World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
84
Citations
27211
World Ranking
914
National Ranking
423

Francis W. Luscinskas 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 Francis W. Luscinskas sits on this spectrum.

55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 264 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 233 scientists 205–214 publications: 207 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55 publications 679+

This scientist: 189 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis W. Luscinskas 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 Francis W. Luscinskas sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 93 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francis W. Luscinskas is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Specific subfields include Immunology, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology and Allergy, and Neurology.

They have contributed to multiple topics particularly centered on immune system function and regulation. These main topics include phagocytosis and immune regulation, interferon and immune responses, inflammasome and immune disorders, T-cell and B-cell immunology, cardiac fibrosis and remodeling, heart failure treatment and management, and signaling pathways in disease.

Luscinskas has published in several scientific venues, prominently appearing in JCI Insight with three publications, as well as in Nature Communications, Journal of Autoimmunity, Mucosal Immunology, and PLoS ONE.

  • Eosinophils improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Endothelial STING controls Tcell transmigration in an IFN-I dependent manner, 2021, JCI Insight
  • Galectin-9 bridges human B cells to vascular endothelium while programming regulatory pathways, 2020, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Neutrophil expressed CD47 regulates CD11b/CD18-dependent neutrophil transepithelial migration in the intestine in vivo, 2020, Mucosal Immunology
  • CD47 antibody blockade suppresses microglia-dependent phagocytosis and monocyte transition to macrophages, impairing recovery in EAE, 2021, JCI Insight

Their frequent co-authors include Gail Newton, Marina Anastasiou, Kuljeet Kaur, Sasha Smolgovsky, and Pilar Alcaide, indicating collaboration networks mainly within immunology and related biomedical research sectors.

Best Publications

  • MCP-1 and IL-8 trigger firm adhesion of monocytes to vascular endothelium under flow conditions.

    Robert E. Gerszten;Eduardo A. Garcia-Zepeda;Yaw-Chyn Lim;Yaw-Chyn Lim;Masayuki Yoshida

  • Ly-6Chi monocytes dominate hypercholesterolemia-associated monocytosis and give rise to macrophages in atheromata

    Filip K. Swirski;Peter Libby;Elena Aikawa;Pilar Alcaide

  • IL-4 induces adherence of human eosinophils and basophils but not neutrophils to endothelium. Association with expression of VCAM-1.

    R P Schleimer;S A Sterbinsky;J Kaiser;C A Bickel

  • ICAM-1 regulates neutrophil adhesion and transcellular migration of TNF-α-activated vascular endothelium under flow

    Lin Yang;Richard M. Froio;Richard M. Froio;Richard M. Froio;Tracey E. Sciuto;Tracey E. Sciuto;Tracey E. Sciuto;Ann M. Dvorak;Ann M. Dvorak;Ann M. Dvorak

  • KLF2 Is a novel transcriptional regulator of endothelial proinflammatory activation.

    Sucharita SenBanerjee;Zhiyong Lin;G. Brandon Atkins;Daniel M. Greif

  • Adhesion of human basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils to interleukin 1-activated human vascular endothelial cells: contributions of endothelial cell adhesion molecules.

    Bruce S. Bochner;Francis W. Luscinskas;Michael A. Gimbrone;Walter Newman

  • Fractalkine Preferentially Mediates Arrest and Migration of CD16+ Monocytes

    Petronela Ancuta;Ravi Rao;Ashlee Moses;Andrew Mehle

  • NF-κB Directs Dynamic Super Enhancer Formation in Inflammation and Atherogenesis

    Jonathan D. Brown;Charles Y. Lin;Qiong Duan;Qiong Duan;Gabriel Griffin

  • Endothelial-Dependent Mechanisms of Leukocyte Recruitment to the Vascular Wall

    Ravi M. Rao;Lin Yang;Guillermo Garcia-Cardena;Francis W. Luscinskas

  • Cytokine-activated human endothelial monolayers support enhanced neutrophil transmigration via a mechanism involving both endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 and intercellular adhesion molecule-1.

