Gordon D. Brown

45.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
218 papers, 32.1k citations indexed

About

Gordon D. Brown is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon D. Brown has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 32.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Infectious Diseases, 100 papers in Immunology and 96 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Gordon D. Brown's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (97 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (78 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (37 papers). Gordon D. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (97 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (78 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (37 papers). Gordon D. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Gordon D. Brown's co-authors include Siamon Gordon, Janet A. Willment, Neil A. R. Gow, Mihai G. Netea, Philip R. Taylor, David L. Williams, Stuart M. Levitz, David W. Denning, Theodore C. White and Luisa Martı́nez-Pomares and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gordon D. Brown

214 papers receiving 31.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections

2012 3.1k citations Gordon D. Brown, Neil A. R. Gow et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →
A new receptor for β-glucans

2001 1.3k citations Gordon D. Brown, Siamon Gordon profile →
MACROPHAGE RECEPTORS AND IMMUNE RECOGNITION

2005 1.0k citations Philip R. Taylor, Gordon D. Brown et al. profile →
Dectin-1 Mediates the Biological Effects of β-Glucans

2003 1.0k citations Gordon D. Brown, David L. Williams et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Syk- and CARD9-dependent coupling of innate immunity to the induction of T helper cells that produce interleukin 17

2007 934 citations Olaf Groß, S. Vicky Tsoni et al. profile →
Dectin-1 is required for β-glucan recognition and control of fungal infection

2006 912 citations Philip R. Taylor, S. Vicky Tsoni et al. profile →
Dectin-1: a signalling non-TLR pattern-recognition receptor

2005 863 citations Gordon D. Brown profile →
Dectin-1 Is A Major β-Glucan Receptor On Macrophages

2002 829 citations Gordon D. Brown, Philip R. Taylor et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Interactions Between Commensal Fungi and the C-Type Lectin Receptor Dectin-1 Influence Colitis

2012 827 citations Iliyan D. Iliev, Vincent Funari et al. Science profile →
Neutrophils sense microbe size and selectively release neutrophil extracellular traps in response to large pathogens

2014 786 citations Gordon D. Brown et al. profile →
Syk-Dependent Cytokine Induction by Dectin-1 Reveals a Novel Pattern Recognition Pathway for C Type Lectins

2005 727 citations David L. Williams, Siamon Gordon et al. profile →
An integrated model of the recognition of Candida albicans by the innate immune system

2007 720 citations Mihai G. Netea, Gordon D. Brown et al. profile →
Fungal β-Glucans and Mammalian Immunity

2003 537 citations Gordon D. Brown, Siamon Gordon profile →
The β-Glucan Receptor, Dectin-1, Is Predominantly Expressed on the Surface of Cells of the Monocyte/Macrophage and Neutrophil Lineages

2002 517 citations Philip R. Taylor, Gordon D. Brown et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
C-type lectins in immunity and homeostasis

2018 494 citations Gordon D. Brown, Janet A. Willment et al. profile →
A role for fungal β-glucans and their receptor Dectin-1 in the induction of autoimmune arthritis in genetically susceptible mice

