Kathryn J. Else

7.6k citations

132 papers · 6.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Parasitology top 0.05%
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
Small Animals top 0.1%
- Helminth infection and control

Papers in

Parasitology 83
- Parasites and Host Interactions 73
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics 23
Small Animals 51
- Helminth infection and control 50

Co-authors: Richard K. Grencis D. Wakelin Lothar Hültner Allison J. Bancroft Fred D. Finkelman Matthew L. deSchoolmeester C R Maliszewski F D Finkelman
Journals: Parasite Immunology (28 papers)Parasitology (11 papers)The Journal of Immunology (8 papers)Scientific Reports (7 papers)Infection and Immunity (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Kathryn J. Else

130 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Whipworm and roundworm infections 2020 · 162 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	The role of ecoimmunology in tackling the emerging threats of climate change and the exposome Nature Immunology ·Kathryn J. Else, Sheena Cruickshank	2025	0
2	Wild house mice have a more dynamic and aerotolerant gut microbiota than laboratory mice BMC Microbiology ·Eveliina Hanski, Susan Joseph, Michael A. Curtis, James W. Swann, Marie Vallier, Miriam Linnenbrink, John F. Baines, Jens‐Kjeld Jensen, Andrew Wolfenden, Iris Mair, Kathryn J. Else, Janette E. Bradley, Wieteke A. Holthuijzen, Jonathan H. Plissner, Aura Raulo, Maude Quicray, Sarah C. L. Knowles	2025	1
3	The adaptive immune response to Trichuris in wild versus laboratory mice: An established model system in context PLoS Pathogens ·Iris Mair, Jonathan Fenn, Andrew Wolfenden, Ann Lowe, Alex Bennett, Andrew Muir, Jacob Thompson, Olive Dieumerci, Larisa Logunova, Susanne Shultz, Janette E. Bradley, Kathryn J. Else	2024	2
4	Trichuris muris infection drives cell-intrinsic IL4R alpha independent colonic RELMα+ macrophages PLoS Pathogens ·Ruth Forman, Larisa Logunova, Hannah Smith, Kelly Wemyss, Iris Mair, Louis Boon, Judith E. Allen, Werner Müller, Joanne L. Pennock, Kathryn J. Else	2021	7
5	Lessons from studying roundworm and whipworm in the mouse: common themes and unique features Parasitology ·Celia V. Holland, Kathryn J. Else	2021	1
6	Trichuris muris as a tool for holistic discovery research: from translational research to environmental bio-tagging Parasitology ·Iris Mair, Kathryn J. Else, Ruth Forman	2021	6
7	A lesson from the wild: The natural state of eosinophils is Ly6G^hi Immunology ·Iris Mair, Andrew Wolfenden, Ann Lowe, Alex Bennett, Andrew Muir, Hannah Smith, Jonathan Fenn, Janette E. Bradley, Kathryn J. Else	2021	7
8	Embracing nature’s complexity: Immunoparasitology in the wild Seminars in Immunology ·Iris Mair, Tom N. McNeilly, Yolanda Corripio‐Miyar, Ruth Forman, Kathryn J. Else	2021	8
9	Anthelmintic drug discovery: target identification, screening methods and the role of open science Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Frederick A. Partridge, Ruth Forman, Carole J. R. Bataille, Graham M. Wynne, Marina Nick, Angela J. Russell, Kathryn J. Else, David B. Sattelle	2020	25
10	In silico design of a T-cell epitope vaccine candidate for parasitic helminth infection PLoS Pathogens ·Ayat Zawawi, Ruth Forman, Hannah Smith, Iris Mair, Murtala Jibril, Munirah Albaqshi, Andy Brass, Jeremy P. Derrick, Kathryn J. Else	2020	28
11	Experimental steering of electron microscopy studies using prior X-ray computed tomography Ultramicroscopy ·Tobias Starborg, James D.B. O’Sullivan, Cláudia Martins Carneiro, Julia Behnsen, Kathryn J. Else, Richard K. Grencis, Philip J. Withers	2019	14
12	An automated high-throughput system for phenotypic screening of chemical libraries on C. elegans and parasitic nematodes International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance ·Frederick A. Partridge, Anwen E. Brown, Steven D. Buckingham, Nicky J. Willis, Graham M. Wynne, Ruth Forman, Kathryn J. Else, Alison Morrison, Jacqueline B. Matthews, Angela J. Russell, David A. Lomas, David B. Sattelle	2017	62
13	X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT): an emerging opportunity in parasite imaging Parasitology ·James D.B. O’Sullivan, Julia Behnsen, Tobias Starborg, Andrew S. MacDonald, Alexander Phythian‐Adams, Kathryn J. Else, Sheena Cruickshank, Philip J. Withers	2017	31
14	An antagonist of the retinoid X receptor reduces the viability of Trichuris muris in vitro BMC Infectious Diseases ·Rebecca JM Hurst, Thomas Hopwood, Amanda Gallagher, Frederick A. Partridge, Timothy A. Burgis, David B. Sattelle, Kathryn J. Else	2014	14
15	Eosinophils Are Crucial for Mediating the Anticontractile Capacity of Perivascular Adipose Tissue Circulation ·Sarah Withers, Ruth Forman, Kathryn J. Else, Selene Meza‐Perez, William W. Agace, Sheena Cruickshank, Anthony M. Heagerty, Marcus Svensson	2013	1
16	The nuclear receptor REV-ERBα mediates circadian regulation of innate immunity through selective regulation of inflammatory cytokines Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Julie Gibbs, John Blaikley, Stephen Beesley, Laura Matthews, Karen D. Simpson, Susan Boyce, Stuart Farrow, Kathryn J. Else, Dave Singh, David Ray, Andrew Loudon Hit paper breakdown →	2011	527
17	Regulation of colonic epithelial cell turnover by IDO contributes to the innate susceptibility of SCID mice to Trichuris muris infection Parasite Immunology ·L. V. BELL, Kathryn J. Else	2010	20
18	Antigen selection for future anti‐Trichuris vaccines: a comparison of cytokine and antibody responses to larval and adult antigen in a primary infection Parasite Immunology ·Helen Dixon, Claire E. Johnston, Kathryn J. Else	2008	14
19	Cytokine response profiles predict species-specific infection patterns in human GI nematodes International Journal for Parasitology ·Joseph A. Jackson, Joseph D. Turner, L. Rentoul, Helen Faulkner, J.M. Behnke, Martin Hoyle, Richard K. Grencis, Kathryn J. Else, Joseph Kamgno, Janette E. Bradley, Michel Boussinesq	2004	44
20	A Cellular Automata Model for Helper T Cell Subset Polarization in Chronic and Acute Infection Journal of Theoretical Biology ·Andy Brass, Richard K. Grencis, Kathryn J. Else	1994	9

About Kathryn J. Else

Kathryn J. Else is a scholar working on Parasitology, Small Animals, Ecology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, having authored 132 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Parasites and Host Interactions (73 papers), Helminth infection and control (50 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (37 papers), Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (23 papers), Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (11 papers), Coccidia and coccidiosis research (10 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (3.1k citations), Small Animals (1.6k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (499 citations), Immunology (1.6k citations) and Ecology (1.5k citations). Kathryn J. Else has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Richard K. Grencis, D. Wakelin, Lothar Hültner, Allison J. Bancroft, Fred D. Finkelman, Matthew L. deSchoolmeester, C R Maliszewski, F D Finkelman, Jerzy M. Behnke and Janette E. Bradley. Their work appears in journals such as Parasite Immunology, Parasitology, The Journal of Immunology, Scientific Reports and Infection and Immunity.

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