Wesley P. Black

729 total citations
18 papers, 554 citations indexed

About

Wesley P. Black is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wesley P. Black has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 554 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Wesley P. Black's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers). Wesley P. Black is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (8 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers). Wesley P. Black collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Wesley P. Black's co-authors include Zhaomin Yang, Qian Xu, Florian D. Schubot, David R. Zusman, Wenyuan Shi, Zhuo Li, Howard Robinson, Kyungyun Cho, Xueyan Duan and Heidi B. Kaplan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Wesley P. Black

18 papers receiving 549 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wesley P. Black United States 14 464 343 190 72 33 18 554
Jared T. Winkelman United States 12 599 1.3× 406 1.2× 247 1.3× 45 0.6× 36 1.1× 15 704
Christoph Engl United Kingdom 16 441 1.0× 296 0.9× 160 0.8× 106 1.5× 29 0.9× 22 652
Laura Camarena Mexico 17 578 1.2× 323 0.9× 249 1.3× 116 1.6× 27 0.8× 55 796
Eric Becker United States 16 546 1.2× 452 1.3× 289 1.5× 71 1.0× 25 0.8× 22 767
Anthony G. Garza United States 16 763 1.6× 523 1.5× 217 1.1× 104 1.4× 59 1.8× 31 898
Darshankumar T. Pathak United States 8 255 0.5× 205 0.6× 122 0.6× 149 2.1× 58 1.8× 9 395
Brian J. Cantwell United States 6 355 0.8× 234 0.7× 86 0.5× 30 0.4× 57 1.7× 8 470
Setsu Kato Japan 9 368 0.8× 221 0.6× 80 0.4× 33 0.5× 119 3.6× 14 535
L Plamann United States 14 683 1.5× 551 1.6× 181 1.0× 62 0.9× 53 1.6× 15 839
Florian M. Rossmann Germany 11 261 0.6× 181 0.5× 91 0.5× 87 1.2× 49 1.5× 11 389

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wesley P. Black

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Black, Wesley P., Lingling Wang, Jing Xing, et al.. (2017). The type IV pilus assembly ATPase PilB functions as a signaling protein to regulate exopolysaccharide production in Myxococcus xanthus. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 7263–7263. 20 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., et al.. (2016). Crystal Structure of a Type IV Pilus Assembly ATPase: Insights into the Molecular Mechanism of PilB from Thermus thermophilus. Structure. 24(11). 1886–1897. 54 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., et al.. (2015). The orphan response regulator EpsW is a substrate of the DifE kinase and it regulates exopolysaccharide in Myxococcus xanthus. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17831–17831. 11 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., et al.. (2014). A CRISPR with Roles in Myxococcus xanthus Development and Exopolysaccharide Production. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(23). 4036–4043. 27 indexed citations
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Li, Chengyun, et al.. (2013). Type IV Pilus Proteins Form an Integrated Structure Extending from the Cytoplasm to the Outer Membrane. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e70144–e70144. 16 indexed citations
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Belden, Lisa K., William E. Peterman, Stephen A. Smith, et al.. (2012). Metagonimoides oregonensis (Heterophyidae: Digenea) Infection In Pleurocerid Snails and Desmognathus quadramaculatus Salamander Larvae In Southern Appalachian Streams. Journal of Parasitology. 98(4). 760–767. 14 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., Florian D. Schubot, Zhuo Li, & Zhaomin Yang. (2010). Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation among Dif Chemosensory Proteins Essential for Exopolysaccharide Regulation in Myxococcus xanthus. Journal of Bacteriology. 192(17). 4267–4274. 22 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., Qian Xu, C. Linn Cadieux, et al.. (2009). Isolation and characterization of a suppressor mutation that restores Myxococcus xanthus exopolysaccharide production. Microbiology. 155(11). 3599–3610. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Qian, Wesley P. Black, C. Linn Cadieux, & Zhaomin Yang. (2008). Independence and interdependence of Dif and Frz chemosensory pathways in Myxococcus xanthus chemotaxis. Molecular Microbiology. 69(3). 714–723. 19 indexed citations
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Xu, Qian, Wesley P. Black, Emilia M. F. Mauriello, David R. Zusman, & Zhaomin Yang. (2007). Chemotaxis mediated by NarX–FrzCD chimeras and nonadapting repellent responses in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology. 66(6). 1370–1381. 13 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., et al.. (2006). FibA and PilA act cooperatively during fruiting body formation of Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology. 61(5). 1283–1293. 19 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P., Qian Xu, & Zhaomin Yang. (2006). Type IV pili function upstream of the Dif chemotaxis pathway in Myxococcus xanthus EPS regulation. Molecular Microbiology. 61(2). 447–456. 84 indexed citations
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Xu, Qian, et al.. (2005). Nitrate-Dependent Activation of the Dif Signaling Pathway ofMyxococcus xanthusMediated by a NarX-DifA Interspecies Chimera. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(18). 6410–6418. 22 indexed citations
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Xu, Qian, et al.. (2005). The Dif chemosensory pathway is directly involved in phosphatidylethanolamine sensory transduction in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology. 57(5). 1499–1508. 24 indexed citations
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Cho, Kyungyun, Wesley P. Black, Xueyan Duan, et al.. (2004). Exopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes required for social motility in Myxococcus xanthus. Molecular Microbiology. 55(1). 206–220. 89 indexed citations
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Black, Wesley P. & Zhaomin Yang. (2004). Myxococcus xanthusChemotaxis Homologs DifD and DifG Negatively Regulate Fibril Polysaccharide Production. Journal of Bacteriology. 186(4). 1001–1008. 93 indexed citations

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