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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 117 363 335 231 210 442 54841
Medicine 119 3870 3623 2115 1957 484 56812

Dennis L. Kasper publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dennis L. Kasper between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dennis L. Kasper published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2012. 15 of the 546 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2012. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 4 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 7 publications 1977: 13 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 15 publications 1980: 13 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 15 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
1971 2025

546 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dennis L. Kasper: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 4
1973 2
1974 0
1975 1
1976 7
1977 13
1978 7
1979 15
1980 13
1981 11
1982 15
1983 10
1984 7
1985 8
1986 9
1987 12
1988 5
1989 10
1990 13
1991 10
1992 12
1993 9
1994 9
1995 13
1996 13
1997 7
1998 12
1999 15
2000 11
2001 13
2002 13
2003 8
2004 7
2005 17
2006 4
2007 6
2008 15
2009 8
2010 17
2011 12
2012 18
2013 18
2014 10
2015 10
2016 16
2017 13
2018 11
2019 12
2020 10
2021 7
2022 3
2023 9
2024 8
2025 7
Total 546
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Dennis L. Kasper 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 Dennis L. Kasper sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 442–451 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 442 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31 442
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Dennis L. Kasper 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 Dennis L. Kasper sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 116–117 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 93rd percentile

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

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25 117
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

Dennis L. Kasper is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans several interrelated fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology.

Their work focuses extensively on gut microbiota and health, immune cell function and interaction, and infectious diseases. Key scientific topics include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Infant Nutrition and Health

Their research has been published in various prominent venues. Frequent publication journals include:

  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Dennis L. Kasper has collaborated regularly with several scientists, including:

  • Meng Wu
  • Xinyang Song
  • Francesca S. Gazzaniga
  • Wenfeng Zheng
  • Ji-Sun Yoo

Recent publications featuring their research include the following notable papers:

  • "Commensal Microbiota Modulation of Natural Resistance to Virus Infection," 2020, Cell
  • "Transcriptional and proteomic insights into the host response in fatal COVID-19 cases," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "An Immunologic Mode of Multigenerational Transmission Governs a Gut Treg Setpoint," 2020, Cell
  • "Bile acids modified by the intestinal microbiota promote colorectal cancer growth by suppressing CD8+ T cell effector functions," 2024, Immunity
  • "Targeting PD-L2-RGMb overcomes microbiome-related immunotherapy resistance," 2023, Nature

Award recognition in their career includes:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1996
  • Oswald Avery Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America, 1985

Best Publications

  • An immunomodulatory molecule of symbiotic bacteria directs maturation of the host immune system.

    Sarkis K. Mazmanian;Sarkis K. Mazmanian;Cui Hua Liu;Cui Hua Liu;Arthur O. Tzianabos;Arthur O. Tzianabos;Dennis L. Kasper;Dennis L. Kasper

  • Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: Implications for the microbial “pan-genome”

    Hervé Tettelin;Vega Masignani;Michael J. Cieslewicz;Claudio Donati

  • A microbial symbiosis factor prevents intestinal inflammatory disease

    Sarkis K. Mazmanian;June L. Round;Dennis L. Kasper;Dennis L. Kasper

  • How colonization by microbiota in early life shapes the immune system

    Thomas Gensollen;Shankar S. Iyer;Dennis L. Kasper;Richard S. Blumberg

  • Microbial Exposure During Early Life Has Persistent Effects on Natural Killer T Cell Function

    Torsten Olszak;Dingding An;Sebastian Zeissig;Miguel Pinilla Vera

  • Gut Immune Maturation Depends on Colonization with a Host-Specific Microbiota

    Hachung Chung;Hachung Chung;Sünje Johanna Pamp;Sünje Johanna Pamp;Jonathan A. Hill;Neeraj K. Surana;Neeraj K. Surana;Neeraj K. Surana

  • Microbial bile acid metabolites modulate gut RORγ+ regulatory T cell homeostasis.

    Xinyang Song;Ximei Sun;Sungwhan F. Oh;Sungwhan F. Oh;Meng Wu

  • Individual intestinal symbionts induce a distinct population of RORγ+ regulatory T cells

    Esen Sefik;Naama Geva-Zatorsky;Sungwhan Oh;Liza Konnikova

  • Correlation of Maternal Antibody Deficiency with Susceptibility to Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection

    Carol J. Baker;Dennis L. Kasper

  • Mining the Human Gut Microbiota for Immunomodulatory Organisms

    Naama Geva-Zatorsky;Esen Sefik;Lindsay Kua;Lesley Pasman

  • A Complex Human-Gut Microbiome Cultured in an Anaerobic Intestine-on-a-Chip

    Sasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad;Sasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad;Francesca S. Gazzaniga;Francesca S. Gazzaniga;Elizabeth L. Calamari;Diogo M. Camacho

  • Identification of a universal Group B streptococcus vaccine by multiple genome screen.

    Domenico Maione;Immaculada Margarit;Cira D. Rinaudo;Vega Masignani

  • Sphingolipids from a Symbiotic Microbe Regulate Homeostasis of Host Intestinal Natural Killer T Cells

    Dingding An;Sungwhan F. Oh;Torsten Olszak;Joana F. Neves

  • Clindamycin-Associated Colitis Due to a Toxin-Producing Species of Clostridium in Hamsters

    John G. Bartlett;Andrew B. Onderdonk;Ronald L. Cisneros;Dennis L. Kasper

  • A branched-chain amino acid metabolite drives vascular fatty acid transport and causes insulin resistance

    Cholsoon Jang;Sungwhan F Oh;Shogo Wada;Glenn C Rowe

  • Complete genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis of an emerging human pathogen, serotype V Streptococcus agalactiae

    Hervé Tettelin;Vega Masignani;Michael J. Cieslewicz;Jonathan A. Eisen;Jonathan A. Eisen

  • Immunologic Response of Man to Group B Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines

    F. A. Wyle;M. S. Artenstein;B. L. Brandt;E. C. Tramont

  • A polysaccharide from the human commensal Bacteroides fragilis protects against CNS demyelinating disease

    J Ochoa-Repáraz;D W Mielcarz;Y Wang;S Begum-Haque

  • The love-hate relationship between bacterial polysaccharides and the host immune system.

    Sarkis K. Mazmanian;Dennis L. Kasper

  • Immunization of Pregnant Women with a Polysaccharide Vaccine of Group B Streptococcus

    Carol J. Baker;Marcia A. Rench;Morven S. Edwards;Robert J. Carpenter

  • Harrison, principios de medicina interna

    J. Larry Jameson;Anthony S. Fauci;Dennis L. Kasper;Stephen L. Hauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew B. Onderdonk
Andrew B. Onderdonk Brigham and Women's Hospital
Carol J. Baker
Carol J. Baker Baylor College of Medicine
Harold J. Jennings
Harold J. Jennings National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Lawrence C. Madoff
Lawrence C. Madoff Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Frederick M. Ausubel
Frederick M. Ausubel Harvard University
Morven S. Edwards
Morven S. Edwards Baylor College of Medicine
Robert W. Finberg
Robert W. Finberg University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
John G. Bartlett
John G. Bartlett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dan L. Longo
Dan L. Longo Harvard University
Eugene Braunwald
Eugene Braunwald Harvard Medical School

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