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Immunology

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Geoffrey L. Smith 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 Geoffrey L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 433 publications — 84th percentile

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

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

Geoffrey L. Smith 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 Geoffrey L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2011 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Geoffrey L. Smith is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, focusing on research within the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Virology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Poxvirus research and outbreaks
  • Herpesvirus infections and treatments
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research

Geoffrey L. Smith has contributed to multiple papers, including:

  • "An immunodominant NP105-113-B*07:02 cytotoxic T cell response controls viral replication and is associated with less severe COVID-19 disease," 2021, published in Nature Immunology
  • "Smallpox in the Post-Eradication Era," 2020, published in Viruses
  • "Diverse variola virus (smallpox) strains were widespread in northern Europe in the Viking Age," 2020, published in Science
  • "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Poxviridae 2023," 2023, published in Journal of General Virology
  • "Molecular mimicry of NF-κB by vaccinia virus protein enables selective inhibition of antiviral responses," 2021, published in Nature Microbiology

Frequent collaboration partners in research include:

  • Yongxu Lu
  • Jonas D. Albarnaz
  • Brian J. Ferguson
  • Alice A. Torres
  • Hongwei Ren

Geoffrey L. Smith's work has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of General Virology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Viruses
  • Cell Reports

The scientist has been recognized with awards including:

  • SPIE Fellow, awarded in 2011
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2003

Best Publications

  • Vaccinia virus: a selectable eukaryotic cloning and expression vector

    Michael Mackett;Geoffrey L. Smith;Bernard Moss

  • Enhanced immunogenicity for CD8+ T cell induction and complete protective efficacy of malaria DNA vaccination by boosting with modified vaccinia virus Ankara

    Jörg Schneider;Sarah C. Gilbert;Tom J. Blanchard;Tomas Hanke

  • General method for production and selection of infectious vaccinia virus recombinants expressing foreign genes.

    M Mackett;G L Smith;B Moss

  • Enhanced T-cell immunogenicity of plasmid DNA vaccines boosted by recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara in humans.

    Samuel J McConkey;William H H Reece;Vasee S Moorthy;Daniel Webster

  • The formation and function of extracellular enveloped vaccinia virus.

    Geoffrey L. Smith;Alain Vanderplasschen;Mansun Law

  • Influenza A virus nucleoprotein is a major target antigen for cross-reactive anti-influenza A virus cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Jonathan W. Yewdell;Jack R. Bennink;Geoffrey L. Smith;Bernard Moss

  • Vaccinia virus encodes a soluble type I interferon receptor of novel structure and broad species soecificity

    Julian A. Symons;Antonio Alcamí;Geoffrey L. Smith

  • A soluble receptor for interleukin-1β encoded by vaccinia virus: A novel mechanism of virus modulation of the host response to infection

    Antonio Alcami;Geoffrey L. Smith

  • A46R and A52R from vaccinia virus are antagonists of host IL-1 and toll-like receptor signaling

    Andrew Bowie;Endre Kiss-Toth;Julian A. Symons;Geoffrey L. Smith

  • Infectious vaccinia virus recombinants that express hepatitis B virus surface antigen

    Geoffrey L. Smith;Michael Mackett;Bernard Moss

  • Decreased virulence of recombinant vaccinia virus expression vectors is associated with a thymidine kinase-negative phenotype

    R. M. L. Buller;G. L. Smith;K. Cremer;A. L. Notkins

  • Poxvirus genomes: a phylogenetic analysis

    Caroline Gubser;Stéphane Hué;Paul Kellam;Geoffrey L. Smith

  • Memory T cells established by seasonal human influenza A infection cross-react with avian influenza A (H5N1) in healthy individuals

    Lee Ly-H.;Ha Dla.;C Simmons;C Simmons;de Jong

  • The poxvirus protein A52R targets Toll-like receptor signaling complexes to suppress host defense.

    Mary T. Harte;Ismar R. Haga;Geraldine Maloney;Pearl Gray

  • Modified vaccinia virus Ankara undergoes limited replication in human cells and lacks several immunomodulatory proteins: implications for use as a human vaccine.

    T J Blanchard;A Alcami;P Andrea;G L Smith

  • Effective Induction of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Macaques by Using a Multiepitope Gene and DNA Prime-Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Boost Vaccination Regimen

    Tomas Hanke;Rachel V. Samuel;Tom J. Blanchard;Veronica C. Neumann

  • Vaccinia virus protein A46R targets multiple Toll-like–interleukin-1 receptor adaptors and contributes to virulence

    Julianne Stack;Ismar R. Haga;Martina Schröder;Nathan W. Bartlett

  • DNA-PK is a DNA sensor for IRF-3-dependent innate immunity

    Brian J Ferguson;Daniel S Mansur;Nicholas E Peters;Hongwei Ren

  • Infectious poxvirus vectors have capacity for at least 25 000 base pairs of foreign DNA

    Geoffrey L. Smith;Bernard Moss

  • Construction and characterization of an infectious vaccinia virus recombinant that expresses the influenza hemagglutinin gene and induces resistance to influenza virus infection in hamsters.

    Geoffrey L. Smith;Brian R. Murphy;Bernard Moss

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Hollinshead
Michael Hollinshead University of Cambridge
Bernard Moss
Bernard Moss National Institutes of Health
Magdalena Plebanski
Magdalena Plebanski RMIT University
Sarah C. Gilbert
Sarah C. Gilbert University of Oxford
Antonio Alcami
Antonio Alcami Spanish National Research Council
Andrew J. McMichael
Andrew J. McMichael University of Oxford
David C. Tscharke
David C. Tscharke Australian National University
Mansun Law
Mansun Law Scripps Research Institute
Tomáš Hanke
Tomáš Hanke University of Oxford
Patrick C. Reading
Patrick C. Reading University of Melbourne

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