Michael R. Gillings

20.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
218 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Michael R. Gillings is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael R. Gillings has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Ecology, 69 papers in Molecular Biology and 54 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Michael R. Gillings's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (53 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (43 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (34 papers). Michael R. Gillings is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (53 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (43 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (34 papers). Michael R. Gillings collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Michael R. Gillings's co-authors include Yong‐Guan Zhu, Marita Holley, H. W. Stokes, Andrew Holmes, Ian T. Paulsen, James M. Tiedje, Hatch W. Stokes, Josep Peñuelas, Anahit Penesyan and Tong Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael R. Gillings

214 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2017 2022 2021 2014 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. Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution
    2014 1.1k citations Michael R. Gillings, Yong‐Guan Zhu et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  2. Continental-scale pollution of estuaries with antibiotic resistance genes
    2017 954 citations Yong‐Guan Zhu, Yi Zhao et al. profile →
  3. Assessment of global health risk of antibiotic resistance genes
    2022 570 citations Zhenyan Zhang, Qi Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. An omics-based framework for assessing the health risk of antimicrobial resistance genes
    2021 569 citations Michael R. Gillings et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Integrons: Past, Present, and Future
    2014 538 citations Michael R. Gillings profile →
  6. Rhizosphere microorganisms can influence the timing of plant flowering
    2018 317 citations Mingjing Ke, Zhenyan Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Three faces of biofilms: a microbial lifestyle, a nascent multicellular organism, and an incubator for diversity
    2021 186 citations Anahit Penesyan, Ian T. Paulsen et al. profile →
  8. Inter-plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance genes accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens
    2024 60 citations Xiaolong Wang, Hanhui Zhang et al. The ISME Journal 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 R. Gillings Australia 65 6.5k 4.6k 4.4k 4.2k 2.0k 218 15.2k
Eva M. Top United States 58 4.0k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 139 9.1k
Elizabeth M. H. Wellington United Kingdom 57 3.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 4.7k 1.1× 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 185 12.2k
Erik Kristiansson Sweden 52 4.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 145 10.8k
José Luis Martínez Spain 70 8.5k 1.3× 9.5k 2.1× 8.1k 1.8× 3.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 263 23.4k
Holger Heuer Germany 60 5.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 4.2k 2.1× 141 12.0k
Johan Bengtsson‐Palme Sweden 34 3.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 67 9.2k
Julian Davies Canada 74 4.2k 0.6× 6.2k 1.4× 12.9k 2.9× 3.3k 0.8× 3.2k 1.6× 251 25.5k
Thomas P. Van Boeckel United States 36 4.8k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 537 0.3× 76 14.2k
Ian T. Paulsen Australia 82 1.8k 0.3× 4.9k 1.1× 11.5k 2.6× 4.6k 1.1× 2.8k 1.4× 312 22.7k
Juan L. Ramos Spain 77 4.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 12.3k 2.8× 4.1k 1.0× 3.4k 1.7× 393 20.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Xiaolong, Hanhui Zhang, Donghang Li, et al.. (2024). Inter-plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance genes accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens. The ISME Journal. 18(1). 60 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kieffer, Nicolas, et al.. (2024). Identification of novel FosX family determinants from diverse environmental samples. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 41. 8–14. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinyuan, Shu‐Yi‐Dan Zhou, Fu-Yi Huang, et al.. (2024). Reduction in antimicrobial resistance in a watershed after closure of livestock farms. Environment International. 190. 108846–108846. 5 indexed citations
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Liao, Hanpeng, Chen Liu, Shungui Zhou, et al.. (2024). Prophage-encoded antibiotic resistance genes are enriched in human-impacted environments. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8315–8315. 36 indexed citations
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Xu, Nuohan, Danyan Qiu, Zhenyan Zhang, et al.. (2023). A global atlas of marine antibiotic resistance genes and their expression. Water Research. 244. 120488–120488. 48 indexed citations
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Ghaly, Timothy M., Eleonora Egidi, Mingjing Ke, et al.. (2023). Exploring the role of mobile genetic elements in shaping plant–bacterial interactions for sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health. Plants People Planet. 6(2). 408–420. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Changchao, Michael R. Gillings, Chao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Ecology and risks of the global plastisphere as a newly expanding microbial habitat. The Innovation. 5(1). 100543–100543. 82 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yong‐Guan, Dong Zhu, Matthias C. Rillig, et al.. (2023). Ecosystem Microbiome Science. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 2–10. 25 indexed citations
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Zhu, Dong, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Jian‐Qiang Su, et al.. (2021). Deciphering Potential Roles of Earthworms in Mitigation of Antibiotic Resistance in the Soils from Diverse Ecosystems. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(11). 7445–7455. 82 indexed citations
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Westoby, Mark, Michael R. Gillings, Joshua S. Madin, et al.. (2021). Trait dimensions in bacteria and archaea compared to vascular plants. Ecology Letters. 24(7). 1487–1504. 34 indexed citations
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Zhu, Guibing, Xiaomin Wang, Ting Yang, et al.. (2020). Air pollution could drive global dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes. The ISME Journal. 15(1). 270–281. 136 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yong‐Guan, Yi Zhao, Dong Zhu, et al.. (2019). Soil biota, antimicrobial resistance and planetary health. Environment International. 131. 105059–105059. 200 indexed citations
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Yu, Guanghui, H. Henry Teng, Andreas Kappler, et al.. (2019). Fungus-initiated catalytic reactions at hyphal-mineral interfaces drive iron redox cycling and biomineralization. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 260. 192–203. 52 indexed citations
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Gillings, Michael R.. (2013). Evolutionary consequences of antibiotic use for the resistome, mobilome and microbial pangenome. Frontiers in Microbiology. 4. 4–4. 188 indexed citations
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Humphreys, William F., Sasha G. Tetu, Liam D. H. Elbourne, et al.. (2012). Geochemical and microbial diversity of Bundera sinkhole, an anchialine system in the eastern Indian ocean. University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE). 21. 59–63. 12 indexed citations
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Gillings, Michael R., et al.. (2012). A Dual Coat Protein Construct Establishes Resistance to Passionfruit Woodiness and Cucumber Mosaic Viruses. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 14(5). 1105–1120. 1 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Belinda C. & Michael R. Gillings. (2009). Cultivation of Fastidious Bacteria by Viability Staining and Micromanipulation in a Soil Substrate Membrane System. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(10). 3352–3354. 29 indexed citations
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Gillings, Michael R., Marita Holley, H. W. Stokes, & Andrew Holmes. (2005). Integrons in Xanthomonas : A source of species genome diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(12). 4419–4424. 84 indexed citations
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Stokes, H. W., Andrew Holmes, Blair S. Nield, et al.. (2001). Gene Cassette PCR: Sequence-Independent Recovery of Entire Genes from Environmental DNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(11). 5240–5246. 144 indexed citations
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Luck, Jo, Michael R. Gillings, & Christopher Steel. (1994). Amplification and cloning of a β‐tubulin gene fragment from strains of Botrytis cinerea resistant and sensitive to benzimidazole fungicides. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 22(2). 173–179. 6 indexed citations

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