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Joanna B. Goldberg

Joanna B. Goldberg

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
14931
World Ranking
1881
National Ranking
796

Joanna B. Goldberg 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 Joanna B. Goldberg sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 246 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joanna B. Goldberg 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 Joanna B. Goldberg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 - ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Joanna B. Goldberg is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has a research focus that spans Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad fields, the scientist explores specific subfields including Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine.

Their research prominently addresses topics related to bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, cystic fibrosis research advances, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, infections and bacterial resistance, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and studies involving Vibrio bacteria.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • A Pseudomonas aeruginosa small RNA regulates chronic and acute infection, 2023, Nature
  • Genotypic and Phenotypic Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patient Lung Infections and Their Interactions with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2020, mBio
  • O-Specific Antigen-Dependent Surface Hydrophobicity Mediates Aggregate Assembly Type in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2021, DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • Application of a quantitative framework to improve the accuracy of a bacterial infection model, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Model Systems to Study the Chronic, Polymicrobial Infections in Cystic Fibrosis: Current Approaches and Exploring Future Directions, 2021, mBio

Joanna B. Goldberg frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Microbiology Spectrum, mBio, and Microbiology.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • mBio
  • Microbiology

Collaborations are an integral aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Dina A. Moustafa, Cristian V. Crisan, Vishnu Raghuram, Timothy D. Read, and Arlene A. Stecenko.

  • Dina A. Moustafa
  • Cristian V. Crisan
  • Vishnu Raghuram
  • Timothy D. Read
  • Arlene A. Stecenko

In 2012, Joanna B. Goldberg received the ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award from the American Society for Microbiology.

Best Publications

  • The multifarious, multireplicon Burkholderia cepacia complex

    Eshwar Mahenthiralingam;Teresa A. Urban;Joanna B. Goldberg

  • Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR5, but Not TLR4, Are Required for Helicobacter pylori-induced NF-κB Activation and Chemokine Expression by Epithelial Cells

    F Michael Smith;Anastasia Mitchell;Guolian Li;Song Ding

  • Role of mutant CFTR in hypersusceptibility of cystic fibrosis patients to lung infections

    Gerald B. Pier;Martha Grout;Tanweer S. Zaidi;John C. Olsen

  • Contribution of specific Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors to pathogenesis of pneumonia in a neonatal mouse model of infection.

    H B Tang;E DiMango;R Bryan;M Gambello

  • Hyaluronic acid capsule is a virulence factor for mucoid group A streptococci.

    Michael R. Wessels;Allon E. Moses;Joanna B. Goldberg;Thomas J. Dicesare

  • Parallel bacterial evolution within multiple patients identifies candidate pathogenicity genes

    Tami D Lieberman;Jean-Baptiste Michel;Mythili Aingaran;Gail Potter-Bynoe

  • Cloning and expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa of a gene involved in the production of alginate.

    J B Goldberg;D E Ohman

  • Human airway epithelial cells sense Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection via recognition of flagellin by toll-like receptor 5

    Zhe Zhang;Jean-Pierre Louboutin;Daniel J. Weiner;Joanna B. Goldberg

  • Comparison of proteins expressed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains representing initial and chronic isolates from a cystic fibrosis patient: an analysis by 2-D gel electrophoresis and capillary column liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Sheri L. Hanna;Nicholas E. Sherman;Michael T. Kinter;Michael T. Kinter;Joanna B. Goldberg

  • The RhlR quorum-sensing receptor controls Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis and biofilm development independently of its canonical homoserine lactone autoinducer.

    Sampriti Mukherjee;Dina Moustafa;Chari D. Smith;Joanna B. Goldberg

  • Contribution of proteases and LasR to the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during corneal infections.

    Michael J. Preston;Patrick C. Seed;Debbie S. Toder;Barbara H. Iglewski

  • The Pseudomonas aeruginosa algC gene encodes phosphoglucomutase, required for the synthesis of a complete lipopolysaccharide core.

    M J Coyne;K S Russell;C L Coyle;J B Goldberg

  • Helicobacter pylori infection, oncogenic pathways and epigenetic mechanisms in gastric carcinogenesis.

    Song-Ze Ding;Joanna B Goldberg;Masanori Hatakeyama

  • Purification and Visualization of Lipopolysaccharide from Gram-negative Bacteria by Hot Aqueous-phenol Extraction

    Michael R. Davis;Joanna B. Goldberg

  • The Pseudomonas aeruginosa algC gene product participates in rhamnolipid biosynthesis

    Clarita Olvera;Joanna B. Goldberg;Rosalba Sánchez;Gloria Soberón-Chávez

  • The Phosphorylcholine Epitope Undergoes Phase Variation on a 43-Kilodalton Protein in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and on Pili of Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Jeffrey N. Weiser;Joanna B. Goldberg;Nina Pan;Lynn Wilson

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alginate Overproduction Promotes Coexistence with Staphylococcus aureus in a Model of Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Infection.

    Dominique H. Limoli;Dominique H. Limoli;Gregory B. Whitfield;Tomoe Kitao;Tomoe Kitao;Melissa L. Ivey

  • Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa co-infection is associated with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes and poor clinical outcomes

    D. H. Limoli;J. Yang;M. K. Khansaheb;B. Helfman

  • Vaccines for Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a long and winding road.

    Gregory P Priebe;Joanna B Goldberg

  • A mutation in algN permits trans activation of alginate production by algT in Pseudomonas species.

    J B Goldberg;W L Gorman;J L Flynn;D E Ohman

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald B. Pier
Gerald B. Pier Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sebastián Albertí
Sebastián Albertí University of the Balearic Islands
Elizabeth P. Sampaio
Elizabeth P. Sampaio National Institutes of Health
Margaret A. Lindorfer
Margaret A. Lindorfer University of Virginia
Russell W. Carlson
Russell W. Carlson University of Georgia
Lizbeth Hedstrom
Lizbeth Hedstrom Brandeis University
William C. Nierman
William C. Nierman J. Craig Venter Institute
Jason A. Papin
Jason A. Papin University of Virginia
Ruxana T. Sadikot
Ruxana T. Sadikot University of Nebraska Medical Center
Steven M. Holland
Steven M. Holland National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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