World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
93
Citations
33237
World Ranking
964
National Ranking
531

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
33515
World Ranking
10845
National Ranking
5582

Christine N. Metz 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 Christine N. Metz sits on this spectrum.

62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 68 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientists 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62 publications 807+

This scientist: 271 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christine N. Metz 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 Christine N. Metz 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: 93 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christine N. Metz is affiliated with the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in the United States. Their primary research area falls within the field of Medicine, with substantial contributions to subfields such as Neurology, Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infectious Diseases, and Reproductive Medicine.

Their scholarly work covers several main topics, including:

  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Christine N. Metz has published several notable papers in recent years. Selected examples include:

  • "Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths" (2021) in Science Immunology
  • "Menstruation: science and society" (2020) in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "The risk of COVID-19 death is much greater and age dependent with type I IFN autoantibodies" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Single-cell analysis of menstrual endometrial tissues defines phenotypes associated with endometriosis" (2022) in BMC Medicine
  • "Histopathologic evaluation of placentas after diagnosis of maternal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection" (2020) in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Peter K. Gregersen
  • Prodyot K. Chatterjee
  • Kevin J. Tracey
  • Valentin A. Pavlov
  • Andrew Shih

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Angiology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production

    Thierry Calandra;Jürgen Bernhagen;Christine N. Metz;Lori A. Spiegel

  • Cholinergic agonists inhibit HMGB1 release and improve survival in experimental sepsis.

    Hong Wang;Hong Liao;Mahendar Ochani;Marilou Justiniani

  • Peripheral blood fibrocytes differentiation pathway and migration to wound sites

    Riichiro Abe;Richard Bucala;Seamas Donnelly;Christine Metz

  • MIF signal transduction initiated by binding to CD74.

    Lin Leng;Christine N. Metz;Yan Ju Fang;Jing-Jing Xu

  • Protection from septic shock by neutralization of macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

    Thierry Calandra;Bernd Echtenacher;Didier Le Roy;Jérôme Pugin

  • An essential regulatory role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in T-cell activation

    Michael Bacher;Christine N. Metz;Thierry Calandra;Katrin Mayer

  • Sustained mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and cytoplasmic phospholipase A2 activation by macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). Regulatory role in cell proliferation and glucocorticoid action.

    Robert A. Mitchell;Christine N. Metz;Tina Peng;Richard Bucala

  • Cholinergic stimulation blocks endothelial cell activation and leukocyte recruitment during inflammation

    Rubina W. Saeed;Santosh Varma;Tina Peng-Nemeroff;Barbara Sherry

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • REGULATORY ROLE FOR MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

    Seamas C. Donnelly;Chris Haslett;Peter T. Reid;Ian S. Grant

  • Advanced Glycation End Products and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes

    Kathryn C.B. Tan;Wing-Sun Chow;Victor H.G. Ai;Christine Metz

  • Regulated Production of Type I Collagen and Inflammatory Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Fibrocytes

    Jason Chesney;Christine Metz;Abram B. Stavitsky;Michael Bacher

  • The immunoregulatory mediator macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) catalyzes a tautomerization reaction.

    Evald Rosengren;Richard Bucala;Pierre Åman;Lars Jacobsson

  • Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence of proinflammatory function and regulation by glucocorticoids

    Michelle Leech;Christine N Metz;Pamela Hall;Paul Hutchinson

  • An Essential Role for Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Angiogenesis and the Growth of a Murine Lymphoma

    Jason Chesney;Christine Metz;Michael Bacher;Tina Peng

  • High expression of inducible 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (iPFK-2; PFKFB3) in human cancers.

    Toshiya Atsumi;Jason Chesney;Christine Metz;Lin Leng

  • Menstruation: science and society

    Hilary O.D. Critchley;Elnur Babayev;Serdar E. Bulun;Sandy Clark

  • Fibrocytes induce an angiogenic phenotype in cultured endothelial cells and promote angiogenesis in vivo

    Ingo Hartlapp;Riichiro Abe;Rubina W. Saeed;Tina Peng

  • ISO-1 Binding to the Tautomerase Active Site of MIF Inhibits Its Pro-inflammatory Activity and Increases Survival in Severe Sepsis

    Yousef Al-Abed;Darrin Dabideen;Bayan Aljabari;Aline Valster

  • Migration inhibitory factor expression in experimentally induced endotoxemia.

    M. Bacher;A. Meinhardt;H. Y. Lan;W. Mu

  • The Pathogenic Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Immunologically Induced Kidney Disease in the Rat

    Hui Y. Lan;Michael Bacher;Niansheng Yang;Wei Mu

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Bucala
Richard Bucala Yale University
Kevin J. Tracey
Kevin J. Tracey Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Valentin A. Pavlov
Valentin A. Pavlov Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Andreas Meinhardt
Andreas Meinhardt University of Giessen
Robert C. Atkins
Robert C. Atkins Monash Medical Centre
Hui Y. Lan
Hui Y. Lan Chinese University of Hong Kong
David J. Nikolic-Paterson
David J. Nikolic-Paterson Monash Medical Centre
Thierry Calandra
Thierry Calandra University of Lausanne
Riichiro Abe
Riichiro Abe Niigata University
Jason Chesney
Jason Chesney University of Louisville

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in immunology, branching into related healthcare fields can expand career opportunities. Nursing offers several accessible paths, starting with programs like easy admission LPN programs. These provide a solid foundation in patient care and can be a stepping stone toward advanced nursing degrees.

If you’re aiming for more specialized roles, exploring what is the easiest NP program can help identify manageable pathways to becoming a nurse practitioner. This is a crucial role in healthcare, often working closely with immunologists in patient diagnosis and treatment.

For those passionate about mental health, becoming a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is an excellent option. Programs with high success rates, such as the top psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs online, offer great clinical placement opportunities to build essential experience.

Cost is a key factor for many students. Fortunately, there are cheapest PMHNP programs available, making this specialized career pathway more accessible without compromising education quality.

Best Scientists Citing Christine N. Metz

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles