R. Mark Wooten

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

R. Mark Wooten is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Mark Wooten has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Parasitology, 21 papers in Infectious Diseases and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in R. Mark Wooten's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (24 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (20 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (8 papers). R. Mark Wooten is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (24 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (20 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (8 papers). R. Mark Wooten collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. R. Mark Wooten's co-authors include Janis J. Weis, John H. Weis, Carsten J. Kirschning, James F. Zachary, Holger Wesche, Matthew Hirschfeld, Ralf Schwandner, Jeanette P. Brown, Ying Ma and John J. Lazarus and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

R. Mark Wooten

38 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cutting Edge: Inflammatory Signaling by Borrelia burgdorferi Lipoproteins Is Mediated by Toll-Like Receptor 2

1999 554 citations Carsten J. Kirschning, John H. Weis et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Taru Meri Finland

Monica E. Embers United States

Myung‐Sik Choi South Korea

Ulrike Seitzer Germany

Venetta Thomas United States

Jennifer C. Miller United States

Judith A. Appleton United States

Donald L. Wassom United States

Mirjam H. A. Hermans Netherlands

Lance E. Perryman United States

Taru Meri Finland

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127 ×0.4

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Mark Wooten

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Breidenbach, Joshua D., et al.. (2025). Acute Exposure to Aerosolized Nanoplastics Modulates Redox-Linked Immune Responses in Human Airway Epithelium. Antioxidants. 14(4). 424–424. 2 indexed citations

Breidenbach, Joshua D., Andrew L. Kleinhenz, James C. Willey, et al.. (2022). Microcystin-LR aerosol induces inflammatory responses in healthy human primary airway epithelium. Environment International. 169. 107531–107531. 21 indexed citations

Wooten, R. Mark, et al.. (2021). Interactions Between Pathogenic Burkholderia and the Complement System: A Review of Potential Immune Evasion Mechanisms. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. 701362–701362. 22 indexed citations

Bockenstedt, Linda K., R. Mark Wooten, & Nicole Baumgarth. (2020). Immune Response to Borrelia: Lessons from Lyme Disease Spirochetes. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 42. 145–190. 23 indexed citations

Motaleb, Md A., Jun Liu, & R. Mark Wooten. (2015). Spirochetal motility and chemotaxis in the natural enzootic cycle and development of Lyme disease. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 28. 106–113. 44 indexed citations

Grose, William E., et al.. (2014). Delineating the Importance of Serum Opsonins and the Bacterial Capsule in Affecting the Uptake and Killing of Burkholderia pseudomallei by Murine Neutrophils and Macrophages. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8(8). e2988–e2988. 27 indexed citations

Woodman, Michael E., Randall G. Worth, & R. Mark Wooten. (2012). Capsule Influences the Deposition of Critical Complement C3 Levels Required for the Killing of Burkholderia pseudomallei via NADPH-Oxidase Induction by Human Neutrophils. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52276–e52276. 33 indexed citations

Lazarus, John J., et al.. (2011). ELISA-Based Measurement of Antibody Responses and PCR-Based Detection Profiles Can Distinguish between Active Infection and Early Clearance ofBorrelia burgdorferi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2012. 1–8. 16 indexed citations

Wooten, R. Mark, et al.. (2010). Intravital imaging of Borrelia burgdorferi and murine innate immune cells during early cutaneous infection. (37.42). The Journal of Immunology. 184(Supplement_1). 37.42–37.42. 1 indexed citations

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Lazarus, John J., William E. Grose, R. Mark Wooten, et al.. (2010). Identification of Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei adhesins for human respiratory epithelial cells. BMC Microbiology. 10(1). 250–250. 40 indexed citations

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Crandall, Hillary, Diane M. Dunn, Ying Ma, et al.. (2006). Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Unique Pathways Associated with Differential Severity of Lyme Arthritis. The Journal of Immunology. 177(11). 7930–7942. 69 indexed citations

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Sledjeski, Darren D., et al.. (2006). Identification of aFrancisella tularensisLVS outer membrane protein that confers adherence to A549 human lung cells. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 263(1). 102–108. 49 indexed citations

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Yoder, Alyson, Xiaohui Wang, Ying Ma, et al.. (2003). Tripalmitoyl-S-Glyceryl-Cysteine-Dependent OspA Vaccination of Toll-Like Receptor 2-Deficient Mice Results in Effective Protection fromBorrelia burgdorferiChallenge. Infection and Immunity. 71(7). 3894–3900. 26 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark, Ying Ma, Jeanette P. Brown, et al.. (2002). Toll-Like Receptor 2 Is Required for Innate, But Not Acquired, Host Defense to Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal of Immunology. 168(1). 348–355. 278 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark, Ying Ma, Jeanette P. Brown, et al.. (2002). Toll-Like Receptor 2 Plays a Pivotal Role in Host Defense and Inflammatory Response to Borrelia burgdorferi. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2(4). 275–278. 37 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark & Janis J. Weis. (2001). Host–pathogen interactions promoting inflammatory Lyme arthritis: use of mouse models for dissection of disease processes. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 4(3). 274–279. 79 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark, Tom Morrison, John H. Weis, et al.. (1998). The Role of CD14 in Signaling Mediated by Outer Membrane Lipoproteins of Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal of Immunology. 160(11). 5485–5492. 126 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark, et al.. (1997). Effects of oleic acid on murine CD4+ T cell death and anti-CD3 or superantigen induced proliferation at low temperature. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 21(4). 375–384. 2 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark, Vijayanand Modur, Thomas M. McIntyre, & Janis J. Weis. (1996). Borrelia burgdorferi outer membrane protein A induces nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B and inflammatory activation in human endothelial cells. The Journal of Immunology. 157(10). 4584–4590. 98 indexed citations

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Wooten, R. Mark, et al.. (1994). A serum-free medium for human primary T lymphocyte culture. Journal of Immunological Methods. 175(1). 115–121. 10 indexed citations

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