    Francis W. Luscinskas;Myron I. Cybulsky;Jeanne Marie Kiely;Christopher S. Peckins

  • Leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (LAM-1, L-selectin) interacts with an inducible endothelial cell ligand to support leukocyte adhesion.

    O Spertini;F W Luscinskas;G S Kansas;J M Munro

  • Monocyte rolling, arrest and spreading on IL-4-activated vascular endothelium under flow is mediated via sequential action of L-selectin, beta 1-integrins, and beta 2-integrins

    Francis W. Luscinskas;Geoffrey S. Kansas;Hart Ding;Pilaf Pizcueta

  • Fluid shear stress modulates cytosolic free calcium in vascular endothelial cells

    J. Shen;F. W. Luscinskas;A. Connolly;C. F. Dewey

  • Regulation of vascular endothelial barrier function by Epac, a cAMP-activated exchange factor for Rap GTPase

    Xavier Cullere;Sunil K. Shaw;Lorna Andersson;Junichi Hirahashi

  • The proteasome pathway is required for cytokine-induced endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule expression

    Margaret A. Read;Andrew S. Neish;Francis W. Luscinskas;Vito J. Palombella

  • IL-17 and TNF-α Sustain Neutrophil Recruitment during Inflammation through Synergistic Effects on Endothelial Activation

    Gabriel K. Griffin;Gail Newton;Margarite L. Tarrio;De Xiu Bu;De Xiu Bu

  • Endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule-1-dependent and leukocyte (CD11/CD18)-dependent mechanisms contribute to polymorphonuclear leukocyte adhesion to cytokine-activated human vascular endothelium.

    F W Luscinskas;A F Brock;M A Arnaout;M A Gimbrone

  • Apolipoprotein CIII Induces Expression of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Vascular Endothelial Cells and Increases Adhesion of Monocytic Cells

    Akio Kawakami;Masanori Aikawa;Pilar Alcaide;Francis W. Luscinskas

  • Integrins as dynamic regulators of vascular function.

    Francis W. Luscinskas;Jack Lawler

  • Real-Time Imaging of Vascular Endothelial-Cadherin During Leukocyte Transmigration Across Endothelium

    Sunil K. Shaw;Paul S. Bamba;Brandy N. Perkins;Francis W. Luscinskas

  • Salicylates inhibit I kappa B-alpha phosphorylation, endothelial-leukocyte adhesion molecule expression, and neutrophil transmigration.

    J. W. Pierce;M. A. Read;Han Ding;F. W. Luscinskas

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Gimbrone
Michael A. Gimbrone Brigham and Women's Hospital
Andrew H. Lichtman
Andrew H. Lichtman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tanya N. Mayadas
Tanya N. Mayadas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Charles A. Parkos
Charles A. Parkos University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Asma Nusrat
Asma Nusrat University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas F. Tedder
Thomas F. Tedder Duke University
Geoffrey S. Kansas
Geoffrey S. Kansas Northwestern University
Ronen Alon
Ronen Alon Weizmann Institute of Science
Guillermo García-Cardeña
Guillermo García-Cardeña Brigham and Women's Hospital
Masanori Aikawa
Masanori Aikawa Brigham and Women's Hospital

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Microbiology in the USA opens the door to a variety of career paths, many of which can also be pursued through online education. For those interested in healthcare, exploring medical degrees online offers flexible learning options that cater to busy schedules without compromising quality.

Public health is another closely related field. If you're looking for accessible programs, the easiest MPH online programs to get into provide a practical route to careers focused on disease prevention and community health, complementing your background in microbiology.

For those passionate about working with children, becoming a child life specialist combines science knowledge with psychological support, helping young patients cope with medical challenges in clinical settings.

It's also important to consider inclusive education options. Some programs stand out as the best degrees for felons, ensuring that individuals with a criminal record have access to meaningful career pathways in science and healthcare.

Best Scientists Citing Francis W. Luscinskas

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles