2026 Graham Pawelec: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	114	414	381	18	17	751	45231
Medicine	114	4769	4474	261	252	754	45253

Overview

Graham Pawelec is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with a significant emphasis on immunology and microbiology. A substantial portion of their work lies in the subfields of immunology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, oncology, and genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several research topics including:

Influenza virus research studies
Immune cell function and interaction
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
Respiratory viral infections research
Diabetes and associated disorders
Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Graham Pawelec include:

"Aging in COVID-19: Vulnerability, immunity and intervention," 2020, Ageing Research Reviews
"Relationships Between Immune Landscapes, Genetic Subtypes and Responses to Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
"Immunology of Aging: the Birth of Inflammaging," 2021, Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
"The immune response to influenza in older humans: beyond immune senescence," 2020, Immunity & Ageing
"Lack of consensus on an aging biology paradigm? A global survey reveals an agreement to disagree, and the need for an interdisciplinary framework," 2020, Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Frequent collaborators in Graham Pawelec's research include:

David Goldeck
Ilja Demuth
Janet E. McElhaney
Chris P. Verschoor
Mark Loeb

The scientist's publications are often found in venues related to biomedical and immunological research. Some of the frequent publication venues include:

Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
Immunity & Ageing
Frontiers in Immunology
UNC Libraries
Frontiers in Aging

Graham Pawelec's body of work reflects a blend of fundamental and applied research addressing key issues in aging, immune system interactions, viral infections, and cancer immunology. The research trajectory spans over many scientific domains, underscoring an interdisciplinary approach to understanding complex medical challenges related to aging and immune function.

Best Publications

Immune evasion in cancer: Mechanistic basis and therapeutic strategies

Dass S. Vinay;Elizabeth P. Ryan;Graham Pawelec;Wamidh H. Talib

1777
Citations
Multipeptide immune response to cancer vaccine IMA901 after single-dose cyclophosphamide associates with longer patient survival

Steffen Walter;Toni Weinschenk;Arnulf Stenzl;Romuald Zdrojowy

1374
Citations
Aging in COVID-19: Vulnerability, immunity and intervention.

Yiyin Chen;Sabra L. Klein;Brian T. Garibaldi;Huifen Li

1022
Citations
Cancer classification using the Immunoscore: a worldwide task force

Jérôme Galon;Franck Pagès;Francesco M Marincola;Francesco M Marincola;Helen K Angell;Helen K Angell

961
Citations
Aging, frailty and age-related diseases

T. Fulop;A. Larbi;A. Larbi;J. M. Witkowski;J. McElhaney;J. McElhaney

805
Citations
Longitudinal Studies of Clonally Expanded CD8 T Cells Reveal a Repertoire Shrinkage Predicting Mortality and an Increased Number of Dysfunctional Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cells in the Very Elderly

Sine Reker Hadrup;Jan Strindhall;Tania Køllgaard;Tina Seremet

653
Citations
Epigenetic and immune function profiles associated with posttraumatic stress disorder

Monica Uddin;Allison E. Aiello;Derek E. Wildman;Karestan C. Koenen

585
Citations
Age and immunity: What is “immunosenescence”?

Graham Pawelec

584
Citations
Baseline Peripheral Blood Biomarkers Associated with Clinical Outcome of Advanced Melanoma Patients Treated with Ipilimumab.

Alexander Martens;Kilian Wistuba-Hamprecht;Marnix H Geukes Foppen;Jianda Yuan

576
Citations
Extrathymic T-cell differentiation in vitro

Graham Pawelec

562
Citations
T cells and aging, January 2002 update.

Graham Pawelec;Yvonne Barnett;Ros Forsey;Daniela Frasca

561
Citations
Relationships Between Immune Landscapes, Genetic Subtypes and Responses to Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer.

Emilie Picard;Chris P. Verschoor;Grace W. Ma;Graham Pawelec;Graham Pawelec

532
Citations
T cells and aging.

Graham Pawelec;Ed Remarque;Yvonne Barnett;Rafael Solana

505
Citations
Direct injection of protamine-protected mRNA: results of a phase 1/2 vaccination trial in metastatic melanoma patients.

Benjamin Weide;Steve Pascolo;Birgit Scheel;Evelyna Derhovanessian

492
Citations
Human immunosenescence : is it infectious?

Graham Pawelec;Arne Akbar;Calogero Caruso;Rafael Solana

490
Citations
A Consideration of Biomarkers to be Used for Evaluation of Inflammation in Human Nutritional Studies

P.C. Calder;N. Ahluwalia;R. Albers;N. Bosco

483
Citations
Inflammation, ageing and chronic disease

Graham Pawelec;David Goldeck;Evelyna Derhovanessian

462
Citations
An Immune Risk Phenotype, Cognitive Impairment, and Survival in Very Late Life: Impact of Allostatic Load in Swedish Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Humans

Anders Wikby;Frederick Ferguson;Rosalyn Forsey;Julie Thompson

458
Citations
Seropositivity to cytomegalovirus, inflammation, all-cause and cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the United States.

Amanda M. Simanek;Jennifer Beam Dowd;Graham Pawelec;David Melzer

451
Citations
Multiparameter flow cytometric analysis of CD4 and CD8 T cell subsets in young and old people

Sven Koch;Sven Koch;Anis Larbi;Evelyna Derhovanessian;Dennis Özcelik

437
Citations
Aging of the immune system as a prognostic factor for human longevity.

Anis Larbi;Claudio Franceschi;Dawn Mazzatti;Rafael Solana

415
Citations
Replicative senescence of T cells: does the Hayflick Limit lead to immune exhaustion?

Rita B. Effros;Graham Pawelec

414
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anis Larbi Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Tamas Fulop Université de Sherbrooke

Rafael Solana University of Córdoba

Claus Garbe University of Tübingen

Claudia A. Müller University of Tübingen

Peter Wernet Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Janet E. McElhaney Health Sciences North

Calogero Caruso University of Palermo

Erminia Mariani University of Bologna

Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna

External Links

Personal website of Graham Pawelec

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