aeruginosa in MlaA/VacJ outer membrane lipoprotein shows decrease in rhamnolipids secretion, motility, and biofilm formation, and increase in fluoroquinolones susceptibility and innate immune response. Research in Microbiology. 174(8). 104132–104132. 7 indexed citations

Anantharajah, Ahalieyah, Frédéric Goormaghtigh, Başak Güler, et al.. (2023). Long-term intensive care unit outbreak of carbapenemase-producing organisms associated with contaminated sink drains. Journal of Hospital Infection. 143. 38–47. 15 indexed citations

Jurėnas, Dukas, Nathan Fraikin, Frédéric Goormaghtigh, & Laurence Van Melderen. (2022). Biology and evolution of bacterial toxin–antitoxin systems. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(6). 335–350. 239 indexed citations breakdown →

Maso, Lorenzo, Frédéric Goormaghtigh, Pierangelo Bellio, et al.. (2022). Nanobodies targeting LexA autocleavage disclose a novel suppression strategy of SOS-response pathway. Structure. 30(11). 1479–1493.e9. 12 indexed citations

Fraikin, Nathan, Frédéric Goormaghtigh, & Laurence Van Melderen. (2020). Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Systems: Evolution and Revolutions. Journal of Bacteriology. 202(7). 195 indexed citations breakdown →

Goormaghtigh, Frédéric & Laurence Van Melderen. (2019). Single-cell imaging and characterization of Escherichia coli persister cells to ofloxacin in exponential cultures. Science Advances. 5(6). eaav9462–eaav9462. 118 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenzheng, Frédéric Goormaghtigh, Laurence Van Melderen, et al.. (2019). Growth-dependent recombinant product formation kinetics can be reproduced through engineering of glucose transport and is prone to phenotypic heterogeneity. Microbial Cell Factories. 18(1). 26–26. 13 indexed citations

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Goormaghtigh, Frédéric, Nathan Fraikin, Marta Putrinš, et al.. (2018). Reassessing the Role of Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Formation of Escherichia coli Type II Persister Cells. mBio. 9(3). 166 indexed citations

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Goormaghtigh, Frédéric & Laurence Van Melderen. (2015). Optimized Method for Measuring Persistence in Escherichia coli with Improved Reproducibility. Methods in molecular biology. 1333. 43–52. 8 indexed citations

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