James M. Musser

49.4k citations

450 papers · 35.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 105

Infectious Diseases top 0.01%
Epidemiology top 0.02%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.01%
Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Surgery top 0.5%

Co-authors: R K Selander Barry N. Kreiswirth Srinivas V. Ramaswamy Vivek Kapur Frank R. DeLeo Edward A. Graviss Stephen B. Beres Thomas S. Whittam
Topics: Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (235 papers)Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (200 papers)Neonatal and Maternal Infections (108 papers)
Cited by: Infectious Diseases Microbiology Clinical Biochemistry
Journals: Science New England Journal of Medicine Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

James M. Musser

443 papers receiving 34.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Methods of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis for bacterial population genetics and systematics

1986 1.1k citations Dominique A. Caugant, James M. Musser et al. profile →
Molecular genetic basis of antimicrobial agent resistance inMycobacterium tuberculosis: 1998 update

1998 870 citations James M. Musser et al. profile →
Restricted structural gene polymorphism in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex indicates evolutionarily recent global dissemination

1997 820 citations Barry N. Kreiswirth, James M. Musser et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Signals of Significantly Increased Vaccine Breakthrough, Decreased Hospitalization Rates, and Less Severe Disease in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Caused by the Omicron Variant of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Houston, Texas

2022 127 citations Randall J. Olsen, Matthew Ojeda Saavedra et al. profile →
Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer

