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Darragh Duffy

Darragh Duffy

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
60
Citations
20367
World Ranking
3290
National Ranking
151

Darragh Duffy 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 Darragh Duffy sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 232 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Darragh Duffy 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 Darragh Duffy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Darragh Duffy is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and specializes in Medicine, with significant contributions in Immunology and Microbiology. Their research encompasses various subfields, including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, focusing on:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Duffy's publication record includes contributions to various peer-reviewed venues and preprint servers. Frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • La Revue de Médecine Interne
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Journal of Clinical Immunology

Among their most cited recent papers are:

  • Impaired type I interferon activity and inflammatory responses in severe COVID-19 patients, 2020, Science
  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19, 2020, Science
  • 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, Science Immunology
  • Angiopoietin-2 as a marker of endothelial activation is a good predictor factor for intensive care unit admission of COVID-19 patients, 2020, Angiogenesis
  • Impaired type I interferon activity and exacerbated inflammatory responses in severe Covid-19 patients, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Duffy collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Vincent Bondet
  • Lluís Quintana-Murci
  • Bruno Charbit
  • Nikaïa Smith
  • Étienne Patin

Best Publications

  • Impaired type I interferon activity and inflammatory responses in severe COVID-19 patients.

    Jérôme Hadjadj;Nader Yatim;Laura Barnabei;Aurélien Corneau

  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Lindsey B. Rosen;Qian Zhang;Eleftherios Michailidis

  • Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

    Qian Zhang;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Zhiyong Liu;Jérémie Le Pen

  • Mitochondrial double-stranded RNA triggers antiviral signalling in humans

    Ashish Dhir;Somdutta Dhir;Lukasz S. Borowski;Lukasz S. Borowski;Laura Jimenez

  • 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

  • Genetic Adaptation and Neandertal Admixture Shaped the Immune System of Human Populations.

    Hélène Quach;Maxime Rotival;Maxime Rotival;Julien Pothlichet;Julien Pothlichet;Yong-Hwee Eddie Loh;Yong-Hwee Eddie Loh

  • Detection of interferon alpha protein reveals differential levels and cellular sources in disease.

    Mathieu P. Rodero;Jérémie Decalf;Jérémie Decalf;Vincent Bondet;Vincent Bondet;David Hunt;David Hunt

  • Natural variation in the parameters of innate immune cells is preferentially driven by genetic factors.

    Etienne Patin;Milena Hasan;Jacob Bergstedt;Vincent Rouilly

  • The risk of COVID-19 death is much greater and age dependent with type I IFN autoantibodies

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  • Functional analysis via standardized whole-blood stimulation systems defines the boundaries of a healthy immune response to complex stimuli.

    Darragh Duffy;Darragh Duffy;Vincent Rouilly;Valentina Libri;Milena Hasan

  • Efficacy of the Janus kinase 1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib in the treatment of vasculopathy associated with TMEM173-activating mutations in 3 children

    Marie-Louise Frémond;Marie-Louise Frémond;Marie-Louise Frémond;Mathieu Paul Rodero;Mathieu Paul Rodero;Nadia Jeremiah;Alexandre Belot

  • Distinctive roles of age, sex, and genetics in shaping transcriptional variation of human immune responses to microbial challenges

    Barbara Piasecka;Darragh Duffy;Alejandra Urrutia;Alejandra Urrutia;Helene Quach

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection induces the dedifferentiation of multiciliated cells and impairs mucociliary clearance.

    Rémy Robinot;Rémy Robinot;Mathieu Hubert;Mathieu Hubert;Guilherme Dias de Melo;Françoise Lazarini;Françoise Lazarini

  • JAK inhibitor improves type I interferon induced damage: proof of concept in dermatomyositis.

    Leandro Ladislau;Leandro Ladislau;Xavier Suárez-Calvet;Xavier Suárez-Calvet;Ségolène Toquet;Océane Landon-Cardinal

  • Type I interferon-mediated autoinflammation due to DNase II deficiency

    Mathieu P. Rodero;Alessandra Tesser;Eva Bartok;Gillian I. Rice

  • Inhibition of the dipeptidyl peptidase DPP4 (CD26) reveals IL-33-dependent eosinophil-mediated control of tumor growth.

    Clémence Hollande;Clémence Hollande;Jeremy Boussier;James Ziai;Tamaki Nozawa

  • Human genetic variants and age are the strongest predictors of humoral immune responses to common pathogens and vaccines

    Petar Scepanovic;Petar Scepanovic;Cécile Alanio;Christian Hammer;Christian Hammer;Christian Hammer;Flavia Hodel;Flavia Hodel

  • Mutations in COPA lead to abnormal trafficking of STING to the Golgi and interferon signaling.

    Alice Lepelley;Maria José Martin-Niclós;Melvin Le Bihan;Joseph A. Marsh

  • Impaired type I interferon activity and exacerbated inflammatory responses in severe Covid-19 patients

    Jerome Hadjadj;Nader Yatim;Laura Barnabei;Aurelien Corneau

  • Overview of STING-Associated Vasculopathy with Onset in Infancy (SAVI) Among 21 Patients.

    Marie-Louise Frémond;Marie-Louise Frémond;Alice Hadchouel;Alice Hadchouel;Alice Hadchouel;Laureline Berteloot;Isabelle Melki;Isabelle Melki

  • CD56brightCD16+ NK Cells: A Functional Intermediate Stage of NK Cell Differentiation

    Vivien Béziat;Vivien Béziat;Darragh Duffy;Darragh Duffy;Stéphanie Nguyen Quoc;Stéphanie Nguyen Quoc;Magali Le Garff-Tavernier;Magali Le Garff-Tavernier

  • Neutrophils Transport Antigen from the Dermis to the Bone Marrow, Initiating a Source of Memory CD8+ T Cells

    Darragh Duffy;Darragh Duffy;Hélène Perrin;Hélène Perrin;Valérie Abadie;Valérie Abadie;Nora Benhabiles

  • Nanoparticle-Based Targeting of Vaccine Compounds to Skin Antigen-Presenting Cells By Hair Follicles and their Transport in Mice

    Brice Mahe;Annika Vogt;Christelle Liard;Darragh Duffy

Frequent Co-Authors

Lluis Quintana-Murci
Lluis Quintana-Murci Institut Pasteur
Yanick J. Crow
Yanick J. Crow Université Paris Cité
Gillian I. Rice
Gillian I. Rice University of Manchester
Etienne Patin
Etienne Patin Institut Pasteur
Frédéric Rieux-Laucat
Frédéric Rieux-Laucat Université Paris Cité
Jacques Fellay
Jacques Fellay École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
James P. Di Santo
James P. Di Santo Institut Pasteur
Laurent Abel
Laurent Abel Université Paris Cité
Olivier Schwartz
Olivier Schwartz Université Paris Cité

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