Robert M. Q. Shanks

Robert M. Q. Shanks publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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Robert M. Q. Shanks 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 Robert M. Q. Shanks sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Rhamnolipids Modulate Swarming Motility Patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  Nicky C. Caiazza;Robert M. Q. Shanks;G. A. O'Toole

  587
  Citations

• Saccharomyces cerevisiae-Based Molecular Tool Kit for Manipulation of Genes from Gram-Negative Bacteria

  Robert M. Q. Shanks;Nicky C. Caiazza;Shannon M. Hinsa;Christine M. Toutain

  475
  Citations

• Heparin Stimulates Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation

  Robert M. Q. Shanks;Niles P. Donegan;Martha L. Graber;Sarah E. Buckingham

  345
  Citations

• Catheter lock solutions influence staphylococcal biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces

  Robert M. Q. Shanks;Jennifer L. Sargent;Raquel M. Martinez;Martha L. Graber

  275
  Citations

• Predatory Bacteria: A Potential Ally against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens

  Daniel E. Kadouri;Kevin To;Robert M. Q. Shanks;Yohei Doi

  208
  Citations

• Widespread fosfomycin resistance in gram-negative bacteria attributable to the chromosomal fosA gene

  Ryota Ito;Mustapha M. Mustapha;Adam D. Tomich;Jake D. Callaghan

  187
  Citations

• Structural Modification of Lipopolysaccharide Conferred by mcr-1 in Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens

  Yi Yun Liu;Yi Yun Liu;Courtney E. Chandler;Lisa M. Leung;Christi L. McElheny

  135
  Citations

• A Serratia marcescens OxyR Homolog Mediates Surface Attachment and Biofilm Formation

  Unknown

  134
  Citations

• New yeast recombineering tools for bacteria.

  Robert M.Q. Shanks;Daniel E. Kadouri;Daniel P. MacEachran;George A. O’Toole

  111
  Citations

• Genetic Evidence for an Alternative Citrate-Dependent Biofilm Formation Pathway in Staphylococcus aureus That Is Dependent on Fibronectin Binding Proteins and the GraRS Two-Component Regulatory System

  Robert M. Q. Shanks;Michael A. Meehl;Raquel M. Martinez

  108
  Citations

• The Toxin-Antitoxin MazEF Drives Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation, Antibiotic Tolerance, and Chronic Infection

  Dongzhu Ma;Jonathan B. Mandell;Niles P. Donegan;Ambrose L. Cheung

  105
  Citations

• Cyclic AMP negatively regulates prodigiosin production by Serratia marcescens.

  Unknown

  104
  Citations

• An Eye to a Kill: Using Predatory Bacteria to Control Gram-Negative Pathogens Associated with Ocular Infections.

  Unknown

  102
  Citations

• Global transcriptional response to mammalian temperature provides new insight into Francisella tularensis pathogenesis

  Unknown

  96
  Citations

• Activities of Vancomycin-Containing Regimens against Colistin-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strains

  Jessica A. O'Hara;Lauretta A. Ambe;Leila G. Casella;Bethany M. Townsend

  86
  Citations

• Validation of Real-Time PCR for Laboratory Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis

  Unknown

  81
  Citations

• The Cyclic AMP-Dependent Catabolite Repression System of Serratia marcescens Mediates Biofilm Formation through Regulation of Type 1 Fimbriae

  Unknown

  76
  Citations

• Serratia marcescens quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase activity mediates medium acidification and inhibition of prodigiosin production by glucose.

  Unknown

  75
  Citations

• Slk19p is necessary to prevent separation of sister chromatids in meiosis I

  Unknown

  73
  Citations

• Francisella tularensis ΔpyrF Mutants Show that Replication in Nonmacrophages Is Sufficient for Pathogenesis In Vivo

  Unknown

  71
  Citations