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David S. Pisetsky

David S. Pisetsky

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
93
Citations
43412
World Ranking
949
National Ranking
521

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
43538
World Ranking
10694
National Ranking
5497

David S. Pisetsky 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 David S. Pisetsky sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 561 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David S. Pisetsky 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 David S. Pisetsky sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

David S. Pisetsky is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with an emphasis on Immunology and Microbiology. Subfields of study include Rheumatology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Genetics.

The scientist's major research topics cover Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research.

Recent academic publications by David S. Pisetsky include the following papers:

  • Pathogenesis of autoimmune disease, 2023, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • New insights into the role of antinuclear antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus, 2020, Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Pisetsky are:

  • Amanda M. Eudy (24 publications)
  • Megan E. B. Clowse (21 publications)
  • Jennifer L Rogers (17 publications)
  • Lisa Criscione-Schreiber (17 publications)
  • Jayanth Doss (17 publications)

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several venues, including:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (7 publications)
  • The Journal of Rheumatology (5 publications)
  • Annals of Internal Medicine (5 publications)
  • Abstracts (5 publications)
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology (4 publications)

David S. Pisetsky has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians. The year of this award is not specified.

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Toll-like receptors in the pathogenesis of human disease.

    Donald N Cook;David S Pisetsky;David A Schwartz

  • HMGB1: A multifunctional alarmin driving autoimmune and inflammatory disease

    Helena Erlandsson Harris;Ulf Andersson;David S. Pisetsky

  • Anti-DNA antibodies from autoimmune mice arise by clonal expansion and somatic mutation.

    M Shlomchik;M Mascelli;H Shan;M Z Radic

  • The extracellular release of HMGB1 during apoptotic cell death

    Charles W. Bell;Weiwen Jiang;Charles F. Reich;David S. Pisetsky

  • The role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of spontaneous murine autoimmune disease: increased nitric oxide production and nitric oxide synthase expression in MRL-lpr/lpr mice, and reduction of spontaneous glomerulonephritis and arthritis by orally administered NG-monomethyl-L-arginine.

    J B Weinberg;D L Granger;D S Pisetsky;M F Seldin

  • Bacterial DNA Induces Murine Interferon-γ Production by Stimulation of Interleukin-12 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α

    Melissa D. Halpern;Melissa D. Halpern;Roger J. Kurlander;Roger J. Kurlander;David S. Pisetsky;David S. Pisetsky

  • Stimulation of in vitro murine lymphocyte proliferation by bacterial DNA.

    J P Messina;G S Gilkeson;D S Pisetsky

  • Structure and function of anti-DNA autoantibodies derived from a single autoimmune mouse

    Mark J. Shlomchik;Ann H. Aucoin;David S. Pisetsky;Martin G. Weigert

  • Pathogenesis of autoimmune disease

    Unknown

  • ACTIVATION OF HUMAN B CELLS BY PHOSPHOROTHIOATE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDES

    H Liang;Y Nishioka;C F Reich;D S Pisetsky

  • Immune Activation by Bacterial DNA: A New Genetic Code

    David S Pisetsky

  • Genetic analysis of MRL-lpr mice: relationship of the Fas apoptosis gene to disease manifestations and renal disease-modifying loci.

    Mark L. Watson;Jaya K. Rao;Gary S. Gilkeson;Philip Ruiz

  • The role of biomechanics and inflammation in cartilage injury and repair.

    Farshid Guilak;Beverley Fermor;Francis J Keefe;Virginia B Kraus

  • A genomewide screen in multiplex rheumatoid arthritis families suggests genetic overlap with other autoimmune diseases.

    Damini Jawaheer;Michael F. Seldin;Christopher I. Amos;Wei V. Chen

  • The Role of HMGB1 in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases

    Melinda Magna;David S. Pisetsky;David S. Pisetsky

  • CD19 regulates B lymphocyte signaling thresholds critical for the development of B-1 lineage cells and autoimmunity.

    S Sato;N Ono;D A Steeber;D S Pisetsky

  • The role of microparticles in the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases.

    Christian Beyer;David S. Pisetsky

  • Microparticles as regulators of inflammation: novel players of cellular crosstalk in the rheumatic diseases.

    Jörg H. W. Distler;Jörg H. W. Distler;David S. Pisetsky;Lars C. Huber;Joachim R. Kalden

  • Tapering biologic and conventional DMARD therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: current evidence and future directions

    Georg Schett;Paul Emery;Yoshiya Tanaka;Gerd Burmester

  • The induction of matrix metalloproteinase and cytokine expression in synovial fibroblasts stimulated with immune cell microparticles

    Jörg H. W. Distler;Astrid Jüngel;Lars C. Huber;Christian A. Seemayer

  • The role of biomechanics and inflammation in cartilage injury and repair : Symposium

    Farshid Guilak;Beverley Fermor;Francis J. Keefe;Virginia B. Kraus

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Brice Weinberg
J. Brice Weinberg Duke University
Thomas M. Coffman
Thomas M. Coffman Duke University
Brad H. Rovin
Brad H. Rovin The Ohio State University
Oliver Distler
Oliver Distler University of Zurich
Farshid Guilak
Farshid Guilak Washington University in St. Louis
E. William St. Clair
E. William St. Clair Duke University
Jack D. Keene
Jack D. Keene Duke University
David H. Sachs
David H. Sachs Columbia University
Beat A. Michel
Beat A. Michel University of Zurich
Jörg H W Distler
Jörg H W Distler University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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