Neil A. R. Gow

44.7k total citations · 12 hit papers
360 papers, 31.5k citations indexed

About

Neil A. R. Gow is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil A. R. Gow has authored 360 papers receiving a total of 31.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 248 papers in Infectious Diseases, 152 papers in Epidemiology and 136 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Neil A. R. Gow's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (247 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (142 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (68 papers). Neil A. R. Gow is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (247 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (142 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (68 papers). Neil A. R. Gow collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Neil A. R. Gow's co-authors include Alistair J. P. Brown, Frank C. Odds, Mihai G. Netea, Carol A. Munro, Gordon D. Brown, David W. Denning, Theodore C. White, Stuart M. Levitz, Louise A. Walker and Megan D. Lenardon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Neil A. R. Gow

356 papers receiving 30.9k citations

Hit Papers

Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections 1997 2026 2006 2016 2012 2017 2003 2007 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections
    2012 3.1k citations Gordon D. Brown, Neil A. R. Gow et al. profile →
  2. The Fungal Cell Wall: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function
    2017 961 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Jean‐Paul Latgé et al. Microbiology Spectrum profile →
  3. Antifungal agents: mechanisms of action
    2003 920 citations Frank C. Odds, Alistair J. P. Brown et al. profile →
  4. An integrated model of the recognition of Candida albicans by the innate immune system
    2007 720 citations Mihai G. Netea, Gordon D. Brown et al. profile →
  5. The distinct morphogenic states of Candida albicans
    2004 657 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Judith Berman et al. profile →
  6. Candida albicans morphogenesis and host defence: discriminating invasion from colonization
    2011 647 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Alistair J. P. Brown et al. profile →
  7. Yeast-enhanced green fluorescent protein (yEGFP): a reporter of gene expression in Candida albicans
    1997 506 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Alistair J. P. Brown et al. profile →
  8. Interactions of fungal pathogens with phagocytes
    2016 469 citations Lars P. Erwig, Neil A. R. Gow profile →
  9. Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture
    2020 326 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Arturo Casadevall et al. mBio profile →
  10. Architecture of the dynamic fungal cell wall
    2022 222 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Megan D. Lenardon profile →
  11. The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology
    2022 136 citations Neil A. R. Gow, Judith Berman et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. Candida albicans and Candida glabrata : global priority pathogens
    2024 50 citations Neil A. R. Gow 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
Neil A. R. Gow United Kingdom 91 19.0k 13.5k 10.9k 7.5k 3.0k 360 31.5k
Jean‐Paul Latgé France 92 13.5k 0.7× 8.5k 0.6× 9.4k 0.9× 9.2k 1.2× 1000 0.3× 370 27.2k
John R. Perfect United States 101 24.1k 1.3× 24.1k 1.8× 5.7k 0.5× 5.3k 0.7× 879 0.3× 439 34.1k
Joseph Heitman United States 111 13.8k 0.7× 16.6k 1.2× 19.9k 1.8× 12.2k 1.6× 1.1k 0.4× 503 39.2k
Frank C. Odds United Kingdom 79 15.5k 0.8× 11.0k 0.8× 5.4k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 2.7k 0.9× 265 21.3k
Mahmoud A. Ghannoum United States 80 15.2k 0.8× 11.8k 0.9× 6.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.3× 2.4k 0.8× 395 25.6k
Bernhard Hube Germany 83 14.9k 0.8× 10.3k 0.8× 6.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.3× 2.9k 1.0× 301 21.3k
Gordon D. Brown United Kingdom 88 12.4k 0.7× 10.4k 0.8× 8.2k 0.8× 4.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 218 32.1k
Alistair J. P. Brown United Kingdom 74 10.3k 0.5× 6.8k 0.5× 8.3k 0.8× 3.0k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 251 17.2k
Aaron P. Mitchell United States 71 8.7k 0.5× 5.6k 0.4× 9.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.3× 1.7k 0.6× 207 15.8k
Stanley Falkow United States 133 10.0k 0.5× 7.3k 0.5× 24.9k 2.3× 3.7k 0.5× 10.6k 3.6× 417 62.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Doering, Tamara L., et al.. (2025). Breaking down the wall: Solid-state NMR illuminates how fungi build and remodel diverse cell walls. PLoS Pathogens. 21(11). e1013678–e1013678. 1 indexed citations
