Paul J. Baker

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

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Paul J. Baker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul J. Baker has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Paul J. Baker's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (11 papers), interferon and immune responses (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers). Paul J. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (11 papers), interferon and immune responses (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (4 papers). Paul J. Baker collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and France. Paul J. Baker's co-authors include Seth L. Masters, Sammy Bedoui, Kate Schroder, Mercedes Monteleone, Dave Boucher, Damiën Bierschenk, Avril A. B. Robertson, Matthew A. Cooper, Maria C. Tanzer and Paul G. Whitney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Paul J. Baker

20 papers receiving 1000 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.

Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants

2025 24 citations Shouya Feng, Katja Hrovat-Schaale et al. Nature Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul J. Baker Australia	13	734	483	117	111	84	20	1.0k
Cynthia G. Lorang United States	5	707 1.0×	476 1.0×	107 0.9×	96 0.9×	38 0.5×	6	1.1k
Rafael Lima Guimarães Brazil	19	312 0.4×	394 0.8×	174 1.5×	185 1.7×	30 0.4×	64	968
Friederike Hug Germany	19	232 0.3×	524 1.1×	47 0.4×	105 0.9×	56 0.7×	22	933
Krupen Patel United States	8	563 0.8×	371 0.8×	276 2.4×	248 2.2×	15 0.2×	8	953
Yuichi Torii Japan	12	379 0.5×	627 1.3×	77 0.7×	174 1.6×	15 0.2×	19	1.1k
Kaiyu Wu Canada	9	350 0.5×	807 1.7×	185 1.6×	117 1.1×	13 0.2×	13	1.1k
Brianne R. Barker United States	8	462 0.6×	644 1.3×	118 1.0×	174 1.6×	23 0.3×	11	948
Komal Nayak United Kingdom	11	532 0.7×	259 0.5×	159 1.4×	97 0.9×	20 0.2×	16	1.0k
Karita Haapasalo Finland	15	149 0.2×	298 0.6×	119 1.0×	83 0.7×	35 0.4×	28	654
Devon Livingston‐Rosanoff United States	10	787 1.1×	630 1.3×	139 1.2×	325 2.9×	20 0.2×	21	1.3k

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Feng, Shouya, Katja Hrovat-Schaale, Yaoyuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of NLRP3 activation and inhibition elucidated by functional analysis of disease-associated variants. Nature Immunology. 26(3). 511–523. 24 indexed citations breakdown →

Baker, Paul J., Andrea C. Bohrer, Ehydel Castro, et al.. (2024). The inflammatory microenvironment of the lung at the time of infection governs innate control of SARS-CoV-2 replication. Science Immunology. 9(102). eadp7951–eadp7951. 4 indexed citations

Aróstegui, Juan I., Ashley P. Ng, Waruni Abeysekera, et al.. (2023). G-CSF drives autoinflammation in APLAID. Nature Immunology. 24(5). 814–826. 10 indexed citations

Laohamonthonkul, Pawat, Katja Hrovat-Schaale, Fiona Moghaddas, et al.. (2023). Pyrin variant E148Q potentiates inflammasome activation and the effect of pathogenic mutations in cis. Lara D. Veeken. 63(3). 882–890. 6 indexed citations

Baker, Paul J., Eduardo P. Amaral, Ehydel Castro, et al.. (2023). Co-infection of mice with SARS-CoV-2 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis limits early viral replication but does not affect mycobacterial loads. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1240419–1240419. 9 indexed citations

Hilligan, Kerry L., Sivaranjani Namasivayam, Chad S. Clancy, et al.. (2023). Bacterial-induced or passively administered interferon gamma conditions the lung for early control of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8229–8229. 27 indexed citations

Fessler, Michael B., Jennifer H. Madenspacher, Paul J. Baker, et al.. (2023). Endogenous and Therapeutic 25-Hydroxycholesterols May Worsen Early SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 69(6). 638–648. 3 indexed citations

Hilligan, Kerry L., Sivaranjani Namasivayam, Chad S. Clancy, et al.. (2021). Intravenous administration of BCG protects mice against lethal SARS-CoV-2 challenge. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(2). 69 indexed citations

Hayman, Thomas J., Alan Hsu, Tatiana B. Kolesnik, et al.. (2019). RIPLET, and not TRIM25, is required for endogenous RIG‐I‐dependent antiviral responses. Immunology and Cell Biology. 97(9). 840–852. 77 indexed citations

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Mitra, Srabani, Matthew C. Exline, Fabien Habyarimana, et al.. (2018). Microparticulate Caspase 1 Regulates Gasdermin D and Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Cell Injury. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 59(1). 56–64. 69 indexed citations

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Bitto, Natalie J., Paul J. Baker, Jennifer K. Dowling, et al.. (2018). Membrane vesicles from Pseudomonas aeruginosa activate the noncanonical inflammasome through caspase‐5 in human monocytes. Immunology and Cell Biology. 96(10). 1120–1130. 65 indexed citations

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Bierschenk, Damiën, Mercedes Monteleone, Fiona Moghaddas, et al.. (2018). The Salmonella pathogenicity island-2 subverts human NLRP3 and NLRC4 inflammasome responses. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 105(2). 401–410. 36 indexed citations

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Baker, Paul J., Dominic De Nardo, Fiona Moghaddas, et al.. (2017). Posttranslational Modification as a Critical Determinant of Cytoplasmic Innate Immune Recognition. Physiological Reviews. 97(3). 1165–1209. 62 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Tan, Michelle D. Tate, Gabrielle T. Belz, et al.. (2017). SIDT2 Transports Extracellular dsRNA into the Cytoplasm for Innate Immune Recognition. Immunity. 47(3). 498–509.e6. 93 indexed citations

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Baker, Paul J. & Seth L. Masters. (2017). Generation of Genetic Knockouts in Myeloid Cell Lines Using a Lentiviral CRISPR/Cas9 System. Methods in molecular biology. 1714. 41–55. 16 indexed citations

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Moghaddas, Fiona, Dominic De Nardo, Helios Martínez‐Banaclocha, et al.. (2017). A novel Pyrin-Associated Autoinflammation with Neutrophilic Dermatosis mutation further defines 14-3-3 binding of pyrin and distinction to Familial Mediterranean Fever. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 76(12). 2085–2094. 102 indexed citations

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Baker, Paul J., Vasiliki Lagou, Isabelle Jéru, et al.. (2016). Familial Autoinflammation with Neutrophilic Dermatosis Reveals a Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Pyrin Activation. Cytokine. 46. 54–55. 1 indexed citations

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Standish, Alistair J., et al.. (2016). Unprecedented Abundance of Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation Modulates Shigella flexneri Virulence. Journal of Molecular Biology. 428(20). 4197–4208. 21 indexed citations

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Baker, Paul J., Dave Boucher, Damiën Bierschenk, et al.. (2015). NLRP3 inflammasome activation downstream of cytoplasmic LPS recognition by both caspase‐4 and caspase‐5. European Journal of Immunology. 45(10). 2918–2926. 305 indexed citations

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Baker, Paul J.. (2011). Three Configurations of School-University Partnerships: An Exploratory Study.. Planning and changing. 42. 41–62. 3 indexed citations

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