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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 48 4633 4262 1788 1602 104 13683

Craig T. Morita publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Craig T. Morita between 1980 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Craig T. Morita published across 45 years, from 1980 to 2024, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2013. 2 of the 108 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2013. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1980 2024

108 publications in total across all disciplines

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Craig T. Morita: publications per year, 1980 to 2024
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 4
1992 1
1993 0
1994 4
1995 3
1996 4
1997 1
1998 5
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 2
2003 2
2004 3
2005 4
2006 3
2007 5
2008 1
2009 2
2010 6
2011 3
2012 6
2013 7
2014 2
2015 1
2016 5
2017 3
2018 3
2019 5
2020 3
2021 1
2022 0
2023 0
2024 2
Total 108
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Craig T. Morita 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 Craig T. Morita sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 95–104 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 104 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137 104
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Craig T. Morita 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 Craig T. Morita sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106 48
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Craig T. Morita is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with additional work in medicine. The scientist's publications span several subfields, including immunology, oncology, general health professions, surgery, and molecular biology.

Their work concentrates on topics such as immune cell function and interaction, CAR-T cell therapy research, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and immunotherapy and immune responses. They have also contributed to studies on cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer, as well as inflammasome and immune disorders.

Craig T. Morita's recent papers include:

  • "PD-1 checkpoint blockade enhances adoptive immunotherapy by human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells against human prostate cancer," 2021, OncoImmunology
  • "Comparison of a Novel Bisphosphonate Prodrug and Zoledronic Acid in the Induction of Cytotoxicity in Human Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Analysis of the Effector Functions of Vδ2 γδ T Cells and NK Cells against Cholangiocarcinoma Cells," 2024, Cells
  • "12P IL-18 improves the anti-cancer immunity of human gamma delta T cells against prostate cancer," 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • "The Outer Face of the IgV Domain of Butyrophilin 3A1 is Critical for the Sensing of Prenyl Pyrophosphates by Human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells: A New Paradigm for γδ T Cell Recognition," 2020, The Journal of Immunology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yoshimasa Tanaka
  • Mohanad H. Nada
  • Hong Wang
  • Masashi Iwasaki
  • Hiroshi Mukae

Craig T. Morita has published in a variety of scientific venues, notably:

  • OncoImmunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Cells
  • Annals of Oncology
  • The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • Natural and synthetic non-peptide antigens recognized by human γδ T cells

    Tanaka Y;Morita Ct;Nieves E;Brenner Mb

  • Recognition of a lipid antigen by CD1-restricted αβ+ T cells

    Evan M. Beckman;Steven A. Porcelli;Craig T. Morita;Samuel M. Behar

  • CD1b restricts the response of human CD4-8- T lymphocytes to a microbial antigen

    Steven Porcelli;Craig T. Morita;Michael B. Brenner

  • Direct presentation of nonpeptide prenyl pyrophosphate antigens to human γδ T cells

    Craig T. Morita;Evan M. Beckman;Jack F. Bukowski;Yoshimasa Tanaka

  • Evidence for extrathymic changes in the T cell receptor gamma/delta repertoire.

    C M Parker;V Groh;S A Porcelli

  • Nonpeptide antigens, presentation mechanisms, and immunological memory of human Vγ2Vδ2 T cells: discriminating friend from foe through the recognition of prenyl pyrophosphate antigens

    Craig T. Morita;Chenggang Jin;Ghanashyam Sarikonda;Hong Wang

  • MICA Engagement by Human Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells Enhances Their Antigen-Dependent Effector Function

    Hiranmoy Das;Veronika Groh;Coen Kuijl;Masahiko Sugita

  • Adaptive Immune Response of Vγ2Vδ2+ T Cells During Mycobacterial Infections

    Yun Shen;Dejiang Zhou;Liyou Qiu;Xioamin Lai

  • Self-Recognition of Cd1 by γ/δ T Cells Implications for Innate Immunity

    Franca M. Spada;Ethan P. Grant;Peter J. Peters;Masahiko Sugita

  • Nonpeptide ligands for human gamma delta T cells

    Y Tanaka;S Sano;E Nieves;G De Libero

  • Human gamma delta T cells recognize alkylamines derived from microbes, edible plants, and tea: implications for innate immunity.

    Jack F Bukowski;Craig T Morita;Michael B Brenner

  • V gamma 2V delta 2 TCR-dependent recognition of non-peptide antigens and Daudi cells analyzed by TCR gene transfer.

    J F Bukowski;C T Morita;Y Tanaka;B R Bloom

  • The Syk family of protein tyrosine kinases in T-cell activation and development.

    David H. Chu;Craig T Morita;Arthur Weiss

  • CD1-mediated γ/δ T Cell Maturation of Dendritic Cells

    David S. Leslie;Michael S. Vincent;Franca M. Spada;Hiranmoy Das

  • Antigen recognition by human γδ T cells: pattern recognition by the adaptive immune system

    Craig T. Morita;Roy A. Mariuzza;Michael B. Brenner

  • Flexible migration program regulates γδ T-cell involvement in humoral immunity

    Marlene Brandes;Katharina Willimann;Alois B Lang;Ki-Hoan Nam

  • Cytokine Requirements for the Differentiation and Expansion of IL-17A– and IL-22–Producing Human Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells

    Kristin J. Ness-Schwickerath;Chenggang Jin;Craig T. Morita

  • Single-cell cytokine analysis of gamma delta T cell responses to nonpeptide mycobacterial antigens.

    V E García;P A Sieling;J Gong;P F Barnes

  • Recognition and destruction of virus-infected cells by human gamma delta CTL.

    J F Bukowski;C T Morita;M B Brenner

  • Butyrophilin 3A1 Plays an Essential Role in Prenyl Pyrophosphate Stimulation of Human Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells

    Hong Wang;Olivier Henry;Mark D. Distefano;Yen Chih Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshimasa Tanaka
Yoshimasa Tanaka Nagasaki University
Michael B. Brenner
Michael B. Brenner Harvard Medical School
Eric Oldfield
Eric Oldfield University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Haruki Okamura
Haruki Okamura Hyogo College of Medicine
Barry R. Bloom
Barry R. Bloom Harvard University
Robert L. Modlin
Robert L. Modlin University of California, Los Angeles
Nagahiro Minato
Nagahiro Minato Kyoto University
Steven A. Porcelli
Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Roy A. Mariuzza
Roy A. Mariuzza University of Maryland, College Park
Masakazu Toi
Masakazu Toi Kyoto University

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