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Widanage, Malitha C. Dickwella, Jayasubba Reddy Yarava, Faith J. Scott, et al.. (2025). Distinct echinocandin responses of Candida albicans and Candida auris cell walls revealed by solid-state NMR. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6295–6295. 8 indexed citations
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Honorato, Leandro, Susana Frasés, Glauber Ribeiro de Sousa Araújo, et al.. (2024). Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is the major pattern recognition receptor triggering the protective effect of a Candida albicans extracellular vesicle-based vaccine prototype in murine systemic candidiasis. mSphere. 9(8). e0046724–e0046724. 12 indexed citations
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Fricker, Mark D., Silvia Wehmeier, Sangeeta Chawla, et al.. (2023). Dynamic calcium-mediated stress response and recovery signatures in the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. mBio. 14(5). e0115723–e0115723. 4 indexed citations
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Bain, Judith M., Delma S. Childers, K. MacKenzie, et al.. (2021). Immune cells fold and damage fungal hyphae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(15). 35 indexed citations
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Khandelwal, Nitesh, Alexander J. Moorhouse, Remya Nair, et al.. (2019). ABC Transporter Genes Show Upregulated Expression in Drug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Candida auris: A Genome-Wide Characterization of ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter Genes. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1445–1445. 58 indexed citations
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Walker, Louise A., Prashant Sood, Megan D. Lenardon, et al.. (2018). The Viscoelastic Properties of the Fungal Cell Wall Allow Traffic of AmBisome as Intact Liposome Vesicles. mBio. 9(1). 136 indexed citations
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Pradhan, Arnab, Gabriela M. Avelar, Judith M. Bain, et al.. (2018). Hypoxia Promotes Immune Evasion by Triggering β-Glucan Masking on the Candida albicans Cell Surface via Mitochondrial and cAMP-Protein Kinase A Signaling. mBio. 9(6). 94 indexed citations
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Segal, E., Bhawna Yadav, Jacob L. Steenwyk, et al.. (2018). Gene Essentiality Analyzed by In Vivo Transposon Mutagenesis and Machine Learning in a Stable Haploid Isolate of Candida albicans. mBio. 9(5). 101 indexed citations
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Mukaremera, Liliane, Keunsook K. Lee, Héctor M. Mora‐Montes, & Neil A. R. Gow. (2017). Candida albicans Yeast, Pseudohyphal, and Hyphal Morphogenesis Differentially Affects Immune Recognition. Frontiers in Immunology. 8. 629–629. 149 indexed citations
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Gow, Neil A. R., Jean‐Paul Latgé, & Carol A. Munro. (2017). The Fungal Cell Wall: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function. Microbiology Spectrum. 5(3). 961 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brand, Alexandra, et al.. (2014). Cdc42 GTPase dynamics control directional growth responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(2). 811–816. 35 indexed citations
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Ene, Iuliana V., Ashok K. Adya, Silvia Wehmeier, et al.. (2012). Host carbon sources modulate cell wall architecture, drug resistance and virulence in a fungal pathogen. Cellular Microbiology. 14(9). 1319–1335. 236 indexed citations
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Lenardon, Megan D., Carol A. Munro, & Neil A. R. Gow. (2010). Chitin synthesis and fungal pathogenesis. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 13(4). 416–423. 346 indexed citations
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Argimón, Silvia, Jill A. Wishart, Roger Leng, et al.. (2007). Developmental Regulation of an Adhesin Gene during Cellular Morphogenesis in the Fungal Pathogen Candida albicans. Eukaryotic Cell. 6(4). 682–692. 102 indexed citations
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Brand, Alexandra, Donna M. MacCallum, Alistair J. P. Brown, Neil A. R. Gow, & Frank C. Odds. (2004). Ectopic Expression of URA3 Can Influence the Virulence Phenotypes and Proteome of Candida albicans but Can Be Overcome by Targeted Reintegration of URA3 at the RPS10 Locus. Eukaryotic Cell. 3(4). 900–909. 236 indexed citations
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Barelle, Caroline J., Claire Manson, Donna M. MacCallum, et al.. (2004). GFP as a quantitative reporter of gene regulation in Candida albicans. Yeast. 21(4). 333–340. 100 indexed citations
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Kron, Stephen J. & Neil A. R. Gow. (1995). Budding yeast morphogenesis: signalling, cytoskeleton and cell cycle. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 7(6). 845–855. 106 indexed citations

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