Richard L. Gallo

83.5k total citations · 26 hit papers
547 papers, 56.9k citations indexed

About

Richard L. Gallo is a scholar working on Dermatology, Immunology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard L. Gallo has authored 547 papers receiving a total of 56.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Dermatology, 167 papers in Immunology and 163 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Richard L. Gallo's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (161 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (124 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (96 papers). Richard L. Gallo is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (161 papers), Dermatology and Skin Diseases (124 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (96 papers). Richard L. Gallo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Richard L. Gallo's co-authors include Victor Nizet, Teruaki Nakatsuji, Kenshi Yamasaki, Yuping Lai, Robert A. Dorschner, Takaaki Ohtake, Ling‐juan Zhang, Jürgen Schauber, Kristen R. Taylor and Anna Di Nardo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Richard L. Gallo

540 papers receiving 55.2k citations

Hit Papers

The 2011 Report on Dietar... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2010 2002 1986 2009 2001 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know
    2010 3.1k citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  2. Endogenous Antimicrobial Peptides and Skin Infections in Atopic Dermatitis
    2002 1.5k citations Takaaki Ohtake, Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  3. Isolation of a New Virus, HBLV, in Patients with Lymphoproliferative Disorders
    1986 1.1k citations Richard L. Gallo et al. Science profile →
  4. AMPed up immunity: how antimicrobial peptides have multiple roles in immune defense
    2009 966 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  5. Innate antimicrobial peptide protects the skin from invasive bacterial infection
    2001 963 citations Takaaki Ohtake, Jennifer A. Rudisill et al. profile →
  6. Biology of the Syndecans: A Family of Transmembrane Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans
    1992 923 citations Merton Bernfield, Michael T. Hinkes et al. profile →
  7. A New Subtype of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV-II) Associated with a T-Cell Variant of Hairy Cell Leukemia
    1982 894 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. Science profile →
  8. Antimicrobial peptides
    2016 768 citations Ling‐juan Zhang, Richard L. Gallo profile →
  9. An angiogenic role for the human peptide antibiotic LL-37/hCAP-18
    2003 699 citations Mohamed Zaiou, Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  10. Epithelial antimicrobial defence of the skin and intestine
    2012 679 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  11. Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defence?
    2008 664 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  12. Detection of lymphocytes expressing human T-lymphotropic virus type III in lymph nodes and peripheral blood from infected individuals by in situ hybridization.
    1986 628 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  13. Increased serine protease activity and cathelicidin promotes skin inflammation in rosacea
    2007 598 citations Masamoto Murakami, Takaaki Ohtake et al. profile →
  14. Commensal bacteria regulate Toll-like receptor 3–dependent inflammation after skin injury
    2009 583 citations Teruaki Nakatsuji, Katherine A. Radek et al. profile →
  15. HIF-1α expression regulates the bactericidal capacity of phagocytes
    2005 566 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  16. The trans-activator gene of HTLV-III is essential for virus replication
    1986 539 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  17. Injury enhances TLR2 function and antimicrobial peptide expression through a vitamin D–dependent mechanism
    2007 512 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  18. The antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin protects the urinary tract against invasive bacterial infection
    2006 505 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  19. IOM Committee Members Respond to Endocrine Society Vitamin D Guideline
    2012 458 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  20. The human type‐C retrovirus, HTLV, in blacks from the Caribbean region, and relationship to adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma
    1982 452 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  21. Dermal adipocytes protect against invasive Staphylococcus aureus skin infection
    2015 353 citations Ling‐juan Zhang, Christian F. Guerrero‐Juarez et al. Science profile →
  22. The microbiome in patients with atopic dermatitis
    2018 345 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  23. Functions of the skin microbiota in health and disease
    2013 336 citations Richard L. Gallo et al. profile →
  24. Standard classification and pathophysiology of rosacea: The 2017 update by the National Rosacea Society Expert Committee
    2017 306 citations Richard L. Gallo, Diane Thiboutot et al. profile →
  25. Staphylococcus aureus Exploits Epidermal Barrier Defects in Atopic Dermatitis to Trigger Cytokine Expression
    2016 263 citations Teruaki Nakatsuji, Tissa Hata et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology profile →
  26. Development of a human skin commensal microbe for bacteriotherapy of atopic dermatitis and use in a phase 1 randomized clinical trial
    2021 205 citations Teruaki Nakatsuji, Tissa Hata et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard L. Gallo United States 126 15.5k 14.8k 14.8k 12.3k 7.2k 547 56.9k
Charles A. Dinarello United States 174 47.0k 3.0× 36.8k 2.5× 3.9k 0.3× 2.0k 0.2× 15.9k 2.2× 873 108.0k
Joost J. Oppenheim United States 126 28.9k 1.9× 15.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.1× 7.8k 0.6× 4.4k 0.6× 451 54.1k
Yoichiro Iwakura Japan 126 32.8k 2.1× 18.2k 1.2× 3.1k 0.2× 1.2k 0.1× 8.7k 1.2× 694 61.6k
Tomas Ganz United States 139 14.8k 1.0× 16.2k 1.1× 1.8k 0.1× 20.3k 1.7× 5.0k 0.7× 464 67.7k
Kiyoshi Takeda Japan 118 57.1k 3.7× 27.9k 1.9× 1.8k 0.1× 5.7k 0.5× 14.7k 2.0× 463 92.8k
