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D-Index
97
Citations
40304
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472
National Ranking
218

Gary K. Schoolnik 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 Gary K. Schoolnik sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 236 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary K. Schoolnik 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 Gary K. Schoolnik sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Gary K. Schoolnik is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses on several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Ecology, and Food Science.

The scientist has published work related to a range of topics including:

  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis research and epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research

Key recent papers by Gary K. Schoolnik include:

  • "Mycobacterium tuberculosis precursor rRNA as a measure of treatment-shortening activity of drugs and regimens," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Gold Standard Cholera Diagnostics Are Tarnished by Lytic Bacteriophage and Antibiotics," 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • "High-throughput low-cost nl-qPCR for enteropathogen detection: A proof-of-concept among hospitalized patients in Bangladesh," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Severe Posaconazole-Induced Glucocorticoid Deficiency with Concurrent Pseudohyperaldosteronism: An Unfortunate Two-for-One Special," 2021, Journal of Fungi
  • "Plasma as an alternative COVID-19 diagnostic specimen in a hospitalized patient negative for SARS-CoV-2 by nasopharyngeal swab," 2021, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schoolnik include Jessica A. Grembi, Vasavi Ramachandran, Andrew J. Hryckowian, Farhana Haque, and Alfred M. Spormann, each with multiple joint publications.

The scientist's work has appeared across various journals with multiple publications in venues such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, PLoS ONE, Journal of Fungi, and Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.

Among recognized accolades, Gary K. Schoolnik has been named a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Comparative Genomics of BCG Vaccines by Whole-Genome DNA Microarray

    M. A. Behr;M. A. Wilson;W. P. Gill;H. Salamon

  • Transcriptional Adaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within Macrophages Insights into the Phagosomal Environment

    Dirk Schnappinger;Sabine Ehrt;Martin I. Voskuil;Yang Liu

  • The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in San Francisco -- A Population-Based Study Using Conventional and Molecular Methods

    Peter M. Small;Philip C. Hopewell;Samir P. Singh;Antonio Paz

  • An Outbreak of Tuberculosis With Accelerated Progression Among Persons Infected With the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. An Analysis Using Restriction-Fragment-Length Polymorphisms

    Charles L. Daley;Peter M. Small;Gisela F. Schecter;Gary K. Schoolnik

  • Inhibition of Respiration by Nitric Oxide Induces a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Dormancy Program

    Martin I. Voskuil;Dirk Schnappinger;Kevin C. Visconti;Maria I. Harrell

  • Regulation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis hypoxic response gene encoding α-crystallin

    David R. Sherman;Martin Voskuil;Dirk Schnappinger;Reiling Liao

  • Rv3133c/dosR is a transcription factor that mediates the hypoxic response of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Heui Dong Park;Kristi M. Guinn;Maria I. Harrell;Reiling Liao

  • An inducible bundle-forming pilus of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

    Jorge A. Girón;Alice Suk Yue Ho;Gary K. Schoolnik

  • Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor: identification of a gene cluster required for the rugose colony type, exopolysaccharide production, chlorine resistance, and biofilm formation.

    Fitnat H. Yildiz;Gary K. Schoolnik

  • Exploring drug-induced alterations in gene expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by microarray hybridization

    Michael Wilson;Joseph DeRisi;Hans-Henrik Kristensen;Paul Imboden

  • The competitive cost of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Sebastien Gagneux;Clara Davis Long;Peter M. Small;Peter M. Small;Tran Van

  • Exogenous reinfection with multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with advanced HIV infection.

    Peter M. Small;Robert W. Shafer;Philip C. Hopewell;Samir P. Singh

  • Chitin induces natural competence in Vibrio cholerae.

    Karin L. Meibom;Melanie Blokesch;Nadia A. Dolganov;Cheng-Yen Wu

  • Reprogramming of the Macrophage Transcriptome in Response to Interferon-γ and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Signaling Roles of Nitric Oxide Synthase-2 and Phagocyte Oxidase

    Sabine Ehrt;Dirk Schnappinger;Stefan Bekiranov;Jorg Drenkow

  • The Vibrio cholerae chitin utilization program

    Karin L. Meibom;Xibing B. Li;Alex T. Nielsen;Cheng-Yen Wu

  • Type IV Pili, Transient Bacterial Aggregates, and Virulence of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

    David Bieber;Sandra W. Ramer;Sandra W. Ramer;Sandra W. Ramer;Cheng-Yen Wu;Cheng-Yen Wu;Cheng-Yen Wu;William J. Murray;William J. Murray;William J. Murray

  • Host-induced epidemic spread of the cholera bacterium

    D. Scott Merrell;Susan M. Butler;Firdausi Qadri;Nadia A. Dolganov

  • A multistage tuberculosis vaccine that confers efficient protection before and after exposure

    Claus Aagaard;Truc Hoang;Jes Dietrich;Pere-Joan Cardona

  • Synthetic peptides as nuclear localization signals.

    David S. Goldfarb;Jean Gariépy;Gary Schoolnik;Roger D. Kornberg

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression during adaptation to stationary phase and low-oxygen dormancy

    M.I. Voskuil;M.I. Voskuil;K.C. Visconti;G.K. Schoolnik

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Small
Peter M. Small Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Stanley Falkow
Stanley Falkow Stanford University
James E. Galagan
James E. Galagan Boston University
Marcel A. Behr
Marcel A. Behr McGill University
Dirk Schnappinger
Dirk Schnappinger Cornell University
Lee W. Riley
Lee W. Riley University of California, Berkeley
Joel M. Palefsky
Joel M. Palefsky University of California, San Francisco
David S. Ludwig
David S. Ludwig Boston Children's Hospital
Fitnat H. Yildiz
Fitnat H. Yildiz University of California, Santa Cruz
Sabine Ehrt
Sabine Ehrt Cornell University

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