The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joao B. Xavier sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile
23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joao B. Xavier sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Joao B. Xavier is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on the intersections of microbiota, immune systems, and cancer biology.
The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of gut microbiota and its impact on health, alongside topics such as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, neutropenia and cancer infections, antifungal resistance and susceptibility, probiotics and fermented foods, and mycobacterium research and diagnosis.
Xavier's publication record includes notable papers such as:
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Xavier include Chen Liao, Jonathan U. Peled, Marcel R.M. van den Brink, Ying Taur, and Miguel-Angel Perales. These partnerships reflect a network of researchers active in related fields such as hematopoietic cell transplantation, immunology, and cancer biology.
The primary publication venues for Xavier's work are diverse, with the most frequent being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, Scientific Data, Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales, and Nature Medicine. This range indicates involvement in both preprint dissemination as well as peer-reviewed journal contributions.
Xavier's main fields of study are biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology with 65 publications, and medicine with 57 publications. Subfields notably include molecular biology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, oncology, and cancer research, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach.
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Charlie G. Buffie;Irene Jarchum;Michele Equinda;Lauren Lipuma
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Jonathan U Peled;Antonio L C Gomes;Sean M Devlin;Eric R Littmann
Joao B. Xavier;Kevin R. Foster
Vanessa O. Ezenwa;Nicole M. Gerardo;David W. Inouye;David W. Inouye;Mónica Medina
Jonas Schluter;Jonathan U. Peled;Jonathan U. Peled;Bradford P. Taylor;Kate A. Markey;Kate A. Markey
Carey D. Nadell;Joao B. Xavier;Simon Asher Levin;Kevin R. Foster
Carles Ubeda;Carles Ubeda;Vanni Bucci;Silvia Caballero;Silvia Caballero;Ana Djukovic
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Ashley M. Laughney;Jing Hu;Nathaniel R. Campbell;Nathaniel R. Campbell;Samuel F. Bakhoum
Kirill S. Korolev;Joao B. Xavier;Jeff Gore
Ying Taur;Katharine Coyte;Katharine Coyte;Katharine Coyte;Jonas Schluter;Elizabeth Robilotti
Nuno M. Oliveira;Esteban Martinez-Garcia;Joao Xavier;William M. Durham
Joao B. Xavier;Wook Kim;Kevin R. Foster
Carlos Carmona-Fontaine;Carlos Carmona-Fontaine;Maxime Deforet;Leila Akkari;Leila Akkari;Craig B. Thompson
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