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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 104 322 295 144 124 294 94828
Molecular Biology 102 484 434 270 238 211 92549

Sankar Ghosh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sankar Ghosh between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sankar Ghosh published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2015. 12 of the 324 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2015. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 8 publications
1989 2025

324 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sankar Ghosh: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 3
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 5
1996 8
1997 4
1998 8
1999 5
2000 11
2001 4
2002 11
2003 9
2004 12
2005 12
2006 14
2007 7
2008 7
2009 6
2010 9
2011 9
2012 11
2013 20
2014 20
2015 26
2016 19
2017 16
2018 15
2019 9
2020 13
2021 6
2022 3
2023 4
2024 4
2025 8
Total 324
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Sankar Ghosh 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 Sankar Ghosh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 285–294 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 294 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115 294
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Sankar Ghosh 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 Sankar Ghosh sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 104 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19 104
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Foreign Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)
  • 2023 - Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2023 - Foreign Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)
  • 2023 - Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2022 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2021 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

Sankar Ghosh is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes primarily in the intersecting fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and medicine. Their research contributions span several key subfields including immunology, molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work prominently addresses molecular and cellular mechanisms within immune systems and cancer biology. Specific topics of research emphasize NF-κB signaling pathways, RNA modifications in cancer, immune cell function and interaction, immune response and inflammation, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, cytokine signaling pathways, and the role of immune cells in cancer.

Sankar Ghosh has been involved in multiple publications with frequent collaborators including Thomas S. Postler, Jingyao Zhao, Yenkel Grinberg-Bleyer, Felipe Batista Leão, and Vincent Guichard. These coauthors have contributed to a significant portion of their research output.

Their recent publication record includes the following papers:

  • c-Rel is a myeloid checkpoint for cancer immunotherapy (2020, Nature Cancer)
  • The T1D-associated lncRNA Lnc13 modulates human pancreatic β cell inflammation by allele-specific stabilization of STAT1 mRNA (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Metformin selectively dampens the acute inflammatory response through an AMPK-dependent mechanism (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • κB-Ras and Ral GTPases regulate acinar to ductal metaplasia during pancreatic adenocarcinoma development and pancreatitis (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Impaired mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in skeletal progenitor cells leads to musculoskeletal disintegration (2022, Nature Communications)

Their scientific articles have appeared frequently in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, Nature Immunology, and The Journal of Immunology, reflecting a focus on high-impact and specialized outlets within immunology and molecular biology disciplines.

Among awards, Sankar Ghosh has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and received the AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award from the American Association of Immunologists in 2002.

Best Publications

  • NF-kappa B and Rel proteins: evolutionarily conserved mediators of immune responses

    Sankar Ghosh;Michael J. May;Elizabeth B. Kopp

  • Shared principles in NF-kappaB signaling

    Matthew S. Hayden;Sankar Ghosh

  • Signaling to NF-kappaB.

    Matthew S. Hayden;Sankar Ghosh

  • Missing Pieces in the NF-κB Puzzle

    Sankar Ghosh;Michael Karin

  • The NF-κB Family of Transcription Factors and Its Regulation

    Andrea Oeckinghaus;Sankar Ghosh

  • Embryonic lethality and liver degeneration in mice lacking the RelA component of NF-kappa B.

    Amer A. Beg;William C. Sha;Roderick T. Bronson;Sankar Ghosh

  • Inhibition of NF-kappa B by sodium salicylate and aspirin

    Elizabeth Kopp;Sankar Ghosh

  • NF-κB, inflammation, and metabolic disease.

    Rebecca G. Baker;Matthew S. Hayden;Sankar Ghosh

  • Crosstalk in NF-κB signaling pathways

    Andrea Oeckinghaus;Matthew S Hayden;Sankar Ghosh

  • NF-κB, the first quarter-century: remarkable progress and outstanding questions

    Matthew S. Hayden;Sankar Ghosh

  • MyD88 Is an Adaptor Protein in the hToll/IL-1 Receptor Family Signaling Pathways

    Ruslan Medzhitov;Paula Preston-Hurlburt;Elizabeth Kopp;Andrew Stadlen

  • New regulators of NF-kappaB in inflammation.

    Sankar Ghosh;Matthew S Hayden

  • TLR signalling augments macrophage bactericidal activity through mitochondrial ROS

    A. Phillip West;Igor E. Brodsky;Igor E. Brodsky;Christoph Rahner;Dong Kyun Woo

  • Activation in vitro of NF-kappa B by phosphorylation of its inhibitor I kappa B.

    Sankar Ghosh;David Baltimore

  • NF-kappaB and the immune response.

    M S Hayden;A P West;S Ghosh

  • Signal transduction through NF-κB

    Michael J May;Sankar Ghosh

  • Phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 by PKA Stimulates Transcriptional Activity by Promoting a Novel Bivalent Interaction with the Coactivator CBP/p300

    Haihong Zhong;Reinhard E Voll;Sankar Ghosh

  • A Toll-like Receptor That Prevents Infection by Uropathogenic Bacteria

    Dekai Zhang;Guolong Zhang;Matthew S. Hayden;Matthew B. Greenblatt

  • Mitochondria in innate immune responses

    A. Phillip West;Gerald S. Shadel;Sankar Ghosh

  • TLR11 Activation of Dendritic Cells by a Protozoan Profilin-Like Protein

    Felix Yarovinsky;Dekai Zhang;John F. Andersen;Gerard L. Bannenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. May
Michael J. May University of Pennsylvania
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Kalipada Pahan
Kalipada Pahan Rush University Medical Center
Fulvio D'Acquisto
Fulvio D'Acquisto Queen Mary University of London
Ulf Klein
Ulf Klein University of Leeds
Mercedes Rincon
Mercedes Rincon University of Vermont
Paul Tempst
Paul Tempst Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Govind Bhagat
Govind Bhagat Columbia University

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