Robert O. Watson
Impact in
- Infectious Diseases top 1%
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Immunology top 2%
- interferon and immune responses
- Immune Response and Inflammation
Papers in
- Immunology 22
- interferon and immune responses 15
- Immune Response and Inflammation 5
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- RNA Research and Splicing 6
- Inflammasome and immune disorders 6
- RNA modifications and cancer 5
- Co-authors
- Jeffery S. Cox (6 shared papers)Paolo Manzanillo (2 shared papers)Jorge E. Galán (6 shared papers)Samantha L. Bell (13 shared papers)Kristin L. Patrick (21 shared papers)Chi G. Weindel (9 shared papers)A. Phillip West (6 shared papers)Russell E. Vance (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Infection and Immunity (6 papers)The Journal of Immunology (3 papers)PLoS Pathogens (3 papers)The Journal of Infectious Diseases (3 papers)Cell Reports (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomChina
In The Last Decade
Robert O. Watson
35 papers receiving 3.4k citations
Robert O. Watson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 109
- Infectious Diseases 1.3k
- Immunology 1.4k
- Endocrinology 300
- Epidemiology 1.0k
- Food Science 478
Countries citing papers authored by Robert O. Watson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert O. Watson
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert O. Watson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extracellular M. tuberculosis DNA Targets Bacteria for Autophagy by Activating the Host DNA-Sensing Pathway Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 597 |
| 2 | The Cytosolic Sensor cGAS Detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA to Induce Type I Interferons and Activate Autophagy Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 469 |
| 3 | The ubiquitin ligase parkin mediates resistance to intracellular pathogens Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 431 |
| 4 | A conserved PLPLRT/SD motif of STING mediates the recruitment and activation of TBK1 Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 322 |
| 5 | Mitochondrial ROS promotes susceptibility to infection via gasdermin D-mediated necroptosis Hit paper breakdown → | 2022 | 250 |
| 6 | 2006 | 233 | |
| 7 | 2008 | 141 | |
| 8 | 2001 | 123 | |
| 9 | 2001 | 100 | |
| 10 | 2002 | 83 | |
| 11 | 2020 | 83 | |
| 12 | 2019 | 76 | |
| 13 | 2005 | 75 | |
| 14 | 2021 | 72 | |
| 15 | 2021 | 58 | |
| 16 | 2019 | 55 | |
| 17 | 2006 | 48 | |
| 18 | 2020 | 39 | |
| 19 | 2007 | 31 | |
| 20 | 2023 | 24 |
About Robert O. Watson
Robert O. Watson is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Food Science, having authored 39 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include interferon and immune responses (15 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (6 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (6 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (5 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (5 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (1.3k citations), Immunology (1.4k citations), Endocrinology (300 citations), Epidemiology (1.0k citations) and Food Science (478 citations). Robert O. Watson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Jeffery S. Cox, Paolo Manzanillo, Jorge E. Galán, Samantha L. Bell, Kristin L. Patrick, Chi G. Weindel, A. Phillip West, Russell E. Vance, Donna A. MacDuff and Herbert W. Virgin. Their work appears in journals such as Infection and Immunity, The Journal of Immunology, PLoS Pathogens, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Cell Reports.
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