Ruth M. Hall

18.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
249 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Ruth M. Hall is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth M. Hall has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Molecular Medicine, 105 papers in Molecular Biology and 67 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ruth M. Hall's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (168 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (67 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (65 papers). Ruth M. Hall is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (168 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (67 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (65 papers). Ruth M. Hall collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Russia and United Kingdom. Ruth M. Hall's co-authors include H. W. Stokes, Christina M. Collis, Gavin D. Recchia, Christopher J. Harmer, Johanna J. Kenyon, Sally R. Partridge, Mohammad Hamidian, Steven J. Nigro, Kathryn E. Holt and Robert A. Moran and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ruth M. Hall

245 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

A novel family of potentially mobile DNA elements encodin... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 1995 1995 200 400 600
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. A novel family of potentially mobile DNA elements encoding site‐specific gene‐integration functions: integrons
    1989 680 citations H. W. Stokes, Ruth M. Hall Molecular Microbiology profile →
  2. Mobile gene cassettes and integrons: capture and spread of genes by site‐specific recombination
    1995 597 citations Ruth M. Hall et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  3. Gene cassettes: a new class of mobile element
    1995 534 citations Ruth M. Hall et al. profile →

Peers

Ruth M. Hall
Alessandra Carattoli Italy
Lenie Dijkshoorn Netherlands
Jian–Hua Liu China
Sally R. Partridge Australia
Patrick F. McDermott United States
Cármen Torres Spain
H. W. Stokes Australia
Axel Cloeckaert France
Claire L. Gorrie Australia
Ruiting Lan Australia
Alessandra Carattoli Italy
Ruth M. Hall
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moran, Robert A. & Ruth M. Hall. (2025). The aphA1 kanamycin and neomycin resistance gene originated in Klebsiella michiganensis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 80(12). 3340–3344.
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Kasimova, Anastasiya A., Stephanie J. Ambrose, Andrey S. Dmitrenok, et al.. (2024). Structure of the K58 capsular polysaccharide produced by Acinetobacter baumannii isolate MRSN 31468 includes Pse5Ac7Ac that is 4-O-acetylated by a phage-encoded acetyltransferase. Carbohydrate Research. 547. 109324–109324. 2 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J. & Ruth M. Hall. (2024). IS 26 and the IS 26 family: versatile resistance gene movers and genome reorganizers. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 88(2). e0011922–e0011922. 32 indexed citations
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Shpirt, Anna M., Christopher J. Harmer, Alexander S. Shashkov, et al.. (2024). An Acinetobacter baumannii nasal carriage isolate recovered from an asymptomatic patient in Vietnam is extensively antibiotic resistant and produces a rare K71 type capsule. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(12). e0183824–e0183824. 3 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J., François Lebreton, Jason Stam, et al.. (2023). Identification of an Outbreak Cluster of Extensively Antibiotic-Resistant GC1 Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates in U.S. Military Treatment Facilities. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). e0046223–e0046223. 4 indexed citations
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Ambrose, Stephanie J., et al.. (2023). Characterisation of an early South African multiply antibiotic-resistant global clone 1 Acinetobacter baumannii isolate. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 33. 337–344. 4 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J., et al.. (2023). Insertion sequences related to ISAjo2 target pdif and dif sites and belong to a new IS family, the IS1202 family. Microbial Genomics. 9(3). 3 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J., et al.. (2023). The RuvABC Holliday Junction Processing System Is Not Required for IS 26 -Mediated Targeted Conservative Cointegrate Formation. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). e0156623–e0156623. 2 indexed citations
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Lam, Margaret M. C., et al.. (2022). Detection and Typing of Plasmids in Acinetobacter baumannii Using rep Genes Encoding Replication Initiation Proteins. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(1). e0247822–e0247822. 35 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J., François Lebreton, Jason Stam, Patrick McGann, & Ruth M. Hall. (2022). Complete genome of the extensively antibiotic-resistant GC1 Acinetobacter baumannii isolate MRSN 56 reveals a novel route to fluoroquinolone resistance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 77(7). 1851–1855. 9 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J., François Lebreton, Jason Stam, Patrick McGann, & Ruth M. Hall. (2022). Mechanisms of IS 26 -Mediated Amplification of the aphA1 Gene Leading to Tobramycin Resistance in an Acinetobacter baumannii Isolate. Microbiology Spectrum. 10(5). e0228722–e0228722. 22 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J. & Ruth M. Hall. (2021). Targeted Conservative Cointegrate Formation Mediated by IS 26 Family Members Requires Sequence Identity at the Reacting End. mSphere. 6(1). 14 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J. & Ruth M. Hall. (2021). IS26cannot move alone. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76(6). 1428–1432. 27 indexed citations
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Wyres, Kelly L., Sarah Cahill, Kathryn E. Holt, Ruth M. Hall, & Johanna J. Kenyon. (2020). Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii loci for capsular polysaccharide (KL) and lipooligosaccharide outer core (OCL) synthesis in genome assemblies using curated reference databases compatible with Kaptive. Microbial Genomics. 6(3). 169 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J., et al.. (2019). An IS26variant with enhanced activity. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 366(3). 30 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J. & Ruth M. Hall. (2017). Targeted conservative formation of cointegrates between two DNA molecules containing IS26 occurs via strand exchange at either IS end. Molecular Microbiology. 106(3). 409–418. 33 indexed citations
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Harmer, Christopher J. & Ruth M. Hall. (2015). IS 26 -Mediated Precise Excision of the IS 26 - aphA1a Translocatable Unit. mBio. 6(6). e01866–15. 78 indexed citations
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White, Peter A., et al.. (1999). Characterisation of a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase determinant found in the chromosome ofPseudomonas aeruginosa. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 175(1). 27–35. 28 indexed citations

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