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Esther H. Chang

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
15628
World Ranking
9128
National Ranking
4053

Esther H. Chang 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 Esther H. Chang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 144 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Esther H. Chang 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 Esther H. Chang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Esther H. Chang is affiliated with Georgetown University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. The scientist's work incorporates multiple subfields, including immunology, oncology, molecular biology, genetics, and biomedical engineering.

The main research topics addressed by Esther H. Chang include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics

Recent publications provide insight into the range of research themes explored:

  • "TP53 Gene Therapy as a Potential Treatment for Patients with COVID-19," 2022, Viruses
  • "A Novel P53 Nanomedicine Reduces Immunosuppression and Augments Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Syngeneic Mouse Models," 2022, Cells
  • "A phase II trial combining tumor-targeting TP53 gene therapy with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel as a second-line treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer," 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "A Pralidoxime Nanocomplex Formulation Targeting Transferrin Receptors for Reactivation of Brain Acetylcholinesterase After Exposure of Mice to an Anticholinesterase Organophosphate," 2024, International Journal of Nanomedicine
  • "SMARCB1 Gene Therapy Using a Novel Tumor-Targeted Nanomedicine Enhances Anti-Cancer Efficacy in a Mouse Model of Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors," 2024, International Journal of Nanomedicine

Publication venues where Esther H. Chang has contributed include:

  • International Journal of Nanomedicine
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Viruses
  • Cells
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Esther H. Chang are:

  • Joe B. Harford
  • Sang Soo Kim
  • Kathleen F. Pirollo
  • Antonina Rait
  • Manish Moghe

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of activation of a human oncogene.

    Clifford J. Tabin;Scott M. Bradley;Cornelia I. Bargmann;Robert A. Weinberg

  • Germ-line transmission of a mutated p53 gene in a cancer-prone family with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.

    Shiv Srivastava;Zhiqiang Zou;Kathleen Pirollo;William Blattner

  • Tumorigenic transformation of mammalian cells induced by a normal human gene homologous to the oncogene of Harvey murine sarcoma virus

    Esther H. Chang;Esther H. Chang;Mark E. Furth;Edward M. Scolnick;Douglas R. Lowy

  • Does a targeting ligand influence nanoparticle tumor localization or uptake

    Kathleen F. Pirollo;Esther H. Chang

  • Dual evolutionary origin for the rat genetic sequences of Harvey murine sarcoma virus.

    R W Ellis;D DeFeo;J M Maryak;H A Young

  • Human genome contains four genes homologous to transforming genes of Harvey and Kirsten murine sarcoma viruses.

    Esther H. Chang;Matthew A. Gonda;Ronald W. Ellis;Edward M. Scolnick

  • Analysis of two divergent rat genomic clones homologous to the transforming gene of Harvey murine sarcoma virus

    Deborah Defeo;Matthew A. Gonda;Howard A. Young;Esther H. Chang

  • Systemic tumor-targeted gene delivery by anti-transferrin receptor scFv-immunoliposomes.

    Liang Xu;Cheng-Cheng Huang;Weiqun Huang;Wen-Hua Tang

  • Phase I study of a systemically delivered p53 nanoparticle in advanced solid tumors.

    Neil Senzer;John Nemunaitis;John Nemunaitis;Derek Nemunaitis;Cynthia Bedell

  • Targeted Delivery of Small Interfering RNA: Approaching Effective Cancer Therapies

    Kathleen F. Pirollo;Esther H. Chang

  • Transfection of molecularly cloned Friend murine leukemia virus DNA yields a highly leukemogenic helper-independent type C virus.

    A I Oliff;G L Hager;E H Chang;E M Scolnick

  • Transferrin- Liposome-Mediated Systemic p53 Gene Therapy in Combination with Radiation Results in Regression of Human Head and Neck Cancer Xenografts

    Liang Xu;Kathleen F. Pirollo;Wen-Hua Tang;Antonina Rait

  • Characterization of a human colon/lung carcinoma oncogene

    Melissa S. McCoy;John J. Toole;James M. Cunningham;Esther H. Chang;Esther H. Chang

  • Materializing the Potential of Small Interfering RNA via a Tumor-Targeting Nanodelivery System

    Kathleen F. Pirollo;Antonina Rait;Qi Zhou;Sung Hee Hwang

  • Expression of the c-erbB-2 (HER-2/neu) oncoprotein in human prostatic carcinoma.

    Eric J. Kuhn;Eric J. Kuhn;Richard A. Kurnot;Richard A. Kurnot;Isabell A. Sesterhenn;Isabell A. Sesterhenn;Esther H. Chang;Esther H. Chang

  • Tumor-targeting nanoimmunoliposome complex for short interfering RNA delivery.

    Kathleen F. Pirollo;Gerald Zon;Antonina Rait;Qi Zhou

  • The Mspl polymorphism in intron 6 of p53 (TP53) detected by digestion of PCR products

    Tim McDaniel;David Carbone;Takashi Takahashi;Peter Chumakov

  • Systemic p53 gene therapy of cancer with immunolipoplexes targeted by anti-transferrin receptor scFv.

    Liang Xu;Wen-Hua Tang;Cheng-Cheng Huang;William Alexander

  • Tumor-targeted p53-gene therapy enhances the efficacy of conventional chemo/radiotherapy.

    L. Xu;K.F. Pirollo;E.H. Chang

  • p53 mediated sensitization of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck to radiotherapy

    Kathleen F Pirollo;Kathleen F Pirollo;Zhengmei Hao;Antonina Rait;Antonina Rait;Yng-Ju Jang

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe B. Harford
Joe B. Harford National Institutes of Health
Shiv Srivastava
Shiv Srivastava Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Judd W. Moul
Judd W. Moul Duke University
Douglas R. Lowy
Douglas R. Lowy National Institutes of Health
William F. Benedict
William F. Benedict The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Edward M. Scolnick
Edward M. Scolnick Broad Institute
Gerald Zon
Gerald Zon TriLink BioTechnologies (United States)
Paul S. Miller
Paul S. Miller Johns Hopkins University
Robert M. Friedman
Robert M. Friedman Oregon Health & Science University
Vincent A. Hackley
Vincent A. Hackley National Institute of Standards and Technology

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