2026 Gisela Storz: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	95	529	468	246	203	168	47116
Genetics	94	923	870	458	428	158	46836

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

6053
Citations
Regulatory RNAs in Bacteria

Lauren S. Waters;Gisela Storz

1907
Citations
Activation of the OxyR Transcription Factor by Reversible Disulfide Bond Formation

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

1489
Citations
Regulation by Small RNAs in Bacteria: Expanding Frontiers

Gisela Storz;Jörg Vogel;Karen M. Wassarman

1356
Citations
Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence

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

1225
Citations
Transcriptional regulator of oxidative stress-inducible genes: direct activation by oxidation

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

1124
Citations
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

1013
Citations
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

959
Citations
Identification of novel small RNAs using comparative genomics and microarrays

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

920
Citations
Bacterial stress responses.

G. Storz;R. Hengge

906
Citations
An expanding universe of noncoding RNAs.

Gisela Storz

868
Citations
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

862
Citations
Bacterial Small RNA Regulators: Versatile Roles and Rapidly Evolving Variations

Susan Gottesman;Gisela Storz

853
Citations
Regulation of the OxyR transcription factor by hydrogen peroxide and the cellular thiol-disulfide status.

Fredrik Åslund;Ming Zheng;Jon Beckwith;Gisela Storz

748
Citations
Analysis of Arabidopsis mutants deficient in flavonoid biosynthesis.

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

717
Citations
Global analysis of small RNA and mRNA targets of Hfq.

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

671
Citations
Structural Basis of the Redox Switch in the OxyR Transcription Factor

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

656
Citations
A Small, Stable RNA Induced by Oxidative Stress: Role as a Pleiotropic Regulator and Antimutator

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

655
Citations
The Sm-like Hfq Protein Increases OxyS RNA Interaction with Target mRNAs

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

613
Citations
6S RNA Regulates E. coli RNA Polymerase Activity

Karen Montzka Wassarman;Gisela Storz

596
Citations
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

587
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Gottesman National Institutes of Health

Ming Zheng National Institute of Standards and Technology

Bruce N. Ames University of California, Berkeley

James J. Collins MIT

Joseph T. Wade New York State Department of Health

Thomas Schneider National Institutes of Health

Martin Ackermann ETH Zurich

Svetlana A. Shabalina National Center for Biotechnology Information

Chase L. Beisel University of Würzburg

Louis A. Tartaglia Toledo Clinic Cancer Center

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