Vilasack Thammavongsa

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Vilasack Thammavongsa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Vilasack Thammavongsa has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Vilasack Thammavongsa's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (5 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (4 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (3 papers). Vilasack Thammavongsa is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (5 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (4 papers) and Neonatal and Maternal Infections (3 papers). Vilasack Thammavongsa collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Vilasack Thammavongsa's co-authors include Dominique Missiakas, Olaf Schneewind, Hwan Keun Kim, Justin W. Kern, Malini Raghavan, Syed Rizvi, Richard Cantley, Kathleen L. Collins, Molly McAdow and Gayatri Raghuraman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Vilasack Thammavongsa

12 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Staphylococcal manipulation of host immune responses

2015 451 citations Vilasack Thammavongsa, Hwan Keun Kim et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vilasack Thammavongsa United States	11	679	651	505	225	180	12	1.4k
Jovanka Bestebroer Netherlands	17	550 0.8×	751 1.2×	501 1.0×	218 1.0×	79 0.4×	18	1.3k
Shintaro Seto Japan	21	394 0.6×	221 0.3×	319 0.6×	426 1.9×	117 0.7×	49	1.3k
András N. Spaan Netherlands	11	688 1.0×	790 1.2×	388 0.8×	219 1.0×	185 1.0×	14	1.3k
Jacqueline M. Kimmey United States	16	606 0.9×	597 0.9×	637 1.3×	47 0.2×	114 0.6×	23	1.6k
Ilse Jongerius Netherlands	22	422 0.6×	396 0.6×	564 1.1×	339 1.5×	151 0.8×	51	1.4k
Bae-Hoon Kim South Korea	17	726 1.1×	264 0.4×	754 1.5×	56 0.2×	126 0.7×	34	1.8k
Christopher N. LaRock United States	22	672 1.0×	293 0.5×	305 0.6×	93 0.4×	511 2.8×	39	1.4k
Amanda Welin Sweden	26	646 1.0×	491 0.8×	802 1.6×	61 0.3×	42 0.2×	56	1.7k
Evelien T.M. Berends Netherlands	13	477 0.7×	314 0.5×	759 1.5×	218 1.0×	154 0.9×	14	1.3k
José Carlos Santos Switzerland	13	1.1k 1.6×	101 0.2×	547 1.1×	146 0.6×	162 0.9×	15	1.5k

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Bhattacharya, Mohini, et al.. (2023). A humanized monoclonal antibody targeting protein a promotes opsonophagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus in human umbilical cord blood. Vaccine. 41(35). 5079–5084. 2 indexed citations

Emolo, Carla, Vilasack Thammavongsa, Hwan Keun Kim, et al.. (2016). Antibodies against a secreted product of Staphylococcus aureus trigger phagocytic killing. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(3). 293–301. 50 indexed citations

Thammavongsa, Vilasack, Hwan Keun Kim, Dominique Missiakas, & Olaf Schneewind. (2015). Staphylococcal manipulation of host immune responses. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 13(9). 529–543. 451 indexed citations breakdown →

Thammavongsa, Vilasack, et al.. (2014). Protein A-neutralizing monoclonal antibody protects neonatal mice against Staphylococcus aureus. Vaccine. 33(4). 523–526. 41 indexed citations

Thammavongsa, Vilasack, Dominique Missiakas, & Olaf Schneewind. (2013). Staphylococcus aureus Degrades Neutrophil Extracellular Traps to Promote Immune Cell Death. Science. 342(6160). 863–866. 323 indexed citations

Thammavongsa, Vilasack, Olaf Schneewind, & Dominique Missiakas. (2011). Enzymatic properties of Staphylococcus aureus adenosine synthase (AdsA). BMC Biochemistry. 12(1). 56–56. 46 indexed citations

Kim, Hwan Keun, Vilasack Thammavongsa, Olaf Schneewind, & Dominique Missiakas. (2011). Recurrent infections and immune evasion strategies of Staphylococcus aureus. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 15(1). 92–99. 168 indexed citations

Thammavongsa, Vilasack, Justin W. Kern, Dominique Missiakas, & Olaf Schneewind. (2009). Staphylococcus aureus synthesizes adenosine to escape host immune responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(11). 2417–2427. 201 indexed citations

Thammavongsa, Vilasack, Malinda Schaefer, Tracey Filzen, et al.. (2009). Assembly and intracellular trafficking of HLA-B*3501 and HLA-B*3503. Immunogenetics. 61(11-12). 703–716. 15 indexed citations

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Thammavongsa, Vilasack, et al.. (2006). HLA-B44 Polymorphisms at Position 116 of the Heavy Chain Influence TAP Complex Binding via an Effect on Peptide Occupancy. The Journal of Immunology. 177(5). 3150–3161. 30 indexed citations

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Thammavongsa, Vilasack, et al.. (2005). Polypeptide Substrate Recognition by Calnexin Requires Specific Conformations of the Calnexin Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(39). 33497–33505. 25 indexed citations

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Rizvi, Syed, et al.. (2004). A Polypeptide Binding Conformation of Calreticulin Is Induced by Heat Shock, Calcium Depletion, or by Deletion of the C-Terminal Acidic Region. Molecular Cell. 15(6). 913–923. 65 indexed citations

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