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D-Index
55
Citations
13000
World Ranking
3795
National Ranking
94

Xilin Zhao 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 Xilin Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 118 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xilin Zhao 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 Xilin Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xilin Zhao is affiliated with Xiamen University in China and has an extensive research portfolio concentrated in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several interrelated subfields including Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Genetics, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics covered by Xilin Zhao include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Xilin Zhao has contributed articles to a range of scientific journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Xilin Zhao are:

  • "A broadly applicable, stress-mediated bacterial death pathway regulated by the phosphotransferase system (PTS) and the cAMP-Crp cascade," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cytokine storm induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection: The spectrum of its neurological manifestations," 2020, Cytokine
  • "Bacterial death from treatment with fluoroquinolones and other lethal stressors," 2020, Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
  • "Quorum-sensing agr system of Staphylococcus aureus primes gene expression for protection from lethal oxidative stress," 2023, eLife
  • "Gain-of-Function Mutations in Acid Stress Response (evgS) Protect Escherichia coli from Killing by Gallium Nitrate, an Antimicrobial Candidate," 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Xilin Zhao include:

  • Karl Drlica
  • Dai Wang
  • Yunxin Xue
  • Yuzhi Hong
  • Weiwei Zhu

Best Publications

  • DNA gyrase, topoisomerase IV, and the 4-quinolones.

    Karl Drlica;Xilin Zhao

  • Quinolone-mediated bacterial death.

    Karl Drlica;Muhammad Malik;Robert J. Kerns;Xilin Zhao

  • Restricting the Selection of Antibiotic-Resistant Mutants: A General Strategy Derived from Fluoroquinolone Studies

    Xilin Zhao;Karl Drlica

  • Post-stress bacterial cell death mediated by reactive oxygen species

    Yuzhi Hong;Jie Zeng;Xiuhong Wang;Xiuhong Wang;Karl Drlica

  • Reactive oxygen species and the bacterial response to lethal stress.

    Xilin Zhao;Xilin Zhao;Karl Drlica

  • Mutant selection window hypothesis updated.

    Karl Drlica;Xilin Zhao

  • Quinolones: Action and Resistance Updated

    Karl Drlica;Hiroshi Hiasa;Robert Kerns;Muhammad Malik

  • Mutant Prevention Concentrations of Fluoroquinolones for Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Joseph M. Blondeau;Xilin Zhao;Glen Hansen;Karl Drlica

  • Effect of fluoroquinolone concentration on selection of resistant mutants of Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Staphylococcus aureus.

    Yuzhi Dong;Xilin Zhao;John Domagala;Karl Drlica

  • Restricting the selection of antibiotic-resistant mutant bacteria: measurement and potential use of the mutant selection window.

    Xilin Zhao;Karl Drlica

  • The G-Protein−Coupled Receptor GPR40 Directly Mediates Long-Chain Fatty Acid−Induced Secretion of Cholecystokinin

    Alice P. Liou;Alice P. Liou;Xinping Lu;Yoshitatsu Sei;Xilin Zhao

  • DNA topoisomerase targets of the fluoroquinolones: A strategy for avoiding bacterial resistance

    Xilin Zhao;Chen Xu;John Domagala;Karl Drlica

  • Contribution of Oxidative Damage to Antimicrobial Lethality

    Xiuhong Wang;Xilin Zhao

  • Selection of antibiotic-resistant bacterial mutants: allelic diversity among fluoroquinolone-resistant mutations.

    Jianfeng Zhou;Yuzhi Dong;Xilin Zhao;Sungwoo Lee

  • Fluoroquinolone-Gyrase-DNA Complexes TWO MODES OF DRUG BINDING

    Arkady Mustaev;Muhammad Malik;Xilin Zhao;Natalia Kurepina

  • Mutant prevention concentration as a measure of antibiotic potency: studies with clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Yuzhi Dong;Xilin Zhao;Barry N. Kreiswirth;Karl Drlica

  • Fluoroquinolone Action against Mycobacteria: Effects of C-8 Substituents on Growth, Survival, and Resistance

    Yuzhi Dong;Chen Xu;Xilin Zhao;John Domagala

  • Lethal fragmentation of bacterial chromosomes mediated by DNA gyrase and quinolones

    Muhammad Malik;Xilin Zhao;Karl Drlica

  • Emergence of resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in an in vitro dynamic model that simulates moxifloxacin concentrations inside and outside the mutant selection window: related changes in susceptibility, resistance frequency and bacterial killing

    Stephen H Zinner;Irene Yu Lubenko;Deborah Gilbert;Kelly Simmons

  • Contribution of reactive oxygen species to pathways of quinolone-mediated bacterial cell death

    Xiuhong Wang;Xilin Zhao;Muhammad Malik;Karl Drlica

  • Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Associated with Levofloxacin Therapy

    Carl Urban;Naim Rahman;Xilin Zhao;Noriel Mariano

  • Resistance to levofloxacin and failure of treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia.

    Glenn S Tillotson;Xilin Zhao;Karl Drlica

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Drlica
Karl Drlica Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Yicheng Lu
Yicheng Lu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James M. Berger
James M. Berger Johns Hopkins University
James M. Musser
James M. Musser Houston Methodist
David S. Perlin
David S. Perlin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David C. Hooper
David C. Hooper Massachusetts General Hospital
Xiaohu Xia
Xiaohu Xia University of Central Florida
Barun Mathema
Barun Mathema Columbia University
James J. Rahal
James J. Rahal New York Hospital Queens

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