James E. Cassat

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

James E. Cassat is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, James E. Cassat has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Infectious Diseases, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in James E. Cassat's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (35 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (22 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (19 papers). James E. Cassat is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (35 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (22 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (19 papers). James E. Cassat collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Netherlands. James E. Cassat's co-authors include Eric P. Skaar, Mark S. Smeltzer, Kenneth L. Urish, Kenneth W. Bayles, Kelly C. Rice, Jennifer L. Endres, Ethan E. Mann, Caleb A. Ford, Neal D. Hammer and Nicole E. Putnam and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

James E. Cassat

52 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Iron in Infection and Immunity

2013 928 citations James E. Cassat, Eric P. Skaar Cell Host & Microbe profile →
The cidA murein hydrolase regulator contributes to DNA release and biofilm development in Staphylococcus aureus

2007 552 citations James E. Cassat, Mark S. Smeltzer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Fracture-related infection

2022 101 citations James E. Cassat et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James E. Cassat United States	31	2.1k	1.5k	748	437	423	53	4.1k
Alan Cockayne United Kingdom	35	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	570 0.8×	432 1.0×	672 1.6×	69	4.0k
Kevin P. Francis United States	40	2.7k 1.3×	742 0.5×	796 1.1×	478 1.1×	821 1.9×	105	5.7k
Seyed Davar Siadat Iran	32	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	419 0.6×	677 1.5×	1.1k 2.7×	362	4.7k
Xiaokui Guo China	40	2.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	212 0.3×	481 1.1×	625 1.5×	209	5.3k
Bettina Löffler Germany	36	1.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	567 0.8×	440 1.0×	943 2.2×	142	4.7k
Fábio Bagnoli Italy	30	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	747 1.0×	525 1.2×	658 1.6×	89	3.8k
Lynn E. Hancock United States	28	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	351 0.5×	295 0.7×	479 1.1×	42	3.4k
G. Donelli Italy	32	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	447 0.6×	318 0.7×	478 1.1×	119	4.2k
Belgin Dogan United States	25	2.5k 1.2×	866 0.6×	430 0.6×	158 0.4×	564 1.3×	47	4.5k
Maria G. Winter United States	33	3.2k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	267 0.4×	312 0.7×	551 1.3×	50	5.8k

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Greenberg, Michael I., Hui Nian, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, et al.. (2025). Admission Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Superior to WBC Count at Predicting the Presence and Severity of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infection. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 107(8). 868–877.

Good, Christopher J., Madeline E. Colley, Katherine N. Gibson‐Corley, et al.. (2024). Uncovering lipid dynamics in Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis using multimodal imaging mass spectrometry. Cell chemical biology. 31(10). 1852–1868.e5. 2 indexed citations

Tao, Lili, et al.. (2023). The Brief Case: Invasive Ceftriaxone-Resistant Nontyphoidal Salmonella and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Considerations. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 61(5). e0075022–e0075022. 2 indexed citations

Good, Christopher J., et al.. (2022). High Spatial Resolution MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry of Fresh-Frozen Bone. Analytical Chemistry. 94(7). 3165–3172. 33 indexed citations

Ford, Caleb A., Kara R. Eichelberger, Justin Jacobse, et al.. (2022). Intestinal Inflammation Promotes MDL-1+ Osteoclast Precursor Expansion to Trigger Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Loss. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 14(4). 731–750. 11 indexed citations

Eichelberger, Kara R., Linda Cox, Caleb A. Ford, et al.. (2021). Contemporary Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Pediatric Osteomyelitis Patients Display Unique Characteristics in a Mouse Model of Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. Infection and Immunity. 89(10). e0018021–e0018021. 2 indexed citations

Ford, Caleb A., et al.. (2021). Antivirulence Strategies for the Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Mini Review. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 632706–632706. 74 indexed citations

Perry, William, Jeffrey M. Spraggins, Jessica R. Sheldon, et al.. (2019). Staphylococcus aureus exhibits heterogeneous siderophore production within the vertebrate host. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(44). 21980–21982. 57 indexed citations

Krauss, Jennifer L., Anna Ballard, James A. J. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2019). Staphylococcus aureus Infects Osteoclasts and Replicates Intracellularly. mBio. 10(5). 89 indexed citations

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Putnam, Nicole E., et al.. (2019). MyD88 and IL-1R signaling drive antibacterial immunity and osteoclast-driven bone loss during Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis. PLoS Pathogens. 15(4). e1007744–e1007744. 65 indexed citations

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Cassat, James E., Jessica L. Moore, Kevin J. Wilson, et al.. (2018). Integrated molecular imaging reveals tissue heterogeneity driving host-pathogen interactions. Science Translational Medicine. 10(432). 57 indexed citations

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Brandt, Stephanie L., Nicole E. Putnam, James E. Cassat, & C. Henrique Serezani. (2018). Innate Immunity to Staphylococcus aureus: Evolving Paradigms in Soft Tissue and Invasive Infections. The Journal of Immunology. 200(12). 3871–3880. 64 indexed citations

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Brandt, Stephanie L., Nicole E. Putnam, James E. Cassat, & C. Henrique Serezani. (2018). Innate Immunity to Staphylococcus aureus: Evolving Paradigms in Soft Tissue and Invasive Infections. PMC. 4 indexed citations

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Kwakwa, Kristin A., Nicole E. Putnam, Alyssa R. Merkel, et al.. (2018). Early TGF-β inhibition in mice reduces the incidence of breast cancer induced bone disease in a myeloid dependent manner. Bone. 113. 77–88. 16 indexed citations

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Thomsen, Isaac, Gopal Sapparapu, David B. A. James, et al.. (2017). Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Staphylococcus aureus Bicomponent Leukotoxin AB Isolated Following Invasive Human Infection Reveal Diverse Binding and Modes of Action. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215(7). 1124–1131. 71 indexed citations

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Delpino, M. Victoria, Santiago M. Lattar, Mariángeles Noto Llana, et al.. (2016). Staphylococcus aureus protein A enhances osteoclastogenesis via TNFR1 and EGFR signaling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1862(10). 1975–1983. 39 indexed citations

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Hammer, Neal D., James E. Cassat, Michael J. Noto, et al.. (2014). Inter- and Intraspecies Metabolite Exchange Promotes Virulence of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Cell Host & Microbe. 16(4). 531–537. 56 indexed citations

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Cassat, James E., Neal D. Hammer, James Campbell, et al.. (2013). A Secreted Bacterial Protease Tailors the Staphylococcus aureus Virulence Repertoire to Modulate Bone Remodeling during Osteomyelitis. Cell Host & Microbe. 13(6). 759–772. 184 indexed citations

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Cassat, James E. & Eric P. Skaar. (2011). Metal ion acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus: overcoming nutritional immunity. Seminars in Immunopathology. 34(2). 215–235. 114 indexed citations

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Tsang, Laura, James E. Cassat, Lindsey N. Shaw, Karen E. Beenken, & Mark S. Smeltzer. (2008). Factors Contributing to the Biofilm-Deficient Phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus sarA Mutants. PLoS ONE. 3(10). e3361–e3361. 104 indexed citations

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