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D-Index
48
Citations
13683
World Ranking
4630
National Ranking
1786

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.

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55 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.

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.

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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.

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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