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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 99 752 690 428 386 447 35712
Medicine 100 8217 7726 4257 3943 473 41561

George F. Murphy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George F. Murphy between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George F. Murphy published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2014. 4 of the 488 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2014. 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 15 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 15 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 10 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1973 2025

488 publications in total across all disciplines

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George F. Murphy: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 2
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 3
1980 6
1981 9
1982 9
1983 15
1984 7
1985 15
1986 11
1987 15
1988 6
1989 7
1990 12
1991 16
1992 5
1993 18
1994 4
1995 8
1996 9
1997 10
1998 6
1999 7
2000 7
2001 2
2002 4
2003 12
2004 8
2005 5
2006 5
2007 7
2008 12
2009 13
2010 12
2011 16
2012 15
2013 20
2014 32
2015 29
2016 19
2017 9
2018 13
2019 9
2020 10
2021 13
2022 1
2023 10
2024 3
2025 1
Total 488
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George F. Murphy 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 F. Murphy 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, 442–451 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: 447 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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 31 447
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
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 F. Murphy 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 F. Murphy 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, 98–99 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: 99 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 99
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
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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Overview

George F. Murphy is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on immunology, with significant contributions spanning immunology and microbiology, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work also intersects with subfields including immunology, oncology, dermatology, genetics, and molecular biology.

Murphy's recent scholarly output includes several papers published in prominent journals. These works explore various aspects of immune regulation, tolerance, and dysfunction. Notable publications include:

  • PD-1 restraint of regulatory T cell suppressive activity is critical for immune tolerance (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
  • Autoreactive CD8+ T cells are restrained by an exhaustion-like program that is maintained by LAG3 (2022, Nature Immunology)
  • Regulatory T-cell dysfunction and cutaneous exposure to Staphylococcus aureus underlie eczema in DOCK8 deficiency (2024, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
  • Human skin rejuvenation via mRNA (2024, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • S. aureus exposure during cutaneous antigen sensitization causes basophil- and interleukin-4-dependent exaggerated food anaphylaxis (2025, Immunity)

The scientist's frequent co-authors include Qianxia Zhang, Christine G. Lian, Dario A.A. Vignali, Mrinmoy Das, and Brian Woods, each of whom has collaborated with Murphy on multiple research projects.

Murphy has published across several renowned venues, reflecting the varied scope of their research interests. These publication venues are:

  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Nature Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Immunity

The core research topics encompassed in Murphy's work include:

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

The research covers in-depth investigation into immune cell regulation, including the roles of regulatory T cells and exhaustion-like programs in restraining autoreactivity. There is also a notable focus on skin-related immune responses, such as eczema linked to genetic deficiencies and skin rejuvenation via mRNA technologies. Murphy's work also extends into cancer immunotherapy and mechanisms underlying immune tolerance and dysfunction.

Best Publications

  • Dissecting the multicellular ecosystem of metastatic melanoma by single-cell RNA-seq

    Itay Tirosh;Benjamin Izar;Benjamin Izar;Sanjay M. Prakadan;Marc H. Wadsworth

  • Identification of cells initiating human melanomas

    Tobias Schatton;George F. Murphy;Natasha Y. Frank;Kazuhiro Yamaura

  • Synthesis and characterization of a model extracellular matrix that induces partial regeneration of adult mammalian skin.

    I. V. Yannas;Edward Y. Lee;Dennis Paul Orgill;E. M. Skrabut

  • BRAF inhibition is associated with enhanced melanoma antigen expression and a more favorable tumor microenvironment in patients with metastatic melanoma

    Dennie Tompers Frederick;Adriano Piris;Alexandria P. Cogdill;Zachary A. Cooper

  • Loss of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Is an Epigenetic Hallmark of Melanoma

    Christine Guo Lian;Yufei Xu;Craig Ceol;Craig Ceol;Feizhen Wu

  • Human dermal mast cells contain and release tumor necrosis factor alpha, which induces endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule 1.