2005 359 citations Gordon D. Brown, Siamon Gordon et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cryptococcus neoforman s rapidly invades the murine brain by sequential breaching of airway and endothelial tissues barriers, followed by engulfment by microglia 2024 ·mBio ·(unknown), Corin Liddle, Emma Camacho, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth R. Ballou, (unknown), Gordon D. Brown, J. Marie Hardwick, Arturo Casadevall, Jonathan Witton, Carolina Coelho	13
2	Fungal melanin suppresses airway epithelial chemokine secretion through blockade of calcium fluxing 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Jennifer L. Reedy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rebecca Ward, Christopher Reardon, Hannah Brown, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Janet A. Willment, Delyth M. Reid, Mark H. T. Stappers, Gordon D. Brown, Jayaraj Rajagopal, Jatin M. Vyas	5
3	Zinc prevents vaginal candidiasis by inhibiting expression of an inflammatory fungal protein 2023 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Elena Roselletti, Eva Pericolini, Alexandre Nore, Péter Takács, (unknown), (unknown), Francesco De Seta, Manola Comar, Jane Usher, Gordon D. Brown, Duncan Wilson	30
4	C‐type lectin receptors in antifungal immunity: Current knowledge and future developments 2022 ·Parasite Immunology ·(unknown), Janet A. Willment, Gordon D. Brown	18
5	A bacterial endosymbiont of the fungus Rhizopus microsporus drives phagocyte evasion and opportunistic virulence 2022 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), Poppy Sephton-Clark, Diana Tamayo, Xin Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Ignacio Insua, (unknown), Joao Correia, Patrick J. Moynihan, Teclegiorgis Gebremariam, Yiyou Gu, Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Gordon D. Brown, Jason King, Elizabeth R. Ballou, Kerstin Voelz	28
6	Immune cells fold and damage fungal hyphae 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Judith M. Bain, (unknown), Delma S. Childers, (unknown), K. MacKenzie, Arnab Pradhan, Leanne E. Lewis, (unknown), Gabriela M. Avelar, Daniel E. Larcombe, Mihai G. Netea, Neil A. R. Gow, Gordon D. Brown, Lars P. Erwig, Alistair J. P. Brown	35
7	Complement-Mediated Differential Immune Response of Human Macrophages to Sporothrix Species Through Interaction With Their Cell Wall Peptidorhamnomannans 2021 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Sarah Sze Wah Wong, Vishukumar Aimanianda, Catherine Simenel, J. Iñaki Guijarro, (unknown), Janet A. Willment, Neil A. R. Gow, Carol A. Munro, Gordon D. Brown, Leila M. Lopes‐Bezerra	14
8	The Rab32/BLOC-3–dependent pathway mediates host defense against different pathogens in human macrophages 2021 ·Science Advances ·Massimiliano Baldassarre, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ivy M. Dambuza, Delyth M. Reid, Heather M. Wilson, Gordon D. Brown, Subhankar Mukhopadhyay, Gordon Dougan, Stefania Spanò	25
9	The Role of RodA-Conserved Cysteine Residues in the Aspergillus fumigatus Conidial Surface Organization 2020 ·Journal of Fungi ·Isabel Valsecchi, Emmanuel Stephen‐Victor, Sarah Sze Wah Wong, Anupama Karnam, Margaret Sunde, J. Iñaki Guijarro, (unknown), Thomas Krüger, Olaf Kniemeyer, Gordon D. Brown, Janet A. Willment, Jean‐Paul Latgé, Axel A. Brakhage, Jagadeesh Bayry, Vishukumar Aimanianda	10
10	The pattern recognition receptors dectin-2, mincle, and FcRγ impact the dynamics of phagocytosis of Candida, Saccharomyces, Malassezia, and Mucor species 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Ivy M. Dambuza, Patawee Asamaphan, Mark H. T. Stappers, Delyth M. Reid, Sho Yamasaki, Gordon D. Brown, Neil A. R. Gow, Lars P. Erwig	26
11	Hypoxia Promotes Immune Evasion by Triggering β-Glucan Masking on the Candida albicans Cell Surface via Mitochondrial and cAMP-Protein Kinase A Signaling 2018 ·mBio ·Arnab Pradhan, Gabriela M. Avelar, Judith M. Bain, Delma S. Childers, Daniel E. Larcombe, Mihai G. Netea, Elena Shekhova, Carol A. Munro, Gordon D. Brown, Lars P. Erwig, Neil A. R. Gow, Alistair J. P. Brown	94
12	Characterizing the Mechanisms of Nonopsonic Uptake of Cryptococci by Macrophages 2018 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Jenson Lim, Christopher J. Coates, Paula I. Seoane, (unknown), L. Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gordon D. Brown, Rebecca A. Hall, Robin C. May	28
13	The Cryptococcus neoformans Titan cell is an inducible and regulated morphotype underlying pathogenesis 2018 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Ivy M. Dambuza, Thomas A. Drake, (unknown), Xin Zhou, Joao Correia, L. Smith, Nathalie Legrave, Tim Rasmussen, Matthew C. Fisher, Tihana Bicanic, Thomas S. Harrison, Marcel Jaspars, Robin C. May, Gordon D. Brown, Raif Yuecel, Donna M. MacCallum, Elizabeth R. Ballou	117
14	Dectin-1 Induces M1 Macrophages and Prominent Expansion of CD8+IL-17+ Cells in Pulmonary Paracoccidioidomycosis 2014 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Flávio V. Loures, Eliseu Frank de Araújo, Cláudia Feriotti, Silvia B. Bazan, Tânia A. Costa, Gordon D. Brown, Vera Lúcia Garcia Calich	67
15	Interactions Between Commensal Fungi and the C-Type Lectin Receptor Dectin-1 Influence Colitis breakdown → 2012 ·Science ·Iliyan D. Iliev, Vincent Funari, Kent D. Taylor, Quoclinh Nguyen, Christopher N. Reyes, Samuel P. Strom, Jordan Brown, Courtney Becker, Phillip Fleshner, Marla C. Dubinsky, Jerome I. Rotter, Hanlin L. Wang, Dermot McGovern, Gordon D. Brown, David M. Underhill	827
16	Pathways Regulating Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Activation and Eicosanoid Production in Macrophages by Candida albicans 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Saritha Suram, (unknown), Philip R. Taylor, Marcela Rosas, Gordon D. Brown, Joseph V. Bonventre, Shizuo Akira, Satoshi Uematsu, David L. Williams, Robert C. Murphy, Christina C. Leslie	47
17	Adjuvanticity of a synthetic cord factor analogue for subunit Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccination requires FcRγ–Syk–Card9–dependent innate immune activation 2009 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Olaf Groß, Christoph Hölscher, (unknown), Else Marie Agger, Jörg Mages, Attila Mócsai, Hanne Schoenen, Katrin Finger, Falk Nimmerjahn, Gordon D. Brown, Carsten J. Kirschning, Antje Heit, Peter Andersen, Hermann Wagner, Jürgen Ruland, Roland Lang	258
18	Regulation of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Activation and Cyclooxygenase 2 Expression in Macrophages by the β-Glucan Receptor 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Saritha Suram, Gordon D. Brown, Moumita Ghosh, Siamon Gordon, Robyn Loper, Philip R. Taylor, Shizuo Akira, Satoshi Uematsu, David L. Williams, Christina C. Leslie	104
19	Soluble Dectin-1 as a tool to detect β-glucans 2006 ·Journal of Immunological Methods ·Lisa M. Graham, S. Vicky Tsoni, Janet A. Willment, David L. Williams, Philip R. Taylor, Siamon Gordon, Kevin M. Dennehy, Gordon D. Brown	100
20	Ligands for the β-Glucan Receptor, Dectin-1, Assigned Using “Designer” Microarrays of Oligosaccharide Probes (Neoglycolipids) Generated from Glucan Polysaccharides 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Angelina S. Palma, Ten Feizi, Yi-Bing Zhang, Mark S. Stoll, Alexander Lawson, Esther Díaz-Rodríguez, María Asunción Campanero‐Rhodes, Júlia Costa, Siamon Gordon, Gordon D. Brown, Wengang Chai	290

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