Zhong-Min Ma

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zhong-Min Ma is a scholar working on Virology, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhong-Min Ma has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Virology, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zhong-Min Ma's work include HIV Research and Treatment (15 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (5 papers). Zhong-Min Ma is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (15 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Reproductive tract infections research (5 papers). Zhong-Min Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Zhong-Min Ma's co-authors include Christopher J. Miller, Tracy Rourke, Ashley T. Haase, John V. Carlis, Yichuan Wang, Jacob D. Estes, Cavan Reilly, Lijie Duan, Qingsheng Li and Michael B. McChesney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Zhong-Min Ma

28 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Peak SIV replication in resting memory CD4+ T cells depletes gut lamina propria CD4+ T cells

2005 759 citations Qingsheng Li, Lijie Duan et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhong-Min Ma United States	16	1.3k	968	642	511	207	28	1.8k
Tracy Rourke United States	17	1.1k 0.8×	889 0.9×	499 0.8×	477 0.9×	110 0.5×	18	1.6k
Steve Kaye United Kingdom	30	1.2k 0.9×	685 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	1.1k 2.1×	194 0.9×	83	2.8k
James I. Mullins United States	20	1.6k 1.2×	445 0.5×	1.3k 2.0×	515 1.0×	196 0.9×	35	2.0k
Charles Wachihi Canada	26	1.2k 1.0×	948 1.0×	630 1.0×	606 1.2×	221 1.1×	58	2.1k
Steffanie Sabbaj United States	21	880 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	530 0.8×	480 0.9×	253 1.2×	46	1.9k
Claire Deléage United States	21	987 0.8×	607 0.6×	745 1.2×	485 0.9×	270 1.3×	52	1.7k
Elizabeth Reay United States	11	1.4k 1.1×	903 0.9×	691 1.1×	476 0.9×	226 1.1×	14	1.8k
Graz Luzzi United Kingdom	21	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	456 0.7×	470 0.9×	263 1.3×	45	2.2k
Harold Burger United States	28	1.7k 1.3×	495 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	470 0.9×	414 2.0×	63	2.3k
Sumathi Sankaran United States	12	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	780 1.2×	479 0.9×	301 1.5×	18	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhong-Min Ma

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Zhong-Min, et al.. (2025). Pulmonary lymphoid tissue induced after SARS-CoV-2 infection in rhesus macaques. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1533050–1533050. 1 indexed citations

Elizaldi, Sonny R., Anil Verma, Zhong-Min Ma, et al.. (2023). Deep analysis of CD4 T cells in the rhesus CNS during SIV infection. PLoS Pathogens. 19(12). e1011844–e1011844. 3 indexed citations

Carroll, Timothy D., Douglas Fox, Neeltje van Doremalen, et al.. (2022). The B.1.427/1.429 (epsilon) SARS-CoV-2 variants are more virulent than ancestral B.1 (614G) in Syrian hamsters. PLoS Pathogens. 18(2). e1009914–e1009914. 19 indexed citations

Liu, Hongwei, Zhong-Min Ma, J. Rachel Reader, et al.. (2021). Respiratory Tract Explant Infection Dynamics of Influenza A Virus in California Sea Lions, Northern Elephant Seals, and Rhesus Macaques. Journal of Virology. 95(16). e0040321–e0040321. 5 indexed citations

Carroll, Timothy D., Marion C. Lanteri, Joseph Dutra, et al.. (2017). Zika virus preferentially replicates in the female reproductive tract after vaginal inoculation of rhesus macaques. PLoS Pathogens. 13(7). e1006537–e1006537. 60 indexed citations

Serrano‐Villar, Sergio, Talía Sainz, Zhong-Min Ma, et al.. (2016). Effects of Combined CCR5/Integrase Inhibitors-Based Regimen on Mucosal Immunity in HIV-Infected Patients Naïve to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Pilot Randomized Trial. PLoS Pathogens. 12(1). e1005381–e1005381. 34 indexed citations

