Munira Grainger

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Munira Grainger is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Munira Grainger has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 16 papers in Immunology and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Munira Grainger's work include Malaria Research and Control (31 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (13 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (10 papers). Munira Grainger is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (31 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (13 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (10 papers). Munira Grainger collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Tanzania and United States. Munira Grainger's co-authors include Anthony A. Holder, John R. Yates, Laurence Florens, Daniel J. Carucci, Judith L. Green, Helen Taylor, Malcolm J. Gardner, Yimin Wu, Robert M. Anthony and J. Kathleen Moch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Munira Grainger

36 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

A proteomic view of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle

2002 1.0k citations Laurence Florens, Michael P. Washburn et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Munira Grainger United Kingdom	27	2.5k	1.3k	1.1k	635	589	36	3.6k
Anthony N. Hodder Australia	36	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	621 1.0×	504 0.9×	75	3.8k
J. Kathleen Moch United States	22	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	491 0.8×	397 0.7×	25	3.4k
Yimin Wu United States	29	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	410 0.6×	464 0.8×	60	3.6k
Daniel J. Carucci United States	28	3.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.6×	1.7k 1.6×	656 1.0×	635 1.1×	66	4.9k
Malcolm J. Gardner United States	28	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	716 0.7×	804 1.3×	452 0.8×	59	3.2k
Nirbhay Kumar United States	38	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	806 1.3×	430 0.7×	120	4.0k
G.A. Bentley France	32	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	243 0.4×	291 0.5×	92	3.9k
Zbynek Bozdech Singapore	38	4.4k 1.8×	2.3k 1.8×	1.7k 1.6×	758 1.2×	719 1.2×	99	5.9k
Chrislaine Withers‐Martinez United Kingdom	29	2.1k 0.8×	900 0.7×	849 0.8×	633 1.0×	461 0.8×	53	3.0k
Irwin W. Sherman United States	32	2.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	967 0.9×	650 1.0×	587 1.0×	151	4.3k

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Martin, Stephen R., Steven Howell, Munira Grainger, et al.. (2016). The Binding of Plasmodium falciparum Adhesins and Erythrocyte Invasion Proteins to Aldolase Is Enhanced by Phosphorylation. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0161850–e0161850. 7 indexed citations

Martin, Stephen R., et al.. (2014). Plasmodium falciparum aldolase and the C-terminal cytoplasmic domain of certain apical organellar proteins promote actin polymerization. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 197(1-2). 9–14. 15 indexed citations

Wright, Megan H., Barbara Clough, M.D. Rackham, et al.. (2013). Validation of N-myristoyltransferase as an antimalarial drug target using an integrated chemical biology approach. Nature Chemistry. 6(2). 112–121. 166 indexed citations

Knuepfer, Ellen, Anton R. Dluzewski, Ursula Straschil, et al.. (2013). RON 12, a novel P lasmodium ‐specific rhoptry neck protein important for parasite proliferation. Cellular Microbiology. 16(5). 657–672. 19 indexed citations

Dluzewski, Anton R., Irene T. Ling, John M. Hopkins, et al.. (2008). Formation of the Food Vacuole in Plasmodium falciparum: A Potential Role for the 19 kDa Fragment of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 (MSP119). PLoS ONE. 3(8). e3085–e3085. 73 indexed citations

Arastu‐Kapur, Shirin, Elizabeth L. Ponder, Urša Pečar Fonović, et al.. (2008). Identification of proteases that regulate erythrocyte rupture by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Nature Chemical Biology. 4(3). 203–213. 201 indexed citations

Rees-Channer, Roxanne R., Stephen R. Martin, Judith L. Green, et al.. (2006). Dual acylation of the 45kDa gliding-associated protein (GAP45) in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 149(1). 113–116. 86 indexed citations

Pachebat, Justin A., Madhusudan Kadekoppala, Munira Grainger, et al.. (2006). Extensive proteolytic processing of the malaria parasite merozoite surface protein 7 during biosynthesis and parasite release from erythrocytes. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 151(1). 59–69. 42 indexed citations

Schmitz, Stephan, Munira Grainger, Steven Howell, et al.. (2005). Malaria Parasite Actin Filaments are Very Short. Journal of Molecular Biology. 349(1). 113–125. 123 indexed citations

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Green, Judith L., et al.. (2005). The MTIP–Myosin A Complex in Blood Stage Malaria Parasites. Journal of Molecular Biology. 355(5). 933–941. 63 indexed citations

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Kaneko, Osamu, Hideyuki Iriko, Irene T. Ling, et al.. (2005). Apical expression of three RhopH1/Clag proteins as components of the Plasmodium falciparum RhopH complex. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 143(1). 20–28. 68 indexed citations

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Dekker, Carien, Chairat Uthaipibull, Lesley J. Calder, et al.. (2004). Inhibitory and neutral antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum MSP119 form ring structures with their antigen. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 137(1). 143–149. 15 indexed citations

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Ling, Irene T., Laurence Florens, Anton R. Dluzewski, et al.. (2004). The Plasmodium falciparum clag9 gene encodes a rhoptry protein that is transferred to the host erythrocyte upon invasion. Molecular Microbiology. 52(1). 107–118. 67 indexed citations

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Greenbaum, Doron C., Amos Baruch, Munira Grainger, et al.. (2002). A Role for the Protease Falcipain 1 in Host Cell Invasion by the Human Malaria Parasite. Science. 298(5600). 2002–2006. 239 indexed citations

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Florens, Laurence, Michael P. Washburn, Joshua Raine, et al.. (2002). A proteomic view of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle. Nature. 419(6906). 520–526. 1022 indexed citations breakdown →

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Trucco, Carlotta, Delmiro Fernández-Reyes, Steven Howell, et al.. (2001). The merozoite surface protein 6 gene codes for a 36 kDa protein associated with the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 complex. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 112(1). 91–101. 105 indexed citations

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Pachebat, Justin A., Irene T. Ling, Munira Grainger, et al.. (2001). The 22 kDa component of the protein complex on the surface of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites is derived from a larger precursor, merozoite surface protein 7. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 117(1). 83–89. 93 indexed citations

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Harnett, William, M. J. Worms, Munira Grainger, S Pyke, & R. M. E. Parkhouse. (1990). Association between circulating antigen and parasite load in a model filarial system,Acanthocheilonema viteaein jirds. Parasitology. 101(3). 435–444. 16 indexed citations

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Harnett, William, M. J. Worms, Aruna Kapil, Munira Grainger, & R. M. E. Parkhouse. (1989). Origin, kinetics of circulation and fatein vivoof the major excretory–secretory product ofAcanthocheilonema viteae. Parasitology. 99(2). 229–239. 62 indexed citations

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Harnett, William, Munira Grainger, M. J. Worms, & R. M. E. Parkhouse. (1989). Evaluation of the potential of excretions-secretions (E-S) ofLitomosoides carinii to substitute for human filarial E-S. Parasitology Research. 76(1). 39–44. 4 indexed citations

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