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9356
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4069
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1854

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.

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62 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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