2022 124 citations Randall J. Olsen, James M. Musser et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Emergence of invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Spain (2012-2022): genomic insights and clinical correlations 2025 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·(unknown),Aída González-Díaz,Randall J. Olsen,Gérard Guédon,Dàmaris Berbel,Inmaculada Grau,Jordi Cámara,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),José María Marimón,Emilia Cercenado,(unknown),Sara Martí,M.Á. Domínguez,Nathalie Leblond‐Bourget,James M. Musser,Carmen Ardanuy	1
2	Operators Need to Know How to Determine What's in an Unknown 2023 ·Opflow ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),James M. Musser,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	1
3	Systems biology analysis of human genomes points to key pathways conferring spina bifida risk 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Vanessa Aguiar‐Pulido,(unknown),Alexander Martinez‐Fundichely,Eran Elhaik,Gaurav Thareja,(unknown),Nader Chalhoub,Tawny N. Cuykendall,(unknown),Yunping Lei,(unknown),James M. Musser,(unknown),Gary M. Shaw,Ekta Khurana,Karsten Suhre,Christopher E. Mason,Olivier Elemento,Richard H. Finnell,M. Elizabeth Ross	10
4	Population Genomic Molecular Epidemiological Study of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Iceland, 1995 to 2016: Identification of a Large Clonal Population with a pbp2x Mutation Conferring Reduced In Vitro β-Lactam Susceptibility 2020 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·(unknown),Stephen B. Beres,Priyanka Kachroo,Matthew Ojeda Saavedra,Helga Erlendsdóttir,Gunnsteinn Haraldsson,Prasanti Yerramilli,Layne Pruitt,Luchang Zhu,James M. Musser,Karl G. Kristinsson	29
5	Draft Genome Sequence of Candida auris Strain LOM, a Human Clinical Isolate from Greater Metropolitan Houston, Texas 2019 ·Microbiology Resource Announcements ·S. Wesley Long,Randall J. Olsen,Hoang Anh Nguyen,Matthew Ojeda Saavedra,James M. Musser	5
6	Novel Genes Required for the Fitness of Streptococcus pyogenes in Human Saliva 2017 ·mSphere ·Luchang Zhu,(unknown),Andrew S. Waller,Randall J. Olsen,Stephen B. Beres,James M. Musser	25
7	Evolutionary pathway to increased virulence and epidemic group A Streptococcus disease derived from 3,615 genome sequences 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Waleed Nasser,Stephen B. Beres,Randall J. Olsen,(unknown),(unknown),S. Wesley Long,Karl G. Kristinsson,Magnús Gottfreðsson,Jaana Vuopio,Kati Räisänen,Dominique A. Caugant,Martin Steinbakk,Donald E. Low,Allison McGeer,Jessica Darenberg,Birgitta Henriques‐Normark,Chris Van Beneden,Steen Hoffmann,James M. Musser	197
8	A Genomic Day in the Life of a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory 2013 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·S. Wesley Long,Dawn Williams,(unknown),Concepcion Cantu,Patricia L. Cernoch,James M. Musser,Randall J. Olsen	48
9	Distinct signatures of diversifying selection revealed by genome analysis of respiratory tract and invasive bacterial populations 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Patrick R. Shea,Stephen B. Beres,Anthony R. Flores,(unknown),(unknown),Alexandro J. Martagón,Juan Carlos Martínez-Gutiérrez,Hina Rehman,Mónica Serrano‐González,Nahuel Fittipaldi,Stephen D. Ayers,Paul Webb,Barbara Willey,Donald E. Low,James M. Musser	84
10	Molecular differentiation of historic phage-type 80/81 and contemporary epidemic Staphylococcus aureus 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Frank R. DeLeo,Adam D. Kennedy,Liang Chen,Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg,Scott D. Kobayashi,Barun Mathema,Kevin R. Braughton,Adeline R. Whitney,Amer E. Villaruz,Craig Martens,Stephen F. Porcella,Martin J. McGavin,Michaël Otto,James M. Musser,Barry N. Kreiswirth	120
11	Naturally occurring single amino acid replacements in a regulatory protein alter streptococcal gene expression and virulence in mice 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Ronan K. Carroll,Samuel A. Shelburne,Randall J. Olsen,(unknown),Pranoti Sahasrabhojane,Muthiah Kumaraswami,Stephen B. Beres,Patrick R. Shea,Anthony R. Flores,James M. Musser	65
12	Epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Recent clonal expansion and diversification 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Adam D. Kennedy,Michaël Otto,Kevin R. Braughton,Adeline R. Whitney,Liang Chen,Barun Mathema,José R. Mediavilla,(unknown),(unknown),Fred C. Tenover,Barry N. Kreiswirth,James M. Musser,Frank R. DeLeo	300
13	Central role of a bacterial two-component gene regulatory system of previously unknown function in pathogen persistence in human saliva 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Samuel A. Shelburne,Paul Sumby,Izabela Sitkiewicz,(unknown),Frank R. DeLeo,James M. Musser	74
14	Longitudinal analysis of the group A Streptococcus transcriptome in experimental pharyngitis in cynomolgus macaques 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kimmo Virtaneva,Stephen F. Porcella,Morag Graham,Robin Ireland,Claire A. Johnson,Stacy Ricklefs,Imran Babar,(unknown),Romina A. Romero,(unknown),Don Gardner,John R. Bailey,Michael J. Parnell,James M. Musser	183
15	Recurrent tuberculosis in Houston, Texas: a population-based study. 2004 ·PubMed ·Hana M. El Sahly,John A. Wright,Hanna Soini,Thi Thu Trang Bui,Natalie Williams‐Bouyer,Patricio Escalante,James M. Musser,Edward A. Graviss	41
16	Bacterial pathogens modulate an apoptosis differentiation program in human neutrophils 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Scott D. Kobayashi,Kevin R. Braughton,Adeline R. Whitney,Jovanka M. Voyich,Tom G. Schwan,James M. Musser,Frank R. DeLeo	275
17	Genome-wide protective response used by group A Streptococcus to evade destruction by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jovanka M. Voyich,Daniel E. Sturdevant,Kevin R. Braughton,Scott D. Kobayashi,Benfang Lei,Kimmo Virtaneva,David W. Dorward,James M. Musser,Frank R. DeLeo	131
18	Global differential gene expression in response to growth temperature alteration in group A Streptococcus 2001 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Laura M. Smoot,James C. Smoot,Morag Graham,Greg A. Somerville,Daniel E. Sturdevant,(unknown),(unknown),James M. Musser	171
19	Virulence of aMycobacterium tuberculosisclinical isolate in mice is determined by failure to induce Th1 type immunity and is associated with induction of IFN-α/β 2001 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Claudia Manca,Liana Tsenova,Amy Bergtold,Sherry Freeman,Michaël G. Tovey,James M. Musser,Clifton E. Barry,Victoria H. Freedman,Gilla Kaplan	483
20	Group A Streptococcus: allelic variation, population genetics, and host-pathogen interactions 2001 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Sean D. Reid,Nancy P. Hoe,Laura M. Smoot,James M. Musser	34

About James M. Musser

James M. Musser is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 450 papers that have together received 35.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (235 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (200 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (108 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (21.4k citations), Microbiology (3.4k citations) and Clinical Biochemistry (3.6k citations). James M. Musser has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include R K Selander, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Srinivas V. Ramaswamy, Vivek Kapur, Frank R. DeLeo, Edward A. Graviss, Stephen B. Beres, Thomas S. Whittam, Randall J. Olsen and Srinand Sreevatsan. Their work appears in journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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