World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 84 1352 1232 114 108 208 28965
Medicine 84 14994 14115 1376 1314 214 28938

Gordon W. Duff publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gordon W. Duff between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gordon W. Duff published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1998. 1 of the 219 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 1998. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 4 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 6 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1971 2025

219 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Gordon W. Duff: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 4
1984 1
1985 6
1986 1
1987 3
1988 9
1989 6
1990 13
1991 7
1992 7
1993 13
1994 14
1995 11
1996 10
1997 5
1998 15
1999 9
2000 13
2001 9
2002 8
2003 3
2004 7
2005 3
2006 5
2007 3
2008 9
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 4
2013 2
2014 1
2015 2
2016 0
2017 1
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 219
Download as CSV

Gordon W. Duff publications per year - data summary

  • Gordon W. Duff, a Immunology scholar from University of Sheffield, has 219 publications recorded across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1971 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1998, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1971, 1973, 1979, 1982 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 12 of the 55 years in the span carry no publications at all (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.1 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 3 publications, 1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1971-1989: 36 publications (1.9 per year); 1990-2008: 164 publications (8.6 per year); 2009-2025: 19 publications (1.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Gordon W. Duff 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 Gordon W. Duff 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, 202–211 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: 208 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
202–211 178 208
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
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
Download as CSV

Gordon W. Duff publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Gordon W. Duff, a Immunology scholar from University of Sheffield, records 208 publications - the 37th percentile of the discipline.
  • 37% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Gordon W. Duff, and about 63% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Gordon W. Duff ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Gordon W. Duff 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 Gordon W. Duff 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, 84–85 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: 84 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 84
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
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
Download as CSV

Gordon W. Duff D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Gordon W. Duff, a Immunology scholar from University of Sheffield, records 84 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Gordon W. Duff, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Gordon W. Duff ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Gordon W. Duff is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and has contributed to multiple fields related to medicine and social sciences. Their research focuses primarily on infectious diseases, with particular attention to SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, as well as COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

The main fields of study encompassed by Duff's work include Medicine and Social Sciences. Their research spans several subfields, notably Infectious Diseases, Education, General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, and Political Science and International Relations.

Key topics addressed in Duff's publications cover SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, healthcare innovation and challenges, social policy and reform studies, housing, finance and neoliberalism, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and geriatric care and nursing homes.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Duff include:

  • Marta Wanat
  • Mary Logan
  • Jennifer Hirst
  • Charles Vicary
  • Joseph Lee

The scientist's research appears in various publication venues such as:

  • Health & Social Care in the Community
  • BMJ Open
  • Administration & Society
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent papers by Duff include the following:

  • Perceptions on undertaking regular asymptomatic self-testing for COVID-19 using lateral flow tests: a qualitative study of university students and staff, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Burdensome Administration and Its Risks: Competing Logics in Policy Implementation, 2020, Administration & Society
  • Feasibility and Acceptability of Community Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing Strategies (FACTS) in a University Setting, 2021, Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Perceptions on undertaking regular asymptomatic self-testing for COVID-19 using lateral flow tests: A qualitative study of university students and staff, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Using discrete choice experiments to elicit the service preferences of people with mild intellectual disability: An exploratory study, 2021, Health & Social Care in the Community

In 2008, Duff was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Best Publications

  • Effects of a polymorphism in the human tumor necrosis factor α promoter on transcriptional activation

    Anthony G. Wilson;Julian A. Symons;Tarra L. McDowell;Hugh O. McDevitt

  • The interleukin-1 genotype as a severity factor in adult periodontal disease

    Kenneth S. Kornman;Allison Crane;Hwa-Ying Wang;Francesco S.di Giovlne

  • Single base polymorphism in the human tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) gene detectable by NcoI restriction of PCR product.

    A.G. Wilson;F.S. di Giovine;A.I.F. Blakemore;G.W. Duff

  • An allelic polymorphism within the human tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter region is strongly associated with HLA A1, B8, and DR3 alleles.

