2026 George M. Shaw: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	141	156	145	106	98	403	83946
Medicine	141	1611	1491	940	861	403	84012

George M. Shaw 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 M. Shaw sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 403 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George M. Shaw 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 M. Shaw sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

George M. Shaw is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Virology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their main research topics focus on HIV Research and Treatment, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Recent papers authored by George M. Shaw include:

Strategies for HIV-1 vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies (2022, Nature reviews. Immunology)
T cell-inducing vaccine durably prevents mucosal SHIV infection even with lower neutralizing antibody titers (2020, Nature Medicine)
Recapitulation of HIV-1 Env-antibody coevolution in macaques leading to neutralization breadth (2020, Science)
Fab-dimerized glycan-reactive antibodies are a structural category of natural antibodies (2021, Cell)
Heightened resistance to host type 1 interferons characterizes HIV-1 at transmission and after antiretroviral therapy interruption (2021, Science Translational Medicine)

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

Beatrice H. Hahn
Barton F. Haynes
Katharine J. Bar
Bette Korber
Kevin O. Saunders

Publication venues with multiple contributions consist of bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Journal of Virology, Cell Reports, and Science Translational Medicine.

Among their professional recognitions, George M. Shaw is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2013 and also a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Viral dynamics in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection

Xiping Wei;Sajal K. Ghosh;Maria E. Taylor;Victoria A. Johnson

4345
Citations
Antibody neutralization and escape by HIV-1

Xiping Wei;Julie M. Decker;Shuyi Wang;Huxiong Hui

3173
Citations
Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes

Feng Gao;Elizabeth Bailes;David L. Robertson;Yalu Chen

2721
Citations
Virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity associated with control of viremia in primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.

P Borrow;H Lewicki;B H Hahn;G M Shaw

2536
Citations
Identification and characterization of transmitted and early founder virus envelopes in primary HIV-1 infection

Brandon F. Keele;Elena E. Giorgi;Elena E. Giorgi;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Julie M. Decker

2343
Citations
Emergence of Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Patients Receiving Fusion Inhibitor (T-20) Monotherapy

Xiping Wei;Julie M. Decker;Hongmei Liu;Zee Zhang

1976
Citations
AIDS as a Zoonosis: Scientific and Public Health Implications

Beatrice H. Hahn;George M. Shaw;Kevin M. De;Cock

1831
Citations
High levels of HIV-1 in plasma during all stages of infection determined by competitive PCR

Piatak M;Saag Ms;Yang Lc;Clark Sj

1712
Citations
Antiviral pressure exerted by HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) during primary infection demonstrated by rapid selection of CTL escape virus.

Persephone Borrow;Hanna Lewicki;Xiping Wei;Marc S. Horwitz

1593
Citations
POTENT SUPPRESSION OF HIV-1 REPLICATION IN HUMANS BY T-20, A PEPTIDE INHIBITOR OF GP41-MEDIATED VIRUS ENTRY

J M Kilby;S Hopkins;T M Venetta;B DiMassimo

1462
Citations
Chimpanzee reservoirs of pandemic and nonpandemic HIV-1.

Brandon F. Keele;Fran Van Heuverswyn;Yingying Li;Elizabeth Bailes

1372
Citations
HTLV-III infection in brains of children and adults with AIDS encephalopathy

George M. Shaw;Mary E. Harper;Beatrice H. Hahn;Leon G. Epstein

1201
Citations
Co-evolution of a broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody and founder virus

Hua-Xin Liao;Rebecca Lynch;Tongqing Zhou;Feng Gao;Feng Gao

1175
Citations
High titers of cytopathic virus in plasma of patients with symptomatic primary HIV-1 infection.

Stephen J. Clark;Michael S. Saag;W. Don Decker;Sherri Campbell-Hill

1037
Citations
Identification and characterization of conserved and variable regions in the envelope gene of HTLV-III/LAV, the retrovirus of AIDS

Bruno R. Starcich;Beatrice H. Hahn;George M. Shaw;Paul D. McNeely

1031
Citations
Genetic identity, biological phenotype, and evolutionary pathways of transmitted/founder viruses in acute and early HIV-1 infection.

Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Maria G. Salazar;Brandon F. Keele;Gerald H. Learn

992
Citations
Sensitivity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 to the Fusion Inhibitor T-20 Is Modulated by Coreceptor Specificity Defined by the V3 Loop of gp120

Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Julie M. Decker;Jeffrey N. Sfakianos;Xiaoyun Wu

920
Citations
Acute HIV-1 Infection

Myron S. Cohen;George M. Shaw;Andrew J. McMichael;Barton F. Haynes

916
Citations
Initial B-Cell Responses to Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: Virion-Binding Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Antibodies Followed by Plasma Anti-gp41 Antibodies with Ineffective Control of Initial Viremia

Georgia D. Tomaras;Nicole L. Yates;Pinghuang Liu;Li Qin

906
Citations
Molecular characterization of human T-cell leukemia (lymphotropic) virus type III in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome

George M. Shaw;Beatrice H. Hahn;Suresh K. Arya;Jerome E. Groopman

824
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Beatrice H. Hahn University of Pennsylvania

Bette T. Korber Los Alamos National Laboratory

Barton F. Haynes Duke University

Brandon F. Keele National Institutes of Health

Julie M. Decker University of Alabama at Birmingham

feng gao Duke University

Paul M. Sharp University of Edinburgh

David C. Montefiori Duke University

Gerald H. Learn University of Pennsylvania

Frederic Bibollet-Ruche University of Pennsylvania

External Links

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