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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 50 4473 4116 126 117 123 8552

Joshua Gong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joshua Gong between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joshua Gong published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2021. 22 of the 178 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2021. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 13 publications
1989 2025

178 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joshua Gong: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 3
2008 6
2009 7
2010 6
2011 9
2012 8
2013 5
2014 14
2015 10
2016 14
2017 10
2018 13
2019 7
2020 11
2021 15
2022 6
2023 3
2024 9
2025 13
Total 178
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Joshua Gong 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 Joshua Gong 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, 115–124 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: 123 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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
115–124 235 123
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
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Joshua Gong 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 Joshua Gong 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 50
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
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Overview

Joshua Gong is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada. Their research focuses on multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on animal nutrition, microbiology, and molecular biology.

Their published work spans several main fields of study including:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their research further specializes into subfields such as:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Endocrinology

Key research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

They have contributed to a range of research articles. Selected recent papers include:

  • Effects of encapsulated cinnamaldehyde on growth performance, intestinal digestive and absorptive functions, meat quality and gut microbiota in broiler chickens (2021) - Translational Animal Science
  • Clostridium perfringens Produces an Adhesive Pilus Required for the Pathogenesis of Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry (2021) - Journal of Bacteriology
  • Spray-drying microencapsulation of citral with soy protein-soy polysaccharide Maillard reaction products: stability and release characteristics (2022) - Food Hydrocolloids
  • Bacillus licheniformis PF9 improves barrier function and alleviates inflammatory responses against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4 infection in the porcine intestinal epithelial cells (2022) - Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
  • Lactobacillus rhamnosus LB1 Alleviates Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-Induced Adverse Effects in Piglets by Improving Host Immune Response and Anti-Oxidation Stress and Restoring Intestinal Integrity (2021) - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Joshua Gong frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Chengbo Yang
  • Changning Yu
  • Song Liu
  • Shangxi Liu
  • Hai Yu

Their work is often published in journals aligned with animal science and microbiology. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Poultry Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Strategic use of feed ingredients and feed additives to stimulate gut health and development in young pigs.

    C.F.M. de Lange;J. Pluske;J. Gong;J. Gong;C.M. Nyachoti

  • Implications of butyrate and its derivatives for gut health and animal production

    Andrea Bedford;Joshua Gong

  • Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and structurally related synthetic food additives towards selected pathogenic and beneficial gut bacteria

    W. Si;J. Gong;R. Tsao;T. Zhou

  • Phytogenic Compounds as Alternatives to In-Feed Antibiotics: Potentials and Challenges in Application

    Chengbo Yang;M.A. Chowdhury;Yongqing Huo;Joshua Gong

  • Interactions between commensal bacteria and the gut-associated immune system of the chicken

    Jennifer T. Brisbin;Joshua Gong;Shayan Sharif

  • Essential oils as alternatives to antibiotics in swine production

    Faith A. Omonijo;Liju Ni;Joshua Gong;Qi Wang

  • Effects of Lactobacilli on Cytokine Expression by Chicken Spleen and Cecal Tonsil Cells

    Jennifer T. Brisbin;Joshua Gong;Payvand Parvizi;Shayan Sharif

  • Bioassay-guided purification and identification of antimicrobial components in Chinese green tea extract.

    Weiduo Si;Joshua Gong;Rong Tsao;Milosh Kalab

  • Effect of dietary supplementation of chitosan and galacto-mannan-oligosaccharide on serum parameters and the insulin-like growth factor-I mRNA expression in early-weaned piglets.

    Zhi Ru Tang;Yu Long Yin;Yu Long Yin;Charles M. Nyachoti;Rui Lin Huang

  • The gastrointestinal microbiota and its role in monogastric nutrition and health with an emphasis on pigs: current understanding, possible modulations, and new technologies for ecological studies.

    J. D. Richards;J. Gong;C. F. M. de Lange

  • Oral treatment of chickens with lactobacilli influences elicitation of immune responses.

    Jennifer T. Brisbin;Joshua Gong;Shahriar Orouji;Jessica Esufali

  • Effects of zinc bacitracin, bird age and access to range on bacterial microbiota in the ileum and caeca of broiler chickens

    J. Gong;H. Yu;T. Liu;J.J. Gill

  • The intestinal microbiota and its modulation for Salmonella control in chickens

    James R. Chambers;Joshua Gong

  • The pathogenesis of necrotic enteritis in chickens: what we know and what we need to know: a review.

    John F Prescott;Valeria R Parreira;Iman Mehdizadeh Gohari;Dion Lepp

  • In vitro assessment of antimicrobial activity of carvacrol, thymol and cinnamaldehyde towards Salmonella serotype Typhimurium DT104: effects of pig diets and emulsification in hydrocolloids

    W. Si;J. Gong;C. Chanas;S. Cui

  • Antimicrobial activity of butyrate glycerides toward Salmonella Typhimurium and Clostridium perfringens.

    H. Namkung;H. Yu;J. Gong;S. Leeson

  • Gene expression profiling of chicken lymphoid cells after treatment with Lactobacillus acidophilus cellular components.

    Jennifer T. Brisbin;Huaijun Zhou;Huaijun Zhou;Huaijun Zhou;Joshua Gong;Parviz Sabour

  • Thymol Improves Barrier Function and Attenuates Inflammatory Responses in Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells during Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Inflammation.

    Faith A Omonijo;Shangxi Liu;Qianru Hui;Hua Zhang

  • Identification of changes in the composition of ileal bacterial microbiota of broiler chickens infected with Clostridium perfringens.

    Yanni Feng;Joshua Gong;Hai Yu;Yaping Jin

  • Advances in the methods for studying gut microbiota and their relevance to the research of dietary fiber functions

    Joshua Gong;Chengbo Yang

  • Identification of novel pathogenicity loci in Clostridium perfringens strains that cause Avian necrotic enteritis

    Dion Lepp;Bryan Roxas;Valeria R. Parreira;Pradeep R. Marri

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongqing Hou
Yongqing Hou Wuhan Polytechnic University
Yulong Yin
Yulong Yin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Northwestern University
Shayan Sharif
Shayan Sharif University of Guelph
Mingyong Xie
Mingyong Xie Nanchang University
Shaoping Nie
Shaoping Nie Nanchang University
Huaijun Zhou
Huaijun Zhou University of California, Davis
John F. Prescott
John F. Prescott University of Guelph
C. F. M. de Lange
C. F. M. de Lange University of Guelph
Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University

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