Philip S. Stewart

49.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
222 papers, 37.6k citations indexed

About

Philip S. Stewart is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip S. Stewart has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 37.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 172 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Microbiology and 31 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Philip S. Stewart's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (163 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (34 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (29 papers). Philip S. Stewart is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (163 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (34 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (29 papers). Philip S. Stewart collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Italy. Philip S. Stewart's co-authors include J. William Costerton, E. Peter Greenberg, Michael J. Franklin, Betsey Pitts, Paul Stoodley, Gordon A. McFeters, Frank Roe, Garth A. James, Christoph A. Fux and Ching‐Tsan Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Philip S. Stewart

206 papers receiving 36.2k citations

Hit Papers

Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2001 2008 2004 2007 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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. Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections
    1999 9.4k citations Philip S. Stewart et al. profile →
  2. Antibiotic resistance of bacteria in biofilms
    2001 3.5k citations Philip S. Stewart et al. profile →
  3. Physiological heterogeneity in biofilms
    2008 1.7k citations Philip S. Stewart, Michael J. Franklin Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  4. Survival strategies of infectious biofilms
    2004 1.4k citations Philip S. Stewart, Paul Stoodley et al. profile →
  5. Biofilms in chronic wounds
    2007 1.2k citations Garth A. James, Randall D. Wolcott et al. Wound Repair and Regeneration profile →
  6. Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in bacterial biofilms
    2002 1.0k citations Philip S. Stewart profile →
  7. A genetic basis for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm antibiotic resistance
    2003 933 citations Betsey Pitts, Philip S. Stewart et al. profile →
  8. Diffusion in Biofilms
    2003 888 citations Philip S. Stewart profile →
  9. The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation
    2022 755 citations Karin Sauer, Paul Stoodley et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  10. Contributions of Antibiotic Penetration, Oxygen Limitation, and Low Metabolic Activity to Tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms to Ciprofloxacin and Tobramycin
    2002 726 citations Frank Roe, Michael J. Franklin et al. profile →
  11. Role of Antibiotic Penetration Limitation in Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilm Resistance to Ampicillin and Ciprofloxacin
    2000 713 citations Michael J. Franklin, Philip S. Stewart 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
Philip S. Stewart United States 79 22.6k 4.9k 4.9k 4.2k 3.9k 222 37.6k
J. William Costerton United States 63 21.2k 0.9× 4.9k 1.0× 5.3k 1.1× 4.0k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 142 39.3k
Michael Givskov Denmark 107 29.2k 1.3× 3.4k 0.7× 5.1k 1.0× 6.4k 1.5× 6.6k 1.7× 329 40.5k
George A. O’Toole United States 82 23.6k 1.0× 2.6k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 5.9k 1.4× 4.4k 1.1× 247 34.3k
Paul Stoodley United States 78 16.0k 0.7× 4.5k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 262 29.5k
Niels Høiby Denmark 104 22.3k 1.0× 2.3k 0.5× 5.1k 1.0× 5.3k 1.3× 9.6k 2.4× 637 40.5k
E. Peter Greenberg United States 92 34.2k 1.5× 3.9k 0.8× 5.4k 1.1× 8.3k 2.0× 6.5k 1.7× 228 47.1k
Matthew R. Parsek United States 78 20.8k 0.9× 2.3k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 4.9k 1.2× 4.2k 1.1× 156 27.8k
Søren Molin Denmark 103 25.7k 1.1× 3.1k 0.6× 3.5k 0.7× 6.0k 1.4× 6.5k 1.7× 345 37.4k
Thomas Bjarnsholt Denmark 74 14.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 3.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 274 24.0k
Staffan Kjelleberg Australia 107 20.3k 0.9× 3.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 5.8k 1.4× 2.6k 0.7× 395 39.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hurley, Tim, Philip S. Stewart, Robert McCarthy, et al.. (2024). Altered sleep and inflammation are related to outcomes in neonatal encephalopathy. Acta Paediatrica. 114(2). 428–436.
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Fox, Rebecca, J. Gerald Quirk, Katherine M. White, et al.. (2024). Biomarkers in retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 12. 1371776–1371776. 5 indexed citations
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Ausbacher, Dominik, et al.. (2023). α,α-disubstituted β-amino amides eliminate Staphylococcus aureus biofilms by membrane disruption and biomass removal. Biofilm. 6. 100151–100151. 1 indexed citations
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Sauer, Karin, Paul Stoodley, Darla M. Goeres, et al.. (2022). The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(10). 608–620. 755 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alhede, Morten, Morten Alhede, Klaus Qvortrup, et al.. (2020). The origin of extracellular DNA in bacterial biofilm infections in vivo. Pathogens and Disease. 78(2). 55 indexed citations
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Kirketerp‐Møller, Klaus, Philip S. Stewart, & Thomas Bjarnsholt. (2020). The zone model: A conceptual model for understanding the microenvironment of chronic wound infection. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 28(5). 593–599. 32 indexed citations
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Parker, Albert E., et al.. (2020). Multiscale Flux-Based Modeling of Biofilm Communities. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. 18(2). 1025–1052. 1 indexed citations
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Livinghouse, Tom, et al.. (2019). Antimicrobial Activity of Naturally Occurring Phenols and Derivatives Against Biofilm and Planktonic Bacteria. Frontiers in Chemistry. 7. 653–653. 74 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ge, Phillip C. Hochwalt, Marcia L. Usui, et al.. (2017). Development of a chronic wound in a diabetic (db/db) mouse by infection with biofilm. Montana State University ScholarWorks (Montana State University).
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McFeters, Gordon A., et al.. (2017). Physiological heterogeneity and biofilm control," in: biofilms in the aquatic environment. Montana State University ScholarWorks (Montana State University).
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Zhao, Ge, Marcia L. Usui, Soyeon I. Lippman, et al.. (2013). Biofilms and Inflammation in Chronic Wounds. Advances in Wound Care. 2(7). 389–399. 313 indexed citations
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Wolcott, Randall D., Kendra P. Rumbaugh, Garth A. James, et al.. (2010). Biofilm maturity studies indicate sharp debridement opens a time-dependent therapeutic window. Journal of Wound Care. 19(8). 320–328. 327 indexed citations
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Williamson, Kerry S., et al.. (2008). Localized Gene Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(14). 4463–4471. 125 indexed citations
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Roe, Frank, Michael J. Franklin, Arne Heydorn, et al.. (2004). Stratified Growth in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(10). 6188–6196. 275 indexed citations
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Perrin, Jean-François & Philip S. Stewart. (2004). Du genre libertin au XVIIIe siècle. 1 indexed citations
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Stewart, Philip S., et al.. (2000). Characterization of Glutaradehyde Efficacy Against Bacterial Biofilm. CORROSION.
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McLeod, Bruce R., et al.. (1999). [49] Enhanced bacterial biofilm control using electromagnetic fields in combination with antibiotics. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 310. 656–670. 37 indexed citations
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Stewart, Philip S., et al.. (1977). Le philosophe anglais, ou, Histoire de Monsieur Cleveland. Presses universitaires de Grenoble eBooks.

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