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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 77 1795 1640 884 796 178 28373

Huang-Ge Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Huang-Ge Zhang between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Huang-Ge Zhang published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2023. 6 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2023. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1997 2025

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Huang-Ge Zhang: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 6
1999 5
2000 4
2001 12
2002 10
2003 6
2004 5
2005 3
2006 6
2007 8
2008 1
2009 4
2010 4
2011 9
2012 7
2013 16
2014 9
2015 6
2016 11
2017 5
2018 6
2019 7
2020 5
2021 9
2022 6
2023 24
2024 2
2025 4
Total 201
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Huang-Ge Zhang 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 Huang-Ge Zhang 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, 172–181 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: 178 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
172–181 181 178
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
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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Huang-Ge Zhang 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 Huang-Ge Zhang 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, 76–77 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: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
74–75 133
76–77 163 77
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

Huang-Ge Zhang is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology, with notable activity across specialized subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics including extracellular vesicles in disease, immune cells in cancer, gut microbiota and health, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, microRNA in disease regulation, immunotherapy and immune responses, as well as clinical research studies related to COVID-19.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Huang-Ge Zhang include Jun Yan, Jingyao Mu, Kumaran Sundaram, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, and Michael L. Merchant.

The scientist's publications often appear in journals such as iScience, Nature Communications, Theranostics, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Small.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Huang-Ge Zhang include:

  • Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming (2021, Cell Metabolism)
  • High-fat diet-induced upregulation of exosomal phosphatidylcholine contributes to insulin resistance (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Inducing trained immunity in pro-metastatic macrophages to control tumor metastasis (2023, Nature Immunology)
  • Garlic exosome-like nanoparticles reverse high-fat diet induced obesity via the gut/brain axis (2022, Theranostics)
  • A specific low-density neutrophil population correlates with hypercoagulation and disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (2021, JCI Insight)

Best Publications

  • A Novel Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System: The Anti-inflammatory Activity of Curcumin Is Enhanced When Encapsulated in Exosomes

    Dongmei Sun;Xiaoying Zhuang;Xiaoying Zhuang;Xiaoyu Xiang;Xiaoyu Xiang;Yuelong Liu

  • Treatment of Brain Inflammatory Diseases by Delivering Exosome Encapsulated Anti-inflammatory Drugs From the Nasal Region to the Brain

    Xiaoying Zhuang;Xiaoyu Xiang;William Grizzle;Dongmei Sun

  • Pivotal role of dermal IL-17-producing γδ T cells in skin inflammation.

    Yihua Cai;Xiaoyan Shen;Chuanlin Ding;Chunjian Qi

  • Grape exosome-like nanoparticles induce intestinal stem cells and protect mice from DSS-induced colitis.

    Songwen Ju;Jingyao Mu;Terje Dokland;Xiaoying Zhuang

  • Induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells by tumor exosomes

    Xiaoyu Xiang;Anton Poliakov;Cunren Liu;Yuelong Liu

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Differential developmental requirement and peripheral regulation for dermal Vγ4 and Vγ6T17 cells in health and inflammation

    Yihua Cai;Feng Xue;Chris Fleming;Jie Yang

  • Tumoricidal activity of a novel anti-human DR5 monoclonal antibody without hepatocyte cytotoxicity

    Kimihisa Ichikawa;Weimin Liu;Limin Zhao;Zheng Wang

  • Interspecies communication between plant and mouse gut host cells through edible plant derived exosome-like nanoparticles

    Jingyao Mu;Xiaoying Zhuang;Qilong Wang;Hong Jiang

  • Enhancement of the gut barrier integrity by a microbial metabolite through the Nrf2 pathway

    Rajbir Singh;Sandeep Chandrashekharappa;Sobha R. Bodduluri;Becca V. Baby

  • Murine Mammary Carcinoma Exosomes Promote Tumor Growth by Suppression of NK Cell Function

    Cunren Liu;Shaohua Yu;Kurt Zinn;Jianhua Wang

  • Targeted Drug Delivery to Intestinal Macrophages by Bioactive Nanovesicles Released from Grapefruit

    Baomei Wang;Xiaoying Zhuang;Zhong Bin Deng;Hong Jiang

  • Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming.

    Samantha M. Morrissey;Fan Zhang;Chuanlin Ding;Diego Elias Montoya-Durango

  • Tumor Exosomes Inhibit Differentiation of Bone Marrow Dendritic Cells

    Shaohua Yu;Cunren Liu;Kaihong Su;Jianhua Wang

  • MVP-mediated exosomal sorting of miR-193a promotes colon cancer progression

    Yun Teng;Yi Ren;Xin Hu;Xin Hu;Jingyao Mu

  • Delivery of therapeutic agents by nanoparticles made of grapefruit-derived lipids

    Qilong Wang;Xiaoying Zhuang;Jingyao Mu;Zhong-Bin Deng

  • Exosomes: A Novel Pathway of Local and Distant Intercellular Communication that Facilitates the Growth and Metastasis of Neoplastic Lesions

    Huang-Ge Zhang;William E. Grizzle

  • Expansion of spleen myeloid suppressor cells represses NK cell cytotoxicity in tumor-bearing host

    Cunren Liu;Shaohua Yu;John Kappes;Jianhua Wang

  • Broccoli-Derived Nanoparticle Inhibits Mouse Colitis by Activating Dendritic Cell AMP-Activated Protein Kinase

    Zhongbin Deng;Yuan Rong;Yun Teng;Jingyao Mu

  • Exosomes and Cancer: A Newly Described Pathway of Immune Suppression

    Huang-Ge Zhang;William E. Grizzle

  • Regulation of apoptosis proteins in cancer cells by ubiquitin

    Huang-Ge Zhang;Jianhua Wang;Xinwen Yang;Hui-Chen Hsu

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Mountz
John D. Mountz University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jun Yan
Jun Yan University of Louisville
William E. Grizzle
William E. Grizzle University of Alabama at Birmingham
Donald R. Miller
Donald R. Miller University of Louisville
Tong Zhou
Tong Zhou University of Alabama at Birmingham
David T. Curiel
David T. Curiel Washington University in St. Louis
Robert P. Kimberly
Robert P. Kimberly University of Alabama at Birmingham
Craig J. McClain
Craig J. McClain University of Louisville
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Louisville
Stephen Barnes
Stephen Barnes University of Alabama at Birmingham

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