B. Lowey

2.1k citations

20 papers · 1.6k · 1 hit paper · h-index 15

Impact in

Immunology top 5%
- interferon and immune responses
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Ecology top 5%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Papers in

Hepatology 6
- Hepatitis C virus research 6
Ecology 6
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 6

Co-authors: Philip J. Kranzusch (11 shared papers)Rotem Sorek (4 shared papers)Benjamin R. Morehouse (3 shared papers)Aaron T. Whiteley (4 shared papers)John J. Mekalanos (3 shared papers)Alexander F. A. Keszei (2 shared papers)Sichen Shao (2 shared papers)Apurva A. Govande (2 shared papers)
Journals: Nature (4 papers)Cell (3 papers)Molecular Cell (2 papers)Cell Reports (1 paper)Nature Communications (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Israel Belgium

In The Last Decade

B. Lowey

19 papers receiving 1.6k citations

B. Lowey's Hit Papers

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Bacterial gasdermins reveal an ancient mechanism of cell death 2022 · 192 citations

What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside B. Lowey, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	STING cyclic dinucleotide sensing originated in bacteria Nature ·Benjamin R. Morehouse, Apurva A. Govande, Adi Millman, Alexander F. A. Keszei, B. Lowey, Gal Ofir, Sichen Shao, Rotem Sorek	2020	301
2	Bacterial cGAS-like enzymes synthesize diverse nucleotide signals Nature ·Aaron T. Whiteley, James B. Eaglesham, Carina C. de Oliveira Mann, Benjamin R. Morehouse, B. Lowey, Eric A. Nieminen, Olga Danilchanka, David King	2019	292
3	Bacterial gasdermins reveal an ancient mechanism of cell death Science ·Alex G. Johnson, Tanita Wein, Megan L. Mayer, B. Lowey, Erez Yirmiya, Yaara Oppenheimer‐Shaanan, Gil Amitai, Rotem Sorek Hit paper breakdown →	2022	192
4	CBASS Immunity Uses CARF-Related Effectors to Sense 3′–5′- and 2′–5′-Linked Cyclic Oligonucleotide Signals and Protect Bacteria from Phage Infection Cell ·B. Lowey, Aaron T. Whiteley, Alexander F. A. Keszei, Benjamin R. Morehouse, Ian T. Mathews, Sadie P. Antine, V. Cabrera, Dmitry Kashin	2020	167
5	Structure and Mechanism of a Cyclic Trinucleotide-Activated Bacterial Endonuclease Mediating Bacteriophage Immunity Molecular Cell ·Rebecca Lau, Qiaozhen Ye, Erica A. Birkholz, Kyle R. Berg, Lucas Patel, Ian T. Mathews, Jeramie D. Watrous, Kaori M. Ego	2020	160
6	Effector-mediated membrane disruption controls cell death in CBASS antiphage defense Molecular Cell ·B. Lowey, Nora K. McNamara-Bordewick, Nitzan Tal, Rotem Sorek, Philip J. Kranzusch	2021	84
7	Cellular microRNA networks regulate host dependency of hepatitis C virus infection Nature Communications ·Qisheng Li, B. Lowey, Catherine N. Sodroski, Siddharth R. Krishnamurthy, Hawwa Alao, Helen Cha, Stephan Chiu, Ramy El–Diwany	2017	77
8	A microbial transporter of the dietary antioxidant ergothioneine Cell ·Daniel G. Dumitrescu, Yekaterina Kovalyova, Anna B. Seminara, B. Lowey, Emily R. Forster, Wen Zhou, Carmen Jane Booth, Aimee Shen	2022	67
9	CBASS phage defense and evolution of antiviral nucleotide signaling Current Opinion in Immunology ·B. Lowey, Philip J. Kranzusch	2022	66
10	Cryo-EM structure of the RADAR supramolecular anti-phage defense complex Cell ·B. Lowey, Nitzan Tal, Alex G. Johnson, Shaun D. Rawson, Megan L. Mayer, Shany Doron, Adi Millman, Sarah Melamed	2023	58
11	Hepatitis C virus depends on E-cadherin as an entry factor and regulates its expression in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Qisheng Li, Catherine N. Sodroski, B. Lowey, Cameron J. Schweitzer, Helen Cha, Fang Zhang, T. Jake Liang	2016	52
12	A host–microbiota interactome reveals extensive transkingdom connectivity Nature ·Nicole D. Sonnert, Connor E. Rosen, Andrew R. Ghazi, Eric A. Franzosa, B. Lowey, Jaime A. González-Hernández, John D. Huck, Yi Yang	2024	33
13	Molecular basis of CD-NTase nucleotide selection in CBASS anti-phage defense Cell Reports ·Apurva A. Govande, B. Lowey, James B. Eaglesham, Aaron T. Whiteley, Philip J. Kranzusch	2021	31
14	MicroRNA-135a Modulates Hepatitis C Virus Genome Replication through Downregulation of Host Antiviral Factors Virologica Sinica ·Catherine N. Sodroski, B. Lowey, Laura M. Hertz, T. Jake Liang, Qisheng Li	2018	22
15	Hepatitis C Virus Infection Induces Hepatic Expression of NF-κB-Inducing Kinase and Lipogenesis by Downregulating miR-122 mBio ·B. Lowey, Laura M. Hertz, Stephan Chiu, Kristin Valdez, Qisheng Li, T. Jake Liang	2019	15
16	Activity of GPCR-targeted drugs influenced by human gut microbiota metabolism Nature Chemistry ·Qihao Wu, Deguang Song, Andrew A Verdegaal, Tayah Turocy, B. Lowey, Andrew L. Goodman, Noah W. Palm, Jason M. Crawford +1 other	2025	14
17	CD-NTases and nucleotide second messenger signaling Current Biology ·B. Lowey, Philip J. Kranzusch	2020	6
18	Hepatitis C virus genotypes 1–3 infections regulate lipogenic signaling and suppress cholesterol biosynthesis in hepatocytes Journal of the Formosan Medical Association ·Ching‐Sheng Hsu, Wei‐Liang Liu, Qisheng Li, B. Lowey, Laura M. Hertz, You‐Chen Chao, T. Jake Liang, Ding‐Shinn Chen	2020	2
19	Hepatitis C Virus Infection of Cultured Cells and Primary Human Hepatocytes Current Protocols in Cell Biology ·B. Lowey, Qisheng Li	2018	1
20	Commensal-derived acetylcholine enhances mucosal immune education Nature ·Deguang Song, B. Lowey, Varnica Khetrapal, Randy Hamchand, Hailey M. Brown, Anchi Wu, Anjelica L. Martin, Kaylyn M. Bauer	2026	0

About B. Lowey

B. Lowey is a scholar working on Hepatology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology, having authored 20 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers), interferon and immune responses (3 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (3 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (2 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (488 citations), Ecology (555 citations), Molecular Biology (561 citations), Hepatology (61 citations) and Genetics (192 citations). B. Lowey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Philip J. Kranzusch, Rotem Sorek, Benjamin R. Morehouse, Aaron T. Whiteley, John J. Mekalanos, Alexander F. A. Keszei, Sichen Shao, Apurva A. Govande, Adi Millman and Gal Ofir. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell, Molecular Cell, Cell Reports and Nature Communications.

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