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Samuel C. Silverstein

Samuel C. Silverstein

Columbia University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
28041
World Ranking
2824
National Ranking
1451

Samuel C. Silverstein publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel C. Silverstein sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Samuel C. Silverstein D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel C. Silverstein sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Samuel C. Silverstein is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic career is marked by recognition from several prominent organizations, reflecting ongoing contributions to their fields of study.

They have been honored as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2003. Prior to that, in 1993, they were named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 1991, they received fellowship status with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Although specific details regarding Silverstein's research publications, topics, and co-authors are not provided, the fellowships and affiliations suggest active engagement in scholarly research consistent with the standards of these institutions.

Best Publications

  • Scavenger receptor-mediated adhesion of microglia to β-amyloid fibrils

    J El Khoury;S E Hickman;C A Thomas;L Cao

  • Adult mouse astrocytes degrade amyloid-beta in vitro and in situ.

    Tony Wyss-Coray;John D. Loike;Thomas C. Brionne;Emily Lu

  • Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes

    Marcus A. Horwitz;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Studies on the mechanism of phagocytosis. I. Requirements for circumferential attachment of particle-bound ligands to specific receptors on the macrophage plasma membrane.

    Frank M. Griffin;Johanna A. Griffin;Judith E. Leider;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Identification of the C3bi receptor of human monocytes and macrophages by using monoclonal antibodies.

    S D Wright;P E Rao;W C Van Voorhis;L S Craigmyle

  • Extracellular cytolysis by activated macrophages and granulocytes. II. Hydrogen peroxide as a mediator of cytotoxicity.

    Carl F. Nathan;Samuel C. Silverstein;Linda H. Brukner;Zanvil A. Cohn

  • Studies of the macrophage complement receptor. Alteration of receptor function upon macrophage activation.

    Celso Bianco;Frank M. Griffin;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Receptors for C3b and C3bi promote phagocytosis but not the release of toxic oxygen from human phagocytes

    Samuel D. Wright;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • EXTRACELLULAR CYTOLYSIS BY ACTIVATED MACROPHAGES AND GRANULOCYTES I. Pharmacologic Triggering of Effector Cells and the Release of Hydrogen Peroxide

    Carl F. Nathan;Linda H. Brukner;Samuel C. Silverstein;Zanvil A. Cohn

  • Complement receptor type three (CD11b/CD18) of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes recognizes fibrinogen

    Samuel D. Wright;Jeffrey I. Weitz;Ada J. Huang;Susan M. Levin

  • CD36, a Class B Scavenger Receptor, Is Expressed on Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease Brains and Can Mediate Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Response to β-Amyloid Fibrils

    Indra Sethy Coraci;Jens Husemann;Joan W. Berman;Christine Hulette

  • Tumor-promoting phorbol esters stimulate C3b and C3b' receptor-mediated phagocytosis in cultured human monocytes.

    Samuel D. Wright;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • ATP4- permeabilizes the plasma membrane of mouse macrophages to fluorescent dyes.

    T H Steinberg;A S Newman;J A Swanson;S C Silverstein

  • Endothelial cell cytosolic free calcium regulates neutrophil migration across monolayers of endothelial cells

    Ada J. Huang;John E. Manning;Tania M. Bandak;Michelle C. Ratau

  • Inhibition of Fura-2 sequestration and secretion with organic anion transport blockers.

    F Di Virgilio;T.H Steinberg;S.C Silverstein

  • Scavenger receptors in neurobiology and neuropathology: their role on microglia and other cells of the nervous system.

    Jens Husemann;John D. Loike;Roman Anankov;Maria Febbraio

  • Protection from Lethal Gram-Positive Infection by Macrophage Scavenger Receptor–Dependent Phagocytosis

    Christian A. Thomas;Christian A. Thomas;Yongmei Li;Tatsuhiko Kodama;Hiroshi Suzuki

  • Phorbol esters and horseradish peroxidase stimulate pinocytosis and redirect the flow of pinocytosed fluid in macrophages.

    Joel A. Swanson;Brian D. Yirinec;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Studies on the mechanism of phagocytosis. II. The interaction of macrophages with anti-immunoglobulin IgG-coated bone marrow-derived lymphocytes.

    Frank M. Griffin;Johanna A. Griffin;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Fibronectin and serum amyloid P component stimulate C3b- and C3bi-mediated phagocytosis in cultured human monocytes

    Samuel D. Wright;Lydia S. Craigmyle;Samuel C. Silverstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Steinberg
Thomas H. Steinberg Washington University in St. Louis
Samuel D. Wright
Samuel D. Wright CSL (United States)
Joel A. Swanson
Joel A. Swanson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marcus A. Horwitz
Marcus A. Horwitz University of California, Los Angeles
Josef Michl
Josef Michl University of Colorado Boulder
Harold C. Neu
Harold C. Neu Columbia University
Carl Nathan
Carl Nathan Cornell University
Joachim Herz
Joachim Herz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Zanvil A. Cohn
Zanvil A. Cohn Rockefeller University
Howard A. Shuman
Howard A. Shuman University of Chicago

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