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D-Index
118
Citations
52741
World Ranking
165
National Ranking
23

Neil A. R. Gow 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 Neil A. R. Gow sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 460 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Neil A. R. Gow 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 Neil A. R. Gow sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Neil A. R. Gow is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, plant science, and immunology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal infections and studies
  • Plant pathogens and fungal diseases
  • Plant-microbe interactions and immunity
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Polysaccharides and plant cell walls
  • Fungal biology and applications

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Neil A. R. Gow include:

  • "Architecture of the dynamic fungal cell wall," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology," 2022, published in Nature Communications

Other significant works where Neil A. R. Gow contributed include publications in high-impact journals such as mBio and Nature Communications, as well as collaborations on papers like "Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture" (2020, mBio).

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including:

  • Alistair J. P. Brown
  • Mihai G. Netea
  • Judith M. Bain
  • Gordon D. Brown
  • Arnab Pradhan

The main venues where Neil A. R. Gow has published extensively are:

  • The Cell Surface
  • mBio
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Awards and professional recognitions include fellowship in several prestigious organizations:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2016)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2001)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM)

Best Publications

  • Hidden Killers: Human Fungal Infections

    Gordon D. Brown;David W. Denning;Neil A. R. Gow;Stuart M. Levitz

  • Antifungal agents: mechanisms of action

    Frank C. Odds;Alistair J.P. Brown;Neil A.R. Gow

  • The Fungal Cell Wall : Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function

    Neil A.R. Gow;Jean Paul Latge;Carol A. Munro

  • Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes.

    Geraldine Butler;Matthew D. Rasmussen;Michael F. Lin;Michael F. Lin;Manuel A. S. Santos

  • The distinct morphogenic states of Candida albicans.

    Peter Sudbery;Neil A. R. Gow;Judith Berman

  • An integrated model of the recognition of Candida albicans by the innate immune system.

    Mihai G. Netea;Gordon D. Brown;Bart Jan Kullberg;Neil A. R. Gow

  • Candida albicans morphogenesis and host defence: discriminating invasion from colonization

    Neil A. R. Gow;Frank L. van de Veerdonk;Alistair J. P. Brown;Mihai G. Netea

  • Immune sensing of Candida albicans requires cooperative recognition of mannans and glucans by lectin and Toll-like receptors

    Mihai G. Netea;Neil A.R. Gow;Carol A. Munro;Steven Bates

  • Yeast-enhanced green fluorescent protein (yEGFP): a reporter of gene expression in Candida albicans

    Brendan P. Cormack;Gwyneth Bertram;Mark Egerton;Neil A. R. Gow

  • Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis spp. nov. to replace Candida parapsilosis groups II and III

    Arianna Tavanti;Amanda Denise Davidson;Neil Andrew Robert Gow;M. C. Maiden

  • Fungal morphogenesis and host invasion

    Neil A.R Gow;Alistair J.P Brown;Frank C Odds

  • Interactions of fungal pathogens with phagocytes

    Lars P. Erwig;Lars P. Erwig;Neil A. R. Gow

  • The growing fungus

    Neil A. R. Gow;Geoffrey M. Gadd

  • Chitin synthesis and fungal pathogenesis

    Megan D Lenardon;Carol A Munro;Neil A R Gow

  • Expression of seven members of the gene family encoding secretory aspartyl proteinases in Candida albicans

    B. Hube;M. Monod;D. A. Schofield;A. J. P. Brown

  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture.

    Matthew C. Fisher;Sarah J. Gurr;Christina A. Cuomo;David S. Blehert

  • Stimulation of chitin synthesis rescues Candida albicans from echinocandins.

    Louise A. Walker;Carol A. Munro;Irene de Bruijn;Megan D. Lenardon

  • EST Mining and Functional Expression Assays Identify Extracellular Effector Proteins From the Plant Pathogen Phytophthora

    Trudy A. Torto;Shuang Li;Allison Styer;Edgar Huitema

  • Regulatory networks controlling Candida albicans morphogenesis.

    Alistair J.P Brown;Neil A.R Gow

  • Syk kinase is required for collaborative cytokine production induced through Dectin-1 and Toll-like receptors.

    Kevin M. Dennehy;Gerben Ferwerda;Inês Faro-Trindade;Elwira Pyz

  • Importance of the Candida albicans cell wall during commensalism and infection.

    Neil A R Gow;Bernhard Hube;Bernhard Hube

Frequent Co-Authors

Alistair J. P. Brown
Alistair J. P. Brown University of Exeter
Frank C. Odds
Frank C. Odds University of Aberdeen
Carol A. Munro
Carol A. Munro University of Aberdeen
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Donna M. MacCallum
Donna M. MacCallum University of Aberdeen
Gordon D. Brown
Gordon D. Brown University of Exeter
Héctor M. Mora-Montes
Héctor M. Mora-Montes Universidad de Guanajuato
Bernhard Hube
Bernhard Hube Leibniz Association
Bart Jan Kullberg
Bart Jan Kullberg Radboud University
Jos W. M. van der Meer
Jos W. M. van der Meer Radboud University Medical Center

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