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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 52 4069 3753 1854 1695 117 9356

Donald L. Sodora publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald L. Sodora between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald L. Sodora published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2013. 6 of the 123 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2013. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 5 publications
1988 2025

123 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald L. Sodora: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 3
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 3
2004 7
2005 2
2006 5
2007 9
2008 8
2009 7
2010 7
2011 6
2012 3
2013 10
2014 6
2015 4
2016 6
2017 4
2018 4
2019 2
2020 3
2021 2
2022 3
2023 0
2024 1
2025 5
Total 123
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Donald L. Sodora 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 L. Sodora 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, 112–121 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: 117 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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
112–121 108 117
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
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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Donald L. Sodora 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 L. Sodora 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 52
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
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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Overview

Donald L. Sodora is affiliated with Seattle Children's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans various subfields including Epidemiology, Virology, Immunology, Emergency Medicine, and Hepatology.

The scientist's research has addressed key topics such as HIV Research and Treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, Hepatitis C virus research, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sodora include Matthew P. Wood, Jeremy Smedley, Katherine A. Fancher, Nina Derby, and Jakob Habib.

Several publication venues regularly feature their research, including UNC Libraries, PLoS Pathogens, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Immunology.

Notable recent publications by Donald L. Sodora include:

  • Oral Immunization with HIV-1 Envelope SOSIP trimers elicits systemic immune responses and cross-reactive anti-V1V2 antibodies in non-human primates (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Liver Bacterial Dysbiosis With Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria Occurs in SIV-Infected Macaques and Persists During Antiretroviral Therapy (2022, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • Rapid progression is associated with lymphoid follicle dysfunction in SIV-infected infant rhesus macaques (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • SIV Infection Is Associated with Transient Acute-Phase Steatosis in Hepatocytes In Vivo (2024, Viruses)
  • Maternal HIV status skews transcriptomic response in infant cord blood monocytes exposed to Bacillus Calmette--Guerín (2020, AIDS)

Best Publications

  • Nonpathogenic SIV infection of sooty mangabeys is characterized by limited bystander immunopathology despite chronic high-level viremia.

    Guido Silvestri;Donald L. Sodora;Richard A. Koup;Richard A. Koup;Mirko Paiardini

  • Nef-mediated suppression of T cell activation was lost in a lentiviral lineage that gave rise to HIV-1.

    Michael Schindler;Jan Münch;Olaf Kutsch;Hui Li

  • Immune activation and AIDS pathogenesis.

    Donald L Sodora;Guido Silvestri

  • Severe Depletion of Mucosal CD4+ T Cells in AIDS-Free Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Sooty Mangabeys

    Shari N. Gordon;Nichole R. Klatt;Nichole R. Klatt;Steven E. Bosinger;Jason M. Brenchley

  • Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) seroprevalence and characterization of a distinct HIV-2 genetic subtype from the natural range of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected sooty mangabeys.

    Zhiwei Chen;Amara Luckay;Donald L. Sodora;Paul Telfer

  • Progressive CD4+ central–memory T cell decline results in CD4+ effector–memory insufficiency and overt disease in chronic SIV infection

    Afam A. Okoye;Martin Meier-Schellersheim;Jason M. Brenchley;Shoko I Hagen

  • Downregulation of Robust Acute Type I Interferon Responses Distinguishes Nonpathogenic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Infection of Natural Hosts from Pathogenic SIV Infection of Rhesus Macaques

    Levelle D. Harris;Brian Tabb;Donald L. Sodora;Mirko Paiardini

  • Alpha Interferon Induces Distinct Translational Control Programs To Suppress Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication

    Chunfu Wang;Jill Pflugheber;Rhea Sumpter;Donald L. Sodora

  • Understanding the benign nature of SIV infection in natural hosts

    Guido Silvestri;Mirko Paiardini;Ivona Pandrea;Michael M. Lederman

  • Loss of CD127 Expression Defines an Expansion of Effector CD8+ T Cells in HIV-Infected Individuals

    Mirko Paiardini;Barbara Cervasi;Barbara Cervasi;Helmut Albrecht;Alagarraju Muthukumar

  • Identification of three feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) env gene subtypes and comparison of the FIV and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 evolutionary patterns.

    D L Sodora;E G Shpaer;B E Kitchell;S W Dow

  • Toward an AIDS vaccine: lessons from natural simian immunodeficiency virus infections of African nonhuman primate hosts.

    Donald L. Sodora;Jonathan S. Allan;Cristian Apetrei;Cristian Apetrei;Jason M. Brenchley

  • Simian Immunodeficiency virus-Induced Lymphatic Tissue Fibrosis Is Mediated by Transforming Growth Factor β1-positive Regulatory T Cells and Begins in Early Infection

    Jacob D. Estes;Stephen W Wietgrefe;Timothy W Schacker;Peter Southern

  • Regulation of PKR and IRF-1 during hepatitis C virus RNA replication

    Jill Pflugheber;Brenda Fredericksen;Rhea Sumpter;Chunfu Wang

  • Into the wild: simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in natural hosts.

    Ivona Pandrea;Donald L. Sodora;Guido Silvestri;Cristian Apetrei

  • Genetic diversity of feline immunodeficiency virus: dual infection, recombination, and distinct evolutionary rates among envelope sequence clades.

    Michael H. Bachmann;Candace Mathiason-Dubard;Gerald H. Learn;Allen G. Rodrigo

  • CD127 and CD25 Expression Defines CD4+ T Cell Subsets That Are Differentially Depleted during HIV Infection

    Richard M. Dunham;Barbara Cervasi;Jason M. Brenchley;Helmut Albrecht

  • Expression of herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein D deletion mutants in mammalian cells.

    G H Cohen;W C Wilcox;D L Sodora;D Long

  • Correlates of Preserved CD4+ T Cell Homeostasis during Natural, Nonpathogenic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Sooty Mangabeys: Implications for AIDS Pathogenesis

    Beth Sumpter;Richard Dunham;Richard Dunham;Shari Gordon;Shari Gordon;Jessica Engram

  • The AIDS resistance of naturally SIV-infected sooty mangabeys is independent of cellular immunity to the virus.

    Richard Dunham;Paola Pagliardini;Shari Gordon;Beth Sumpter

  • Topical estrogen protects against SIV vaginal transmission without evidence of systemic effect

    Stephen M Smith;Megan Mefford;Donald Sodora;Zachary Klase

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Silvestri
Guido Silvestri Emory University
Mirko Paiardini
Mirko Paiardini Emory University
Ann Chahroudi
Ann Chahroudi Emory University
Jacob D. Estes
Jacob D. Estes Oregon Health & Science University
Cristian Apetrei
Cristian Apetrei University of Pittsburgh
Ivona Pandrea
Ivona Pandrea University of Pittsburgh
Jason M. Brenchley
Jason M. Brenchley National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Louis J. Picker
Louis J. Picker Oregon Health & Science University
Beatrice H. Hahn
Beatrice H. Hahn University of Pennsylvania
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm

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