2026 Chen Dong: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	122	312	288	4	4	350	62924
Medicine	122	3438	3208	32	30	372	63261

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2009 - AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

Chen Dong is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has a research focus centered around immunology, molecular biology, and medical sciences. Their published work spans several key areas within medicine, particularly immunology and microbiology, with notable contributions in the study of immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and cancer immunotherapy.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine (121 publications), Immunology and Microbiology (95 publications), and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (63 publications). Within these domains, subfields such as Immunology (94 publications), Molecular Biology (38 publications), Oncology (31 publications), Infectious Diseases (17 publications), and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (13 publications) are prominently represented in their research oeuvre.

Chen Dong's work has also addressed numerous specific topics, including:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
CAR-T cell therapy research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Frequent publication venues for Chen Dong encompass several leading journals in immunology and medical research. These include:

The Journal of Experimental Medicine (7 publications)
Immunity (5 publications)
Nature Immunology (5 publications)
Frontiers in Immunology (5 publications)
Science Immunology (4 publications)

Collaborations in Chen Dong's research have involved several frequent co-authors, among them:

Xiaohong Zhao (20 joint publications)
Ling Ni (15 joint publications)
Xue Bai (12 joint publications)
Qinli Sun (11 joint publications)
Xiaohu Wang (11 joint publications)

The scientist has contributed to multiple papers, with selected recent publications listed below:

Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Humoral and Cellular Immunity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals, 2020, Immunity
Cytokine Regulation and Function in T Cells, 2021, Annual Review of Immunology
IL-9-producing T cells: potential players in allergy and cancer, 2020, Nature reviews. Immunology
Determining a multimodal aging clock in a cohort of Chinese women, 2023, Med
ILC2 activation by keratinocyte-derived IL-25 drives IL-13 production at sites of allergic skin inflammation, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Chen Dong's career has been recognized with awards including the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011 and the AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award from the American Association of Immunologists received in 2009.

Best Publications

A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflammation by producing interleukin 17

Heon Park;Zhaoxia Li;Xuexian O. Yang;Seon Hee Chang

5958
Citations
T Helper 17 Lineage Differentiation Is Programmed by Orphan Nuclear Receptors RORα and RORγ

Xuexian O. Yang;Bhanu P. Pappu;Roza Nurieva;Askar Akimzhanov

2183
Citations
MAP Kinases in the Immune Response

Chen Dong;Roger J. Davis;Richard A. Flavell

2112
Citations
Essential autocrine regulation by IL-21 in the generation of inflammatory T cells

Roza Nurieva;Xuexian O. Yang;Gustavo Martinez;Yongliang Zhang

1961
Citations
STAT3 REGULATES CYTOKINE-MEDIATED GENERATION OF INFLAMMATORY HELPER T CELLS

Xuexian O. Yang;Athanasia D. Panopoulos;Roza Nurieva;Seon Hee Chang

1895
Citations
Bcl6 Mediates the Development of T Follicular Helper Cells

Roza I. Nurieva;Yeonseok Chung;Gustavo J. Martinez;Xuexian O. Yang

1800
Citations
Critical Regulation of Early Th17 Cell Differentiation by Interleukin-1 Signaling

Yeonseok Chung;Seon Hee Chang;Gustavo J. Martinez;Xuexian O. Yang

1488
Citations
Generation of T Follicular Helper Cells Is Mediated by Interleukin-21 but Independent of T Helper 1, 2, or 17 Cell Lineages

Roza I. Nurieva;Yeonseok Chung;Daehee Hwang;Xuexian O. Yang

1462
Citations
Molecular Antagonism and Plasticity of Regulatory and Inflammatory T Cell Programs

Xuexian O. Yang;Roza Nurieva;Gustavo J. Martinez;Hong Soon Kang

1400
Citations
Follicular regulatory T cells expressing Foxp3 and Bcl-6 suppress germinal center reactions

Yeonseok Chung;Yeonseok Chung;Shinya Tanaka;Fuliang Chu;Roza I. Nurieva

1223
Citations
ICOS co-stimulatory receptor is essential for T-cell activation and function.

Chen Dong;Amy E. Juedes;Ulla Angela Temann;Ulla Angela Temann;Sujan Shresta

1207
Citations
Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Humoral and Cellular Immunity in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals.

Ling Ni;Fang Ye;Meng Li Cheng;Yu Feng

1167
Citations
T Helper 17 Cells Promote Cytotoxic T Cell Activation in Tumor Immunity

Natalia Martin-Orozco;Pawel Muranski;Yeonseok Chung;Xuexian O. Yang

984
Citations
Regulation of inflammatory responses by IL-17F.

Xuexian O. Yang;Seon Hee Chang;Heon Park;Roza Nurieva

958
Citations
IL-25 augments type 2 immune responses by enhancing the expansion and functions of TSLP-DC–activated Th2 memory cells

Yui Hsi Wang;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Ning Lu;Kui Shin Voo

807
Citations
Defective T cell differentiation in the absence of Jnk1

Chen Dong;Derek D. Yang;Mark Allen Wysk;Alan J. Whitmarsh

786
Citations
IL-17 cytokines in immunity and inflammation.

Wei Jin;Chen Dong

749
Citations
Diversification of T-helper-cell lineages: finding the family root of IL-17-producing cells

Chen Dong

696
Citations
Interleukin 25 promotes the initiation of proallergic type 2 responses.

Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Heon Park;Yui-Hsi Wang;Yi-Hong Wang

690
Citations
CCR6 regulates the migration of inflammatory and regulatory T cells.

Tomohide Yamazaki;Xuexian O. Yang;Yeonseok Chung;Atsushi Fukunaga

689
Citations
Generation of T Follicular Helper Cells Is Mediated by Interleukin-21 but Independent of T Helper 1, 2, or 17 Cell Lineages (DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.05.009)

Roza I. Nurieva;Yeonseok Chung;Daehee Hwang;Xuexian O. Yang

12
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roza Nurieva The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Yeonseok Chung Seoul National University

Richard A. Flavell Yale University

Xin Lin Tsinghua University

David B. Corry Baylor College of Medicine

Stephanie S. Watowich The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Shao Cong Sun The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Anton M. Jetten National Institutes of Health

Farrah Kheradmand Baylor College of Medicine

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