2026 Christian R. Engwerda: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	74	2077	1905	79	75	243	15612

Overview

Christian R. Engwerda is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant focus on Immunology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology. Additional specialization includes Molecular Biology and Virology.

The scientist's primary research topics cover Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Trypanosoma species research and implications, HIV Research and Treatment, and T-cell and B-cell Immunology.

Christian R. Engwerda's recent publications include the following works:

The NK cell granule protein NKG7 regulates cytotoxic granule exocytosis and inflammation, 2020, Nature Immunology
BET inhibition blocks inflammation-induced cardiac dysfunction and SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, Cell
Infection-induced plasmablasts are a nutrient sink that impairs humoral immunity to malaria, 2020, Nature Immunology
Attenuation of TCR-induced transcription by Bach2 controls regulatory T cell differentiation and homeostasis, 2020, Nature Communications
Type I Interferons Suppress Anti-parasitic Immunity and Can Be Targeted to Improve Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis, 2020, Cell Reports

The frequent coauthors with whom Christian R. Engwerda has collaborated include:

Michelle J. Boyle
Fabian de Labastida Rivera
Dean Andrew
Jessica R. Loughland
Megan S. F. Soon

Their publications are often found in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Immunology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Parasite Immunology

Best Publications

Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cells

Yulong Gao;Yulong Gao;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Tobias Bald;Susanna S Ng;Susanna S Ng

632
Citations
DENDRITIC CELLS, BUT NOT MACROPHAGES, PRODUCE IL-12 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFECTION

Patricia M. A. Gorak;Christian R. Engwerda;Paul M. Kaye

358
Citations
Locally Up-regulated Lymphotoxin α, Not Systemic Tumor Necrosis Factor α, Is the Principle Mediator of Murine Cerebral Malaria

Christian R. Engwerda;Tracey L. Mynott;Sanjeet Sawhney;J. Brian De Souza

317
Citations
Balancing immunity and pathology in visceral leishmaniasis.

Amanda C Stanley;Christian R Engwerda

300
Citations
Single-cell RNA-seq and computational analysis using temporal mixture modelling resolves Th1/Tfh fate bifurcation in malaria

Tapio Lönnberg;Tapio Lönnberg;Valentine Svensson;Kylie R. James;Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz

296
Citations
The immunopathology of experimental visceral leishmaniasis

Paul M. Kaye;Mattias Svensson;Manabu Ato;Asher Maroof

293
Citations
Recipient nonhematopoietic antigen-presenting cells are sufficient to induce lethal acute graft-versus-host disease

Motoko Koyama;Rachel D Kuns;Stuart D Olver;Neil C Raffelt

277
Citations
The importance of the spleen in malaria

Christian R. Engwerda;Lynette Beattie;Fiona H. Amante

271
Citations
B Cell-Deficient Mice Are Highly Resistant to Leishmania donovani Infection, but Develop Neutrophil-Mediated Tissue Pathology

Sara C. Smelt;Sara E. J. Cotterell;Christian R. Engwerda;Paul M. Kaye

264
Citations
Bone marrow-derived and resident liver macrophages display unique transcriptomic signatures but similar biological functions

Lynette Beattie;Lynette Beattie;Amy Sawtell;Jason L. Mann;Teija C.M. Frame

263
Citations
Development and regulation of cell-mediated immune responses to the blood stages of malaria: implications for vaccine research

Michael Francis Good;Huji Xu;Michelle Wykes;Christian R. Engwerda

259
Citations
CSF-1–dependant donor-derived macrophages mediate chronic graft-versus-host disease

Kylie A. Alexander;Ryan Flynn;Katie E. Lineburg;Rachel D. Kuns

259
Citations
Macrophages, pathology and parasite persistence in experimental visceral leishmaniasis

Christian R. Engwerda;Manabu Ato;Paul M. Kaye

250
Citations
Defective CCR7 expression on dendritic cells contributes to the development of visceral leishmaniasis.

Manabu Ato;Simona Stäger;Christian R. Engwerda;Paul M. Kaye

241
Citations
Granzyme B Expression by CD8+ T Cells Is Required for the Development of Experimental Cerebral Malaria

Ashraful Haque;Shannon E. Best;Klara Unosson;Fiona H. Amante

228
Citations
Organ-specific immune responses associated with infectious disease.

Christian R Engwerda;Paul M Kaye

227
Citations
A role for natural regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of experimental cerebral malaria

Fiona H. Amante;Amanda C. Stanley;Louise M. Randall;Louise M. Randall;Yonghong Zhou

222
Citations
Vaccines to prevent leishmaniasis

Rajiv Kumar;Christian Engwerda

220
Citations
Immune-Mediated Mechanisms of Parasite Tissue Sequestration during Experimental Cerebral Malaria

Fiona H Amante;Ashraful K M Nazmul Haque;Amanda C Stanley;Fabian De Labastida Rivera

218
Citations
IFNγ differentially controls the development of idiopathic pneumonia syndrome and GVHD of the gastrointestinal tract

Angela C. Burman;Tatjana Banovic;Rachel D. Kuns;Andrew D. Clouston

218
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey R. Hill Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

James S. McCarthy Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Paul M. Kaye Hull York Medical School

Michael F. Good Griffith University

Kelli P. A. MacDonald QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Mark J. Smyth QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Nicholas M. Anstey Charles Darwin University

Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University

Shyam Sundar Banaras Hindu University

Andrew D. Clouston University of Queensland

External Links

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