Ryan C. Hunter

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Ryan C. Hunter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Otorhinolaryngology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan C. Hunter has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Otorhinolaryngology. Recurrent topics in Ryan C. Hunter's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (14 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (14 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (13 papers). Ryan C. Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (14 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (14 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (13 papers). Ryan C. Hunter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Ryan C. Hunter's co-authors include Terry J. Beveridge, Dianne K. Newman, Jeffrey M. Flynn, Jordan Dunitz, Roger E. Summons, John Garbe, Jonathan B. Clayton, Trevor J. Gould, Daryl M. Gohl and Aaron Becker and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ryan C. Hunter

62 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Systematic improvement of amplicon marker gene methods for increased accuracy in microbiome studies

2016 559 citations Ryan C. Hunter et al. profile →
Cultivation of a human-associated TM7 phylotype reveals a reduced genome and epibiotic parasitic lifestyle

2014 345 citations Xuesong He, Jeffrey S. McLean et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ryan C. Hunter United States	26	1.7k	602	354	272	218	66	3.2k
David Allison United Kingdom	31	2.0k 1.2×	423 0.7×	258 0.7×	230 0.8×	142 0.7×	104	3.4k
Sylvie Chevalier France	41	2.4k 1.4×	322 0.5×	234 0.7×	608 2.2×	366 1.7×	161	5.9k
Neil Hunter Australia	35	1.6k 0.9×	354 0.6×	247 0.7×	200 0.7×	118 0.5×	126	5.5k
Andreas Otto Germany	37	2.1k 1.2×	670 1.1×	132 0.4×	571 2.1×	175 0.8×	129	4.4k
Michael Laue Germany	32	1.2k 0.7×	260 0.4×	373 1.1×	457 1.7×	167 0.8×	108	3.5k
Richard A. Moore Canada	36	1.9k 1.1×	300 0.5×	273 0.8×	680 2.5×	392 1.8×	144	4.1k
Randall T. Irvin Canada	37	2.7k 1.6×	690 1.1×	467 1.3×	780 2.9×	213 1.0×	92	4.7k
Toshio Takahashi Japan	39	1.2k 0.7×	322 0.5×	430 1.2×	230 0.8×	296 1.4×	399	6.1k
Robert Palmer United States	38	2.8k 1.6×	560 0.9×	197 0.6×	400 1.5×	156 0.7×	88	6.9k
Ruth Bryan United States	31	1.6k 0.9×	333 0.6×	922 2.6×	446 1.6×	325 1.5×	65	3.8k

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Hoffman, Kenneth A., Joshua R. Fletcher, Sarah K. Lucas, et al.. (2025). Dual oxic-anoxic co-culture enables direct study of anaerobe–host interactions at the airway epithelial interface. mBio. 16(5). e0133824–e0133824.

Fletcher, Joshua R., Amanda Hanna, C. Daniel Freeman, et al.. (2025). Commensal-derived short-chain fatty acids disrupt lipid membrane homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus. mBio. 17(1). e0139225–e0139225.

Martinson, Jonathan N.V., et al.. (2023). Mutualism reduces the severity of gene disruptions in predictable ways across microbial communities. The ISME Journal. 17(12). 2270–2278. 3 indexed citations

Fletcher, Joshua R., et al.. (2022). Staphylococcus aureus Overcomes Anaerobe-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acid Stress via FadX and the CodY Regulon. Journal of Bacteriology. 204(5). e0006422–e0006422. 12 indexed citations

Fiege, Jessica K., et al.. (2022). Respiratory Influenza Virus Infection Causes Dynamic Tuft Cell and Innate Lymphoid Cell Changes in the Small Intestine. Journal of Virology. 96(9). e0035222–e0035222. 21 indexed citations

Hunter, Ryan C., et al.. (2022). Design and proof-of-concept evaluation of a touchless connector system for preventing peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis. BMJ Innovations. 8(2). 98–104. 2 indexed citations

Agaronyan, Karen, Lokesh Sharma, Bharat Vaidyanathan, et al.. (2022). Tissue remodeling by an opportunistic pathogen triggers allergic inflammation. Immunity. 55(5). 895–911.e10. 25 indexed citations

Fay, Elizabeth J., Keir M. Balla, Frances K. Shepherd, et al.. (2021). Natural rodent model of viral transmission reveals biological features of virus population dynamics. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(2). 19 indexed citations

Fiege, Jessica K., Joshua M. Thiede, William E. Matchett, et al.. (2021). Single cell resolution of SARS-CoV-2 tropism, antiviral responses, and susceptibility to therapies in primary human airway epithelium. PLoS Pathogens. 17(1). e1009292–e1009292. 47 indexed citations

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Phan, Chi Q., et al.. (2019). A putative enoyl-CoA hydratase contributes to biofilm formation and the antibiotic tolerance of Achromobacter xylosoxidans. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 5(1). 20–20. 17 indexed citations

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Glasser, Nathaniel R., Ryan C. Hunter, Theodore G. Liou, & Dianne K. Newman. (2019). Refinement of metabolite detection in cystic fibrosis sputum reveals heme correlates with lung function decline. PLoS ONE. 14(12). e0226578–e0226578. 15 indexed citations

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Adamowicz, Elizabeth M., Jeffrey M. Flynn, Ryan C. Hunter, & William R. Harcombe. (2018). Cross-feeding modulates antibiotic tolerance in bacterial communities. The ISME Journal. 12(11). 2723–2735. 104 indexed citations

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Flynn, Jeffrey M., Chi Q. Phan, & Ryan C. Hunter. (2017). Genome-Wide Survey of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 Reveals a Role for the Glyoxylate Pathway and Extracellular Proteases in the Utilization of Mucin. Infection and Immunity. 85(8). 22 indexed citations

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Lucas, Sarah K., et al.. (2017). 16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals site-specific signatures of the upper and lower airways of cystic fibrosis patients. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 17(2). 204–212. 44 indexed citations

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He, Xuesong, Jeffrey S. McLean, Anna Edlund, et al.. (2014). Cultivation of a human-associated TM7 phylotype reveals a reduced genome and epibiotic parasitic lifestyle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(1). 244–249. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whiteson, Katrine, Barbara Bailey, Megan Bergkessel, et al.. (2014). The Upper Respiratory Tract as a Microbial Source for Pulmonary Infections in Cystic Fibrosis. Parallels from Island Biogeography. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(11). 1309–1315. 80 indexed citations

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Dietrich, Lars E. P., Chinweike Okegbe, Alexa Price‐Whelan, et al.. (2013). Bacterial Community Morphogenesis Is Intimately Linked to the Intracellular Redox State. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(7). 1371–1380. 224 indexed citations

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Hunter, Ryan C., et al.. (2012). Homogenization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilms visualized by freeze‐substitution electron microscopy. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 110(5). 1405–1418. 4 indexed citations

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Winchester, Catherine, et al.. (2011). Using next generation sequencing to investigate DPYSL2 gene variants in schizophrenia. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 25. 1 indexed citations

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Hunter, Ryan C. & Terry J. Beveridge. (2005). High-Resolution Visualization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilms by Freeze-Substitution Transmission Electron Microscopy. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(22). 7619–7630. 69 indexed citations

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