Kathleen DePonte

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kathleen DePonte is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen DePonte has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Parasitology, 20 papers in Infectious Diseases and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Kathleen DePonte's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (29 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (20 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (15 papers). Kathleen DePonte is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (29 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (20 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (15 papers). Kathleen DePonte collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Czechia. Kathleen DePonte's co-authors include Erol Fikrig, Sukanya Narasimhan, Fred S. Kantor, Nancy Marcantonio, Durland Fish, John F. Anderson, Richard A. Flavell, Stephen W. Barthold, Nallakkandi Rajeevan and Julia Heisig and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen DePonte

31 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

2014 268 citations Sukanya Narasimhan, Nallakkandi Rajeevan et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
mRNA vaccination induces tick resistance and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent

2021 102 citations Andaleeb Sajid, Jaqueline Matias et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathleen DePonte United States	19	1.5k	986	662	559	353	31	1.8k
Ondřej Hajdušek Czechia	22	1.4k 0.9×	720 0.7×	599 0.9×	468 0.8×	363 1.0×	48	1.7k
Pilar Alberdi Spain	29	1.4k 0.9×	991 1.0×	547 0.8×	601 1.1×	287 0.8×	68	2.0k
Curtis M. Nelson United States	18	1.2k 0.8×	885 0.9×	367 0.6×	316 0.6×	268 0.8×	27	1.5k
Nataliia Rudenko Czechia	28	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	502 0.8×	672 1.2×	211 0.6×	68	2.1k
Mária Kazimírová Slovakia	27	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	630 1.0×	785 1.4×	250 0.7×	77	2.3k
M. C. Dolan United States	14	1.3k 0.9×	983 1.0×	432 0.7×	420 0.8×	199 0.6×	23	1.4k
Nieves Ayllón Spain	20	1.0k 0.7×	804 0.8×	446 0.7×	407 0.7×	142 0.4×	29	1.3k
Mirko Slovák Slovakia	23	990 0.7×	711 0.7×	310 0.5×	367 0.7×	212 0.6×	45	1.2k
Ruth C. Galindo Spain	28	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	475 0.7×	610 1.1×	309 0.9×	46	1.8k
Maryna Golovchenko Czechia	26	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	439 0.7×	613 1.1×	169 0.5×	57	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathleen DePonte

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Matias, Jaqueline, Yingjun Cui, Geoffrey E. Lynn, et al.. (2024). mRNA vaccination of rabbits alters the fecundity, but not the attachment, of adult Ixodes scapularis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 496–496. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Yingjun, Jaqueline Matias, Xiaotian Tang, et al.. (2023). Metabolomic changes associated with acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(1). 102279–102279. 2 indexed citations

Matias, Jaqueline, Yingjun Cui, Xiaotian Tang, et al.. (2023). Specific mRNA lipid nanoparticles and acquired resistance to ticks. Vaccine. 41(34). 4996–5002. 13 indexed citations

Lynn, Geoffrey E., Jiří Černý, Cheyne Kurokawa, et al.. (2022). Immunization of guinea pigs with cement extract induces resistance against Ixodes scapularis ticks. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13(6). 102017–102017. 5 indexed citations

Narasimhan, Sukanya, Nallakkandi Rajeevan, Morven Graham, et al.. (2022). Tick transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to the murine host is not influenced by environmentally acquired midgut microbiota. Microbiome. 10(1). 173–173. 9 indexed citations

Matias, Jaqueline, Cheyne Kurokawa, Andaleeb Sajid, et al.. (2021). Tick immunity using mRNA, DNA and protein-based Salp14 delivery strategies. Vaccine. 39(52). 7661–7668. 30 indexed citations

Černý, Jiří, Geoffrey E. Lynn, Kathleen DePonte, et al.. (2020). Fractionation of tick saliva reveals proteins associated with the development of acquired resistance to Ixodes scapularis. Vaccine. 38(51). 8121–8129. 8 indexed citations

Narasimhan, Sukanya, Carmen J. Booth, Kathleen DePonte, et al.. (2018). Host-specific expression of Ixodes scapularis salivary genes. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10(2). 386–397. 34 indexed citations

Narasimhan, Sukanya, Nallakkandi Rajeevan, Lei Liu, et al.. (2014). Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete. Cell Host & Microbe. 15(1). 58–71. 268 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schuijt, Tim J., Kamran Bakhtiari, Sirlei Daffre, et al.. (2013). Factor Xa Activation of Factor V Is of Paramount Importance in Initiating the Coagulation System. Circulation. 128(3). 254–266. 71 indexed citations

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Narasimhan, Sukanya, Oriana A. Perez, Kathleen DePonte, et al.. (2013). Characterization of Ixophilin, A Thrombin Inhibitor from the Gut of Ixodes scapularis. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e68012–e68012. 14 indexed citations

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Schuijt, Tim J., Jeroen Coumou, Sukanya Narasimhan, et al.. (2011). A Tick Mannose-Binding Lectin Inhibitor Interferes with the Vertebrate Complement Cascade to Enhance Transmission of the Lyme Disease Agent. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(2). 136–146. 134 indexed citations

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Schuijt, Tim J., Sukanya Narasimhan, Sirlei Daffre, et al.. (2011). Identification and Characterization of Ixodes scapularis Antigens That Elicit Tick Immunity Using Yeast Surface Display. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15926–e15926. 66 indexed citations

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Neelakanta, Girish, Xin Li, Utpal Pal, et al.. (2007). Outer Surface Protein B Is Critical for Borrelia burgdorferi Adherence and Survival within Ixodes Ticks. PLoS Pathogens. 3(3). e33–e33. 75 indexed citations

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Narasimhan, Sukanya, Bindu Sukumaran, Venetta Thomas, et al.. (2007). A Tick Antioxidant Facilitates the Lyme Disease Agent's Successful Migration from the Mammalian Host to the Arthropod Vector. Cell Host & Microbe. 2(1). 7–18. 116 indexed citations

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Sukumaran, Bindu, Sukanya Narasimhan, John F. Anderson, et al.. (2006). An Ixodes scapularis protein required for survival of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in tick salivary glands. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(6). 1507–1517. 90 indexed citations

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Narasimhan, Sukanya, Ruth R. Montgomery, Kathleen DePonte, et al.. (2004). Disruption of Ixodes scapularis anticoagulation by using RNA interference. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(5). 1141–1146. 105 indexed citations

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Nazario, Sylvette, Subrata Das, Kathleen DePonte, et al.. (1998). Prevention of Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in guinea pigs by tick immunity.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 58(6). 780–785. 87 indexed citations

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Das, Subrata, Kathleen DePonte, Nancy Marcantonio, et al.. (1998). Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Tick-Immune Guinea Pigs. Infection and Immunity. 66(4). 1803–1805. 18 indexed citations

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Haseltine, Florence P., Kathleen DePonte, W. Roy Breg, Myron Genel, & John M. Opitz. (1982). Presence of H‐Y antigen in patients with ullrich‐Turner syndrome and X‐chromosome rearrangements. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 11(1). 97–107. 16 indexed citations

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