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Microbiology

D-Index
95
Citations
47116
World Ranking
529
National Ranking
246

Genetics

D-Index
94
Citations
46836
World Ranking
923
National Ranking
458

Gisela Storz 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 Gisela Storz sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gisela Storz 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 Gisela Storz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Gisela Storz is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has a research focus primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work includes extensive contributions to Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Parasitology.

The scientist's research covers numerous topics including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Magnesium in Health and Disease

Among recent publications, select papers are:

  • "Trans-Acting Small RNAs and Their Effects on Gene Expression in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica", 2020, EcoSal Plus
  • "Regulatory roles of Escherichia coli 5' UTR and ORF-internal RNAs detected by 3' end mapping", 2021, eLife
  • "Prevalence of small base-pairing RNAs derived from diverse genomic loci", 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
  • "Escherichia coli Small Proteome", 2020, EcoSal Plus
  • "Interactions of a Bacterial RND Transporter with a Transmembrane Small Protein in a Lipid Environment", 2020, Structure

Frequent publishers of their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Communications

Gisela Storz has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Nancy L. Craig
  • Carol W. Greider
  • Cynthia Wolberger
  • Orna Cohen-Fix
  • Rachel Green

Their published book titled "Molecular Biology" was released in 2021 by Oxford University Press.

The scientist's work has been recognized by memberships and fellowships, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011

Best Publications

  • Genomic expression programs in the response of yeast cells to environmental changes.

    Audrey P. Gasch;Paul T. Spellman;Camilla M. Kao;Orna Carmel-Harel

  • Regulatory RNAs in Bacteria

    Lauren S. Waters;Gisela Storz

  • Activation of the OxyR Transcription Factor by Reversible Disulfide Bond Formation

    Ming Zheng;Fredrik Åslund;Fredrik Åslund;Gisela Storz;Gisela Storz

  • Regulation by Small RNAs in Bacteria: Expanding Frontiers

    Gisela Storz;Jörg Vogel;Karen M. Wassarman

  • Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence

    Naomi N.Q. Balaban;Sophie Helaine;Kim Lewis;Martin Ackermann;Martin Ackermann

  • Transcriptional regulator of oxidative stress-inducible genes: direct activation by oxidation

    Gisela Storz;Louis A. Tartaglia;Bruce N. Ames

  • DNA Microarray-Mediated Transcriptional Profiling of the Escherichia coli Response to Hydrogen Peroxide

    Ming Zheng;Ming Zheng;Xunde Wang;Lori J. Templeton;Dana R. Smulski

  • Cloning and sequencing of thiol-specific antioxidant from mammalian brain: alkyl hydroperoxide reductase and thiol-specific antioxidant define a large family of antioxidant enzymes.

    Ho Zoon Chae;Keith Robison;Leslie B. Poole;George Church

  • Identification of novel small RNAs using comparative genomics and microarrays

    Karen M. Wassarman;Francis Repoila;Carsten Rosenow;Gisela Storz

  • Bacterial stress responses.

    G. Storz;R. Hengge

  • An expanding universe of noncoding RNAs.

    Gisela Storz

  • Roles of the Glutathione- and Thioredoxin-Dependent Reduction Systems in the Escherichia Coli and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Responses to Oxidative Stress

    Orna Carmel-Harel;Gisela Storz

  • Bacterial Small RNA Regulators: Versatile Roles and Rapidly Evolving Variations

    Susan Gottesman;Gisela Storz

  • Regulation of the OxyR transcription factor by hydrogen peroxide and the cellular thiol-disulfide status.

    Fredrik Åslund;Ming Zheng;Jon Beckwith;Gisela Storz

  • Analysis of Arabidopsis mutants deficient in flavonoid biosynthesis.

    Brenda W. Shirley;William L. Kubasek;Gisela Storz;Gisela Storz;Edward Bruggemann

  • Global analysis of small RNA and mRNA targets of Hfq.

    Aixia Zhang;Karen M. Wassarman;Carsten Rosenow;Brian C. Tjaden

  • Structural Basis of the Redox Switch in the OxyR Transcription Factor

    Hee-Jung Choi;Seung-Jun Kim;Partha Mukhopadhyay;Sayeon Cho

  • A Small, Stable RNA Induced by Oxidative Stress: Role as a Pleiotropic Regulator and Antimutator

    Shoshy Altuvia;Dalit Weinstein-Fischer;Aixia Zhang;Lisa Postow

  • The Sm-like Hfq Protein Increases OxyS RNA Interaction with Target mRNAs

    Aixia Zhang;Karen M Wassarman;Joaquin Ortega;Alasdair C Steven

  • 6S RNA Regulates E. coli RNA Polymerase Activity

    Karen Montzka Wassarman;Gisela Storz

  • OxyR, a positive regulator of hydrogen peroxide-inducible genes in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium, is homologous to a family of bacterial regulatory proteins

    Michael F. Christman;Gisela Storz;Bruce N. Ames

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Gottesman
Susan Gottesman National Institutes of Health
Ming Zheng
Ming Zheng National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bruce N. Ames
Bruce N. Ames University of California, Berkeley
Joseph T. Wade
Joseph T. Wade New York State Department of Health
Thomas Schneider
Thomas Schneider National Institutes of Health
Svetlana A. Shabalina
Svetlana A. Shabalina National Center for Biotechnology Information
Chase L. Beisel
Chase L. Beisel University of Würzburg
Louis A. Tartaglia
Louis A. Tartaglia Toledo Clinic Cancer Center

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