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D-Index
84
Citations
24293
World Ranking
1383
National Ranking
709

Eckhard R. Podack 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 Eckhard R. Podack sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 393 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eckhard R. Podack 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 Eckhard R. Podack sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eckhard R. Podack was affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, contributing significantly to subfields such as Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Epidemiology, and Oncology.

Their work spanned several main topics, including:

  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Malaria Research and Control

Eckhard R. Podack authored multiple recent papers. Notable publications include:

  • "An Essential Role for Perforin-2 in Type I IFN Signaling", 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • "Impaired B Cell Function in Mice Lacking Perforin-2", 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Secreted heat shock protein gp96-Ig vaccine induces malaria specific intrahepatic CD8 T cell responses", 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • "LPS modifications and AvrA activity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium are required to prevent Perforin-2 expression by infected fibroblasts and intestinal epithelial cells", 2021, Microbial Pathogenesis
  • "Localization of S protein and its relationship to the membrane attack complex of complement in renal tissue.", 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors working alongside Eckhard R. Podack included:

  • Ryan McCormack
  • Gregory V. Plano
  • Noula Shembade
  • Nataša Štrbo
  • Richard Hunte

The scientist published in venues such as:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Microbial Pathogenesis

Best Publications

  • Cytotoxicity mediated by T cells and natural killer cells is greatly impaired in perforin-deficient mice

    David Kägi;Birgit Ledermann;Kurt Bürki;Peter Seiler

  • Immunological mechanisms of the antitumor effects of supplemental oxygenation.

    Stephen M. Hatfield;Jorgen Kjaergaard;Dmitriy Lukashev;Taylor H. Schreiber

  • Isolation and biochemical and functional characterization of perforin 1 from cytolytic T-cell granules

    Eckhard R. Podack;John Ding-E Young;Zanvil A. Cohn

  • Structure and function of human perforin.

    Mathias G. Lichtenheld;Kristin J. Olsen;Ping Lu;David M. Lowrey

  • Cytolytic T cell granules. Isolation, structural, biochemical, and functional characterization.

    Eckhard R. Podack;Paula J. Konigsberg;Paula J. Konigsberg

  • Purification and characterization of a cytolytic pore-forming protein from granules of cloned lymphocytes with natural killer activity

    John Ding E. Young;Hans Hengartner;Eckhard R. Podack;Zanvil A. Cohn

  • The role of cell-mediated cytotoxicity in acute GVHD after MHC-matched allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in mice.

    Matthew B. Baker;Norman H. Altman;Eckhard R. Podack;Robert B. Levy

  • A central role of perforin in cytolysis

    Eckhard R. Podack;Hans Hengartner;Mathias G. Lichtenheld

  • Cytotoxic cell granule-mediated apoptosis: perforin delivers granzyme B-serglycin complexes into target cells without plasma membrane pore formation

    Sunil S Metkar;Baikun Wang;Miguel Aguilar-Santelises;Srikumar M Raja

  • Assembly of two types of tubules with putative cytolytic function by cloned natural killer cells

    Eckhard R. Podack;Gunther Dennert

  • The ninth component of complement and the pore-forming protein (perforin 1) from cytotoxic T cells: structural, immunological, and functional similarities.

    John Ding E. Young;Zanvil A. Cohn;Eckhard R. Podack

  • Serial killing by cytotoxic T lymphocytes: T cell receptor triggers degranulation, re-filling of the lytic granules and secretion of lytic proteins via a non-granule pathway.

    Sylvie Isaaz;Kristin Baetz;Kristin Olsen;Eckhard Podack

  • Cytolysis by H-2-specific T killer cells. Assembly of tubular complexes on target membranes.

    Gunther Dennert;Gunther Dennert;Eckhard R. Podack

  • Perforin, Fas ligand, and tumor necrosis factor are the major cytotoxic molecules used by lymphokine-activated killer cells.

    Richard K. Lee;Julie Spielman;Dong Yan Zhao;Kristin J. Olsen

  • Essential role of TNF receptor superfamily 25 (TNFRSF25) in the development of allergic lung inflammation

    Lei Fang;Becky Adkins;Vadim Deyev;Eckhard R. Podack

  • The molecular mechanism of lymphocyte-mediated tumor cell lysis

    Eckhard R Podack

  • Perforin is activated by a proteolytic cleavage during biosynthesis which reveals a phospholipid‐binding C2 domain

    Ruth Uellner;Marketa J. Zvelebil;Jean Hopkins;Jane Jones

  • Suppression of apoptosis in a cytotoxic T-cell line by interleukin 2-mediated gene transcription and deregulated expression of the protooncogene bcl-2

    Ge Deng;Eckhard R. Podack

  • Apoptosis of Lung Cancer Cells Caused by Some Anti-cancer Agents (MMC, CPT-11, ADM) is Inhibited by BCL-2

    Tohru Ohmori;Eckhard R. Podack;Kazuto Nishio;Minako Takahashi

  • Therapeutic Treg expansion in mice by TNFRSF25 prevents allergic lung inflammation

    Taylor H. Schreiber;Dietlinde Wolf;Matthew S. Tsai;Jackie Chirinos

  • Isolation of human S-protein, an inhibitor of the membrane attack complex of complement.

    E R Podack;H J Muller-Eberhard

  • Membrane attack by complement

    Eckhard R. Podack;Jurg Tschopp

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph D. Rosenblatt
Joseph D. Rosenblatt University of Miami
Hans Hengartner
Hans Hengartner University of Zurich
Yasunobu Yoshikai
Yasunobu Yoshikai Kyushu University
Genoveffa Franchini
Genoveffa Franchini National Institutes of Health
Hisakata Yamada
Hisakata Yamada Kyushu University
Thomas R. Malek
Thomas R. Malek University of Miami
Camillo Ricordi
Camillo Ricordi University of Miami
Kenzaburo Tani
Kenzaburo Tani University of Tokyo
Kazuto Nishio
Kazuto Nishio Kindai University

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