2026 Adolfo García-Sastre: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	166	1006	924	595	535	765	107769
Microbiology	169	13	13	7	7	738	104179

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Adolfo García-Sastre is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily centers on the fields of medicine, with significant contributions in infectious diseases, epidemiology, immunology, molecular biology, and animal science and zoology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, influenza virus investigations, COVID-19 clinical studies, respiratory viral infections, interferon and immune responses, animal virus infections, and viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Recent publications include the following papers:

A serological assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in humans, 2020, Nature Medicine
The Global Phosphorylation Landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 2020, Cell
Animal models for COVID-19, 2020, Nature
Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs through large-scale compound repurposing, 2020, Nature
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters, 2022, Nature

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues in the field, including Michael Schotsaert, Florian Krammer, Lisa Miorin, Kris M. White, and Raveen Rathnasinghe. Their research has been published in a range of venues, notably bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, The Journal of Immunology, Emerging Microbes & Infections, and Nature.

Adolfo García-Sastre's contributions have been recognized through memberships and fellowships, including being a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, both awarded in 2019.

Best Publications

A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing.

David E. Gordon;Gwendolyn M. Jang;Mehdi Bouhaddou;Jiewei Xu

5396
Citations
Tissue-Resident Macrophages Self-Maintain Locally throughout Adult Life with Minimal Contribution from Circulating Monocytes

Daigo Hashimoto;Andrew Chow;Andrew Chow;Clara Noizat;Clara Noizat;Pearline Teo

2548
Citations
A serological assay to detect SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in humans.

Fatima Amanat;Daniel Stadlbauer;Shirin Strohmeier;Shirin Strohmeier;Thi H. O. Nguyen

2525
Citations
Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

Qian Zhang;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Zhiyong Liu;Jérémie Le Pen

2199
Citations
Characterization of the reconstructed 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic virus

Terrence M. Tumpey;Christopher F. Basler;Patricia V. Aguilar;Hui Zeng

1903
Citations
Influenza A Virus Lacking the NS1 Gene Replicates in Interferon-Deficient Systems

Adolfo García-Sastre;Andrej Egorov;Demetrius Matassov;Sabine Brandt

1384
Citations
Distinct RIG-I and MDA5 Signaling by RNA Viruses in Innate Immunity

Yueh Ming Loo;Jamie Fornek;Nanette Crochet;Gagan Bajwa

1307
Citations
Type 1 Interferons and the Virus-Host Relationship: A Lesson in Détente

Adolfo García-Sastre;Christine A. Biron

1138
Citations
Programming the magnitude and persistence of antibody responses with innate immunity.

Sudhir Pai Kasturi;Ioanna Skountzou;Randy A. Albrecht;Dimitrios Koutsonanos

1122
Citations
The Global Phosphorylation Landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Mehdi Bouhaddou;Danish Memon;Bjoern Meyer;Kris M. White

1048
Citations
Rescue of Influenza A Virus from Recombinant DNA

Ervin Fodor;Louise Devenish;Othmar G. Engelhardt;Peter Palese

1046
Citations
Influenza A Virus NS1 Targets the Ubiquitin Ligase TRIM25 to Evade Recognition by the Host Viral RNA Sensor RIG-I

Michaela Ulrike Gack;Randy Allen Albrecht;Tomohiko Urano;Tomohiko Urano;Kyung-Soo Inn;Kyung-Soo Inn

1037
Citations
Human host factors required for influenza virus replication

Renate König;Silke Stertz;Yingyao Zhou;Atsushi Inoue

999
Citations
Pan-viral specificity of IFN-induced genes reveals new roles for cGAS in innate immunity

John W. Schoggins;Donna A. MacDuff;Naoko Imanaka;Maria D. Gainey

980
Citations
Meta- and Orthogonal Integration of Influenza “OMICs” Data Defines a Role for UBR4 in Virus Budding

Shashank Tripathi;Marie O. Pohl;Yingyao Zhou;Ariel Rodriguez-Frandsen

958
Citations
Inhibition of interferon signaling by dengue virus

Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán;Gilma G. Sánchez-Burgos;Maudry Laurent-Rolle;Adolfo García-Sastre

865
Citations
Zika Virus Targets Human STAT2 to Inhibit Type I Interferon Signaling

Alesha Grant;Sanket S. Ponia;Shashank Tripathi;Vinod Balasubramaniam

855
Citations
Influenza A viruses: new research developments

Rafael A. Medina;Adolfo García-Sastre

827
Citations
Animal models for COVID-19.

César Muñoz-Fontela;William E. Dowling;Simon G.P. Funnell;Pierre S. Gsell

822
Citations
Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drugs through large-scale compound repurposing.

Laura Riva;Shuofeng Yuan;Xin Yin;Laura Martin-Sancho

783
Citations
Activation of Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 Is Inhibited by the Influenza A Virus NS1 Protein

Julie Talon;Curt M. Horvath;Rosalind Polley;Christopher F. Basler

778
Citations
Influenza A Virus NS1 Protein Prevents Activation of NF-κB and Induction of Alpha/Beta Interferon

Xiuyan Wang;Ming Li;Hongyong Zheng;Thomas Muster

773
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Palese Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Randy A. Albrecht Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Florian Krammer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Luis Martínez-Sobrido Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Christopher F. Basler University of Georgia

Ana Fernandez-Sesma Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Terrence M. Tumpey Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Martin Schwemmle University of Freiburg

Nevan J. Krogan University of California, San Francisco

Georg Kochs University of Freiburg

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