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D-Index
57
Citations
8921
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3652
National Ranking
1685

Gregory T. Spear 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 Gregory T. Spear sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 142 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gregory T. Spear 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 Gregory T. Spear sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gregory T. Spear is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Health Professions, with a focus on specialized subfields including Microbiology, Rheumatology, and General Health Professions.

Their key research topics include reproductive tract infections research, pelvic floor disorders treatments, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health. These topics have been consistently explored across multiple publications.

Spear's recent research output includes the paper titled Obesity is associated with lower bacterial vaginosis prevalence in menopausal but not pre-menopausal women in a retrospective analysis of the Women's Interagency HIV Study, published in 2021 in the journal PLoS ONE. This publication has been cited multiple times, reflecting engagement with this work within the scientific community.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Spear include:

  • Elizabeth Daubert
  • Kathleen M. Weber
  • Audrey L. French
  • Dominika Seidman
  • Katherine G. Michel

Spear's work has been published notably in the venue PLoS ONE, indicating a concentration in journals that address multidisciplinary biomedical research.

Best Publications

  • Female Genital-Tract HIV Load Correlates Inversely with Lactobacillus Species but Positively with Bacterial Vaginosis and Mycoplasma hominis

    Beverly E. Sha;M. Reza Zariffard;Qiong J. Wang;Hua Y. Chen

  • Free Glycogen in Vaginal Fluids Is Associated with Lactobacillus Colonization and Low Vaginal pH

    Paria Mirmonsef;Anna L. Hotton;Douglas Gilbert;Derick Burgad

  • Role of Virion-associated Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked Proteins CD55 and CD59 in Complement Resistance of Cell Line-derived and Primary Isolates of HIV-1

    Mohammed Saifuddin;Charles J. Parker;Mark E. Peeples;Miroslaw K. Gorny

  • Membrane proteins specified by herpes simplex viruses. V. Identification of an Fc-binding glycoprotein

    Unknown

  • Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 incorporates both glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored CD55 and CD59 and integral membrane CD46 at levels that protect from complement-mediated destruction.

    Mohammed Saifuddin;Tarlan Hedayati;John P. Atkinson;Mark H. Holguin

  • Human α-amylase Present in Lower-Genital-Tract Mucosal Fluid Processes Glycogen to Support Vaginal Colonization by Lactobacillus

    Gregory T. Spear;Audrey L. French;Douglas Gilbert;M. Reza Zariffard

  • Host cell-derived complement control proteins CD55 and CD59 are incorporated into the virions of two unrelated enveloped viruses. Human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV).

    Gregory T. Spear;Nell S. Lurain;Charles J. Parker;Mahmood Ghassemi

  • Utility of Amsel criteria, Nugent score, and quantitative PCR for Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, and Lactobacillus spp. for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.

    Beverly E. Sha;Hua Y. Chen;Qiong J. Wang;M. Reza Zariffard

  • Neuroleukin: a lymphokine product of lectin-stimulated T cells.

    Mark E. Gurney;Brian R. Apatoff;Gregory T. Spear;Mark J. Baumel

  • Mannose binding lectin (MBL) and HIV.

    Xin Ji;Henry Gewurz;Gregory T. Spear

  • Interaction of mannose-binding lectin with primary isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1.

    Mohammed Saifuddin;Melanie L. Hart;Henry Gewurz;Yonghong Zhang

  • Short‐Chain Fatty Acids Induce Pro‐Inflammatory Cytokine Production Alone and in Combination with Toll‐Like Receptor Ligands

    Paria Mirmonsef;Mohammad R. Zariffard;Douglas Gilbert;Hadijat Makinde

  • The effects of commensal bacteria on innate immune responses in the female genital tract.

    Paria Mirmonsef;Douglas Gilbert;Mohammad R. Zariffard;Bruce R. Hamaker

  • Detection of bacterial vaginosis-related organisms by real-time PCR for Lactobacilli, Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis

    M.Reza Zariffard;Mohammed Saifuddin;Beverly E Sha;Gregory T Spear

  • Comparison of the Diversity of the Vaginal Microbiota in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women with or without Bacterial Vaginosis

    Gregory T. Spear;Masoumeh Sikaroodi;M. Reza Zariffard;Alan L. Landay

  • Mannose-binding lectin binds to Ebola and Marburg envelope glycoproteins, resulting in blocking of virus interaction with DC-SIGN and complement-mediated virus neutralization.

    Xin Ji;Gene G. Olinger;Sheena Aris;Ying Chen

  • Activation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Expression by Gardnerella vaginalis

    Farhad B. Hashemi;Mahmood Ghassemi;Kenneth A. Roebuck;Gregory T. Spear

  • Characterization of Viral Dynamics in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients Treated with Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: Relationships to Host Factors, Cellular Restoration, and Virologic End Points

    Hulin Wu;Daniel R. Kuritzkes;Daniel R. McClernon;Harold Kessler

  • The role of bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas in HIV transmission across the female genital tract.

    Paria Mirmonsef;Laurie Krass;Alan Landay;Gregory T. Spear

  • Susceptibility of HIV-1 plasma virus to complement-mediated lysis. Evidence for a role in clearance of virus in vivo.

    B L Sullivan;E J Knopoff;M Saifuddin;D M Takefman

  • Neutralization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by complement occurs by viral lysis.

    G T Spear;B L Sullivan;A L Landay;T F Lint

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan L. Landay
Alan L. Landay The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Gene G. Olinger
Gene G. Olinger Boston University
Mardge H. Cohen
Mardge H. Cohen Rush University
Henry Gewurz
Henry Gewurz Rush University
Patrick M. Gillevet
Patrick M. Gillevet George Mason University
Kathryn Anastos
Kathryn Anastos Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Emmett V. Schmidt
Emmett V. Schmidt MSD (United States)
Kazue Takahashi
Kazue Takahashi Harvard University
Charles J. Parker
Charles J. Parker University of Utah
Jacques Ravel
Jacques Ravel University of Maryland, Baltimore

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