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2026

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Immunology

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122
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World Ranking
312
National Ranking
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Medicine

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Chen Dong 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 Chen Dong sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 350 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chen Dong 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 Chen Dong sits on this spectrum.

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: 162 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 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

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

  • MAP Kinases in the Immune Response

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

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

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

  • STAT3 REGULATES CYTOKINE-MEDIATED GENERATION OF INFLAMMATORY HELPER T CELLS

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

  • Bcl6 Mediates the Development of T Follicular Helper Cells

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Molecular Antagonism and Plasticity of Regulatory and Inflammatory T Cell Programs

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • T Helper 17 Cells Promote Cytotoxic T Cell Activation in Tumor Immunity

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

  • Regulation of inflammatory responses by IL-17F.

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

  • 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

  • Defective T cell differentiation in the absence of Jnk1

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

  • IL-17 cytokines in immunity and inflammation.

    Wei Jin;Chen Dong

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

    Chen Dong

  • Interleukin 25 promotes the initiation of proallergic type 2 responses.

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

  • CCR6 regulates the migration of inflammatory and regulatory T cells.

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Roza Nurieva
Roza Nurieva The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Yeonseok Chung
Yeonseok Chung Seoul National University
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Xin Lin
Xin Lin Tsinghua University
David B. Corry
David B. Corry Baylor College of Medicine
Stephanie S. Watowich
Stephanie S. Watowich The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shao Cong Sun
Shao Cong Sun The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Roger J. Davis
Roger J. Davis University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Anton M. Jetten
Anton M. Jetten National Institutes of Health
Farrah Kheradmand
Farrah Kheradmand Baylor College of Medicine

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