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Celia C. LaBranche

Celia C. LaBranche

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 56 3658 3353 1434 1278 262 17887

Celia C. LaBranche publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Celia C. LaBranche between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Celia C. LaBranche published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2015. 3 of the 267 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2015. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

267 publications in total across all disciplines

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Celia C. LaBranche: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 0
2010 1
2011 3
2012 16
2013 15
2014 18
2015 30
2016 27
2017 22
2018 21
2019 25
2020 27
2021 22
2022 16
2023 5
2024 2
2025 1
Total 267
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Celia C. LaBranche publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Celia C. LaBranche sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 255–264 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 262 publications — 68th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146 262
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Celia C. LaBranche D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Celia C. LaBranche sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112 56
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Celia C. LaBranche is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their research spans various subfields including Virology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • HIV/AIDS Drug Development and Treatment
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Their most frequent co-authors are:

  • David C. Montefiori
  • Rogier W. Sanders
  • Andrew B. Ward
  • Barton F. Haynes
  • John P. Moore

Among the primary venues where Celia C. LaBranche has published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Journal of Virology
  • npj Vaccines
  • Nature Communications

Significant recent papers by LaBranche include:

  • "Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus" (2020, Cell)
  • "D614G Spike Mutation Increases SARS CoV-2 Susceptibility to Neutralization" (2020, Cell Host & Microbe)
  • "T cell-inducing vaccine durably prevents mucosal SHIV infection even with lower neutralizing antibody titers" (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • "3M-052, a synthetic TLR-7/8 agonist, induces durable HIV-1 envelope-specific plasma cells and humoral immunity in nonhuman primates" (2020, Science Immunology)
  • "Mapping the immunogenic landscape of near-native HIV-1 envelope trimers in non-human primates" (2020, PLoS Pathogens)

Best Publications

  • HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies induced by native-like envelope trimers

    Rogier W. Sanders;Rogier W. Sanders;Marit J. Van Gils;Ronald Derking;Devin Sok;Devin Sok

  • Nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines induce potent T follicular helper and germinal center B cell responses.

    Norbert Pardi;Michael J. Hogan;Martin S. Naradikian;Kaela Parkhouse

  • Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2

    Bette Korber;Will Fischer;S. Gnana Gnanakaran;Heyjin Yoon

  • Stable exposure of the coreceptor-binding site in a CD4-independent HIV-1 envelope protein

    Trevor L. Hoffman;Celia C. LaBranche;Wentao Zhang;Gabriella Canziani

  • Immunogenicity of Stabilized HIV-1 Envelope Trimers with Reduced Exposure of Non-neutralizing Epitopes

    Steven W. de Taeye;Gabriel Ozorowski;Alba Torrents de la Peña;Miklos Guttman

  • Global Panel of HIV-1 Env Reference Strains for Standardized Assessments of Vaccine-Elicited Neutralizing Antibodies

    Allan deCamp;Peter Hraber;Robert T. Bailer;Michael S. Seaman

  • Magnitude and Breadth of the Neutralizing Antibody Response in the RV144 and Vax003 HIV-1 Vaccine Efficacy Trials

    David C. Montefiori;Chitraporn Karnasuta;Ying Huang;Hasan Ahmed

  • D614G Spike Mutation Increases SARS CoV-2 Susceptibility to Neutralization.

    Drew Weissman;Mohamad Gabriel Alameh;Thushan de Silva;Paul Collini

  • Elicitation of Robust Tier 2 Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Nonhuman Primates by HIV Envelope Trimer Immunization Using Optimized Approaches.

    Matthias Pauthner;Colin Havenar-Daughton;Colin Havenar-Daughton;Devin Sok;Joseph P. Nkolola;Joseph P. Nkolola

  • An internalization signal in the simian immunodeficiency virus transmembrane protein cytoplasmic domain modulates expression of envelope glycoproteins on the cell surface.

    M. M. Sauter;A. Pelchen-Matthews;R. Bron;M. Marsh

  • A single amino acid change in the cytoplasmic domain of the simian immunodeficiency virus transmembrane molecule increases envelope glycoprotein expression on infected cells.

    C C LaBranche;M M Sauter;B S Haggarty;P J Vance

  • Enhancing and shaping the immunogenicity of native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers with a two-component protein nanoparticle.

    Philip J. M. Brouwer;Aleksandar Antanasijevic;Zachary Berndsen;Anila Yasmeen

  • Presenting native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers on ferritin nanoparticles improves their immunogenicity

    Kwinten Sliepen;Gabriel Ozorowski;Judith A. Burger;Thijs van Montfort

  • Potent Immune Responses in Rhesus Macaques Induced by Nonviral Delivery of a Self-amplifying RNA Vaccine Expressing HIV Type 1 Envelope With a Cationic Nanoemulsion

    Willy M. Bogers;Herman Oostermeijer;Petra Mooij;Gerrit Koopman

  • Relationships between CD4 Independence, Neutralization Sensitivity, and Exposure of a CD4-Induced Epitope in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Protein

    Terri G. Edwards;Trevor L. Hoffman;Frédéric Baribaud;Stéphanie Wyss

  • Determinants of CD4 independence for a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variant map outside regions required for coreceptor specificity.

    Celia C. LaBranche;Trevor L. Hoffman;Josephine Romano;Beth S. Haggarty

  • Improving the Immunogenicity of Native-like HIV-1 Envelope Trimers by Hyperstabilization.

    Alba Torrents de la Peña;Jean Philippe Julien;Steven W. de Taeye;Fernando Garces

  • Immunological and virological mechanisms of vaccine-mediated protection against SIV and HIV

    Mario Roederer;Brandon F. Keele;Stephen D. Schmidt;Rosemarie D. Mason

  • Vaccine-Elicited Tier 2 HIV-1 Neutralizing Antibodies Bind to Quaternary Epitopes Involving Glycan-Deficient Patches Proximal to the CD4 Binding Site

    Ema T. Crooks;Tommy Tong;Bimal Chakrabarti;Kristin Narayan

  • HIV fusion and its inhibition.

    Celia C LaBranche;George Galasso;John P Moore;Dani P Bolognesi

  • T cell-inducing vaccine durably prevents mucosal SHIV infection even with lower neutralizing antibody titers.

    Prabhu S. Arunachalam;Tysheena P. Charles;Vineet Joag;Venkata S. Bollimpelli

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Rogier W. Sanders
Rogier W. Sanders University of Amsterdam
Barton F. Haynes
Barton F. Haynes Duke University
Georgia D. Tomaras
Georgia D. Tomaras Duke University
Guido Ferrari
Guido Ferrari Duke University
John P. Moore
John P. Moore Cornell University
Andrew B. Ward
Andrew B. Ward Scripps Research Institute
John R. Mascola
John R. Mascola ModeX Therapeutics
Ian A. Wilson
Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute
Kevin O. Saunders
Kevin O. Saunders Duke University

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