Scott L. O’Neill

29.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
178 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Scott L. O’Neill is a scholar working on Insect Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott L. O’Neill has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Insect Science, 99 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Scott L. O’Neill's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (162 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (98 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (64 papers). Scott L. O’Neill is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (162 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (98 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (64 papers). Scott L. O’Neill collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Scott L. O’Neill's co-authors include Elizabeth A. McGraw, Weiguo Zhou, Karyn N. Johnson, François Rousset, Timothy L. Karr, Henk R. Braig, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Lauren M. Hedges, J. Brownlie and Hugh M. Robertson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Scott L. O’Neill

177 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A Wolbachia Symbiont in Aedes aegypti Limits Infection with Dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium

2009 1.2k citations Luciano Andrade Moreira, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe et al. Cell profile →
Phylogeny and PCR–based classification of Wolbachia strains using wsp gene sequences

1998 1.1k citations Weiguo Zhou, François Rousset et al. profile →
Successful establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations to suppress dengue transmission

2011 1.1k citations Ary A. Hoffmann, Brian L. Montgomery et al. profile →
16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis of the bacterial endosymbionts associated with cytoplasmic incompatibility in insects.

1992 934 citations Scott L. O’Neill et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Wolbachia and Virus Protection in Insects

2008 879 citations Lauren M. Hedges, J. Brownlie et al. Science profile →
Stable Introduction of a Life-Shortening Wolbachia Infection into the Mosquito Aedes aegypti

2009 702 citations Conor J. McMeniman, Bodil N. Cass et al. Science profile →
Cloning and Characterization of a Gene Encoding the Major Surface Protein of the Bacterial EndosymbiontWolbachia pipientis

1998 571 citations Henk R. Braig, Weiguo Zhou et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott L. O’Neill

