Xiaorong Lin

Xiaorong Lin 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 Xiaorong Lin sits on this spectrum.

Xiaorong Lin 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 Xiaorong Lin sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• The Biology of the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex

  Xiaorong Lin;Joseph Heitman

  557
  Citations

• Sexual reproduction between partners of the same mating type in Cryptococcus neoformans

  Xiaorong Lin;Christina M. Hull;Christina M. Hull;Joseph Heitman

  482
  Citations

• Deciphering the model pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.

  Alexander Idnurm;Yong Sun Bahn;Kirsten Nielsen;Xiaorong Lin

  458
  Citations

• The Antidepressant Sertraline Provides a Promising Therapeutic Option for Neurotropic Cryptococcal Infections

  Bing Zhai;Cheng Wu;Linqi Wang;Matthew S. Sachs

  233
  Citations

• Cryptococcus neoformans: Morphogenesis, infection, and evolution

  Unknown

  226
  Citations

• The major 8p22 tumor suppressor DLC1 is frequently silenced by methylation in both endemic and sporadic nasopharyngeal, esophageal, and cervical carcinomas, and inhibits tumor cell colony formation.

  T. J. Seng;J. S.W. Low;H. Li;H. Li;Y. Cui

  190
  Citations

• Multiple Applications of a Transient CRISPR-Cas9 Coupled with Electroporation (TRACE) System in the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex

  Unknown

  185
  Citations

• αADα Hybrids of Cryptococcus neoformans: Evidence of Same-Sex Mating in Nature and Hybrid Fitness

  Xiaorong Lin;Anastasia P Litvintseva;Kirsten Nielsen;Sweta Patel

  168
  Citations

• The Link between Morphotype Transition and Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans

  Unknown

  154
  Citations

• Transcription Factors Mat2 and Znf2 Operate Cellular Circuits Orchestrating Opposite- and Same-Sex Mating in Cryptococcus neoformans

  Xiaorong Lin;Jennifer C. Jackson;Marianna Feretzaki;Chaoyang Xue;Chaoyang Xue

  151
  Citations

• Virulence Attributes and Hyphal Growth of C. neoformans Are Quantitative Traits and the MATα Allele Enhances Filamentation

  Xiaorong Lin;Johnny C Huang;Thomas G Mitchell;Joseph Heitman

  149
  Citations

• Diploids in the Cryptococcus neoformans Serotype A Population Homozygous for the α Mating Type Originate via Unisexual Mating

  Xiaorong Lin;Sweta Patel;Anastasia P. Litvintseva;Anna Floyd

  148
  Citations

• Aspergillus nidulans RhoA is involved in polar growth, branching, and cell wall synthesis

  Unknown

  122
  Citations

• Conidiation Color Mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus Are Highly Pathogenic to the Heterologous Insect Host Galleria mellonella

  Unknown

  119
  Citations

• Functional analysis of host factors that mediate the intracellular lifestyle of Cryptococcus neoformans.

  Qing-Ming Qin;Jijing Luo;Xiaorong Lin;Jianwu Pei

  114
  Citations

• Morphogenesis in fungal pathogenicity: shape, size, and surface.

  Unknown

  114
  Citations

• Mechanisms of Homothallism in Fungi and Transitions between Heterothallism and Homothallism

  Xiaorong Lin;Joseph Heitman

  112
  Citations

• Polymyxin B, in combination with fluconazole, exerts a potent fungicidal effect

  Unknown

  111
  Citations

• Impact of Mating Type, Serotype, and Ploidy on the Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans

  Xiaorong Lin;Kirsten Nielsen;Sweta Patel;Joseph Heitman

  105
  Citations

• Life Cycle of Cryptococcus neoformans

  Unknown

  105
  Citations