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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 105 600 554 354 321 520 35709
Medicine 105 6828 6420 3604 3342 522 35774

Ellen S. Vitetta publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ellen S. Vitetta between 1967 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ellen S. Vitetta published across 56 years, from 1967 to 2022, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 1979. 4 of the 531 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 1979. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 5 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 7 publications 1975: 15 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 19 publications 1978: 16 publications 1979: 25 publications 1980: 18 publications 1981: 16 publications 1982: 15 publications 1983: 19 publications 1984: 17 publications 1985: 19 publications 1986: 21 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 16 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 17 publications 1991: 18 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication
1967 2022

531 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ellen S. Vitetta: publications per year, 1967 to 2022
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 1
1969 1
1970 0
1971 2
1972 5
1973 5
1974 7
1975 15
1976 9
1977 19
1978 16
1979 25
1980 18
1981 16
1982 15
1983 19
1984 17
1985 19
1986 21
1987 12
1988 16
1989 12
1990 17
1991 18
1992 9
1993 15
1994 11
1995 11
1996 12
1997 13
1998 7
1999 5
2000 12
2001 8
2002 10
2003 9
2004 12
2005 11
2006 13
2007 6
2008 6
2009 5
2010 4
2011 8
2012 4
2013 7
2014 8
2015 1
2016 4
2017 3
2018 2
2019 3
2020 2
2021 3
2022 1
Total 531
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Ellen S. Vitetta publications per year - data summary

  • Ellen S. Vitetta, a Immunology scholar from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, has 531 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1967 to 2022.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1967 and the most recent to 2022.
  • The most productive year is 1979, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1967, 1968, 1969, 2015 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 56 years in the span carries no publications at all (1970).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.7 per year counting only the 55 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2018-2022) hold 11 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1967-1985: 210 publications (11.1 per year); 1986-2004: 230 publications (12.1 per year); 2005-2022: 91 publications (5.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Ellen S. Vitetta 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 Ellen S. Vitetta 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, 512–521 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: 520 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 41 520
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
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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Ellen S. Vitetta 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.
  • Ellen S. Vitetta, a Immunology scholar from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, records 520 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Ellen S. Vitetta, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Ellen S. Vitetta 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).

Ellen S. Vitetta 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 Ellen S. Vitetta 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, 104–105 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: 105 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 54 105
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
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Ellen S. Vitetta 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.
  • Ellen S. Vitetta, a Immunology scholar from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, records 105 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Ellen S. Vitetta, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Ellen S. Vitetta 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

  • 2007 - American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2007 - AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2002 - AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award, American Association of Immunologists
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

Overview

Ellen S. Vitetta is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine. The subfields of study prominently include Immunology, Biotechnology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology.

The main topics of their research work cover:

  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Herbal Medicine Research Studies

Recent notable publications by Ellen S. Vitetta include:

  • Mucoricin is a ricin-like toxin that is critical for the pathogenesis of mucormycosis, 2021, Nature Microbiology
  • Passive immunization with an extended half-life monoclonal antibody protects Rhesus macaques against aerosolized ricin toxin, 2020, npj Vaccines
  • Mucoricin is a Ricin-Like Toxin that is Critical for the Pathogenesis of Mucormycosis, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Endpoint and epitope-specific antibody responses as correlates of vaccine-mediated protection of mice against ricin toxin, 2020, Vaccine
  • Serum antibody profiling identifies vaccine-induced correlates of protection against aerosolized ricin toxin in rhesus macaques, 2022, npj Vaccines

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Nicholas J. Mantis
  • Greta Van Slyke
  • Dylan Ehrbar
  • Jennifer Doering
  • Oreola Donini

They have multiple publications in key venues such as:

  • npj Vaccines
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Microbiology
  • Vaccine
  • Autophagy

Ellen S. Vitetta has been recognized with several awards during their career, including:

  • AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists, 2007
  • American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2006
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
  • AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award, American Association of Immunologists, 2002
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994
  • Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 1991

Best Publications

  • Regulation of antibody isotype secretion by subsets of antigen-specific helper T cells.

    Tracy L. Stevens;Alexis Bossie;Virginia M. Sanders;Rafael Fernandez-Botran

  • HER-2 gene amplification can be acquired as breast cancer progresses.

