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Immunology

D-Index
97
Citations
31812
World Ranking
827
National Ranking
27

Medicine

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97
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31812
World Ranking
9349
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283

Gabrielle T. Belz 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 Gabrielle T. Belz sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 337 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gabrielle T. Belz 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 Gabrielle T. Belz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Gabrielle T. Belz is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with a substantial publication record in related subfields such as immunology, surgery, molecular biology, oncology, and epidemiology. The main scientific topics covered in their work include immune cell function and interaction, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, eosinophilic esophagitis, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, immune cells in cancer, and cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

Belz has contributed extensively to biomedical literature, with frequent publications appearing in the following venues:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Nature Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Immunology and Cell Biology
  • Science Immunology

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthorship with scientists such as Nicolas Jacquelot, Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimarães, Arutha Kulasinghe, James Monkman, and Cyril Seillet.

Among their notable recent publications are:

  • Discrete tissue microenvironments instruct diversity in resident memory T cell function and plasticity, 2021, Nature Immunology
  • Blockade of the co-inhibitory molecule PD-1 unleashes ILC2-dependent antitumor immunity in melanoma, 2021, Nature Immunology
  • Increased lipid metabolism impairs NK cell function and mediates adaptation to the lymphoma environment, 2020, Blood
  • Innate lymphoid cells and cancer, 2022, Nature Immunology
  • Tertiary lymphoid structures and B lymphocytes in cancer prognosis and response to immunotherapies, 2021, OncoImmunology

These papers cover a range of important immunological topics, including tissue microenvironments influencing memory T cell diversity, the role of immune checkpoint molecules in antitumor immunity, lipid metabolism effects on natural killer cells, the interplay between innate lymphoid cells and cancer, and the prognostic significance of tertiary lymphoid structures and B lymphocytes in cancer therapy responses.

Gabrielle T. Belz was awarded the Gottschalk Medal by the Australian Academy of Science in 2008, recognizing contributions to their field.

Best Publications

  • Cross-presentation, dendritic cell subsets, and the generation of immunity to cellular antigens

    William R. Heath;Gabrielle T. Belz;Georg M. N. Behrens;Christopher M. Smith

  • Hobit and Blimp1 instruct a universal transcriptional program of tissue residency in lymphocytes.

    Laura K. Mackay;Laura K. Mackay;Martina Minnich;Natasja A. M. Kragten;Yang Liao;Yang Liao

  • Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Primary and Secondary Influenza Pneumonia

    Kirsten J Flynn;Gabrielle T Belz;John D Altman;Rafi Ahmed

  • The transcription factors Blimp-1 and IRF4 jointly control the differentiation and function of effector regulatory T cells

    Erika Cretney;Annie Xin;Annie Xin;Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Martina Minnich

  • Epidermal Viral Immunity Induced by CD8α+ Dendritic Cells But Not by Langerhans Cells

    Rhys S. Allan;Chris M. Smith;Gabrielle T. Belz;Allison L. van Lint

  • Circulating precursor CCR7(lo)PD-1(hi) CXCR5⁺ CD4⁺ T cells indicate Tfh cell activity and promote antibody responses upon antigen reexposure.

    Jing He;Louis M Tsai;Yew A Leong;Xin Jack Hu;Xin Jack Hu

  • T-box Transcription Factors Combine with the Cytokines TGF-β and IL-15 to Control Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Fate

    Laura K. Mackay;Erica Wynne-Jones;David Freestone;Daniel G. Pellicci;Daniel G. Pellicci

  • Blimp-1 Transcription Factor Is Required for the Differentiation of Effector CD8+ T Cells and Memory Responses

    Axel Kallies;Annie Xin;Annie Xin;Gabrielle T. Belz;Stephen L. Nutt

  • 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

  • The CD8α+ Dendritic Cell Is Responsible for Inducing Peripheral Self-Tolerance to Tissue-associated Antigens

    Gabrielle T. Belz;Georg M.N. Behrens;Chris M. Smith;Jacques F.A.P. Miller

  • Cognate CD4+ T cell licensing of dendritic cells in CD8+ T cell immunity

    Christopher M Smith;Nicholas S Wilson;Jason Waithman;Jose A Villadangos

  • The dominant role of CD8+ dendritic cells in cross-presentation is not dictated by antigen capture

    Petra Schnorrer;Georg M N Behrens;Nicholas S Wilson;Joanne L Pooley

  • CXCR5 + follicular cytotoxic T cells control viral infection in B cell follicles

    Yew Ann Leong;Yaping Chen;Hong Sheng Ong;Di Wu

  • Distinct migrating and nonmigrating dendritic cell populations are involved in MHC class I-restricted antigen presentation after lung infection with virus

    Gabrielle T. Belz;Christopher M. Smith;Lauren Kleinert;Patrick Reading

  • Membrane-bound Fas ligand only is essential for Fas-induced apoptosis

    Lorraine A. O Reilly;Lin Tai;Lily Lee;Elizabeth A. Kruse;Elizabeth A. Kruse

  • Most lymphoid organ dendritic cell types are phenotypically and functionally immature

    Nicholas S. Wilson;Dima El-Sukkari;Gabrielle T. Belz;Christopher M. Smith

  • Cutting edge: conventional CD8 alpha+ dendritic cells are generally involved in priming CTL immunity to viruses

    Gabrielle T. Belz;Christopher M. Smith;Daniel Eichner;Ken Shortman

  • The transcription factor IRF4 is essential for TCR affinity–mediated metabolic programming and clonal expansion of T cells

    Kevin Man;Maria Miasari;Maria Miasari;Wei Shi;Wei Shi;Annie Xin;Annie Xin

  • Transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 is essential for T cell homeostasis and self-tolerance

    Axel Kallies;Edwin D Hawkins;Gabrielle T Belz;Donald Metcalf

  • Systemic activation of dendritic cells by Toll-like receptor ligands or malaria infection impairs cross-presentation and antiviral immunity

    Nicholas S Wilson;Georg M N Behrens;Georg M N Behrens;Rachel J Lundie;Rachel J Lundie;Rachel J Lundie;Christopher M Smith;Christopher M Smith;Christopher M Smith

  • Most lymphoid organ dendritic cell types are phenotypically and functionally immature

    N.S. Wilson;J.A. Villadangos;D. El-Sukkari;G.T. Belz

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen L. Nutt
Stephen L. Nutt Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Axel Kallies
Axel Kallies University of Melbourne
William R. Heath
William R. Heath University of Melbourne
Gordon K. Smyth
Gordon K. Smyth Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Wei Shi
Wei Shi Monash University
Nicholas D. Huntington
Nicholas D. Huntington Monash University
Francis R. Carbone
Francis R. Carbone University of Melbourne
Mark J. Smyth
Mark J. Smyth QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Marc Pellegrini
Marc Pellegrini Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Peter C. Doherty
Peter C. Doherty University of Melbourne

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