Michelle M. Barnhart

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michelle M. Barnhart is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle M. Barnhart has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Michelle M. Barnhart's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (2 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (2 papers). Michelle M. Barnhart is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (3 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (2 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (2 papers). Michelle M. Barnhart collaborates with scholars based in United States and Sweden. Michelle M. Barnhart's co-authors include Matthew R. Chapman, Scott J. Hultgren, Frederic G. Sauer, Gabriel Waksman, Jerome S. Pinkner, Judy Logel, Robert Freedman, B. K. DeMasters, Yvonne D. Rollins and Sherry Leonard and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Michelle M. Barnhart

8 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Curli Biogenesis and Function 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
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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. Curli Biogenesis and Function
    2006 927 citations Michelle M. Barnhart, Matthew R. Chapman Annual Review of Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michelle M. Barnhart United States 7 1.0k 396 306 223 211 9 1.5k
M. Clarke Miller United States 29 1.3k 1.3× 327 0.8× 280 0.9× 272 1.2× 211 1.0× 49 2.5k
Mårten Hammar Sweden 9 1.2k 1.2× 303 0.8× 346 1.1× 501 2.2× 207 1.0× 10 1.9k
Lloyd S. Robinson United States 15 1.2k 1.2× 239 0.6× 319 1.0× 578 2.6× 181 0.9× 23 2.0k
Shalina Mahajan‐Miklos United States 13 1.5k 1.4× 450 1.1× 461 1.5× 121 0.5× 156 0.7× 14 2.8k
Kazushi Suzuki Japan 20 1.6k 1.6× 489 1.2× 963 3.1× 194 0.9× 378 1.8× 67 2.5k
Robert J. Citorik United States 10 1.1k 1.1× 133 0.3× 204 0.7× 73 0.3× 322 1.5× 10 1.7k
Alexandre Ghazi France 32 2.3k 2.3× 156 0.4× 656 2.1× 469 2.1× 264 1.3× 60 3.2k
Nathalie Saint France 32 1.5k 1.5× 223 0.6× 769 2.5× 167 0.7× 254 1.2× 57 2.6k
Daniela Fischer Germany 25 1.5k 1.5× 346 0.9× 1.1k 3.6× 243 1.1× 377 1.8× 43 2.5k
Yan Zhou China 26 815 0.8× 257 0.6× 119 0.4× 167 0.7× 573 2.7× 103 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle M. Barnhart

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle M. Barnhart

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle M. Barnhart

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michelle M. Barnhart. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michelle M. Barnhart based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michelle M. Barnhart. Michelle M. Barnhart is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Barnhart, Michelle M., et al.. (2007). pilQ Missense Mutations Have Diverse Effects on PilQ Multimer Formation, Piliation, and Pilus Function in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Bacteriology. 189(8). 3198–3207. 31 indexed citations
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McGregor, Bonnie A., Michelle M. Barnhart, Rachel M. Ceballos, Jesse R. Fann, & Elizabeth M. Swisher. (2006). "But how will I feel afterwards?": Changes in quality of life from before to after prophylactic oophorectomy among women at risk for breast and ovarian cancer.. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 15.
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Barnhart, Michelle M., et al.. (2006). GlcNAc-6P Levels Modulate the Expression of Curli Fibers byEscherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 188(14). 5212–5219. 53 indexed citations
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Barnhart, Michelle M. & Matthew R. Chapman. (2006). Curli Biogenesis and Function. Annual Review of Microbiology. 60(1). 131–147. 927 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barnhart, Michelle M., Frederic G. Sauer, Jerome S. Pinkner, & Scott J. Hultgren. (2003). Chaperone-Subunit-Usher Interactions Required for Donor Strand Exchange during Bacterial Pilus Assembly. Journal of Bacteriology. 185(9). 2723–2730. 55 indexed citations
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Barnhart, Michelle M., Jerome S. Pinkner, Gabriel E. Soto, et al.. (2000). PapD-like chaperones provide the missing information for folding of pilin proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(14). 7709–7714. 140 indexed citations
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Sauer, Frederic G., Michelle M. Barnhart, Devapriya Choudhury, et al.. (2000). Chaperone-assisted pilus assembly and bacterial attachment. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 10(5). 548–556. 103 indexed citations
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Breese, Charles R., Catherine E. Adams, Judy Logel, et al.. (1997). Comparison of the regional expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ?7 mRNA and [125I]-?-bungarotoxin binding in human postmortem brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 387(3). 385–398. 210 indexed citations
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Leonard, Sherry, Lawrence E. Adler, Paula C. Bickford, et al.. (1995). Association of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 15(1-2). 64–64. 1 indexed citations

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