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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 72 2252 2068 1089 988 253 15445

Guangming Zhong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guangming Zhong between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guangming Zhong published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2011. 18 of the 279 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2011. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications
1989 2025

279 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guangming Zhong: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 1
1999 5
2000 2
2001 2
2002 4
2003 3
2004 10
2005 8
2006 8
2007 12
2008 12
2009 10
2010 17
2011 21
2012 13
2013 19
2014 15
2015 12
2016 12
2017 16
2018 2
2019 9
2020 10
2021 8
2022 3
2023 10
2024 9
2025 9
Total 279
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Guangming Zhong publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guangming Zhong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 252–261 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 253 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148 253
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Guangming Zhong D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184 72
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Guangming Zhong is a researcher affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their scholarly work predominantly engages with the fields of immunology and microbiology, with a significant volume of publications also intersecting with medicine.

The main domains of Zhong's research include microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology, complemented by studies in molecular biology and surgery. Their work covers key topics such as reproductive tract infections research, the reproductive system and pregnancy, cervical cancer and HPV research, urinary tract infections management, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, and gut microbiota and health.

Zhong has authored numerous papers, contributing to a range of scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Chlamydia overcomes multiple gastrointestinal barriers to achieve long-lasting colonization, 2021, Trends in Microbiology
  • Adoptive Transfer of Group 3-Like Innate Lymphoid Cells Restores Mouse Colon Resistance to Colonization of a Gamma Interferon-Susceptible Chlamydia muridarum Mutant, 2020, Infection and Immunity
  • Immunodominant regions prediction of nucleocapsid protein for SARS-CoV-2 early diagnosis: a bioinformatics and immunoinformatics study, 2020, Pathogens and Global Health
  • Innate Lymphoid Cells Are Required for Endometrial Resistance to Chlamydia trachomatis Infection, 2020, Infection and Immunity
  • Gastrointestinal Coinfection Promotes Chlamydial Pathogenicity in the Genital Tract, 2020, Infection and Immunity

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Zhong include:

  • Yihui Wang
  • Huizhou Fan
  • Zengzi Zhou
  • Rongze He
  • Qi Tian

Zhong's works are most commonly published in these venues:

  • Infection and Immunity (20 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Trends in Microbiology (2 publications)
  • Pathogens and Global Health (1 publication)
  • Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of Apoptosis in Chlamydia-infected Cells: Blockade of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release and Caspase Activation

    Tao Fan;Hang Lu;He Hu;Lianfa Shi

  • Identification of a Chlamydial Protease–Like Activity Factor Responsible for the Degradation of Host Transcription Factors

    Guangming Zhong;Peiyi Fan;Hezhao Ji;Feng Dong

  • The atherogenic effects of chlamydia are dependent on serum cholesterol and specific to Chlamydia pneumoniae

    He Hu;Grant N. Pierce;Guangming Zhong

  • Chlamydia Inhibits Interferon γ–inducible Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Expression by Degradation of Upstream Stimulatory Factor 1

    Guangming Zhong;Tao Fan;Li Liu

  • Degradation of Transcription Factor Rfx5 during the Inhibition of Both Constitutive and Interferon γ–Inducible Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Expression in Chlamydia-Infected Cells

    Guangming Zhong;Li Liu;Tao Fan;Peiyi Fan

  • Production, specificity, and functionality of monoclonal antibodies to specific peptide–major histocompatibility complex class II complexes formed by processing of exogenous protein

    Guangming Zhong;Guangming Zhong;Caetano Reis e Sousa;Ronald N. Germain

  • Characterization of Fifty Putative Inclusion Membrane Proteins Encoded in the Chlamydia trachomatis Genome

    Zhongyu Li;Chaoqun Chen;Ding Chen;Yimou Wu

  • The Chlamydial Plasmid-Encoded Protein pgp3 Is Secreted into the Cytosol of Chlamydia-Infected Cells

    Zhongyu Li;Zhongyu Li;Ding Chen;Youmin Zhong;Shiping Wang

  • Activation of Raf/MEK/ERK/cPLA2 Signaling Pathway Is Essential for Chlamydial Acquisition of Host Glycerophospholipids

