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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 163 69 66 47 45 651 110228

Douglas D. Richman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas D. Richman between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas D. Richman published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 1990. 10 of the 674 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 1990. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 3 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 15 publications 1990: 31 publications 1991: 19 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 27 publications 1995: 21 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 24 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 30 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1973 2025

674 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas D. Richman: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 1
1975 1
1976 3
1977 3
1978 0
1979 5
1980 2
1981 4
1982 6
1983 3
1984 6
1985 2
1986 3
1987 5
1988 12
1989 15
1990 31
1991 19
1992 17
1993 15
1994 27
1995 21
1996 19
1997 21
1998 24
1999 19
2000 30
2001 24
2002 20
2003 19
2004 14
2005 17
2006 13
2007 11
2008 25
2009 20
2010 14
2011 10
2012 13
2013 26
2014 26
2015 18
2016 18
2017 19
2018 8
2019 12
2020 13
2021 6
2022 1
2023 2
2024 6
2025 4
Total 674
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Douglas D. Richman publications per year - data summary

  • Douglas D. Richman, a Immunology scholar from University of California, San Diego, has 674 publications recorded across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1990, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1973, 1974, 1975 and 2022, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 53 years in the span carries no publications at all (1978).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.0 per year counting only the 52 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 19 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1990: 103 publications (5.7 per year); 1991-2008: 355 publications (19.7 per year); 2009-2025: 216 publications (12.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Douglas D. Richman 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 Douglas D. Richman 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, 642–651 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: 651 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 16 651
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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Douglas D. Richman publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Douglas D. Richman, a Immunology scholar from University of California, San Diego, records 651 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Douglas D. Richman, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Douglas D. Richman ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Douglas D. Richman 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 Douglas D. Richman 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, 157+ 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: 163 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 96 163
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Douglas D. Richman D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Douglas D. Richman, a Immunology scholar from University of California, San Diego, records 163 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Douglas D. Richman, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Douglas D. Richman ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1984 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Douglas D. Richman is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant work in immunology and microbiology. The scientist's subfields include infectious diseases, virology, emergency medicine, epidemiology, and immunology.

The main topics addressed in their research encompass HIV research and treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV-related health complications and treatments, COVID-19 clinical research studies, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Douglas D. Richman's recent publications include:

  • 2025 update of the drug resistance mutations in HIV-1, 2025, PubMed
  • Recommendations for measuring HIV reservoir size in cure-directed clinical trials, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Antiretroviral Treatment of Adult HIV Infection 2008 Recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Immune resilience despite inflammatory stress promotes longevity and favorable health outcomes including resistance to infection, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Virological suppression and clinical management in response to viremia in South African HIV treatment program: A multicenter cohort study, 2020, PLoS Medicine

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Nicolas Chomont, Huldrych F. Günthard, Bonnie J. Howell, Janet D. Siliciano, and Davey M. Smith.

Douglas D. Richman's work has been published in a range of scholarly venues, with notable contributions in UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, PLoS Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

The scientist has received recognition such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1984. They are also a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The efficacy of azidothymidine (AZT) in the treatment of patients with AIDS and AIDS-related complex: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

    Margaret A Fischl;D. D. Richman;M. H. Grieco;M. S. Gottlieb

  • Identification of a Reservoir for HIV-1 in Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Diana Finzi;Monika Hermankova;Theodore Pierson;Lucy M. Carruth

  • Recovery of replication-competent HIV despite prolonged suppression of plasma viremia.

    Joseph K. Wong;Marjan Hezareh;Huldrych F. Günthard;Diane V. Havlir

  • Treatment with Indinavir, Zidovudine, and Lamivudine in Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Prior Antiretroviral Therapy

    R M Gulick;J W Mellors;D Havlir;J J Eron

  • HIV with reduced sensitivity to zidovudine (AZT) isolated during prolonged therapy

    Brendan A. Larder;Graham Darby;Douglas D. Richman

  • Update of the Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-1.

    Victoria A Johnson;Francoise Brun-Vezinet;Bonaventura Clotet;Huldrych F Gunthard

  • Memory CD8+ T cells vary in differentiation phenotype in different persistent virus infections.

    Victor Appay;P. Rod Dunbar;Margaret Callan;Paul Klenerman

  • The major genetic determinants of HIV-1 control affect HLA class I peptide presentation

    Pereyra F;Jia X;McLaren Pj

  • Rapid evolution of the neutralizing antibody response to HIV type 1 infection

    Douglas D. Richman;Terri Wrin;Susan J. Little;Christos J. Petropoulos

  • Zidovudine in Asymptomatic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Controlled Trial in Persons with Fewer Than 500 CD4-Positive Cells per Cubic Millimeter

    Paul A. Volberding;Stephen W. Lagakos;Matthew A. Koch;David K. Booth

  • Antiretroviral-Drug Resistance among Patients Recently Infected with HIV

    Susan J. Little;Sarah Holte;Jean Pierre Routy;Eric S. Daar

  • Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults: Updated Recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA Panel

    Charles C. J. Carpenter;David A. Cooper;Margaret A. Fischl;Jose M. Gatell

  • Administration of vorinostat disrupts HIV-1 latency in patients on antiretroviral therapy

    N. M. Archin;A. L. Liberty;A. D. Kashuba;S. K. Choudhary

  • 2011 update of the drug resistance mutations in HIV-1.

    Johnson Va;Calvez;Günthard Hf;Paredes R

  • Isothermal, in vitro amplification of nucleic acids by a multienzyme reaction modeled after retroviral replication.

    John C. Guatelli;Kristina M. Whitfield;Deborah Y. Kwoh;Kevin J. Barringer

  • Immunostimulatory DNA sequences function as T helper-1-promoting adjuvants

    Mark Roman;Elena Martin-Orozco;Justin S. Goodman;Minh-Duc Nguyen

  • HIV-Specific Cd8+T Cells Produce Antiviral Cytokines but Are Impaired in Cytolytic Function

    Victor Appay;Douglas F. Nixon;Sean M. Donahoe;Geraldine M.A. Gillespie

  • Sexual transmission and propagation of SIV and HIV in resting and activated CD4+ T cells.

    Z. Q. Zhang;T. Schuler;M. Zupancic;Stephen W Wietgrefe

  • The challenge of finding a cure for HIV infection.

    Douglas D. Richman;David M. Margolis;Martin Delaney;Warner C. Greene

  • Antiretroviral Treatment of Adult HIV Infection

    Scott M. Hammer;Joseph J. Eron;Peter Reiss;Robert T. Schooley

Frequent Co-Authors

Davey M. Smith
Davey M. Smith University of California, San Diego
Susan J. Little
Susan J. Little University of California, San Diego
Joseph K. Wong
Joseph K. Wong University of California, San Francisco
Diane V. Havlir
Diane V. Havlir University of California, San Francisco
Huldrych F. Günthard
Huldrych F. Günthard University of Zurich
Sergei L. Kosakovsky Pond
Sergei L. Kosakovsky Pond Temple University
Daniel R. Kuritzkes
Daniel R. Kuritzkes Brigham and Women's Hospital
Margaret A. Fischl
Margaret A. Fischl University of Miami
Victoria A. Johnson
Victoria A. Johnson University of Alabama at Birmingham
John C. Guatelli
John C. Guatelli University of California, San Diego

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