2026 Ed C. Lavelle: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	67	2650	2440	9	9	174	20209

Ed C. Lavelle 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 Ed C. Lavelle sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 174 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ed C. Lavelle 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 Ed C. Lavelle sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ed C. Lavelle is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and focuses on research primarily within the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their work has contributed to various subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Epidemiology.

They have been involved in the publication of multiple scientific papers, with notable recent contributions such as:

Mucosal vaccines - fortifying the frontiers, 2021, Nature reviews. Immunology
Mitochondrial arginase-2 is essential for IL-10 metabolic reprogramming of inflammatory macrophages, 2021, Nature Communications
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Limits Host Glycolysis and IL-1β by Restriction of PFK-M via MicroRNA-21, 2020, Cell Reports
Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 disease by controlled modulation of innate immunity, 2020, European Journal of Immunology
Modulation of immune responses using adjuvants to facilitate therapeutic vaccination, 2020, Immunological Reviews

Lavelle has co-authored with multiple frequent collaborators including Ross W. Ward, Natalia Muñoz-Wolf, Aoife L. Gorman, Roisin I. Lynch, and Filipa Lebre. These collaborations have supported their contributions to the scientific community.

Their research has been disseminated in a range of publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature reviews. Immunology
Nature Communications
European Journal of Immunology
Current Opinion in Immunology

Key topics evident in Lavelle's body of work include:

Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Immune responses and vaccinations
Immune Response and Inflammation
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Immune cells in cancer
Inflammasome and immune disorders
Immune Cell Function and Interaction

The scope of their research broadly addresses the dynamics of immune responses, vaccinations, and inflammation, with an emphasis on understanding mechanisms relevant to infectious diseases and cancer.

Best Publications

Interleukin-1 and IL-23 induce innate IL-17 production from gammadelta T cells, amplifying Th17 responses and autoimmunity.

Caroline E. Sutton;Stephen J. Lalor;Cheryl M. Sweeney;Corinna F. Brereton

1856
Citations
Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by islet amyloid polypeptide provides a mechanism for enhanced IL-1β in type 2 diabetes

Seth L Masters;Aisling Dunne;Shoba L Subramanian;Rebecca L Hull

1468
Citations
A crucial role for interleukin (IL)-1 in the induction of IL-17–producing T cells that mediate autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Caroline Sutton;Corinna Brereton;Brian Keogh;Kingston H.G. Mills

1290
Citations
Autophagy Controls IL-1β Secretion by Targeting Pro-IL-1β for Degradation

James Harris;Michelle L Hartman;Caitrionna Jane Roche;Shijuan Grace Zeng

926
Citations
Suppression of Interleukin-33 Bioactivity through Proteolysis by Apoptotic Caspases

Alexander U. Lüthi;Sean P. Cullen;Edel A. McNeela;Patrick J. Duriez

812
Citations
Mucosal vaccines - fortifying the frontiers.

Ed C. Lavelle;Ross W. Ward

665
Citations
Uptake of particulate vaccine adjuvants by dendritic cells activates the NALP3 inflammasome

Fiona A Sharp;Darren Thomas Ruane;Benjamin Claass;Emma Creagh

659
Citations
The Vaccine Adjuvant Chitosan Promotes Cellular Immunity via DNA Sensor cGAS-STING-Dependent Induction of Type I Interferons

Elizabeth C. Carroll;Lei Jin;Andres Mori;Natalia Muñoz-Wolf

597
Citations
TLR4 mediates vaccine-induced protective cellular immunity to Bordetella pertussis: role of IL-17-producing T cells.

Sarah C. Higgins;Andrew G. Jarnicki;Ed C. Lavelle;Kingston H. G. Mills

505
Citations
NLRP3 has a protective role in age-related macular degeneration through the induction of IL-18 by drusen components

Sarah L. Doyle;Matthew Campbell;Ema Ozaki;Robert G. Salomon

481
Citations
Pneumolysin Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promotes Proinflammatory Cytokines Independently of TLR4

Edel A. McNeela;Áine Burke;Daniel R. Neill;Cathy Baxter

414
Citations
Relative Contribution of Th1 and Th17 Cells in Adaptive Immunity to Bordetella pertussis: Towards the Rational Design of an Improved Acellular Pertussis Vaccine

Pádraig J. Ross;Caroline E. Sutton;Sarah Higgins;Aideen C. Allen

380
Citations
Toll-Like Receptor 4-Mediated Innate IL-10 Activates Antigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells and Confers Resistance to Bordetella pertussis by Inhibiting Inflammatory Pathology

Sarah C. Higgins;Ed C. Lavelle;Chantelle McCann;Brian Keogh

349
Citations
Granzyme B-Dependent Proteolysis Acts as a Switch to Enhance the Proinflammatory Activity of IL-1α

Inna S. Afonina;Graham A. Tynan;Susan E. Logue;Sean P. Cullen

336
Citations
The role of TLRs, NLRs, and RLRs in mucosal innate immunity and homeostasis.

E C Lavelle;C Murphy;L A J O’Neill;E M Creagh

320
Citations
Fas/CD95-Induced Chemokines Can Serve as “Find-Me” Signals for Apoptotic Cells

Sean P. Cullen;Conor M. Henry;Conor J. Kearney;Susan E. Logue

261
Citations
Trends in vaccine adjuvants.

Virgil E J C Schijns;Ed C Lavelle

261
Citations
Immunomodulatory properties of chitosan polymers

Hannah B.T. Moran;Joanna L. Turley;Mats Andersson;Ed C. Lavelle

245
Citations
Immunomodulatory properties of the vaccine adjuvant alum.

Ewa Oleszycka;Ed C Lavelle

233
Citations
The shape and size of hydroxyapatite particles dictate inflammatory responses following implantation.

Filipa Lebre;Rukmani Sridharan;Michael J Sawkins;Michael J Sawkins;Daniel J Kelly;Daniel J Kelly

223
Citations
Attenuating Regulatory T Cell Induction by TLR Agonists through Inhibition of p38 MAPK Signaling in Dendritic Cells Enhances Their Efficacy as Vaccine Adjuvants and Cancer Immunotherapeutics

Andrew G. Jarnicki;Helen Conroy;Corinna Brereton;Graham Donnelly

199
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kingston H. G. Mills Trinity College Dublin

Derek O'hagan GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

James S. Harris Stanford University

S.S. Davis University of Nottingham

Seamus J. Martin Trinity College Dublin

Luke A. J. O'Neill Trinity College Dublin

Katherine A. Fitzgerald University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

George Grant University of Aberdeen

Paul F. Kenna Trinity College Dublin

Fergal J. O'Brien Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

External Links

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