John C. Whitney

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

John C. Whitney is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Whitney has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Genetics, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in John C. Whitney's work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (23 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (22 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (20 papers). John C. Whitney is often cited by papers focused on Vibrio bacteria research studies (23 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (22 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (20 papers). John C. Whitney collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. John C. Whitney's co-authors include P. Lynne Howell, Joseph D. Mougous, Matthew R. Parsek, Shehryar Ahmad, Howard Robinson, Kelly M. Colvin, Young Ah Goo, Bao Tran, David R. Goodlett and Alistair B. Russell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John C. Whitney

61 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Pel and Psl polysaccharides provide Pseudomonas aeruginosa structural redundancy within the biofilm matrix

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John C. Whitney Canada	32	1.9k	1.4k	886	776	507	62	3.6k
Vincent T. Lee United States	36	3.1k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 2.0×	862 1.1×	492 1.0×	82	4.5k
Kyoung‐Hee Choi South Korea	25	2.4k 1.3×	653 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	741 1.0×	648 1.3×	73	4.4k
Paolo Landini Italy	35	2.6k 1.4×	773 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	447 0.6×	698 1.4×	77	3.8k
Ann M. Stevens United States	29	2.2k 1.1×	832 0.6×	1000 1.1×	359 0.5×	648 1.3×	58	3.4k
Tung T. Hoang United States	27	3.0k 1.6×	773 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.5×	562 1.1×	45	4.3k
Tracy Raivio Canada	30	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 2.1×	768 1.0×	620 1.2×	57	3.6k
Joachim Reidl Germany	32	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	533 0.6×	380 0.5×	621 1.2×	72	3.6k
Larry A. Gallagher United States	29	2.5k 1.3×	610 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	878 1.1×	570 1.1×	48	3.9k
Gwennaële Fichant France	21	1.4k 0.7×	536 0.4×	726 0.8×	472 0.6×	444 0.9×	41	2.5k
Romé Voulhoux France	25	1.8k 1.0×	865 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	622 0.8×	451 0.9×	55	2.9k

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Bates, Edna J., et al.. (2025). Cryo-EM structure of a type VI secretion system-delivered membrane-depolarizing toxin involved in bacterial antagonism. Cell Reports. 44(9). 116263–116263. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Yang, M. Schuller, Nathan P. Bullen, et al.. (2025). Discovery of reversing enzymes for RNA ADP-ribosylation reveals a possible defence module against toxic attack. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(4). 1 indexed citations

Marmont, Lindsey S., et al.. (2025). The structure of the Tad pilus alignment complex reveals a periplasmic conduit for pilus extension. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6977–6977. 1 indexed citations

Bullen, Nathan P., Cydney N. Johnson, Yan‐Jiun Lee, et al.. (2024). An enterococcal phage protein inhibits type IV restriction enzymes involved in antiphage defense. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6955–6955. 2 indexed citations

Bullen, Nathan P., et al.. (2024). A widespread accessory protein family diversifies the effector repertoire of the type VI secretion system spike. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10108–10108. 7 indexed citations

González‐Magaña, Amaia, Igor Tascón, María Queralt-Martín, et al.. (2023). Structural and functional insights into the delivery of a bacterial Rhs pore-forming toxin to the membrane. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7808–7808. 10 indexed citations

Ahmad, Shehryar, Kara K. Tsang, David Sychantha, et al.. (2023). Identification of a broadly conserved family of enzymes that hydrolyze (p)ppApp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(14). e2213771120–e2213771120. 6 indexed citations

Surette, Michael G., et al.. (2022). Dual Targeting Factors Are Required for LXG Toxin Export by the Bacterial Type VIIb Secretion System. mBio. 13(5). e0213722–e0213722. 20 indexed citations

Whitfield, Gregory B., Lindsey S. Marmont, Jacquelyn D. Rich, et al.. (2020). Pel Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Requires an Inner Membrane Complex Comprised of PelD, PelE, PelF, and PelG. Journal of Bacteriology. 202(8). 37 indexed citations

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Marmont, Lindsey S., Gregory B. Whitfield, Roland Pfoh, et al.. (2020). PelX is a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine C4-epimerase involved in Pel polysaccharide–dependent biofilm formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(34). 11949–11962. 12 indexed citations

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Pazos, Manuel, et al.. (2018). Molecular Basis for Immunity Protein Recognition of a Type VII Secretion System Exported Antibacterial Toxin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 430(21). 4344–4358. 24 indexed citations

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Marmont, Lindsey S., Jacquelyn D. Rich, John C. Whitney, et al.. (2017). Oligomeric lipoprotein PelC guides Pel polysaccharide export across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(11). 2892–2897. 33 indexed citations

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Whitney, John C., Gregory B. Whitfield, Lindsey S. Marmont, et al.. (2015). Dimeric c-di-GMP Is Required for Post-translational Regulation of Alginate Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(20). 12451–12462. 71 indexed citations

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Rouse, Sarah L., Dianfan Li, Valerie E. Pye, et al.. (2014). A conformational landscape for alginate secretion across the outer membrane ofPseudomonas aeruginosa. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 70(8). 2054–2068. 43 indexed citations

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Whitney, John C., et al.. (2013). Structural Insights into the Regulation of Foreign Genes in Salmonella by the Hha/H-NS Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(19). 13356–13369. 57 indexed citations

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Whitney, John C., Seemay Chou, Alistair B. Russell, et al.. (2013). Identification, Structure, and Function of a Novel Type VI Secretion Peptidoglycan Glycoside Hydrolase Effector-Immunity Pair. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(37). 26616–26624. 101 indexed citations

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Little, Dustin J., et al.. (2012). The Structure- and Metal-dependent Activity of Escherichia coli PgaB Provides Insight into the Partial De-N-acetylation of Poly-β-1,6-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(37). 31126–31137. 61 indexed citations

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Guo, Shuaiqi, Christopher P. Garnham, John C. Whitney, Laurie A. Graham, & Peter L. Davies. (2012). Re-Evaluation of a Bacterial Antifreeze Protein as an Adhesin with Ice-Binding Activity. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48805–e48805. 56 indexed citations

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Whitney, John C. & P. Lynne Howell. (2012). Synthase-dependent exopolysaccharide secretion in Gram-negative bacteria. Trends in Microbiology. 21(2). 63–72. 186 indexed citations

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Whitney, John C. & George John. (1983). An Experimental Investigation of Intrusion Errors in Memory For Script Narratives. ACR North American Advances. 15 indexed citations

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