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Gerald T. Keusch

Gerald T. Keusch

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
17562
World Ranking
1761
National Ranking
749

Gerald T. Keusch 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 Gerald T. Keusch sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 284 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald T. Keusch 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 Gerald T. Keusch sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% 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

  • 2002 - Alexander Fleming Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 1981 - Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

Gerald T. Keusch is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and mathematics, with a focus on public health, infectious diseases, and modeling and simulation. Their research emphasizes zoonotic diseases, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and animal disease management.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "Ranking the risk of animal-to-human spillover for newly discovered viruses" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Origin of COVID-19 and Why It Matters" (2020) published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "Pandemic origins and a One Health approach to preparedness and prevention: Solutions based on SARS-CoV-2 and other RNA viruses" (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Infectious Disease Threats: A Rebound To Resilience" (2021) published in Health Affairs

Frequent coauthors working with Gerald T. Keusch include:

  • Peter Daszak
  • Sai Kit Lam
  • J. S. Mackenzie
  • Linda J. Saif
  • Charles H. Calisher

The scientist's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • The Lancet
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Health Affairs
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Gerald T. Keusch's main fields of study are Medicine and Mathematics. Their specialized subfields include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their research efforts cover key topics such as:

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Global Health and Surgery

Throughout their career, Gerald T. Keusch has received recognitions including the Alexander Fleming Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2002 and the Oswald Avery Award from the same society in 1981.

Best Publications

  • Infection and diabetes: The case for glucose control

    Elliot J. Rayfield;Mark J. Ault;Gerald T. Keusch

  • Quinolone Antibiotics Induce Shiga Toxin-Encoding Bacteriophages, Toxin Production, and Death in Mice

    Xiaoping Zhang;Aaron D. McDaniel;Lucas E. Wolf;Gerald T. Keusch

  • Shiga toxin: biochemistry, genetics, mode of action, and role in pathogenesis.

    A. D. O'Brien;V. L. Tesh;A. Donohue-Rolfe;M. P. Jackson

  • Pathogenesis of shigella diarrhea. XI. Isolation of a shigella toxin-binding glycolipid from rabbit jejunum and HeLa cells and its identification as globotriaosylceramide.

    Mary Jacewicz;Henrik Clausen;Edward Nudelman;Arthur Donohue-Rolfe

  • The History of Nutrition: Malnutrition, Infection and Immunity

    Gerald T. Keusch

  • The intolerable burden of malaria: a new look at the numbers.

    Joel G Breman;Andréa Egan;Gerald T Keusch

  • The pathogenesis of Shigella Diarrhea: I. Enterotoxin production by Shigella dysenteriae 1

    Gerald T. Keusch;George F. Grady;Leonardo J. Mata;James McIver

  • Vitamin E and Respiratory Tract Infections in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;Lynette S. Leka;Basil C. Fine;Gerard E. Dallal

  • Nucleotide sequence of the Shiga-like toxin genes of Escherichia coli

    Stephen B. Calderwood;Francois Auclair;Arthur Donohue-Rolfe;Gerald T. Keusch

  • Health innovation networks to help developing countries address neglected diseases.

    Carlos Medicis Morel;Tara Acharya;Denis Broun;Ajit Dangi

  • Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19.

    Charles Calisher;Dennis Carroll;Rita Colwell;Ronald B. Corley

  • Environmental Enteric Dysfunction: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Clinical Consequences

    Gerald T. Keusch;Donna M. Denno;Robert E. Black;Christopher Duggan

  • NUTRITION AND INFECTION

    Gerald T. Keusch;Michael J. G. Farthing

  • Hospital-acquired mucormycosis (Rhizopus rhizopodiformis) of skin and subcutaneous tissue: epidemiology, mycology and treatment.

    Gary Gartenberg;Edward J. Bottone;Gerald T. Keusch;Irene Weitzman

  • Pathogenesis of Shigella diarrhea. IX. Simplified high yield purification of Shigella toxin and characterization of subunit composition and function by the use of subunit-specific monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies.

    Arthur Donohue-Rolfe;Gerald T. Keusch;Clark Edson;David Thorley-Lawson

  • Shiga Toxins Stimulate Secretion of Interleukin-8 from Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    C. M. Thorpe;Bryan P. Hurley;Lisa L. Lincicome;Mary S. Jacewicz

  • Construction and analysis of TnphoA mutants of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli unable to invade HEp-2 cells.

    M S Donnenberg;S B Calderwood;A Donohue-Rolfe;G T Keusch

  • Implications of Acquired Environmental Enteric Dysfunction for Growth and Stunting in Infants and Children Living in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Gerald T. Keusch;Irwin H. Rosenberg;Donna M. Denno;Christopher Duggan

  • The Origin of COVID-19 and Why It Matters.

    David M. Morens;Joel G. Breman;Charles H. Calisher;Peter C. Doherty

  • Translocation of Shiga toxin across polarized intestinal cells in tissue culture.

    D. W. K. Acheson;R. Moore;S. De Breucker;L. Lincicome

  • Epithelial cell invasion: an overlooked property of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) associated with the EPEC adherence factor.

    Michael S. Donnenberg;Arthur Donohue-Rolfe;Gerald T. Keusch

Frequent Co-Authors

Honorine D. Ward
Honorine D. Ward Tufts University
Saul Tzipori
Saul Tzipori Tufts University
Louis Weinstein
Louis Weinstein Tufts University
Andrew G. Plaut
Andrew G. Plaut Tufts Medical Center
Barry R. Bloom
Barry R. Bloom Harvard University
Dean T. Jamison
Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco
William C. Clark
William C. Clark Harvard University
Stephen B. Calderwood
Stephen B. Calderwood Massachusetts General Hospital
Abraham L. Sonenshein
Abraham L. Sonenshein Tufts University
Keith P. W. J. McAdam
Keith P. W. J. McAdam London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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