Máire Begley

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
54 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Máire Begley is a scholar working on Food Science, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Máire Begley has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Food Science, 26 papers in Biotechnology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Máire Begley's work include Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (23 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers) and Microbial Inactivation Methods (13 papers). Máire Begley is often cited by papers focused on Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (23 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (17 papers) and Microbial Inactivation Methods (13 papers). Máire Begley collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Switzerland and Germany. Máire Begley's co-authors include Colin Hill, Cormac G. M. Gahan, Brian V. Jones, Julian R. Marchesi, R. Paul Ross, Paul D. Cotter, Sheila Ryan, Roy D. Sleator, Avelino Álvarez‐Ordóñez and Des Field and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Máire Begley

54 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The interaction between bacteria and bile

2004 1.4k citations Máire Begley, Cormac G. M. Gahan et al. profile →
Bile Salt Hydrolase Activity in Probiotics

2006 913 citations Máire Begley, Colin Hill et al. profile →
Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut microbiome

2008 810 citations Máire Begley, Colin Hill et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Máire Begley Ireland	28	2.8k	2.5k	1.1k	809	572	54	5.4k
Emmanuelle Maguin France	45	4.4k 1.6×	3.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.7×	182 0.3×	123	7.7k
Jiro Nakayama Japan	41	4.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.1×	442 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	106 0.2×	189	6.3k
Baltasar Mayo Spain	46	4.5k 1.6×	5.4k 2.2×	766 0.7×	1.9k 2.4×	128 0.2×	271	7.6k
Flaviano S. Martins Brazil	37	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	182 0.2×	710 0.9×	242 0.4×	123	4.1k
Masami Morotomi Japan	39	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	168 0.2×	952 1.2×	317 0.6×	80	4.0k
Takane Katayama Japan	43	3.7k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	932 0.9×	2.7k 3.3×	109 0.2×	145	6.2k
Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc Argentina	38	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	286 0.3×	954 1.2×	131 0.2×	91	3.8k
Lorena Ruíz Spain	30	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	236 0.2×	984 1.2×	157 0.3×	88	3.6k
Paula M. O’Connor Ireland	45	3.7k 1.3×	3.4k 1.4×	812 0.8×	853 1.1×	95 0.2×	141	6.1k
Soile Tynkkynen Finland	31	2.4k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	250 0.2×	1.3k 1.6×	98 0.2×	49	4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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García-Gutiérrez, Enriqueta, Calum J. Walsh, Paula M. O’Connor, et al.. (2024). A gut-derived Streptococcus salivarius produces the novel nisin variant designated nisin G and inhibits Fusobacterium nucleatum in a model of the human distal colon microbiome. mBio. 16(2). e0157324–e0157324. 6 indexed citations

Begley, Máire, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the growth of Listeria in plant-based beverages. Food Microbiology. 121. 104530–104530. 3 indexed citations

Pennone, Vincenzo, et al.. (2023). Association of Virulence, Biofilm, and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes with Specific Clonal Complex Types of Listeria monocytogenes. Microorganisms. 11(6). 1603–1603. 14 indexed citations

Pennone, Vincenzo, et al.. (2022). Correlation of organic acid tolerance and genotypic characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes food and clinical isolates. Food Microbiology. 104. 104004–104004. 12 indexed citations

Pennone, Vincenzo, et al.. (2022). Variability in Cold Tolerance of Food and Clinical Listeria monocytogenes Isolates. Microorganisms. 11(1). 65–65. 5 indexed citations

Begley, Máire, et al.. (2022). Growth of food-borne pathogens Listeria and Salmonella and spore-forming Paenibacillus and Bacillus in commercial plant-based milk alternatives. Food Microbiology. 109. 104143–104143. 35 indexed citations

Johnson, Nicholas, et al.. (2022). Detection of microbial growth in aseptic food products using non-invasive Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS). Food Control. 145. 109452–109452. 7 indexed citations

Hill, Colin, et al.. (2021). Recipe for Success: Suggestions and Recommendations for the Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriocins. International Journal of Microbiology. 2021. 1–19. 25 indexed citations

Hill, Colin, et al.. (2020). Bioengineered Nisin Derivative M17Q Has Enhanced Activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis. Antibiotics. 9(6). 305–305. 14 indexed citations

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Lynch, David, Colin Hill, Des Field, & Máire Begley. (2020). Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by the Staphylococcus capitis - derived bacteriocin capidermicin. Food Microbiology. 94. 103661–103661. 10 indexed citations

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Nyhan, Laura, Máire Begley, Nicholas Johnson, & Michael Callanan. (2019). An evaluation of Lux technology as an alternative methodology to determine growth rates of Listeria in laboratory media and complex food matrices. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 317. 108442–108442. 5 indexed citations

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Nyhan, Laura, et al.. (2019). Comparison of predicted and impedance determined growth of Listeria innocua in complex food matrices. Food Microbiology. 87. 103381–103381. 8 indexed citations

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Álvarez‐Ordóñez, Avelino, et al.. (2014). Acid stress management by Cronobacter sakazakii. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 178. 21–28. 43 indexed citations

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Begley, Máire, et al.. (2013). Investigation of the Use of a Cocktail of Lux-Tagged Cronobacter Strains for Monitoring Growth in Infant Milk Formulae. Journal of Food Protection. 76(8). 1359–1365. 5 indexed citations

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Álvarez‐Ordóñez, Avelino, et al.. (2013). Investigation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Bacillus licheniformis Strains Isolated from Retail Powdered Infant Milk Formulae. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 6(1). 32–40. 13 indexed citations

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Field, Des, Máire Begley, Paula M. O’Connor, et al.. (2012). Bioengineered Nisin A Derivatives with Enhanced Activity against Both Gram Positive and Gram Negative Pathogens. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e46884–e46884. 168 indexed citations

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Begley, Máire, et al.. (2011). Real-Time Monitoring of Luciferase-Tagged Cronobacter sakazakii in Reconstituted Infant Milk Formula. Journal of Food Protection. 74(4). 573–579. 11 indexed citations

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Begley, Máire, Peter A. Bron, Sinéad Heuston, et al.. (2008). Analysis of the Isoprenoid Biosynthesis Pathways in Listeria monocytogenes Reveals a Role for the Alternative 2-C-Methyl- d -Erythritol 4-Phosphate Pathway in Murine Infection. Infection and Immunity. 76(11). 5392–5401. 29 indexed citations

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Begley, Máire, Cormac G. M. Gahan, Ann‐Kristin Kollas, et al.. (2004). The interplay between classical and alternative isoprenoid biosynthesis controls γδ T cell bioactivity of Listeria monocytogenes. FEBS Letters. 561(1-3). 99–104. 59 indexed citations

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Deller, D. J., Máire Begley, R. G. Edwards, & Melisande Addison. (1964). Metabolic effects of partial gastrectomy with special reference to calcium and folic acid. Gut. 5(3). 218–225. 39 indexed citations

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