Gordon Y. C. Cheung

8.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
54 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Gordon Y. C. Cheung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon Y. C. Cheung has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Infectious Diseases and 20 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Gordon Y. C. Cheung's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (36 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (33 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (16 papers). Gordon Y. C. Cheung is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (36 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (33 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (16 papers). Gordon Y. C. Cheung collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Gordon Y. C. Cheung's co-authors include Michaël Otto, Hwang‐Soo Joo, Justin S. Bae, Seth W. Dickey, Som S. Chatterjee, Emilie L. Fisher, Anthony C. Duong, Burhan Khan, Amer E. Villaruz and Rong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Gordon Y. C. Cheung

53 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Pathogenicity and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus

2021 820 citations Gordon Y. C. Cheung, Justin S. Bae et al. Virulence profile →
Different drugs for bad bugs: antivirulence strategies in the age of antibiotic resistance

2017 559 citations Seth W. Dickey, Gordon Y. C. Cheung et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →
How Staphylococcus aureus biofilms develop their characteristic structure

2012 474 citations Hwang‐Soo Joo, Anthony C. Duong et al. profile →
Pathogen elimination by probiotic Bacillus via signalling interference

2018 455 citations Pipat Piewngam, Yue Zheng et al. Nature profile →
Staphylococcus δ-toxin induces allergic skin disease by activating mast cells

2013 409 citations Yuumi Nakamura, Jon Oscherwitz et al. Nature profile →
Commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis contributes to skin barrier homeostasis by generating protective ceramides

2022 161 citations Yue Zheng, Amer E. Villaruz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gordon Y. C. Cheung United States	35	3.5k	2.7k	1.2k	631	517	54	5.9k
Christopher Weidenmaier Germany	33	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	550 0.9×	609 1.2×	50	4.8k
Amer E. Villaruz United States	25	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	772 0.6×	343 0.5×	351 0.7×	32	3.9k
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Japan	45	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	758 1.2×	539 1.0×	165	5.9k
Joan A. Geoghegan Ireland	39	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	693 0.6×	711 1.1×	244 0.5×	74	5.0k
Timothy J. Foster Ireland	53	4.4k 1.3×	4.3k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	869 1.4×	654 1.3×	110	8.3k
Willem J. B. van Wamel Netherlands	42	3.1k 0.9×	3.8k 1.4×	924 0.8×	1.0k 1.6×	433 0.8×	122	6.0k
Cuong Vuong United States	34	3.5k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	276 0.4×	336 0.6×	47	5.3k
Christiane Wolz Germany	55	5.3k 1.5×	4.8k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	539 0.9×	358 0.7×	145	8.3k
Daniel E. Sturdevant United States	43	3.5k 1.0×	3.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.9×	400 0.8×	89	8.3k
Bernhard Krismer Germany	25	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	620 0.5×	256 0.4×	528 1.0×	42	3.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cheung, Gordon Y. C., et al.. (2024). Methicillin Resistance Elements in the Canine Pathogen Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Their Association with the Peptide Toxin PSM-mec. Antibiotics. 13(2). 130–130. 1 indexed citations

Laabei, Maisem, Mario Recker, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, et al.. (2023). Extensive remodelling of the cell wall during the development of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. eLife. 12. 2 indexed citations

Cheung, Gordon Y. C. & Michaël Otto. (2023). Virulence Mechanisms of Staphylococcal Animal Pathogens. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(19). 14587–14587. 12 indexed citations

Miao, Ping, Yiming Jiang, Ying Jian, et al.. (2023). Exacerbation of allergic rhinitis by the commensal bacterium Streptococcus salivarius. Nature Microbiology. 8(2). 218–230. 27 indexed citations

Cheung, Gordon Y. C., Justin S. Bae, & Michaël Otto. (2021). Pathogenicity and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus. Virulence. 12(1). 547–569. 820 indexed citations breakdown →

Cheung, Gordon Y. C., et al.. (2021). Bacterial virulence plays a crucial role in MRSA sepsis. PLoS Pathogens. 17(2). e1009369–e1009369. 27 indexed citations

Le, Katherine, Amer E. Villaruz, Yue Zheng, et al.. (2019). Role of Phenol-Soluble Modulins in Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Formation and Infection of Indwelling Medical Devices. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(16). 3015–3027. 56 indexed citations

Dickey, Seth W., Gordon Y. C. Cheung, & Michaël Otto. (2017). Different drugs for bad bugs: antivirulence strategies in the age of antibiotic resistance. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 16(7). 457–471. 559 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Qin, Joshua W. McCausland, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, & Michaël Otto. (2016). PSM-Mec—A Virulence Determinant that Connects Transcriptional Regulation, Virulence, and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococci. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1293–1293. 37 indexed citations

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Mansour, Sarah, Daniel Pletzer, César de la Fuente‐Núñez, et al.. (2016). Bacterial Abscess Formation Is Controlled by the Stringent Stress Response and Can Be Targeted Therapeutically. EBioMedicine. 12. 219–226. 58 indexed citations

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Vural, Ali, Souhaila Al Khodor, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, et al.. (2015). Activator of G-Protein Signaling 3–Induced Lysosomal Biogenesis Limits Macrophage Intracellular Bacterial Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 196(2). 846–856. 26 indexed citations

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Khan, Burhan, Anthony J. Yeh, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, & Michaël Otto. (2015). Investigational therapies targeting quorum-sensing for the treatment ofStaphylococcus aureusinfections. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 24(5). 689–704. 77 indexed citations

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Dastgheyb, Sana, Amer E. Villaruz, Katherine Le, et al.. (2015). Role of Phenol-Soluble Modulins in Formation of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms in Synovial Fluid. Infection and Immunity. 83(7). 2966–2975. 74 indexed citations

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Cheung, Gordon Y. C., Anthony J. Yeh, Dorothee Kretschmer, et al.. (2015). Functional characteristics of the Staphylococcus aureus δ-toxin allelic variant G10S. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18023–18023. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan, Anthony J. Yeh, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, et al.. (2014). Basis of Virulence in a Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Negative Community-Associated Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusStrain. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(3). 472–480. 27 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Yuumi, Jon Oscherwitz, Kemp B. Cease, et al.. (2013). Staphylococcus δ-toxin induces allergic skin disease by activating mast cells. Nature. 503(7476). 397–401. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chatterjee, Som S., Hwang‐Soo Joo, Anthony C. Duong, et al.. (2013). Essential Staphylococcus aureus toxin export system. Nature Medicine. 19(3). 364–367. 131 indexed citations

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Cheung, Gordon Y. C., Anthony C. Duong, & Michaël Otto. (2011). Direct and synergistic hemolysis caused by Staphylococcus phenol-soluble modulins: implications for diagnosis and pathogenesis. Microbes and Infection. 14(4). 380–386. 98 indexed citations

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Cheung, Gordon Y. C. & Michaël Otto. (2010). Understanding the significance of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteremia in babies and children. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 23(3). 208–216. 92 indexed citations

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Wang, Rong, Burhan Khan, Gordon Y. C. Cheung, et al.. (2010). Staphylococcus epidermidis surfactant peptides promote biofilm maturation and dissemination of biofilm-associated infection in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(1). 238–248. 227 indexed citations

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