James B. Kaper

57.7k total citations · 15 hit papers
346 papers, 44.7k citations indexed

About

James B. Kaper is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Kaper has authored 346 papers receiving a total of 44.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 306 papers in Endocrinology, 133 papers in Infectious Diseases and 88 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in James B. Kaper's work include Escherichia coli research studies (236 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (138 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (124 papers). James B. Kaper is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (236 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (138 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (124 papers). James B. Kaper collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. James B. Kaper's co-authors include James P. Nataro, Michael S. Donnenberg, Harry L. T. Mobley, Myron M. Levine, Vanessa Sperandio, Alfredo G. Torres, Jorge A. Girón, M. M. Levine, Ann E. Jerse and Karen G. Jarvis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James B. Kaper

345 papers receiving 42.8k citations

Hit Papers

Pathogenic Escherichia coli 1983 2026 1997 2011 2004 1998 1995 1995 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. Pathogenic Escherichia coli
    2004 4.0k citations James B. Kaper, James P. Nataro et al. profile →
  2. DiarrheagenicEscherichia coli
    1998 4.0k citations James P. Nataro, James B. Kaper profile →
  3. Cholera
    1995 1.0k citations James B. Kaper et al. profile →
  4. A genetic locus of enterocyte effacement conserved among diverse enterobacterial pathogens.
    1995 1.0k citations Karen G. Jarvis, Michael S. Donnenberg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Construction of an eae deletion mutant of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli by using a positive-selection suicide vector
    1991 981 citations Michael S. Donnenberg, James B. Kaper Infection and Immunity profile →
  6. A genetic locus of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli necessary for the production of attaching and effacing lesions on tissue culture cells.
    1990 975 citations James B. Kaper et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Microbes
    2000 934 citations James B. Kaper et al. profile →
  8. Bacteria–host communication: The language of hormones
    2003 675 citations Vanessa Sperandio, Alfredo G. Torres et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli : more subversive elements
    1998 565 citations Alan D. Phillips, Ilan Rosenshine et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  10. The complete sequence of the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli E2348/69
    1998 534 citations Karen G. Jarvis, Michael S. Donnenberg et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  11. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli contains a putative type III secretion system necessary for the export of proteins involved in attaching and effacing lesion formation.
    1995 529 citations Karen G. Jarvis, Jorge A. Girón et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  12. Patterns of adherence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli to HEp-2 cells
    1987 510 citations James P. Nataro, James B. Kaper et al. profile →
  13. New knowledge on pathogenesis of bacterial enteric infections as applied to vaccine development
    1983 466 citations James B. Kaper et al. profile →
  14. Vibrio cholerae produces a second enterotoxin, which affects intestinal tight junctions.
    1991 422 citations Alessio Fasano, James B. Kaper et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  15. The Diarrheal Response of Humans to Some Classic Serotypes of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli is Dependent on a Plasmid Encoding an Enteroadhesiveness Factor
    1985 402 citations James B. Kaper, Alison D. O’Brien et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James B. Kaper United States 104 34.7k 18.2k 12.0k 9.0k 8.4k 346 44.7k
Gordon Dougan United Kingdom 107 14.3k 0.4× 14.7k 0.8× 14.3k 1.2× 13.6k 1.5× 5.3k 0.6× 612 43.5k
B. Brett Finlay Canada 128 18.7k 0.5× 14.5k 0.8× 14.1k 1.2× 23.8k 2.7× 9.0k 1.1× 532 57.8k
Philippe Sansonetti France 113 16.0k 0.5× 11.2k 0.6× 6.2k 0.5× 13.6k 1.5× 8.0k 1.0× 446 42.0k
Stanley Falkow United States 133 17.9k 0.5× 10.0k 0.6× 10.6k 0.9× 24.9k 2.8× 17.7k 2.1× 417 62.1k
Myron M. Levine United States 93 17.5k 0.5× 16.3k 0.9× 10.2k 0.8× 4.2k 0.5× 2.4k 0.3× 513 31.7k
John J. Mekalanos United States 111 24.8k 0.7× 4.3k 0.2× 6.8k 0.6× 14.6k 1.6× 8.8k 1.1× 308 39.9k
Jorge E. Galán United States 91 11.4k 0.3× 4.8k 0.3× 10.4k 0.9× 8.3k 0.9× 6.6k 0.8× 190 28.6k
James P. Nataro United States 74 17.8k 0.5× 12.2k 0.7× 6.4k 0.5× 4.2k 0.5× 3.7k 0.4× 216 23.8k
Julian Parkhill United Kingdom 116 8.7k 0.2× 16.1k 0.9× 8.9k 0.7× 24.8k 2.8× 6.1k 0.7× 566 56.2k
Andreas J. Bäumler United States 92 7.3k 0.2× 7.0k 0.4× 11.3k 0.9× 11.7k 1.3× 3.3k 0.4× 234 26.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Foulke‐Abel, Jennifer, Huimin Yu, Laxmi Sunuwar, et al.. (2020). Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) restricts intracellular cGMP accumulation during enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection. Gut Microbes. 12(1). 1752125–1752125. 17 indexed citations
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Sunuwar, Laxmi, Jianyi Yin, Magdalena Kasendra, et al.. (2019). Mechanical Stimuli Affect Escherichia coli Heat-Stable Enterotoxin-Cyclic GMP Signaling in a Human Enteroid Intestine-Chip Model. Infection and Immunity. 88(3). 35 indexed citations
