Michael N. Alekshun

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Michael N. Alekshun is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael N. Alekshun has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Medicine, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael N. Alekshun's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (14 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (3 papers). Michael N. Alekshun is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (14 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers) and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (3 papers). Michael N. Alekshun collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Michael N. Alekshun's co-authors include Stuart B. Levy, Tanya R. Mealy, J. W. Head, Barbara A. Seaton, David G. White, Patrick F. McDermott, Yang Soo Kim, Victoria J. Bartlett, Sébastien Tanaka and Atul Kumar Verma and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Biotechnology and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Michael N. Alekshun

21 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Mechanisms of Antibacterial Multidrug Resistance 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Molecular Mechanisms of Antibacterial Multidrug Resistance
    2007 1.2k citations Michael N. Alekshun, Stuart B. Levy profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael N. Alekshun United States 18 1.2k 1.2k 805 477 410 21 2.9k
Sophie Magnet United States 20 1.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 530 0.7× 276 0.6× 458 1.1× 34 3.1k
Anne Davin‐Regli France 28 1.7k 1.4× 987 0.8× 440 0.5× 382 0.8× 870 2.1× 56 3.2k
Henrietta Venter Australia 31 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 437 0.5× 257 0.5× 253 0.6× 104 3.4k
Laura M. McMurry United States 30 1.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.2× 790 1.0× 732 1.5× 291 0.7× 46 3.4k
David Olusoga Ogbolu Nigeria 13 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 256 0.3× 573 1.2× 397 1.0× 32 3.6k
Michael A. Lobritz United States 24 1.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.5× 730 0.9× 281 0.6× 272 0.7× 32 4.3k
María Blanca Sánchez Spain 22 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 283 0.4× 589 1.2× 706 1.7× 47 2.7k
Ola Sköld Sweden 34 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.2× 486 0.6× 597 1.3× 515 1.3× 76 3.9k
Sara Hernando‐Amado Spain 26 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 337 0.4× 784 1.6× 358 0.9× 46 2.9k
Lucinda M. C. Hall United Kingdom 39 1.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 343 0.4× 492 1.0× 463 1.1× 65 3.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garrity-Ryan, Lynne, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Victoria J. Bartlett, et al.. (2010). Small Molecule Inhibitors of LcrF, a Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Transcription Factor, Attenuate Virulence and Limit Infection in a Murine Pneumonia Model. Infection and Immunity. 78(11). 4683–4690. 62 indexed citations
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Grier, Mark C., Lynne Garrity-Ryan, Victoria J. Bartlett, et al.. (2010). N-Hydroxybenzimidazole inhibitors of ExsA MAR transcription factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: In vitro anti-virulence activity and metabolic stability. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(11). 3380–3383. 33 indexed citations
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Garrity-Ryan, Lynne, Victoria J. Bartlett, Mark C. Grier, et al.. (2009). N-Hydroxybenzimidazole Inhibitors of the Transcription Factor LcrF in Yersinia: Novel Antivirulence Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 52(18). 5626–5634. 53 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Victoria J., et al.. (2007). Novel anti-infection agents: Small-molecule inhibitors of bacterial transcription factors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(20). 5652–5655. 46 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N. & Stuart B. Levy. (2006). Commensals upon us. Biochemical Pharmacology. 71(7). 893–900. 50 indexed citations
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Casaz, Paul, Lynne Garrity-Ryan, David McKenney, et al.. (2006). MarA, SoxS and Rob function as virulence factors in an Escherichia coli murine model of ascending pyelonephritis. Microbiology. 152(12). 3643–3650. 30 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N.. (2005). New advances in antibiotic development and discovery. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 14(2). 117–134. 42 indexed citations
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White, David G., Michael N. Alekshun, & Patrick F. McDermott. (2005). Frontiers In Antimicrobial Resistance: A Tribute To Stuart B. Levy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 68 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N. & Stuart B. Levy. (2004). Targeting virulence to prevent infection: to kill or not to kill?. Drug Discovery Today Therapeutic Strategies. 1(4). 483–489. 31 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N.. (2001). Beyond comparison—antibiotics from genome data?. Nature Biotechnology. 19(12). 1124–1125. 4 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N., Stuart B. Levy, Tanya R. Mealy, Barbara A. Seaton, & J. W. Head. (2001). . Nature Structural Biology. 8(8). 710–714. 323 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N., Yang Soo Kim, & Stuart B. Levy. (2000). Mutational analysis of MarR, the negative regulator of marRAB expression in Escherichia coli, suggests the presence of two regions required for DNA binding. Molecular Microbiology. 35(6). 1394–1404. 79 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N. & Stuart B. Levy. (1999). The mar regulon: multiple resistance to antibiotics and other toxic chemicals. Trends in Microbiology. 7(10). 410–413. 305 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N. & Stuart B. Levy. (1999). Alteration of the Repressor Activity of MarR, the Negative Regulator of the Escherichia coli marRAB Locus, by Multiple Chemicals In Vitro. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(15). 4669–4672. 151 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N. & Stuart B. Levy. (1999). Characterization of MarR Superrepressor Mutants. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(10). 3303–3306. 30 indexed citations
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McDermott, Patrick F., David G. White, Isabelle Podglajen, Michael N. Alekshun, & Stuart B. Levy. (1998). Multidrug Resistance following Expression of the Escherichia coli marA Gene in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Journal of Bacteriology. 180(11). 2995–2998. 25 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N., Mikhail Kashlev, & Ira Schwartz. (1997). Molecular cloning and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi rpoB. Gene. 186(2). 227–235. 22 indexed citations
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Alekshun, Michael N. & Stuart B. Levy. (1997). Regulation of chromosomally mediated multiple antibiotic resistance: the mar regulon. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 41(10). 2067–2075. 364 indexed citations
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Aron, Lieselotte, Michael N. Alekshun, Lorah Perlee, et al.. (1994). Cloning and DNA sequence analysis ofbmpC, a gene encoding a potential membrane lipoprotein ofBorrelia burgdorferi. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 123(1-2). 75–82. 16 indexed citations

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