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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 122 310 286 196 177 616 74062
Medicine 121 3548 3316 1954 1804 613 73965

George Coukos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George Coukos between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George Coukos published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 25.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 248 publications in 2023. 73 of the 967 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 248. Peak 248 publications in 2023. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 78 publications 2018: 60 publications 2019: 47 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 248 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 29 publications
1988 2025

967 publications in total across all disciplines

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George Coukos: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 4
1991 7
1992 4
1993 1
1994 4
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 5
1999 6
2000 7
2001 5
2002 3
2003 12
2004 11
2005 11
2006 16
2007 18
2008 30
2009 18
2010 19
2011 32
2012 26
2013 35
2014 23
2015 23
2016 41
2017 78
2018 60
2019 47
2020 41
2021 35
2022 22
2023 248
2024 44
2025 29
Total 967
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George Coukos 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 George Coukos 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, 612–621 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: 616 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 13 616
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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George Coukos 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 George Coukos 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, 122–123 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: 122 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 20 122
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

George Coukos is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research work spans several interconnected fields, including medicine, immunology and microbiology, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The focus extends into specialized subfields such as immunology, oncology, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and biomedical engineering.

Their contributions to scientific literature include numerous publications addressing cancer immunotherapy, immune responses, and related treatments. Key topics of research involve CAR-T cell therapy, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, immune cell function and interaction, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research.

George Coukos has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, reflected in multiple joint publications. Notable collaborators with extensive joint work include:

  • Alexandre Harari
  • Melita Irving
  • Michal Bassani-Sternberg
  • Lana E. Kandalaft
  • Denarda Dangaj Laniti

Publications often appear in journals and venues where Coukos has maintained a significant presence. Frequent publication forums include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Nature Biotechnology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications

Recent papers by George Coukos and associates reflect continued research in immunological mechanisms and cancer therapies. Examples of such publications are:

  • Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death, 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Interpretation of T cell states from single-cell transcriptomics data using reference atlases, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Disturbed mitochondrial dynamics in CD8+ TILs reinforce T cell exhaustion, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Key Parameters of Tumor Epitope Immunogenicity Revealed Through a Consortium Approach Improve Neoantigen Prediction, 2020, Cell
  • High-throughput automated organoid culture via stem-cell aggregation in microcavity arrays, 2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering

Best Publications

  • Specific recruitment of regulatory T cells in ovarian carcinoma fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival.

    Tyler J Curiel;George Coukos;Linhua Zou;Xavier Alvarez

  • Cancer immunotherapy comes of age

    Ira Mellman;George Coukos;Glenn Dranoff

  • Intratumoral T cells, recurrence, and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer.

    Lin Zhang;Jose R. Conejo-Garcia;Dionyssios Katsaros;Phyllis A. Gimotty

  • Adverse effects of immune-checkpoint inhibitors: epidemiology, management and surveillance.

    Filipe Martins;Filipe Martins;Latifyan Sofiya;Gerasimos P. Sykiotis;Faiza Lamine

  • Rethinking ovarian cancer: recommendations for improving outcomes

    Sebastian Vaughan;Jermaine I. Coward;Robert C. Bast;Andy Berchuck

  • Regulatory CD4+CD25+ T Cells in Tumors from Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Late-Stage Ovarian Cancer

    Edward Y. Woo;Christina S. Chu;Theresa J. Goletz;Katia Schlienger

  • Tumour hypoxia promotes tolerance and angiogenesis via CCL28 and T reg cells

    Andrea Facciabene;Xiaohui Peng;Ian S. Hagemann;Klara Balint

  • microRNAs exhibit high frequency genomic alterations in human cancer

    Lin Zhang;Jia Huang;Nuo Yang;Joel Greshock

  • Rethinking ovarian cancer II: Reducing mortality from high-grade serous ovarian cancer

    David D. Bowtell;David D. Bowtell;Steffen Böhm;Ahmed A. Ahmed;Paul Joseph Aspuria

  • The microRNAs miR-373 and miR-520c promote tumour invasion and metastasis

    Huang Q;Gumireddy K;Schrier M;le Sage C

  • Tumor endothelium FasL establishes a selective immune barrier promoting tolerance in tumors.

    Gregory T. Motz;Stephen P. Santoro;Li Ping Wang;Tom Garrabrant

  • Phenotype, distribution, generation, and functional and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in the human tumor environments

    Ilona Kryczek;Mousumi Banerjee;Pui Cheng;Linhua Vatan

  • T-Regulatory Cells: Key Players in Tumor Immune Escape and Angiogenesis

    Andrea Facciabene;Gregory T. Motz;George Coukos

  • Laser-capture microdissection

    Virginia Espina;Julia D Wulfkuhle;Valerie S Calvert;Amy VanMeter

  • Modulation of the antitumor immune response by complement

    Maciej M Markiewski;Robert A DeAngelis;Fabian Benencia;Fabian Benencia;Salome K Ricklin-Lichtsteiner

  • Cooperation between Constitutive and Inducible Chemokines Enables T Cell Engraftment and Immune Attack in Solid Tumors

    Denarda Dangaj;Marine Bruand;Alizée J. Grimm;Catherine Ronet

  • Dual Blockade of PD-1 and CTLA-4 Combined with Tumor Vaccine Effectively Restores T-Cell Rejection Function in Tumors

    Jaikumar Duraiswamy;Karen M. Kaluza;Gordon J. Freeman;George Coukos

  • Prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating T cells in ovarian cancer: A meta-analysis

    Wei-Ting Hwang;Sarah F. Adams;Emin Tahirovic;Ian S. Hagemann

  • Genomic and epigenetic alterations deregulate microRNA expression in human epithelial ovarian cancer

    Lin Zhang;Stefano Volinia;Tomas Bonome;George Adrian Calin

  • Deciphering and reversing tumor immune suppression.

    Greg T. Motz;George Coukos;George Coukos

Frequent Co-Authors

Lana E. Kandalaft
Lana E. Kandalaft Ludwig Cancer Research
Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang University of Pennsylvania
David Gfeller
David Gfeller University of Lausanne
Alexandre Harari
Alexandre Harari University of Lausanne
Michal Bassani-Sternberg
Michal Bassani-Sternberg Ludwig Cancer Research
Daniel J. Powell
Daniel J. Powell University of Pennsylvania
Phyllis A. Gimotty
Phyllis A. Gimotty University of Pennsylvania
Stephen C. Rubin
Stephen C. Rubin University of Pennsylvania
Dionyssios Katsaros
Dionyssios Katsaros University of Turin
Olivier Michielin
Olivier Michielin University of Lausanne

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