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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 76 1451 1311 633 545 193 17276

Anthony L. DeFranco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anthony L. DeFranco between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anthony L. DeFranco published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2016. 9 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2016. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 7 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1977 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anthony L. DeFranco: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 7
1983 1
1984 3
1985 4
1986 3
1987 6
1988 3
1989 5
1990 3
1991 8
1992 8
1993 12
1994 5
1995 7
1996 6
1997 4
1998 4
1999 2
2000 5
2001 5
2002 3
2003 5
2004 3
2005 7
2006 2
2007 7
2008 7
2009 1
2010 5
2011 10
2012 6
2013 7
2014 6
2015 2
2016 13
2017 2
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 2
2022 2
2023 1
2024 4
2025 5
Total 210
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Anthony L. DeFranco publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony L. DeFranco sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 185–194 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 193 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190 193
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Anthony L. DeFranco D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony L. DeFranco sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87 76
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Anthony L. DeFranco is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to medicine and immunology, with a focus on complex interactions of the immune system and advanced imaging techniques.

Their recent publications demonstrate involvement in both immunological studies and imaging technology development. Selected papers include:

  • Tracking the role of Aire in immune tolerance to the eye with a TCR transgenic mouse model, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 7 Tesla Brain MRI: A Paradigm Shifting Technology for Clinical Research in Aging and Dementia Science, 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • RF shimming strategy for an open 60-channel RF transmit 7T MRI head coil for routine use on the single transmit mode, 2025, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • An Open 60-channel Tx/ 32-channel Rx RF Coil System for Routine Use at 7T, 2024, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • RF shimming strategy for an open 60-channel RF transmit 7T head coil for routine use on the single transmit mode, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Anthony L. DeFranco include:

  • Andrea Sajewski
  • Tales Santini
  • Jacob Berardinelli
  • Hecheng Jin
  • Tamer S. Ibrahim

The venues where their work has most commonly been published are:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Main fields of study demonstrated in their work are Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their contributions also extend into specific subfields including Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Rheumatology, Ophthalmology, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes

Best Publications

  • A critical role for Syk in signal transduction and phagocytosis mediated by Fcgamma receptors on macrophages.

    Mary T. Crowley;Patrick S. Costello;Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas;Martin Turner

  • Activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase in bacterial lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages

    Julie Hambleton;Steven L. Weinstein;Lawrence Lem;Anthony L. Defranco

  • Characterization of the B Lymphocyte Populations in Lyn-Deficient Mice and the Role of Lyn in Signal Initiation and Down-Regulation

    Vivien W.F Chan;Fanying Meng;Philippe Soriano;Anthony L DeFranco

  • Bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in macrophages.

    S L Weinstein;J S Sanghera;K Lemke;A L DeFranco

  • Stimulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation by the B-lymphocyte antigen receptor.

    Michael R. Gold;Debbie A. Law;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • The complexity of signaling pathways activated by the BCR

    Anthony L DeFranco

  • Bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulates protein tyrosine phosphorylation in macrophages.

    Steven L. Weinstein;Michael R. Gold;Anthony L. Defranco

  • Toll-like receptors activate innate and adaptive immunity by using dendritic cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms.

    Baidong Hou;Boris Reizis;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Frequency of B lymphocytes responsive to anti-immunoglobulin.

    A L Defranco;E S Raveche;R Asofsky;W E Paul

  • γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes are essential mediators of host–microbial homeostasis at the intestinal mucosal surface

    Anisa S. Ismail;Kari M. Severson;Shipra Vaishnava;Cassie L. Behrendt

  • Fcgamma receptor-mediated phagocytosis in macrophages lacking the Src family tyrosine kinases Hck, Fgr, and Lyn.

    Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas;Malcolm Lowry;Mary T. Crowley;Alexander J. Finn

  • Ligand-regulated Chimeric Receptor Approach Reveals Distinctive Subcellular Localization and Signaling Properties of the Toll-like Receptors

    Tadashi Nishiya;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Monitoring platelet inhibition after clopidogrel with the VerifyNow-P2Y12® rapid analyzer: The VERIfy Thrombosis risk ASsessment (VERITAS) study

    Alex Malinin;Alex Pokov;Malcolm Spergling;Anthony Defranco

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation of components of the B-cell antigen receptors following receptor crosslinking.

    Michael R. Gold;Linda Matsuuchi;Regis B. Kelly;Anthony L. Defranco

  • Expression of A20 by dendritic cells preserves immune homeostasis and prevents colitis and spondyloarthritis

    Gianna Elena Hammer;Emre E Turer;Kimberly E Taylor;Celia J Fang;Celia J Fang

  • CD19 regulates Src family protein tyrosine kinase activation in B lymphocytes through processive amplification.

    Manabu Fujimoto;Yoko Fujimoto;Jonathan C Poe;Paul J Jansen

  • TLR3 and TLR7 Are Targeted to the Same Intracellular Compartments by Distinct Regulatory Elements

    Tadashi Nishiya;Emi Kajita;Soichi Miwa;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Selective Utilization of Toll-like Receptor and MyD88 Signaling in B Cells for Enhancement of the Antiviral Germinal Center Response

    Baidong Hou;Philippe Saudan;Gary Ott;Matthew L. Wheeler

  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of TRAM couples endocytosis of Toll-like receptor 4 to the induction of interferon-beta.

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  • Defective negative regulation of antigen receptor signaling in Lyn-deficient B lymphocytes.

    Vivien W.F. Chan;Clifford A. Lowell;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Quantitative proteomic analysis of B cell lipid rafts reveals that ezrin regulates antigen receptor–mediated lipid raft dynamics

    Neetu Gupta;Bernd Wollscheid;Julian D Watts;Barbara Scheer

Frequent Co-Authors

Clifford A. Lowell
Clifford A. Lowell University of California, San Francisco
Michael R. Gold
Michael R. Gold University of British Columbia
William E. Paul
William E. Paul National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lora V. Hooper
Lora V. Hooper The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Marco A. Cassatella
Marco A. Cassatella University of Verona
Robert L. Coffman
Robert L. Coffman University of California, Santa Cruz
Richard M. Locksley
Richard M. Locksley University of California, San Francisco
Ronald H. Schwartz
Ronald H. Schwartz National Institutes of Health
Boris Reizis
Boris Reizis New York University

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