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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 42 4892 4531 409 397 103 6781

Britta C. Urban publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Britta C. Urban between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Britta C. Urban published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 13 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 2 publications
1992 2026

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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Britta C. Urban: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 7
2002 2
2003 4
2004 3
2005 7
2006 6
2007 2
2008 4
2009 2
2010 5
2011 5
2012 2
2013 5
2014 4
2015 7
2016 5
2017 4
2018 2
2019 5
2020 0
2021 7
2022 6
2023 16
2024 6
2025 11
2026 2
Total 138
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Britta C. Urban 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 Britta C. Urban sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 102–111 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 103 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86 103
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Britta C. Urban 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 Britta C. Urban sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91 42
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Britta C. Urban is affiliated with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, immunology, and microbiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of respiratory infections and COVID-19, exploring topics such as pneumonia and respiratory infections, respiratory viral infections research, malaria research and control, bacterial infections and vaccines, COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and the impact of COVID-19 on reproduction.

Recent papers include the following:

  • Effect of co-infection with intestinal parasites on COVID-19 severity: A prospective observational cohort study, 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • Respiratory mucosal immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Interrogating the Impact of Intestinal Parasite-Microbiome on Pathogenesis of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Longitudinal profile of antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19 in a setting from Sub-Saharan Africa: A prospective longitudinal study, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Effect of Co-Infection with Intestinal Parasites on COVID-19 Severity: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Daniela M. Ferreira, Andrea M. Collins, Elena Mitsi, Carla Solórzano, and Jesús Reiné.

Their work has appeared predominantly in publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, PLoS ONE, BMJ Open, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes modulate the maturation of dendritic cells.

    Britta C. Urban;David J. P. Ferguson;Arnab Pain;Nick Willcox

  • A role for CD36 in the regulation of dendritic cell function

    Britta C. Urban;Nick Willcox;David J. Roberts

  • Platelet-mediated clumping of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes is a common adhesive phenotype and is associated with severe malaria.

    Arnab Pain;David J. P. Ferguson;Oscar Kai;Britta C. Urban

  • HIV-exposed uninfected children: a growing population with a vulnerable immune system?

    L. Afran;L. Afran;M. Garcia Knight;M. Garcia Knight;E. Nduati;Britta Urban;Britta Urban

  • A defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus

    Lisa C. Willcocks;Edward J. Carr;Heather A. Niederer;Tim F. Rayner

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus-associated defects in the inhibitory receptor FcγRIIb reduce susceptibility to malaria

    Menna R. Clatworthy;Lisa Willcocks;Britta Urban;Jean Langhorne

  • Fatal Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Causes Specific Patterns of Splenic Architectural Disorganization

    Britta C. Urban;Tran T. Hien;Nicholas P. Day;Nguyen H. Phu

  • Inflammatory Flt3l is essential to mobilize dendritic cells and for T cell responses during Plasmodium infection

    Pierre Guermonprez;Julie Helft;Carla Claser;Stephanie Deroubaix

  • Modular Organization of the Carboxyl-Terminal, Globular Head Region of Human C1q A, B, and C Chains

    Uday Kishore;Sanjeev K. Gupta;Michael V. Perdikoulis;Mihaela S. Kojouharova

  • A non-sense mutation in Cd36 gene is associated with protection from severe malaria.

    Arnab Pain;Britta C Urban;Oscar Kai;Climent Casals-Pascual

  • Specific Receptor Usage in Plasmodium falciparum Cytoadherence Is Associated with Disease Outcome

    Lucy B. Ochola;Bethsheba R. Siddondo;Harold Ocholla;Siana Nkya

  • Copy number, linkage disequilibrium and disease association in the FCGR locus

    Heather A. Niederer;Lisa C. Willcocks;Tim F. Rayner;Wanling Yang

  • Prime-boost vaccination with chimpanzee adenovirus and modified vaccinia Ankara encoding TRAP provides partial protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection in Kenyan adults

    Caroline Ogwang;Domtila Kimani;Nick J. Edwards;Rachel Roberts

  • Early interactions between blood-stage plasmodium parasites and the immune system.

    B. C. Urban;R. Ing;M. M. Stevenson

  • Correlation of Memory T Cell Responses against TRAP with Protection from Clinical Malaria, and CD4+ CD25high T Cells with Susceptibility in Kenyans

    Stephen M. Todryk;Stephen M. Todryk;Stephen M. Todryk;Philip Bejon;Philip Bejon;Tabitha Mwangi;Magdalena Plebanski

  • Deficiency of a subset of T-cells with immunoregulatory properties in sarcoidosis

    Ling-Pei Ho;Ling-Pei Ho;Britta C Urban;David R Thickett;Robert J O Davies

  • PfEMP1 expression is reduced on the surface of knobless Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes

    Paul Horrocks;Robert A. Pinches;Srabasti J. Chakravorty;Janni Papakrivos

  • Peripheral blood dendritic cells in children with acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Britta C. Urban;Tabitha Mwangi;Amanda Ross;Samson Kinyanjui

  • Malaria, monocytes, macrophages and myeloid dendritic cells: sticking of infected erythrocytes switches off host cells

    Britta C Urban;David J Roberts

  • Malaria pigment paralyzes dendritic cells.

    Britta C Urban;Stephen Todryk

  • The normal cellular prion protein is strongly expressed by myeloid dendritic cells.

    John Burthem;Britta Urban;Britta Urban;Arnab Pain;Arnab Pain;David J. Roberts;David J. Roberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Marsh
Kevin Marsh University of Oxford
Thomas N. Williams
Thomas N. Williams Imperial College London
David J. Roberts
David J. Roberts University of Oxford
James A. Berkley
James A. Berkley University of Oxford
Peter C. Bull
Peter C. Bull University of Cambridge
Adrian V. S. Hill
Adrian V. S. Hill University of Oxford
Uday Kishore
Uday Kishore Brunel University London
Stephen Todryk
Stephen Todryk Northumbria University
Philip Bejon
Philip Bejon University of Oxford
Jean Langhorne
Jean Langhorne The Francis Crick Institute

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