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D-Index
57
Citations
12939
World Ranking
3557
National Ranking
1406

Tor C. Savidge 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 Tor C. Savidge sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 202 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tor C. Savidge 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 Tor C. Savidge sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tor C. Savidge is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting areas within medicine and biochemistry, with a focus on gastrointestinal health and molecular biology.

The scientist's work predominantly falls within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research subfields include Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Epidemiology, and Physiology.

The primary topics explored by Tor C. Savidge concern gut microbiota and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, gastrointestinal motility and disorders, microscopic colitis, diet and metabolism studies, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Qinglong Wu
  • Sik Yu So
  • Robert J. Shulman
  • Margaret Heitkemper
  • Todd J. Treangen

Tor C. Savidge has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Gastroenterology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Emu: species-level microbial community profiling of full-length 16S rRNA Oxford Nanopore sequencing data," published in 2022 in Nature Methods
  • "Key difference between transition state stabilization and ground state destabilization: increasing atomic charge densities before or during enzyme-substrate binding," published in 2022 in Chemical Science
  • "Fusobacterium nucleatum Adheres to Clostridioides difficile via the RadD Adhesin to Enhance Biofilm Formation in Intestinal Mucus," published in 2020 in Gastroenterology
  • "Bile acid-independent protection against Clostridioides difficile infection," published in 2021 in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Co-Encapsulated Synbiotics and Immobilized Probiotics in Human Health and Gut Microbiota Modulation," published in 2021 in Foods

Best Publications

  • Regulation of protein-ligand binding affinity by hydrogen bond pairing.

    Deliang Chen;Numan Oezguen;Petri Urvil;Petri Urvil;Colin Ferguson

  • Fulminant Jejuno-Ileitis following Ablation of Enteric Glia in Adult Transgenic Mice

    Toby G Bush;Tor C Savidge;Tor C Savidge;Tom C Freeman;Hilary J Cox

  • Brain–Gut Microbiome Interactions and Functional Bowel Disorders

    Emeran A. Mayer;Tor Savidge;Tor Savidge;Robert J. Shulman;Robert J. Shulman

  • Enteric Glia Regulate Intestinal Barrier Function and Inflammation Via Release of S-Nitrosoglutathione

    Tor C. Savidge;Tor C. Savidge;Paul Newman;Charalabos Pothoulakis;Anne Ruhl

  • Emu: species-level microbial community profiling of full-length 16S rRNA Oxford Nanopore sequencing data

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  • Apoptosis of human intestinal epithelial cells after bacterial invasion.

    Jung Mogg Kim;L. Eckmann;T. C. Savidge;D. C. Lowe

  • Enterocolitis induced by autoimmune targeting of enteric glial cells: a possible mechanism in Crohn's disease?

    Anne Cornet;Tor C. Savidge;Julie Cabarrocas;Wen-Lin Deng

  • Clock gene expression in the murine gastrointestinal tract: endogenous rhythmicity and effects of a feeding regimen.

    Willemijntje A. Hoogerwerf;Helen L. Hellmich;Germaine Cornélissen;Franz Halberg

  • GABA-producing Bifidobacterium Dentium Modulates Visceral Sensitivity in the Intestine

    K. Pokusaeva;C. Johnson;C. Johnson;B. Luk;B. Luk;G. Uribe

  • Distinct Microbiome-Neuroimmune Signatures Correlate With Functional Abdominal Pain in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Ruth Ann Luna;Numan Oezguen;Numan Oezguen;Miriam Balderas;Miriam Balderas;Alamelu Venkatachalam;Alamelu Venkatachalam

  • Clostridium difficile toxin B is an inflammatory enterotoxin in human intestine

    Tor C Savidge;Wei-hua Pan;Paul Newman;Michael O’Brien

  • Differences in gut microbial composition correlate with regional brain volumes in irritable bowel syndrome

    Jennifer S. Labus;Emily B. Hollister;Emily B. Hollister;Jonathan Jacobs;Kyleigh Kirbach

  • Role of intestinal epithelial cells in the host secretory response to infection by invasive bacteria. Bacterial entry induces epithelial prostaglandin h synthase-2 expression and prostaglandin E2 and F2alpha production.

    Lars Eckmann;William F. Stenson;Tor C. Savidge;David C. Lowe

  • Developmentally regulated IκB expression in intestinal epithelium and susceptibility to flagellin-induced inflammation

    Erika C. Claud;Lei Lu;Pauline M. Anton;Tor Savidge

  • Identification of hepoxilin A3 in inflammatory events: A required role in neutrophil migration across intestinal epithelia

    Randall J. Mrsny;Andrew T. Gewirtz;Dario Siccardi;Tor Savidge

  • Mucin gene expression in human embryonic and fetal intestine

    M P Buisine;L Devisme;T C Savidge;C Gespach

  • Role of enteric glial cells in inflammatory bowel disease

    Julie Cabarrocas;Tor C. Savidge;Roland S. Liblau

  • Enteric glia inhibit intestinal epithelial cell proliferation partly through a TGF-β1-dependent pathway

    M. Neunlist;P. Aubert;S. Bonnaud;L. Van Landeghem

  • Cryptosporidium parvum infection of human intestinal epithelial cells induces the polarized secretion of C-X-C chemokines.

    Fabrice Laurent;Lars Eckmann;Tor C. Savidge;Geoff Morgan

  • Salmonella-induced M-cell formation in germ-free mouse Peyer's patch tissue.

    T. C. Savidge;M. W. Smith;P. S. James;P. Aldred

  • Infection of human intestinal epithelial cells with invasive bacteria upregulates apical intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM)-1) expression and neutrophil adhesion.

    G. T.-J. Huang;L. Eckmann;T. C. Savidge;M. F. Kagnoff

Frequent Co-Authors

James Versalovic
James Versalovic Baylor College of Medicine
Charalabos Pothoulakis
Charalabos Pothoulakis University of California, Los Angeles
Kevin W. Garey
Kevin W. Garey University of Houston
Michel Neunlist
Michel Neunlist University of Nantes
Joel C. Bornstein
Joel C. Bornstein University of Melbourne
Lars Eckmann
Lars Eckmann University of California, San Diego
W. Allan Walker
W. Allan Walker Harvard University
Martin F. Kagnoff
Martin F. Kagnoff University of California, San Diego
Alan D. Phillips
Alan D. Phillips University College London
Yingzi Cong
Yingzi Cong The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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