Grace Spatafora

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Grace Spatafora is a scholar working on Periodontics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Grace Spatafora has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Periodontics, 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Grace Spatafora's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (24 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (17 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (16 papers). Grace Spatafora is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (24 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (17 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (16 papers). Grace Spatafora collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Grace Spatafora's co-authors include Molly S. Costanza‐Robinson, Robert B. Levine, Dennis G. Cvitkovitch, David C. I. Hung, Suzanne M. Michalek, Yichen Huang, B. Guggenheim, Steven D. Goodman, Paula Fives‐Taylor and Richard P. Ellen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Bacteriology and Molecular Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Grace Spatafora

27 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

The Evolving Microbiome of Dental Caries

2024 88 citations Grace Spatafora, Yihong Li et al. Microorganisms profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Grace Spatafora United States	17	655	468	452	352	188	28	1.3k
Jacob P. Bitoun United States	20	307 0.5×	197 0.4×	513 1.1×	195 0.6×	154 0.8×	30	1.1k
Rubén León Spain	21	1.1k 1.7×	438 0.9×	466 1.0×	152 0.4×	113 0.6×	46	1.9k
Paul G. Egland United States	11	818 1.2×	296 0.6×	919 2.0×	116 0.3×	146 0.8×	11	1.7k
Jessica K. Kajfasz United States	19	979 1.5×	476 1.0×	836 1.8×	396 1.1×	322 1.7×	36	2.1k
Roberta C. Faustoferri United States	22	634 1.0×	349 0.7×	548 1.2×	281 0.8×	140 0.7×	40	1.2k
Erik L. Hendrickson United States	24	439 0.7×	164 0.4×	800 1.8×	74 0.2×	48 0.3×	38	1.6k
Scott Sutton United States	13	198 0.3×	161 0.3×	268 0.6×	96 0.3×	71 0.4×	26	910
Ian R. Hamilton Canada	32	1.6k 2.4×	595 1.3×	1.4k 3.0×	469 1.3×	192 1.0×	79	3.2k
C.H. Sissons New Zealand	27	1.4k 2.2×	190 0.4×	517 1.1×	117 0.3×	96 0.5×	57	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Grace Spatafora

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Han, Yang, et al.. (2025). SloR-SRE binding to the S. mutans mntH promoter is cooperative. Journal of Bacteriology. 207(5). e0047024–e0047024.

Spatafora, Grace, Yihong Li, Xuesong He, Annie Cowan, & A. C. R. Tanner. (2024). The Evolving Microbiome of Dental Caries. Microorganisms. 12(1). 121–121. 88 indexed citations breakdown →

Driscoll, Heather, et al.. (2023). Small regulatory RNAs are mediators of the Streptococcus mutans SloR regulon. Journal of Bacteriology. 205(9). e0017223–e0017223. 1 indexed citations

Kajfasz, Jessica K., et al.. (2020). Manganese Uptake, Mediated by SloABC and MntH, Is Essential for the Fitness of Streptococcus mutans. mSphere. 5(1). 40 indexed citations

Spatafora, Grace, et al.. (2020). The S. mutans mntE gene encodes a manganese efflux transporter. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 35(3). 129–140. 8 indexed citations

Monette, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Autoregulation of the Streptococcus mutans SloR Metalloregulator Is Constitutive and Driven by an Independent Promoter. Journal of Bacteriology. 200(14). 12 indexed citations

Spatafora, Grace, et al.. (2015). Interactions of the Metalloregulatory Protein SloR from Streptococcus mutans with Its Metal Ion Effectors and DNA Binding Site. Journal of Bacteriology. 197(22). 3601–3615. 16 indexed citations

Spatafora, Grace, et al.. (2015). The SloR metalloregulator is involved in the Streptococcus mutans oxidative stress response. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 31(6). 526–539. 25 indexed citations

Downey, Jennifer S., Lauren Mashburn‐Warren, Eduardo A. Ayala, et al.. (2014). In vitro Manganese-Dependent Cross-Talk between Streptococcus mutans VicK and GcrR: Implications for Overlapping Stress Response Pathways. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e115975–e115975. 23 indexed citations

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Merchant, Anwar T. & Grace Spatafora. (2013). A role for the DtxR family of metalloregulators in gram‐positive pathogenesis. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 29(1). 1–10. 42 indexed citations

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Haswell, Jeffrey R., et al.. (2012). Characterization of the Functional Domains of the SloR Metalloregulatory Protein in Streptococcus mutans. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(1). 126–134. 15 indexed citations

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Spatafora, Grace, et al.. (2011). Gene Regulation in S. mutans. Journal of Dental Research. 91(2). 133–141. 112 indexed citations

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Levine, Robert B., Molly S. Costanza‐Robinson, & Grace Spatafora. (2010). Neochloris oleoabundans grown on anaerobically digested dairy manure for concomitant nutrient removal and biodiesel feedstock production. Biomass and Bioenergy. 35(1). 40–49. 154 indexed citations

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Arscott, W. Tristram, et al.. (2008). SloR modulation of the Streptococcus mutans acid tolerance response involves the GcrR response regulator as an essential intermediary. Microbiology. 154(4). 1132–1143. 26 indexed citations

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Swick, Adam D., et al.. (2006). The SloR/Dlg Metalloregulator ModulatesStreptococcus mutansVirulence Gene Expression. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(14). 5033–5044. 64 indexed citations

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Guggenheim, B., Grace Spatafora, Yichen Huang, et al.. (2005). A VicRK Signal Transduction System in Streptococcus mutans Affects gtfBCD , gbpB , and ftf Expression, Biofilm Formation, and Genetic Competence Development. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(12). 4064–4076. 261 indexed citations

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Idone, Vincent, Erica J. Peterson, Mara H. Rendi, et al.. (2003). Effect of an Orphan Response Regulator on Streptococcus mutans Sucrose-Dependent Adherence and Cariogenesis. Infection and Immunity. 71(8). 4351–4360. 68 indexed citations

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Spatafora, Grace, et al.. (1999). Regulated Expression of the Streptococcus mutans dlt Genes Correlates with Intracellular Polysaccharide Accumulation. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(8). 2363–2372. 45 indexed citations

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Fenno, J. Christopher, Aisha Shaikh, Grace Spatafora, & Paula Fives‐Taylor. (1995). ThefimAlocus ofStreptococcus parasanguisencodes an ATP‐binding membrane transport system. Molecular Microbiology. 15(5). 849–863. 90 indexed citations

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Spatafora, Grace, et al.. (1995). A Streptococcus mutans mutant that synthesizes elevated levels of intracellular polysaccharide is hypercariogenic in vivo. Infection and Immunity. 63(7). 2556–2563. 61 indexed citations

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