    Songdong Meng;Debasish Tripathy;Sanjay Shete;Raheela Ashfaq

  • Increased expression of Ia antigens on resting B cells: an additional role for B-cell growth factor.

    Randolph Noelle;Peter H. Krammer;Junichi Ohara;Jonathan W. Uhr

  • T cell-derived b cell differentiation factor(s) effect on the isotype switch of murine b cells

    Peter C. Isakson;Peter C. Isakson;Ellen Pure;Ellen Pure;Ellen S. Vitetta;Ellen S. Vitetta;Peter H. Krammer

  • Redesigning nature's poisons to create anti-tumor reagents.

    ES Vitetta;RJ Fulton;RD May;M Till

  • SEROLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND FUNCTIONAL IDENTITY OF B CELL-STIMULATORY FACTOR 1 AND B CELL DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR FOR IgG1

    Ellen S. Vitetta;Junichi Ohara;Christopher D. Myers;Judith E. Layton

  • Lymphokine-mediated regulation of the proliferative response of clones of T helper 1 and T helper 2 cells.

    R. Fernandez-Botran;V. M. Sanders;T. R. Mosmann;Ellen S Vitetta

  • Cell surface immunoglobulin. II. Isolation and characterization of immunoglobulin from mouse splenic lymphocytes

    Ellen S. Vitetta;Sonia Baur;Jonathan W. Uhr

  • Up-regulation of endoglin on vascular endothelial cells in human solid tumors: implications for diagnosis and therapy.

    Francis J. Burrows;Elaine J. Derbyshire;Pier Luigi Tazzari;Peter Amlot

  • Thermal ablation of tumor cells with antibody-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Pavitra Chakravarty;Radu Marches;Neil S. Zimmerman;Austin D E Swafford

  • Immunoglobulin-receptors revisited.

    Ellen S. Vitetta;Jonathan W. Uhr

  • Phase I immunotoxin trial in patients with B-cell lymphoma.

    Ellen S. Vitetta;Marvin Stone;Peter Amlot;Joseph Fay

  • Immunotoxins: A new approach to cancer therapy

    Ellen S. Vitetta;Keith A. Krolick;Muneo Miyama-Inaba;William Cushley

  • Vascular leak syndrome: a side effect of immunotherapy.

    Roxana Baluna;Ellen S Vitetta

  • Immunotoxins: magic bullets or misguided missiles?

    Ellen S. Vitetta;Philip E. Thorpe;Jonathan W. Uhr

  • Immune reconstitution without graft-versus-host disease after haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation: a phase 1/2 study

    Isabelle André-Schmutz;Françoise Le Deist;Salima Hacein-Bey-Abina;Ellen Vitetta

  • A phase I study of an anti-CD22-deglycosylated ricin A chain immunotoxin in the treatment of B-cell lymphomas resistant to conventional therapy

    P. L. Amlot;M. J. Stone;D. Cunningham;J. Fay

  • Functional and ontogenetic analysis of murine CD45Rhi and CD45Rlo CD4+ T cells.

    William T. Lee;Xiao Ming Yin;Ellen S. Vitetta

  • Targeting Multiple Her-2 Epitopes with Monoclonal Antibodies Results in Improved Antigrowth Activity of a Human Breast Cancer Cell Line in Vitro and in Vivo

    Camelia I. Spiridon;Maria Ana Ghetie;Jonathan Uhr;Radu Marches

  • Homodimers but not monomers of Rituxan (chimeric anti-CD20) induce apoptosis in human B-lymphoma cells and synergize with a chemotherapeutic agent and an immunotoxin.

    Maria Ana Ghetie;Helen Bright;Ellen S. Vitetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan W. Uhr
Jonathan W. Uhr The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Victor Ghetie
Victor Ghetie The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
James A. Richardson
James A. Richardson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Richard G. Cook
Richard G. Cook Baylor College of Medicine
J D Capra
J D Capra The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ellen Puré
Ellen Puré University of Pennsylvania
Octavio Ramilo
Octavio Ramilo St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peter H. Krammer
Peter H. Krammer German Cancer Research Center
Nicholas J. Mantis
Nicholas J. Mantis New York State Department of Health
Philip E. Thorpe
Philip E. Thorpe The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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