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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 66 2348 2148 958 851 135 23589

Fayyaz S. Sutterwala publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fayyaz S. Sutterwala between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fayyaz S. Sutterwala published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2016. 6 of the 145 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2016. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

145 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fayyaz S. Sutterwala: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 3
2006 5
2007 5
2008 7
2009 11
2010 11
2011 2
2012 10
2013 11
2014 13
2015 9
2016 15
2017 6
2018 5
2019 4
2020 1
2021 3
2022 3
2023 2
2024 6
2025 5
2026 1
Total 145
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Fayyaz S. Sutterwala publications per year - data summary

  • Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, a Microbiology scholar from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, has 145 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1998, 1999, 2001, 2020 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.4 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 17 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2006: 15 publications (1.4 per year); 2007-2017: 100 publications (9.1 per year); 2018-2026: 30 publications (3.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Fayyaz S. Sutterwala publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fayyaz S. Sutterwala sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 135–144 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 135 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288 135
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Fayyaz S. Sutterwala publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, a Microbiology scholar from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, records 135 publications - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Fayyaz S. Sutterwala ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 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 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Fayyaz S. Sutterwala D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fayyaz S. Sutterwala sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124 66
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Fayyaz S. Sutterwala D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, a Microbiology scholar from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, records 66 D-Index - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Fayyaz S. Sutterwala ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Fayyaz S. Sutterwala is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and parasitology.

The main areas of research Sutterwala has contributed to include inflammasome and immune disorders, interferon and immune responses, heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide, leptospirosis research and findings, autophagy in disease and therapy, urticaria and related conditions, and viral infections and vectors.

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Sutterwala include:

  • Recruitment of pro-IL-1α to mitochondrial cardiolipin, via shared LC3 binding domain, inhibits mitophagy and drives maximal NLRP3 activation (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Regulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by autophagy and mitophagy (2024, Immunological Reviews)
  • L-plastin enhances NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis (2022, Cell Reports)
  • A genome-wide screen uncovers multiple roles for mitochondrial nucleoside diphosphate kinase D in inflammasome activation (2021, Science Signaling)
  • NLRP12-expressing dendritic cells mediate both dissemination of infection and adaptive immune responses in visceral leishmaniasis (2023, iScience)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Sutterwala include:

  • Suzanne L. Cassel
  • Suman Gupta
  • Jargalsaikhan Dagvadorj
  • James Matsunaga
  • David A. Haake

Sutterwala has published multiple works in several scientific journals, with recurrent contributions to:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Immunological Reviews
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell Reports

The scientist's research contributes to the understanding of inflammasome activation mechanisms, immune regulation by autophagy and mitophagy, and the molecular pathways involved in infectious disease responses. This body of work intersects molecular biology and immunology, providing insights into the cellular processes driving inflammation and immune-mediated diseases.

Best Publications

  • Crucial role for the Nalp3 inflammasome in the immunostimulatory properties of aluminium adjuvants.

    Stephanie C. Eisenbarth;Oscar R. Colegio;William O’Connor;Fayyaz S. Sutterwala

  • TLR11 Activation of Dendritic Cells by a Protozoan Profilin-Like Protein

    Felix Yarovinsky;Dekai Zhang;John F. Andersen;Gerard L. Bannenberg

  • Critical role for NALP3/CIAS1/cryopyrin in innate and adaptive immunity through its regulation of caspase-1

    Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Yasunori Ogura;Marian Szczepanik;Marian Szczepanik;Maria Lara-Tejero

  • The Nalp3 inflammasome is essential for the development of silicosis

    Suzanne L. Cassel;Stephanie C. Eisenbarth;Shankar S. Iyer;Jeffrey J. Sadler

  • Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Is Required for Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation

    Shankar S. Iyer;Qiong He;John R. Janczy;Eric I. Elliott

  • Initiation and perpetuation of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and assembly

    Eric I. Elliott;Fayyaz S. Sutterwala

  • Mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

    Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Stefanie Haasken;Suzanne L. Cassel

  • Necrotic cells trigger a sterile inflammatory response through the Nlrp3 inflammasome

    Shankar S. Iyer;Wilco P. Pulskens;Jeffrey J. Sadler;Loes M. Butter

  • Immune recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediated by the IPAF/NLRC4 inflammasome

    Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Lilia A. Mijares;Li Li;Yasunori Ogura

  • Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice is dependent on Tlr9 and the Nalp3 inflammasome

    Avlin B. Imaeda;Azuma Watanabe;Muhammad A. Sohail;Shamail Mahmood

  • The Inflammasome: First Line of the Immune Response to Cell Stress

    Yasunori Ogura;Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Richard A. Flavell

  • Cutting Edge: Caspase-1 Independent IL-1β Production Is Critical for Host Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Does Not Require TLR Signaling In Vivo

    Katrin D. Mayer-Barber;Daniel L. Barber;Kevin Shenderov;Sandra D. White

  • Transforming growth factor-beta controls T helper type 1 cell development through regulation of natural killer cell interferon-gamma.

    Yasmina Laouar;Fayyaz S Sutterwala;Leonid Gorelik;Leonid Gorelik;Richard A Flavell;Richard A Flavell

  • Expression of Interleukin-10 in Intestinal Lymphocytes Detected by an Interleukin-10 Reporter Knockin tiger Mouse

    Masahito Kamanaka;Sean T. Kim;Yisong Y. Wan;Fayyaz S. Sutterwala

  • Selective Suppression of Interleukin-12 Induction after Macrophage Receptor Ligation

    Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Gary J. Noel;Raphael Clynes;David M. Mosser

  • Role of the caspase-1 inflammasome in Salmonella typhimurium pathogenesis

    Maria Lara-Tejero;Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Yasunori Ogura;Ethan P. Grant

  • Reversal of Proinflammatory Responses by Ligating the Macrophage Fcγ Receptor Type I

    Fayyaz S. Sutterwala;Gary J. Noel;Padmini Salgame;David M. Mosser

  • Obesity and cancer: inflammation bridges the two

    Ryan Kolb;Fayyaz S Sutterwala;Weizhou Zhang

  • TRPM2 links oxidative stress to NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

    Zhenyu Zhong;Yougang Zhai;Shuang Liang;Yasuo Mori

  • Malarial Hemozoin Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome through Lyn and Syk Kinases

    Marina Tiemi Shio;Stephanie C. Eisenbarth;Myriam Savaria;Adrien F. Vinet

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Mary E. Wilson
Mary E. Wilson University of California, San Francisco
David K. Meyerholz
David K. Meyerholz University of Iowa
Alan Sher
Alan Sher National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
William M. Nauseef
William M. Nauseef University of Iowa
John Bertin
John Bertin GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Bradley D. Jones
Bradley D. Jones University of Iowa
Jorge E. Galán
Jorge E. Galán Yale University
Eran Elinav
Eran Elinav Weizmann Institute of Science

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