Matthew R. Parsek

37.5k total citations · 16 hit papers
156 papers, 27.8k citations indexed

About

Matthew R. Parsek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew R. Parsek has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 27.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Molecular Biology, 64 papers in Genetics and 34 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Matthew R. Parsek's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (128 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (61 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (29 papers). Matthew R. Parsek is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (128 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (61 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (29 papers). Matthew R. Parsek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. Matthew R. Parsek's co-authors include E. Peter Greenberg, Pradeep K. Singh, Clay Fuqua, Daniel J. Wozniak, Gail Teitzel, S. Brook Peterson, Michael E. Hibbing, Barbara H. Iglewski, David G. Davies and James P. Pearson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matthew R. Parsek

153 papers receiving 27.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Involvement of Cell-to-Cell Signals in the Developmen... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2009 2003 2000 2001 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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 Involvement of Cell-to-Cell Signals in the Development of a Bacterial Biofilm
    1998 2.5k citations David G. Davies, Matthew R. Parsek et al. Science profile →
  2. Bacterial competition: surviving and thriving in the microbial jungle
    2009 1.9k citations Clay Fuqua, Matthew R. Parsek et al. profile →
  3. Bacterial Biofilms: An Emerging Link to Disease Pathogenesis
    2003 1.2k citations Matthew R. Parsek, Pradeep K. Singh profile →
  4. Quorum-sensing signals indicate that cystic fibrosis lungs are infected with bacterial biofilms
    2000 1.2k citations Pradeep K. Singh, Amy L. Schaefer et al. profile →
  5. Regulation of Gene Expression by Cell-to-Cell Communication: Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum Sensing
    2001 1.1k citations Clay Fuqua, Matthew R. Parsek et al. profile →
  6. Gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
    2001 870 citations Matthew R. Parsek, Gail Teitzel et al. profile →
  7. Sociomicrobiology: the connections between quorum sensing and biofilms
    2004 838 citations Matthew R. Parsek, E. Peter Greenberg profile →
  8. A component of innate immunity prevents bacterial biofilm development
    2002 799 citations Pradeep K. Singh, Matthew R. Parsek et al. profile →
  9. Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm bacteria by a halogenated furanone compound
    2002 780 citations Morten Hentzer, Arne Heydorn et al. profile →
  10. Heavy Metal Resistance of Biofilm and Planktonic Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    2003 543 citations Gail Teitzel, Matthew R. Parsek profile →
  11. Alginate Overproduction Affects Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Structure and Function
    2001 524 citations Morten Hentzer, Gail Teitzel et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  12. Assembly and Development of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Matrix
    2009 501 citations Matthew R. Parsek, Daniel J. Wozniak et al. profile →
  13. Pel is a cationic exopolysaccharide that cross-links extracellular DNA in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix
    2015 461 citations Laura K. Jennings, Kelly M. Storek et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  14. The Pel and Psl polysaccharides provide Pseudomonas aeruginosa structural redundancy within the biofilm matrix
    2011 436 citations Yasuhiko Irie, John C. Whitney et al. profile →
  15. The Pel Polysaccharide Can Serve a Structural and Protective Role in the Biofilm Matrix of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    2011 413 citations Keiji Murakami, Bradley R. Borlee et al. profile →
  16. Precision-engineering the Pseudomonas aeruginosa genome with two-step allelic exchange
    2015 367 citations Bradley R. Borlee, Henrik Almblad 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
Matthew R. Parsek United States 78 20.8k 5.4k 4.9k 4.2k 4.1k 156 27.8k
George A. O’Toole United States 82 23.6k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 5.9k 1.2× 4.4k 1.0× 4.8k 1.2× 247 34.3k
Michael Givskov Denmark 107 29.2k 1.4× 5.9k 1.1× 6.4k 1.3× 6.6k 1.6× 5.0k 1.2× 329 40.5k
Søren Molin Denmark 103 25.7k 1.2× 8.7k 1.6× 6.0k 1.2× 6.5k 1.5× 7.3k 1.8× 345 37.4k
Paul Williams United Kingdom 99 23.1k 1.1× 8.1k 1.5× 5.2k 1.1× 5.0k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 456 33.3k
Tim Tolker‐Nielsen Denmark 72 14.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 3.5k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 239 20.7k
Philip S. Stewart United States 79 22.6k 1.1× 2.8k 0.5× 4.2k 0.9× 3.9k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 222 37.6k
Staffan Kjelleberg Australia 107 20.3k 1.0× 3.6k 0.7× 5.8k 1.2× 2.6k 0.6× 10.9k 2.7× 395 39.0k
Barbara H. Iglewski United States 73 17.7k 0.8× 7.3k 1.3× 4.5k 0.9× 5.4k 1.3× 2.6k 0.6× 141 22.8k
E. Peter Greenberg United States 92 34.2k 1.6× 11.8k 2.2× 8.3k 1.7× 6.5k 1.6× 5.8k 1.4× 228 47.1k
J. William Costerton United States 63 21.2k 1.0× 2.2k 0.4× 4.0k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 142 39.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wozniak, Daniel J., et al.. (2023). Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm exopolysaccharides: assembly, function, and degradation. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 47(6). 35 indexed citations
