Gavin K. Paterson

Gavin K. Paterson publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gavin K. Paterson sits on this spectrum.

Gavin K. Paterson D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gavin K. Paterson sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Mechanisms of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

  Sharon J. Peacock;Gavin K. Paterson

  713
  Citations

• The emergence of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

  Gavin K. Paterson;Ewan M. Harrison;Mark A. Holmes

  522
  Citations

• Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics

  Unknown

  374
  Citations

• Whole genome sequencing identifies zoonotic transmission of MRSA isolates with the novel mecA homologue mecC.

  Ewan M. Harrison;Gavin K. Paterson;Matthew Thomas Geoffrey Holden;Jesper Larsen

  257
  Citations

• Gene exchange drives the ecological success of a multi-host bacterial pathogen

  Emily J. Richardson;Emily J. Richardson;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Ewan M. Harrison;Lucy A. Weinert

  244
  Citations

• The biology of Gram-positive sortase enzymes

  Gavin K. Paterson;Timothy J. Mitchell

  241
  Citations

• Role of conjugative elements in the evolution of the multidrug-resistant pandemic clone Streptococcus pneumoniaeSpain23F ST81.

  Nicholas J. Croucher;Danielle Walker;Patricia Romero;Nicola Lennard

  221
  Citations

• The newly described mecA homologue, mecALGA251, is present in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a diverse range of host species

  Gavin K Paterson;AR Larsen;A Robb;GE Edwards

  207
  Citations

• Novel mutations in penicillin-binding protein genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates that are methicillin resistant on susceptibility testing, but lack the mec gene

  Xiaoliang Ba;Ewan M. Harrison;Giles F. Edwards;Matthew T. G. Holden

  145
  Citations

• A Shared Population of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 Circulates in Humans and Companion Animals

  Ewan M. Harrison;Lucy A. Weinert;Matthew T. G. Holden;John J. Welch

  140
  Citations

• Capturing the cloud of diversity reveals complexity and heterogeneity of MRSA carriage, infection and transmission

  Gavin K. Paterson;Gavin K. Paterson;Ewan M. Harrison;Gemma G. R. Murray;John J. Welch

  136
  Citations

• Construction and immunological characterization of a novel nontoxic protective pneumolysin mutant for use in future pneumococcal vaccines.

  Lea-Ann S. Kirkham;Alison R. Kerr;Gill R. Douce;Gavin K. Paterson

  135
  Citations

• The effect of genetic structure on molecular dating and tests for temporal signal.

  Gemma G. R. Murray;Fang Wang;Ewan M. Harrison;Gavin K. Paterson;Gavin K. Paterson

  134
  Citations

• The Sushi domain of soluble IL-15 receptor alpha is essential for binding IL-15 and inhibiting inflammatory and allogenic responses in vitro and in vivo.

  Xiao-qing Wei;Michael Orchardson;J. Alastair Gracie;Bernard P. Leung

  123
  Citations

• Innate immunity and the pneumococcus

  Gavin K. Paterson;Tim J. Mitchell

  119
  Citations

• The role of Streptococcus pneumoniae sortase A in colonisation and pathogenesis.

  Gavin K Paterson;Tim J Mitchell

  114
  Citations

• Prevalence and characterization of human mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in England

  G. K. Paterson;F. J. E. Morgan;E. M. Harrison;E. J. P. Cartwright;E. J. P. Cartwright;E. J. P. Cartwright

  113
  Citations

• SadA, a trimeric autotransporter from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, can promote biofilm formation and provides limited protection against infection.

  Dhaarini Raghunathan;Timothy J. Wells;Faye C. Morris;Robert K. Shaw

  108
  Citations

• Comprehensive identification of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium genes required for infection of BALB/c mice.

  Roy R. Chaudhuri;Sarah E. Peters;Stephen J. Pleasance;Helen Northen

  108
  Citations

• Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain

  G. K. Paterson;F. J. E. Morgan;E. M. Harrison;S. J. Peacock

  106
  Citations