2026 Diane E. Griffin: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	110	905	553	477	36051
Immunology	110	512	311	473	36545
Medicine	110	5632	3031	472	36592

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2017 - ASM Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women, American Society for Microbiology
2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Diane E. Griffin was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily encompassed fields such as Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, immunology, and epidemiology. Their work also extended into molecular biology and public health related to environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research topics were centered on virology and viral diseases, including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Their investigations covered interferon and immune responses, respiratory viral infections, immune responses and vaccinations, viral infections and vectors, as well as mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Among their recent publications were:

"SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)" (2023), published in Nature Immunology
"Why does viral RNA sometimes persist after recovery from acute infections?" (2022), published in PLoS Biology
"Stress granule formation, disassembly, and composition are regulated by alphavirus ADP-ribosylhydrolase activity" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Both ADP-Ribosyl-Binding and Hydrolase Activities of the Alphavirus nsP3 Macrodomain Affect Neurovirulence in Mice" (2020), published in mBio
"Measles virus persistence and its consequences" (2020), published in Current Opinion in Virology

The scientist frequently collaborated with colleagues including Jacqueline Brockhurst, Shristi Ghimire, Maggie L. Bartlett, Debra Hauer, and Rachy Abraham.

Diane E. Griffin often published in venues such as The Journal of Immunology, Viruses, mBio, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Over their career, they were recognized by multiple awards, including the ASM Alice C. Evans Award for Advancement of Women from the American Society for Microbiology in 2017, membership to the National Academy of Sciences since 2004, and a fellowship with the American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded in 1996.

Best Publications

Mechanism of suppression of cell-mediated immunity by measles virus

Christopher L. Karp;Maria Wysocka;Larry M. Wahl;Joseph M. Ahearn

789
Citations
Cytokine expression in the brain during the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

William R. Tyor;William R. Tyor;Jonathan D. Glass;John W. Griffin;P. Scott Becker

732
Citations
Modulation of cell death by Bcl-XL through caspase interaction.

Rollie J. Clem;Rollie J. Clem;Emily H.-Y. Cheng;Emily H.-Y. Cheng;Christopher L. Karp;David G. Kirsch

699
Citations
Conversion of lytic to persistent alphavirus infection by the bcl-2 cellular oncogene

B. Levine;Qi Huang;J. T. Isaacs;J. C. Reed

647
Citations
Myasthenia gravis. Study of humoral immune mechanisms by passive transfer to mice.

K V Toyka;D B Drachman;D E Griffin;A Pestronk

570
Citations
Measles encephalomyelitis--clinical and immunologic studies.

Richard Johnson;Diane Griffin;R. L. Hirsch;J. S. Wolinsky

522
Citations
Intracerebral cytokine messenger RNA expression in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome dementia.

Steven L. Wesselingh;Christopher Power;Jonathan D. Glass;William R. Tyor

517
Citations
Antibody-mediated clearance of alphavirus infection from neurons.

Beth Levine;J. Marie Hardwick;Bruce D. Trapp;Thomas O. Crawford

508
Citations
Localization of HIV-1 in human brain using polymerase chain reaction/in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry.

Kiyomi Takahashi;Steven L. Wesselingh;Diane E. Griffin;Justin C. McArthur;Justin C. McArthur

479
Citations
Measles virus infection diminishes preexisting antibodies that offer protection from other pathogens

Michael J. Mina;Michael J. Mina;Tomasz Kula;Tomasz Kula;Yumei Leng;Mamie Li

462
Citations
β-Chemokines MCP-1 and RANTES are selectively increased in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with human immunodeficiency virus–associated dementia

Wendy Kelder;Justin C. McArthur;Tish Nance-Sproson;Daniel McClernon

387
Citations
Molecular basis of Sindbis virus neurovirulence in mice.

Shlomo Lustig;Alan C. Jackson;Chang S. Hahn;Diane E. Griffin

367
Citations
Binding of Sindbis Virus to Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate

Andrew P. Byrnes;Diane E. Griffin

359
Citations
Interferon-γ-Mediated Site-Specific Clearance of Alphavirus from CNS Neurons

Gwendolyn K. Binder;Diane E. Griffin

345
Citations
Global measles elimination.

William J. Moss;Diane E. Griffin

339
Citations
Neurotropic virus infections as the cause of immediate and delayed neuropathology.

Martin Ludlow;Jeroen Kortekaas;Christiane Herden;Bernd Hoffmann

321
Citations
Immune responses to RNA-virus infections of the CNS.

Diane E. Griffin

318
Citations
Demented and nondemented patients with AIDS differ in brain-derived human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope sequences.

Christopher Power;Justin C. McArthur;Richard T. Johnson;Diane E. Griffin

311
Citations
Differential CD4 T Cell Activation in Measles

Diane E. Griffin;Brian J. Ward

310
Citations
Slow virus replication: the role of macrophages in the persistence and expression of visna viruses of sheep and goats.

Opendra Narayan;Jerry S. Wolinsky;Janice E. Clements;John D. Strandberg

298
Citations
Elevated central nervous system prostaglandins in human immunodeficiency virus—associated dementia

Diane E. Griffin;Steven L. Wesselingh;Justin C. McArthur

285
Citations
Infection of Monocytes during Measles

Lisa M. Esolen;Brian J. Ward;Thomas R. Moench;Diane E. Griffin

276
Citations
Study of humoral immune mechanisms by passive transfer to mice.

K Toyka;D B Drachman;D E Griffin;A Pestronk

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando P. Polack Vanderbilt University

Richard T. Johnson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Thomas C. Quinn Johns Hopkins University

Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Justin C. McArthur Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

J. Marie Hardwick Johns Hopkins University

Steven Lodewyk Wesselingh South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute

Sallie R. Permar Duke University

Jerry A. Winkelstein Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Anthony K.L. Leung Johns Hopkins University

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