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Immunology

D-Index
78
Citations
19991
World Ranking
1772
National Ranking
69

Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
20271
World Ranking
17683
National Ranking
592

Denis Wakefield 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 Denis Wakefield sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 352 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Denis Wakefield 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 Denis Wakefield sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Denis Wakefield is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields including Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work addresses several main topics such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Inflammasome and Immune Disorders, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications, and Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments.

Denis Wakefield has contributed to publications in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Brain Behavior and Immunity, Pathology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Frontiers in Immunology, and Trends in Microbiology.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Genomewide Association Study of Acute Anterior Uveitis Identifies New Susceptibility Loci," 2020, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • "Recent Developments in HLA B27 Anterior Uveitis," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Adjunctive canakinumab reduces peripheral inflammation markers and improves positive symptoms in people with schizophrenia and inflammation: A randomized control trial," 2023, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "The microbiome in HLA-B27-associated disease: implications for acute anterior uveitis and recommendations for future studies," 2022, Trends in Microbiology
  • "Adalimumab in patients with vision-threatening uveitis: real-world clinical experience," 2021, BMJ Open Ophthalmology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wakefield include:

  • Peter McCluskey
  • Andrew R. Lloyd
  • Rohit Parthasarathy
  • Nadeem O. Kaakoush
  • Nicodemus Tedla

Best Publications

  • Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: prospective cohort study

    Ian Hickie;Tracey Davenport;Denis Wakefield;Ute Vollmer-Conna

  • Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in an Australian population.

    A R Lloyd;I Hickie;C R Boughton;O Spencer

  • Acute anterior uveitis and HLA-B27.

    John H. Chang;John H. Chang;Peter J. McCluskey;Peter J. McCluskey;Peter J. McCluskey;Denis Wakefield;Denis Wakefield

  • Pathogenesis of pterygia: role of cytokines, growth factors, and matrix metalloproteinases

    Nick Di Girolamo;Jeanie Chui;Minas T Coroneo;Denis Wakefield

  • Uveitis: a global perspective.

    John Hyun-Min Chang;Denis Wakefield

  • The pathogenesis of pterygia.

    M T Coroneo;N Di Girolamo;D Wakefield

  • Acute Anterior Uveitis and HLA-B27

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  • Epidemiology of uveitis.

    Denis Wakefield;John H Chang

  • Longitudinal study of outcome of chronic fatigue syndrome

    Andrew Wilson;Ian Hickie;Andrew Lloyd;Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic

  • The psychiatric status of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Ian Hickie;Andrew Lloyd;Denis Wakefield;Gordon Parker

  • Ophthalmic Pterygium: A Stem Cell Disorder with Premalignant Features

    Jeanie Chui;Minas T. Coroneo;Lien T. Tat;Roger Crouch

  • The role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of inflammatory eye disease

    Denis Wakefield;Andrew Lloyd

  • The pathogenesis of pterygium: current concepts and their therapeutic implications.

    Jeanie Chui;Nick Di Girolamo;Denis Wakefield;Minas T. Coroneo

  • Virtual microscopy for learning and assessment in pathology

    Rakesh K Kumar;Gary M Velan;Sami O Korell;Madan Kandara

  • Immunological abnormalities in the chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Andrew R. Lloyd;Denis Wakefield;Clement R. Boughton;John M. Dwyer

  • Idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome: clinical features and treatment outcomes.

    Brighu Narayan Swamy;Peter McCluskey;Arik Nemet;Roger Crouch

  • Production of pro-inflammatory cytokines correlates with the symptoms of acute sickness behaviour in humans.

    U. Vollmer-Conna;C. Fazou;B. Cameron;H. Li

  • UVB-Mediated Induction of Interleukin-6 and -8 in Pterygia and Cultured Human Pterygium Epithelial Cells

    Nick Di Girolamo;Rakesh K Kumar;Minas T Coroneo;Denis Wakefield

  • A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.

    Andrew Lloyd;Ian Hickie;Denis Wakefield;Clem Boughton

  • Mast cell activation and migration to lymph nodes during induction of an immune response in mice.

    Hong Wei Wang;Nicodemus Tedla;Andrew R. Lloyd;Denis Wakefield

  • Immunologic and psychologic therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome : a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Andrew R. Lloyd;Ian Hickie;Alan Brockman;Catherine Hickie

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Lloyd
Andrew R. Lloyd University of New South Wales
Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Ronald Penny
Ronald Penny University of New South Wales
Tracey A Davenport
Tracey A Davenport University of Sydney
Mark D. P. Willcox
Mark D. P. Willcox University of New South Wales
Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic
Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic University of New South Wales
Manfred Zierhut
Manfred Zierhut University of Tübingen
Samuel N. Breit
Samuel N. Breit University of New South Wales
Derrick Silove
Derrick Silove University of New South Wales
William C. Reeves
William C. Reeves Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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