2026 Carol Clayberger: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	66	2749	2533	1310	1199	183	16753

Carol Clayberger 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 Carol Clayberger sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 183 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol Clayberger 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 Carol Clayberger sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol Clayberger is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with particular attention to genetics and molecular biology as subfields of study.

The main topics that define Clayberger's research work include:

Kruppel-like factors research
Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment

Their recent scholarly contributions include the publication titled KLF13 promotes SLE pathogenesis by modifying chromatin accessibility of key proinflammatory cytokine genes, published in 2024 in the journal Communications Biology.

Clayberger frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

Andrew Wang
Anna-Marie Fairhurst
Kui Liu
Benjamin Wakeland
Spencer Barnes

Communications Biology is the main publication venue for their recent work.

Best Publications

CD127 expression inversely correlates with FoxP3 and suppressive function of human CD4+ T reg cells

Weihong Liu;Amy L Putnam;Zhou Xu-yu;Gregory L. Szot

3515
Citations
Differing lymphokine profiles of functional subsets of human CD4 and CD8 T cell clones.

Padmini Salgame;John S. Abrams;Carol Clayberger;Harris Goldstein

1566
Citations
A binding site for the T-cell co-receptor CD8 on the alpha 3 domain of HLA-A2.

Russell D. Salter;Richard J. Benjamin;Pamela K. Wesley;Sarah E. Buxton

757
Citations
A human T cell-specific molecule is a member of a new gene family.

Thomas J. Schall;Jan Jongstra;Bradley J. Dyer;Jeffrey L Jorgensen

723
Citations
Lymphocytes recognize human vascular endothelial and dermal fibroblast Ia antigens induced by recombinant immune interferon.

Jordan S. Pober;Tucker Collins;Michael A. Gimbrone;Ramzi S. Cotran

588
Citations
Polymorphism in the alpha 3 domain of HLA-A molecules affects binding to CD8.

Russell D. Salter;Anne M. Norment;Benjamin P. Chen;Carol Clayberger

356
Citations
Granulysin, a T Cell Product, Kills Bacteria by Altering Membrane Permeability

William A. Ernst;Sybille Thoma-Uszynski;Rachel Teitelbaum;Christine Ko

275
Citations
Biology and clinical relevance of granulysin

A. M. Krensky;C. Clayberger

255
Citations
Cytotoxic Cells Kill Intracellular Bacteria through Granulysin-Mediated Delivery of Granzymes

Michael Walch;Farokh Dotiwala;Sachin Mulik;Jerome Thiery

237
Citations
A Distinct Pathway of Cell-Mediated Apoptosis Initiated by Granulysin

Allan A. Kaspar;Satoshi Okada;Jayant Kumar;Francis R. Poulain

208
Citations
Inhibition of alloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes by peptides from the α2 domain of HLA-A2

Peter Parham;Carol Clayberger;Sherri L. Zorn;David S. Ludwig

197
Citations
Identification and molecular cloning of tactile. A novel human T cell activation antigen that is a member of the Ig gene superfamily.

Peter L. Wang;Susan O'Farrell;Carol Clayberger;Alan M. Krensky

193
Citations
Specificity of OKT4+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones.

A M Krensky;C Clayberger;C S Reiss;J L Strominger

191
Citations
The isolation and sequence of a novel gene from a human functional T cell line.

Jan Jongstra;Thomas J. Schall;Bradley J. Dyer;Carol Clayberger

183
Citations
Tumor-specific, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response after idiotype vaccination for B-cell, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Edward L. Nelson;Xioabin Li;Frank J. Hsu;Larry W. Kwak

183
Citations
ABSENCE OF CELL SURFACE LFA-1 AS A MECHANISM OF ESCAPE FROM IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE

Carol Clayberger;L. Jeffrey Medeiros;Michael P. Link;Roger A. Warnke

173
Citations
Intracellular mediators of granulysin-induced cell death.

Satoshi Okada;Qing Li;John C. Whitin;Carol Clayberger

172
Citations
Bactericidal and tumoricidal activities of synthetic peptides derived from granulysin

Zhuo Wang;Edward Choice;Allan Kaspar;Dennis Hanson

171
Citations
HLA-A2 peptides can regulate cytolysis by human allogeneic T lymphocytes.

Carol Clayberger;Peter Parham;Jonathan Rothbard;David S. Ludwig

170
Citations
A non-peptide functional antagonist of the CCR1 chemokine receptor is effective in rat heart transplant rejection.

Richard Horuk;Carol Clayberger;Alan M. Krensky;Zhaohui Wang

170
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan M. Krensky Northwestern University

Peter Parham Stanford University

Rosemarie H. DeKruyff Stanford University

Harvey Cantor Harvard University

Steven J. Burakoff Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Margaret E. Billingham Stanford University

Victor H. Engelhard University of Virginia

Mark M. Davis Stanford University

Howard Rasmussen Augusta University

Gary K. Schoolnik Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Carol Clayberger

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