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Immunology

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85
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21653
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1332
National Ranking
684

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Suzanne M. Michalek publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Suzanne M. Michalek sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 325 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Suzanne M. Michalek D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Suzanne M. Michalek sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Suzanne M. Michalek is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research spans multiple interrelated fields, prominently in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their work covers a variety of subfields including molecular biology, periodontics, immunology, biotechnology, and physiology. The main topics of their research focus on oral microbiology and periodontitis, bone metabolism and related diseases, glycosylation and glycoproteins, toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, transgenic plants and their applications, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, as well as mechanisms of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Periodontal Infection Aggravates C1q-Mediated Microglial Activation and Synapse Pruning in Alzheimer's Mice, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontline Science: Characterization and regulation of osteoclast precursors following chronic Porphyromonas gingivalis infection, 2020, Journal of Leukocyte Biology
  • Enhanced dual function of osteoclast precursors following calvarial Porphyromonas gingivalis infection, 2020, Journal of Periodontal Research
  • Structural Effect on Adjuvanticity of Saponins, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Discovery of Potent Inhibitors of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm with Antivirulence Activity, 2020, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Suzanne M. Michalek frequently collaborates with other researchers including Ping Zhang, Jannet Katz, Yanfang Zhao, Zhaofei Li, and Xu Feng.

The scientist publishes regularly in several research journals, with multiple contributions to the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Other frequent venues include Frontiers in Immunology, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, Journal of Periodontal Research, and ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters.

Best Publications

  • Toll-like receptor—mediated cytokine production is differentially regulated by glycogen synthase kinase 3

    Michael Martin;Kunal Rehani;Richard S Jope;Suzanne M Michalek

  • Signaling by toll-like receptor 2 and 4 agonists results in differential gene expression in murine macrophages.

    Matthew Hirschfeld;Janis J. Weis;Vladimir Toshchakov;Cindy A. Salkowski

  • Innate and adaptive immune responses regulated by glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3)

    Eléonore Beurel;Suzanne M. Michalek;Richard S. Jope

  • Induction of In Vitro Reprogramming by Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)2 and TLR4 Agonists in Murine Macrophages: Effects of TLR “Homotolerance” Versus “Heterotolerance” on NF-κB Signaling Pathway Components

    Marina A. Dobrovolskaia;Andrei E. Medvedev;Karen E. Thomas;Natalia Cuesta

  • Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin acts as an alarmin to activate the TLR2–MyD88 signal pathway in dendritic cells and enhances Th2 immune responses

    De-Xuan Yang;Qian-Qian Chen;Shao Bo Su;Ping Zhang

  • Selective induction of an immune response in human external secretions by ingestion of bacterial antigen.

    J Mestecky;J R McGhee;R R Arnold;S M Michalek

  • IgA antibody-producing cells in peripheral blood after antigen ingestion: evidence for a common mucosal immune system in humans

    Cecil Czerkinsky;Shirley J. Prince;Suzanne M. Michalek;Susan Jackson

  • Difference in susceptibility to gram-negative urinary tract infection between C3H/HeJ and C3H/HeN mice.

    L Hagberg;R Hull;S Hull;J R McGhee

  • Role of the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase-Akt pathway in the regulation of IL-10 and IL-12 by Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide

    Michael Martin;Robert E. Schifferle;Natalia Cuesta;Stefanie N. Vogel

  • The primary role of lymphoreticular cells in the mediation of host responses to bacterial endotoxim

    Suzanne M. Michalek;Robert N. Moore;Jerry R. McGhee;David L. Rosenstreich

  • Salivary, nasal, genital, and systemic antibody responses in monkeys immunized intranasally with a bacterial protein antigen and the Cholera toxin B subunit.

    M W Russell;Z Moldoveanu;P L White;G J Sibert

  • Ingestion of Streptococcus mutans induces secretory immunoglobulin A and caries immunity.

    Suzanne M. Michalek;Jerry R. McGhee;Jiri Mestecky;Roland R. Arnold

  • Role of innate immune factors in the adjuvant activity of monophosphoryl lipid A.

    Michael Martin;Suzanne M. Michalek;Jannet Katz

  • Differential induction of endotoxin tolerance by lipopolysaccharides derived from Porphyromonas gingivalis and Escherichia coli.

    Michael Martin;Jannet Katz;Stefanie N. Vogel;Suzanne M. Michalek

  • Pneumococcal Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) Is Not as Potent as Staphylococcal LTA in Stimulating Toll-Like Receptor 2

    Seung Hyun Han;Je Hak Kim;Michael Martin;Suzanne M. Michalek

  • pH Required to Kill Enterococcus faecalis in Vitro

    Christopher P. McHugh;Ping Zhang;Suzanne Michalek;Paul D. Eleazer

  • Characterization of Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced degradation of epithelial cell junctional complexes.

    Jannet Katz;Vijaya Sambandam;John H. Wu;Suzanne M. Michalek

  • Passive immunization against dental plaque formation in humans: effect of a mouth rinse containing egg yolk antibodies (IgY) specific to Streptococcus mutans.

    H Hatta;K Tsuda;M Ozeki;M Kim

  • Differences in Immune Responses Induced by Oral and Rectal Immunizations with Salmonella typhi Ty21a: Evidence for Compartmentalization within the Common Mucosal Immune System in Humans

    A. Kantele;A. Kantele;M. Häkkinen;M. Häkkinen;Z. Moldoveanu;A. Lu

  • Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) regulation of the immune response: LPS converts germfree mice to sensitivity to oral tolerance induction.

    M J Wannemuehler;H Kiyono;J L Babb;S M Michalek

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry R. McGhee
Jerry R. McGhee University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hiroshi Kiyono
Hiroshi Kiyono University of Tokyo
Jiri Mestecky
Jiri Mestecky University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael W. Russell
Michael W. Russell University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John H. Eldridge
John H. Eldridge University of Alabama at Birmingham
George Hajishengallis
George Hajishengallis University of Pennsylvania
William J. Koopman
William J. Koopman University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stefanie N. Vogel
Stefanie N. Vogel University of Maryland, Baltimore
Emilio Jirillo
Emilio Jirillo University of Bari Aldo Moro
Zina Moldoveanu
Zina Moldoveanu University of Alabama at Birmingham

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