    Heng Su;Grant McClarty;Feng Dong;Grant M. Hatch

  • Related Leucine-based Cytoplasmic Targeting Signals in Invariant Chain and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules Control Endocytic Presentation of Distinct Determinants in a Single Protein

    Guangming Zhong;Paola Romagnoli;Ronald N. Germain

  • Caspase-1 contributes to Chlamydia trachomatis-induced upper urogenital tract inflammatory pathologies without affecting the course of infection

    Wen Cheng;Pooja Shivshankar;Zhongyu Li;Lili Chen

  • ANTIGEN PRESENTATION BY MHC CLASS II MOLECULES : INVARIANT CHAIN FUNCTION,PROTEIN TRAFFICKING, AND THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF DIVERSE DETERMINANT CAPTURE

    Flora Castellino;Guangming Zhong;Ronald N Germain

  • Antigen-unspecific B Cells and Lymphoid Dendritic Cells Both Show Extensive Surface Expression of Processed Antigen–Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Complexes after Soluble Protein Exposure In Vivo or In Vitro

    Guangming Zhong;Caetano Reis e Sousa;Ronald N. Germain

  • A Genome-Wide Profiling of the Humoral Immune Response to Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Reveals Vaccine Candidate Antigens Expressed in Humans

    Jie Wang;Yingqian Zhang;Chunxue Lu;Lei Lei

  • The secreted protease factor CPAF is responsible for degrading pro-apoptotic BH3-only proteins in Chlamydia trachomatis-infected cells

    Mustak Pirbhai;Feng Dong;Youmin Zhong;Kelvin Z. Pan

  • A live-attenuated chlamydial vaccine protects against trachoma in nonhuman primates

    Laszlo Kari;William M. Whitmire;Norma Olivares-Zavaleta;Morgan M. Goheen

  • Intranasal vaccination with a secreted chlamydial protein enhances resolution of genital Chlamydia muridarum infection, protects against oviduct pathology, and is highly dependent upon endogenous gamma interferon production.

    Ashlesh K. Murthy;James P. Chambers;Patricia A. Meier;Guangming Zhong

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha production from CD8+ T cells mediates oviduct pathological sequelae following primary genital Chlamydia muridarum infection.

    Ashlesh K. Murthy;Weidang Li;Bharat Kumar Reddy Chaganty;Sangamithra Kamalakaran

  • Plasmid-Encoded Pgp3 Is a Major Virulence Factor for Chlamydia muridarum To Induce Hydrosalpinx in Mice

    Yuanjun Liu;Yuanjun Liu;Yumeng Huang;Zhangsheng Yang;Yina Sun

  • Degradation of the Proapoptotic Proteins Bik, Puma, and Bim with Bcl-2 Domain 3 Homology in Chlamydia trachomatis-Infected Cells

    Feng Dong;Mustak Pirbhai;Yangming Xiao;Youmin Zhong

  • Profiling of Human Antibody Responses to Chlamydia trachomatis Urogenital Tract Infection Using Microplates Arrayed with 156 Chlamydial Fusion Proteins

    Jyotika Sharma;Youmin Zhong;Feng Dong;Jeanna M. Piper

  • Chlamydia-Infected Cells Continue To Undergo Mitosis and Resist Induction of Apoptosis

    Whitney Greene;Yangming Xiao;Yanqing Huang;Grant McClarty

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard P. Arulanandam
Bernard P. Arulanandam The University of Texas at San Antonio
Robert C. Brunham
Robert C. Brunham University of British Columbia
P. John Hart
P. John Hart The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ronald N. Germain
Ronald N. Germain National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Jijie Chai
Jijie Chai Westlake University
Luis M. de la Maza
Luis M. de la Maza University of California, Irvine
Gerald I. Byrne
Gerald I. Byrne University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Wandy L. Beatty
Wandy L. Beatty Washington University in St. Louis
Richard P. Morrison
Richard P. Morrison University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Jing Wang
Jing Wang Tsinghua University

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