2026 Michael E. Grigg: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	56	14348	13193	6045	5411	135	12350

Overview

Michael E. Grigg is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on Medicine. The main areas of study encompass Parasitology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to parasitic infections and immune responses. Key topics include:

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
Parasites and Host Interactions
Rabies epidemiology and control
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Michael E. Grigg has frequently published in several research venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Immunology
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Current Protocols
eLife

Notable recent publications by Michael E. Grigg include:

"Molecular evidence of hybridization between pig and human Ascaris indicates an interbred species complex infecting humans," 2020, eLife
"Intestinal immune responses to commensal and pathogenic protozoa," 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
"Recent epidemiologic and clinical importance of Toxoplasma gondii infections in marine mammals: 2009-2020," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology
"Toxoplasma gondii Recruits Factor H and C4b-Binding Protein to Mediate Resistance to Serum Killing and Promote Parasite Persistence in vivo," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
"Recent aspects on epidemiology, clinical disease, and genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii infections in Australasian marsupials," 2021, Parasites & Vectors

Frequent collaborators include:

Eliza V.C. Alves-Ferreira
Asis Khan
Aline Sardinha-Silva
John Parkinson
Patricia Sikorski

Best Publications

Commensal DNA limits regulatory T cell conversion and is a natural adjuvant of intestinal immune responses

Jason A. Hall;Jason A. Hall;Nicolas Bouladoux;Cheng Ming Sun;Elizabeth A. Wohlfert

579
Citations
Unusual abundance of atypical strains associated with human ocular toxoplasmosis.

Michael E. Grigg;Jyotsom Ganatra;John C. Boothroyd;Todd P. Margolis

517
Citations
Population biology of Toxoplasma gondii and its relevance to human infection: do different strains cause different disease?

John C Boothroyd;Michael E Grigg

451
Citations
Transmission of Toxoplasma: Clues from the study of sea otters as sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii flow into the marine environment *

P.A. Conrad;M.A. Miller;C. Kreuder;E.R. James

430
Citations
Success and virulence in Toxoplasma as the result of sexual recombination between two distinct ancestries.

Michael E. Grigg;Serge Bonnefoy;Adrian B. Hehl;Yasuhiro Suzuki;Yasuhiro Suzuki

418
Citations
Host-Protozoan Interactions Protect from Mucosal Infections through Activation of the Inflammasome

Aleksey Chudnovskiy;Arthur Mortha;Veronika Kana;Andrea Kennard

349
Citations
Surface antigens of Toxoplasma gondii: variations on a theme

Christine Lekutis;David J.P. Ferguson;Michael E. Grigg;Manel Camps

313
Citations
Local admixture of amplified and diversified secreted pathogenesis determinants shapes mosaic Toxoplasma gondii genomes

Hernan Lorenzi;Asis Khan;Asis Khan;Michael S Behnke;Michael S Behnke;Sivaranjani Namasivayam

279
Citations
Comparative Genomics of the Apicomplexan Parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia Differing in Host Range and Transmission Strategy

Adam James Reid;Sarah J. Vermont;James A. Cotton;David Harris

273
Citations
Type X Toxoplasma gondii in a wild mussel and terrestrial carnivores from coastal California: new linkages between terrestrial mammals, runoff and toxoplasmosis of sea otters.

M A Miller;W A Miller;P A Conrad;E R James

273
Citations
Dual Role for Inflammasome Sensors NLRP1 and NLRP3 in Murine Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii

Gezahegn Gorfu;Kimberly Cirelli;Mariane Bandeira Melo;Katrin Mayer-Barber

269
Citations
Bioluminescence imaging of Toxoplasma gondii infection in living mice reveals dramatic differences between strains

Jeroen P. J. Saeij;Jon P. Boyle;Michael E. Grigg;Michael E. Grigg;Gustavo Arrizabalaga

258
Citations
An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality

M.A Miller;M.E Grigg;M.E Grigg;C Kreuder;E.R James

241
Citations
Toxoplasma gondii homologue of Plasmodium apical membrane antigen 1 is involved in invasion of host cells.

Adrian B. Hehl;Adrian B. Hehl;Christine Lekutis;Michael E. Grigg;Peter J. Bradley

217
Citations
The SRS superfamily of Toxoplasma surface proteins.

Calvin Jung;Cleo Y.-F. Lee;Michael E. Grigg

213
Citations
Rapid identification of virulent type I strains of the protozoan pathogen Toxoplasma gondii by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis at the B1 gene.

Michael E. Grigg;John C. Boothroyd

201
Citations
Prematurity and Severity Are Associated With Toxoplasma gondii Alleles (NCCCTS, 1981–2009)

Rima McLeod;Kenneth M. Boyer;Daniel Lee;Ernest Mui

187
Citations
Serotyping of Toxoplasma gondii infections in humans using synthetic peptides.

Jiang-Ti Kong;Michael E Grigg;Lyle Uyetake;Stephen Parmley

182
Citations
Structure of the immunodominant surface antigen from the Toxoplasma gondii SRS superfamily.

Xiao lin He;Michael E. Grigg;John C. Boothroyd;K. Christopher Garcia

170
Citations
Genomics and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species.

Asis Khan;Jahangheer S. Shaik;Michael E. Grigg

161
Citations