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D-Index
64
Citations
15536
World Ranking
2925
National Ranking
1374

Dwight H. Kono 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 Dwight H. Kono sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 154 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dwight H. Kono 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 Dwight H. Kono sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dwight H. Kono is a researcher affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States, with a focus on immunology, medicine, and related biomedical fields. Their work covers a range of topics including autoimmune diseases, immune cell interactions, and environmental influences on immune system function.

Their published research spans multiple fields of study, prominently including Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Subfields addressed in their research include Immunology, Rheumatology, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology.

Kono's main research topics encompass:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Their recent publications include:

  • "Mechanisms of Environment-Induced Autoimmunity" (2020), published in The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • "The solute carrier SLC15A4 is required for optimal trafficking of nucleic acid-sensing TLRs and ligands to endolysosomes" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Silica-mediated exacerbation of inflammatory arthritis: A novel murine model" (2025), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "A novel mouse model of silicosis and silica-induced inflammatory arthritis." (2024), published in The Journal of Immunology
  • "Silicosis and silica-induced autoimmunity in multiple Collaborative Cross strains." (2024), published in The Journal of Immunology

Common venues for Kono's work include The Journal of Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd.

Frequent collaborators in Kono's research are Jessica Mayeux, Lisa Janssen, Caroline de Ocampo, K. Michael Pollard, and Caroline A. Jefferies, indicating collaborative efforts in immunological and biomedical research areas.

Best Publications

  • TYPE I INTERFERONS (α/β) IN IMMUNITY AND AUTOIMMUNITY

    Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Roberto Baccala;Bruce A Beutler;Dwight H. Kono

  • Restricted use of T cell receptor V genes in murine autoimmune encephalomyelitis raises possibilities for antibody therapy

    James L. Urban;Vipin Kumar;Dwight H. Kono;Christopher Gomez

  • TLR-dependent and TLR-independent pathways of type I interferon induction in systemic autoimmunity

    Roberto Baccala;Kasper Hoebe;Dwight H. Kono;Bruce A Beutler

  • The multiple pathways to autoimmunity

    Argyrios N Theofilopoulos;Dwight H Kono;Roberto Baccala

  • Type-I interferon receptor deficiency reduces lupus-like disease in NZB mice.

    Marie-Laure Santiago-Raber;Roberto Baccala;Katarina M. Haraldsson;Divaker Choubey

  • Encephalitogenic T cells in the B10.PL model of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) are of the Th-1 lymphokine subtype.

    Dale G. Ando;Julie Clayton;Dwight Kono;James L. Urban

  • ICOS-dependent extrafollicular helper T cells elicit IgG production via IL-21 in systemic autoimmunity.

    Jared M. Odegard;Benjamin R. Marks;Leah D. DiPlacido;Amanda C. Poholek

  • Lupus susceptibility loci in New Zealand mice.

    Dwight H. Kono;Rufus W. Burlingame;Dan G. Owens;Akiko Kuramochi

  • Inflammatory leukocytes and cytokines in the peptide-induced disease of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in SJL and B10.PL mice

    Jean E. Merrill;Dwight H. Kono;Julie Clayton;Dale G. Ando

  • TYPE I INTERFERONS (/) IN IMMUNITY AND AUTOIMMUNITY

    Interferons (α);Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos;Roberto Baccala

  • Syndromes of Toluene Sniffing in Adults

    Howard Z. Streicher;Patricia A. Gabow;Alvin H. Moss;Dwight Kono

  • The role of IFN-gamma in systemic lupus erythematosus: a challenge to the Th1/Th2 paradigm in autoimmunity.

    Argyrios N Theofilopoulos;Stefanos Koundouris;Dwight H Kono;Brian R Lawson

  • Interferons as pathogenic effectors in autoimmunity.

    Roberto Baccala;Dwight H. Kono;Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos

  • Interferon-γ and Systemic Autoimmunity

    Kenneth M. Pollard;David M. Cauvi;Christopher B. Toomey;Kevin V. Morris

  • Treatment of murine lupus with cDNA encoding IFN-γR/Fc

    Brian R. Lawson;Gerald J. Prud’homme;Yigang Chang;Humphrey A. Gardner

  • Induction of the Early Growth Response (Egr) Family of Transcription Factors during Thymic Selection

    Hui Shao;Dwight H. Kono;Ling-Yu Chen;Elyssa M. Rubin

  • The pathogenesis of autoimmunity in New Zealand mice

    Steven Yoshida;James J Castles;M.Eric Gershwin

  • Peptide-specific prevention of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Neonatal tolerance induced to the dominant T cell determinant of myelin basic protein.

    J P Clayton;G M Gammon;D G Ando;D H Kono

  • Two minor determinants of myelin basic protein induce experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in SJL/J mice.

    Dwight H. Kono;James L. Urban;Suzanna J. Horvath;Dale G. Ando

  • The T-cell receptor repertoire and autoimmune diseases.

    V Kumar;D H Kono;J L Urban;L Hood

Frequent Co-Authors

Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos
Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos Scripps Research Institute
Bruce Beutler
Bruce Beutler The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gregg J. Silverman
Gregg J. Silverman New York University
Leroy Hood
Leroy Hood University of Washington
Steffen Thiel
Steffen Thiel Aarhus University
Maripat Corr
Maripat Corr University of California, San Diego
Joe Craft
Joe Craft Yale University
Ann J. Feeney
Ann J. Feeney Scripps Research Institute
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Vipin Kumar
Vipin Kumar University of California, San Diego

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