Steven T. Rutherford

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Steven T. Rutherford is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven T. Rutherford has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Steven T. Rutherford's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers). Steven T. Rutherford is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (9 papers). Steven T. Rutherford collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Africa. Steven T. Rutherford's co-authors include Bonnie L. Bassler, Julia C. van Kessel, Richard L. Gourse, Yi Shao, Thomas J. Silhavy, Wilma Ross, Jiawei Sun, Kerwyn Casey Huang, Man‐Wah Tan and Craig R. MacNair and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Steven T. Rutherford

30 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Bacterial Quorum Sensing: Its Role in Virulence and Possibilities for Its Control

2012 1.4k citations Steven T. Rutherford, Bonnie L. Bassler Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine profile →
Physical properties of the bacterial outer membrane

2021 240 citations Jiawei Sun, Steven T. Rutherford et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Alternative therapeutic strategies to treat antibiotic-resistant pathogens

2023 122 citations Craig R. MacNair, Steven T. Rutherford et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deep-learning-based virtual screening of antibacterial compounds 2025 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Gabriele Scalia, Steven T. Rutherford, (unknown), Kerry R. Buchholz, Nicholas J. Skelton, Kangway V. Chuang, Nathaniel Diamant, Jan-Christian Hütter, (unknown), Anh Miu, Jeff Blaney, Leo Gendelev, Elizabeth Skippington, Gregory J. Zynda, (unknown), Michał Koziarski, Yoshua Bengio, Aviv Regev, Man‐Wah Tan, Tommaso Biancalani	0
2	Potent activity of polymyxin B is associated with long-lived super-stoichiometric accumulation mediated by weak-affinity binding to lipid A 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Kerry R. Buchholz, Mike Reichelt, Matthew C. Johnson, Sarah J. Robinson, Peter A. Smith, Steven T. Rutherford, John G. Quinn	12
3	Returning to Nature for the Next Generation of Antimicrobial Therapeutics 2023 ·Antibiotics ·Craig R. MacNair, Caressa N. Tsai, Steven T. Rutherford, Man‐Wah Tan	8
4	Inhibitors targeting BamA in gram-negative bacteria 2023 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research ·Kelly M. Storek, Dawei Sun, Steven T. Rutherford	9
5	Alternative therapeutic strategies to treat antibiotic-resistant pathogens breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Craig R. MacNair, Steven T. Rutherford, Man‐Wah Tan	122
6	The role of membrane destabilisation and protein dynamics in BAM catalysed OMP folding 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Paul White, (unknown), M.G. Iadanza, A.J. Higgins, Jonathan Machin, James Whitehouse, Jim E. Horne, Bob Schiffrin, (unknown), Antonio N. Calabrese, Kelly M. Storek, Steven T. Rutherford, David J. Brockwell, Neil A. Ranson, Sheena E. Radford	29
7	Physical properties of the bacterial outer membrane breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Reviews Microbiology ·Jiawei Sun, Steven T. Rutherford, Thomas J. Silhavy, Kerwyn Casey Huang	240
8	Border Control: Regulating LPS Biogenesis 2020 ·Trends in Microbiology ·Randi L. Guest, Steven T. Rutherford, Thomas J. Silhavy	56
9	Modified RS-LAMP assay and use of lateral flow devices for rapid detection of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli 2017 ·Letters in Applied Microbiology ·(unknown), Meenu Ghai, K Moodley, (unknown), (unknown), S. A. McFarlane, Steven T. Rutherford	13
10	A Qrr Noncoding RNA Deploys Four Different Regulatory Mechanisms to Optimize Quorum-Sensing Dynamics 2015 ·Cell ·(unknown), Steven T. Rutherford, Kai Papenfort, John D. Bagert, Julia C. van Kessel, David A. Tirrell, Ned S. Wingreen, Bonnie L. Bassler	118
11	Functional determinants of the quorum-sensing non-coding RNAs and their roles in target regulation 2013 ·The EMBO Journal ·Yi Shao, (unknown), Steven T. Rutherford, Kai Papenfort, Bonnie L. Bassler	54
12	Bacterial Quorum Sensing: Its Role in Virulence and Possibilities for Its Control breakdown → 2012 ·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine ·Steven T. Rutherford, Bonnie L. Bassler	1449
13	AphA and LuxR/HapR reciprocally control quorum sensing in vibrios 2011 ·Genes & Development ·Steven T. Rutherford, Julia C. van Kessel, Yi Shao, Bonnie L. Bassler	223
14	Allosteric control of Escherichia coli rRNA promoter complexes by DksA 2009 ·Genes & Development ·Steven T. Rutherford, (unknown), Jeong‐Hyun Lee, Wilma Ross, Richard L. Gourse	120
15	Still Looking for the Magic Spot: The Crystallographically Defined Binding Site for ppGpp on RNA Polymerase Is Unlikely to Be Responsible for rRNA Transcription Regulation 2008 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Catherine E. Vrentas, Tamás Gaál, Melanie B. Berkmen, Steven T. Rutherford, Shanil P. Haugen, Wilma Ross, Richard L. Gourse	63
16	Crystal Structure of Escherichia coli Rnk, a New RNA Polymerase-Interacting Protein 2008 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Valérie Lamour, Steven T. Rutherford, Konstantin Kuznedelov, U.A. Ramagopal, Richard L. Gourse, Konstantin Severinov, Seth A. Darst	30
17	Effects of DksA, GreA, and GreB on Transcription Initiation: Insights into the Mechanisms of Factors that Bind in the Secondary Channel of RNA Polymerase 2006 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Steven T. Rutherford, Justin J. Lemke, Catherine E. Vrentas, Tamás Gaál, Wilma Ross, Richard L. Gourse	101
18	Field Persistence of Ice-Nucleating Bacteria in Overwintering Colorado Potato Beetles 2001 ·Biological Control ·Louela A. Castrillo, (unknown), J. A. Wyman, (unknown), Steven T. Rutherford	8
19	Identification of Ice-Nucleating ActivePseudomonas fluorescensStrains for Biological Control of Overwintering Colorado Potato Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) 2000 ·Journal of Economic Entomology ·Louela A. Castrillo, Richard Lee, Marcia R. Lee, Steven T. Rutherford	17
20	Reservoir continuity logging using connectivity mapping while drilling 1996 ·The Leading Edge ·(unknown), (unknown), Steven T. Rutherford, (unknown)	4

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