Tao Dong

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Tao Dong is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Dong has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Endocrinology, 22 papers in Molecular Medicine and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tao Dong's work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (41 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (26 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (22 papers). Tao Dong is often cited by papers focused on Vibrio bacteria research studies (41 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (26 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (22 papers). Tao Dong collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Tao Dong's co-authors include John J. Mekalanos, Herb E. Schellhorn, Brian T. Ho, Xiaoye Liang, Linh Lam, Deborah R. Yoder-Himes, Brianne J. Burkinshaw, Richard A. Moore, Steven J. Hersch and Yao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tao Dong

65 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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 View to a Kill: The Bacterial Type VI Secretion System

2013 462 citations Brian T. Ho, Tao Dong et al. profile →
The “Microplastome” – A Holistic Perspective to Capture the Real-World Ecology of Microplastics

2024 74 citations Tao Dong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tao Dong China	31	1.9k	1.2k	879	858	402	71	3.3k
Roger Simm Norway	22	888 0.5×	2.2k 1.9×	492 0.6×	913 1.1×	436 1.1×	50	3.4k
Daniel E. Kadouri United States	31	893 0.5×	2.0k 1.8×	553 0.6×	475 0.6×	711 1.8×	59	3.9k
Ann M. Stevens United States	29	832 0.4×	2.2k 1.9×	359 0.4×	1000 1.2×	648 1.6×	58	3.4k
Brian K. Hammer United States	24	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	341 0.4×	496 0.6×	371 0.9×	52	3.0k
Eliana Drenkard United States	12	492 0.3×	2.0k 1.8×	738 0.8×	717 0.8×	370 0.9×	13	3.1k
Paolo Landini Italy	35	773 0.4×	2.6k 2.3×	447 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	698 1.7×	77	3.8k
Mikkel Klausen Denmark	19	616 0.3×	3.0k 2.6×	632 0.7×	731 0.9×	564 1.4×	27	3.9k
Ankur B. Dalia United States	26	771 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	228 0.3×	612 0.7×	415 1.0×	55	2.1k
Laura Hobley United Kingdom	24	496 0.3×	1.3k 1.2×	344 0.4×	489 0.6×	561 1.4×	33	2.1k
Teresa R. de Kievit Canada	22	466 0.2×	2.0k 1.7×	493 0.6×	623 0.7×	387 1.0×	33	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Dong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Dong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Dong

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

All Works

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Pei, Tong‐Tong, Xingyu Wang, Yiqiu Zhang, et al.. (2025). TssW-PpkA-Fha axis controls the positioning and initiation of the type VI secretion system in Acidovorax citrulli. mBio. 16(11). e0187925–e0187925.

Pei, Tong‐Tong, et al.. (2025). Not just passengers: effectors contribute to the assembly of the type VI secretion system as structural building blocks. Journal of Bacteriology. 207(3). e0045524–e0045524. 2 indexed citations

Tan, Zhimin, Yuxuan Bai, Hong‐Wei Xue, et al.. (2025). Non-adapted bacterial infection suppresses plant reproduction. Science Advances. 11(2). eads7738–eads7738. 2 indexed citations

An, Ying, Ting Zhao, Tong‐Tong Pei, et al.. (2024). Amidase and lysozyme dual functions in TseP reveal a new family of chimeric effectors in the type VI secretion system. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhenghong, Zewen Li, Yujie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Root hair developmental regulators orchestrate drought triggered microbiome changes and the interaction with beneficial Rhizobiaceae. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10068–10068. 19 indexed citations

Wu, Lili, Shuangquan Yan, Tong‐Tong Pei, et al.. (2023). A Dueling-Competent Signal-Sensing Module Guides Precise Delivery of Cargo Proteins into Target Cells by Engineered Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ACS Synthetic Biology. 12(2). 360–368. 1 indexed citations

Song, Tingting, et al.. (2023). Laser directed energy deposition of Ti-1Al-8V-5Fe alloy: From zero to significant tensile plasticity. Scripta Materialia. 239. 115814–115814. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaoyan, Xiao He, Yuxuan Ren, et al.. (2023). Thymol-loaded polylactic acid electrospun fibrous membranes with synergistic biocidal and anti-bacterial adhesion properties via morphology control. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 677. 132360–132360. 12 indexed citations

Pei, Tong‐Tong, et al.. (2022). Abiotic factors modulate interspecies competition mediated by the type VI secretion system effectors in Vibrio cholerae. The ISME Journal. 16(7). 1765–1775. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Ji‐Hong, Tian Zhou, Tao Dong, et al.. (2022). Acquisition of T6SS Effector TseL Contributes to the Emerging of Novel Epidemic Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(1). e0330822–e0330822. 8 indexed citations

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Stietz, María Silvina, Xiaoye Liang, Hao Li, Xinran Zhang, & Tao Dong. (2020). TssA–TssM–TagA interaction modulates type VI secretion system sheath-tube assembly in Vibrio cholerae. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5065–5065. 22 indexed citations

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Si, Meiru, Chao Zhao, Brianne J. Burkinshaw, et al.. (2017). Manganese scavenging and oxidative stress response mediated by type VI secretion system in Burkholderia thailandensis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(11). E2233–E2242. 191 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao, Jing He, Shiqing Wang, et al.. (2016). Inability to activate Rac1-dependent forgetting contributes to behavioral inflexibility in mutants of multiple autism-risk genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(27). 7644–7649. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Runze, et al.. (2015). BMA: Bandwidth allocation management for distributed systems under cloud gaming. 414–418. 2 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao, et al.. (2015). Generation of reactive oxygen species by lethal attacks from competing microbes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(7). 2181–2186. 132 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao, Brian T. Ho, Deborah R. Yoder-Himes, & John J. Mekalanos. (2013). Identification of T6SS-dependent effector and immunity proteins by Tn-seq in Vibrio cholerae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(7). 2623–2628. 239 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao & Herb E. Schellhorn. (2009). Role of RpoS in Virulence of Pathogens. Infection and Immunity. 78(3). 887–897. 137 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao & Herb E. Schellhorn. (2008). Control of RpoS in global gene expression of Escherichia coli in minimal media. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 281(1). 19–33. 98 indexed citations

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Dong, Tao, Brian K. Coombes, & Herb E. Schellhorn. (2008). Role of RpoS in the Virulence of Citrobacter rodentium. Infection and Immunity. 77(1). 501–507. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Defa, et al.. (2003). Effects of dietary vitamin k levels on bone quality in broilers. Archives of Animal Nutrition. 57(3). 197–206. 17 indexed citations

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