2026 Ali H. Ellebedy: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	51	4118	3799	1878	1716	149	13966

Overview

Ali H. Ellebedy is a researcher affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases and immunology, with a significant emphasis on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19-related studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Medicine
Immunology and Microbiology

Subfields of study reflect a focus on specific areas within these fields, such as:

Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Epidemiology
Animal Science and Zoology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Research work tackles diverse topics, especially in the realm of viral infections and immune responses, including:

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Influenza Virus Research Studies
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Respiratory viral infections research
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ali H. Ellebedy are:

Jackson S. Turner
Aaron J. Schmitz
Rachel M. Presti
Jane A. O'Halloran
Florian Krammer

The scientist publishes regularly in a variety of venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The Journal of Immunology
Nature
Immunity
Journal of Virology

Among recent significant papers are:

Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants to neutralization by monoclonal and serum-derived polyclonal antibodies, 2021, Nature Medicine
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce persistent human germinal centre responses, 2021, Nature
A SARS-CoV-2 Infection Model in Mice Demonstrates Protection by Neutralizing Antibodies, 2020, Cell
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans, 2021, Nature

Best Publications

Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 variants to neutralization by monoclonal and serum-derived polyclonal antibodies.

Rita E. Chen;Xianwen Zhang;James Brett Case;Emma S. Winkler

881
Citations
The Intracellular Sensor NLRP3 Mediates Key Innate and Healing Responses to Influenza A Virus via the Regulation of Caspase-1

Paul G. Thomas;Pradyot Dash;Jerry R. Aldridge;Ali H. Ellebedy

847
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce persistent human germinal centre responses.

Jackson S. Turner;Jane A. O’Halloran;Elizaveta Kalaidina;Wooseob Kim

799
Citations
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations that attenuate monoclonal and serum antibody neutralization.

Zhuoming Liu;Laura A. VanBlargan;Louis Marie Bloyet;Paul W. Rothlauf;Paul W. Rothlauf

748
Citations
A SARS-CoV-2 Infection Model in Mice Demonstrates Protection by Neutralizing Antibodies.

Ahmed O. Hassan;James Brett Case;Emma S. Winkler;Larissa B. Thackray

538
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans.

Jackson S. Turner;Wooseob Kim;Elizaveta Kalaidina;Charles W. Goss

538
Citations
Germinal centre-driven maturation of B cell response to mRNA vaccination

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505
Citations
TREM2 drives microglia response to amyloid-β via SYK-dependent and -independent pathways

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495
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination elicits a robust and persistent T follicular helper cell response in humans

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458
Citations
Defining antigen-specific plasmablast and memory B cell subsets in human blood after viral infection or vaccination

Ali H Ellebedy;Katherine J. L Jackson;Haydn T Kissick;Helder Takashi Imoto Nakaya

409
Citations
Human Ebola virus infection results in substantial immune activation

Anita K. McElroy;Rama S. Akondy;Carl W. Davis;Ali H. Ellebedy

320
Citations
Severe immunosuppression and not a cytokine storm characterizes COVID-19 infections.

Kenneth E. Remy;Monty Mazer;David A. Striker;Ali H. Ellebedy

305
Citations
Effect of Immunosuppression on the Immunogenicity of mRNA Vaccines to SARS-CoV-2 : A Prospective Cohort Study.

Parakkal Deepak;Wooseob Kim;Michael A Paley;Monica Yang

300
Citations
Human germinal centres engage memory and naive B cells after influenza vaccination.

Jackson S. Turner;Julian Q. Zhou;Julianna Han;Aaron J. Schmitz

288
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination induces functionally diverse antibodies to NTD, RBD, and S2.

Fatima Amanat;Mahima Thapa;Tinting Lei;Shaza M. Sayed Ahmed

281
Citations
Broadly protective human antibodies that target the active site of influenza virus neuraminidase

Daniel Stadlbauer;Daniel Stadlbauer;Xueyong Zhu;Meagan McMahon;Jackson S. Turner

279
Citations
Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

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279
Citations
Induction of broadly cross-reactive antibody responses to the influenza HA stem region following H5N1 vaccination in humans

Ali H Ellebedy;Florian Krammer;Gui-Mei Li;Matthew S Miller

271
Citations
The germinal centre B cell response to SARS-CoV-2

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259
Citations
Potential antigenic explanation for atypical H1N1 infections among middle-aged adults during the 2013–2014 influenza season

Susanne L. Linderman;Benjamin S. Chambers;Seth J. Zost;Kaela Parkhouse

251
Citations
Distinct inflammatory profiles distinguish COVID-19 from influenza with limited contributions from cytokine storm.

Philip A. Mudd;Jeremy Chase Crawford;Jackson S. Turner;Aisha Souquette

246
Citations
In vivo monoclonal antibody efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variant strains.

Rita E. Chen;Emma S. Winkler;James Brett Case;Ishmael D. Aziati

227
Citations
A Potently Neutralizing Antibody Protects Mice against SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Wafaa B. Alsoussi;Jackson S. Turner;James B. Case;Haiyan Zhao

209
Citations
Longitudinal Analysis of the Human B Cell Response to Ebola Virus Infection.

Carl W. Davis;Katherine J.L. Jackson;Katherine J.L. Jackson;Anita K. McElroy;Anita K. McElroy;Anita K. McElroy;Peter Halfmann

158
Citations
TOR in the immune system

Koichi Araki;Ali H Ellebedy;Rafi Ahmed

150
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Florian Krammer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Rafi Ahmed Emory University

Michael S. Diamond Washington University in St. Louis

Daved H. Fremont Washington University in St. Louis

Sean P. J. Whelan Washington University in St. Louis

Fatima Amanat Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Pei-Yong Shi GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

Richard J. Webby St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Adrianus C. M. Boon Washington University in St. Louis

Patrick C. Wilson Cornell University

External Links

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