Gail Hecht

8.2k total citations
119 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Gail Hecht is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Gail Hecht has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Endocrinology and 42 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Gail Hecht's work include Escherichia coli research studies (44 papers), Gut microbiota and health (37 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (33 papers). Gail Hecht is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (44 papers), Gut microbiota and health (37 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (33 papers). Gail Hecht collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Gail Hecht's co-authors include Athanasia Koutsouris, Suzana D. Savkovic, James Madara, V. K. Viswanathan, Kim Hodges, J. Thomas LaMont, Jerrold R. Turner, C Pothoulakis, Ivana Simonović and Pradeep K. Dudeja and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Gail Hecht

119 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gail Hecht United States 47 2.7k 1.9k 1.8k 1.0k 964 119 6.4k
Beth A. McCormick United States 52 3.5k 1.3× 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 433 0.4× 653 0.7× 148 9.3k
Derek M. McKay Canada 51 3.1k 1.2× 356 0.2× 920 0.5× 774 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 202 9.0k
Nicolas Barnich France 50 6.6k 2.4× 2.1k 1.1× 2.2k 1.2× 163 0.2× 1.4k 1.5× 171 11.3k
Ralph A. Giannella United States 44 1.6k 0.6× 2.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 106 0.1× 816 0.8× 121 6.4k
Bruce A. Vallance Canada 68 6.2k 2.3× 3.1k 1.6× 3.2k 1.7× 371 0.4× 1.9k 2.0× 213 14.6k
Deanna L. Gibson Canada 41 3.2k 1.2× 598 0.3× 692 0.4× 150 0.1× 533 0.6× 75 5.7k
Barry H. Hirst United Kingdom 45 2.5k 0.9× 503 0.3× 665 0.4× 212 0.2× 650 0.7× 160 6.6k
David B. Schauer United States 42 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 75 0.1× 1.5k 1.5× 75 5.8k
Kris Chadee Canada 51 2.9k 1.1× 326 0.2× 2.7k 1.5× 186 0.2× 2.1k 2.2× 158 7.8k
Frédéric A. Carvalho France 23 3.4k 1.3× 469 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 101 0.1× 591 0.6× 42 5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gail Hecht

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All Works

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Orenstein, Robert, Gail Hecht, Adam Harvey, Glenn S. Tillotson, & Sahil Khanna. (2023). Two-year durability of REBYOTA™ (RBL), a live biotherapeutic for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(9). ofad456–ofad456. 3 indexed citations
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Tapia, Rocío, et al.. (2019). Sperm Flagellar 1 Binds Actin in Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Contributes to Formation of Filopodia and Lamellipodia. Gastroenterology. 157(6). 1544–1555.e3. 5 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Mai Thanh Thi, et al.. (2018). EPEC NleH1 is significantly more effective in reversing colitis and reducing mortality than NleH2 via differential effects on host signaling pathways. Laboratory Investigation. 98(4). 477–488. 8 indexed citations
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Glotfelty, Lila & Gail Hecht. (2012). Enteropathogenic E. coli effectors EspG1/G2 disrupt tight junctions: new roles and mechanisms. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1258(1). 149–158. 15 indexed citations
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Hodges, Kim & Gail Hecht. (2011). Interspecies communication in the gut, from bacterial delivery to host‐cell response. The Journal of Physiology. 590(3). 433–440. 15 indexed citations
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Brady, Michael J., Brian Skehan, Scott E. Battle, et al.. (2010). Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Requires N-WASP for Efficient Type III Translocation but Not for EspFU-Mediated Actin Pedestal Formation. PLoS Pathogens. 6(8). e1001056–e1001056. 39 indexed citations
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Hecht, Gail & Eva M. Riedmann. (2010). Exciting times for gastrointestinal microbiology. Gut Microbes. 1(1). 1–2. 34 indexed citations
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Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha, Athanasia Koutsouris, Gail Hecht, & Samantha Gruenheid. (2010). The bacterial virulence factor NleA's involvement in intestinal tight junction disruption during EnteropathogenicE. coliinfection is independent of its putative PDZ binding domain. Gut Microbes. 1(2). 114–118. 12 indexed citations
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Esmaili, Ali, Alip Borthakur, Dan Yu, et al.. (2009). Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection Inhibits Intestinal Serotonin Transporter Function and Expression. Gastroenterology. 137(6). 2074–2083. 62 indexed citations
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Bellmeyer, Amy, et al.. (2009). EnterohemorrhagicEscherichia colisuppresses inflammatory response to cytokines and its own toxin. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 297(3). G576–G581. 24 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, V. K., Andrew W. Weflen, Athanasia Koutsouris, Jennifer Lising Roxas, & Gail Hecht. (2008). EnteropathogenicE. coli-induced barrier function alteration is not a consequence of host cell apoptosis. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 294(5). G1165–G1170. 23 indexed citations
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Viswanathan, V. K., Kim Hodges, & Gail Hecht. (2008). Enteric infection meets intestinal function: how bacterial pathogens cause diarrhoea. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 7(2). 110–119. 156 indexed citations
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Tesfay, Samuel, et al.. (2005). Balance of bacterial pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators dictates net effect of enteropathogenicEscherichia colion intestinal epithelial cells. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 290(4). G685–G694. 57 indexed citations
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Borthakur, Alip, Ravinder K. Gill, Kim Hodges, et al.. (2005). EnteropathogenicEscherichia coliinhibits butyrate uptake in Caco-2 cells by altering the apical membrane MCT1 level. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 290(1). G30–G35. 54 indexed citations
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McNamara, Barry P., et al.. (2001). Translocated EspF protein from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli disrupts host intestinal barrier function. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 107(5). 621–629. 271 indexed citations
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Simonović, Ivana, Jonathan Rosenberg, Athanasia Koutsouris, & Gail Hecht. (2000). Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli dephosphorylates and dissociates occludin from intestinal epithelial tight junctions. Cellular Microbiology. 2(4). 305–315. 205 indexed citations
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Hecht, Gail, Jorge A. Marrero, Alexey Danilkovich, et al.. (1999). Pathogenic Escherichia coli increase Cl– secretion from intestinal epithelia by upregulating galanin-1 receptor expression. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 104(3). 253–262. 68 indexed citations
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Hecht, Gail & Suzana D. Savkovic. (1997). Review article: Effector role of epithelia in inflammation — interaction with bacteria. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 11(s3). 64–69. 25 indexed citations
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Koutsouris, Athanasia, et al.. (1997). Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced myosin light chain phosphorylation alters intestinal epithelial permeability. Gastroenterology. 113(6). 1873–1882. 197 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Marc J., Jeffrey B. Matthews, Gail Hecht, C Delp, & James Madara. (1991). Stabilization of F-actin prevents cAMP-elicited Cl- secretion in T84 cells.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(6). 1903–1909. 90 indexed citations

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