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Detection and Identification of Wolbachia pipientis Strains in Mosquito Eggs Using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR FT-IR) Spectroscopy 2021 ·Applied Spectroscopy ·(unknown), (unknown), David Pérez-Guaita, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Scott L. O’Neill, Bayden R. Wood	1
2	Detecting wMel Wolbachia in field-collected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) 2019 ·Parasites & Vectors ·(unknown), David J. Hooker, Yi Dong, Nathan Baran, (unknown), Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Cameron P. Simmons, Scott L. O’Neill	18
3	Wolbachia infection alters the relative abundance of resident bacteria in adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, but not larvae 2017 ·Molecular Ecology ·Michelle D. Audsley, Andrei Seleznev, D. Albert Joubert, Megan Woolfit, Scott L. O’Neill, Elizabeth A. McGraw	59
4	Screening of Wolbachia Endosymbiont Infection in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Using Attenuated Total Reflection Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy 2017 ·Analytical Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), David Pérez-Guaita, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Scott L. O’Neill, Don McNaughton, Bayden R. Wood	18
5	Intensity of Mutualism Breakdown Is Determined by Temperature Not Amplification of Wolbachia Genes 2016 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Francesca D. Frentiu, (unknown), (unknown), Bruno van Swinderen, Michael W. Weible, Scott L. O’Neill, J. Brownlie	15
6	A native Wolbachia endosymbiont does not limit dengue virus infection in the mosquito Aedes notoscriptus (Diptera: Culicidae) 2016 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·(unknown), Edwige Rancès, Francesca D. Frentiu, (unknown), Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Eric P. Caragata, Megan Woolfit, Scott L. O’Neill	1
7	Stability of the wMel Wolbachia Infection following Invasion into Aedes aegypti Populations 2014 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Ary A. Hoffmann, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Ashley G. Callahan, Ben L. Phillips, (unknown), Jason K. Axford, Brian L. Montgomery, Andrew P. Turley, Scott L. O’Neill	211
8	2014 ·Figshare ·Francesca D. Frentiu, Tasnim Zakir, Thomas Walker, Jean Popovici, Alyssa T. Pyke, Andrew F. van den Hurk, Elizabeth A. McGraw, Scott L. O’Neill	236
9	Genomic Evolution of the Pathogenic Wolbachia Strain, wMelPop 2013 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Megan Woolfit, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, J. Brownlie, Thomas Walker, Markus Riegler, Andrei Seleznev, Jean Popovici, Edwige Rancès, Bryan A. Wee, Jennifer M. Whitehead Pavlides, Mitchell J. Sullivan, Scott A. Beatson, Amanda Lane, Manpreet Singh Sidhu, Conor J. McMeniman, Elizabeth A. McGraw, Scott L. O’Neill	79
10	Wolbachia-Associated Bacterial Protection in the Mosquito Aedes aegypti 2013 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Yixin H. Ye, Megan Woolfit, Edwige Rancès, Scott L. O’Neill, Elizabeth A. McGraw	105
11	Wolbachia uses host microRNAs to manipulate host gene expression and facilitate colonization of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mazhar Hussain, Francesca D. Frentiu, Luciano Andrade Moreira, Scott L. O’Neill, Sassan Asgari	200
12	Stable Introduction of a Life-Shortening Wolbachia Infection into the Mosquito Aedes aegypti breakdown → 2009 ·Science ·Conor J. McMeniman, (unknown), Bodil N. Cass, (unknown), Manpreet Singh Sidhu, Yu‐Feng Wang, Scott L. O’Neill	702
13	A Wolbachia Symbiont in Aedes aegypti Limits Infection with Dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium breakdown → 2009 ·Cell ·Luciano Andrade Moreira, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, J. Jeffery, (unknown), Alyssa T. Pyke, Lauren M. Hedges, Bruno Coelho Rocha, Sonja Hall‐Mendelin, (unknown), Markus Riegler, Leon E. Hugo, Karyn N. Johnson, Brian H. Kay, Elizabeth A. McGraw, Andrew F. van den Hurk, Peter A. Ryan, Scott L. O’Neill	1240
14	Wolbachia and Virus Protection in Insects breakdown → 2008 ·Science ·Lauren M. Hedges, J. Brownlie, Scott L. O’Neill, Karyn N. Johnson	879
15	Guidance for Contained Field Trials of Vector Mosquitoes Engineered to Contain a Gene Drive System: Recommendations of a Scientific Working Group 2008 ·Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases ·Mark Q. Benedict, Peter d’Abbs, Stephen L. Dobson, Michael Gottlieb, Laura C. Harrington, Suzanne Higgs, Anthony A. James, Stephanie L. James, Bart GJ Knols, Jessica A. Lavery, Scott L. O’Neill, (unknown), Willem Takken, Yeya T. Touré	71
16	In Vitro Rearing of Perkinsiella saccharicida and the Use of Leaf Segments to Assay Fiji disease virus Transmission 2008 ·Phytopathology ·Grant L. Hughes, P. G. Allsopp, Stevens M. Brumbley, Karyn N. Johnson, Scott L. O’Neill	5
17	The use of transcriptional profiles to predict adult mosquito age under field conditions 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peter E. Cook, Leon E. Hugo, Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Craig Williams, Stephen F. Chenoweth, Scott A. Ritchie, Peter A. Ryan, Brian H. Kay, Mark W. Blows, Scott L. O’Neill	91
18	Distribution, Expression, and Motif Variability of Ankyrin Domain Genes in Wolbachia pipientis 2005 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Iñaki Iturbe‐Ormaetxe, Gaelen R. Burke, Markus Riegler, Scott L. O’Neill	111
19	Evidence for a Global Wolbachia Replacement in Drosophila melanogaster 2005 ·Current Biology ·Markus Riegler, Manpreet Singh Sidhu, Wolfgang J. Miller, Scott L. O’Neill	188
20	Wolbachia infections are distributed throughout insect somatic and germ line tissues 1999 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Stephen L. Dobson, Kostas Bourtzis, Henk R. Braig, Brian F. Jones, Weiguo Zhou, François Rousset, Scott L. O’Neill	318

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