Holly B. Bratcher

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Holly B. Bratcher is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Holly B. Bratcher has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Microbiology, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Holly B. Bratcher's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (23 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (17 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (7 papers). Holly B. Bratcher is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (23 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (17 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (7 papers). Holly B. Bratcher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Holly B. Bratcher's co-authors include Martin Maiden, Keith A. Jolley, Odile B. Harrison, Julia S. Bennett, Julian Parkhill, Carina Brehony, Samuel K. Sheppard, Frances M. Colles, Craig Corton and Alison J. Cody and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Holly B. Bratcher

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.

Ribosomal multilocus sequence typing: universal characterization of bacteria from domain to strain

2012 442 citations Keith A. Jolley, Carly M. Bliss et al. Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Holly B. Bratcher United Kingdom	14	863	753	395	146	145	27	1.4k
Julia S. Bennett United Kingdom	13	727 0.8×	549 0.7×	452 1.1×	153 1.0×	118 0.8×	16	1.3k
Carina Brehony United Kingdom	15	714 0.8×	671 0.9×	371 0.9×	208 1.4×	262 1.8×	28	1.4k
Christoph Schoen Germany	26	465 0.5×	461 0.6×	845 2.1×	170 1.2×	139 1.0×	63	1.9k
Andries J. van Tonder United Kingdom	19	406 0.5×	713 0.9×	378 1.0×	61 0.4×	95 0.7×	37	1.3k
Nathan L. Bachmann Australia	16	377 0.4×	239 0.3×	239 0.6×	156 1.1×	162 1.1×	25	789
Karin Overweg United Kingdom	14	357 0.4×	600 0.8×	381 1.0×	47 0.3×	94 0.6×	18	1.2k
Áine Fox Ireland	10	320 0.4×	509 0.7×	276 0.7×	58 0.4×	37 0.3×	14	1.1k
Mamata Gurung South Korea	13	233 0.3×	251 0.3×	306 0.8×	213 1.5×	372 2.6×	15	889
Marc Prudhomme France	20	440 0.5×	907 1.2×	985 2.5×	206 1.4×	444 3.1×	29	2.2k
Claire Chewapreecha United Kingdom	15	171 0.2×	477 0.6×	528 1.3×	93 0.6×	193 1.3×	28	1.3k

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Leong, Lex E. X., Mark McMillan, Holly B. Bratcher, et al.. (2023). The genomic epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis carriage from a randomised controlled trial of 4CMenB vaccination in an asymptomatic adolescent population. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43. 100966–100966. 4 indexed citations

Earle, Sarah G., Hayley Lavender, Rachel M. Exley, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide association studies reveal the role of polymorphisms affecting factor H binding protein expression in host invasion by Neisseria meningitidis. PLoS Pathogens. 17(10). e1009992–e1009992. 14 indexed citations

Tzanakaki, Georgina, Άρτεμις Τσίτσικα, S. A. Clark, et al.. (2021). Estimated strain coverage of serogroup B meningococcal vaccines: A retrospective study for disease and carrier strains in Greece (2010–2017). Vaccine. 39(11). 1621–1630. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Mingliang, Odile B. Harrison, Holly B. Bratcher, et al.. (2021). Evolution of Sequence Type 4821 Clonal Complex Hyperinvasive and Quinolone-Resistant Meningococci. Emerging infectious diseases. 27(4). 1110–1122. 12 indexed citations

Stenmark, Bianca, Odile B. Harrison, Brian P. Anton, et al.. (2020). Complete genome and methylome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis associated with increased serogroup Y disease. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 3644–3644. 2 indexed citations

Maiden, Martin, Holly B. Bratcher, & Odile B. Harrison. (2019). Neisseria meningitidis Methods and Protocols. 1 indexed citations

Bratcher, Holly B., Odile B. Harrison, & Martin Maiden. (2019). Genome Sequencing and Interrogation of Genome Databases: A Guide to Neisseria meningitidis Genomics. Methods in molecular biology. 1969. 51–82. 1 indexed citations

Mulhall, Robert, Désirée E. Bennett, Holly B. Bratcher, et al.. (2019). cgMLST characterisation of invasive Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C and W strains associated with increasing disease incidence in the Republic of Ireland. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216771–e0216771. 4 indexed citations

Κεσανόπουλος, Κωνσταντίνος, Holly B. Bratcher, Eva Hong, et al.. (2018). Characterization of meningococcal carriage isolates from Greece by whole genome sequencing: Implications for 4CMenB vaccine implementation. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0209919–e0209919. 5 indexed citations

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Allam, Mushal, Nicole Wolter, Holly B. Bratcher, et al.. (2017). Molecular characterization of invasive capsule null Neisseria meningitidis in South Africa. BMC Microbiology. 17(1). 40–40. 16 indexed citations

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Lucidarme, Jay, Sydel R. Parikh, James E. Bray, et al.. (2017). Frequent capsule switching in ‘ultra-virulent’ meningococci – Are we ready for a serogroup B ST-11 complex outbreak?. Journal of Infection. 75(2). 95–103. 28 indexed citations

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Dale, Adam P., Nick Andrews, Cariad Evans, et al.. (2015). Nasal Inoculation of the Commensal Neisseria lactamica Inhibits Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis by Young Adults: A Controlled Human Infection Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 60(10). 1512–1520. 82 indexed citations

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Lucidarme, Jay, Dorothea M. C. Hill, Holly B. Bratcher, et al.. (2015). Genomic resolution of an aggressive, widespread, diverse and expanding meningococcal serogroup B, C and W lineage. Journal of Infection. 71(5). 544–552. 163 indexed citations

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Hill, Dorothea M. C., Jay Lucidarme, Stephen J. Gray, et al.. (2015). Genomic epidemiology of age-associated meningococcal lineages in national surveillance: an observational cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 15(12). 1420–1428. 49 indexed citations

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Humbert, María Victoria, et al.. (2015). Draft Genome Sequence of Dichelobacter nodosus ATCC 25549, Strain VPI 2340 [11342], a Bacterium Causing Footrot in Sheep. Genome Announcements. 3(5). 1 indexed citations

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Bratcher, Holly B., Craig Corton, Keith A. Jolley, Julian Parkhill, & Martin Maiden. (2014). A gene-by-gene population genomics platform: de novo assembly, annotation and genealogical analysis of 108 representative Neisseria meningitidis genomes. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 1138–1138. 140 indexed citations

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Harrison, Odile B., Heike Claus, Ying Jiang, et al.. (2013). Description and Nomenclature ofNeisseria meningitidisCapsule Locus. Emerging infectious diseases. 19(4). 566–573. 229 indexed citations

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Jolley, Keith A., Carly M. Bliss, Julia S. Bennett, et al.. (2012). Ribosomal multilocus sequence typing: universal characterization of bacteria from domain to strain. Microbiology. 158(4). 1005–1015. 442 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saukkoriipi, Annika, Holly B. Bratcher, Aini Bloigu, et al.. (2011). Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Carriage and Invasive Disease Isolates of Neisseria meningitidis in Finland. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50(2). 264–273. 21 indexed citations

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Kugelberg, Elisabeth, Bridget Gollan, Holly B. Bratcher, et al.. (2010). The Influence of IS1301 in the Capsule Biosynthesis Locus on Meningococcal Carriage and Disease. PLoS ONE. 5(2). e9413–e9413. 13 indexed citations

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