Joseph M. DiRienzo

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Joseph M. DiRienzo is a scholar working on Periodontics, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph M. DiRienzo has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Periodontics, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Joseph M. DiRienzo's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (30 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers). Joseph M. DiRienzo is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (30 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers). Joseph M. DiRienzo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Joseph M. DiRienzo's co-authors include Masayori Inouye, K. Nakamura, Márcia Pinto Alves Mayer, Bruce J. Shenker, Alla Volgina, Norton S. Taichman, Jonathan Korostoff, Terry McKay, Burton Rosan and J Slots and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Annual Review of Biochemistry and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Joseph M. DiRienzo

59 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Outer Membrane Proteins of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Bi... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300
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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. The Outer Membrane Proteins of Gram-Negative Bacteria: Biosynthesis, Assembly, and Functions
    1978 372 citations Joseph M. DiRienzo et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph M. DiRienzo United States 29 1.1k 991 734 437 401 59 2.5k
Edward T. Lally United States 35 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.2× 983 1.3× 445 1.0× 315 0.8× 85 3.7k
Joseph Aduse‐Opoku United Kingdom 30 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 965 1.3× 210 0.5× 108 0.3× 54 2.9k
Paul D. Veith Australia 34 1.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 972 1.3× 349 0.8× 169 0.4× 73 3.2k
Paula J. Crowley United States 27 877 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 254 0.6× 131 0.3× 48 2.2k
Hideharu Yukitake Japan 22 928 0.8× 829 0.8× 546 0.7× 234 0.5× 127 0.3× 38 1.8k
Irene R. Kieba United States 17 489 0.4× 497 0.5× 348 0.5× 241 0.6× 166 0.4× 23 1.4k
Hansel M. Fletcher United States 28 1.7k 1.5× 973 1.0× 647 0.9× 217 0.5× 88 0.2× 77 2.5k
Mikio Shoji Japan 25 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 676 0.9× 233 0.5× 120 0.3× 46 2.0k
W. Michael McShan United States 21 479 0.4× 975 1.0× 991 1.4× 179 0.4× 291 0.7× 44 2.2k
Margaret J. Duncan United States 24 1.1k 1.0× 868 0.9× 619 0.8× 181 0.4× 98 0.2× 43 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DiRienzo, Joseph M.. (2014). Uptake and Processing of the Cytolethal Distending Toxin by Mammalian Cells. Toxins. 6(11). 3098–3116. 36 indexed citations
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Damek-Poprawa, Monika, Alla Volgina, Thomas P. Sollecito, et al.. (2011). Targeted Inhibition of CD133+ Cells in Oral Cancer Cell Lines. Journal of Dental Research. 90(5). 638–645. 52 indexed citations
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Volgina, Alla, et al.. (2005). Characterization of point mutations in the cdtA gene of the cytolethal distending toxin of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Molecular Microbiology. 58(5). 1303–1321. 29 indexed citations
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Handley, Pauline S., F F Correia, Karen E. Russell, Burton Rosan, & Joseph M. DiRienzo. (2005). Association of a novel high molecular weight, serine‐rich protein (SrpA) with fibril‐mediated adhesion of the oral biofilm bacterium Streptococcus cristatus. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 20(3). 131–140. 51 indexed citations
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Korostoff, Jonathan, et al.. (2005). Resistance of Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts to the Cytolethal Distending Toxin of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Journal of Periodontology. 76(7). 1189–1201. 22 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M., et al.. (2002). Detection of cytolethal distending toxin activity and cdt genes in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans isolates from geographically diverse populations. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 17(4). 231–238. 46 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M., et al.. (2002). Kinetics of KB and HEp‐2 cell responses to an invasive, cytolethal distending toxin‐producing strain of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 17(4). 245–251. 22 indexed citations
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Mayer, Márcia Pinto Alves, et al.. (1998). Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Journal of Dental Research. 77. 2 indexed citations
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McKay, Terry, et al.. (1996). Natural transformation ofStreptococcus crista. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 143(1). 13–18. 8 indexed citations
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McKay, Terry, et al.. (1995). Mobile Genetic Elements of Fusobacterium nucleatum. Plasmid. 33(1). 15–25. 20 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M.. (1993). Design Innovation and Technology Act of 1991: Effective Protection for the Aesthetic Aspects of Useful Articles, The;Note. 19(1). 79. 1 indexed citations
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Slots, Jørgen, et al.. (1993). Evaluating two methods for fingerprinting genomes of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 8(6). 337–343. 29 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M., et al.. (1990). Probe‐specific DNA fingerprinting applied to the epidemiology of localized juvenile periodontitis. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 5(2). 49–56. 30 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M. & J Slots. (1990). Genetic approach to the study of epidemiology and pathogenesis of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in localized juvenile periodontitis. Archives of Oral Biology. 35. S79–S84. 58 indexed citations
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Taichman, Norton S., et al.. (1987). Comparative studies on the biology of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin in primates. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 2(3). 97–104. 103 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M., et al.. (1987). Deletion analysis of sucrose metabolic genes from a Salmonella plasmid cloned in Escherichia coli K12. Plasmid. 18(2). 142–155. 10 indexed citations
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DiRienzo, Joseph M., Carl F. Deneke, & Robert A. MacLeod. (1978). Heterogeneity and Distribution of Lipopolysaccharide in the Cell Wall of a Gram-Negative Marine Bacterium. Journal of Bacteriology. 136(1). 148–157. 10 indexed citations

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