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D-Index
68
Citations
26657
World Ranking
2124
National Ranking
889

Shou-Jiang Gao 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 Shou-Jiang Gao sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 213 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shou-Jiang Gao 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 Shou-Jiang Gao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Shou-Jiang Gao is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, contributing extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scientific work spans multiple specialized subfields including molecular biology, oncology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and cancer research.

The research topics associated with Shou-Jiang Gao are diverse and include viral-associated cancers and disorders, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gao include:

  • Yufei Huang (37 publications)
  • Wen Meng (18 publications)
  • Luping Chen (17 publications)
  • Yu-Chiao Chiu (11 publications)
  • Chun Lu (11 publications)

Gao's publication record includes contributions to several prominent journals, with multiple papers published in the Journal of Medical Virology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS Pathogens, mBio, and Nature Communications. The number of publications in these venues are as follows:

  • Journal of Medical Virology (19 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (14 publications)
  • PLoS Pathogens (8 publications)
  • mBio (6 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)

Selected recent papers by Gao include:

  • "Sensing of COVID-19 Antibodies in Seconds via Aerosol Jet Nanoprinted Reduced-Graphene-Oxide-Coated 3D Electrodes," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Investigating immune and non-immune cell interactions in head and neck tumors by single-cell RNA sequencing," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of SARS-CoV-2, a global urgent public health alert!," 2021, Journal of Medical Virology
  • "Global health concerns stirred by emerging viral infections," 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
  • "Specific Inhibition of Viral MicroRNAs by Carbon Dots-Mediated Delivery of Locked Nucleic Acids for Therapy of Virus-Induced Cancer," 2020, ACS Nano

Gao's work focuses strongly on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cancer and viral infections, integrating approaches such as single-cell technologies and RNA modification analysis. The research addresses urgent global health issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic and viral-induced cancers.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • KSHV antibodies among Americans, Italians and Ugandans with and without Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Shou-Jiang Gao;Lawrence Kingsley;Ming Li;Wei Zheng

  • Primary characterization of a herpesvirus agent associated with Kaposi's sarcomae.

    Patrick S. Moore;Shou Jiang Gao;Geraldina Dominguez;Ethel Cesarman

  • Seroconversion to antibodies against Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-related latent nuclear antigens before the development of Kaposi's sarcoma

    Shou Jiang Gao;Lawrence Kingsley;Donald R. Hoover;Thomas J. Spira

  • Prevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus infection measured by antibodies to recombinant capsid protein and latent immunofluorescence antigen

    G. R. Simpson;T. F. Schulz;D. Whitby;P. M. Cook

  • The 222- to 234-kilodalton latent nuclear protein (LNA) of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus 8) is encoded by orf73 and is a component of the latency-associated nuclear antigen.

    L Rainbow;G M Platt;G R Simpson;R Sarid

  • FLIP-mediated autophagy regulation in cell death control

    Jong-Soo Lee;Qinglin Li;June-Yong Lee;Sun-Hwa Lee

  • KSHV ORF K9 (vIRF) is an oncogene which inhibits the interferon signaling pathway

    Shou-Jiang Gao;Chris Boshoff;Sukhanya Jayachandra;Robin A Weiss

  • Construction and Manipulation of a New Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Clone

    Kevin F. Brulois;Heesoon Chang;Heesoon Chang;Amy Si Ying Lee;Armin Ensser

  • Regulation of NF-kappaB inhibitor IkappaBalpha and viral replication by a KSHV microRNA.

    Xiufen Lei;Zhiqiang Bai;Fengchun Ye;Jianping Xie

  • Sensing of COVID-19 Antibodies in Seconds via Aerosol Jet Nanoprinted Reduced-Graphene-Oxide-Coated 3D Electrodes.

    Azahar Ali;Chunshan Hu;Sanjida Jahan;Bin Yuan

  • Antibodies to butyrate-inducible antigens of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in patients with HIV-1 infection.

    George Miller;Michael O. Rigsby;Lee Heston;Elizabeth Grogan

  • Efficient Infection by a Recombinant Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Cloned in a Bacterial Artificial Chromosome: Application for Genetic Analysis

    Fu Chun Zhou;Yan Jin Zhang;Jian Hong Deng;Xin Ping Wang

  • Establishing a KSHV+ cell line (BCP-1) from peripheral blood and characterizing its growth in Nod/SCID mice.

    Chris Boshoff;Shou-Jiang Gao;Lyn E. Healy;Steve Matthews

  • Risk of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpes Virus Transmission From Donor Allografts Among Italian Posttransplant Kaposi's Sarcoma Patients

    Carlo Parravicini;Sonja J. Olsen;Maria Capra;Francesca Poli

  • Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of SARS-CoV-2, a global urgent public health alert!

    Shou-Jiang Gao;Haitao Guo;Guangxiang Luo

  • In vivo-restricted and reversible malignancy induced by human herpesvirus-8 KSHV: a cell and animal model of virally induced Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Agata D.Agostino Mutlu;Lucas E. Cavallin;Lucas E. Cavallin;Loïc Vincent;Chiara Chiozzini

  • Mechanisms of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Latency and Reactivation

    Fengchun Ye;Xiufen Lei;Shou-Jiang Gao

  • Viral and cellular N6-methyladenosine and N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine epitranscriptomes in the KSHV life cycle.

    Brandon Tan;Hui Liu;Hui Liu;Songyao Zhang;Songyao Zhang;Suzane Ramos Da Silva

  • A DHX9-lncRNA-MDM2 interaction regulates cell invasion and angiogenesis of cervical cancer

    Xiangya Ding;Xuemei Jia;Cong Wang;Jingyun Xu

  • Reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide mediates Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus reactivation from latency.

    Fengchun Ye;Fuchun Zhou;Roble G. Bedolla;Tiffany Jones

  • Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Latent Gene vFLIP Inhibits Viral Lytic Replication through NF-κB-Mediated Suppression of the AP-1 Pathway: a Novel Mechanism of Virus Control of Latency

    Feng-Chun Ye;Fu-Chun Zhou;Jian-Ping Xie;Tao Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yufei Huang
Yufei Huang University of Pittsburgh
Jae U. Jung
Jae U. Jung Cleveland Clinic
Patrick S. Moore
Patrick S. Moore University of Pittsburgh
Yuan Chang
Yuan Chang University of Pittsburgh
Rolf Renne
Rolf Renne University of Florida
Hui Liu
Hui Liu China University of Mining and Technology
Dirk P. Dittmer
Dirk P. Dittmer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bala Chandran
Bala Chandran Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Jin-Soo Kim
Jin-Soo Kim Seoul National University
Sonja J. Olsen
Sonja J. Olsen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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