Melissa Starkey

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Melissa Starkey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Starkey has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Starkey's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (3 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (3 papers). Melissa Starkey is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (3 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (3 papers). Melissa Starkey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Melissa Starkey's co-authors include Amir Qaseem, Paul Shekelle, Matthew R. Parsek, Linda L. Humphrey, Daniel J. Wozniak, Paul Dallas, Laurence G. Rahme, Douglas K Owens, Thomas D. Denberg and Donna E. Sweet and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Annals of Internal Medicine and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Starkey

25 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

2014 398 citations Amir Qaseem, Paul Dallas et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Starkey United States	22	1.7k	714	658	544	519	25	3.9k
Lei Chen China	36	1.8k 1.0×	738 1.0×	246 0.4×	643 1.2×	250 0.5×	215	6.5k
Barbara Warner United States	34	2.1k 1.2×	326 0.5×	1.3k 2.0×	222 0.4×	166 0.3×	100	5.3k
Martina Barchitta Italy	35	859 0.5×	349 0.5×	288 0.4×	179 0.3×	552 1.1×	205	4.5k
Terry L. Noah United States	39	1.3k 0.8×	833 1.2×	2.4k 3.6×	669 1.2×	212 0.4×	90	5.4k
Charles R. Esther United States	30	804 0.5×	423 0.6×	1.6k 2.4×	176 0.3×	118 0.2×	93	3.4k
Qi Zhang China	34	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	533 0.8×	228 0.4×	71 0.1×	300	5.1k
Qi Lu United States	46	1.3k 0.8×	678 0.9×	1.1k 1.7×	344 0.6×	122 0.2×	165	5.6k
Frank J. Accurso United States	57	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	9.9k 15.0×	483 0.9×	421 0.8×	191	12.5k
Birgitta Strandvik Sweden	45	967 0.6×	959 1.3×	3.9k 5.9×	607 1.1×	191 0.4×	270	7.9k
Susanne Brix Denmark	37	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	603 0.9×	341 0.6×	41 0.1×	150	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Starkey

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Starkey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Starkey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Starkey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa Starkey. Melissa Starkey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qaseem, Amir, Robert McLean, Melissa Starkey, & Mary Ann Forciea. (2016). Diagnosis of Acute Gout: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 166(1). 52–57. 34 indexed citations

Qaseem, Amir, Linda L. Humphrey, Mary Ann Forciea, Melissa Starkey, & Thomas D. Denberg. (2015). Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 162(5). 370–379. 73 indexed citations

Qaseem, Amir, et al.. (2015). Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 162(5). 359–369. 88 indexed citations

Starkey, Melissa, François Lépine, Damien Maura, et al.. (2014). Identification of Anti-virulence Compounds That Disrupt Quorum-Sensing Regulated Acute and Persistent Pathogenicity. PLoS Pathogens. 10(8). e1004321–e1004321. 206 indexed citations

Qaseem, Amir, Paul Dallas, Mary Ann Forciea, et al.. (2014). Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 161(6). 429–440. 108 indexed citations

Qaseem, Amir, Paul Dallas, Mary Ann Forciea, Melissa Starkey, & Thomas D. Denberg. (2014). Dietary and Pharmacologic Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 161(9). 659–667. 108 indexed citations

Qaseem, Amir, Paul Dallas, Douglas K Owens, et al.. (2014). Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 161(3). 210–220. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

Qaseem, Amir, Linda L. Humphrey, Russell Harris, Melissa Starkey, & Thomas D. Denberg. (2014). Screening Pelvic Examination in Adult Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 161(1). 67–72. 67 indexed citations

Baldini, Regina L., Melissa Starkey, & Laurence G. Rahme. (2014). Assessing Pseudomonas Virulence with the Nonmammalian Host Model: Arabidopsis thaliana. Methods in molecular biology. 1149. 689–697. 5 indexed citations

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Qaseem, Amir, Jon-Erik C. Holty, Douglas K Owens, et al.. (2013). Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 159(7). 471–483. 211 indexed citations

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Qaseem, Amir, Robert Hopkins, Donna E. Sweet, Melissa Starkey, & Paul Shekelle. (2013). Screening, Monitoring, and Treatment of Stage 1 to 3 Chronic Kidney Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 159(12). 835–847. 129 indexed citations

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Qaseem, Amir, Linda L. Humphrey, Donna E. Sweet, Melissa Starkey, & Paul Shekelle. (2012). Oral Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 156(3). 218–231. 308 indexed citations

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Wang, Rui, Melissa Starkey, Ronen Hazan, & Laurence G. Rahme. (2012). Honey’s Ability to Counter Bacterial Infections Arises from Both Bactericidal Compounds and QS Inhibition. Frontiers in Microbiology. 3. 144–144. 68 indexed citations

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Chou, Roger, et al.. (2011). Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 155(9). 625–632. 190 indexed citations

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Irie, Yasuhiko, Melissa Starkey, Adrianne N. Edwards, et al.. (2010). Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm matrix polysaccharide Psl is regulated transcriptionally by RpoS and post‐transcriptionally by RsmA. Molecular Microbiology. 78(1). 158–172. 212 indexed citations

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Starkey, Melissa & Laurence G. Rahme. (2009). Modeling Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis in plant hosts. Nature Protocols. 4(2). 117–124. 79 indexed citations

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Lesic, Biliana, Melissa Starkey, Jianxin He, Ronen Hazan, & Laurence G. Rahme. (2009). Quorum sensing differentially regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa type VI secretion locus I and homologous loci II and III, which are required for pathogenesis. Microbiology. 155(9). 2845–2855. 158 indexed citations

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Starkey, Melissa, Z. Luyan, Niu Zhang, et al.. (2009). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rugose Small-Colony Variants Have Adaptations That Likely Promote Persistence in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung. Journal of Bacteriology. 191(11). 3492–3503. 295 indexed citations

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Starkey, Melissa, et al.. (2004). Identification ofpsl, a Locus Encoding a Potential Exopolysaccharide That Is Essential forPseudomonas aeruginosaPAO1 Biofilm Formation. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(14). 4466–4475. 303 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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