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Gary W. Litman publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary W. Litman sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 239 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Gary W. Litman D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary W. Litman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary W. Litman is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on immunology.

The scientist's recent publications span various aspects of immune system function, with an emphasis on immune cell interaction and aquatic organism immunity. Their most recent papers include:

  • A highly diverse set of novel immunoglobulin-like transcript (NILT) genes in zebrafish indicates a wide range of functions with complex relationships to mammalian receptors, 2022, Immunogenetics
  • A highly diverse set of novel immunoglobulin-like transcript (NILT) genes in zebrafish indicates a wide range of functions with complex relationships to mammalian receptors, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Tethering of soluble immune effectors to mucin and chitin reflects a convergent and dynamic role in gut immunity, 2024, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • A highly diverse set of novel immunoglobulin-like transcript (NILT) genes in zebrafish indicates a wide range of functions, 2021, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Dustin J. Wcisel
  • Alex Dornburg
  • Sean C. McConnell
  • Kyle M. Hernandez
  • Jorge Andrade

Gary W. Litman's research covers several main topics, such as:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

The scientist has also published in multiple frequent venues, including:

  • Immunogenetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The Journal of Immunology

Subfields of study relevant to their work include Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Food Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within the broader immunology framework.

Best Publications

  • The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution

    Chris T. Amemiya;Chris T. Amemiya;Jessica Alfoldi;Alison P. Lee;Shaohua Fan

  • The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons

    Ingo Braasch;Andrew R Gehrke;Jeramiah J Smith;Kazuhiko Kawasaki

  • The amphioxus genome illuminates vertebrate origins and cephalochordate biology

    Linda Z. Holland;Ricard Albalat;Kaoru Azumi;Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez

  • RECONSTRUCTING IMMUNE PHYLOGENY: NEW PERSPECTIVES

    Gary W. Litman;John P. Cannon;Larry J. Dishaw

  • Genomic insights into the immune system of the sea urchin.

    Jonathan P. Rast;L. Courtney Smith;Mariano Loza-Coll;Taku Hibino

  • The origins of vertebrate adaptive immunity

    Gary W. Litman;Jonathan P. Rast;Sebastian D. Fugmann

  • Evolution of antigen binding receptors.

    Gary W. Litman;Michele K. Anderson;Jonathan P. Rast

  • α, β, γ, and δ T Cell Antigen Receptor Genes Arose Early in Vertebrate Phylogeny

    Jonathan P. Rast;Michele K. Anderson;Scott J. Strong;Carl Luer

  • The zebrafish as a model organism to study development of the immune system.

    David Traver;Philippe Herbomel;E Elizabeth Patton;Ryan D Murphey

  • Massive expansion and functional divergence of innate immune genes in a protostome.

    Linlin Zhang;Li Li;Ximing Guo;Gary W. Litman

  • Major reorganization of immunoglobulin VH segmental elements during vertebrate evolution.

    K. R. Hinds;K. R. Hinds;G. W. Litman;G. W. Litman

  • Identification of diversified genes that contain immunoglobulin-like variable regions in a protochordate.

    John P. Cannon;Robert N. Haire;Gary W. Litman;Gary W. Litman

  • Phylogenetic diversification of immunoglobulin genes and the antibody repertoire.

    G W Litman;J P Rast;M J Shamblott;R N Haire

  • Diverse organization of immunoglobulin VH gene loci in a primitive vertebrate.

    F. Kokubu;R. Litman;M. J. Shamblott;K. Hinds

  • Specific lipid recognition is a general feature of CD300 and TREM molecules

    John P. Cannon;Marci O’Driscoll;Gary W. Litman;Gary W. Litman

  • Somatic variation precedes extensive diversification of germline sequences and combinatorial joining in the evolution of immunoglobulin heavy chain diversity.

    Kristin R. Hinds-Frey;Hikaru Nishikata;Ronda T. Litman;Gary W. Litman

  • Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrate Immune System

    Louis du Pasquier;Gary W. Litman

  • Complete structure and organization of immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region genes in a phylogenetically primitive vertebrate.

    F. Kokubu;K. Hinds;R. Litman;M. J. Shamblott

  • Genomic organization and structure of Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase: localization of mutations associated with varied clinical presentations and course in X chromosome-linked agammaglobulinemia

    Yuko Ohta;Robert N. Haire;Ronda T. Litman;Shu Man Fu

  • Cloning of Ly-5 cDNA.

    F W Shen;Y Saga;G Litman;G Freeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan P. Rast
Jonathan P. Rast Emory University
Robert A. Good
Robert A. Good University of Minnesota
Chris T. Amemiya
Chris T. Amemiya University of California, Merced
David A. Ostrov
David A. Ostrov University of Florida
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
David Traver
David Traver University of California, San Diego
Peter W. H. Holland
Peter W. H. Holland University of Oxford
Bronwen Aken
Bronwen Aken European Bioinformatics Institute
John H. Postlethwait
John H. Postlethwait University of Oregon
Peter F. Stadler
Peter F. Stadler Leipzig University

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