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62
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16461
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3114
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1458

Brian L. Kelsall 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 L. Kelsall sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 149 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian L. Kelsall 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 L. Kelsall sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian L. Kelsall is affiliated with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with contributions also in Medicine. Their work covers several subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Surgery, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's recent scholarly output consists of significant publications across various journals and years. Key articles include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection and persistence in the human body and brain at autopsy, 2022, Nature
  • Transcription factor p73 regulates Th1 differentiation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The intestinal microenvironment shapes macrophage and dendritic cell identity and function, 2023, Immunology Letters
  • Dermis resident macrophages orchestrate localized ILC2 eosinophil circuitries to promote non-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Histopathology and SARS-CoV-2 Cellular Localization in Eye Tissues of COVID-19 Autopsies, 2023, American Journal Of Pathology

Their research topics highlight specialization in the immune response and infectious disease dynamics, with a strong focus on COVID-19 related investigations. The primary topics of their work include:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Response and Inflammation

Frequent collaborators in Brian L. Kelsall's publications include:

  • Philip M. Murphy
  • Sydney Stein
  • Joon-Yong Chung
  • Byunghyun Kang
  • Alessandra A. Filardy

Their work has been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, with notable frequency in:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Mucosal Immunology
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Antibodies to interleukin 12 abrogate established experimental colitis in mice.

    Markus F. Neurath;Ivan Fuss;Brian L. Kelsall;Eckhard Stüber

  • Localization of Distinct Peyer's Patch Dendritic Cell Subsets and Their Recruitment by Chemokines Macrophage Inflammatory Protein (Mip)-3α, Mip-3β, and Secondary Lymphoid Organ Chemokine

    Akiko Iwasaki;Brian L. Kelsall

  • Freshly Isolated Peyer's Patch, but Not Spleen, Dendritic Cells Produce Interleukin 10 and Induce the Differentiation of T Helper Type 2 Cells

    Akiko Iwasaki;Brian Lee Kelsall

  • Inflammation switches the differentiation program of Ly6Chi monocytes from antiinflammatory macrophages to inflammatory dendritic cells in the colon

    Aymeric Marie Christian Rivollier;Jianping He;Abhisake Kole;Vassilis Valatas

  • Experimental granulomatous colitis in mice is abrogated by induction of TGF-beta-mediated oral tolerance.

    Markus F. Neurath;Ivan Fuss;Brian L. Kelsall;David H. Presky

  • Unique functions of CD11b+, CD8 alpha+, and double-negative Peyer's patch dendritic cells.

    Akiko Iwasaki;Brian L. Kelsall

  • Distinct populations of dendritic cells are present in the subepithelial dome and T cell regions of the murine Peyer's patch.

    B L Kelsall;W Strober

  • Reciprocal IFN-γ and TGF-β responses regulate the occurrence of mucosal inflammation

    Warren Strober;Brian Kelsall;Ivan Fuss;Thomas Marth

  • Mucosal immunization with HIV-1 peptide vaccine induces mucosal and systemic cytotoxic T lymphocytes and protective immunity in mice against intrarectal recombinant HIV-vaccinia challenge

    Igor M. Belyakov;Michael A. Derby;Jeffrey D. Ahlers;Brian L. Kelsall

  • Regulation of Interleukin-12 by Complement Receptor 3 Signaling

    Thomas Marth;Brian L. Kelsall

  • NK Cell-Derived Interferon-γ Orchestrates Cellular Dynamics and the Differentiation of Monocytes into Dendritic Cells at the Site of Infection

    Romina S. Goldszmid;Pat Caspar;Aymeric Marie Christian Rivollier;Sandy White

  • Cholera Toxin Suppresses Interleukin (IL)-12 Production and IL-12 Receptor β1 and β2 Chain Expression

    Michael C. Braun;Jianping He;Chang-You Wu;Brian L. Kelsall

  • High dose oral tolerance in ovalbumin TCR-transgenic mice: systemic neutralization of IL-12 augments TGF-beta secretion and T cell apoptosis.

    T Marth;W Strober;B L Kelsall

  • Factors involved in the differentiation of TGF-beta-producing cells from naive CD4+ T cells: IL-4 and IFN-gamma have opposing effects, while TGF-beta positively regulates its own production.

    Robert A. Seder;Thomas Marth;Myra C. Sieve;Warren Strober

  • Mucosal AIDS vaccine reduces disease and viral load in gut reservoir and blood after mucosal infection of macaques.

    Igor M. Belyakov;Zdenek Hel;Brian Kelsall;Vladimir A. Kuznetsov

  • Rgs1 and Gnai2 Regulate the Entrance of B Lymphocytes into Lymph Nodes and B Cell Motility within Lymph Node Follicles

    Sang-Bae Han;Chantal Moratz;Ning-Na Huang;Brian Kelsall

  • The importance of local mucosal HIV-specific CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes for resistance to mucosal viral transmission in mice and enhancement of resistance by local administration of IL-12.

    Igor M. Belyakov;Jeffrey D. Ahlers;Benjamin Y. Brandwein;Patricia Earl

  • Selective suppression of IL-12 production by chemoattractants.

    Michael C. Braun;Edward Lahey;Brian L. Kelsall

  • Critical Role of STAT5 Transcription Factor Tetramerization for Cytokine Responses and Normal Immune Function

    Jian-Xin Lin;Peng Li;Delong Liu;Hyun Tak Jin

  • Cholera toxin induces migration of dendritic cells from the subepithelial dome region to T- and B-cell areas of Peyer's patches.

    Vijay K. Shreedhar;Brian L. Kelsall;Marian R. Neutra

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren Strober
Warren Strober National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Igor M. Belyakov
Igor M. Belyakov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Genoveffa Franchini
Genoveffa Franchini National Institutes of Health
Akiko Iwasaki
Akiko Iwasaki Yale University
Jay A. Berzofsky
Jay A. Berzofsky National Institutes of Health
Ivan J. Fuss
Ivan J. Fuss National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Warren J. Leonard
Warren J. Leonard National Institutes of Health
Joshua M. Farber
Joshua M. Farber National Institutes of Health
John D. Clements
John D. Clements Tulane University
Markus F. Neurath
Markus F. Neurath University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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