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D-Index
94
Citations
36934
World Ranking
924
National Ranking
509

Albert Bendelac 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 Albert Bendelac sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 182 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Albert Bendelac 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 Albert Bendelac sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Albert Bendelac was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focused on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Bendelac's work spanned several subfields, including immunology, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and hematology.

Their research topics covered immune cell function and interaction, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, T-cell and B-cell immunology, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, and gut microbiota and health.

Bendelac published extensively in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication venues included:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Immunity

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Bendelac were:

  • Biochemical patterns of antibody polyreactivity revealed through a bioinformatics-based analysis of CDR loops, 2020, eLife
  • A Gata3 enhancer necessary for ILC2 development and function, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Multi-transcription factor reporter mice delineate early precursors to the ILC and LTi lineages, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • GATA4 controls regionalization of tissue immunity and commensal-driven immunopathology, 2023, Immunity
  • Eomes expression identifies the early bone marrow precursor to classical NK cells, 2024, Nature Immunology

Bendelac collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Marta T. Borowska
  • Erin J. Adams
  • Wioletta Lisicka
  • Samantha J. Riesenfeld
  • Bana Jabrì

Best Publications

  • The biology of NKT cells.

    Albert Bendelac;Paul B. Savage;Luc Teyton

  • MOUSE CD1-SPECIFIC NK1 T CELLS: Development, Specificity, and Function

    Albert Bendelac;Miguel N. Rivera;Se Ho Park;Jessica H. Roark

  • Exogenous and endogenous glycolipid antigens activate NKT cells during microbial infections

    Jochen Mattner;Kristin L. DeBord;Nahed Ismail;Randal D. Goff

  • Lysosomal Glycosphingolipid Recognition by NKT Cells

    Dapeng Zhou;Jochen Mattner;Carlos Cantu;Nicolas Schrantz

  • An invariant T cell receptor alpha chain is used by a unique subset of major histocompatibility complex class I-specific CD4+ and CD4-8- T cells in mice and humans.

    Olivier Lantz;Albert Bendelac

  • CD1 recognition by mouse NK1+ T lymphocytes

    Albert Bendelac;Albert Bendelac;Olivier Lantz;Mary E. Quimby;Jonathan W. Yewdell

  • Cutting Edge: Cross-Talk Between Cells of the Innate Immune System: NKT Cells Rapidly Activate NK Cells

    Claude Carnaud;Daniel Lee;Olivier Donnars;Se Ho Park

  • A committed precursor to innate lymphoid cells

    Michael G. Constantinides;Benjamin D. McDonald;Philip A. Verhoef;Albert Bendelac

  • The Transcription Factor PLZF Directs the Effector Program of the NKT Cell Lineage

    Adam K. Savage;Michael G. Constantinides;Jin Han;Damien Picard

  • Syngeneic transfer of autoimmune diabetes from diabetic NOD mice to healthy neonates. Requirement for both L3T4+ and Lyt-2+ T cells.

    A Bendelac;C Carnaud;C Boitard;J F Bach

  • Distinct Functional Lineages of Human Vα24 Natural Killer T Cells

    Peter T. Lee;Kamel Benlagha;Luc Teyton;Albert Bendelac

  • In Vivo Identification of Glycolipid Antigen–Specific T Cells Using Fluorescent Cd1d Tetramers

    Kamel Benlagha;Angela Weiss;Andrew Beavis;Luc Teyton

  • An invariant T cell receptor α chain defines a novel TAP-independent major histocompatibility complex class Ib-restricted α/β T cell subpopulation in mammals

    Florence Tilloy;Emmanuel Treiner;Se Ho Park;Corinne Garcia

  • A thymic precursor to the NK T cell lineage.

    Kamel Benlagha;Tim Kyin;Andrew Beavis;Luc Teyton

  • Positive selection of mouse NK1+ T cells by CD1-expressing cortical thymocytes.

    Albert Bendelac

  • A subset of CD4+ thymocytes selected by MHC class I molecules

    Albert Bendelac;Nigel Killeen;Dan R. Littman;Ronald H. Schwartz

  • Role of NK1.1+ T Cells in a TH2 Response and in Immunoglobulin E Production

    Tomohiro Yoshimoto;Albert Bendelac;Cynthia Watson;Jane Hu-Li

  • Innate and Adaptive Humoral Responses Coat Distinct Commensal Bacteria with Immunoglobulin A

    Jeffrey J. Bunker;Theodore M. Flynn;Jason C. Koval;Dustin G. Shaw

  • Autoreactivity by design: innate B and T lymphocytes.

    Albert Bendelac;Marc Bonneville;John F. Kearney

  • Overexpression of Natural Killer T Cells Protects Vα14-Jα281 Transgenic Nonobese Diabetic Mice against Diabetes

    Agnès Lehuen;Olivier Lantz;Lucie Beaudoin;Véronique Laloux

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Teyton
Luc Teyton Scripps Research Institute
Paul B. Savage
Paul B. Savage Brigham Young University
Bana Jabri
Bana Jabri University of Chicago
Olivier Lantz
Olivier Lantz Institute Curie
Douglas T. Fearon
Douglas T. Fearon Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Erin J. Adams
Erin J. Adams University of Chicago
Olaf Schneewind
Olaf Schneewind University of Chicago
Kasper Hoebe
Kasper Hoebe Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Patrick C. Wilson
Patrick C. Wilson Cornell University
Ronald H. Schwartz
Ronald H. Schwartz National Institutes of Health

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