Melissa J. Caimano

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Melissa J. Caimano is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa J. Caimano has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Parasitology, 37 papers in Infectious Diseases and 30 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Melissa J. Caimano's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (59 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (29 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (29 papers). Melissa J. Caimano is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (59 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (29 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (29 papers). Melissa J. Caimano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Colombia and Canada. Melissa J. Caimano's co-authors include Justin D. Radolf, Christian H. Eggers, Darrin R. Akins, Brian Stevenson, Linden T. Hu, Star Dunham-Ems, Ira Schwartz, Michael V. Norgard, Karsten R. O. Hazlett and Stephen K. Wikel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Melissa J. Caimano

105 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Of ticks, mice and men: understanding the dual-host lifestyle of Lyme disease spirochaetes

2012 545 citations Justin D. Radolf, Melissa J. Caimano et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa J. Caimano United States	46	4.5k	3.0k	2.0k	1.2k	982	107	6.4k
Darrin R. Akins United States	37	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	750 0.6×	894 0.9×	61	4.1k
Steven J. Norris United States	50	3.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	140	7.4k
Peter Kraiczy Germany	44	3.9k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	825 0.4×	790 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	128	5.5k
Richard T. Marconi United States	41	3.4k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	751 0.8×	140	4.4k
Jorge L. Benach United States	53	7.6k 1.7×	6.0k 2.0×	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	151	9.8k
R C Johnson United States	44	4.6k 1.0×	3.5k 1.2×	919 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	659 0.7×	123	5.5k
Brian Stevenson United States	45	5.8k 1.3×	3.8k 1.3×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	125	6.8k
Gerold Stanek Austria	39	6.0k 1.3×	5.3k 1.8×	689 0.4×	2.0k 1.6×	426 0.4×	207	7.6k
Anthony F. Barbet United States	44	5.3k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.9×	1.4k 1.4×	147	6.5k
Volker Fingerle Germany	47	6.6k 1.5×	5.7k 1.9×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.9×	443 0.5×	228	7.6k

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Ledala, Nagender, Melissa J. Caimano, Yanjiao Zhou, et al.. (2023). High-resolution microbiome analysis reveals exclusionary Klebsiella species competition in preterm infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7893–7893. 9 indexed citations

Vake, Carson J. La, Melissa J. Caimano, Trevor F. Moraes, et al.. (2023). Use of Epivolve phage display to generate a monoclonal antibody with opsonic activity directed against a subdominant epitope on extracellular loop 4 of Treponema pallidum BamA (TP0326). Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1222267–1222267. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Wentao, David Šmajs, Yongfei Hu, et al.. (2020). Analysis of Treponema pallidum Strains From China Using Improved Methods for Whole-Genome Sequencing From Primary Syphilis Chancres. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 223(5). 848–853. 11 indexed citations

Ledala, Nagender, Qingqi Lin, Yanjiao Zhou, et al.. (2020). Cytotoxin-producing Klebsiella oxytoca in the preterm gut and its association with necrotizing enterocolitis. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 9(1). 1321–1329. 38 indexed citations

Kumar, Sanjiv, Melissa J. Caimano, Arvind Anand, et al.. (2018). Sequence Variation of Rare Outer Membrane Protein β-Barrel Domains in Clinical Strains Provides Insights into the Evolution of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum , the Syphilis Spirochete. mBio. 9(3). 27 indexed citations

Puthenveetil, Robbins, Sanjiv Kumar, Melissa J. Caimano, et al.. (2017). The major outer sheath protein forms distinct conformers and multimeric complexes in the outer membrane and periplasm of Treponema denticola. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13260–13260. 13 indexed citations

Miller, Kelly A., Md A. Motaleb, Jun Liu, et al.. (2014). Initial Characterization of the FlgE Hook High Molecular Weight Complex of Borrelia burgdorferi. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e98338–e98338. 14 indexed citations

Radolf, Justin D., Melissa J. Caimano, Brian Stevenson, & Linden T. Hu. (2012). Of ticks, mice and men: understanding the dual-host lifestyle of Lyme disease spirochaetes. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 10(2). 87–99. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

Anand, Arvind, Amit Luthra, Star Dunham-Ems, et al.. (2012). TprC/D (Tp0117/131), a Trimeric, Pore-Forming Rare Outer Membrane Protein of Treponema pallidum, Has a Bipartite Domain Structure. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(9). 2321–2333. 42 indexed citations

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Ristow, Laura C., Halli E. Miller, Nita H. Salzman, et al.. (2012). The β₃‐integrin ligand of Borrelia burgdorferi is critical for infection of mice but not ticks. Molecular Microbiology. 85(6). 1105–1118. 45 indexed citations

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Pappas, Christopher J., Radha Iyer, Mary M. Petzke, et al.. (2011). Borrelia burgdorferi Requires Glycerol for Maximum Fitness During The Tick Phase of the Enzootic Cycle. PLoS Pathogens. 7(7). e1002102–e1002102. 86 indexed citations

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Salazar, Juan C., Adriana R. Cruz, Meagan W. Moore, et al.. (2009). Activation of Human Monocytes by Live Borrelia burgdorferi Generates TLR2-Dependent and -Independent Responses Which Include Induction of IFN-β. PLoS Pathogens. 5(5). e1000444–e1000444. 123 indexed citations

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Tupin, Emmanuel, Mohammed Rafii‐El‐Idrissi Benhnia, Yuki Kinjo, et al.. (2008). NKT cells prevent chronic joint inflammation after infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(50). 19863–19868. 79 indexed citations

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Benhnia, Mohammed Rafii‐El‐Idrissi, Danielle Wroblewski, Sophie C. Gangloff, et al.. (2005). Signaling through CD14 Attenuates the Inflammatory Response to Borrelia burgdorferi , the Agent of Lyme Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 174(3). 1539–1548. 45 indexed citations

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Caimano, Melissa J., Christian H. Eggers, Karsten R. O. Hazlett, & Justin D. Radolf. (2004). RpoS Is Not Central to the General Stress Response in Borrelia burgdorferi but Does Control Expression of One or More Essential Virulence Determinants. Infection and Immunity. 72(11). 6433–6445. 151 indexed citations

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Grimm, Dorothee, Christian H. Eggers, Melissa J. Caimano, et al.. (2004). Experimental Assessment of the Roles of Linear Plasmids lp25 and lp28-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi throughout the Infectious Cycle. Infection and Immunity. 72(10). 5938–5946. 93 indexed citations

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Pope, Constance D., Timothy J. Sellati, Henry M. Feder, et al.. (2003). Coevolution of Markers of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Skin and Peripheral Blood of Patients with Erythema Migrans. The Journal of Immunology. 171(9). 4934–4934. 1 indexed citations

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Salazar, Juan C., Constance D. Pope, Timothy J. Sellati, et al.. (2003). Coevolution of Markers of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Skin and Peripheral Blood of Patients with Erythema Migrans. The Journal of Immunology. 171(5). 2660–2670. 121 indexed citations

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Fouad, Ashraf, et al.. (2003). Molecular characterization of the presence of Eubacterium spp. and Streptococcus spp. in endodontic infections. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 18(4). 249–255. 27 indexed citations

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Akins, Darrin R., et al.. (1999). Molecular and Evolutionary Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi 297 Circular Plasmid-Encoded Lipoproteins with OspE- and OspF-Like Leader Peptides. Infection and Immunity. 67(3). 1526–1532. 89 indexed citations

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