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Whitfield, Gregory B., Courtney Reichhardt, Alexandra R. Willis, et al.. (2023). Glycoside hydrolase processing of the Pel polysaccharide alters biofilm biomechanics and Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 9(1). 7–7. 25 indexed citations
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Gloag, Erin S., et al.. (2023). Extracellular DNA enhances biofilm integrity and mechanical properties of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology. 205(10). e0023823–e0023823. 6 indexed citations
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Whitfield, Gregory B., Holly M. Jacobs, Roland Pfoh, et al.. (2022). The Pseudomonas aeruginosa homeostasis enzyme AlgL clears the periplasmic space of accumulated alginate during polymer biosynthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(2). 101560–101560. 13 indexed citations
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O’Neal, Lindsey, et al.. (2022). The Sia System and c-di-GMP Play a Crucial Role in Controlling Cell-Association of Psl in Planktonic P. aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology. 204(12). e0033522–e0033522. 7 indexed citations
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Jennings, Laura K., Courtney Reichhardt, Kelly M. Storek, et al.. (2021). Pseudomonas aeruginosa aggregates in cystic fibrosis sputum produce exopolysaccharides that likely impede current therapies. Cell Reports. 34(8). 108782–108782. 117 indexed citations
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Armbruster, Catherine R., Calvin K. Lee, Jaime de Anda, et al.. (2019). Heterogeneity in surface sensing suggests a division of labor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations. eLife. 8. 121 indexed citations
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Snarr, Brendan D., Perrin Baker, Natalie C. Bamford, et al.. (2017). Microbial glycoside hydrolases as antibiofilm agents with cross-kingdom activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(27). 7124–7129. 78 indexed citations
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Marmont, Lindsey S., Jacquelyn D. Rich, John C. Whitney, et al.. (2017). Oligomeric lipoprotein PelC guides Pel polysaccharide export across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(11). 2892–2897. 33 indexed citations
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Davies, David G., Matthew R. Parsek, James P. Pearson, et al.. (2017). The use of signal molecules to manipulate the behavior of biofilm bacteria. Montana State University ScholarWorks (Montana State University).
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Baker, Perrin, Preston J. Hill, Brendan D. Snarr, et al.. (2016). Exopolysaccharide biosynthetic glycoside hydrolases can be utilized to disrupt and prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Science Advances. 2(5). e1501632–e1501632. 220 indexed citations
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Armbruster, Catherine R., Daniel J. Wolter, Meenu Mishra, et al.. (2016). Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Mediates Interspecies Interactions at the Cell Surface of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mBio. 7(3). 83 indexed citations
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Irie, Yasuhiko, Bradley R. Borlee, Jennifer R. O’Connor, et al.. (2012). Self-produced exopolysaccharide is a signal that stimulates biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(50). 20632–20636. 233 indexed citations
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Siehnel, Richard, et al.. (2010). A unique regulator controls the activation threshold of quorum-regulated genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(17). 7916–7921. 90 indexed citations
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Connell, Jodi L., Aimee K. Wessel, Matthew R. Parsek, et al.. (2010). Probing Prokaryotic Social Behaviors with Bacterial “Lobster Traps”. mBio. 1(4). 118 indexed citations
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An, Dingding, Thomas Danhorn, Clay Fuqua, & Matthew R. Parsek. (2006). Quorum sensing and motility mediate interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Agrobacterium tumefaciens in biofilm cocultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(10). 3828–3833. 172 indexed citations
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An, Dingding, et al.. (2005). Mucin– Pseudomonas aeruginosa interactions promote biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Molecular Microbiology. 59(1). 142–151. 159 indexed citations
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Wozniak, Daniel J., Timna J.O. Wyckoff, Melissa Starkey, et al.. (2003). Alginate is not a significant component of the extracellular polysaccharide matrix of PA14 and PAO1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(13). 7907–7912. 352 indexed citations
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Hentzer, Morten, Gail Teitzel, Grant J. Balzer, et al.. (2001). Alginate Overproduction Affects Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Structure and Function. Journal of Bacteriology. 183(18). 5395–5401. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Davies, David G., Matthew R. Parsek, James P. Pearson, et al.. (1998). The Involvement of Cell-to-Cell Signals in the Development of a Bacterial Biofilm. Science. 280(5361). 295–298. 2522 indexed citations breakdown →

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