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D-Index
55
Citations
12726
World Ranking
3790
National Ranking
1737

Elizabeth C. Breen 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 Elizabeth C. Breen sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 181 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elizabeth C. Breen 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 Elizabeth C. Breen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elizabeth C. Breen is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biological Psychiatry, Oncology, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including:

  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Family support in illness
  • Sleep and related disorders

Breen has contributed to a variety of frequent publication venues. These include:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Research

Among the recent papers associated with Elizabeth C. Breen are:

  • "Accelerated aging with HIV occurs at the time of initial HIV infection" (2022, iScience)
  • "Prevention of Incident and Recurrent Major Depression in Older Adults With Insomnia" (2021, JAMA Psychiatry)
  • "Depression treatment response to ketamine: sex-specific role of interleukin-8, but not other inflammatory markers" (2021, Translational Psychiatry)
  • "Elevated C-Reactive Protein and Subsequent Patient-Reported Cognitive Problems in Older Breast Cancer Survivors: The Thinking and Living With Cancer Study" (2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • "Inflammatory and immune marker trajectories from pregnancy to one-year post-birth" (2021, Cytokine)

Breen frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Michael R. Irwin
  • Judith Carroll
  • Barbara A. Cohn
  • Piera M. Cirillo
  • Lauren M. Ellman

Best Publications

  • Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph Consortium.

    Karin Ekström Smedby;Claire M. Vajdic;Michael Falster;Eric A. Engels

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training reduces loneliness and pro-inflammatory gene expression in older adults: A small randomized controlled trial

    J. David Creswell;Michael R. Irwin;Lisa J. Burklund;Matthew D. Lieberman

  • Infection with HIV is associated with elevated IL-6 levels and production.

    E C Breen;A R Rezai;K Nakajima;G N Beall

  • Inflammation and Behavioral Symptoms After Breast Cancer Treatment: Do Fatigue, Depression, and Sleep Disturbance Share a Common Underlying Mechanism?

    Julienne E. Bower;Patricia A. Ganz;Michael R. Irwin;Lorna Kwan

  • Sleep Loss Activates Cellular Inflammatory Signaling

    Michael R. Irwin;Minge Wang;Denise Ribeiro;Hyong Jin Cho

  • The effect of HAART-induced HIV suppression on circulating markers of inflammation and immune activation.

    Nikolas Itaru Wada;Lisa P. Jacobson;Joseph B. Margolick;Elizabeth Crabb Breen

  • Induction of IL-6 (B cell stimulatory factor-2/IFN-beta 2) production by HIV.

    K Nakajima;O Martínez-Maza;T Hirano;E C Breen

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy vs. Tai Chi for late life insomnia and inflammatory risk: a randomized controlled comparative efficacy trial.

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Carmen Carrillo;Nina Sadeghi

  • Sex differences in depressive and socioemotional responses to an inflammatory challenge: implications for sex differences in depression.

    Mona Moieni;Michael R Irwin;Ivana Jevtic;Richard Olmstead

  • Greater amygdala activity and dorsomedial prefrontal-amygdala coupling are associated with enhanced inflammatory responses to stress

    Keely A. Muscatell;Katarina Dedovic;George M. Slavich;Michael R. Jarcho

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Tai Chi Reverse Cellular and Genomic Markers of Inflammation in Late Life Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Michael R. Irwin;Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Elizabeth C. Breen;Elizabeth C. Breen;Tuff Witarama

  • Multisite comparison of high-sensitivity multiplex cytokine assays

    Elizabeth Crabb Breen;Sandra M. Reynolds;Christopher Cox;Lisa P. Jacobson

  • B-cell activation and lymphoma in patients with HIV.

    Otoniel Martínez-Maza;Elizabeth Crabb Breen

  • Does tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) play a role in post-chemotherapy cerebral dysfunction?

    Patricia A. Ganz;J.E. Bower;J.E. Bower;L. Kwan;S.A. Castellon

  • Sleep loss activates cellular inflammation and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) family proteins in humans

    Michael R. Irwin;Tuff Witarama;Marissa Caudill;Richard Olmstead

  • Tai Chi, Cellular Inflammation, and Transcriptome Dynamics in Breast Cancer Survivors With Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard Olmstead;Elizabeth C. Breen;Tuff Witarama

  • B-Cell Stimulatory Cytokines and Markers of Immune Activation Are Elevated Several Years Prior to the Diagnosis of Systemic AIDS–Associated Non-Hodgkin B-Cell Lymphoma

    Elizabeth Crabb Breen;Shehnaz K. Hussain;Larry Magpantay;Lisa P. Jacobson

  • Exposure to an inflammatory challenge enhances neural sensitivity to negative and positive social feedback.

    Keely A. Muscatell;Mona Moieni;Tristen K. Inagaki;Janine M. Dutcher

  • The role of the ventral striatum in inflammatory-induced approach toward support figures

    Tristen K. Inagaki;Keely A. Muscatell;Michael R. Irwin;Mona Moieni

  • Effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on biomarkers of B-lymphocyte activation and inflammation.

    Deborah L. Regidor;Roger Detels;Elizabeth C. Breen;Daniel P. Widney

  • The association between pro-inflammatory cytokines, regional cerebral metabolism, and cognitive complaints following adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer

    K. L. Pomykala;P. A. Ganz;J. E. Bower;J. E. Bower;J. E. Bower;L. Kwan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Irwin
Michael R. Irwin University of California, Los Angeles
Otoniel Martínez-Maza
Otoniel Martínez-Maza University of California, Los Angeles
Richard G. Olmstead
Richard G. Olmstead University of Washington
Naomi I. Eisenberger
Naomi I. Eisenberger University of California, Los Angeles
Roger Detels
Roger Detels University of California, Los Angeles
Lisa P. Jacobson
Lisa P. Jacobson Johns Hopkins University
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles
Steve W. Cole
Steve W. Cole University of California, Los Angeles
Jay H. Bream
Jay H. Bream Johns Hopkins University
Richard F. Ambinder
Richard F. Ambinder Johns Hopkins University

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