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James G. Fox

James G. Fox

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Microbiology
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 132 74 70 36 32 831 61177
Medicine 133 2235 2082 1260 1157 914 63989

James G. Fox publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James G. Fox between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James G. Fox published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2023. 10 of the 1,011 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2023. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 11 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 20 publications 1994: 21 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 39 publications 2001: 26 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 45 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 35 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 49 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 72 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1969 2026

1,011 publications in total across all disciplines

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James G. Fox: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 1
1971 1
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 11
1980 2
1981 5
1982 8
1983 9
1984 8
1985 3
1986 10
1987 9
1988 8
1989 11
1990 11
1991 12
1992 12
1993 20
1994 21
1995 20
1996 20
1997 14
1998 26
1999 15
2000 39
2001 26
2002 22
2003 24
2004 19
2005 26
2006 18
2007 26
2008 45
2009 29
2010 26
2011 29
2012 35
2013 32
2014 49
2015 37
2016 28
2017 35
2018 24
2019 23
2020 26
2021 19
2022 12
2023 72
2024 13
2025 9
2026 1
Total 1,011
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James G. Fox publications per year - data summary

  • James G. Fox, a Microbiology scholar from MIT, has 1,011 publications recorded across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1969 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 72 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 58 years in the span carries no publications at all (1972).
  • The rate of publication averages 17.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.7 per year counting only the 57 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 107 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1969-1988: 85 publications (4.3 per year); 1989-2008: 427 publications (21.4 per year); 2009-2026: 499 publications (27.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

James G. Fox 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 James G. Fox sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 679+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 831 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99 831
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James G. Fox publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • James G. Fox, a Microbiology scholar from MIT, records 831 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than James G. Fox, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and James G. Fox ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

James G. Fox 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 James G. Fox sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 127+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 132 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95 132
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James G. Fox D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • James G. Fox, a Microbiology scholar from MIT, records 132 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than James G. Fox, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and James G. Fox ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award

Overview

James G. Fox is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several key subfields including Immunology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas with a significant focus on infectious diseases and immune response mechanisms. These include:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Recent notable publications demonstrate the range and impact of their research:

  • "ILC3s select microbiota-specific regulatory T cells to establish tolerance in the gut" (2022, Nature)
  • "PD-1 Signaling Promotes Tumor-Infiltrating Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Gastric Tumorigenesis in Mice" (2020, Gastroenterology)
  • "Dietary suppression of MHC class II expression in intestinal epithelial cells enhances intestinal tumorigenesis" (2021, Cell Stem Cell)
  • "Tissue-specific abundance of interferon-gamma drives regulatory T cells to restrain DC1-mediated priming of cytotoxic T cells against lung cancer" (2023, Immunity)
  • "Opportunities and limitations of genetically modified nonhuman primate models for neuroscience research" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Throughout their career, Fox has collaborated frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Zeli Shen
  • Sureshkumar Muthupalani
  • Anthony Mannion
  • Alexander Sheh
  • JoAnn Dzink-Fox

James G. Fox has published multiple articles in prominent scientific venues, often contributing to journals that focus on dermatology, general biomedical research, and comparative medicine. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Comparative Medicine

Best Publications

  • CX3CR1-Mediated Dendritic Cell Access to the Intestinal Lumen and Bacterial Clearance

    Jan Hendrik Niess;Stephan Brand;Xiubin Gu;Limor Landsman

  • Gastric cancer originating from bone marrow-derived cells.

    JeanMarie Houghton;Calin Stoicov;Sachiyo Nomura;Sachiyo Nomura;Arlin B. Rogers

  • Inflammation, atrophy, and gastric cancer

    James G. Fox;Timothy C. Wang

  • Overexpression of Interleukin-1β Induces Gastric Inflammation and Cancer and Mobilizes Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Mice

    Shuiping Tu;Govind Bhagat;Guanglin Cui;Shigeo Takaishi

  • Commensal Microbiota Promote Lung Cancer Development via γδ T Cells.

    Chengcheng Jin;Georgia K. Lagoudas;Chen Zhao;Susan Bullman;Susan Bullman

  • Laboratory animal medicine

    James G. Fox;Bennett J. Cohen;Franklin M. Loew

  • Contaminated heparin associated with adverse clinical events and activation of the contact system.

    Takashi Kei Kishimoto;Karthik Viswanathan;Tanmoy Ganguly;Subbiah Elankumaran

  • Hepatic Helicobacter species identified in bile and gallbladder tissue from chileans with chronic cholecystitis

    James G. Fox;Floyd E. Dewhirst;Zeli Shen;Yan Feng

  • Synergistic interaction between hypergastrinemia and Helicobacter infection in a mouse model of gastric cancer.

    Timothy C. Wang;Charles A. Dangler;Duan Chen;James R. Goldenring

  • Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential.

    Daniel L. Worthley;Michael Churchill;Jocelyn T. Compton;Yagnesh Tailor

  • DNA damage induced by chronic inflammation contributes to colon carcinogenesis in mice

    Lisiane B. Meira;James M. Bugni;Stephanie L. Green;Chung-Wei Lee

  • Denervation suppresses gastric tumorigenesis

    Chun-Mei Zhao;Yoku Hayakawa;Yosuke Kodama;Sureshkumar Muthupalani

  • Helicobacter hepaticus sp. nov., a microaerophilic bacterium isolated from livers and intestinal mucosal scrapings from mice.

    J G Fox;F E Dewhirst;J G Tully;B J Paster

  • Concurrent enteric helminth infection modulates inflammation and gastric immune responses and reduces helicobacter-induced gastric atrophy.

    James G. Fox;Paul Beck;Charles A. Dangler;Mark T. Whary

  • Activation of β-catenin by carcinogenic Helicobacter pylori

    Aime T. Franco;Dawn A. Israel;Mary K. Washington;Uma Krishna

  • Helicobacter pylori and gastric carcinoma. Serum antibody prevalence in populations with contrasting cancer risks.

    Pelayo Correa;Pelayo Correa;James Fox;Elizabeth Fontham;Bernardo Ruiz

  • Arsenic Exposure Perturbs the Gut Microbiome and Its Metabolic Profile in Mice: An Integrated Metagenomics and Metabolomics Analysis

    Kun Lu;Ryan Phillip Abo;Katherine Ann Schlieper;Michelle E. Graffam

  • The Mouse in biomedical research

    James G. Fox;Stephen W Barthold;Muriel T. Davisson;Christian E. Newcomer

  • Chronic active hepatitis and associated liver tumors in mice caused by a persistent bacterial infection with a novel Helicobacter species.

    Jerrold M. Ward;James G. Fox;Miriam R. Anver;Diana C. Haines

  • A small animal model of human Helicobacter pylori active chronic gastritis.

    Adrian Lee;James G. Fox;Glen Otto;James Murphy

  • Biology and diseases of the ferret.

    James G. Fox;Robert P. Marini

  • Commensal Microbiota Promote Lung Cancer Development via γδ T Cells

    Chengcheng Jin;Georgia K Lagoudas;Arjun Bhutkar;Samuel Ameh

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy C. Wang
Timothy C. Wang Columbia University
Floyd E. Dewhirst
Floyd E. Dewhirst Harvard University
Bruce J. Paster
Bruce J. Paster Harvard University
Bruce H. Horwitz
Bruce H. Horwitz Harvard Medical School
Pelayo Correa
Pelayo Correa Vanderbilt University
Scott B. Snapper
Scott B. Snapper Boston Children's Hospital
Ronald G. Tompkins
Ronald G. Tompkins Harvard University

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