Megan H. Wright

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Megan H. Wright is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan H. Wright has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Organic Chemistry and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Megan H. Wright's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (9 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (7 papers) and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (6 papers). Megan H. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (9 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (7 papers) and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (6 papers). Megan H. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Megan H. Wright's co-authors include Stephan A. Sieber, Edward W. Tate, William P. Heal, David J. Mann, Christine H. Foyer, Emmanuelle Thinon, Remigiusz Serwa, Anthony J. Wilkinson, J.A. Brannigan and Malgorzata Broncel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Megan H. Wright

39 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Catalase: A critical node in the regulation of cell fate

2023 126 citations Alison Baker, Barbara Karpińska et al. Free Radical Biology and Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan H. Wright United Kingdom	23	1.2k	411	350	312	266	42	2.1k
Barbara Kappes Germany	33	1.2k 1.0×	435 1.1×	886 2.5×	375 1.2×	156 0.6×	63	2.7k
Kohei Yokoyama United States	30	1.5k 1.2×	754 1.8×	510 1.5×	389 1.2×	251 0.9×	68	2.6k
Raymond Hui Canada	26	1.3k 1.1×	172 0.4×	389 1.1×	675 2.2×	128 0.5×	45	2.5k
Kiattawee Choowongkomon Thailand	29	1.5k 1.2×	350 0.9×	212 0.6×	154 0.5×	101 0.4×	232	2.8k
E. Malito Italy	23	1.2k 1.0×	162 0.4×	191 0.5×	337 1.1×	103 0.4×	42	2.1k
Nina M. Haste United States	23	1.9k 1.6×	204 0.5×	126 0.4×	175 0.6×	245 0.9×	29	2.8k
Jeanne A. Hardy United States	25	1.4k 1.2×	133 0.3×	172 0.5×	134 0.4×	193 0.7×	57	2.1k
Rafael V. C. Guido Brazil	26	966 0.8×	572 1.4×	469 1.3×	269 0.9×	57 0.2×	115	2.1k
Alexander E. Aleshin United States	28	1.3k 1.0×	280 0.7×	383 1.1×	166 0.5×	88 0.3×	53	2.5k
T. Shiba Japan	26	1.5k 1.2×	229 0.6×	164 0.5×	296 0.9×	490 1.8×	73	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan H. Wright

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20 of 20 papers shown

Walko, Martin, A. Herbert, Sheena E. Radford, et al.. (2025). Design and characterisation of photoactivatable and lysine reactive o -nitrobenzyl alcohol-based crosslinkers. Chemical Science. 16(33). 15239–15255.

Lin, Chi‐Chuan, Christine H. Foyer, Megan H. Wright, & Alison Baker. (2025). Redox regulation of LSD1/CATALASE 2 phase separation condensates controls location and functions. New Phytologist. 247(6). 2824–2838.

Sharma, Krishna, Samuel Boobier, Ian W. Ashworth, et al.. (2024). Activation of fluoride anion as nucleophile in water with data-guided surfactant selection. Chemical Science. 15(15). 5764–5774. 4 indexed citations

Mantilla, Brian S., et al.. (2024). Discovery of Trypanosoma brucei inhibitors enabled by a unified synthesis of diverse sulfonyl fluorides. Communications Chemistry. 7(1). 237–237. 1 indexed citations

Wright, Megan H.. (2023). Chemical biology tools for protein labelling: insights into cell–cell communication. Biochemical Journal. 480(18). 1445–1457. 5 indexed citations

Baker, Alison, et al.. (2023). Catalase: A critical node in the regulation of cell fate. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 199. 56–66. 126 indexed citations breakdown →

Giménez, Diana, Matthew Batchelor, Jennifer A. Miles, et al.. (2023). Inhibition of Aurora‐A/N‐Myc Protein–Protein Interaction Using Peptidomimetics: Understanding the Role of Peptide Cyclization**. ChemBioChem. 25(2). e202300649–e202300649. 2 indexed citations

Hasan, Chowdhury M., Trevor R. Jones, Craig Winstanley, et al.. (2022). Pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes the host-derived polyamine spermidine to facilitate antimicrobial tolerance. JCI Insight. 7(22). 12 indexed citations

Lin, Jennifer S, L. Bekale, Natalia Molchanova, et al.. (2022). Anti-persister and Anti-biofilm Activity of Self-Assembled Antimicrobial Peptoid Ellipsoidal Micelles. ACS Infectious Diseases. 8(9). 1823–1830. 23 indexed citations

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Wright, Megan H.. (2018). Chemical Proteomics of Host–Microbe Interactions. PROTEOMICS. 18(18). e1700333–e1700333. 17 indexed citations

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Foyer, Christine H., Michael Wilson, & Megan H. Wright. (2018). Redox regulation of cell proliferation: Bioinformatics and redox proteomics approaches to identify redox-sensitive cell cycle regulators. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 122. 137–149. 52 indexed citations

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Wright, Megan H., et al.. (2017). Quantitative chemoproteomic profiling reveals multiple target interactions of spongiolactone derivatives in leukemia cells. Chemical Communications. 53(95). 12818–12821. 10 indexed citations

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Wright, Megan H., Christian Fetzer, & Stephan A. Sieber. (2017). Chemical Probes Unravel an Antimicrobial Defense Response Triggered by Binding of the Human Opioid Dynorphin to a Bacterial Sensor Kinase. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(17). 6152–6159. 32 indexed citations

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Wright, Megan H. & Stephan A. Sieber. (2016). Chemical proteomics approaches for identifying the cellular targets of natural products. Natural Product Reports. 33(5). 681–708. 304 indexed citations

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Wright, Megan H., Daniel Paape, Elisabeth M. Storck, et al.. (2015). Global Analysis of Protein N-Myristoylation and Exploration of N-Myristoyltransferase as a Drug Target in the Neglected Human Pathogen Leishmania donovani. Chemistry & Biology. 22(3). 342–354. 66 indexed citations

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Guttery, David S., Benoit Poulin, Abhinay Ramaprasad, et al.. (2014). Genome-wide Functional Analysis of Plasmodium Protein Phosphatases Reveals Key Regulators of Parasite Development and Differentiation. Cell Host & Microbe. 16(1). 128–140. 91 indexed citations

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Wright, Megan H., Barbara Clough, M.D. Rackham, et al.. (2013). Validation of N-myristoyltransferase as an antimalarial drug target using an integrated chemical biology approach. Nature Chemistry. 6(2). 112–121. 166 indexed citations

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Tate, Edward W., Andrew Bell, M.D. Rackham, & Megan H. Wright. (2013). N-Myristoyltransferase as a potential drug target in malaria and leishmaniasis. Parasitology. 141(1). 37–49. 56 indexed citations

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Hodgkinson, James T., Warren R. J. D. Galloway, Megan H. Wright, et al.. (2012). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of non-natural modulators of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(30). 6032–6032. 63 indexed citations

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Heal, William P., Megan H. Wright, Emmanuelle Thinon, & Edward W. Tate. (2011). Multifunctional protein labeling via enzymatic N-terminal tagging and elaboration by click chemistry. Nature Protocols. 7(1). 105–117. 86 indexed citations

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