    A. G. Wilson;N. De Vries;F. Pociot;F. S. Di Giovine

  • Polymorphism in human IL-1 receptor antagonist gene intron 2 is caused by variable numbers of an 86-bp tandem repeat

    Joanna K. Tarlow;Alexandra I. F. Blakemore;Andrew Lennard;Roberto Solari

  • New perspectives on epidermal barrier dysfunction in atopic dermatitis: Gene–environment interactions

    Michael J. Cork;Michael J. Cork;Darren A. Robinson;Yiannis Vasilopoulos;Adam Ferguson

  • Dating the Origin of the CCR5-Δ32 AIDS-Resistance Allele by the Coalescence of Haplotypes

    J. Claiborne Stephens;David E. Reich;David B. Goldstein;Hyoung Doo Shin

  • Correlation of plasma interleukin 1 levels with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

    JulieA Eastgate;NigelC Wood;FrancescoS Di Giovine;JulianA Symons

  • Novel genetic association between ulcerative colitis and the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 receptor antagonist

    John C. Mansfield;Hazel Holden;Joanna K. Tarlow;Francesco S. Di Giovine

  • Single base polymorphism at −511 in the human interleukin-1β gene (IL1β)

    F.S. di Giovine;E. Takhsh;A.I.F. Blakemore;G.W. Duff

  • Interleukin 1: the first interleukin

    Francesco S di Giovine;Gordon W Duff

  • A Physical Map of the Region Encompassing the Human Interleukin-1α, Interleukin-1β, and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Genes

    Martin J.H. Nicklin;Andreas Weith;Gordon W. Duff

  • A genetic association between juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and a novel interleukin-1α polymorphism

    Tarra L. Mcdowell;Julian A. Symons;Rafal Ploski;ØYstein FØRre

  • Low prevalence of a periodontitis-associated interleukin-1 composite genotype in individuals of Chinese heritage.

    Gary C. Armitage;Yafei Wu;Hwa‐Ying Wang;Julian Sorrell

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human interleukin-1B gene affect transcription according to haplotype context

    Hongmin Chen;Leon M. Wilkins;Nazneen Aziz;Christopher Cannings

  • Evidence for an Accessory Protein Function for Toll-Like Receptor 1 in Anti-Bacterial Responses

    D. H. Wyllie;E. Kiss-Toth;A. Visintin;S. C. Smith

  • Methylation status of a single CpG site in the IL6 promoter is related to IL6 messenger RNA levels and rheumatoid arthritis

    Christoper J. Nile;Robert C. Read;Mohammed Akil;Gordon W. Duff

  • Tumour necrosis factor in synovial exudates.

    F S Di Giovine;G Nuki;G W Duff

  • Arterial inflammation in mice lacking the interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene.

    Martin J.H. Nicklin;David E. Hughes;Jenny L. Barton;Jan M. Ure

  • Interleukin–1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism as a disease severity factor in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Alexandra I. F. Blakemore;Joanna K. Tarlow;Michael J.Cork;Caroline Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth S. Kornman
Kenneth S. Kornman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sheila E. Francis
Sheila E. Francis University of Sheffield
Angela Cox
Angela Cox University of Sheffield
Nicola J. Camp
Nicola J. Camp University of Utah
Anthony G. Wilson
Anthony G. Wilson University College Dublin
Peter J. Barnes
Peter J. Barnes Imperial College London
Richard Eastell
Richard Eastell University of Sheffield
Simon Jones
Simon Jones Microsoft (United States)
Robert C. Read
Robert C. Read University of Southampton
Sabine Bailly
Sabine Bailly Grenoble Alpes University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those studying Immunology in the USA, branching into healthcare can provide diverse career opportunities. One popular path is advancing nursing credentials through various online programs designed to fit busy schedules.

Nurses aiming to enhance their expertise may consider an accelerated np program, which offers a fast-track route to becoming a nurse practitioner. This is especially beneficial for those with prior healthcare experience seeking to elevate their clinical roles swiftly.

Transitioning specialties is also a viable option. For example, many Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) pursue an fnp to acnp bridge program online, enabling them to work in acute care settings. These programs provide focused training while maintaining online flexibility.

Beginners without nursing backgrounds can start with online bsn programs for non nurses, gaining foundational knowledge needed to enter the nursing profession. Such pathways open doors to multiple advanced degree options later on.

Financial outcomes are an important consideration. Graduates with advanced degrees like the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) often see competitive compensation. Exploring data on doctor of nursing practice salary can help inform career planning and salary expectations.

Best Scientists Citing Gordon W. Duff

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles