Stanley Falkow

79.2k total citations · 29 hit papers
417 papers, 62.1k citations indexed

About

Stanley Falkow is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stanley Falkow has authored 417 papers receiving a total of 62.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Endocrinology, 138 papers in Genetics and 131 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Stanley Falkow's work include Escherichia coli research studies (103 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (95 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (78 papers). Stanley Falkow is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (103 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (95 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (78 papers). Stanley Falkow collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Stanley Falkow's co-authors include B. Brett Finlay, Raphael H. Valdivia, Lucy S. Tompkins, Denise M. Monack, Jorge H. Crosa, Brendan P. Cormack, Herbert L. Heyneker, Bradley D. Jones, Francisco Bolívar and Ralph R. Isberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Stanley Falkow

414 papers receiving 56.6k citations

Hit Papers

Construction and characte... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1977 1977 1996 1992 1997 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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  1. Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicle. II. A multipurpose cloning system
    1977 3.6k citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  2. Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles. II. A multipurpose cloning system.
    1977 2.6k citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  3. FACS-optimized mutants of the green fluorescent protein (GFP)
    1996 2.3k citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  4. Construction and characterization of new cloning vehicles. II. A multipurpose cloning system. 1977.
    1992 1.4k citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  5. Common themes in microbial pathogenicity revisited
    1997 1.1k citations B. Brett Finlay, Stanley Falkow profile →
  6. Simple agarose gel electrophoretic method for the identification and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid
    1976 995 citations Lynn P. Elwell, Stanley Falkow et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  7. Identification of the Uncultured Bacillus of Whipple’s Disease
    1992 796 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  8. Salmonella typhimurium initiates murine infection by penetrating and destroying the specialized epithelial M cells of the Peyer's patches.
    1994 689 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  9. The Agent of Bacillary Angiomatosis
    1990 689 citations Stanley Falkow, Lucy S. Tompkins et al. profile →
  10. General Method for the Isolation of Plasmid Deoxyribonucleic Acid
    1973 673 citations Stanley Falkow et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  11. What are the consequences of the disappearing human microbiota?
    2009 645 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  12. Altered states: Involvement of phosphorylated CagA in the induction of host cellular growth changes by Helicobacter pylori
    1999 639 citations Stanley Falkow, Lucy S. Tompkins et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  13. TheSalmonellainvasin SipB induces macrophage apoptosis by binding to caspase-1
    1999 625 citations Denise M. Monack, Stanley Falkow et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  14. Disruption of the Epithelial Apical-Junctional Complex by Helicobacter pylori CagA
    2003 605 citations Manuel R. Amieva, Roger Vogelmann et al. Science profile →
  15. Common themes in microbial pathogenicity revisited.
    1997 605 citations B. Brett Finlay, Stanley Falkow profile →
  16. Common themes in microbial pathogenicity
    1989 564 citations B. Brett Finlay, Stanley Falkow profile →
  17. Salmonella typhimurium invasion induces apoptosis in infected macrophages.
    1996 536 citations Denise M. Monack, Stanley Falkow et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Characterization of plasmids and plasmid-associated determinants of Yersinia enterocolitica pathogenesis
    1981 526 citations Stanley Falkow et al. Infection and Immunity profile →
  19. Construction and expression of recombinant plasmids encoding type 1 or D-mannose-resistant pili from a urinary tract infection Escherichia coli isolate
    1981 525 citations Stanley Falkow et al. Infection and Immunity profile →
  20. Coordinate Regulation and Sensory Transduction in the Control of Bacterial Virulence
    1989 520 citations Stanley Falkow et al. Science profile →
  21. Extraintestinal dissemination of Salmonella by CD18-expressing phagocytes
    1999 520 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  22. Uniform nomenclature for bacterial plasmids: a proposal
    1976 514 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  23. Yeast-enhanced green fluorescent protein (yEGFP): a reporter of gene expression in Candida albicans
    1997 506 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  24. Macrophage‐dependent induction of the Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 type III secretion system and its role in intracellular survival
    1998 490 citations Denise M. Monack, Stanley Falkow et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
  25. Identification of invasin: A protein that allows enteric bacteria to penetrate cultured mammalian cells
    1987 478 citations Stanley Falkow et al. Cell profile →
  26. Molecular Koch's Postulates Applied to Microbial Pathogenicity
    1988 452 citations Stanley Falkow profile →
  27. A single genetic locus encoded by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis permits invasion of cultured animal cells by Escherichia coli K-12
    1985 435 citations Stanley Falkow et al. profile →
  28. The ability of Salmonella to enter mammalian cells is affected by bacterial growth state.
    1990 391 citations Stanley Falkow et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  29. Tn5-induced mutations affecting virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis
