Michael A. J. Ferguson

25.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
388 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Michael A. J. Ferguson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. J. Ferguson has authored 388 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Epidemiology, 182 papers in Molecular Biology and 123 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael A. J. Ferguson's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (224 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (120 papers) and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (100 papers). Michael A. J. Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (224 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (120 papers) and Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (100 papers). Michael A. J. Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Michael A. J. Ferguson's co-authors include Malcolm J. McConville, Alan F. Williams, George Cross, Maria Lucia S. Güther, Raymond A. Dwek, Angela Mehlert, Steve W. Homans, Thomas W. Rademacher, Pascal Schneider and Michael D. Urbaniak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. J. Ferguson

379 papers receiving 19.0k 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.

CELL-SURFACE ANCHORING OF PROTEINS VIA GLYCOSYL-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL STRUCTURES

1988 1.1k citations Michael A. J. Ferguson et al. profile →
The structure, biosynthesis and function of glycosylated phosphatidylinositols in the parasitic protozoa and higher eukaryotes

1993 762 citations Michael A. J. Ferguson et al. profile →
Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Moiety That Anchors Trypanosoma brucei Variant Surface Glycoprotein to the Membrane

1988 586 citations Michael A. J. Ferguson et al. profile →
Anti-trypanosomatid drug discovery: an ongoing challenge and a continuing need

2017 306 citations Alan H. Fairlamb, Michael A. J. Ferguson et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael A. J. Ferguson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Left atrial appendage exclusion during open cardiac surgery in patients without atrial fibrillation reduces 4-year ischemic stroke and mortality 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Patrick M. McCarthy, Roxana Mehran, Marc Gerdisch, Basel Ramlawi, Randall J. Lee, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Jane Kruse, Richard Whitlock	0
2	A proposed pathway from D-glucose to D-arabinose in eukaryotes 2024 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Arthur Crossman, Marie‐Ange Badet‐Denisot, Ronald W. Woodard, Michael A. J. Ferguson	0
3	The major surface protein of malaria sporozoites is GPI-anchored to the plasma membrane 2024 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Maria Pinzon-Ortiz, (unknown), Alida Coppi, Sachie Kanatani, Robert L. Moritz, Kristian E. Swearingen, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Photini Sinnis	3
4	From the desks of ROS maintainers: A survey of modern & capable mobile robotics algorithms in the robot operating system 2 2023 ·Robotics and Autonomous Systems ·Steve Macenski, Tom Moore, David V. Lu, (unknown), Michael A. J. Ferguson	45
5	Defining early steps in Bacillus subtilis biofilm biosynthesis 2023 ·mBio ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Soumi Ghosh, (unknown), Helge C. Dorfmueller, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Nicola R. Stanley‐Wall, Barbara Imperiali	15
6	Integrative GWAS and co-localisation analysis suggests novel genes associated with age-related multimorbidity 2023 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), Mohd Anisul Karim, (unknown), Leo Speidel, (unknown), Lisa Logie, Jeremy Schwartzentruber, David Ochoa, Janet M. Lord, Michael A. J. Ferguson, C. Bountra, Graeme Wilkinson, (unknown), Andrew R. Leach, Ian Dunham, Brian D. Marsden	3
7	A broadly active fucosyltransferase LmjFUT1 whose mitochondrial localization and activity are essential in parasitic Leishmania 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hongjie Guo, Sebastian Damerow, (unknown), Stefanie K. Menzies, (unknown), Hicham Zegzouti, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Stephen M. Beverley	8
8	Proteomic identification of the UDP-GlcNAc: PI α1–6 GlcNAc-transferase subunits of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthetic pathway of Trypanosoma brucei 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Michele Tinti, Michael A. J. Ferguson	7
9	Multiple unbiased approaches identify oxidosqualene cyclase as the molecular target of a promising anti-leishmanial 2021 ·Cell chemical biology ·(unknown), Richard J. Wall, Sandra Carvalho, Giulia Chemi, Victoriano Corpas‐López, (unknown), Davide Bello, Stephen Patterson, Maria Lucia S. Güther, Alan H. Fairlamb, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Fabio Zuccotto, Julio Martín, Ian H. Gilbert, Susan Wyllie	16
10	Nucleotide sugar biosynthesis occurs in the glycosomes of procyclic and bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei 2021 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·(unknown), Alan R. Prescott, (unknown), Michele Tinti, Michael A. J. Ferguson	9
11	A mechanism-inspired UDP- N -acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase inhibitor 2020 ·RSC Chemical Biology ·Olawale G. Raimi, Ramón Hurtado‐Guerrero, Vladimir S. Borodkin, Andrew T. Ferenbach, Michael D. Urbaniak, Michael A. J. Ferguson, Daan M. F. van Aalten	17
12	The mRNA cap methyltransferase gene TbCMT1 is not essential in vitro but is a virulence factor in vivo for bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Michele Tinti, Maria Lucia S. Güther, Bernardo J. Foth, Lia Chappell, Matthew Berriman, Victoria H. Cowling, Michael A. J. Ferguson	3
13	Single-subunit oligosaccharyltransferases of Trypanosoma brucei display different and predictable peptide acceptor specificities 2017 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown), Liaqat Ali, Michele Tinti, Maria Lucia S. Güther, Michael A. J. Ferguson	14
14	"Is the Turk a White Man?": Race and Modernity in the Making of Turkish Identity 2017 ·Michael A. J. Ferguson	7
15	The African presence in late Ottoman Izmir and beyond 2015 ·eScholarship@McGill (McGill) ·Michael A. J. Ferguson	1
16	ITRAQ technology for the discovery of biomarkers in human NAFLD 2009 ·Hepatology ·Michael H. Miller, Michael A. J. Ferguson, John Dillon	1
17	In Vitro Biosynthesis of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol in Aspergillus fumigatus 2004 ·Biochemistry ·Thierry Fontaine, Terry Smith, Arthur Crossman, J. S. Brimacombe, Jean‐Paul Latgé, Michael A. J. Ferguson	13
18	Galactose metabolism is essential for the African sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma brucei 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Maria Lucia S. Güther, Kenneth G. Milne, Michael A. J. Ferguson	87
19	APPLICATION OF SEROLOGICAL SCREENING FOR HELICOBACTER-PYLORI IN REDUCING ENDOSCOPY WORKLOAD 1993 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael A. J. Ferguson, (unknown), Michael Madden, Simon Namnyak	1
20	Preliminary evaluation of a collaborative study of the proposed British Standard for hepatitis B surface antigen. 1981 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael A. J. Ferguson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1

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