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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 62 2863 2625 1138 1009 189 14574

Lishan Su publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lishan Su between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lishan Su published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2023. 18 of the 242 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 11 publications
1987 2025

242 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lishan Su: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 4
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 1
2003 5
2004 3
2005 7
2006 5
2007 9
2008 4
2009 3
2010 4
2011 13
2012 3
2013 6
2014 13
2015 14
2016 12
2017 15
2018 10
2019 16
2020 9
2021 10
2022 6
2023 36
2024 7
2025 11
Total 242
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Lishan Su publications per year - data summary

  • Lishan Su, a Microbiology scholar from University of Maryland, Baltimore, has 242 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 36 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1998 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.3 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 70 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 14 publications (1.1 per year); 2000-2012: 63 publications (4.8 per year); 2013-2025: 165 publications (12.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lishan Su 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 Lishan Su 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, 185–194 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: 189 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
185–194 190 189
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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Lishan Su 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.
  • Lishan Su, a Microbiology scholar from University of Maryland, Baltimore, records 189 publications - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Lishan Su, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Lishan Su ranks below 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).

Lishan Su 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 Lishan Su 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 62
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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Lishan Su 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.
  • Lishan Su, a Microbiology scholar from University of Maryland, Baltimore, records 62 D-Index - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Lishan Su, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Lishan Su ranks below 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).

Overview

Lishan Su is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio focused on immunology, microbiology, and medicine. Their work spans several main areas including immunology, molecular biology, virology, epidemiology, and hepatology.

Their research topics prominently cover:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Lishan Su has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as UNC Libraries, The Journal of Immunology, bioRxiv, iScience, and PLoS Pathogens.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • DCAF1 regulates Treg senescence via the ROS axis during immunological aging (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • THEMIS-SHP1 Recruitment by 4-1BB Tunes LCK-Mediated Priming of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected T Cells (2020, Cancer Cell)
  • Multi-omics analyses reveal that HIV-1 alters CD4+ T cell immunometabolism to fuel virus replication (2021, Nature Immunology)
  • Preclinical Evaluation of B7-H3-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (2021, Clinical Cancer Research)
  • No credible evidence supporting claims of the laboratory engineering of SARS-CoV-2 (2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Liang Cheng
  • Liguo Zhang
  • Guangming Li (two distinct individuals with this name)
  • Kovalev Gi

Lishan Su's research contributions are situated primarily in the fields of immunology and microbiology with a substantial number of publications also related to medicine. Their work addresses critical topics in infectious diseases, immune cell biology, and therapeutic interventions, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and treating viral infections and immune system dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Ink4a/Arf expression is a biomarker of aging

    Janakiraman Krishnamurthy;Chad Torrice;Matthew R. Ramsey;Grigoriy I. Kovalev

  • hDOT1L links histone methylation to leukemogenesis.

    Yuki Okada;Qin Feng;Yihui Lin;Qi Jiang

  • Interferon-inducible cholesterol-25-hydroxylase broadly inhibits viral entry by production of 25-hydroxycholesterol.

    Su Yang Liu;Roghiyh Aliyari;Kelechi Chikere;Guangming Li

  • CDK inhibitors p18(INK4c) and p27(Kip1) mediate two separate pathways to collaboratively suppress pituitary tumorigenesis.

    David S. Franklin;Virginia L. Godfrey;Hayyoung Lee;Grigoriy I. Kovalev

  • The T Cell Activation Factor NF-ATc Positively Regulates HIV-1 Replication and Gene Expression in T Cells

    Shigemi Kinoshita;Lishan Su;Masahiko Amano;Luika A Timmerman

  • A humanized mouse model to study hepatitis C virus infection, immune response, and liver disease.

    Michael L. Washburn;Moses T. Bility;Liguo Zhang;Liguo Zhang;Grigoriy I. Kovalev

  • Cytotoxicity with target DNA breakdown by rat basophilic leukemia cells expressing both cytolysin and granzyme A.

    John W. Shiver;Lishan Su;Pierre A. Henkart

  • Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Promotes Degradation of SMC5/6 to Enhance HBV Replication

    Christopher M. Murphy;Yanping Xu;Feng Li;Kouki Nio

  • HIV-1-induced thymocyte depletion is associated with indirect cytopathicity and infection of progenitor cells in vivo

    L. Su;H. Kaneshima;M. Bonyhadi;S. Salimi

  • Critical role for CCR5 in the function of donor CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells during acute graft-versus-host disease

    Christian A. Wysocki;Qi Jiang;Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari;Patricia A. Taylor

  • Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Immunopathogenesis in a Humanized Mouse Model: Induction of Human-Specific Liver Fibrosis and M2-Like Macrophages

    Moses T. Bility;Liang Cheng;Zheng Zhang;Yan Luan

  • The CATERPILLER Protein Monarch-1 Is an Antagonist of Toll-like Receptor-, Tumor Necrosis Factor α-, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced Pro-inflammatory Signals

    Kristi L. Williams;John D. Lich;Joseph A. Duncan;William Reed

  • Humanized immune system mouse models: progress, challenges and opportunities.

    Todd M. Allen;Michael A. Brehm;Sandra Bridges;Stacy Ferguson

  • HIV-1 infection and pathogenesis in a novel humanized mouse model

    Liguo Zhang;Grigoriy I. Kovalev;Lishan Su

  • Leukaemic transformation by CALM-AF10 involves upregulation of Hoxa5 by hDOT1L.

    Yuki Okada;Qi Jiang;Margot Lemieux;Lucie Jeannotte

  • Blocking type I interferon signaling enhances T cell recovery and reduces HIV-1 reservoirs

    Liang Cheng;Jianping Ma;Jingyun Li;Dan Li;Dan Li

  • Mitigation of hematologic radiation toxicity in mice through pharmacological quiescence induced by CDK4/6 inhibition

    Søren M. Johnson;Chad D. Torrice;Jessica F. Bell;Kimberly B. Monahan

  • The role of Brg1, a catalytic subunit of mammalian chromatin-remodeling complexes, in T cell development.

    Thomas C. Gebuhr;Grigoriy I. Kovalev;Scott J Bultman;Virginia L Godfrey

  • HIV-1 infection induces interleukin-1β production via TLR8 protein-dependent and NLRP3 inflammasome mechanisms in human monocytes.

    Haitao Guo;Jianmei Gao;Debra J. Taxman;Jenny P.Y. Ting

  • Regulatory NK cells mediated between immunosuppressive monocytes and dysfunctional T cells in chronic HBV infection.

    Haijun Li;Naicui Zhai;Zhongfeng Wang;Hongxiao Song

  • RevM10-expressing T cells derived in vivo from transduced human hematopoietic stem-progenitor cells inhibit human immunodeficiency virus replication.

    Mark L. Bonyhadi;Katherine Moss;Amy Voytovich;Jennifer Auten

  • NLRX1 Sequesters STING to Negatively Regulate the Interferon Response, Thereby Facilitating the Replication of HIV-1 and DNA Viruses

    Haitao Guo;Renate König;Renate König;Meng Deng;Maximilian Riess

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenny P.-Y. Ting
Jenny P.-Y. Ting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yang-Xin Fu
Yang-Xin Fu Tsinghua University
Yue Xiong
Yue Xiong University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sandra Zurawski
Sandra Zurawski Baylor University
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang Harvard University
Fu-Sheng Wang
Fu-Sheng Wang Chinese PLA General Hospital
Qi Wang
Qi Wang Columbia University in the City of New York
Zheng Zhang
Zheng Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Blossom Damania
Blossom Damania University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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