George Y. Liu

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

George Y. Liu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, George Y. Liu has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Infectious Diseases, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in George Y. Liu's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (28 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (19 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (16 papers). George Y. Liu is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (28 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (19 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (16 papers). George Y. Liu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. George Y. Liu's co-authors include Victor Nizet, Kelly S. Doran, Toby Lawrence, John T. Buchanan, Magali Bébien, Michael Karin, Ching Wen Tseng, Mary E. Hensler, Vivekanand Datta and Sascha A. Kristian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

George Y. Liu

77 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Staphylococcus aureus golden pigment impairs neutrophil killing and promotes virulence through its antioxidant activity

2005 556 citations George Y. Liu, Anthony Essex et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
IKKα limits macrophage NF-κB activation and contributes to the resolution of inflammation

2005 546 citations George Y. Liu, Victor Nizet et al. profile →
DNase Expression Allows the Pathogen Group A Streptococcus to Escape Killing in Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

2006 541 citations John T. Buchanan, Ramy K. Aziz et al. Current Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George Y. Liu United States	39	2.4k	1.7k	1.7k	1.1k	794	78	6.0k
Qing Zhang China	36	3.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	631 0.6×	2.0k 2.5×	178	8.3k
Ingo B. Autenrieth Germany	55	3.6k 1.5×	2.9k 1.7×	2.0k 1.2×	719 0.7×	1.5k 1.9×	215	10.6k
Bhanu Sinha Netherlands	43	2.4k 1.0×	950 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	790 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	135	6.0k
Deborah T. Hung United States	42	6.4k 2.7×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	539 0.5×	1.4k 1.8×	118	10.6k
Keiji Iwatsuki Japan	51	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	791 0.5×	395 0.4×	844 1.1×	357	9.2k
Paal Skytt Andersen Denmark	48	3.4k 1.4×	865 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	346 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	186	8.2k
Hui Wu United States	44	2.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	690 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	888 1.1×	213	6.5k
Alan S. Cross United States	56	2.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.8×	1.2k 0.7×	411 0.4×	2.5k 3.2×	220	8.9k
Giuseppe Mancuso Italy	41	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	776 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	135	5.3k
Kimberly A. Kline United States	53	3.8k 1.6×	538 0.3×	865 0.5×	555 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	186	7.7k

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Kerkman, Priscilla F., Meri R.J. Varkila, Sara Ali, et al.. (2024). Glycan-specific IgM is critical for human immunity to Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(9). 101734–101734. 7 indexed citations

Liu, George Y., et al.. (2024). Linking S. aureus Immune Evasion Mechanisms to Staphylococcal Vaccine Failures. Antibiotics. 13(5). 410–410. 3 indexed citations

Tsai, Chih‐Ming, et al.. (2024). Pathobiont-induced suppressive immune imprints thwart T cell vaccine responses. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10335–10335. 4 indexed citations

Tsai, Chih‐Ming, Irshad A. Hajam, J.R. Caldera, et al.. (2024). Pathobiont-driven antibody sialylation through IL-10 undermines vaccination. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(24). 6 indexed citations

Neef, Jolanda, Erin E. Zwack, Chih‐Ming Tsai, et al.. (2023). TLR4 sensing of IsdB of Staphylococcus aureus induces a proinflammatory cytokine response via the NLRP3-caspase-1 inflammasome cascade. mBio. 15(1). e0022523–e0022523. 9 indexed citations

Hajam, Irshad A., Randall McNally, María Lázaro-Díez, et al.. (2023). Functional divergence of a bacterial enzyme promotes healthy or acneic skin. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8061–8061. 17 indexed citations

Dong, Pu‐Ting, Sebastian Jusuf, Jie Hui, et al.. (2022). Photoinactivation of catalase sensitizes a wide range of bacteria to ROS-producing agents and immune cells. JCI Insight. 7(10). 22 indexed citations

Thomas, Sydney P., Simone Zuffa, Brookie M. Best, et al.. (2022). Transfer of antibiotics and their metabolites in human milk: Implications for infant health and microbiota. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 43(5). 442–451. 10 indexed citations

Jusuf, Sebastian, Pu‐Ting Dong, Jie Hui, et al.. (2021). Granadaene Photobleaching Reduces the Virulence and Increases Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Streptococcus agalactiae. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 97(4). 816–825. 11 indexed citations

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Caldera, J.R., Christopher Nguyen, Purnima Sharma, et al.. (2020). Harnessing antifungal immunity in pursuit of a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine strategy. PLoS Pathogens. 16(8). e1008733–e1008733. 16 indexed citations

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Kolar, Stacey L., Chih‐Ming Tsai, Juan Manuel Torres, et al.. (2019). Propionibacterium acnes–induced immunopathology correlates with health and disease association. JCI Insight. 4(5). 42 indexed citations

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Khan, Zakir, Duo‐Yao Cao, Jorge F. Giani, et al.. (2019). Overexpression of the C-domain of angiotensin-converting enzyme reduces melanoma growth by stimulating M1 macrophage polarization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(12). 4368–4380. 31 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Amber, Michelle W. Lee, Andrea J. Wolf, et al.. (2017). Direct Antimicrobial Activity of IFN-β. The Journal of Immunology. 198(10). 4036–4045. 49 indexed citations

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Kolar, Stacey L. & George Y. Liu. (2017). RAS and ROS—A Story of Pseudomonas Survival. Cell Host & Microbe. 21(5). 551–552. 4 indexed citations

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Jones, Heather D., Timothy R. Crother, Pierre Kyme, et al.. (2015). Nicotinamide Exacerbates Hypoxemia in Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury Independent of Neutrophil Infiltration. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0123460–e0123460. 33 indexed citations

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Kyme, Pierre, Nils H. Thoennissen, Ching Wen Tseng, et al.. (2012). C/EBPε mediates nicotinamide-enhanced clearance of Staphylococcus aureus in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(9). 3316–3329. 61 indexed citations

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Liu, Chia-I, George Y. Liu, Yongcheng Song, et al.. (2008). A Cholesterol Biosynthesis Inhibitor Blocks Staphylococcus aureus Virulence. Science. 319(5868). 1391–1394. 389 indexed citations

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Buchanan, John T., Ramy K. Aziz, George Y. Liu, et al.. (2006). DNase Expression Allows the Pathogen Group A Streptococcus to Escape Killing in Neutrophil Extracellular Traps. Current Biology. 16(4). 396–400. 541 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, George Y., Anthony Essex, John T. Buchanan, et al.. (2005). Staphylococcus aureus golden pigment impairs neutrophil killing and promotes virulence through its antioxidant activity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(2). 209–215. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

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Doran, Kelly S., George Y. Liu, & Victor Nizet. (2003). Group B streptococcal β-hemolysin/cytolysin activates neutrophil signaling pathways in brain endothelium and contributes to development of meningitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(5). 736–744. 164 indexed citations

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