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D-Index
55
Citations
10477
World Ranking
3811
National Ranking
159

Brian D. Tait 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 Brian D. Tait sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 220 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian D. Tait 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 Brian D. Tait sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian D. Tait is affiliated with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood in Australia and has produced research spanning the fields of medicine and immunology and microbiology, with a focus on subfields such as immunology, surgery, genetics, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and hematology.

Their recent scholarly work includes publications in a range of journals. Notable papers are:

  • The importance of establishing genetic phase in clinical medicine, 2021, International Journal of Immunogenetics
  • A review of the genetics of type I diabetes, 2024, Exploration of Immunology
  • A review of HLA matching to improve clinical outcome in bone marrow transplants and the role of haplotyping in unrelated donor transplants, 2023, Medical Research Archives
  • The Effect of Education on the Hydration Status of Female Collegiate Dancers at Southern Utah University, 2024, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Single chromosome sequencing to obtain genetic phase (haplotyping), 2025, Open Access Government

Brian D. Tait's research covers several major topics, including:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Microbial infections and disease research

The scientist has frequently collaborated with researchers such as M. Schmidt, Elizabeth A. Carter, and Melanna F. Cox. Their publications appear regularly in journals including Open Access Government, International Journal of Immunogenetics, Exploration of Immunology, Medical Research Archives, and the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Best Publications

  • Consensus guidelines on the testing and clinical management issues associated with HLA and non-HLA antibodies in transplantation.

    Brian D. Tait;Caner Süsal;Howard M. Gebel;Peter W. Nickerson

  • Association between rotavirus infection and pancreatic islet autoimmunity in children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

    Margo C. Honeyman;Barbara S. Coulson;Natalie L. Stone;Shane A. Gellert

  • Linkage disequilibrium of a type 1 diabetes susceptibility locus with a regulatory IL12B allele

    Grant Morahan;Dexing Huang;Susie I. Ymer;Michael R. Cancilla

  • Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I-Restricted Activation of CD8+ T Cells Provides the Immunogenetic Basis of a Systemic Drug Hypersensitivity

    Diana Chessman;Lyudmila Kostenko;Tessa Lethborg;Anthony Wayne Purcell

  • Antibody and T cell responses of patients with adenocarcinoma immunized with mannan-MUC1 fusion protein.

    V. Karanikas;L.-A. Hwang;J. Pearson;C.-S. Ong

  • Inverse relation between humoral and cellular immunity to glutamic acid decarboxylase in subjects at risk of insulin-dependent diabetes

    L.C Harrison;M.C Honeyman;H.J DeAizpurua;R.S Schmidli

  • FTIR microspectroscopic study of cell types and potential confounding variables in screening for cervical malignancies

    Bayden R Wood;Michael A Quinn;Brian Tait;Martin Ashdown

  • The rising incidence of type 1 diabetes is accounted for by cases with lower-risk human leukocyte antigen genotypes.

    Spiros Fourlanos;Michael Damian Varney;Brian Duncan Tait;Grant Morahan

  • Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms are associated with major infection following allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation

    Charles G. Mullighan;Sue Heatley;Kathleen Doherty;Ferenc Szabo

  • Micro-Raman characterisation of the R to T state transition of haemoglobin within a single living erythrocyte.

    Bayden R Wood;Brian Tait;Donald McNaughton

  • A naturally selected dimorphism within the HLA-B44 supertype alters class I structure, peptide repertoire, and T cell recognition.

    Whitney A Macdonald;Anthony W Purcell;Nicole A Mifsud;Lauren Kate Ely

  • Lack of association between duration of breast-feeding or introduction of cow's milk and development of islet autoimmunity.

    Jennifer J. Couper;Cheryl Steele;Sarah Beresford;Tania Powell

  • Review article: Luminex technology for HLA antibody detection in organ transplantation

    Brian D Tait;Fiona Hudson;Linda Cantwell;Gemma Brewin

  • Natural HLA class I polymorphism controls the pathway of antigen presentation and susceptibility to viral evasion.

    Danielle Zernich;Anthony W Purcell;Whitney A Macdonald;Lars Kjer-Nielsen

  • HLA associations with autoimmune-type chronic active hepatitis: Identification of B8-DRw3 haplotype by family studies

    Ian R. Mackay;B.D. Tait

  • Interaction of HLA and Gm in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis.

    S Whittingham;J D Mathews;M S Schanfield;B D Tait

  • In adult onset myositis, the presence of interstitial lung disease and myositis specific/associated antibodies are governed by HLA class II haplotype, rather than by myositis subtype.

    Hector Chinoy;Fiona Salway;Noreen Fertig;Neil Shephard

  • Replication of KIAA0350, IL2RA, RPL5 and CD58 as multiple sclerosis susceptibility genes in Australians

    JP Rubio;J Stankovich;J Stankovich;J Field;N Tubridy

  • Markers on Distal Chromosome 2q Linked to Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    Grant Morahan;Dexing Huang;Brian D. Tait;Peter G. Colman

  • Detection of HLA Antibodies in Organ Transplant Recipients - Triumphs and Challenges of the Solid Phase Bead Assay.

    Brian Duncan Tait

  • Interactive effect of Gm allotypes and HLA-B locus antigens on the human antibody response to a bacterial antigen.

    S Whittingham;J D Mathews;M S Schanfield;J V Matthews

Frequent Co-Authors

James McCluskey
James McCluskey University of Melbourne
Leonard C. Harrison
Leonard C. Harrison University of Melbourne
Lars Kjer-Nielsen
Lars Kjer-Nielsen University of Melbourne
Helmut Butzkueven
Helmut Butzkueven Monash University
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Simon J. Foote
Simon J. Foote Australian National University
Melanie Bahlo
Melanie Bahlo Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Anthony W. Purcell
Anthony W. Purcell Monash University
Donald McNaughton
Donald McNaughton Monash University
Terence P. Speed
Terence P. Speed Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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