    Laurence J. Walsh;Giorgio Trinchieri;Heidi A. Waldorf;Diana Whitaker

  • Regulation of Langerhans cell function by nerves containing calcitonin gene-related peptide

    J Hosoi;G F Murphy;C L Egan;E A Lerner

  • Melanoma cell-intrinsic PD-1 receptor functions promote tumor growth

    Sonja Kleffel;Christian Posch;Steven R Barthel;Hansgeorg Mueller;Hansgeorg Mueller

  • Interleukin-22 protects intestinal stem cells from immune-mediated tissue damage and regulates sensitivity to graft versus host disease.

    Alan M. Hanash;Jarrod A. Dudakov;Guoqiang Hua;Margaret H. O’Connor

  • Bevacizumab plus Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma

    F. Stephen Hodi;Donald Lawrence;Cecilia Lezcano;Xinqi Wu

  • Increased GVHD-related mortality with broad-spectrum antibiotic use after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in human patients and mice

    Yusuke Shono;Melissa D. Docampo;Jonathan U. Peled;Jonathan U. Peled;Suelen M. Perobelli

  • The Human Tumor Atlas Network: Charting Tumor Transitions Across Space and Time at Single-Cell Resolution

    Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Philipp Oberdoerffer;Tal Nawy

  • Targeted Disruption of the Pemphigus Vulgaris Antigen (Desmoglein 3) Gene in Mice Causes Loss of Keratinocyte Cell Adhesion with a Phenotype Similar to Pemphigus Vulgaris

    Peter J. Koch;M G. Mahoney;Hiroyasu Ishikawa;Leena Pulkkinen

  • Glucose-regulated phosphorylation of TET2 by AMPK reveals a pathway linking diabetes to cancer

    Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Hu;Di Hu;Hao Chen;Hao Chen;Guoming Shi;Guoming Shi

  • Effects of α-hydroxy acids on photoaged skin: Apilot clinical, histologic, and ultrastructural study

    Chérie M. Ditre;Thomas D. Griffin;George F. Murphy;Hirohiko Sueki

  • Evaluation of American Joint Committee on Cancer, International Union Against Cancer, and Brigham and Women's Hospital Tumor Staging for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Pritesh S. Karia;Anokhi Jambusaria-Pahlajani;David P. Harrington;George F. Murphy

  • Treatment of systemic sclerosis with extracorporeal photochemotherapy. Results of a multicenter trial.

    Alain H. Rook;Bruce Freundlich;Brian V. Jegasothy;Maritza I. Perez

  • Resident Memory T Cells (TRM) Are Abundant in Human Lung: Diversity, Function, and Antigen Specificity

    Rahul Purwar;James Campbell;George Murphy;William G. Richards

  • Degranulation of human mast cells induces an endothelial antigen central to leukocyte adhesion

    Lynn M. Klein;Robert M. Lavker;Wendy L. Matis;George F. Murphy

  • Modulation of T-Cell Activation by Malignant Melanoma Initiating Cells

    Tobias Schatton;Ute Schütte;Natasha Y. Frank;Qian Zhan

  • Melanosomes are a primary target of Q-switched ruby laser irradiation in guinea pig skin.

    Luigi L. Polla;Randall J. Margolis;Jeffrey S. Dover;Diana Whitaker

  • Dissecting the multicellular ecosystem of metastatic melanoma by single-cell RNA-seq

    I. Tirosh;B. Izar;D. Treacy;J. J. Trombetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin C. Mihm
Martin C. Mihm Brigham and Women's Hospital
Marcel R.M. van den Brink
Marcel R.M. van den Brink Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chen Liu
Chen Liu Yale University
Robert Korngold
Robert Korngold Hackensack University Medical Center
Thomas S. Kupper
Thomas S. Kupper Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert R. Jenq
Robert R. Jenq The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dennis P. Orgill
Dennis P. Orgill Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diana Whitaker-Menezes
Diana Whitaker-Menezes Thomas Jefferson University
Atul K. Bhan
Atul K. Bhan Harvard University
Steven M. Albelda
Steven M. Albelda University of Pennsylvania

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