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D-Index
66
Citations
14210
World Ranking
2423
National Ranking
978

Magdalene So 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 Magdalene So sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 131 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Magdalene So 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 Magdalene So sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Magdalene So is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily within Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. The subfields they have contributed to include Microbiology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, predominantly focusing on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines. Additional topics covered include Amoebic Infections and Treatments, Reproductive Tract Infections Research, Legionella and Acanthamoeba Research, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques, and Facial Trauma and Fracture Management.

Their recent publications demonstrate a breadth of interest across microbiology and surgical disciplines. Notable papers include:

  • Neisseria genes required for persistence identified via in vivo screening of a transposon mutant library (2022), published in PLoS Pathogens
  • Comparison of Patient-Specific Plates and Pre-Bent Plates for Preserving Condylar Position in Mandible Reconstruction (2024), published in Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
  • CD46 is phosphorylated at tyrosine 354 upon infection of epithelial cells by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (2020), published in UNC Libraries
  • In vitro phenotypic and transcriptomic variation in Neisseria musculi morphotypes correlate with colonization variability and persistence in vivo (2022), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • P031 CKD-506, a new histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor, suppresses immune cells and restores intestinal epithelial function (2023), published in Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Magdalene So frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Mancheong Ma, María A. Rendón, Katherine A. Rhodes, Pham Thanh Hieu Le, and Hyounmin Kim. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications.

The venues in which Magdalene So has published reflect interdisciplinary interests, comprising journals and repositories such as PLoS Pathogens, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Journal of Crohn's and Colitis.

Best Publications

  • Pilus retraction powers bacterial twitching motility.

    Alexey J. Merz;Alexey J. Merz;Magdalene So;Michael P. Sheetz;Michael P. Sheetz

  • Single pilus motor forces exceed 100 pN

    Berenike Maier;Laura Potter;Magdalene So;Hank S. Seifert

  • Intragenic recombination leads to pilus antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

    Per Hagblom;Per Hagblom;Ellyn Segal;Elizabeth Billyard;Magdalene So

  • Interactions of Pathogenic Neisseriae with Epithelial Cell Membranes

    Alexey J. Merz;Magdalene So

  • The generation of a colE1-Apr cloning vehicle which allows detection of inserted DNA

    Magdalene So;Ron Gill;Stanley Falkow

  • Nucleotide sequence of the bacterial transposon Tn1681 encoding a heat-stable (ST) toxin and its identification in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

    Magdalene So;Brian J. McCarthy

  • Pilus expression in neisseria gonorrhoeae involves chromosomal rearrangement

    Thomas F. Meyer;Natania Mlawer;Magdalene So

  • Pilus genes of Neisseria gonorrheae: chromosomal organization and DNA sequence.

    Thomas F. Meyer;Elizabeth Billyard;Raineer Haas;Sabine Storzbach

  • Shuttle mutagenesis: a method of transposon mutagenesis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    H. S. Seifert;E. Y. Chen;M. So;F. Heffron

  • The Enterotoxin Plasmids of Escherichia Coli

    Carlton Gyles;Magdalene So;Stanley Falkow

  • Role of chromosomal rearrangement in N. gonorrhoeae pilus phase variation

    Ellyn Segal;Elizabeth Billyard;Magdalene So;Sabine Storzbach

  • Roles of pilin and PilC in adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial and endothelial cells.

    Xavier Nassif;Jean Luc Beretti;Jonathan Lowy;Paula Stenberg

  • Antigenic variation of pilin regulates adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human epithelial cells

    Xavier Nassif;Jonathan Lowy;Paula Stenberg;Peadar O'Gaora

  • Recombination‐deficient mutants of Salmonella typhimurium are avirulent and sensitive to the oxidative burst of macrophages

    Nancy A. Buchmeier;Craig J. Lipps;Magdalene "Maggie" So;Fred Heffron

  • Type IV pili of pathogenic Neisseriae elicit cortical plaque formation in epithelial cells.

    Alexey J. Merz;Caroline A. Enns;Magdalene So

  • Genome Sequencing Reveals Widespread Virulence Gene Exchange among Human Neisseria Species

    Pradeep Reddy Marri;Mary Paniscus;Nathan J. Weyand;María A. Rendón

  • In vitro mutagenesis of a circular DNA molecule by using synthetic restriction sites.

    Fred Heffron;Magdalene So;Brian J. McCarthy

  • The Neisseria meningitidis haemoglobin receptor: its role in iron utilization and virulence.

    Igor Stojijkovic;Vivian Hwa;Luc de Saint Martin;Peadar O'Gaora

  • The E. coli gene encoding heat stable toxin is a bacterial transposon flanked by inverted repeats of IS1.

    Magdalene So;Fred Heffron;Brian J. McCarthy

  • The Neisseria type 2 IgA1 protease cleaves LAMP1 and promotes survival of bacteria within epithelial cells

    Lan Lin;Patricia Ayala;Jason Larson;Martha Mulks

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Heffron
Fred Heffron Oregon Health & Science University
Michael P. Sheetz
Michael P. Sheetz The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Thomas F. Meyer
Thomas F. Meyer Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Caroline A. Enns
Caroline A. Enns Oregon Health & Science University
H. Steven Seifert
H. Steven Seifert Northwestern University
Xavier Nassif
Xavier Nassif Université Paris Cité
Igor Stojiljkovic
Igor Stojiljkovic Emory University
Muhamed-Kheir Taha
Muhamed-Kheir Taha Université Paris Cité
P. Frederick Sparling
P. Frederick Sparling University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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