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D-Index
54
Citations
11434
World Ranking
3878
National Ranking
340

Adam F. Cunningham publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam F. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 194 publications — 32nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Adam F. Cunningham D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam F. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Adam F. Cunningham is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research integrates multiple fields within medicine, particularly focusing on infectious diseases and molecular biology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

More specifically, Cunningham's work concentrates on subfields such as:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Genetics

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Recent papers include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study, 2020, Thorax
  • Sensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Antibodies in Dried Blood Spot Samples, 2020, Emerging infectious diseases
  • Neutralising antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination in UK haemodialysis patients, 2021, The Lancet
  • Outer membrane protein size and LPS O-antigen define protective antibody targeting to the Salmonella surface, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein in both serum and saliva enhances detection of infection, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors associated with Cunningham include:

  • Ian R. Henderson
  • Marisol Pérez-Toledo
  • Alex Richter
  • Sian Faustini
  • Siân E. Jossi

Scientific contributions have been published in various venues, with multiple publications appearing in the following:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Clinical & Experimental Immunology
  • Journal of Infection

Best Publications

  • Extrafollicular antibody responses.

    Ian C. M. MacLennan;Kai-Michael Toellner;Adam F. Cunningham;Karine Serre

  • The relationship between upper respiratory infections and hospital admissions for asthma : A time-trend analysis

    S. L. Johnston;P. K. Pattemore;G. Sanderson;S. Smith

  • MYCOBACTERIAL STATIONARY PHASE INDUCED BY LOW OXYGEN TENSION: CELL WALL THICKENING AND LOCALIZATION OF THE 16-KILODALTON ALPHA-CRYSTALLIN HOMOLOG

    Adam F. Cunningham;Claire L. Spreadbury

  • Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and asthma exacerbations in children

    AF Cunningham;SL Johnston;SA Julious;FC Lampe

  • B cell priming for extrafollicular antibody responses requires Bcl-6 expression by T cells

    Sau K. Lee;Robert J. Rigby;Dimitra Zotos;Louis M. Tsai

  • Is MHC enough for understanding wildlife immunogenetics

    Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse;Andrew A. Cunningham

  • SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study.

    Adrian Shields;Adrian Shields;Sian E Faustini;Marisol Perez-Toledo;Sian Jossi

  • Salmonella induces a switched antibody response without germinal centers that impedes the extracellular spread of infection.

    Adam F. Cunningham;Fabrina Gaspal;Karine Serre;Elodie Mohr

  • Inflammation-induced formation of fat-associated lymphoid clusters

    Cécile Bénézech;Nguyet-Thin Luu;Jennifer A Walker;Andrei A Kruglov;Andrei A Kruglov;Andrei A Kruglov

  • The immune response to rabies virus infection and vaccination.

    Nicholas Johnson;Adam F. Cunningham;Anthony R. Fooks

  • Dendritic cells and monocyte/macrophages that create the IL-6/APRIL-rich lymph node microenvironments where plasmablasts mature

    Elodie Mohr;Karine Serre;Rudolf A. Manz;Adam F. Cunningham

  • The porin OmpD from nontyphoidal Salmonella is a key target for a protective B1b cell antibody response.

    Cristina Gil-Cruz;Saeeda Bobat;Jennifer L. Marshall;Robert A. Kingsley

  • The essential genome of Escherichia coli K-12

    Emily C. A. Goodall;Ashley Robinson;Iain G. Johnston;Sara Jabbari

  • Understanding Infection-Induced Thrombosis: Lessons Learned From Animal Models

    Nonantzin Beristain-Covarrubias;Marisol Perez-Toledo;Mark R. Thomas;Ian R. Henderson

  • Dysregulated humoral immunity to nontyphoidal Salmonella in HIV-infected African adults.

    Calman A. MacLennan;Calman A. MacLennan;James J. Gilchrist;James J. Gilchrist;James J. Gilchrist;Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon;Melita A. Gordon;Adam F. Cunningham

  • A commensal gone bad: complete genome sequence of the prototypical enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain H10407.

    Lisa C. Crossman;Roy R. Chaudhuri;Scott A. Beatson;Timothy J. Wells

  • Complete Genome Sequence and Comparative Metabolic Profiling of the Prototypical Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strain 042

    Roy R. Chaudhuri;Mohammed Sebaihia;Jon L Hobman;Mark A. Webber

  • Rank Signaling Links the Development of Invariant γδ T Cell Progenitors and Aire+ Medullary Epithelium

    Natalie A. Roberts;Andrea J. White;William E. Jenkinson;Gleb Turchinovich;Gleb Turchinovich

  • Inflammation drives thrombosis after Salmonella infection via CLEC-2 on platelets

    Jessica R. Hitchcock;Charlotte N. Cook;Saeeda Bobat;Ewan A. Ross

  • The RNA-binding protein HuR is essential for the B cell antibody response

    Manuel D Diaz-Muñoz;Sarah E Bell;Kirsten Fairfax;Elisa Monzon-Casanova

  • Responses to the soluble flagellar protein FliC are Th2, while those to FliC on Salmonella are Th1

    Adam F. Cunningham;Mahmood Khan;Jennifer Ball;Kai‐Michael Toellner

  • CDK Inhibitor p18INK4c Is Required for the Generation of Functional Plasma Cells

    Michelle R. Tourigny;Josie Ursini-Siegel;Hayyoung Lee;Kai Michael Toellner

  • Homeostatic regulation of T cell trafficking by a B cell derived peptide is impaired in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disease

    Myriam Chimen;Helen M. McGettrick;Bonita Apta;Sahithi J. Kuravi

  • SadA, a trimeric autotransporter from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, can promote biofilm formation and provides limited protection against infection.

    Dhaarini Raghunathan;Timothy J. Wells;Faye C. Morris;Robert K. Shaw

  • Extrafollicular Antibody Responses

    Carola G. Vinuesa

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian R. Henderson
Ian R. Henderson University of Cambridge
Ian C. M. MacLennan
Ian C. M. MacLennan University of Birmingham
Calman A. MacLennan
Calman A. MacLennan Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Kai-Michael Toellner
Kai-Michael Toellner University of Birmingham
Mark T. Drayson
Mark T. Drayson University of Birmingham
Michael Overduin
Michael Overduin University of Alberta
Jeffrey A. Cole
Jeffrey A. Cole University of Birmingham
Robert A. Kingsley
Robert A. Kingsley University of East Anglia
Max Crispin
Max Crispin University of Southampton
Christopher D. Buckley
Christopher D. Buckley University of Oxford

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