J Swanson

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

J Swanson is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, J Swanson has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Microbiology, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in J Swanson's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (30 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (19 papers) and Coccidia and coccidiosis research (10 papers). J Swanson is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (30 papers), Reproductive tract infections research (19 papers) and Coccidia and coccidiosis research (10 papers). J Swanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. J Swanson's co-authors include E C Gotschlich, O Barrera, Michael Koomey, Stephen J. Kraus, Sven Bergström, J. F. James, Kenneth E. Robbins, Gretchen King, Robert J. Belland and Konrad C. Hsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

J Swanson

70 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

STUDIES ON GONOCOCCUS INFECTION 1971 2026 1989 2007 1973 1971 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. STUDIES ON GONOCOCCUS INFECTION
    1973 488 citations J Swanson The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  2. STUDIES ON GONOCOCCUS INFECTION
    1971 325 citations J Swanson, Stephen J. Kraus et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J Swanson United States 40 3.0k 1.5k 987 775 619 70 4.9k
John E. Heckels United Kingdom 40 3.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 763 1.0× 712 1.2× 126 4.7k
Mumtaz Virji United Kingdom 42 3.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 911 1.2× 985 1.6× 104 5.6k
Robert S. Munson United States 44 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.8× 565 0.7× 478 0.8× 115 5.3k
Janne G. Cannon United States 35 2.1k 0.7× 832 0.6× 705 0.7× 551 0.7× 486 0.8× 56 3.0k
E. Richard Moxon United Kingdom 47 3.8k 1.3× 2.2k 1.5× 3.1k 3.2× 1.2k 1.5× 548 0.9× 116 6.7k
Peter van der Ley Netherlands 41 3.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 2.2k 2.3× 839 1.1× 1.4k 2.3× 127 5.3k
Z. A. McGee United States 30 1.6k 0.5× 785 0.5× 1.4k 1.4× 503 0.6× 551 0.9× 82 3.7k
Beatrice Aricò Italy 29 2.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 804 1.0× 674 1.1× 53 3.5k
Wendell D. Zollinger United States 35 2.7k 0.9× 738 0.5× 2.2k 2.2× 274 0.4× 662 1.1× 76 3.6k
Eric T. Harvill United States 37 2.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 652 0.8× 587 0.9× 142 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J Swanson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J Swanson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J Swanson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J Swanson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with J Swanson. J Swanson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Teare, L., et al.. (2018). Acinetobacter – the trojan horse of infection control?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 102(1). 45–53. 6 indexed citations
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Lüneberg, Edeltraud, Barbara Mayer, Ulrich Zähringer, et al.. (2001). Chromosomal insertion and excision of a 30 kb unstable genetic element is responsible for phase variation of lipopolysaccharide and other virulence determinants in Legionella pneumophila. Molecular Microbiology. 39(5). 1259–1271. 5 indexed citations
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Lüneberg, Edeltraud, Barbara Mayer, Ulrich Zähringer, et al.. (2001). Chromosomal insertion and excision of a 30 kb unstable genetic element is responsible for phase variation of lipopolysaccharide and other virulence determinants in Legionella pneumophila. Molecular Microbiology. 39(5). 1259–1271. 53 indexed citations
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Mdluli, Khisimuzi, J Swanson, Elizabeth R. Fischer, Richard Lee, & Clifton E. Barry. (1998). Mechanisms involved in the intrinsic isoniazid resistance of Mycobacterium avium. Molecular Microbiology. 27(6). 1223–1233. 60 indexed citations
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Bhat, Kolari S., Carol P. Gibbs, O Barrera, et al.. (1991). The opacity proteins of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain MS11 are encoded by a family of 11 complete genes. Molecular Microbiology. 5(8). 1889–1901. 105 indexed citations
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Koomey, Michael, Sven Bergström, Marea J. Blake, & J Swanson. (1991). Pilin expression and processing in pilus mutants of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: critical role of Gly‐1 in assembly. Molecular Microbiology. 5(2). 279–287. 47 indexed citations
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Swanson, J, et al.. (1990). Piliation changes in transformation-defective gonococci.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 171(6). 2131–2139. 34 indexed citations
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Hill, Stuart A., Sandra G. Morrison, & J Swanson. (1990). The role of direct oligonucleotide repeats in gonococcal pilin gene variation. Molecular Microbiology. 4(8). 1341–1352. 31 indexed citations
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Belland, Robert J., Sandra G. Morrison, Peter van der Ley, & J Swanson. (1989). Expression and phase variation of gonococcal P.11 genes in Escherichia coli involves ribosomal frameshifting and slipped‐strand mispairing. Molecular Microbiology. 3(6). 777–786. 40 indexed citations
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Arcuri, E. J., et al.. (1989). Effect of induction temperature on the production of malaria antigens in recombinant E. coli. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 34(6). 854–862. 16 indexed citations
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Swanson, J, et al.. (1988). Expression of outer membrane protein II by gonococci in experimental gonorrhea.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 168(6). 2121–2129. 129 indexed citations
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Swanson, J, Kenneth E. Robbins, O Barrera, et al.. (1987). Gonococcal pilin variants in experimental gonorrhea.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 165(5). 1344–1357. 164 indexed citations
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Swanson, J, Sven Bergström, John W. Boslego, & Michael Koomey. (1987). Gene conversion accounts for pilin structural changes and for reversible piliation ?phase? changes in gonococci. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 53(6). 441–446. 11 indexed citations
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Swanson, J & O Barrera. (1983). Gonococcal pilus subunit size heterogeneity correlates with transitions in colony piliation phenotype, not with changes in colony opacity.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 158(5). 1459–1472. 46 indexed citations
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Swanson, J & O Barrera. (1983). Immunological characteristics of gonococcal outer membrane protein II assessed by immunoprecipitation, immunoblotting, and coagglutination.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 157(5). 1405–1420. 61 indexed citations
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James, J. F. & J Swanson. (1977). The capsule of the gonococcus.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 145(4). 1082–1086. 29 indexed citations
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Swanson, J & E C Gotschlich. (1973). ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDIES ON STREPTOCOCCI. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 138(1). 245–258. 16 indexed citations
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Swanson, J. (1973). STUDIES ON GONOCOCCUS INFECTION. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 137(3). 571–589. 488 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, J. (1972). STUDIES ON GONOCOCCUS INFECTION. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 136(5). 1258–1271. 50 indexed citations
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Swanson, J, Stephen J. Kraus, & E C Gotschlich. (1971). STUDIES ON GONOCOCCUS INFECTION. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 134(4). 886–906. 325 indexed citations breakdown →

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