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Chun C. Chao

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
17317
World Ranking
6674
National Ranking
3102

Chun C. Chao publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chun C. Chao sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 135 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Chun C. Chao D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chun C. Chao sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Chun C. Chao is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine. Their research focuses on several interrelated topics including diabetes and associated disorders, pancreatic function and diabetes, immune cell function and interaction, vascular anomalies and treatments, and pulmonary hypertension research and treatments.

The scientist's main fields of study incorporate Genetics, Surgery, Immunology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their scholarly output includes publications in notable venues such as PubMed and The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Among Chun C. Chao's recent papers are the following:

  • Comparison of islet autoantigen-specific T cell response detected by direct enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay and accelerated co-cultured dendritic cells (acDCs) assay, 2020, PubMed
  • INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF PULMONARY ENDARTERECTOMY IN URUGUAY (2011 - 2022), 2025, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Wei Tang, Huiying Liang, Jichao Yuan, Gloria S. Huang, and Zining Zhou.

Best Publications

  • Activated microglia mediate neuronal cell injury via a nitric oxide mechanism.

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Thomas W Molitor;Edward G. Shaskan

  • Type I interferons and microbial metabolites of tryptophan modulate astrocyte activity and central nervous system inflammation via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Veit Rothhammer;Ivan D Mascanfroni;Lukas Bunse;Maisa C Takenaka

  • Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Synergistically Mediate Neurotoxicity: Involvement of Nitric Oxide and of N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptors

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian X. Hu;Laura Ehrlich;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Control of tumor-associated macrophages and T cells in glioblastoma via AHR and CD39

    Maisa C. Takenaka;Galina Gabriely;Veit Rothhammer;Ivan D. Mascanfroni

  • Cytokine Effects on Glutamate Uptake by Human Astrocytes

    Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Laura C. Ehrlich;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Cytokine-stimulated astrocytes damage human neurons via a nitric oxide mechanism.

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Dingfang Bu

  • The opioid–cytokine connection

    Phillip K Peterson;Thomas W Molitor;Chun C Chao

  • Cytokine Regulation of Human Microglial Cell IL-8 Production

    Laura C. Ehrlich;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Richard L. Sutton

  • Neuroprotective role of IL-4 against activated microglia.

    Chun C. Chao;Thomas W Molitor;Shuxian Hu

  • Differential Production of and Migratory Response to β Chemokines by Human Microglia and Astrocytes

    Phillip K. Peterson;Shuxian Hu;Janeen Salak-Johnson;Thomas W. Molitor

  • Mu opioid receptor gene expression in immune cells.

    T.K. Chuang;K.F. Killam;L.F. Chuang;H.F. Kung

  • Cytokine Release from Microglia: Differential Inhibition by Pentoxifylline and Dexamethasone

    Chun C. Chao;Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Karen Close;Karen Close;Chang S. Choi;Chang S. Choi

  • Altered cytokine release in peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures from patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome

    Chun C. Chao;Edward N. Janoff;Edward N. Janoff;Shuxian Hu;Kelly Thomas

  • CD14 receptor-mediated uptake of nonopsonized Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human microglia.

    P K Peterson;G Gekker;S Hu;W S Sheng

  • Activated Microgila Inhibit Multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii via a Nitric Oxide Mechanism

    Chun C. Chao;W.Robert Anderson;Shuxian Hu;Genya Gekker

  • CYTOKINE-MEDIATED NEURONAL APOPTOSIS

    Shuxian Hu;P. K. Peterson;C. C. Chao

  • Nitric Oxide Production and Neurotoxicity Mediated by Activated Microglia from Human versus Mouse Brain

    Phillip K. Peterson;Phillip K. Peterson;Shuxian Hu;Shuxian Hu;W. Robert Anderson;W. Robert Anderson;Chun C. Chao;Chun C. Chao

  • Human microglial cell defense against Toxoplasma gondii. The role of cytokines.

    Chun C. Chao;Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Modulation of human microglial cell superoxide production by cytokines.

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Phillip K. Peterson

  • kappa opioid receptors in human microglia downregulate human immunodeficiency virus 1 expression.

    Chun C. Chao;Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip K. Peterson
Phillip K. Peterson University of Minnesota
Shuxian Hu
Shuxian Hu University of Minnesota
Thomas W. Molitor
Thomas W. Molitor University of Minnesota
James R. Lokensgard
James R. Lokensgard University of Minnesota
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
Henry H. Balfour
Henry H. Balfour University of Minnesota
Philip S. Portoghese
Philip S. Portoghese University of Minnesota
Edward N. Janoff
Edward N. Janoff University of Colorado Denver
Carlos H. Schenck
Carlos H. Schenck University of Minnesota
Marina B. Klein
Marina B. Klein McGill University

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