2026 Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	91	1031	938	557	498	306	32955
Medicine	91	11692	10998	5996	5549	304	32890

Research.com Recognitions

Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions to Immunology and Microbiology. Theofilopoulos's work covers several subfields, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Rheumatology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Theofilopoulos's research addresses a variety of topics such as Immune Response and Inflammation, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Recent notable publications by Theofilopoulos include:

The solute carrier SLC15A4 is required for optimal trafficking of nucleic acid-sensing TLRs and ligands to endolysosomes, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Chemoproteomic development of SLC15A4 inhibitors with anti-inflammatory activity, 2024, Nature Chemical Biology
Chemoproteomics-guided development of SLC15A4 inhibitors with anti-inflammatory activity, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Immunologic basis for development of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in systemic autoimmune diseases: Role of innate immune sensors, 2024, The Ocular Surface
Machine learning-based identification of a transcriptomic blood signature discriminating between systemic autoimmunity and infection, 2025, Med

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Theofilopoulos include John R. Teijaro, Christopher G. Parker, Tzu-Yuan Chiu, Daniel C. Lazar, and Wei Wang. Theofilopoulos has published in journals such as Nature Chemical Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Ocular Surface, and Med.

Theofilopoulos has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Murine models of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Frank J. Dixon

2388
Citations
Spontaneous murine lupus-like syndromes. Clinical and immunopathological manifestations in several strains.

B S Andrews;R A Eisenberg;A N Theofilopoulos;S Izui

2319
Citations
TYPE I INTERFERONS (α/β) IN IMMUNITY AND AUTOIMMUNITY

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Roberto Baccala;Bruce A Beutler;Dwight H. Kono

1793
Citations
The Raji cell radioimmune assay for detecting immune complexes in human sera.

A N Theofilopoulos;C B Wilson;F J Dixon

998
Citations
Etiopathogenesis of Murine SLE1

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Frank J. Dixon

691
Citations
TLR-dependent and TLR-independent pathways of type I interferon induction in systemic autoimmunity

Roberto Baccala;Kasper Hoebe;Dwight H. Kono;Bruce A Beutler

670
Citations
The multiple pathways to autoimmunity

Argyrios N Theofilopoulos;Dwight H Kono;Roberto Baccala

631
Citations
Type-I interferon receptor deficiency reduces lupus-like disease in NZB mice.

Marie-Laure Santiago-Raber;Roberto Baccala;Katarina M. Haraldsson;Divaker Choubey

629
Citations
The Biology and Detection of Immune Complexes

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Frank J. Dixon

618
Citations
A regenerative approach to the treatment of multiple sclerosis

Vishal A. Deshmukh;Virginie Tardif;Costas A. Lyssiotis;Chelsea C. Green

565
Citations
T cell homeostatic proliferation elicits effective antitumor autoimmunity

Wolfgang Dummer;Andreas G. Niethammer;Roberto Baccala;Brian R. Lawson

486
Citations
Interferon-gamma is required for lupus-like disease and lymphoaccumulation in MRL-lpr mice.

D Balomenos;R Rumold;A N Theofilopoulos

459
Citations
A spontaneous rheumatoid arthritis-like disease in MRL/l mice.

Leming Hang;Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Frank J. Dixon

452
Citations
Analysis of T cell function in autoimmune murine strains. Defects in production and responsiveness to interleukin 2.

Amnon Altman;Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Robin Weiner;David H. Katz

398
Citations
Lupus susceptibility loci in New Zealand mice.

Dwight H. Kono;Rufus W. Burlingame;Dan G. Owens;Akiko Kuramochi

393
Citations
The pathogenic effect of IgG4 autoantibodies in endemic pemphigus foliaceus (fogo selvagem).

Barbara Rock;Ciro R. Martins;Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Robert S. Balderas

363
Citations
Circulating Immune Complexes in the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

Robert B. Dreisin;Marvin I. Schwarz;A. N. Theofilopoulos;Ray E. Stanford

360
Citations
The basis of autoimmunity: Part I mechanisms of aberrant self-recognition

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos

327
Citations
The solid phase anti-c3 assay for detection of immune complexes

Argyrios N Theofilopoulos;Frank J Dixon

314
Citations
The role of IFN-gamma in systemic lupus erythematosus: a challenge to the Th1/Th2 paradigm in autoimmunity.

Argyrios N Theofilopoulos;Stefanos Koundouris;Dwight H Kono;Brian R Lawson

302
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank J. Dixon Scripps Health

Dwight H. Kono Scripps Research Institute

Bruce Beutler The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Robert A. Eisenberg University of Pennsylvania

Gerald J. Prud'homme University of Toronto

Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles

Kasper Hoebe Johnson & Johnson (United States)

Amnon Altman La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

Dennis A. Carson University of California, San Diego

Michael E. Stern University of Cologne

External Links

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