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Microbiology
UK
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Microbiology D-index 88 Citations 27,829 243 World Ranking 455 National Ranking 50

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Microbiology in United Kingdom Leader Award

1997 - WH Pierce Prize, The Society for Applied Microbiology

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria

His primary areas of investigation include Microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus, Peptidoglycan, Biochemistry and Mutant. His Microbiology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Bacteria, Repressor, Regulon and Virulence. His studies in Staphylococcus aureus integrate themes in fields like Amino acid, Bacterial adhesin, Antibody and Vaccination.

Simon J. Foster interconnects Lipopolysaccharide, Immunology, Pseudopeptidoglycan, NOD2 and Lipoteichoic acid in the investigation of issues within Peptidoglycan. In his study, Cell division and Autolysin is strongly linked to Bacillus subtilis, which falls under the umbrella field of Biochemistry. His Mutant study combines topics in areas such as Proteases, Molecular biology and Sigma factor.

His most cited work include:

  • Host Recognition of Bacterial Muramyl Dipeptide Mediated through NOD2 IMPLICATIONS FOR CROHN′S DISEASE (1464 citations)
  • Essential Bacillus subtilis genes (1150 citations)
  • An essential role for NOD1 in host recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan containing diaminopimelic acid. (1069 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus, Peptidoglycan, Biochemistry and Bacillus subtilis are his primary areas of study. In his work, Sigma factor is strongly intertwined with Mutant, which is a subfield of Microbiology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Immunology, Innate immune system, Immune system and Antibiotic resistance in addition to Staphylococcus aureus.

Simon J. Foster has researched Peptidoglycan in several fields, including Lipoteichoic acid, Lipopolysaccharide, Bacterial cell structure and Cell biology. His work in Biochemistry is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Molecular biology. His Cell wall research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biophysics and Glycan.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Microbiology (47.31%)
  • Staphylococcus aureus (37.69%)
  • Peptidoglycan (29.23%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Staphylococcus aureus (37.69%)
  • Microbiology (47.31%)
  • Cell biology (10.77%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Staphylococcus aureus, Microbiology, Cell biology, Virulence and Immune system. He combines subjects such as Peptidoglycan, Phagocytosis, Mutant and In vivo with his study of Staphylococcus aureus. His Peptidoglycan research integrates issues from Microbiome, Biophysics and Isolated cell.

His Microbiology research includes themes of Intracellular, Intracellular parasite and Bacteria. His Cell biology research includes elements of FtsZ, Cell division, Cell wall and Zebrafish. Virulence is a primary field of his research addressed under Biochemistry.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review (396 citations)
  • Inability to sustain intraphagolysosomal killing of Staphylococcus aureus predisposes to bacterial persistence in macrophages (67 citations)
  • Staphylococcus aureus infection dynamics (53 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria

Simon J. Foster mostly deals with Staphylococcus aureus, Microbiology, Virulence, Antibiotics and Bacterial cell structure. His research in Staphylococcus aureus intersects with topics in Innate immune system, Mutant and Immunology. His Microbiology research focuses on Pathogen in particular.

His Virulence study deals with the bigger picture of Biochemistry. His Bacterial cell structure study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cell wall and FtsZ, Cell division. Simon J. Foster is interested in Peptidoglycan, which is a field of Cell wall.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Host Recognition of Bacterial Muramyl Dipeptide Mediated through NOD2 IMPLICATIONS FOR CROHN′S DISEASE

Naohiro Inohara;Yasunori Ogura;Ana Fontalba;Olga Gutierrez.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (2003)

2032 Citations

Essential Bacillus subtilis genes

K. Kobayashi;S.D. Ehrlich;A. Albertini;G. Amati.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2003)

1624 Citations

An essential role for NOD1 in host recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan containing diaminopimelic acid.

Mathias Chamaillard;Masahito Hashimoto;Yasuo Horie;Junya Masumoto.
Nature Immunology (2003)

1511 Citations

Bacterial peptidoglycan (murein) hydrolases.

Waldemar Vollmer;Bernard Joris;Paulette Charlier;Simon Foster.
Fems Microbiology Reviews (2008)

963 Citations

sigmaB modulates virulence determinant expression and stress resistance: characterization of a functional rsbU strain derived from Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4.

Malcolm J. Horsburgh;Joanne L. Aish;Ian J. White;Les Shaw.
Journal of Bacteriology (2002)

761 Citations

Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review

Lloyd Czaplewski;Richard Bax;Martha Clokie;Mike Dawson.
Lancet Infectious Diseases (2016)

718 Citations

Autolysins of Bacillus subtilis: multiple enzymes with multiple functions.

Thomas J. Smith;Steve A. Blackman;Simon J. Foster.
Microbiology (2000)

543 Citations

Evidence that the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor sigmaE is required for normal cell wall structure in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).

Mark S. B. Paget;Mark S. B. Paget;Leony Chamberlin;Abdelmadjid Atrih;Simon J. Foster.
Journal of Bacteriology (1999)

502 Citations

Crohn's disease-associated NOD2 variants share a signaling defect in response to lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan.

Denise K. Bonen;Yasunori Ogura;Dan L. Nicolae;Naohiro Inohara.
Gastroenterology (2003)

497 Citations

A ruthenium( II ) polypyridyl complex for direct imaging of DNA structure in living cells

Martin R. Gill;Jorge Garcia-Lara;Simon J. Foster;Carl Smythe.
Nature Chemistry (2009)

465 Citations

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