    1983 355 citations Alison A. Weiss, Erik L. Hewlett et al. Infection and Immunity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stanley Falkow United States 133 24.9k 17.9k 17.7k 10.6k 10.0k 417 62.1k
B. Brett Finlay Canada 128 23.8k 1.0× 18.7k 1.0× 9.0k 0.5× 14.1k 1.3× 14.5k 1.4× 532 57.8k
Gordon Dougan United Kingdom 107 13.6k 0.5× 14.3k 0.8× 5.3k 0.3× 14.3k 1.3× 14.7k 1.5× 612 43.5k
John J. Mekalanos United States 111 14.6k 0.6× 24.8k 1.4× 8.8k 0.5× 6.8k 0.6× 4.3k 0.4× 308 39.9k
Philippe Sansonetti France 113 13.6k 0.5× 16.0k 0.9× 8.0k 0.5× 6.2k 0.6× 11.2k 1.1× 446 42.0k
Julian Parkhill United Kingdom 116 24.8k 1.0× 8.7k 0.5× 6.1k 0.3× 8.9k 0.8× 16.1k 1.6× 566 56.2k
Samuel I. Miller United States 97 12.6k 0.5× 8.3k 0.5× 7.0k 0.4× 7.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.4× 235 29.7k
Hiroshi Nikaido United States 107 19.3k 0.8× 5.6k 0.3× 12.0k 0.7× 3.8k 0.4× 5.9k 0.6× 279 43.2k
James B. Kaper United States 104 9.0k 0.4× 34.7k 1.9× 8.4k 0.5× 12.0k 1.1× 18.2k 1.8× 346 44.7k
Roberto Kolter United States 116 32.2k 1.3× 6.3k 0.4× 12.4k 0.7× 3.7k 0.3× 3.7k 0.4× 265 48.9k
E. Peter Greenberg United States 92 34.2k 1.4× 8.3k 0.5× 11.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.2× 3.4k 0.3× 228 47.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Salama, Nina R., Benjamin Shepherd, & Stanley Falkow. (2004). Global Transposon Mutagenesis and Essential Gene Analysis of Helicobacter pylori. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(23). 7926–7935. 250 indexed citations
2.
Joyce, Elizabeth A., et al.. (2004). LuxS Is Required for Persistent Pneumococcal Carriage and Expression of Virulence and Biosynthesis Genes. Infection and Immunity. 72(5). 2964–2975. 57 indexed citations
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Tompkins, Lucy S., et al.. (2004). Comparison of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Implicated in Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Strains That Cause Enteritis by a DNA Microarray. Infection and Immunity. 72(2). 1199–1203. 52 indexed citations
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Amieva, Manuel R., Roger Vogelmann, Antonello Covacci, et al.. (2003). Disruption of the Epithelial Apical-Junctional Complex by Helicobacter pylori CagA. Science. 300(5624). 1430–1434. 605 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mueller, Anne, Jani O’Rourke, Pauline Chu, et al.. (2003). Protective immunity against Helicobacter is characterized by a unique transcriptional signature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(21). 12289–12294. 53 indexed citations
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Chan, Kaman, et al.. (2002). Complex pattern of Mycobacterium marinum gene expression during long-term granulomatous infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(6). 3920–3925. 94 indexed citations
7.
Joyce, Elizabeth A., Kaman Chan, Nina R. Salama, & Stanley Falkow. (2002). Redefining bacterial populations: a post-genomic reformation. Nature Reviews Genetics. 3(6). 462–473. 67 indexed citations
8.
Falkow, Stanley. (1997). What is a pathogen. 63. 359. 78 indexed citations
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Falkow, Stanley & Virginia L. Miller. (1994). Molecular genetics of bacterial pathogenesis : a tribute to Stanley Falkow. ASM Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Geme, Joseph W. St., et al.. (1994). A Haemophilus influenzae IgA protease‐like protein promotes intimate interaction with human epithelial cells. Molecular Microbiology. 14(2). 217–233. 123 indexed citations
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Bliska, James B., Jorge E. Galán, & Stanley Falkow. (1993). Signal transduction in the mammalian cell during bacterial attachment and entry. Cell. 73(5). 903–920. 300 indexed citations
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Monack, Denise M. & Stanley Falkow. (1993). Cloning of Bordetella bronchiseptica urease genes and analysis of colonization by a urease‐negative mutant strain in a guinea‐pig model. Molecular Microbiology. 10(3). 545–553. 20 indexed citations
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McDonough, Kathleen A., Allan M. Barnes, Thomas J. Quan, John A. Montenieri, & Stanley Falkow. (1993). Mutation in the pla Gene of Yersinia pestis Alters the Course of the Plague Bacillus-Flea (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) Interaction. Journal of Medical Entomology. 30(4). 772–780. 26 indexed citations
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Finlay, B. Brett & Stanley Falkow. (1990). Salmonella Interactions with Polarized Human Intestinal Caco-2 Epithelial Cells. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 162(5). 1096–1106. 269 indexed citations
15.
Frankel, Gad, Lee W. Riley, J Giron, et al.. (1990). Detection of Shigella in Feces Using DNA Amplification. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 161(6). 1252–1256. 127 indexed citations
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Stibitz, Scott, W Aaronson, Denise M. Monack, & Stanley Falkow. (1988). The vir Locus and Phase-Variation in Bordetella pertussis(II. Molecular Biological and Genetic Analysis of Bordetella pertussis)(Current Studies on Future Vaccines). 13. 223–226. 1 indexed citations
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Weiss, Alison A., Erik L. Hewlett, G A Myers, & Stanley Falkow. (1983). Tn5-induced mutations affecting virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis. Infection and Immunity. 42(1). 33–41. 355 indexed citations breakdown →
18.
Gyles, Carlton, et al.. (1978). In Vivo Transfer of an Escherichia coli Enterotoxin Plasmid Possessing Genes for Drug Resistance. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 39(9). 1438–1441. 13 indexed citations
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Heffron, Fred, Craig E. Rubens, & Stanley Falkow. (1975). Translocation of a plasmid DNA sequence which mediates ampicillin resistance: molecular nature and specificity of insertion.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(9). 3623–3627. 164 indexed citations
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Elwell, Lynn P., J. de Graaff, Diane Seibert, & Stanley Falkow. (1975). Plasmid-linked ampicillin resistance in haempohilus influenza type b. Infection and Immunity. 12(2). 404–410. 136 indexed citations

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