Simon Swift

25.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
187 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Simon Swift is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Swift has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Simon Swift's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (38 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (16 papers). Simon Swift is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (38 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (16 papers). Simon Swift collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Simon Swift's co-authors include Paul Williams, Gordon S.A.B. Stewart, Michael K. Winson, Barrie W. Bycroft, Siri Ram Chhabra, Miguel Cámara, Mavis Daykin, Adrian Taylor, John H. Lamb and John Throup and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon Swift

180 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit 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.

Quorum sensing and Chromobacterium violaceum: exploitation of violacein production and inhibition for the detection of N-acylhomoserine lactones

1997 1.5k citations Simon Swift et al. profile →
Essential Oils and Their Major Components: An Updated Review on Antimicrobial Activities, Mechanism of Action and Their Potential Application in the Food Industry

2022 272 citations Simon Swift et al. profile →
Gut microbiota modulates COPD pathogenesis: role of anti-inflammatory Parabacteroides goldsteinii lipopolysaccharide

2021 215 citations Hsin‐Chih Lai, Tzu-Lung Lin et al. Gut profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Swift

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Simon Swift's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Simon Swift with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Simon Swift more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Swift

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Simon Swift. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Simon Swift. The network helps show where Simon Swift may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Swift

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In vitro anti-biofilm efficacy of therapeutic low dose 265 nm UVC 2025 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Sanjay Marasini, S. Dean, Simon Swift, (unknown), Jennifer P. Craig	1
2	Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultraviolet C Light on Fungal Keratitis—In Vitro and Ex Vivo Studies 2025 ·Antibiotics ·M Bosman, Jennifer P. Craig, Simon Swift, S. Dean, Sanjay Marasini	1
3	Harnessing kānuka (Kunzea ericoides) subcritical water extract for food safety and odour neutralisation: an in vitro study 2025 ·Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology ·(unknown), Simon Swift, Saeid Baroutian	1
4	Subcritical Water Extraction of Kānuka (Kunzea ericoides): A Qualitative Analysis of Bioactive Profile Based on Antioxidant Properties 2025 ·Molecular Biotechnology ·(unknown), Simon Swift, (unknown), Saeid Baroutian	1
5	Antifungal Activity of Disalt of Epipyrone A from Epicoccum nigrum Likely via Disrupted Fatty Acid Elongation and Sphingolipid Biosynthesis 2024 ·Journal of Fungi ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Simon Swift, Andrew B. Munkacsi, Silas G. Villas‐Bôas	0
6	Enhanced antimicrobial activity of photocatalytic titanium oxide upon formation of composites with polyaniline via an eco-friendly and facile microwave synthesis approach 2024 ·Ceramics International ·Marija Gizdavic‐Nikolaidis, (unknown), Dragomir Stanisavljev, Milena Marinović‐Cincović, Dragana J. Jovanović, Darren Svirskis, Simon Swift	0
7	Rat model of recalcitrant prosthetic joint infection using biofilm inocula 2023 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·(unknown), Tao Wang, Scott M. Bolam, (unknown), Simon Swift, Jillian Cornish, (unknown), Nicholas N. Ashton, Brya G. Matthews	2
8	Charged laser-induced graphene electrodes exhibit strong capacitance-based antibacterial and antiviral properties 2023 ·Applied Materials Today ·(unknown), Alireza Akbarinejad, John Taylor, Simon Swift, (unknown), Jacqueline Ross, Janesha Perera, Paul A. Kilmartin, Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić	15
9	From energy storage to pathogen eradication: unveiling the antibacterial and antiviral capacities of flexible solid-state carbon cloth supercapacitors 2023 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·(unknown), Alireza Akbarinejad, John Taylor, Janesha Perera, Jacqueline Ross, Simon Swift, Paul A. Kilmartin, Jadranka Travaš-Sejdić	1
10	Preclinical confirmation of UVC efficacy in treating infectious keratitis 2022 ·The Ocular Surface ·Sanjay Marasini, S. Dean, Simon Swift, Janesha Perera, Ilva D. Rupenthal, Tao Wang, (unknown), Jennifer P. Craig	11
11	Gut microbiota modulates COPD pathogenesis: role of anti-inflammatory Parabacteroides goldsteinii lipopolysaccharide breakdown → 2021 ·Gut ·Hsin‐Chih Lai, Tzu-Lung Lin, Ting-Wen Chen, Yu-Lun Kuo, Chih‐Jung Chang, (unknown), (unknown), Ying-Huang Tsai, Simon Swift, Chia-Chen Lu	215
12	Improve Integration of In Vitro Biofilm Body of Knowledge to Support Clinical Breakthroughs in Surgical Site Infection 2021 ·JAAOS Global Research and Reviews ·(unknown), Brett Wagner Mackenzie, Brya G. Matthews, Dustin L. Williams, Jillian Cornish, Simon Swift	2
13	Antimicrobial anilinium polymers: The properties of poly(N,N‐dimethylaminophenylene methacrylamide) in solution and as coatings 2019 ·Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry ·Ao Chen, (unknown), Cheng Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Hang T. Ta, Alysha G. Elliott, Matthew A. Cooper, Janesha Perera, Simon Swift, Idriss Blakey, Andrew K. Whittaker, Hui Peng	7
14	Induction of Microbial Oxidative Stress as a New Strategy to Enhance the Enzymatic Degradation of Organic Micropollutants in Synthetic Wastewater 2019 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Octavio Perez‐Garcia, Gavin Lear, David Greenwood, Simon Swift, Martin Middleditch, Edward P. Kolodziej, Naresh Singhal	36
15	Estrogenic activity of cylindrospermopsin and anatoxin-a and their oxidative products by FeIII-B/H2O2 2018 ·Water Research* ·Jishan Liu, (unknown), Simon Swift, Naresh Singhal	27
16	Isolation of membrane vesicles from prokaryotes: a technical and biological comparison reveals heterogeneity 2017 ·Journal of Extracellular Vesicles ·Priscila Dauros‐Singorenko, Vanessa Chang, Alana L. Whitcombe, (unknown), Jiwon Hong, Anthony R.J. Phillips, Simon Swift, Cherie Blenkiron	94
17	Microbiological Contamination of Drugs during Their Administration for Anesthesia in the Operating Room 2016 ·Anesthesiology ·(unknown), Simon J Mitchell, Janie Sheridan, Timothy G. Short, Simon Swift, Jane Torrie, Craig S. Webster, Alan Merry	24
18	Clarifying the regulation of NO/N2O production in Nitrosomonas europaea during anoxic–oxic transition via flux balance analysis of a metabolic network model 2014 ·Water Research ·Octavio Perez‐Garcia, Silas G. Villas‐Bôas, Simon Swift, Kartik Chandran, Naresh Singhal	40
19	Are biofilms associated with an inflammatory response in chronic rhinosinusitis? 2011 ·International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology ·A. J. Wood, John D. Fraser, Simon Swift, Satya Amirapu, Richard Douglas	22
20	Effect of dose of Streptococcus uberis infused into the mammary gland of lactating cows on clinical signs, bacterial count, somatic cell count and milk production 2004 ·Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production ·S McDougall, (unknown), Simon Swift, (unknown), (unknown)	4

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact