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Michael D. Gershon

Michael D. Gershon

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
119
Citations
42949
World Ranking
3941
National Ranking
2159

Michael D. Gershon publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael D. Gershon sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 465 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael D. Gershon D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael D. Gershon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael D. Gershon is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on gastroenterology. Their research spans several subfields including gastroenterology, surgery, physiology, epidemiology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work has addressed multiple main topics, notably gastrointestinal motility and disorders, congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies, herpesvirus infections and treatments, diet and metabolism studies, infant health and development, digestive system and related health, and gastroesophageal reflux and treatments.

Frequent collaborators include Kara Gross Margolis, Anne A. Gershon, Lin Y. Hung, Meenakshi Rao, and Sarah A. Najjar, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts in related research areas.

Michael D. Gershon has published regularly in several peer-reviewed journals, with notable contributions to:

  • Gastroenterology (11 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (2 publications)
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases (2 publications)
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology (2 publications)
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology (2 publications)

Selected recent papers by Michael D. Gershon include:

  • The gut, its microbiome, and the brain: connections and communications, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CX. Classification of Receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine; Pharmacology and Function, 2020, Pharmacological Reviews
  • Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine: Prevention of Varicella and of Zoster, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • hPSC-derived sacral neural crest enables rescue in a severe model of Hirschsprung's disease, 2023, Cell Stem Cell
  • Association of Achalasia With Active Varicella Zoster Virus Infection of the Esophagus, 2021, Gastroenterology

Michael D. Gershon has been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a Fellow in 1999, an indication of their professional standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The Serotonin Signaling System: From Basic Understanding To Drug Development for Functional GI Disorders

    Michael D. Gershon;Jan Tack

  • Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report

    Timothy Buie;Daniel B. Campbell;George J. Fuchs;Glenn T. Furuta;Glenn T. Furuta

  • Molecular defects in mucosal serotonin content and decreased serotonin reuptake transporter in ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome

    Matthew D. Coates;Christine R. Mahoney;David R. Linden;Joanna E. Sampson

  • Varicella zoster virus infection.

    Anne A. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Jeffrey I. Cohen;Randall J. Cohrs

  • The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders

    Meenakshi Rao;Michael D. Gershon

  • Maintenance of serotonin in the intestinal mucosa and ganglia of mice that lack the high-affinity serotonin transporter: Abnormal intestinal motility and the expression of cation transporters.

    Jason J. Chen;Zhishan Li;Hui Pan;Dennis L. Murphy

  • Nerve growth factor promotes gastric tumorigenesis through aberrant cholinergic signaling

    Yoku Hayakawa;Yoku Hayakawa;Kosuke Sakitani;Mitsuru Konishi;Samuel Asfaha;Samuel Asfaha

  • Maternal serotonin is crucial for murine embryonic development

    Francine Côté;Cécile Fligny;Elisa Bayard;Jean-Marie Launay

  • Axonal regeneration in the rat sciatic nerve: effect of a conditioning lesion and of dbcAMP.

    Irvine G. McQuarrie;Bernice Grafstein;Michael D. Gershon

  • 5-HT4 Receptor-Mediated Neuroprotection and Neurogenesis in the Enteric Nervous System of Adult Mice

    Min-Tsai Liu;Yung-Hui Kuan;Jingwen Wang;René Hen

  • Advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of herpes zoster

    Anne A. Gershon;Michael D. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Myron J. Levin

  • Extensive enteric nervous system abnormalities in mice transgenic for artificial chromosomes containing Parkinson disease-associated α-synuclein gene mutations precede central nervous system changes

    Yien-Ming Kuo;Zhishan Li;Yun Jiao;Nathalie Gaborit

  • Long-lived intestinal tuft cells serve as colon cancer–initiating cells

    C. Benedikt Westphalen;Samuel Asfaha;Yoku Hayakawa;Yoshihiro Takemoto

  • Regulation of presynaptic neurotransmission by macroautophagy.

    Daniela Hernandez;Ciara A. Torres;Wanda Setlik;Carolina Cebrián

  • Pharmacological inhibition of gut-derived serotonin synthesis is a potential bone anabolic treatment for osteoporosis

    Vijay K Yadav;Santhanam Balaji;Padmanaban S Suresh;X Sherry Liu

  • The enteric nervous system: a second brain.

    Michael D. Gershon

  • Physiological Modulation of Intestinal Motility by Enteric Dopaminergic Neurons and the D2 Receptor: Analysis of Dopamine Receptor Expression, Location, Development, and Function in Wild-Type and Knock-Out Mice

    Zhi Shan Li;Claudia Schmauss;Abigail Cuenca;Elyanne Ratcliffe

  • Serotonin availability is increased in mucosa of guinea pigs with TNBS-induced colitis.

    David R. Linden;Jing Xian Chen;Michael D. Gershon;Keith A. Sharkey

  • Enteric nervous system

    Michael D. Gershon;Paul R. Wade

  • REVIEWS IN BASIC AND CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY The Serotonin Signaling System: From Basic Understanding To Drug Development for Functional GI Disorders

    Michael D. Gershon;Jan Tack

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne A. Gershon
Anne A. Gershon Columbia University
Alcmène Chalazonitis
Alcmène Chalazonitis Columbia University
Timothy C. Wang
Timothy C. Wang Columbia University
David Sulzer
David Sulzer Columbia University
Randy D. Blakely
Randy D. Blakely Florida Atlantic University
Gerard Karsenty
Gerard Karsenty Columbia University
René Hen
René Hen Columbia University
Peter Wutzler
Peter Wutzler Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele
Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele Columbia University

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