Marcus A. Horwitz

18.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
164 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Marcus A. Horwitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcus A. Horwitz has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Infectious Diseases and 47 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Marcus A. Horwitz's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (50 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (43 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (24 papers). Marcus A. Horwitz is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (50 papers), Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (43 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (24 papers). Marcus A. Horwitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Marcus A. Horwitz's co-authors include Daniel L. Clemens, Günter Harth, Bai‐Yu Lee, Samuel C. Silverstein, Barbara Jane Dillon, Thomas F. Byrd, Larry S. Schlesinger, Nicholas Roy Payne, G Harth and S J Blander and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Marcus A. Horwitz

163 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophi... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1983 1995 1980 1983 1982 100 200 300 400 500
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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 Legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) inhibits phagosome-lysosome fusion in human monocytes.
    1983 581 citations Marcus A. Horwitz The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  2. Characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome and evidence that phagosomal maturation is inhibited.
    1995 572 citations Daniel L. Clemens, Marcus A. Horwitz The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  3. Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes
    1980 551 citations Marcus A. Horwitz, Samuel C. Silverstein Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  4. Formation of a novel phagosome by the Legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) in human monocytes.
    1983 539 citations Marcus A. Horwitz The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  5. The Cutaneous Infiltrates of Leprosy
    1982 178 citations Marcus A. Horwitz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marcus A. Horwitz United States 70 6.0k 5.2k 4.7k 4.6k 3.9k 164 15.2k
Denise M. Monack United States 71 12.8k 2.1× 3.5k 0.7× 4.0k 0.9× 7.7k 1.7× 2.1k 0.6× 134 22.1k
Brad T. Cookson United States 47 7.0k 1.2× 2.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 3.5k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 119 13.8k
Chihiro Sasakawa Japan 78 7.2k 1.2× 4.2k 0.8× 6.9k 1.5× 4.4k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 233 18.9k
Sucharit Bhakdi Germany 65 5.6k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 4.6k 1.0× 1.7k 0.4× 272 14.5k
Russell E. Vance United States 64 9.2k 1.5× 2.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 11.2k 2.4× 1.8k 0.5× 110 18.0k
Daniel A. Portnoy United States 79 6.9k 1.1× 2.5k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 6.0k 1.3× 1.8k 0.5× 173 20.5k
Eric P. Skaar United States 71 8.9k 1.5× 4.8k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 268 18.3k
Jeffrey N. Weiser United States 73 4.5k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 3.3k 0.7× 9.1k 2.4× 189 17.3k
Catharina Svanborg Sweden 71 4.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 3.8k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 5.2k 1.4× 232 13.9k
Lars Eckmann United States 78 8.2k 1.4× 3.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 9.8k 2.1× 3.5k 0.9× 238 25.5k

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All Works

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Clemens, Daniel L., Bai‐Yu Lee, Aleidy Silva, et al.. (2019). Artificial intelligence enabled parabolic response surface platform identifies ultra-rapid near-universal TB drug treatment regimens comprising approved drugs. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0215607–e0215607. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Xue, Daniel L. Clemens, Bai‐Yu Lee, et al.. (2019). Atomic Structure of the Francisella T6SS Central Spike Reveals a Unique α-Helical Lid and a Putative Cargo. Structure. 27(12). 1811–1819.e6. 6 indexed citations
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Horwitz, Lawrence D. & Marcus A. Horwitz. (2014). The Exochelins of Pathogenic Mycobacteria: Unique, Highly Potent, Lipid- and Water-Soluble Hexadentate Iron Chelators with Multiple Potential Therapeutic Uses. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(16). 2246–2261. 10 indexed citations
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Contreras, Heidi, Matthew S. Joens, Vincent Le, et al.. (2014). Characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nanocompartment and Its Potential Cargo Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(26). 18279–18289. 77 indexed citations
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Tullius, Michael V., Cedric P. Owens, Nicholas Chim, et al.. (2011). Discovery and characterization of a unique mycobacterial heme acquisition system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(12). 5051–5056. 167 indexed citations
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Hiura, Timothy S., et al.. (2000). The Role of a Mitochondrial Pathway in the Induction of Apoptosis by Chemicals Extracted from Diesel Exhaust Particles. The Journal of Immunology. 165(5). 2703–2711. 183 indexed citations
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Clemens, Daniel L. & Marcus A. Horwitz. (1995). Characterization of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome and evidence that phagosomal maturation is inhibited.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 181(1). 257–270. 572 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horwitz, Marcus A.. (1992). Interactions Between Macrophages and Legionella pneumophila. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 181. 265–282. 31 indexed citations
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Clemens, Daniel L. & Marcus A. Horwitz. (1992). Membrane sorting during phagocytosis: selective exclusion of major histocompatibility complex molecules but not complement receptor CR3 during conventional and coiling phagocytosis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 175(5). 1317–1326. 70 indexed citations
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Blander, S J, Linda Szeto, Howard A. Shuman, & Marcus A. Horwitz. (1990). An immunoprotective molecule, the major secretory protein of Legionella pneumophila, is not a virulence factor in a guinea pig model of Legionnaires' disease.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 86(3). 817–824. 44 indexed citations
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Schlesinger, Larry S. & Marcus A. Horwitz. (1990). Phagocytosis of leprosy bacilli is mediated by complement receptors CR1 and CR3 on human monocytes and complement component C3 in serum.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 85(4). 1304–1314. 106 indexed citations
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Bhardwaj, Nina & Marcus A. Horwitz. (1988). Interferon-γ and Antibiotics Fail to Act Synergistically to Kill Legionella pneumophila in Human Monocytes. Journal of Interferon Research. 8(3). 283–293. 4 indexed citations
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Libby, Daniel M., et al.. (1988). IFN-gamma-activated human alveolar macrophages inhibit the intracellular multiplication of Legionella pneumophila .. The Journal of Immunology. 140(11). 3978–3981. 96 indexed citations
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Payne, Nicholas Roy & Marcus A. Horwitz. (1987). Phagocytosis of Legionella pneumophila is mediated by human monocyte complement receptors.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 166(5). 1377–1389. 234 indexed citations
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Horwitz, Marcus A.. (1987). Characterization of avirulent mutant Legionella pneumophila that survive but do not multiply within human monocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 166(5). 1310–1328. 142 indexed citations
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Horwitz, Marcus A.. (1983). Formation of a novel phagosome by the Legionnaires' disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) in human monocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 158(4). 1319–1331. 539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horwitz, Marcus A., et al.. (1955). THE URICOSURIC ACTION OF ETHYL BISCOUMACETATE. The Lancet. 265(6876). 1191–1197. 26 indexed citations

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