Michael D. Leavell

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Leavell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Leavell has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Spectroscopy and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Leavell's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers). Michael D. Leavell is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (7 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (5 papers). Michael D. Leavell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Michael D. Leavell's co-authors include Julie A. Leary, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Jeffery S. Cox, Derek McPhee, Christopher J. Paddon, Joseph D. Mougous, Christopher J. Petzold, Madhulika Jain, Michael W. Schelle and Frank X. Woolard and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Analytical Chemistry and The Journal of Organic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Leavell

27 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin

2012 551 citations Patrick J. Westfall, Douglas J. Pitera et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Leavell United States	20	1.1k	418	353	306	223	27	1.7k
Albert Härtl Germany	25	860 0.8×	498 1.2×	240 0.7×	95 0.3×	544 2.4×	41	1.7k
Emilio Fernández Álvarez Spain	25	1.2k 1.0×	212 0.5×	147 0.4×	49 0.2×	650 2.9×	53	2.1k
Maciej Bagiński Poland	23	1.0k 0.9×	300 0.7×	132 0.4×	65 0.2×	176 0.8×	66	1.7k
Jean‐François Cavalier France	20	581 0.5×	257 0.6×	256 0.7×	59 0.2×	171 0.8×	65	1.2k
Carl P. Schaffner United States	23	623 0.5×	343 0.8×	181 0.5×	106 0.3×	277 1.2×	53	1.5k
Shu-Qun Liu China	20	1.3k 1.1×	203 0.5×	69 0.2×	102 0.3×	84 0.4×	64	2.0k
Jason K. Sello United States	23	1.1k 1.0×	237 0.6×	192 0.5×	48 0.2×	371 1.7×	58	1.9k
Andrzej B. Hendrich Poland	20	778 0.7×	169 0.4×	148 0.4×	44 0.1×	92 0.4×	58	1.6k
Andrew Binkowski United States	4	1.2k 1.1×	174 0.4×	126 0.4×	32 0.1×	152 0.7×	4	1.8k
Lucy Stols United States	19	1.3k 1.1×	302 0.7×	74 0.2×	34 0.1×	81 0.4×	22	1.9k

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Sackmann, Eric K., Robert M. Onorato, Tony Wu, et al.. (2021). High-throughput optofluidic screening for improved microbial cell factories via real-time micron-scale productivity monitoring. Lab on a Chip. 21(15). 2901–2912. 11 indexed citations

Wojciechowski, Grzegorz, et al.. (2021). Faster, reduced cost calibration method development methods for the analysis of fermentation product using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 48(5-6). 8 indexed citations

Leaf, Timothy, et al.. (2020). High-throughput screening for high-efficiency small-molecule biosynthesis. Metabolic Engineering. 63. 102–125. 32 indexed citations

Leavell, Michael D., Amoolya H. Singh, & Benjamin Kaufmann-Malaga. (2019). High-throughput screening for improved microbial cell factories, perspective and promise. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 62. 22–28. 46 indexed citations

Leavell, Michael D., Derek McPhee, & Christopher J. Paddon. (2015). Developing fermentative terpenoid production for commercial usage. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 37. 114–119. 96 indexed citations

Leavell, Michael D., et al.. (2013). Free mycolic acid accumulation in the cell wall of the mce1 operon mutant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Journal of Microbiology. 51(5). 619–626. 49 indexed citations

Westfall, Patrick J., Douglas J. Pitera, Diana G. Eng, et al.. (2012). Production of amorphadiene in yeast, and its conversion to dihydroartemisinic acid, precursor to the antimalarial agent artemisinin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(3). 551 indexed citations breakdown →

Schelle, Michael W., Madhulika Jain, Fiona L. Lin, et al.. (2007). PapA1 and PapA2 are acyltransferases essential for the biosynthesis of theMycobacterium tuberculosisvirulence factor Sulfolipid-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(27). 11221–11226. 76 indexed citations

Mougous, Joseph D., Ryan H. Senaratne, Christopher J. Petzold, et al.. (2006). A sulfated metabolite produced bystf3negatively regulates the virulence ofMycobacteriumtuberculosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(11). 4258–4263. 38 indexed citations

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Leavell, Michael D., Petr Novák, Christopher R. Behrens, Joseph S. Schoeniger, & Gary Kruppa. (2004). Strategy for selective chemical cross-linking of tyrosine and lysine residues. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 15(11). 1604–1611. 49 indexed citations

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Petzold, Christopher J., Michael D. Leavell, & Julie A. Leary. (2003). Screening and Identification of Acidic Carbohydrates in Bovine Colostrum by Using Ion/Molecule Reactions and Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry: Specificity toward Phosphorylated Complexes. Analytical Chemistry. 76(1). 203–210. 15 indexed citations

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Mougous, Joseph D., et al.. (2003). MmpL8 is required for sulfolipid-1 biosynthesis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(10). 6121–6126. 195 indexed citations

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Gao, Hong, Christopher J. Petzold, Michael D. Leavell, & Julie A. Leary. (2003). Investigation of ion/molecule reactions as a quantification method for phosphorylated positional isomers: An FT-ICR approach. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 14(8). 916–924. 26 indexed citations

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Leavell, Michael D., Sara P. Gaucher, Julie A. Leary, John A. Taraszka, & David E. Clemmer. (2002). Conformational studies of Zn-Ligand-Hexose diastereomers using ion mobility measurements and density functional theory calculations. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 13(3). 284–293. 49 indexed citations

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Mougous, Joseph D., Michael D. Leavell, Ryan H. Senaratne, et al.. (2002). Discovery of sulfated metabolites in mycobacteria with a genetic and mass spectrometric approach. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(26). 17037–17042. 48 indexed citations

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Leavell, Michael D., Julie A. Leary, & Ryohei Yamasaki. (2002). Mass spectrometric strategy for the characterization of lipooligosaccharides from Neisseria gonorrhoeae 302 using FTICR. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 13(5). 571–576. 11 indexed citations

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Leavell, Michael D., Gary Kruppa, & Julie A. Leary. (2002). Analysis of Phosphate Position in Hexose Monosaccharides Using Ion−Molecule Reactions and SORI-CID on an FT-ICR Mass Spectrometer. Analytical Chemistry. 74(11). 2608–2611. 24 indexed citations

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Leavell, Michael D. & Julie A. Leary. (2001). Dissociation mechanisms for metal N-glycosides of N-acetyl neuraminic acid. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 204(1-3). 185–196. 4 indexed citations

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Leavell, Michael D. & Julie A. Leary. (2001). Stabilization and linkage analysis of metal-ligated sialic acid containing oligosaccharides. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 12(5). 528–536. 33 indexed citations

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Cancilla, Mark T., et al.. (2000). Mass spectrometry and immobilized enzymes for the screening of inhibitor libraries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(22). 12008–12013. 49 indexed citations

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