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Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano

Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
66
Citations
15110
World Ranking
2406
National Ranking
972

Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano 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 Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 150 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano 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 Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Virology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on HIV and related health complications, with primary topics including HIV-related health complications and treatments, HIV Research and Treatment, and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. Additionally, their work addresses mosquito-borne diseases and control, viral infections and vectors, and vector-borne animal diseases.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano include:

  • Targeted Mutations in the Fusion Peptide Region of La Crosse Virus Attenuate Neuroinvasion and Confer Protection against Encephalitis, 2022, Viruses
  • Frailty and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder are only modestly associated, 2024, AIDS
  • Imaging brain inflammation in virally suppressed people with HIV-1, 2024, AIDS
  • Cognitive dysfunction in people with HIV: the potential effect of personal and environmental circumstances, 2025, AIDS

Frequent co-authors include:

  • David E. Vance
  • Bradley S. Hollidge
  • Mary-Virginia Salzano
  • John M. Ibrahim
  • Jonathan W. Fraser

The most common publication venues for this scientist are:

  • AIDS
  • Viruses

In recognition of their contributions to the field, Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2006.

Best Publications

  • The neuropathogenesis of AIDS

    Francisco González-Scarano;Francisco González-Scarano;Julio Martín-García

  • Microglia as mediators of inflammatory and degenerative diseases.

    Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano;Gordon Baltuch

  • Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis: lesion characterization with magnetization transfer imaging.

    Vincent Dousset;Robert I. Grossman;Karen N. Ramer;Mitchell D. Schnall

  • Nomenclature and research case definitions for neurologic manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) infection

    Robert S. Janssen;David R. Cornblath;Leon G. Epstein;Richard P. Foa

  • Inhibition of entry of HIV-1 in neural cell lines by antibodies against galactosyl ceramide.

    Janet M. Harouse;Shama Bhat;Steven L. Spitalnik;Mark Laughlin

  • CD4-independent infection of human neural cells by human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

    J M Harouse;C Kunsch;H T Hartle;M A Laughlin

  • Microglia Express CCR5, CXCR4, and CCR3, but of These, CCR5 Is the Principal Coreceptor for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Dementia Isolates

    Andrew V. Albright;Joseph T. C. Shieh;Takayuki Itoh;Benhur Lee

  • Infection of colonic epithelial cell lines by type 1 human immunodeficiency virus is associated with cell surface expression of galactosylceramide, a potential alternative gp120 receptor.

    Jacques Fantini;David G. Cook;Neal Nathanson;Steven L. Spitalnik

  • Galactosyl ceramide or a derivative is an essential component of the neural receptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein gp120.

    Shama Bhat;Steven L. Spitalnik;Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano;Donald H. Silberberg

  • Human immunodeficiency virus can infect CD4-negative human fibroblastoid cells

    Masatoshi Tateno;Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano;Jay A. Levy

  • CXCR-4 (fusin), a co-receptor for the type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), is expressed in the human brain in a variety of cell types, including microglia and neurons

    Ehud Lavi;Julie M. Strizki;Anthony M. Ulrich;Wei Zhang

  • Interaction of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vpr Protein with the Nuclear Pore Complex

    Ron A. M. Fouchier;Barbara E. Meyer;James H. M. Simon;Utz Fischer

  • HIV-1-Related Central Nervous System Disease: Current Issues in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Serena Spudich;Francisco González-Scarano

  • Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Virus Glycoproteins Are Targeted by Neutralizing Antibodies and Can Use DC-SIGN as a Receptor for pH-Dependent Entry into Human and Animal Cell Lines

    Heike Hofmann;Xingxing Li;Xiaoai Zhang;Wei Liu

  • Immunohistochemical analysis of CCR2, CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR4 in the human brain: potential mechanisms for HIV dementia.

    Peter van der Meer;Anthony M. Ulrich;Francisco Gonźalez-Scarano;Ehud Lavi

  • Pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus-induced neurological disease

    Andrew V Albright;Samantha S Soldan;Francisco González-Scarano

  • Infection of primary human microglia and monocyte-derived macrophages with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates: evidence of differential tropism.

    Julie M. Strizki;Andrew V. Albright;Hai Sheng;Michael O'Connor

  • Arboviral encephalitides: transmission, emergence, and pathogenesis.

    Bradley S. Hollidge;Francisco González-Scarano;Samantha S. Soldan

  • The Effects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Central Nervous System

    Dennis L. Kolson;Ehud Lavi;Francisco González-Scarano

  • Chemokine Receptor Utilization by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates That Replicate in Microglia

    Joseph T C Shieh;Andrew V. Albright;Matthew Sharron;Suzanne Gartner

Frequent Co-Authors

Neal Nathanson
Neal Nathanson University of Pennsylvania
Dennis L. Kolson
Dennis L. Kolson University of Pennsylvania
Ehud Lavi
Ehud Lavi Cornell University
Ronald G. Collman
Ronald G. Collman University of Pennsylvania
Robert I. Grossman
Robert I. Grossman New York University
Jacques Fantini
Jacques Fantini Aix-Marseille University
James A. Hoxie
James A. Hoxie University of Pennsylvania
Michael J. O'Connor
Michael J. O'Connor Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Andrew Pekosz
Andrew Pekosz Johns Hopkins University
Steven L. Spitalnik
Steven L. Spitalnik Columbia University

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