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55
Citations
9769
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3854
National Ranking
344

Chris M. Preston publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chris M. Preston sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 98 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Chris M. Preston 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 Chris M. Preston sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Chris M. Preston is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine, Immunology, and Microbiology, with specific attention to Epidemiology and Immunology as subfields.

Preston's published work extensively covers topics related to Herpesvirus infections and treatments, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, as well as interferon and immune responses. These subjects reflect the core areas of their scientific investigation.

Among recent publications, one notable paper is titled "Retraction for Zachos et al., 'Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Blocks the Apoptotic Host Cell Defense Mechanisms That Target Bcl-2 and Manipulates Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase to Improve Viral Replication'", published in 2022 in the Journal of Virology.

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Preston include:

  • George Zachos
  • Μaria Κoffa
  • J. Barklie Clements
  • Joe Conner

The Journal of Virology represents a key venue for Preston's work, having published their research there.

Preston's research contributions involve the exploration of viral mechanisms, host immune defense pathways, and viral replication, as indicated by their involvement in studies addressing Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 and associated immune interactions.

Best Publications

  • Identification of herpes simplex virus DNA sequences which encode a trans-acting polypeptide responsible for stimulation of immediate early transcription

    Moyra E.M. Campbell;John W. Palfreyman;Chris M. Preston

  • Microbes and Alzheimer's disease

    Ruth F. Itzhaki;Ruth F. Itzhaki;Richard Lathe;Brian J. Balin;Melvyn J. Ball

  • A complex formed between cell components and an HSV structural polypeptide binds to a viral immediate early gene regulatory DNA sequence

    Chris M. Preston;Margaret C. Frame;Moyra E.M. Campbell

  • Control of herpes simplex virus type 1 mRNA synthesis in cells infected with wild-type virus or the temperature-sensitive mutant tsK

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  • Construction and characterization of a herpes simplex virus type 1 mutant unable to transinduce immediate-early gene expression.

    C I Ace;T A McKee;J M Ryan;J M Cameron

  • De novo synthesis of VP16 coordinates the exit from HSV latency in vivo.

    Richard L. Thompson;Chris M. Preston;Nancy M. Sawtell

  • A herpes simplex virus type 1 mutant containing a nontransinducing Vmw65 protein establishes latent infection in vivo in the absence of viral replication and reactivates efficiently from explanted trigeminal ganglia.

    I Steiner;J G Spivack;S L Deshmane;C I Ace

  • Repression of viral transcription during herpes simplex virus latency.

    Chris M. Preston

  • Antivirals Reduce the Formation of Key Alzheimer's Disease Molecules in Cell Cultures Acutely Infected with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

    Matthew A. Wozniak;Alison L. Frost;Chris M. Preston;Ruth F. Itzhaki

  • Activation of Interferon Response Factor-3 in Human Cells Infected with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 or Human Cytomegalovirus

    Chris M. Preston;Andrew N. Harman;Mary Jane Nicholl

  • Herpes simplex virus type 1 immediate-early protein Vmw110 reactivates latent herpes simplex virus type 2 in an in vitro latency system.

    R A Harris;R D Everett;X X Zhu;S Silverstein

  • Activation of cellular interferon-responsive genes after infection of human cells with herpes simplex virus type 1.

    Mary Jane Nicholl;Laurence H. Robinson;Chris M. Preston

  • DNA sequence of the herpes simplex virus type 1 gene whose product is responsible for transcriptional activation of immediate early promoters

    M A Dalrymple;D J McGeoch;A J Davison;C M Preston

  • Human Cytomegalovirus Protein pp71 Displaces the Chromatin-Associated Factor ATRX from Nuclear Domain 10 at Early Stages of Infection

    Vera Lukashchuk;Steven McFarlane;Roger D. Everett;Chris M. Preston

  • A viral activator of gene expression functions via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway.

    Roger D. Everett;Anne Orr;Chris M. Preston

  • Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Genomes Are Associated with ND10 Nuclear Substructures in Quiescently Infected Human Fibroblasts

    Roger D. Everett;Jill Murray;Anne Orr;Chris M. Preston

  • Early Induction of Autophagy in Human Fibroblasts after Infection with Human Cytomegalovirus or Herpes Simplex Virus 1

    Steven McFarlane;James Aitken;Jane S. Sutherland;Mary Jane Nicholl

  • Activation of cellular stress protein genes by herpes simplex virus temperature-sensitive mutants which overproduce immediate early polypeptides.

    Elena L. Notarianni;Chris M. Preston

  • Towards an understanding of the molecular basis of herpes simplex virus latency.

    S. Efstathiou;C.M. Preston

  • The 65,000-Mr DNA-binding and virion trans-inducing proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1.

    H S Marsden;M E Campbell;L Haarr;M C Frame

  • Role of the cellular protein hDaxx in human cytomegalovirus immediate-early gene expression

    Chris M. Preston;Mary Jane Nicholl

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro R. Lowenstein
Pedro R. Lowenstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Maria G. Castro
Maria G. Castro University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roger D. Everett
Roger D. Everett University of Glasgow
Ruth F. Itzhaki
Ruth F. Itzhaki University of Oxford
Stacey Efstathiou
Stacey Efstathiou University of Cambridge
Anna Teresa Palamara
Anna Teresa Palamara Sapienza University of Rome
Peter G. E. Kennedy
Peter G. E. Kennedy University of Glasgow
Brigitte M. Kudielka
Brigitte M. Kudielka University of Regensburg
Claudia Trenkwalder
Claudia Trenkwalder University of Göttingen

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