2026 Stacey Schultz-Cherry: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	71	6647	6133	3091	2775	280	18085

Overview

Stacey Schultz-Cherry is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within medicine, with significant contributions to epidemiology, infectious diseases, immunology, agronomy and crop science, and genetics. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a comprehensive engagement with biological and medical sciences.

Their research work covers several main topics, including:

Influenza Virus Research Studies
Respiratory viral infections research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
Viral Infections and Vectors
Animal Virus Infections Studies

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Schultz-Cherry include:

Victoria Meliopoulos
Brandi Livingston
Paul G. Thomas
Bridgett Sharp
Pamela Freiden

The scientist has published frequently in several venues with substantial counts, such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Virology
UNC Libraries
Viruses
The Journal of Immunology

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

"Influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2: pathogenesis and host responses in the respiratory tract," 2021, Nature Reviews Microbiology
"SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination elicits a robust and persistent T follicular helper cell response in humans," 2021, Cell
"Exuberant fibroblast activity compromises lung function via ADAMTS4," 2020, Nature
"SARS-CoV-2 antigen exposure history shapes phenotypes and specificity of memory CD8+ T cells," 2022, Nature Immunology
"Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection," 2022, Nature

Best Publications

Pathogenicity of Influenza Viruses with Genes from the 1918 Pandemic Virus: Functional Roles of Alveolar Macrophages and Neutrophils in Limiting Virus Replication and Mortality in Mice

Terrence M. Tumpey;Adolfo García-Sastre;Jeffery K. Taubenberger;Peter Palese

751
Citations
Thrombospondin causes activation of latent transforming growth factor-beta secreted by endothelial cells by a novel mechanism.

Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich

629
Citations
Astrovirus infections in humans and animals – Molecular biology, genetic diversity, and interspecies transmissions

Paola De Benedictis;Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Andrew Burnham;Giovanni Cattoli

569
Citations
Regulation of Transforming Growth Factor-β Activation by Discrete Sequences of Thrombospondin 1

Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Hui Chen;Deane F. Mosher;Tina M. Misenheimer

555
Citations
Impact of Obesity on Influenza A Virus Pathogenesis, Immune Response, and Evolution.

Rebekah Honce;Stacey Schultz-Cherry

482
Citations
The Activation Sequence of Thrombospondin-1 Interacts with the Latency-associated Peptide to Regulate Activation of Latent Transforming Growth Factor-β

Solange M.F. Ribeiro;Maria Poczatek;Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Matteo Villain

428
Citations
Transforming growth factor-beta complexes with thrombospondin.

Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich;Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Magnus Höök

371
Citations
Influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2: pathogenesis and host responses in the respiratory tract.

Tim Flerlage;David F Boyd;Victoria Meliopoulos;Paul G Thomas

367
Citations
Thrombospondin binds and activates the small and large forms of latent transforming growth factor-beta in a chemically defined system.

S Schultz-Cherry;S Ribeiro;L Gentry;J E Murphy-Ullrich

363
Citations
Influenza virus neuraminidase activates latent transforming growth factor beta.

S Schultz-Cherry;V S Hinshaw

345
Citations
The type 1 repeats of thrombospondin 1 activate latent transforming growth factor-beta.

S Schultz-Cherry;J Lawler;J E Murphy-Ullrich

325
Citations
Human norovirus culture in B cells

Melissa K Jones;Katrina R Grau;Veronica Costantini;Abimbola O Kolawole

289
Citations
Increased risk of influenza among vaccinated adults who are obese

Scott D. Neidich;William D. Green;Jennifer Rebeles;Erik A. Karlsson

277
Citations
Influenza Virus NS1 Protein Induces Apoptosis in Cultured Cells

Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Naomi Dybdahl-Sissoko;Gabriele Neumann;Yoshihiro Kawaoka

239
Citations
Overweight and obese adult humans have a defective cellular immune response to pandemic H1N1 Influenza a virus

Heather A. Paich;Patricia A. Sheridan;Jean Handy;Erik A. Karlsson

198
Citations
INHIBITION OF INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION BY A NOVEL ANTIVIRAL PEPTIDE THAT TARGETS VIRAL ATTACHMENT TO CELLS

Jeremy C. Jones;Elizabeth A. Turpin;Hermann Bultmann;Curtis R. Brandt

197
Citations
Astrovirus Biology and Pathogenesis.

Valerie Cortez;Victoria A Meliopoulos;Erik A Karlsson;Virginia Hargest;Virginia Hargest

185
Citations
Influenza virus (A/HK/156/97) hemagglutinin expressed by an alphavirus replicon system protects chickens against lethal infection with Hong Kong-origin H5N1 viruses.

Stacey Schultz-Cherry;Jody K. Dybing;Nancy L. Davis;Chad Williamson

181
Citations
Transforming Growth Factor-β: Activation by Neuraminidase and Role in Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Influenza Pathogenesis

Christina M. Carlson;Elizabeth A. Turpin;Lindsey A. Moser;Kevin B. O'Brien;Kevin B. O'Brien

166
Citations
Gut Microbiome Composition Predicts Infection Risk During Chemotherapy in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Hana Hakim;Ronald Dallas;Joshua Wolf;Li Tang

159
Citations