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Gerald Krystal

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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
17898
World Ranking
5114
National Ranking
185

Gerald Krystal publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerald Krystal sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 235 publications — 63rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gerald Krystal D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerald Krystal sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Gerald Krystal is affiliated with the BC Cancer Agency in Canada and has conducted extensive research in the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cancer Research, Immunology, and Oncology. The scientist's research has been disseminated through multiple publications, reflecting significant engagement with topics related to diet, metabolism, immune responses, and cancer biology.

Their recent research outputs encompass various topics such as Diet and Metabolism Studies, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, as well as Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling.

  • The effect of smoking on chronic inflammation, immune function and blood cell composition (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • CCL5 production in lung cancer cells leads to an altered immune microenvironment and promotes tumor development (2021, OncoImmunology)
  • Apigenin Increases SHIP-1 Expression, Promotes Tumoricidal Macrophages and Anti-Tumor Immune Responses in Murine Pancreatic Cancer (2020, Cancers)
  • Exploratory examination of inflammation state, immune response and blood cell composition in a human obese cohort to identify potential markers predicting cancer risk (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Interleukin-10 and Small Molecule SHIP1 Allosteric Regulators Trigger Anti-inflammatory Effects through SHIP1/STAT3 Complexes (2020, iScience)

Frequent collaborators include Ingrid Elisia, Michelle Yeung, Sara Kowalski, Vivian Lam, and Michael Y. Li. These coauthors reflect a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships supporting investigations in immune function, cancer, and metabolic disease mechanisms.

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Cancers

Gerald Krystal's publication record shows a focus on nutrition and cancer intersection as evident in the frequent contribution to journals specializing in nutrition and cancer research. The integration of immunology and metabolic signaling pathways also marks their scientific output.

Best Publications

  • The 145-kDa protein induced to associate with Shc by multiple cytokines is an inositol tetraphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate 5-phosphatase

    J. E. Damen;Ling Liu;P. Rosten;R. K. Humphries

  • Targeted disruption of SHIP leads to hemopoietic perturbations, lung pathology, and a shortened life span

    Cheryl D. Helgason;Jacqueline E. Damen;Patty Rosten;Rewa Grewal

  • Monomeric IgE stimulates signaling pathways in mast cells that lead to cytokine production and cell survival.

    Janet Kalesnikoff;Michael Huber;Vivian Lam;Jacqueline E Damen

  • Hematopoietic cell phosphatase associates with the interleukin-3 (IL-3) receptor beta chain and down-regulates IL-3-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and mitogenesis.

    Taolin Yi;A. L.-F. Mui;G. Krystal;J. N. Ihle

  • The src homology 2-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP) is the gatekeeper of mast cell degranulation

    Michael Huber;Cheryl D. Helgason;Jacqueline E. Damen;Ling Liu

  • LPS-induced upregulation of SHIP is essential for endotoxin tolerance

    Laura M. Sly;Michael J. Rauh;Janet Kalesnikoff;Christine H. Song

  • Multiple pathways involved in the biosynthesis of anandamide

    Jie Liu;Lei Wang;Judith Harvey-White;Bill X. Huang

  • Tyrosine 343 in the erythropoietin receptor positively regulates erythropoietin-induced cell proliferation and Stat5 activation.

    J E Damen;H Wakao;A Miyajima;J Krosl

  • SHIP represses the generation of alternatively activated macrophages.

    Michael J. Rauh;Victor Ho;Carla Pereira;Anita Sham

  • Inhibition of antigen-induced T cell response and antibody-induced NK cell cytotoxicity by NKG2A: association of NKG2A with SHP-1 and SHP-2 protein-tyrosine phosphatases

    Eric Le Dréan;Frédéric Vély;Lucia Olcese;Anna Cambiaggi

  • Multiple cytokines induce the tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc and its association with Grb2 in hemopoietic cells.

    R. L. Cutler;Ling Liu;J. E. Damen;G. Krystal

  • SHIP-deficient mice are severely osteoporotic due to increased numbers of hyper-resorptive osteoclasts.

    Sunao Takeshita;Noriyuki Namba;Noriyuki Namba;Jenny J Zhao;Yebin Jiang

  • A simple microassay for erythropoietin based on 3H-thymidine incorporation into spleen cells from phenylhydrazine treated mice.

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  • Erythropoietin stimulates the tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc and its association with Grb2 and a 145-Kd tyrosine phosphorylated protein

    Jacqueline E. Damen;Ling Liu;Robert L. Cutler;Gerald Krystal

  • Phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)P3 Is Essential but Not Sufficient for Protein Kinase B (PKB) Activation; Phosphatidylinositol (3,4)P2 Is Required for PKB Phosphorylation at Ser-473: STUDIES USING CELLS FROM SH2-CONTAINING INOSITOL-5-PHOSPHATASE KNOCKOUT MICE *

    Michael P. Scheid;Michael Huber;Jacqueline E. Damen;Michael Hughes

  • Small-molecule agonists of SHIP1 inhibit the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in hematopoietic cells.

    Christopher J. Ong;Andrew Ming-Lum;Matt Nodwell;Ali Ghanipour

  • Multiple cytokines stimulate the binding of a common 145-kilodalton protein to Shc at the Grb2 recognition site of Shc.

    Ling Liu;J. E. Damen;R. L. Cutler;G. Krystal

  • Phosphorylation of Tyrosine 503 in the Erythropoietin Receptor (EpR) Is Essential for Binding the P85 Subunit of Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-Kinase and for EpR-associated PI 3-Kinase Activity (∗)

    Jacqueline E. Damen;Robert L. Cutler;Huaiyuan Jiao;Taolin Yi

  • Negative signaling in B lymphocytes induces tyrosine phosphorylation of the 145-kDa inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase, SHIP.

    G W Chacko;S Tridandapani;J E Damen;L Liu

  • A dual role for Src homology 2 domain-containing inositol-5-phosphatase (SHIP) in immunity: aberrant development and enhanced function of b lymphocytes in ship -/- mice.

    Cheryl D. Helgason;Christian P. Kalberer;Jacqueline E. Damen;Suzanne M. Chappel

Frequent Co-Authors

Connie J. Eaves
Connie J. Eaves University of British Columbia
Michael Huber
Michael Huber University of Zurich
R. Keith Humphries
R. Keith Humphries University of British Columbia
Cheryl D. Helgason
Cheryl D. Helgason BC Cancer Research Centre
Allen C. Eaves
Allen C. Eaves Stemcell Technologies
Raymond J. Andersen
Raymond J. Andersen University of British Columbia
Peter M. Lansdorp
Peter M. Lansdorp University of British Columbia
Vincent Duronio
Vincent Duronio University of British Columbia
Philip W. Majerus
Philip W. Majerus Washington University in St. Louis
Poul H. Sorensen
Poul H. Sorensen University of British Columbia

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