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D-Index
80
Citations
26528
World Ranking
1613
National Ranking
805

Brandon F. Keele 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 Brandon F. Keele sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 249 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brandon F. Keele 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 Brandon F. Keele sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brandon F. Keele is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with substantial contributions in related subfields such as Virology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Oncology.

Their work often centers on the study of HIV and associated viral infections, including HIV Research and Treatment as well as HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions. Additional significant topics include Immune Cell Function and Interaction, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

Brandon F. Keele has published extensively in several frequent publication venues. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Virus Eradication
  • Journal of Virology

Their recent noteworthy papers feature:

  • "Systemic HIV and SIV latency reversal via non-canonical NF-κB signalling in vivo" (2020, Nature)
  • "HIV-1 viremia not suppressible by antiretroviral therapy can originate from large T cell clones producing infectious virus" (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • "Robust expansion of HIV CAR T cells following antigen boosting in ART-suppressed nonhuman primates" (2020, Blood)
  • "African green monkeys avoid SIV disease progression by preventing intestinal dysfunction and maintaining mucosal barrier integrity" (2020, PLoS Pathogens)
  • "New SHIVs and Improved Design Strategy for Modeling HIV-1 Transmission, Immunopathogenesis, Prevention, and Cure" (2021, Journal of Virology)

Brandon F. Keele collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Christine M. Fennessey
  • Jeffrey D. Lifson
  • Miles P. Davenport
  • George M. Shaw
  • Beatrice H. Hahn

Best Publications

  • Identification and characterization of transmitted and early founder virus envelopes in primary HIV-1 infection

    Brandon F. Keele;Elena E. Giorgi;Elena E. Giorgi;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Julie M. Decker

  • Chimpanzee reservoirs of pandemic and nonpandemic HIV-1.

    Brandon F. Keele;Fran Van Heuverswyn;Yingying Li;Elizabeth Bailes

  • Genetic identity, biological phenotype, and evolutionary pathways of transmitted/founder viruses in acute and early HIV-1 infection.

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Maria G. Salazar;Brandon F. Keele;Gerald H. Learn

  • Initial B-Cell Responses to Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: Virion-Binding Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Antibodies Followed by Plasma Anti-gp41 Antibodies with Ineffective Control of Initial Viremia

    Georgia D. Tomaras;Nicole L. Yates;Pinghuang Liu;Li Qin

  • The first T cell response to transmitted/founder virus contributes to the control of acute viremia in HIV-1 infection

    Nilu Goonetilleke;Michael K.P. Liu;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Guido Ferrari

  • Immune clearance of highly pathogenic SIV infection

    Scott G. Hansen;Michael Piatak;Abigail B. Ventura;Colette M. Hughes

  • Deciphering Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission and Early Envelope Diversification by Single-Genome Amplification and Sequencing

    Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Elizabeth Bailes;Kimmy T. Pham;Maria G. Salazar

  • Origin of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in gorillas

    Weimin Liu;Yingying Li;Gerald H Learn;Rebecca S Rudicell

  • Tetherin-Driven Adaptation of Vpu and Nef Function and the Evolution of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1 Strains

    Daniel Sauter;Michael Schindler;Anke Specht;Wilmina N. Landford

  • Type I interferon responses in rhesus macaques prevent SIV infection and slow disease progression

    Netanya G. Sandler;Netanya G. Sandler;Steven E. Bosinger;Jacob D. Estes;Richard T R Zhu

  • Quantitating the Multiplicity of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Reveals a Non-Poisson Distribution of Transmitted Variants

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

  • Increased mortality and AIDS-like immunopathology in wild chimpanzees infected with SIVcpz

    Brandon F. Keele;Brandon F. Keele;James Holland Jones;Karen A. Terio;Jacob D. Estes

  • Inflammatory genital infections mitigate a severe genetic bottleneck in heterosexual transmission of subtype A and C HIV-1.

    Richard E. Haaland;Paulina A. Hawkins;Jesus Salazar-Gonzalez;Amber Johnson

  • Proliferation of latently infected CD4+ T cells carrying replication-competent HIV-1: Potential role in latent reservoir dynamics

    Nina N. Hosmane;Kyungyoon J. Kwon;Katherine M. Bruner;Adam A. Capoferri

  • Clonally expanded CD4+ T cells can produce infectious HIV-1 in vivo

    Francesco R. Simonetti;Michele D. Sobolewski;Elizabeth Fyne;Wei Shao

  • Generation of Transmitted/Founder HIV-1 Infectious Molecular Clones and Characterization of their Replication Capacity in CD4 T-Lymphocytes and Monocyte-derived Macrophages

    Christina Ochsenbauer;Tara G. Edmonds;Haitao Ding;Brandon F. Keele

  • Human immunodeficiency viruses: SIV infection in wild gorillas

    Fran Van Heuverswyn;Yingying Li;Cecile Neel;Elizabeth Bailes

  • Large number of rebounding/founder HIV variants emerge from multifocal infection in lymphatic tissues after treatment interruption

    Meghan K Rothenberger;Brandon F. Keele;Stephen W Wietgrefe;Courtney V. Fletcher

  • Male dominance rank and reproductive success in chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii

    Emily E. Wroblewski;Carson M. Murray;Brandon F. Keele;Joann C. Schumacher-Stankey

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Free-Ranging Sooty Mangabeys (Cercocebus atys atys) from the Taï Forest, Côte d'Ivoire: Implications for the Origin of Epidemic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2

    Mario L. Santiago;Friederike Range;Brandon F. Keele;Yingying Li

  • High Multiplicity Infection by HIV-1 in Men Who Have Sex with Men.

    Hui-Hui Li;Katharine J. Bar;Shuyi Wang;Julie M. Decker

Frequent Co-Authors

Beatrice H. Hahn
Beatrice H. Hahn University of Pennsylvania
George M. Shaw
George M. Shaw University of Pennsylvania
Bette T. Korber
Bette T. Korber Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jacob D. Estes
Jacob D. Estes Oregon Health & Science University
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Barton F. Haynes
Barton F. Haynes Duke University
Michael Piatak
Michael Piatak Leidos (United States)
Gerald H. Learn
Gerald H. Learn University of Pennsylvania
David Venzon
David Venzon National Institutes of Health
Paul M. Sharp
Paul M. Sharp University of Edinburgh

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