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Immunology

D-Index
93
Citations
29181
World Ranking
978
National Ranking
535

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
29245
World Ranking
10962
National Ranking
5637

Donald H. Gilden 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 Donald H. Gilden sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 478 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald H. Gilden 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 Donald H. Gilden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Donald H. Gilden was affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their academic career included contributions recognized through formal awards, notably being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003.

Their research fields, subfields, main topics of work, recent papers, coauthors, book publications, and frequent publication venues are not detailed in the accessible records. Therefore, no specific information on these aspects is included in this profile.

Gilden's professional designation as a Fellow of AAAS indicates engagement within the broader scientific community and recognition by peers in their field. This distinction is awarded to members who have made scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

The data confirms that Donald H. Gilden is deceased. This profile reflects their academic contributions in past tense accordingly.

Best Publications

  • Neurologic complications of the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus.

    Donald H. Gilden;B.K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;James J. LaGuardia;Ravi Mahalingam

  • Varicella zoster virus infection.

    Anne A. Gershon;Judith Breuer;Jeffrey I. Cohen;Randall J. Cohrs

  • Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment.

    Don Gilden;Randall J Cohrs;Ravi Mahalingam;Maria A Nagel

  • Intrathecal pathogenic anti–aquaporin‐4 antibodies in early neuromyelitis optica

    Jeffrey L. Bennett;Chiwah Lam;Sudhakar Reddy Kalluri;Philippe Saikali

  • The varicella zoster virus vasculopathies Clinical, CSF, imaging, and virologic features

    M. A. Nagel;R. J. Cohrs;R. Mahalingam;M. C. Wellish

  • Bell's Palsy

    Donald H. Gilden

  • Cross-linking cellular prion protein triggers neuronal apoptosis in vivo.

    Laura Solforosi;Jose R. Criado;Dorian B. McGavern;Sebastian Wirz

  • Clinical practice. Bell's Palsy.

    Donald H Gilden

  • Varicella zoster virus infection: clinical features, molecular pathogenesis of disease, and latency.

    Niklaus H. Mueller;Donald H. Gilden;Randall J. Cohrs;Ravi Mahalingam

  • The global epidemiology of herpes zoster

    Barbara P. Yawn;Don Gilden

  • Infectious causes of multiple sclerosis

    Donald H Gilden

  • Isolation of latent herpes simplex virus from the superior cervical and vagus ganglions of human beings.

    K G Warren;S M Brown;Z Wroblewska;D Gilden

  • Stress‐induced subclinical reactivation of varicella zoster virus in astronauts

    Satish K. Mehta;Randall J. Cohrs;Bagher Forghani;Gary Zerbe

  • Varicella-zoster virus DNA in human sensory ganglia

    Donald H. Gilden;Abbas Vafai;Yehuda Shtram;Yechiel Becker

  • Herpes simplex type 1 DNA in human brain tissue.

    Nigel W. Fraser;William C. Lawrence;Zofia Wroblewska;Donald H. Gilden

  • Latent varicella-zoster viral DNA in human trigeminal and thoracic ganglia.

    Ravi Mahalingam;Mary Wellish;William Wolf;Aud N. Dueland

  • Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections of the Nervous System

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Donald H. Gilden

  • Varicella-Zoster virus infections of the nervous system: clinical and pathologic correlates.

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Donald H. Gilden

  • Single-Cell Repertoire Analysis Demonstrates that Clonal Expansion Is a Prominent Feature of the B Cell Response in Multiple Sclerosis Cerebrospinal Fluid

    Gregory P. Owens;Alanna M. Ritchie;Mark P. Burgoon;R. Anthony Williamson

  • The value of detecting anti-VZV IgG antibody in CSF to diagnose VZV vasculopathy.

    M. A. Nagel;B. Forghani;R. Mahalingam;M. C. Wellish

  • The varicella zoster virus vasculopathies

    M. A. Nagel;R. J. Cohrs;R. Mahalingam;M. C. Wellish

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall J. Cohrs
Randall J. Cohrs University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ravi Mahalingam
Ravi Mahalingam University of Colorado Denver
Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters
Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters University of Colorado Denver
D. Scott Schmid
D. Scott Schmid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lucy B. Rorke
Lucy B. Rorke Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Duane L. Pierson
Duane L. Pierson National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Stephen K. Tyring
Stephen K. Tyring The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ehud Lavi
Ehud Lavi Cornell University
Kenneth L. Tyler
Kenneth L. Tyler University of Colorado Denver
Peter G. E. Kennedy
Peter G. E. Kennedy University of Glasgow

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