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Philip M. Sherman

Philip M. Sherman

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
79
Citations
21114
World Ranking
1222
National Ranking
34

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
25137
World Ranking
14215
National Ranking
590

Philip M. Sherman 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 Philip M. Sherman sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 316 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip M. Sherman 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 Philip M. Sherman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Philip M. Sherman is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and nursing. Their research spans various subfields including nutrition and dietetics, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, food science, and genetics.

The primary focus of Philip M. Sherman's work centers on infant nutrition and health, gut microbiota and health, neonatal respiratory health research, probiotics and fermented foods, digestive system and related health, infant health and development, and breastfeeding practices and influences.

Prominent publication venues for Sherman's work include the Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, where they have published five papers, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research with three publications, Nature Communications and Immunity with two publications each, and Nutrients with two publications.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Sherman include:

  • Remote ischemic conditioning counteracts the intestinal damage of necrotizing enterocolitis by improving intestinal microcirculation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Vitamin B12 Deficiency Alters the Gut Microbiota in a Murine Model of Colitis, 2020, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Gut microbiota promotes stem cell differentiation through macrophage and mesenchymal niches in early postnatal development, 2022, Immunity
  • Probiotics, Prebiotics, Lactoferrin, and Combination Products for Prevention of Mortality and Morbidity in Preterm Infants, 2023, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Activation of Wnt signaling by amniotic fluid stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles attenuates intestinal injury in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis, 2020, Cell Death and Disease

Frequent coauthors working with Sherman include Agostino Pierro, Kathene C. Johnson-Henry, Rachael G. Horne, Richard Wu, and Bo Li, reflecting a collaborative research network focused on related biomedical topics.

Best Publications

  • Probiotics and the gut microbiota in intestinal health and disease

    Mélanie G. Gareau;Philip M. Sherman;W. Allan Walker

  • Bacterial infection causes stress-induced memory dysfunction in mice

    Mélanie G Gareau;Eytan Wine;Eytan Wine;David M Rodrigues;Joon Ho Cho

  • Intrafamilial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection.

    Brendan Drumm;Guillermo I. Perez-Perez;Martin J. Blaser;Philip M. Sherman

  • An update on the use and investigation of probiotics in health and disease

    Mary Ellen Sanders;Francisco Guarner;Richard Guerrant;Peter R. Holt

  • A Global, Evidence-Based Consensus on the Definition of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Pediatric Population

    Philip M Sherman;Eric Hassall;Ulysses Fagundes-Neto;Benjamin D Gold

  • Meta-analysis of enteral nutrition as a primary treatment of active crohn's disease

    Anne M. Griffiths;Arne Ohlsson;Philip M. Sherman;Lloyd R. Sutherland

  • Chronic stress induces mast cell-dependent bacterial adherence and initiates mucosal inflammation in rat intestine.

    Johan D. Söderholm;Ping–Chang Yang;Peter Ceponis;Angeli Vohra

  • Enhanced translocation of bacteria across metabolically stressed epithelia is reduced by butyrate.

    Kimberley Lewis;Femke Lutgendorff;Van Phan;Johan D. Söderholm

  • Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) regulates macromolecular permeability via mast cells in normal human colonic biopsies in vitro

    Conny Wallon;Pingchang Yang;Åsa V. Keita;Ann-Charlott Ericson

  • Expression of interleukin 8 and CD54 by human gastric epithelium after Helicobacter pylori infection in vitro

    Sheila E. Crowe;Luis Alvarez;Marlene Dytoc;Richard H. Hunt

  • The IMPACT questionnaire: a valid measure of health-related quality of life in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

    Anthony Otley;Claire Smith;David Nicholas;Marla Munk

  • Probiotics Reduce Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7- and Enteropathogenic E. coli O127:H6-Induced Changes in Polarized T84 Epithelial Cell Monolayers by Reducing Bacterial Adhesion and Cytoskeletal Rearrangements

    Philip M. Sherman;Kathene C. Johnson-Henry;Helen P. Yeung;Peter S. C. Ngo

  • Supplementary enteral nutrition maintains remission in paediatric Crohn's disease.

    M Wilschanski;P Sherman;P Pencharz;L Davis

  • JlpA, a novel surface‐exposed lipoprotein specific to Campylobacter jejuni, mediates adherence to host epithelial cells

    Songmu Jin;Angela Joe;Jennifer Lynett;Eric Kurt Hani

  • Unraveling mechanisms of action of probiotics.

    Philip M. Sherman;Juan C. Ossa;Kathene Johnson-Henry

  • GLP-1R Agonists Modulate Enteric Immune Responses Through the Intestinal Intraepithelial Lymphocyte GLP-1R.

    Bernardo Yusta;Laurie L. Baggio;Jacqueline Koehler;Dianne Holland

  • Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG attenuates interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α-induced barrier dysfunction and pro-inflammatory signalling

    Kevin A. Donato;Mélanie G. Gareau;Yu Jing Jenny Wang;Philip M. Sherman

  • Microvillus Inclusion Disease: An Inherited Defect of Brush-Border Assembly and Differentiation

    Cutz E;Rhoads Jm;Drumm B;Sherman Pm

  • Vitamin D Deficiency Promotes Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction and Intestinal Inflammation

    Amit Assa;Linda Vong;Lee J. Pinnell;Naama Avitzur

  • Epithelia under metabolic stress perceive commensal bacteria as a threat

    Aisha Nazli;Ping-Chang Yang;Jennifer Jury;Kathryn Howe

  • Canadian Helicobacter Study Group Consensus Conference: Update on the approach to Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents--an evidence-based evaluation.

    Nicola L Jones;Philip Sherman;Carlo A Fallone;Nigel Flook

  • Probiotic treatment of rat pups normalises corticosterone release and ameliorates colonic dysfunction induced by maternal separation (Gut (2007) 56, (1522-1528))

    Melanie Gareau;J. Jury;G. MacQueen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne M. Griffiths
Anne M. Griffiths University of Toronto
Derek M. McKay
Derek M. McKay University of Calgary
Dana J. Philpott
Dana J. Philpott University of Toronto
Dongqing Li
Dongqing Li University of Waterloo
Mohamed A. Karmali
Mohamed A. Karmali Public Health Agency of Canada
John L. Wallace
John L. Wallace University of Calgary
Clifford A. Lingwood
Clifford A. Lingwood University of Toronto
Michael Glogauer
Michael Glogauer University of Toronto
Ping-Chang Yang
Ping-Chang Yang Shenzhen University
Scott D. Gray-Owen
Scott D. Gray-Owen University of Toronto

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