2026 Donald Y.M. Leung: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	156	101	96	64	60	813	88311
Medicine	156	921	846	523	468	817	88311

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
1997 - E. Mead Johnson Award, Society for Pediatric Research

Overview

Donald Y.M. Leung is affiliated with National Jewish Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Immunology and Allergy as well as Dermatology. They have contributed extensively to the scientific literature within these areas.

The scientist's work covers several key subfields, including Immunology and Allergy, Dermatology, Physiology, Immunology, and Oncology. Their main topics of study reflect a concentration on Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and Urticaria and Related Conditions.

Donald Y.M. Leung has published frequently in leading journals. Their most common publication venues include:

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
Allergy
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Notable recent publications by the scientist feature work on dermatologic adverse events, microbial therapies, and treatment safety for atopic dermatitis, among other subjects. Examples include:

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related dermatologic adverse events, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Development of a human skin commensal microbe for bacteriotherapy of atopic dermatitis and use in a phase 1 randomized clinical trial, 2021, Nature Medicine
Efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib cream for the treatment of atopic dermatitis: Results from 2 phase 3, randomized, double-blind studies, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Epicutaneous sensitization in the development of food allergy: What is the evidence and how can this be prevented?, 2020, Allergy
Omalizumab for the Treatment of Multiple Food Allergies, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine

Collaboration has been a significant element of their research. Frequent co-authors include Elena Goleva, Evgeny Berdyshev, Irina Bronova, Robert A. Wood, and Scott H. Sicherer.

Donald Y.M. Leung received the E. Mead Johnson Award from the Society for Pediatric Research in 1997.

Best Publications

Atopic Dermatitis

Hywel C. Williams;Donald Y.M. Leung;Kristian Thestrup-Pedersen;T. J. David

8223
Citations
Endogenous Antimicrobial Peptides and Skin Infections in Atopic Dermatitis

Peck Y. Ong;Takaaki Ohtake;Corinne Brandt;Ian Strickland

2560
Citations
New insights into atopic dermatitis

Donald Y.M. Leung;Mark Boguniewicz;Michael D. Howell;Ichiro Nomura

2026
Citations
Filaggrin Mutations Associated with Skin and Allergic Diseases

Alan D Irvine;W H Irwin McLean;Donald Y M Leung;Donald Y M Leung

1449
Citations
Atopic Dermatitis: A Disease of Altered Skin Barrier and Immune Dysregulation

Mark Boguniewicz;Donald Y. M. Leung

1382
Citations
Antimicrobials from human skin commensal bacteria protect against Staphylococcus aureus and are deficient in atopic dermatitis

Teruaki Nakatsuji;Tiffany H. Chen;Saisindhu Narala;Kimberly A. Chun

1129
Citations
Vitamin D Inhibits Monocyte/Macrophage Proinflammatory Cytokine Production by Targeting MAPK Phosphatase-1

Yong Zhang;Donald Y. M. Leung;Brittany N. Richers;Yusen Liu;Yusen Liu

1091
Citations
Bronchoscopic evaluation of severe asthma. Persistent inflammation associated with high dose glucocorticoids.

Sally E. Wenzel;Stanley J. Szefler;Donald Y. M. Leung;Steven I. Sloan

1076
Citations
Differential in situ cytokine gene expression in acute versus chronic atopic dermatitis.

Qutayba Hamid;Mark Boguniewicz;Donald Y. M. Leung

1054
Citations
ATOPIC DERMATITIS: New insights and opportunities for therapeutic intervention

Donald Y. M. Leung

1041
Citations
Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report

C A Akdis;M Akdis;T Bieber;C Bindslev-Jensen

1025
Citations
Cytokine Milieu of Atopic Dermatitis, as Compared to Psoriasis, Skin Prevents Induction of Innate Immune Response Genes

Ichiro Nomura;Elena Goleva;Michael D. Howell;Quatyba A. Hamid

945
Citations
Superantigens and their potential role in human disease.

Brian L. Kotzin;Donald Y.M. Leung;John Kappler;John Kappler;Philippa Marrack;Philippa Marrack

892
Citations
Effect of Anti-IgE Therapy in Patients with Peanut Allergy

Donald Y.M. Leung;Hugh A. Sampson;John W. Yunginger;A. Wesley Burks

877
Citations
Eosinophil-associated TGF-beta1 mRNA expression and airways fibrosis in bronchial asthma.

Eleanor M. Minshall;Donald Y. M. Leung;Richard J. Martin;Yan Ling Song

874
Citations
Treatment of anaphylactic sensitivity to peanuts by immunotherapy with injections of aqueous peanut extract

Harold S. Nelson;Jennie Lahr;Rosemary Rule;Allen Bock

813
Citations
Presence of IgE antibodies to staphylococcal exotoxins on the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis. Evidence for a new group of allergens.

Donald Y. M. Leung;Ronald Harbeck;Paul Bina;Raoul F. Reiser

730
Citations
The immunology of atopic dermatitis and its reversibility with broad-spectrum and targeted therapies

Patrick M. Brunner;Emma Guttman-Yassky;Donald Y.M. Leung

665
Citations
Treatment of peanut allergy with rush immunotherapy

J. J. Oppenheimer;H. S. Nelson;S. A. Bock;F. Christensen

664
Citations
Combination IL-2 and IL-4 reduces glucocorticoid receptor-binding affinity and T cell response to glucocorticoids.

J. C. Kam;S. J. Szefler;W. Surs;E. R. Sher

639
Citations
Association of Glucocorticoid Insensitivity with Increased Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptor β

Donald Y.M. Leung;Qutayba Hamid;Alessandra Vottero;Stanley J. Szefler

628
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley J. Szefler University of Colorado Denver

Mark Boguniewicz National Jewish Health

Hugh A. Sampson Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Harold S. Nelson National Jewish Health

William W. Busse University of Wisconsin–Madison

Stacie M. Jones University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Scott H. Sicherer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Patrick M. Schlievert University of Iowa

Robert A. Wood Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

A. Wesley Burks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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