Michael A. Casasanta

597 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 366 citations indexed

About

Michael A. Casasanta is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Casasanta has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 366 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Casasanta's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers). Michael A. Casasanta is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (2 papers). Michael A. Casasanta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Canada. Michael A. Casasanta's co-authors include Daniel J. Slade, Christopher C. Yoo, Ariana Umaña, Blake E. Sanders, Scott S. Verbridge, Barath Udayasuryan, A. J. Duncan, Yao Zhang, Liwu Li and Deborah F. Kelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nano Letters and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Casasanta

12 papers receiving 362 citations

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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.

Fusobacterium nucleatum host-cell binding and invasion induces IL-8 and CXCL1 secretion that drives colorectal cancer cell migration

2020 227 citations Michael A. Casasanta, Christopher C. Yoo et al. Science Signaling profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Casasanta United States	6	222	70	67	60	48	12	366
Nyssa Cullin United States	6	287 1.3×	34 0.5×	156 2.3×	45 0.8×	67 1.4×	7	508
Françoise Donnadieu France	8	217 1.0×	84 1.2×	80 1.2×	27 0.5×	13 0.3×	10	380
Hameem I. Kawsar United States	10	264 1.2×	126 1.8×	71 1.1×	92 1.5×	97 2.0×	26	600
Takaki Waritani Japan	10	154 0.7×	33 0.5×	32 0.5×	21 0.3×	13 0.3×	17	387
Laura M. Palma Medina Netherlands	12	170 0.8×	105 1.5×	21 0.3×	73 1.2×	62 1.3×	20	426
Cuong Tran Australia	12	455 2.0×	66 0.9×	197 2.9×	28 0.5×	18 0.4×	23	777
Zuzanna Nowakowska Poland	13	177 0.8×	11 0.2×	26 0.4×	83 1.4×	187 3.9×	18	374
FG Oppenheim United States	12	269 1.2×	102 1.5×	81 1.2×	60 1.0×	201 4.2×	14	677
Udo Geipel Germany	10	90 0.4×	148 2.1×	50 0.7×	34 0.6×	6 0.1×	21	387
Reina Miyakawa Japan	6	198 0.9×	63 0.9×	66 1.0×	9 0.1×	32 0.7×	8	346

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Sanders, Blake E., Ariana Umaña, Tam T. D. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Type IV pili facilitated natural competence in Fusobacterium nucleatum. Anaerobe. 82. 102760–102760. 4 indexed citations

Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2023). The winding journey of biotech capital raising: deciphering the jargon. Trends in biotechnology. 41(10). 1213–1215. 1 indexed citations

Dukes, Madeline J., et al.. (2021). High Resolution Imaging of Virus in Liquid Droplets: The Application of Cryo-TEM Methodology to Improve Liquid-phase TEM Imaging of Biological Materials. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 27(S2). 19–20. 1 indexed citations

Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2021). Cryo-EM structural analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 27(S1). 1378–1380. 1 indexed citations

Casasanta, Michael A., Christopher C. Yoo, Barath Udayasuryan, et al.. (2020). Fusobacterium nucleatum host-cell binding and invasion induces IL-8 and CXCL1 secretion that drives colorectal cancer cell migration. Science Signaling. 13(641). 227 indexed citations breakdown →

Umaña, Ariana, Blake E. Sanders, Christopher C. Yoo, et al.. (2019). Utilizing Whole Fusobacterium Genomes To Identify, Correct, and Characterize Potential Virulence Protein Families. Journal of Bacteriology. 201(23). 32 indexed citations

Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2019). Cryo-EM Reveals Architectural Diversity in Active Rotavirus Particles. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 17. 1178–1183. 3 indexed citations

Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2019). Liquid-Cell Electron Tomography of Biological Systems. Nano Letters. 19(10). 6734–6741. 31 indexed citations

Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2019). Comparison of type 5d autotransporter phospholipases demonstrates a correlation between high activity and intracellular pathogenic lifestyle. Biochemical Journal. 476(18). 2657–2676. 5 indexed citations

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Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2019). Customizable Cryo-EM Chips Improve 3D Analysis of Macromolecules. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 25(S2). 1310–1311. 1 indexed citations

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Merino, Emilio F., Zhong‐Ke Yao, Rubayet Elahi, et al.. (2017). Biological Studies and Target Engagement of the 2-C-Methyl-d-Erythritol 4-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase (IspD)-Targeting Antimalarial Agent (1R,3S)-MMV008138 and Analogs. ACS Infectious Diseases. 4(4). 549–559. 37 indexed citations

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Casasanta, Michael A., Christopher C. Yoo, A. J. Duncan, et al.. (2017). A chemical and biological toolbox for Type Vd secretion: Characterization of the phospholipase A1 autotransporter FplA from Fusobacterium nucleatum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(49). 20240–20254. 23 indexed citations

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