Ma, Zhong-Min & Christopher J. Miller. (2015). Immunophenotype of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Cells in the Spleen of a Rhesus Monkey. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 31(4). 359–360. 2 indexed citations

Pegu, Poonam, David Venzon, Johannes S. Gach, et al.. (2014). Enhanced In Vitro Transcytosis of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Mediated by Vaccine-Induced Antibody Predicts Transmitted/Founder Strain Number After Rectal Challenge. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(1). 45–52. 10 indexed citations

Stone, Mars, et al.. (2013). Viral RNA Levels and env Variants in Semen and Tissues of Mature Male Rhesus Macaques Infected with SIV by Penile Inoculation. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76367–e76367. 12 indexed citations

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Vaccari, Monica, Claudio Fenizia, Zhong-Min Ma, et al.. (2013). Transient Increase of Interferon-Stimulated Genes and No Clinical Benefit by Chloroquine Treatment During Acute Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Macaques. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 30(4). 355–362. 13 indexed citations

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Rothaeusler, Kristina, Zhong-Min Ma, Huma Qureshi, et al.. (2012). Antiviral Antibodies and T Cells Are Present in the Foreskin of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Rhesus Macaques. Journal of Virology. 86(13). 7098–7106. 7 indexed citations

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Fenizia, Claudio, Brandon F. Keele, David P. Nichols, et al.. (2011). TRIM5α Does Not Affect Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIV _mac251 Replication in Vaccinated or Unvaccinated Indian Rhesus Macaques following Intrarectal Challenge Exposure. Journal of Virology. 85(23). 12399–12409. 31 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhong-Min, Brandon F. Keele, Huma Qureshi, et al.. (2011). SIVmac251 Is Inefficiently Transmitted to Rhesus Macaques by Penile Inoculation with a Single SIV env Variant Found in Ramp-up Phase Plasma. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 27(12). 1259–1269. 38 indexed citations

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Ellis, Collin L., Zhong-Min Ma, Surinder Mann, et al.. (2011). Molecular Characterization of Stool Microbiota in HIV-Infected Subjects by Panbacterial and Order-Level 16S Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Quantification and Correlations With Immune Activation. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 57(5). 363–370. 101 indexed citations

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Stone, Mars, Brandon F. Keele, Zhong-Min Ma, et al.. (2010). A Limited Number of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) env Variants Are Transmitted to Rhesus Macaques Vaginally Inoculated with SIVmac251. Journal of Virology. 84(14). 7083–7095. 76 indexed citations

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Gordon, Shari N., Valentina Cecchinato, Claudio Fenizia, et al.. (2010). Preexisting Infection with Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 2 neither Exacerbates nor Attenuates Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIV _mac251 Infection in Macaques. Journal of Virology. 84(6). 3043–3058. 8 indexed citations

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Favre, David, Sharon Lederer, Bittoo Kanwar, et al.. (2009). Critical Loss of the Balance between Th17 and T Regulatory Cell Populations in Pathogenic SIV Infection. PLoS Pathogens. 5(2). e1000295–e1000295. 307 indexed citations

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Li, Qingsheng, Lijie Duan, Jacob D. Estes, et al.. (2005). Peak SIV replication in resting memory CD4+ T cells depletes gut lamina propria CD4+ T cells. Nature. 434(7037). 1148–1152. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ma, Zhong-Min, Fabien X. Lü, M Torten, & Christopher J. Miller. (2001). The Number and Distribution of Immune Cells in the Cervicovaginal Mucosa Remain Constant throughout the Menstrual Cycle of Rhesus Macaques. Clinical Immunology. 100(2). 240–249. 55 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhong-Min, et al.. (1999). Immunoglobulin Concentrations and Antigen-Specific Antibody Levels in Cervicovaginal Lavages of Rhesus Macaques Are Influenced by the Stage of the Menstrual Cycle. Infection and Immunity. 67(12). 6321–6328. 52 indexed citations

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