Robert P. Fagan

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Robert P. Fagan is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert P. Fagan has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Infectious Diseases, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert P. Fagan's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (29 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (16 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (7 papers). Robert P. Fagan is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (29 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (16 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (7 papers). Robert P. Fagan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and France. Robert P. Fagan's co-authors include Neil F. Fairweather, Stephen G. J. Smith, Matthew Lambert, Vivienne Mahon, Joseph A. Kirk, Trevor D. Lawley, Gordon Dougan, Jenny E. Emerson, Michael R. West and Brendan W. Wren 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

Robert P. Fagan

39 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Biogenesis and functions of bacterial S-layers

2014 281 citations Robert P. Fagan, Neil F. Fairweather Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert P. Fagan United Kingdom	23	1.3k	885	355	309	279	39	2.3k
John F. Kokai‐Kun United States	27	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.8×	306 0.9×	125 0.4×	348 1.2×	47	3.0k
Awdhesh Kalia United States	23	920 0.7×	878 1.0×	188 0.5×	356 1.2×	611 2.2×	43	2.6k
Carol Churcher United Kingdom	15	793 0.6×	945 1.1×	394 1.1×	169 0.5×	495 1.8×	23	2.2k
Peter J. McNamara United States	17	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	189 0.5×	132 0.4×	264 0.9×	20	2.3k
Marc Monot France	31	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	873 2.5×	479 1.6×	610 2.2×	65	3.2k
Antoni P. A. Hendrickx Netherlands	27	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	233 0.7×	116 0.4×	255 0.9×	67	2.7k
Natalie J. Garton United Kingdom	16	831 0.6×	444 0.5×	396 1.1×	211 0.7×	642 2.3×	26	1.7k
Cyril J. Smyth Ireland	27	1.0k 0.8×	905 1.0×	311 0.9×	376 1.2×	200 0.7×	67	2.6k
Niles P. Donegan United States	21	862 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	252 0.7×	84 0.3×	147 0.5×	29	2.0k

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Wilson, Jason S., Louis‐Charles Fortier, Robert P. Fagan, & Per A. Bullough. (2025). Molecular mechanism of bacteriophage contraction structure of an S-layer–penetrating bacteriophage. Life Science Alliance. 8(6). e202403088–e202403088. 1 indexed citations

Greetham, Darren, Michael P. Williamson, Caroline A. Evans, et al.. (2023). Clostridioides difficile canonical L,D-transpeptidases catalyze a novel type of peptidoglycan cross-links and are not required for beta-lactam resistance. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(1). 105529–105529. 6 indexed citations

Garneau, Julian R., Joseph A. Kirk, Gregory Govoni, et al.. (2023). Clostridioides difficile S-Layer Protein A (SlpA) Serves as a General Phage Receptor. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(2). e0389422–e0389422. 6 indexed citations

Wilson, Jason S., Anna Barwinska‐Sendra, Joseph A. Kirk, et al.. (2022). Structure and assembly of the S-layer in C. difficile. Nature Communications. 13(1). 970–970. 37 indexed citations

Fuchs, Manuela, Falk Ponath, Joseph A. Kirk, et al.. (2021). An RNA-centric global view of Clostridioides difficile reveals broad activity of Hfq in a clinically important gram-positive bacterium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(25). 36 indexed citations

Kirk, Joseph A., et al.. (2021). A cortex-specific penicillin-binding protein contributes to heat resistance in Clostridioides difficile spores. Anaerobe. 70. 102379–102379. 14 indexed citations

Mullin, Nic, Jason Brunt, Svetomir B. Tzokov, et al.. (2020). Architecture and Self-Assembly of Clostridium sporogenes and Clostridium botulinum Spore Surfaces Illustrate a General Protective Strategy across Spore Formers. mSphere. 5(4). 13 indexed citations

Garciarena, Carolina D., Robert P. Fagan, Stephen G. J. Smith, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Cell Leak Following Escherichia coli Attachment in an Experimental Model of Sepsis. Critical Care Medicine. 46(8). e805–e810. 22 indexed citations

Kirk, Joseph A., Dana Gebhart, Anthony M. Buckley, et al.. (2017). New class of precision antimicrobials redefines role of Clostridium difficile S-layer in virulence and viability. Science Translational Medicine. 9(406). 61 indexed citations

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Kirk, Joseph A. & Robert P. Fagan. (2016). Heat shock increases conjugation efficiency in Clostridium difficile. Anaerobe. 42. 1–5. 54 indexed citations

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Candela, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Clostridium difficile surface proteins are anchored to the cell wall using CWB2 motifs that recognise the anionic polymer PSII. Molecular Microbiology. 96(3). 596–608. 55 indexed citations

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Browne, Hilary P., Lu Yu, Wiep Klaas Smits, et al.. (2014). Functional genomics reveals that Clostridium difficileSpo0A coordinates sporulation, virulence and metabolism. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 160–160. 99 indexed citations

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Fagan, Robert P. & Neil F. Fairweather. (2014). Biogenesis and functions of bacterial S-layers. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 12(3). 211–222. 281 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mahon, Vivienne, Robert P. Fagan, & Stephen G. J. Smith. (2012). Snap denaturation reveals dimerization by AraC-like protein Rns. Biochimie. 94(9). 2058–2061. 5 indexed citations

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Fagan, Robert P. & Neil F. Fairweather. (2011). Clostridium difficile Has Two Parallel and Essential Sec Secretion Systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(31). 27483–27493. 179 indexed citations

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Dang, Tam, Robert P. Fagan, Elisabeth M. Storck, et al.. (2010). Chemical Probes of Surface Layer Biogenesis in Clostridium difficile. ACS Chemical Biology. 5(3). 279–285. 53 indexed citations

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Fagan, Robert P., D. Albesa-Jové, Omar Qazi, et al.. (2009). Structural insights into the molecular organization of the S‐layer from Clostridium difficile. Molecular Microbiology. 71(5). 1308–1322. 105 indexed citations

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Fagan, Robert P., Matthew Lambert, & Stephen G. J. Smith. (2007). The Hek Outer Membrane Protein of Escherichia coli Strain RS218 Binds to Proteoglycan and Utilizes a Single Extracellular Loop for Adherence, Invasion, and Autoaggregation. Infection and Immunity. 76(3). 1135–1142. 34 indexed citations

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Fagan, Robert P. & Stephen G. J. Smith. (2007). The Hek outer membrane protein of Escherichia coli is an auto-aggregating adhesin and invasin. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 269(2). 248–255. 34 indexed citations

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Smith, Stephen G. J., Vivienne Mahon, Matthew Lambert, & Robert P. Fagan. (2007). A molecular Swiss army knife: OmpA structure, function and expression. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 273(1). 1–11. 320 indexed citations

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