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Celia C. LaBranche

Celia C. LaBranche

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
56
Citations
17887
World Ranking
3656
National Ranking
1433

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.

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55 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.

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.

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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.

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

  • Tracking Changes in SARS-CoV-2 Spike: Evidence that D614G Increases Infectivity of the COVID-19 Virus.

    Bette Korber;Will M. Fischer;Sandrasegaram Gnanakaran;Hyejin Yoon

  • 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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