Michael G. Surette

37.9k total citations · 13 hit papers
305 papers, 23.6k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Surette is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Surette has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 23.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Molecular Biology, 62 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 58 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Surette's work include Gut microbiota and health (107 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (52 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (45 papers). Michael G. Surette is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (107 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (52 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (45 papers). Michael G. Surette collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Michael G. Surette's co-authors include Bonnie L. Bassler, Stanislas Leibler, Stephen M. Collins, Přemysl Berčík, Uri Alon, Harvey Rabin, Christopher D. Sibley, Kangmin Duan, Laurent Keller and Michael D. Parkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Surette

295 papers receiving 23.1k citations

Hit Papers

The interplay between the intestinal microb... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2012 2015 1999 2001 1999 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain
    2012 1.2k citations Stephen M. Collins, Michael G. Surette et al. profile →
  2. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Induces Remission in Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis in a Randomized Controlled Trial
    2015 1.1k citations Paul Moayyedi, Michael G. Surette et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  3. Robustness in bacterial chemotaxis
    1999 850 citations Uri Alon, Michael G. Surette et al. profile →
  4. The LuxS family of bacterial autoinducers: biosynthesis of a novel quorum‐sensing signal molecule
    2001 805 citations Stephan Schauder, Kevan M. Shokat et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  5. Quorum sensing in Escherichia coli , Salmonella typhimurium , and Vibrio harveyi : A new family of genes responsible for autoinducer production
    1999 769 citations Michael G. Surette, Bonnie L. Bassler et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. A comprehensive library of fluorescent transcriptional reporters for Escherichia coli
    2006 584 citations Michael G. Surette, Uri Alon et al. profile →
  7. Communication in bacteria: an ecological and evolutionary perspective
    2006 579 citations Michael G. Surette et al. profile →
  8. Quorum sensing in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium
    1998 529 citations Michael G. Surette, Bonnie L. Bassler Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Protein Mobility in the Cytoplasm of Escherichia coli
    1999 504 citations Michael G. Surette, Stanislas Leibler et al. profile →
  10. Gut Microbiota in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome—A Systematic Review
    2019 491 citations Rapat Pittayanon, Jennifer Lau et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  11. Differences in Gut Microbiota in Patients With vs Without Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review
    2019 438 citations Rapat Pittayanon, Jennifer Lau et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  12. The Gut Microbiota and Unhealthy Aging: Disentangling Cause from Consequence
    2020 266 citations Michael G. Surette, Dawn M. E. Bowdish et al. profile →
  13. Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii
    2023 183 citations Saad A. Syed, Michael G. Surette et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael G. Surette Canada 75 15.7k 4.8k 2.8k 2.4k 2.2k 305 23.6k
Masahira Hattori Japan 78 16.8k 1.1× 3.5k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 333 28.0k
Claire M. Fraser United States 73 16.7k 1.1× 3.6k 0.7× 4.2k 1.5× 1.3k 0.6× 2.9k 1.3× 260 27.9k
Andrew J. Macpherson Switzerland 74 14.5k 0.9× 4.3k 0.9× 5.4k 1.9× 1.2k 0.5× 3.7k 1.7× 189 28.2k
George M. Weinstock United States 87 17.0k 1.1× 6.7k 1.4× 5.5k 2.0× 1.3k 0.5× 3.1k 1.4× 349 32.0k
Andrew L. Goodman United States 50 11.2k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 97 16.4k
Andrew T. Gewirtz United States 83 11.7k 0.7× 3.2k 0.7× 3.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.5× 3.9k 1.8× 285 24.7k
Michael A. Fischbach United States 82 23.8k 1.5× 2.8k 0.6× 3.6k 1.3× 599 0.3× 5.0k 2.3× 188 36.6k
Andrés Moyá Spain 87 10.3k 0.7× 5.6k 1.2× 3.0k 1.1× 911 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 553 29.3k
Lora V. Hooper United States 69 19.6k 1.2× 3.3k 0.7× 5.9k 2.1× 1.1k 0.5× 5.7k 2.6× 114 31.7k
Philip M. Sherman Canada 74 6.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 413 20.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matheson, Justin, Saima Shakil Malik, Valerie H. Taylor, et al.. (2025). Feasibility and Tolerability of Nabilone for the Treatment of Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 10(5). 640–651. 1 indexed citations
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Grondin, Jensine A., Huaqing Wang, Sabah Haq, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota regulates intestinal goblet cell response and mucin production by influencing the TLR2-SPDEF axis in an enteric parasitic infection. Mucosal Immunology. 18(4). 810–824. 1 indexed citations
