2026 M. Eric Gershwin: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	165	65	62	45	43	1411	94965
Medicine	165	637	583	366	328	1457	96669

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

M. Eric Gershwin is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a substantial focus on Hepatology, Surgery, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology. They have contributed extensively to understanding liver-related diseases and immune system function.

The scientist has published work covering main topics such as Liver Diseases and Immunity, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Journal of Autoimmunity
Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
Hepatology
Journal of Translational Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity Reviews

Some of the recent papers authored that highlight the breadth of their research are:

The pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical manifestations of steroid-induced osteonecrosis (2020), Journal of Autoimmunity
Primary biliary cholangitis (2020), The Lancet
Recommendations for coronavirus infection in rheumatic diseases treated with biologic therapy (2020), Journal of Autoimmunity
The JANUS of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases onset during COVID-19 - A systematic review of the literature (2020), Journal of Autoimmunity
Altered faecal microbiome and metabolome in IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis (2021), Gut

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

Patrick S.C. Leung
Xiong Ma
Ruqi Tang
Qixia Wang
Zhengrui You

M. Eric Gershwin has received several recognitions, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1985. Additionally, they are a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Keith D. Lindor;M. Eric Gershwin;Raoul Poupon;Marshall Kaplan

1762
Citations
Human autoimmune diseases: a comprehensive update.

Lifeng Wang;Fu Sheng Wang;M. Eric Gershwin

1241
Citations
Pathogenesis and natural history of osteonecrosis.

Yehudith Assouline-Dayan;Christopher Chang;Christopher Chang;Adam Greenspan;Adam Greenspan;Yehuda Shoenfeld;Yehuda Shoenfeld

1020
Citations
Risk Factors and Comorbidities in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Controlled Interview-Based Study of 1032 Patients

M. Eric Gershwin;Carlo Selmi;Carlo Selmi;Howard J. Worman;Ellen B. Gold

736
Citations
Respiratory Syncytial Virus—A Comprehensive Review

Andrea T. Borchers;Christopher Chang;M. Eric Gershwin;Laurel J. Gershwin

703
Citations
Probiotics and immunity

Andrea T. Borchers;Carlo Selmi;Carlo Selmi;Frederick J. Meyers;Carl L. Keen

701
Citations
Identification and specificity of a cDNA encoding the 70 KD mitochondrial antigen recognized in primary biliary cirrhosis

M E Gershwin;I R Mackay;A Sturgess;R L Coppel

676
Citations
Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity

Manuel Rojas;Paula Restrepo-Jiménez;Diana M Monsalve;Yovana Pacheco

622
Citations
Mushrooms, tumors, and immunity: an update.

Andrea T. Borchers;Carl L. Keen;M. Eric Gershwin

615
Citations
Primary biliary cirrhosis in monozygotic and dizygotic twins: Genetics, epigenetics, and environment ☆

Carlo F Selmi;Carlo F Selmi;Marlyn J. Mayo;Nancy Bach;Hiromi Ishibashi

566
Citations
Glycans In The Immune system and The Altered Glycan Theory of Autoimmunity: A Critical Review

Emanual Michael Maverakis;Kyoungmi Kim;Michiko Shimoda;M. Eric Gershwin

552
Citations
Changing nomenclature for PBC: from ‘cirrhosis’ to ‘cholangitis’

Ulrich H W Beuers;M Eric Gershwin;Robert G Gish;Pietro Luigi Invernizzi

551
Citations
Genome-wide meta-analyses identify three loci associated with primary biliary cirrhosis

Xiangdong Liu;Pietro Invernizzi;Yue Lu;Roman Kosoy

470
Citations
Variability in commercial ginseng products: an analysis of 25 preparations.

Martha R Harkey;Gary L Henderson;M Eric Gershwin;Judith S Stern

463
Citations
The geoepidemiology of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Andrea T. Borchers;Stanley M. Naguwa;Yehuda Shoenfeld;M. Eric Gershwin

448
Citations
Gut microbial profile is altered in primary biliary cholangitis and partially restored after UDCA therapy

Ruqi Tang;Yiran Wei;Yanmei Li;Weihua Chen

409
Citations
Identification of HLA-A2-restricted CD8(+) cytotoxic T cell responses in primary biliary cirrhosis: T cell activation is augmented by immune complexes cross-presented by dendritic cells.

Hiroto Kita;Zhe-Xiong Lian;Judy Van de Water;Xiao-Song He

407
Citations
Primary biliary cirrhosis.

Carlo F Selmi;Christopher L. Bowlus;M. Eric Gershwin;Ross L. Coppel

403
Citations
The X chromosome and immune associated genes

Ilaria Bianchi;Ana Lleo;M. Eric Gershwin;Pietro Invernizzi

392
Citations
The Immunobiology and Pathophysiology of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Hirschfield Gm;Gershwin Me

385
Citations
Liver‐targeted and peripheral blood alterations of regulatory T cells in primary biliary cirrhosis

Ruth Y. Lan;Chunmei Cheng;Zhe Xiong Lian;Koichi Tsuneyama

370
Citations
The causes of primary biliary cirrhosis: Convenient and inconvenient truths.

M. Eric Gershwin;Ian R. Mackay

361
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Selmi Humanitas University

Aftab A. Ansari University of California, Davis

Patrick S.C. Leung University of California, Davis

Ross L. Coppel Monash University

Carl L. Keen University of California, Davis

Pietro Invernizzi University of Milano-Bicocca

Koichi Tsuneyama University of Tokushima

Judith A Van de Water University of California, Davis

Yehuda Shoenfeld Sheba Medical Center

Zhe-Xiong Lian University of Science and Technology of China

External Links

Personal website of M. Eric Gershwin

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