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D-Index
48
Citations
8572
World Ranking
4435
National Ranking
2012

David T. Purtilo 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 T. Purtilo sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 170 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David T. Purtilo 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 T. Purtilo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David T. Purtilo was affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the United States. Their academic contributions and research career were linked to this institution.

As there are no recorded recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or detailed information about their fields of study and main research topics, it is not possible to provide specifics in these areas for this profile.

The scientist was known to have passed away. The absence of detailed publication records or awards limits the elaboration on the scope and impact of their work. However, their association with a recognized medical center suggests involvement in scholarly activity connected to that environment.

Best Publications

  • Epstein-Barr virus-induced B-cell lymphoma after renal transplantation: acyclovir therapy and transition from polyclonal to monoclonal B-cell proliferation.

    D. W. Hanto;G. Frizzera;K. J. Gajl-Peczalska;K. Sakamoto

  • Clinical Spectrum of Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Renal Transplant Recipients and Evidence for the Role of Epstein-Barr Virus

    Douglas W. Hanto;Glauco Frizzera;David T. Purtilo;Kiyoshi Sakamoto

  • Deficient natural killer cell activity in x-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome

    John L. Sullivan;Kevin S. Byron;Frank E. Brewster;David T. Purtilo

  • Correlation of mutations of the SH2D1A gene and Epstein-Barr virus infection with clinical phenotype and outcome in X-linked lymphoproliferative disease

    Janos Sumegi;Dali Huang;Arpad Lanyi;Jack D. Davis

  • Variable phenotypic expression of an X-linked recessive lymphoproliferative syndrome.

    David T. Purtilo;Daniel DeFlorio;Lindsey M. Hutt;Jag Bhawan

  • Epstein-Barr virus and human diseases: recent advances in diagnosis.

    M. Okano;Geoffrey Milton Thiele;J. R. Davis;H. L. Grierson

  • Fatal strongyloidiasis in immunosuppressed patients

    David T. Purtilo;Wayne M. Meyers;Daniel H. Connor

  • Epstein-Barr virus-induced diseases in boys with the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP): update on studies of the registry.

    David T. Purtilo;Kiyoshi Sakamoto;Vanessa Barnabei;Janet Seeley

  • The Epstein-Barr virus in the pathogenesis of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders. Clinical, pathologic, and virologic correlation.

    D W Hanto;K Sakamoto;D T Purtilo;R L Simmons

  • Chronic Mononucleosis Syndrome

    Richard DuBOIS;Janet Seeley;Irena Brus;Kiyoshi Sakamoto

  • Epstein-Barr virus infections in males with the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome.

    Helen Grierson;David T. Purtilo

  • Documentation of Epstein-Barr virus infection in immunodeficient patients with life-threatening lymphoproliferative diseases by Epstein-Barr virus complementary RNA/DNA and viral DNA/DNA hybridization.

    Ari K. Saemundsen;David T. Purtilo;Kiyoshi Sakamoto;John L. Sullivan

  • Virus-associated histiocytic proliferations in children. Frequent association with Epstein-Barr virus and congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies.

    Kenneth McClain;Richard Gehrz;Helen Grierson;David Purtilo

  • Immunological bases for superior survival of females.

    David T. Purtilo;John L. Sullivan

  • X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome Registry report

    Janet K. Hamilton;Louise A. Paquin;John L. Sullivan;Helen S. Maurer

  • Immune deficiency predisposing to Epstein-Barr virus-induced lymphoproliferative diseases: the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome as a model.

    David T. Purtilo

  • Correction of X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease by Transplantation of Cord-Blood Stem Cells

    Marcus R. Vowels;Reg Lam-Po-Tang;Vasili Berdoukas;David Ford

  • Immune deficiency in the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome. I. Epstein-Barr virus-specific defects.

    S Harada;K Sakamoto;J K Seeley;T Lindsten

  • Summary: Symposium on Epstein-Barr Virus-induced Lymphoproliferative Diseases in Immunodeficient Patients

    George Klein;David Purtilo

  • Rapid detection of cytomegalovirus by tissue culture, centrifugation, and immunofluorescence with a monoclonal antibody to an early nuclear antigen.

    Geoffrey M. Thiele;Molly S. Bicak;Anita Young;Joyce Kinsey

  • Immune deficiency in the X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome. II. Immunoregulatory T cell defects.

    T Lindsten;J K Seeley;M Ballow;K Sakamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

George Klein
George Klein Karolinska Institute
John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Thomas Bechtold
Thomas Bechtold University of Innsbruck
Dennis D. Weisenburger
Dennis D. Weisenburger University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mark Ballow
Mark Ballow University of South Florida
David J. Volsky
David J. Volsky Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gary R. Pearson
Gary R. Pearson Georgetown University
Gertrude Henle
Gertrude Henle Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alan F. List
Alan F. List Precision BioSciences
Richard L. Simmons
Richard L. Simmons University of Pittsburgh

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