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Barra, Nicole G., Han Fang, André Schmidt, et al.. (2025). Food supply toxicants and additives alter the gut microbiota and risk of metabolic disease. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 328(3). E337–E353. 2 indexed citations
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Ambalavanan, Amirthagowri, Yang Zhang, Charisse Petersen, et al.. (2025). Gene-by-environment interactions modulate the infant gut microbiota in asthma and atopy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 156(2). 433–448. 1 indexed citations
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Surette, Michael G., et al.. (2025). Actinomyces viscosus promotes neuroprotection in C. elegans models of Parkinson’s disease. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 225. 112061–112061.
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Acosta, Nicole, Christina S. Thornton, Lalit M. Bharadwaj, et al.. (2024). The airway microbiome of persons with cystic fibrosis correlates with acquisition and microbiological outcomes of incident Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1353145–1353145. 1 indexed citations
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Tsang, Kara K., Shehryar Ahmad, Sheridan J.C. Baker, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Investigation Using Contact Tracing and Whole-Genome Sequencing in an Ontario Tertiary Care Hospital. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). e0190022–e0190022. 4 indexed citations
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Surette, Michael G., et al.. (2022). Dual Targeting Factors Are Required for LXG Toxin Export by the Bacterial Type VIIb Secretion System. mBio. 13(5). e0213722–e0213722. 20 indexed citations
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Pittayanon, Rapat, Jennifer Lau, Yuhong Yuan, et al.. (2019). Gut Microbiota in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome—A Systematic Review. Gastroenterology. 157(1). 97–108. 491 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lamarche, Daphnée, Nicole Zytaruk, France Clarke, et al.. (2018). Microbial dysbiosis and mortality during mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational study. Respiratory Research. 19(1). 245–245. 65 indexed citations
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Denou, Emmanuel, Katarina Marcinko, Michael G. Surette, Gregory R. Steinberg, & Jonathan D. Schertzer. (2016). High-intensity exercise training increases the diversity and metabolic capacity of the mouse distal gut microbiota during diet-induced obesity. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 310(11). E982–E993. 198 indexed citations
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Natividad, Jane M., María Inés Pinto-Sánchez, Heather J. Galipeau, et al.. (2015). Ecobiotherapy Rich in Firmicutes Decreases Susceptibility to Colitis in a Humanized Gnotobiotic Mouse Model. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 21(8). 1883–1893. 93 indexed citations
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Davidson, Carla, Atul Narang, & Michael G. Surette. (2010). Integration of transcriptional inputs at promoters of the arabinose catabolic pathway. BMC Systems Biology. 4(1). 75–75. 5 indexed citations
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Yim, Grace, Jo‐Ann McClure, Michael G. Surette, & Julian Davies. (2010). Modulation of Salmonella gene expression by subinhibitory concentrations of quinolones. The Journal of Antibiotics. 64(1). 73–78. 47 indexed citations
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Sibley, Christopher D., Michael D. Parkins, Harvey Rabin, et al.. (2008). A polymicrobial perspective of pulmonary infections exposes an enigmatic pathogen in cystic fibrosis patients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 15070–15075. 262 indexed citations
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Mayo, Avi, et al.. (2003). Detailed map of a cis-regulatory input function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(13). 7702–7707. 246 indexed citations
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Goh, Ee-Been, et al.. (2002). Transcriptional modulation of bacterial gene expression by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(26). 17025–17030. 426 indexed citations
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Baker, Charles A., M. Sheelagh T. Carpendale, Przemysław Prusinkiewicz, & Michael G. Surette. (2002). GeneVis: visualization tools for genetic regulatory network dynamics. IEEE Visualization. 243–250. 9 indexed citations
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Schauder, Stephan, Kevan M. Shokat, Michael G. Surette, & Bonnie L. Bassler. (2001). The LuxS family of bacterial autoinducers: biosynthesis of a novel quorum‐sensing signal molecule. Molecular Microbiology. 41(2). 463–476. 805 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cluzel, Philippe, Michael G. Surette, & Stanislas Leibler. (2000). An Ultrasensitive Bacterial Motor Revealed by Monitoring Signaling Proteins in Single Cells. Science. 287(5458). 1652–1655. 474 indexed citations

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