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Robertson, Colin D., Tracy H. Hazen, James B. Kaper, David A. Rasko, & Anne‐Marie Hansen. (2018). Phosphotyrosine-Mediated Regulation of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Virulence. mBio. 9(1). 7 indexed citations
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Jain, Umang, Asaomi Kuwae, Akio Abe, et al.. (2018). Tandem tyrosine phosphosites in the Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli chaperone CesT are required for differential type III effector translocation and virulence. Molecular Microbiology. 108(5). 536–550. 8 indexed citations
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Schayck, Onno C. P. van, Hilary Pinnock, Anders Østrem, et al.. (2008). IPCRG Consensus statement: Tackling the smoking epidemic — practical guidance for primary care. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 17(3). 185–193. 27 indexed citations
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Rendón, Marı́a A., Zeus Saldaña‐Ahuactzi, Aysen L Erdem, et al.. (2007). Commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli use a common pilus adherence factor for epithelial cell colonization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(25). 10637–10642. 226 indexed citations
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Schüller, Stephanie, Robert Heuschkel, Franco Torrente, James B. Kaper, & Alan D. Phillips. (2006). Shiga toxin binding in normal and inflamed human intestinal mucosa. Microbes and Infection. 9(1). 35–39. 47 indexed citations
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Sperandio, Vanessa, Alfredo G. Torres, Bruce B. Jarvis, James P. Nataro, & James B. Kaper. (2003). Bacteria–host communication: The language of hormones. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(15). 8951–8956. 675 indexed citations breakdown →
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Karpman, Diana, Zivile Békássy, Mohamed A. Karmali, et al.. (2002). Antibodies to intimin and Escherichia coli secreted proteins A and B in patients with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections. Pediatric Nephrology. 17(3). 201–211. 31 indexed citations
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Karaolis, David K.R., Sita Somara, David R. Maneval, Judith A. Johnson, & James B. Kaper. (1999). A bacteriophage encoding a pathogenicity island, a type-IV pilus and a phage receptor in cholera bacteria. Nature. 399(6734). 375–379. 286 indexed citations
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Neves, Bianca C., Stuart Knutton, Luíz Rachid Trabulsi, et al.. (1998). Molecular and ultrastructural characterisation of EspA from different enteropathogenicEscherichia coliserotypes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 169(1). 73–80. 15 indexed citations
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Kaper, James B. & Alison D. O’Brien. (1998). Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and other shiga toxin-producing E. coli strains. ASM Press eBooks. 96 indexed citations
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Donnenberg, Michael S., James B. Kaper, & B. Brett Finlay. (1997). Interactions between enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and host epithelial cells. Trends in Microbiology. 5(3). 109–114. 189 indexed citations
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Sanger, Jean M., Raymond Chuen‐Chung Chang, F. Ashton, James B. Kaper, & Joseph W. Sanger. (1996). Novel form of actin-based motility transports bacteria on the surfaces of infected cells. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 34(4). 279–287. 86 indexed citations
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Raimondi, Francesco, Joseph P. Y. Kao, James B. Kaper, Stefano Guandalini, & Alessio Fasano. (1995). Calcium-dependent intestinal chloride secretion by Vibrio parahaemolyticus thermostable direct hemolysin in a rabbit model. Gastroenterology. 109(2). 381–386. 40 indexed citations
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Fasano, Alessio, Carla Fiorentini, G. Donelli, et al.. (1995). Zonula occludens toxin modulates tight junctions through protein kinase C-dependent actin reorganization, in vitro.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(2). 710–720. 275 indexed citations
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Smith, Christopher J., James B. Kaper, & David R. Mack. (1995). Intestinal Mucin Inhibits Adhesion of Human Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to HEp‐2 Cells. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 21(3). 269–276. 1 indexed citations
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Donnenberg, Michael S., Saul Tzipori, Marian L. McKee, et al.. (1993). The role of the eae gene of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in intimate attachment in vitro and in a porcine model.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(3). 1418–1424. 280 indexed citations
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Rosenshine, Ilan, Michael S. Donnenberg, James B. Kaper, & B. Brett Finlay. (1992). Signal transduction between enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and epithelial cells: EPEC induces tyrosine phosphorylation of host cell proteins to initiate cytoskeletal rearrangement and bacterial uptake.. The EMBO Journal. 11(10). 3551–3560. 285 indexed citations
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Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, et al.. (1990). Comparative analysis of the hemolysin genes ofVibrio choleraenon-01,V. mimicus, andV. hollisaethat are similar to thetdhgene ofV. parahaemolyticus. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 67(3). 251–256. 23 indexed citations

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