Tim R. Mosmann United States 53 20.7k 1.3× 22.7k 1.5× 1.9k 0.1× 1.4k 0.1× 6.4k 0.9× 124 75.3k
Donald Y.M. Leung United States 114 11.1k 0.7× 4.4k 0.3× 23.4k 1.6× 2.2k 0.2× 2.7k 0.4× 583 48.2k
Ko Okumura Japan 113 28.8k 1.9× 12.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.2× 1.7k 0.1× 3.6k 0.5× 848 47.4k
Gabriel Núñez United States 131 33.2k 2.1× 46.9k 3.2× 1.6k 0.1× 2.6k 0.2× 10.6k 1.5× 383 82.2k
Ruslan Medzhitov United States 114 61.3k 4.0× 27.9k 1.9× 1.4k 0.1× 5.7k 0.5× 13.4k 1.9× 227 97.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard L. Gallo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Song, Se Jin, Britta De Pessemier, Daniel McDonald, et al.. (2025). Chronological age estimation from human microbiomes with transformer-based Robust Principal Component Analysis. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1159–1159.
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Tastet, Olivier, Ahmad Hayek, Jean‐Claude Tardif, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of stenoses using AI video models applied to coronary angiography. npj Digital Medicine. 7(1). 138–138. 10 indexed citations
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Dokoshi, Tatsuya, Kellen Cavagnero, Gibraan Rahman, et al.. (2024). Dermal injury drives a skin to gut axis that disrupts the intestinal microbiome and intestinal immune homeostasis in mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3009–3009. 34 indexed citations
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Gallo, Richard L., et al.. (2024). The Central Roles of Keratinocytes in Coordinating Skin Immunity. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(11). 2377–2398. 24 indexed citations
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Nakatsuji, Teruaki, S. Brinton, Kellen Cavagnero, et al.. (2023). Competition between skin antimicrobial peptides and commensal bacteria in type 2 inflammation enables survival of S. aureus. Cell Reports. 42(5). 112494–112494. 25 indexed citations
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Rosso, J.Q. Del, Richard L. Gallo, Diane Thiboutot, et al.. (2016). Status Report from the Scientific Panel on Antibiotic Use in Dermatology of the American Acne and Rosacea Society: Part 2: Perspectives on Antibiotic Use and the Microbiome and Review of Microbiologic Effects of Selected Specific Therapeutic Agents Commonly Used by Dermatologists. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 9(5). 11. 3 indexed citations
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Bouslimani, Amina, Carla Porto, Christopher M. Rath, et al.. (2015). Molecular cartography of the human skin surface in 3D. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(17). E2120–9. 260 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ling‐juan, Christian F. Guerrero‐Juarez, Tissa Hata, et al.. (2015). Dermal adipocytes protect against invasive Staphylococcus aureus skin infection. Science. 347(6217). 67–71. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wilson, Kristy J., Christopher P. Mill, Richard L. Gallo, et al.. (2012). The Q43L mutant of neuregulin 2β is a pan-ErbB receptor antagonist. Biochemical Journal. 443(1). 133–144. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Shun X., Alfred S.L. Cheng, Ka‐Fai To, et al.. (2012). Host Immune Defense Peptide LL-37 Activates Caspase-Independent Apoptosis and Suppresses Colon Cancer. Cancer Research. 72(24). 6512–6523. 115 indexed citations
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Nakatsuji, Teruaki & Richard L. Gallo. (2011). Antimicrobial Peptides: Old Molecules with New Ideas. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 132(3). 887–895. 298 indexed citations
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Liu, Pei‐Feng, Susan Kinder Haake, Richard L. Gallo, & Chun‐Ming Huang. (2009). A novel vaccine targeting Fusobacterium nucleatum against abscesses and halitosis. Vaccine. 27(10). 1589–1595. 30 indexed citations
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Nakatsuji, Teruaki, Yang Shi, Wenhong Zhu, et al.. (2008). Bioengineering a humanized acne microenvironment model: Proteomics analysis of host responses to Propionibacterium acnes infection in vivo . PROTEOMICS. 8(16). 3406–3415. 32 indexed citations
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Nakatsuji, Teruaki, et al.. (2008). Vaccination Targeting a Surface Sialidase of P. acnes: Implication for New Treatment of Acne Vulgaris. PLoS ONE. 3(2). e1551–e1551. 61 indexed citations
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Fuster, Mark M., Lianchun Wang, Lyudmila Sikora, et al.. (2007). Genetic alteration of endothelial heparan sulfate selectively inhibits tumor angiogenesis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 177(3). 539–549. 96 indexed citations
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Lee, Phillip H. A., Takaaki Ohtake, Mohamed Zaiou, et al.. (2005). Expression of an additional cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide protects against bacterial skin infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(10). 3750–3755. 113 indexed citations
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Goldberger, Olga, et al.. (1994). Members of the syndecan family of heparan sulfate proteoglycans are expressed in distinct cell-, tissue-, and development-specific patterns.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5(7). 797–805. 349 indexed citations
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Abimiku, Alash’le, P. D. Markham, W. Carl Saxinger, et al.. (1994). Subgroup G HIV Type 1 Isolates from Nigeria. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 10(11). 1581–1583. 46 indexed citations
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Bernfield, Merton, Michael T. Hinkes, & Richard L. Gallo. (1993). Developmental expression of the syndecans: possible function and regulation. Development. 119(Supplement). 205–212. 84 indexed citations
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Guo, H.-G., M S Reitz, Richard L. Gallo, Y C Ko, & Kenneth S. S. Chang. (1993). A New Subtype of HIV-1 gag Sequence Detected in Taiwan. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(9). 925–927. 11 indexed citations

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