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D-Index
66
Citations
13309
World Ranking
2433
National Ranking
984

Gary M. Cox 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 M. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 106 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary M. Cox 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 M. Cox 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.

Overview

Gary M. Cox is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Epidemiology, Health, Modeling and Simulation, Virology, and Small Animals. Their research addresses a range of topics primarily centered on infectious diseases and their broader societal impacts.

Their work includes studies on COVID-19 epidemiological trends, poxvirus research and outbreaks, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, mycobacterium research and diagnosis, infectious diseases and mycology, as well as the intersection of COVID-19 with mental health and healthcare impacts.

Recent publications by Gary M. Cox include:

  • Social Disadvantage, Politics, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Trends: A County-level Analysis of United States Data (2020) - Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Disparities in Mpox Vaccination Among Priority Populations During the 2022 Outbreak (2023) - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Concurrent Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among Patients Tested for Mpox at a Tertiary Healthcare System (2023) - Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Beyond Infection: Mortality and End-of-Life Care Associated With Infectious Disease Consultation in an Academic Health System (2024) - Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection after fractionated CO2 laser resurfacing (2020) - UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason E. Stout
  • Ahmad Mourad
  • Nicholas Turner
  • Kristen V. Dicks
  • Arthur W. Baker

Gary M. Cox's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE

Throughout their career, Gary M. Cox has contributed to various subfields within Medicine, notably Epidemiology, where six publications are noted, followed by Health with three publications. Modeling and Simulation and Virology each appear twice, alongside two works in Small Animals, reflecting a diverse research scope.

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Culture Isolation of Aspergillus Species: A Hospital-Based Survey of Aspergillosis

    J. R. Perfect;G. M. Cox;J. Y. Lee;C. A. Kauffman

  • Urease as a virulence factor in experimental cryptococcosis.

    Gary M. Cox;Jean Mukherjee;Garry T. Cole;Arturo Casadevall

  • Sexual Cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii and Virulence of Congenic a and α Isolates

    Kirsten Nielsen;Gary M. Cox;Ping Wang;Dena L. Toffaletti

  • Extracellular phospholipase activity is a virulence factor for Cryptococcus neoformans.

    Gary M. Cox;Henry C. McDade;Sharon C. A. Chen;Stephanie C. Tucker

  • Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase controls virulence of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans.

    Cletus A. D'Souza;J. Andrew Alspaugh;Changli Yue;Toshiaki Harashima

  • Superoxide Dismutase Influences the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans by Affecting Growth within Macrophages

    Gary M. Cox;Thomas S. Harrison;Henry C. McDade;Carlos P. Taborda

  • Urease expression by Cryptococcus neoformans promotes microvascular sequestration, thereby enhancing central nervous system invasion.

    Michal A. Olszewski;Mairi C. Noverr;Gwo Hsiao Chen;Galen B. Toews

  • Specialization of the HOG Pathway and Its Impact on Differentiation and Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

    Yong Sun Bahn;Kaihei Kojima;Gary M. Cox;Joseph Heitman

  • The Cryptococcus neoformans MAP kinase Mpk1 regulates cell integrity in response to antifungal drugs and loss of calcineurin function

    Peter R. Kraus;Deborah S. Fox;Gary M. Cox;Joseph Heitman

  • Serotype AD Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans Are Diploid or Aneuploid and Are Heterozygous at the Mating-Type Locus

    Klaus B. Lengeler;Gary M. Cox;Joseph Heitman

  • A Unique Fungal Two-Component System Regulates Stress Responses, Drug Sensitivity, Sexual Development, and Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

    Yong Sun Bahn;Kaihei Kojima;Gary M. Cox;Joseph Heitman

  • Karyotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans as an epidemiological tool.

    J R Perfect;N Ketabchi;G M Cox;C W Ingram

  • Enzymes that Counteract Nitrosative Stress Promote Fungal Virulence

    Marisol de Jesús-Berrı́os;Limin Liu;Limin Liu;Jesse C. Nussbaum;Jesse C. Nussbaum;Gary M. Cox

  • Adenylyl Cyclase Functions Downstream of the Gα Protein Gpa1 and Controls Mating and Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans

    J. Andrew Alspaugh;Read Pukkila-Worley;Toshiaki Harashima;Lora M. Cavallo

  • Identification and characterization of a highly conserved calcineurin binding protein, CBP1/calcipressin, in Cryptococcus neoformans

    Jenifer Görlach;Deborah S. Fox;N. Shane Cutler;Gary M. Cox

  • Carbonic anhydrase and CO2 sensing during Cryptococcus neoformans growth, differentiation, and virulence.

    Yong Sun Bahn;Gary M. Cox;John R. Perfect;Joseph Heitman

  • Calcineurin regulatory subunit is essential for virulence and mediates interactions with FKBP12–FK506 in Cryptococcus neoformans

    Deborah S. Fox;M. Cristina Cruz;Rey A. L. Sia;Hengming Ke

  • Rapamycin antifungal action is mediated via conserved complexes with FKBP12 and TOR kinase homologs in Cryptococcus neoformans.

    M. Cristina Cruz;Lora M. Cavallo;Jenifer M. Görlach;Gary Cox

  • Protection against Cryptococcosis by Using a Murine Gamma Interferon-Producing Cryptococcus neoformans Strain

    Floyd L. Wormley;John R. Perfect;Chad Steele;Gary M. Cox

  • Transcriptional Network of Multiple Capsule and Melanin Genes Governed by the Cryptococcus neoformans Cyclic AMP Cascade

    Read Pukkila-Worley;Quincy D. Gerrald;Peter R. Kraus;Marie-Josée Boily

  • Synthesis of Polymerized Melanin by Cryptococcus neoformans in Infected Rodents

    Ángel L. Rosas;Joshua D. Nosanchuk;Marta Feldmesser;Gary M. Cox

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
Arturo Casadevall
Arturo Casadevall Johns Hopkins University
Maria E. Cardenas
Maria E. Cardenas Duke University
J. Andrew Alspaugh
J. Andrew Alspaugh Duke University
John H. McCusker
John H. McCusker Duke University
Kirsten Nielsen
Kirsten Nielsen University of Minnesota
Philip R. Costanzo
Philip R. Costanzo Duke University
Wiley A. Schell
Wiley A. Schell Duke University
Ann C. Collier
Ann C. Collier University of Washington

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