Ryan McClure

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
55 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ryan McClure is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan McClure has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Ecology and 9 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Ryan McClure's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers). Ryan McClure is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (12 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers). Ryan McClure collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Ryan McClure's co-authors include Janet Jansson, Paola Massari, Caroline A. Genco, Dan Naylor, Brian Tjaden, Carin K. Vanderpool, Divya Balasubramanian, Paul Sumby, Maksym Bobrovskyy and Kirsten Hofmockel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ryan McClure

53 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Computational analysis of bacterial RNA-Seq data 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2022 2023 100 200 300 400
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. Computational analysis of bacterial RNA-Seq data
    2013 447 citations Ryan McClure, Caroline A. Genco et al. profile →
  2. Trends in Microbial Community Composition and Function by Soil Depth
    2022 148 citations Dan Naylor, Ryan McClure et al. profile →
  3. Soil microbiome engineering for sustainability in a changing environment
    2023 117 citations Janet Jansson, Ryan McClure et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ryan McClure United States 22 858 534 318 229 223 55 1.9k
Nicholas D. Youngblut Germany 22 1.2k 1.3× 805 1.5× 499 1.6× 173 0.8× 137 0.6× 41 2.1k
Andrea Thürmer Germany 25 1.3k 1.5× 969 1.8× 342 1.1× 348 1.5× 273 1.2× 58 2.7k
John Kenny United Kingdom 25 876 1.0× 545 1.0× 245 0.8× 58 0.3× 217 1.0× 55 1.8k
Friedrich von Wintzingerode Germany 18 1.3k 1.5× 1.4k 2.6× 243 0.8× 110 0.5× 108 0.5× 24 2.8k
Johannes Sikorski Germany 27 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 704 2.2× 153 0.7× 270 1.2× 57 2.6k
Mohamed El-Hadidi Egypt 11 721 0.8× 638 1.2× 257 0.8× 196 0.9× 113 0.5× 40 1.8k
Xianping Li China 25 515 0.6× 425 0.8× 294 0.9× 193 0.8× 204 0.9× 96 1.8k
Daniela Zühlke Germany 23 1.1k 1.2× 434 0.8× 403 1.3× 116 0.5× 380 1.7× 55 2.0k
Benoît Vacherie France 15 910 1.1× 642 1.2× 222 0.7× 46 0.2× 167 0.7× 26 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ryan McClure

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ryan McClure

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryan McClure

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ryan McClure. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ryan McClure based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ryan McClure. Ryan McClure is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McClure, Ryan, Albert Rivas‐Ubach, Kim Hixson, et al.. (2025). Multi-omics of a model bacterial consortium deciphers details of chitin decomposition in soil. mBio. 16(7). e0040425–e0040425. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shiqi, Irene Hatsu, Ryan McClure, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiome changes with micronutrient supplementation in children with attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder: the MADDY study. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2463570–2463570. 2 indexed citations
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Truong, Lisa, Ryan McClure, Scott W. Leonard, et al.. (2024). Diverse PFAS produce unique transcriptomic changes linked to developmental toxicity in zebrafish. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1425537–1425537. 8 indexed citations
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McDermott, Jason, Jon Jacobs, Hugh Mitchell, et al.. (2024). Molecular-Level Dysregulation of Insulin Pathways and Inflammatory Processes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by Circadian Misalignment. Journal of Proteome Research. 23(5). 1547–1558. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Young‐Mo, Ryan McClure, Alexander S. Beliaev, et al.. (2023). Tripogon loliiformis tolerates rapid desiccation after metabolic and transcriptional priming during initial drying. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20613–20613. 3 indexed citations
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Ferrocino, Ilario, Kalliopi Rantsiou, Ryan McClure, et al.. (2023). The need for an integrated multi‐OMICs approach in microbiome science in the food system. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 22(2). 1082–1103. 42 indexed citations
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Jansson, Janet, Ryan McClure, & Robert G. Egbert. (2023). Soil microbiome engineering for sustainability in a changing environment. Nature Biotechnology. 41(12). 1716–1728. 117 indexed citations breakdown →
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Couvillion, Sneha, Robert Danczak, Xiaoqiong Cao, et al.. (2023). Graphene oxide exposure alters gut microbial community composition and metabolism in an in vitro human model. NanoImpact. 30. 100463–100463. 7 indexed citations
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McClure, Ryan, et al.. (2023). Removal of primary nutrient degraders reduces growth of soil microbial communities with genomic redundancy. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1046661–1046661. 4 indexed citations
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McClure, Ryan, Robert Danczak, William Nelson, et al.. (2022). Interaction Networks Are Driven by Community-Responsive Phenotypes in a Chitin-Degrading Consortium of Soil Microbes. mSystems. 7(5). e0037222–e0037222. 23 indexed citations
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Podell, Sheila, Jesse Traller, Sarah R. Smith, et al.. (2021). Diploid genomic architecture of Nitzschia inconspicua, an elite biomass production diatom. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 15592–15592. 18 indexed citations
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Brislawn, Colin, Sarah Fansler, Kirsten Hofmockel, et al.. (2019). Selection, Succession, and Stabilization of Soil Microbial Consortia. mSystems. 4(4). 62 indexed citations
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McClure, Ryan & Caroline A. Genco. (2019). Strategies for Global RNA Sequencing of the Human Pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Methods in molecular biology. 1997. 163–183. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Nymul E., Yukari Maezato, Ryan McClure, et al.. (2018). Phenotypic responses to interspecies competition and commensalism in a naturally-derived microbial co-culture. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 297–297. 23 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Hans C., Moiz A. Charania, Ryan McClure, et al.. (2015). Multi-Omic Dynamics Associate Oxygenic Photosynthesis with Nitrogenase-Mediated H2 Production in Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16004–16004. 10 indexed citations
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McClure, Ryan, Paola Massari, Brian Tjaden, et al.. (2015). The Gonococcal Transcriptome during Infection of the Lower Genital Tract in Women. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0133982–e0133982. 50 indexed citations
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McClure, Ryan & Paola Massari. (2014). TLR-Dependent Human Mucosal Epithelial Cell Responses to Microbial Pathogens. Frontiers in Immunology. 5. 386–386. 225 indexed citations
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Leon, Eyby, et al.. (2007). Pallister–Killian syndrome: tetrasomy of 12pter→12p11.22 in a boy with an analphoid, inverted duplicated marker chromosome. Clinical Genetics. 72(5). 434–440. 5 indexed citations

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