2026 Derek W. Gilroy: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	68	2539	2334	220	213	189	33048

Derek W. Gilroy 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 Derek W. Gilroy sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 189 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek W. Gilroy 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 Derek W. Gilroy sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek W. Gilroy is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, with a particular focus on immunology and microbiology. Their subfields of study include immunology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, physiology, and epidemiology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as immune response and inflammation, COVID-19 clinical research studies, phagocytosis and immune regulation, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immune cell function and interaction, immunotherapy and immune responses, and immune cells in cancer.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Derek W. Gilroy include the following:

Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose, 2021, Science
Immune boosting by B.1.1.529 (Omicron) depends on previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure, 2022, Science
A Randomized Trial of Albumin Infusions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
Sestrins induce natural killer function in senescent-like CD8+ T cells, 2020, Nature Immunology

Derek W. Gilroy collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

Arne N. Akbar
Roel P. H. De Maeyer
Rosemary J. Boyton
Mala K. Maini
George Joy

Their research findings have appeared in prominent publication venues, with multiple publications in each, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Science
Nature Immunology
Nature
Nature Communications

Best Publications

Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines

Peter J Murray;Judith E Allen;Subhra K Biswas;Edward A Fisher

6527
Citations
Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

David Furman;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi;Eric Verdin;Pedro Carrera-Bastos

4456
Citations
Inducible cyclooxygenase may have anti-inflammatory properties.

Derek W. Gilroy;P.R. Colville-Nash;D. Willis;J. Chivers

1528
Citations
Resolution of inflammation: state of the art, definitions and terms.

Charles N. Serhan;Sue D. Brain;Christopher D. Buckley;Derek W. Gilroy

1372
Citations
Anti-inflammatory lipid mediators and insights into the resolution of inflammation

Toby Lawrence;Toby Lawrence;Derek A. Willoughby;Derek W. Gilroy

1188
Citations
Possible new role for NF-kappaB in the resolution of inflammation.

Toby Lawrence;Derek W. Gilroy;Paul R. Colville-Nash;Derek A. Willoughby

1101
Citations
Resolution of inflammation: a new therapeutic frontier.

James N. Fullerton;Derek W. Gilroy

1018
Citations
The fate and lifespan of human monocyte subsets in steady state and systemic inflammation.

AA Patel;Y Zhang;JN Fullerton;L Boelen

989
Citations
Inflammatory resolution: new opportunities for drug discovery.

Derek W. Gilroy;Toby Lawrence;Mauro Perretti;Adriano G. Rossi

968
Citations
Proresolving Lipid Mediators and Mechanisms in the Resolution of Acute Inflammation

Christopher D. Buckley;Derek W. Gilroy;Charles N. Serhan

868
Citations
Immune boosting by B.1.1.529 (Omicron) depends on previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure

Unknown

569
Citations
The resolution of inflammation.

Christopher D. Buckley;Derek W. Gilroy;Charles N. Serhan;Brigitta Stockinger

535
Citations
Chronic inflammation: a failure of resolution?

Toby Lawrence;Derek W. Gilroy

465
Citations
Old and New Generation Lipid Mediators in Acute Inflammation and Resolution

Melanie J. Stables;Derek W. Gilroy

445
Citations
Sex differences in resident immune cell phenotype underlie more efficient acute inflammatory responses in female mice

Ramona S. Scotland;Melanie J. Stables;Shimona Madalli;Peter Watson

389
Citations
Resolution-phase macrophages possess a unique inflammatory phenotype that is controlled by cAMP

Jonas Bystrom;Ian Evans;Justine Newson;Melanie Stables

373
Citations
Effects of Low-Dose Aspirin on Acute Inflammatory Responses in Humans

Thea Morris;Melanie Stables;Adrian Hobbs;Patricia de Souza

346
Citations
Immunosuppression in acutely decompensated cirrhosis is mediated by prostaglandin E2.

Alastair J O'Brien;James N Fullerton;Karen A Massey;Grace Auld

327
Citations
Transcriptomic analyses of murine resolution-phase macrophages

Melanie J. Stables;Sonia Shah;Evelyn B. Camon;Ruth C. Lovering

324
Citations
Cyclo-oxygenase and nitric oxide synthase isoforms in rat carrageenin-induced pleurisy.

Annette Tomlinson;Ian Appleton;Adrian R. Moore;Derek W. Gilroy

310
Citations
Hematopoietic prostaglandin D2 synthase controls the onset and resolution of acute inflammation through PGD2 and 15-deoxyDelta12 14 PGJ2.

Ravindra Rajakariar;Mark Hilliard;Toby Lawrence;Seema Trivedi

288
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles N. Serhan Brigham and Women's Hospital

Derek A. Willoughby St Bartholomew's Hospital

Peter A. Ward University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Arne N. Akbar University College London

Toby Lawrence King's College London

Kenneth K. Wu National Tsing Hua University

Anthony W. Segal University College London

Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University

Jesmond Dalli Queen Mary University of London

Darryl C. Zeldin National Institutes of Health

External Links

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