2026 Eric Vivier: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	129	242	223	5	5	516	70239
Medicine	130	2473	2304	65	60	523	70519

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in France Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in France Leader Award
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Eric Vivier is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has an extensive publication record within the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their research outputs, totaling over 160 publications in immunology, focus on various subfields including Immunology, Oncology, Surgery, Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Biology. Key topics frequently addressed include Immune Cell Function and Interaction, CAR-T cell therapy research, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Among their recent papers are significant works published between 2020 and 2024, including:

Association of COVID-19 inflammation with activation of the C5a-C5aR1 axis, 2020, Nature
Tumor-Infiltrating Natural Killer Cells, 2020, Cancer Discovery
Natural killer cell therapies, 2024, Nature
SnapShot: Natural Killer Cells, 2020, Cell
Blockade of the co-inhibitory molecule PD-1 unleashes ILC2-dependent antitumor immunity in melanoma, 2021, Nature Immunology

Frequent publication venues for Eric Vivier include:

Nature
Cellular and Molecular Immunology
Blood
Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
SSRN Electronic Journal

Coauthorship patterns indicate collaborations with several researchers, notably:

Yannis Morel
Olivier Demaria
Émilie Narni-Mancinelli
Ariane Morel
Romain Remark

Eric Vivier has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting a formal acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Functions of natural killer cells

Eric Vivier;Elena Tomasello;Elena Tomasello;Myriam Baratin;Myriam Baratin;Thierry Walzer;Thierry Walzer

4550
Citations
Innate or Adaptive Immunity? The Example of Natural Killer Cells

Eric Vivier;David H. Raulet;Alessandro Moretta;Michael A. Caligiuri

3266
Citations
Innate lymphoid cells--a proposal for uniform nomenclature.

Hergen Spits;David Artis;Marco Colonna;Andreas Diefenbach

2739
Citations
The intestinal microbiota modulates the anticancer immune effects of cyclophosphamide

Sophie Viaud;Sophie Viaud;Fabiana Saccheri;Grégoire Mignot;Takahiro Yamazaki

2187
Citations
Innate Lymphoid Cells: 10 Years On.

Eric Vivier;David Artis;Marco Colonna;Andreas Diefenbach

2037
Citations
Human NK Cell Education by Inhibitory Receptors for MHC Class I

Nicolas Anfossi;Pascale André;Sophie Guia;Sophie Guia;Christine S Falk

1454
Citations
TLR3 deficiency in patients with herpes simplex encephalitis.

Shen Ying Zhang;Shen Ying Zhang;Emmanuelle Jouanguy;Emmanuelle Jouanguy;Sophie Ugolini;Asma Smahi

1319
Citations
CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells inhibit natural killer cell functions in a transforming growth factor–β–dependent manner

Francois Ghiringhelli;Cédric Ménard;Magali Terme;Caroline Flament

1208
Citations
Anti-NKG2A mAb Is a Checkpoint Inhibitor that Promotes Anti-tumor Immunity by Unleashing Both T and NK Cells

Pascale André;Caroline Denis;Caroline Soulas;Clarisse Bourbon-Caillet

1138
Citations
Targeting natural killer cells and natural killer T cells in cancer.

Eric Vivier;Sophie Ugolini;Didier Blaise;Christian Chabannon

1045
Citations
Natural killer cells and other innate lymphoid cells in cancer.

Laura Chiossone;Pierre-Yves Dumas;Margaux Vienne;Eric Vivier

947
Citations
Natural killer cell signaling pathways.

Eric Vivier;Jacques A. Nunès;Frédéric Vély

935
Citations
Harnessing innate immunity in cancer therapy.

Olivier Demaria;Stéphanie Cornen;Marc Daëron;Marc Daëron;Yannis Morel

894
Citations
The B7 family member B7-H6 is a tumor cell ligand for the activating natural killer cell receptor NKp30 in humans

Cameron S. Brandt;Myriam Baratin;Myriam Baratin;Eugene C Yi;Jacob Kennedy

845
Citations
Natural-killer cells and dendritic cells: “l'union fait la force”

Thierry Walzer;Marc Dalod;Marc Dalod;Scott H. Robbins;Scott H. Robbins;Laurence Zitvogel;Laurence Zitvogel

842
Citations
Maturation of mouse NK cells is a 4-stage developmental program.

Laura Chiossone;Julie Chaix;Julie Chaix;Nicolas Fuseri;Claude Roth

733
Citations
The trafficking of natural killer cells

Claude Grégoire;Lionel Chasson;Lionel Chasson;Carmelo Luci;Carmelo Luci;Elena Tomasello;Elena Tomasello

723
Citations
Novel insights into the relationships between dendritic cell subsets in human and mouse revealed by genome-wide expression profiling

Scott H Robbins;Thierry Walzer;Thierry Walzer;Doulaye Dembélé;Christelle Thibault

638
Citations
Influence of the transcription factor RORgammat on the development of NKp46+ cell populations in gut and skin.

Carmelo Luci;Ana Reynders;Ivaylo I Ivanov;Celine Cognet

635
Citations
Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cells

Yulong Gao;Yulong Gao;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Tobias Bald;Susanna S Ng;Susanna S Ng

632
Citations
Selective associations with signaling proteins determine stimulatory versus costimulatory activity of NKG2D

Andreas Diefenbach;Elena Tomasello;Mathias Lucas;Amanda M. Jamieson

578
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sophie Ugolini Inserm

Elena Tomasello Aix-Marseille University

Thierry Walzer Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Marc Dalod Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy

Laurent Abel Université Paris Cité

Nicholas D. Huntington Monash University

Alessandro Moretta University of Genoa

Laurence Zitvogel University of Paris-Saclay

Bernard Malissen Aix-Marseille University

Gabrielle T. Belz University of Queensland

External Links

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