Sharon Taft-Benz

1.5k total citations
30 papers, 871 citations indexed

About

Sharon Taft-Benz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon Taft-Benz has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 871 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Infectious Diseases and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Sharon Taft-Benz's work include Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Sharon Taft-Benz is often cited by papers focused on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (6 papers). Sharon Taft-Benz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Sharon Taft-Benz's co-authors include Thomas H. Kawula, Robin R. Craven, Joshua D. Hall, Roel M. Schaaper, Shaun Steele, James R. Fuller, Bronwyn M. Gunn, Jeffrey A. Frelinger, Matthew D. Woolard and Nathaniel J. Moorman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sharon Taft-Benz

29 papers receiving 866 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sharon Taft-Benz United States 16 611 327 221 168 128 30 871
Ramona L. McCaffrey United States 11 428 0.7× 239 0.7× 167 0.8× 232 1.4× 79 0.6× 12 705
Debashree Chatterjee United States 15 501 0.8× 159 0.5× 201 0.9× 135 0.8× 75 0.6× 30 897
Serguei G. Popov United States 18 747 1.2× 227 0.7× 204 0.9× 103 0.6× 114 0.9× 30 971
Kelly M. Fulton Canada 15 390 0.6× 113 0.3× 236 1.1× 86 0.5× 125 1.0× 40 685
Kateřina Procházková Czechia 8 368 0.6× 199 0.6× 75 0.3× 125 0.7× 92 0.7× 18 756
Takashi Shimoike Japan 17 391 0.6× 222 0.7× 237 1.1× 100 0.6× 64 0.5× 24 1.1k
Martin Pelchat Canada 23 465 0.8× 115 0.4× 192 0.9× 143 0.9× 107 0.8× 50 1.1k
Myung‐Chul Chung United States 14 473 0.8× 88 0.3× 108 0.5× 104 0.6× 79 0.6× 19 613
Shaun Steele United States 13 246 0.4× 111 0.3× 71 0.3× 122 0.7× 61 0.5× 18 483
Patricio Mena United States 17 319 0.5× 277 0.8× 95 0.4× 180 1.1× 48 0.4× 28 721

Countries citing papers authored by Sharon Taft-Benz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sharon Taft-Benz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sharon Taft-Benz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sharon Taft-Benz 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 Sharon Taft-Benz. Sharon Taft-Benz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ong, Han Wee, Jeffery L. Smith, Jason W. Brown, et al.. (2024). More than an Amide Bioisostere: Discovery of 1,2,4-Triazole-containing Pyrazolo[1,5- a ]pyrimidine Host CSNK2 Inhibitors for Combatting β-Coronavirus Replication. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(14). 12261–12313. 6 indexed citations
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Anderson, Elizabeth J., Sanjay Sarkar, Sharon Taft-Benz, et al.. (2024). Host Genetic Variation Impacts SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Response in the Diversity Outbred Mouse Population. Vaccines. 12(1). 103–103. 2 indexed citations
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Ong, Han Wee, Jeffery L. Smith, Sharon Taft-Benz, et al.. (2024). Strategic Fluorination to Achieve a Potent, Selective, Metabolically Stable, and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitor of CSNK2. Molecules. 29(17). 4158–4158. 1 indexed citations
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Snouwaert, John N., Leigh A. Jania, Trang Thi Huyen Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Human ACE2 expression, a major tropism determinant for SARS-CoV-2, is regulated by upstream and intragenic elements. PLoS Pathogens. 19(2). e1011168–e1011168. 9 indexed citations
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Taft-Benz, Sharon, et al.. (2022). Woodsmoke particle exposure prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection alters antiviral response gene expression in human nasal epithelial cells in a sex-dependent manner. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 322(3). L479–L494. 26 indexed citations
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Barnett, Katherine C., Yuying Xie, Takanori Asakura, et al.. (2022). An epithelial-immune circuit amplifies inflammasome and IL-6 responses to SARS-CoV-2. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(2). 243–259.e6. 40 indexed citations
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Drewry, David H., Frances Potjewyd, Armin Bayati, et al.. (2022). Identification and Utilization of a Chemical Probe to Interrogate the Roles of PIKfyve in the Lifecycle of β-Coronaviruses. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 65(19). 12860–12882. 13 indexed citations
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Bayati, Armin, Sharon Taft-Benz, Jeffery L. Smith, et al.. (2022). Host Kinase CSNK2 is a Target for Inhibition of Pathogenic SARS-like β-Coronaviruses. ACS Chemical Biology. 17(7). 1937–1950. 17 indexed citations
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Alzhanova, Dina, Kathleen Corcoran, Aubrey Bailey, et al.. (2021). Novel modulators of p53-signaling encoded by unknown genes of emerging viruses. PLoS Pathogens. 17(1). e1009033–e1009033. 10 indexed citations
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Kijek, Todd M., Haitao Wen, Debra J. Taxman, et al.. (2020). Deletion of ripA Alleviates Suppression of the Inflammasome and MAPK by Francisella tularensis. UNC Libraries.
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Nguyen, Theresa, Nicole N. Haese, Nikhil Reddy Madadi, et al.. (2019). Studies on Dibenzylamines as Inhibitors of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus. ACS Infectious Diseases. 5(12). 2014–2028. 3 indexed citations
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Steele, Shaun, et al.. (2015). Identifying Francisella tularensis Genes Required for Growth in Host Cells. Infection and Immunity. 83(8). 3015–3025. 10 indexed citations
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Steele, Shaun, Sharon Taft-Benz, & Thomas H. Kawula. (2014). A Method for Functional Trans-Complementation of Intracellular Francisella tularensis. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e88194–e88194. 3 indexed citations
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Steele, Shaun, et al.. (2013). Francisella tularensis Harvests Nutrients Derived via ATG5-Independent Autophagy to Support Intracellular Growth. PLoS Pathogens. 9(8). e1003562–e1003562. 103 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Brittany L., James R. Fuller, Sharon Taft-Benz, Edward J. Collins, & Thomas H. Kawula. (2012). Francisella tularensis RipA Protein Topology and Identification of Functional Domains. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(6). 1474–1484. 6 indexed citations
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Fuller, James R., Todd M. Kijek, Sharon Taft-Benz, & Thomas H. Kawula. (2009). Environmental and intracellular regulation of Francisella tularensis ripA. BMC Microbiology. 9(1). 216–216. 20 indexed citations
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Taft-Benz, Sharon & Roel M. Schaaper. (2004). The θ Subunit ofEscherichia coliDNA Polymerase III: a Role in Stabilizing the ε Proofreading Subunit. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(9). 2774–2780. 56 indexed citations
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Taft-Benz, Sharon & Roel M. Schaaper. (1999). The C-Terminal Domain of DnaQ Contains the Polymerase Binding Site. Journal of Bacteriology. 181(9). 2963–2965. 30 indexed citations
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Taft-Benz, Sharon. (1998). Mutational analysis of the 3'-->5' proofreading exonuclease of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III. Nucleic Acids Research. 26(17). 4005–4011. 44 indexed citations

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