Gemma L. Kay

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Gemma L. Kay is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Gemma L. Kay has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Gemma L. Kay's work include Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (5 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (5 papers). Gemma L. Kay is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (10 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (5 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (5 papers). Gemma L. Kay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Gemma L. Kay's co-authors include Mark J. Pallen, John Wain, Justin O’Grady, Richard M. Leggett, Hollian Richardson, Themoula Charalampous, Christopher Jeanes, Alp Aydin, Daniel J. Turner and David M. Livermore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Gemma L. Kay

32 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Nanopore metagenomics enables rapid clinical diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory infection

2019 420 citations Themoula Charalampous, Gemma L. Kay et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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Esther Robinson United Kingdom

Dongsheng Han China

Andreas Essig Germany

Christoph Schoen Germany

Rossella Baldan Italy

David P. J. Turner United Kingdom

Caroline Corless United Kingdom

Stuart McCorrister Canada

Niels Nørskov‐Lauritsen Denmark

Ortrud Zimmermann Germany

Esther Robinson United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gemma L. Kay

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Le-Viet, Thanh, Carl E. Halford, Alp Aydin, et al.. (2024). Development and proof-of-concept demonstration of a clinical metagenomics method for the rapid detection of bloodstream infection. BMC Medical Genomics. 17(1). 71–71. 6 indexed citations

Ravi, Anuradha, Jennifer Ahn‐Jarvis, Kendall R. Corbin, et al.. (2022). Hybrid metagenome assemblies link carbohydrate structure with function in the human gut microbiome. Communications Biology. 5(1). 932–932. 6 indexed citations

Zomer, Aldert, Justin O’Grady, Gemma L. Kay, et al.. (2022). Determination and quantification of microbial communities and antimicrobial resistance on food through host DNA-depleted metagenomics. Food Microbiology. 110. 104162–104162. 22 indexed citations

Stubberfield, Emma, Roderick M. Card, Manal AbuOun, et al.. (2021). Whole-Genome Sequencing of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Isolates From England and Wales Reveals Similarities to European Isolates and Mutations Associated With Reduced Sensitivity to Antimicrobials. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 713233–713233. 5 indexed citations

Kay, Gemma L., et al.. (2021). Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Hypogravity Simulation. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. 92(2). 106–112. 3 indexed citations

Trotter, Alexander J., Rachael Dean, Gemma L. Kay, et al.. (2020). Preliminary evaluation of a rapid lateral flow calprotectin test for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection. Bone and Joint Research. 9(5). 202–210. 22 indexed citations

Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Anuradha Ravi, et al.. (2020). Genomic diversity of Escherichia coli isolates from non-human primates in the Gambia. Microbial Genomics. 6(9). 15 indexed citations

Ellis, Samuel, Lisa Crossman, Marie Anne Chattaway, et al.. (2020). Identification and characterisation of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli subtypes associated with human disease. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 7475–7475. 25 indexed citations

Duboc, Henri, Gemma L. Kay, Mohammad Tauqeer Alam, et al.. (2020). The pathophysiology of bile acid diarrhoea: differences in the colonic microbiome, metabolome and bile acids. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 20436–20436. 36 indexed citations

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Senghore, Madikay, Bassirou Diarra, Florian Gehre, et al.. (2020). Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages and their role in an emerging threat of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Bamako, Mali. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 327–327. 22 indexed citations

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Chessa, Daniela, Massimo Deligios, Vittorio Mazzarello, et al.. (2020). Metagenomics and microscope revealed T. trichiura and other intestinal parasites in a cesspit of an Italian nineteenth century aristocratic palace. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 12656–12656. 9 indexed citations

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Hapeshi, Alexia, Nicola J. Rogers, Viktor Brabec, et al.. (2019). Metallohelices that kill Gram-negative pathogens using intracellular antimicrobial peptide pathways. Chemical Science. 10(42). 9708–9720. 30 indexed citations

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Charalampous, Themoula, Gemma L. Kay, Hollian Richardson, et al.. (2019). Nanopore metagenomics enables rapid clinical diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory infection. Nature Biotechnology. 37(7). 783–792. 420 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loh, Jiun‐Yan, Gemma L. Kay, & Adeline Su Yien Ting. (2018). Bioencapsulation and Colonization Characteristics of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis CF4MRS in Artemia franciscana: a Biological Approach for the Control of Edwardsiellosis in Larviculture. Marine Biotechnology. 20(3). 353–362. 8 indexed citations

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Senghore, Madikay, Jacob Otu, Adam A. Witney, et al.. (2017). Whole-genome sequencing illuminates the evolution and spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Southwest Nigeria. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184510–e0184510. 26 indexed citations

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Guy, Collette S., Gemma L. Kay, Daniel J. Phillips, et al.. (2017). Identification of the anti‐mycobacterial functional properties of piperidinol derivatives. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174(14). 2183–2193. 8 indexed citations

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Kay, Gemma L., Martin J. Sergeant, Zhemin Zhou, et al.. (2015). Eighteenth-century genomes show that mixed infections were common at time of peak tuberculosis in Europe. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6717–6717. 122 indexed citations

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Kay, Gemma L., Andrew Millard, Martin J. Sergeant, et al.. (2015). Differences in the Faecal Microbiome in Schistosoma haematobium Infected Children vs. Uninfected Children. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 9(6). e0003861–e0003861. 83 indexed citations

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Quraishi, Mohammed Nabil, Martin J. Sergeant, Gemma L. Kay, et al.. (2014). Parallel 19: Cholestatic Liver Diseases. Hepatology. 60. 264A–267A. 5 indexed citations

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Kay, Gemma L., et al.. (2009). A simple disc diffusion method for detecting AmpC and extended-spectrum -lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 63(3). 497–501. 16 indexed citations

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