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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 77 1826 1670 162 155 289 20579

Helen McShane publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helen McShane between 1953 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helen McShane published across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2011. 26 of the 332 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2011. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 11 publications
1953 2025

332 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helen McShane: publications per year, 1953 to 2025
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 6
2002 2
2003 4
2004 6
2005 8
2006 9
2007 7
2008 7
2009 10
2010 8
2011 27
2012 11
2013 22
2014 25
2015 16
2016 19
2017 13
2018 20
2019 15
2020 12
2021 25
2022 14
2023 16
2024 15
2025 11
Total 332
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Helen McShane publications per year - data summary

  • Helen McShane, a Immunology scholar from University of Oxford, has 332 publications recorded across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1953 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1953, 1991, 1998 and 2000, with 1 publication each.
  • 44 of the 73 years in the span carry no publications at all (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 81 publications, 24% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1953-1977: 1 publication (0.0 per year); 1978-2002: 11 publications (0.4 per year); 2003-2025: 320 publications (13.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Helen McShane 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 Helen McShane 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, 282–291 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: 289 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
282–291 115 289
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
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Helen McShane 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.
  • Helen McShane, a Immunology scholar from University of Oxford, records 289 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Helen McShane, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Helen McShane ranks above 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).

Helen McShane 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 Helen McShane 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, 76–77 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: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 77
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
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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Helen McShane 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.
  • Helen McShane, a Immunology scholar from University of Oxford, records 77 D-Index - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Helen McShane, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Helen McShane 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

  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Helen McShane is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Health.

The scientist's key research topics cover areas such as Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Immune responses and vaccinations, Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

They have published extensively, with frequent contributions to journals and venues including:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • npj Vaccines
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Vaccine

Helen McShane's recent papers include:

  • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK: the Oxford coronavirus explanations, attitudes, and narratives survey (Oceans) II, 2020, Psychological Medicine
  • Safety, tolerability and viral kinetics during SARS-CoV-2 human challenge in young adults, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Effects of different types of written vaccination information on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK (OCEANS-III): a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • Injection fears and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, 2021, Psychological Medicine
  • Online Social Endorsement and Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United Kingdom, 2021, Social Media + Society

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Rachel Tanner, Iman Satti, Stephanie A. Harris, Andrew White, and Sally Sharpe.

Helen McShane has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Safety and efficacy of MVA85A, a new tuberculosis vaccine, in infants previously vaccinated with BCG: a randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2b trial

    Michele D Tameris;Mark Hatherill;Bernard S Landry;Thomas J Scriba

  • Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing antigen 85A boosts BCG-primed and naturally acquired antimycobacterial immunity in humans.

    Helen McShane;Ansar A Pathan;Clare R Sander;Sheila M Keating

  • Safety, tolerability and viral kinetics during SARS-CoV-2 human challenge in young adults

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  • Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells.

    Ajit Lalvani;Ansar A. Pathan;Helen McSHANE;Robert J. Wilkinson

  • Physical, cognitive, and mental health impacts of COVID-19 after hospitalisation (PHOSP-COVID): a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.

    Rachael A Evans;Hamish McAuley;Ewen M Harrison;Aarti Shikotra

  • Enhanced Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis of Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccine Using Mucosal Administration and Boosting with a Recombinant Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara

    Nilu P. Goonetilleke;Helen McShane;Carolyn M. Hannan;Richard J. Anderson

  • Direct ex vivo analysis of antigen-specific IFN-gamma-secreting CD4 T cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected individuals: associations with clinical disease state and effect of treatment.

    Ansar A. Pathan;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Paul Klenerman;Helen McShane

  • Multifunctional, high-level cytokine-producing Th1 cells in the lung, but not spleen, correlate with protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosol challenge in mice.

    Emily K. Forbes;Clare Sander;Edward O. Ronan;Helen McShane

  • Immunisation with BCG and recombinant MVA85A induces long-lasting, polyfunctional Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+ memory T lymphocyte populations.

    Natalie E. R. Beveridge;David A. Price;David A. Price;Joseph P. Casazza;Ansar A. Pathan

  • Enhanced immunogenicity of CD4(+) t-cell responses and protective efficacy of a DNA-modified vaccinia virus Ankara prime-boost vaccination regimen for murine tuberculosis.

    Helen McShane;Helen McShane;Roger Brookes;Sarah C. Gilbert;Adrian V. S. Hill;Adrian V. S. Hill

  • A human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) clade A vaccine in clinical trials: stimulation of HIV-specific T-cell responses by DNA and recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) vaccines in humans.

    Matilu Mwau;Inese Cebere;Julian Sutton;Priscilla Chikoti

  • Viral booster vaccines improve Mycobacterium bovis BCG-induced protection against bovine tuberculosis.

    H. Martin Vordermeier;Bernardo Villarreal-Ramos;Paul J. Cockle;Martin McAulay

  • T-cell activation is an immune correlate of risk in BCG vaccinated infants

    Helen A. Fletcher;Helen A. Fletcher;Margaret A. Snowden;Bernard Landry;Wasima Rida

  • Effects of different types of written vaccination information on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK (OCEANS-III): a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.

    Daniel Freeman;Daniel Freeman;Bao Sheng Loe;Ly Mee Yu;Jason Freeman

  • Modified vaccinia Ankara-expressing Ag85A, a novel tuberculosis vaccine, is safe in adolescents and children, and induces polyfunctional CD4+ T cells

    Thomas J. Scriba;Michele Tameris;Nazma Mansoor;Erica Smit

  • MVA.85A boosting of BCG and an attenuated, phoP deficient M. tuberculosis vaccine both show protective efficacy against tuberculosis in rhesus macaques.

    Frank A. W. Verreck;Richard A. W. Vervenne;Ivanela Kondova;Klaas W. van Kralingen

  • Nitric Oxide Modulates Metabolic Remodeling in Inflammatory Macrophages through TCA Cycle Regulation and Itaconate Accumulation

    Jade D. Bailey;Marina Diotallevi;Thomas Nicol;Eileen McNeill

  • Safety and Immunogenicity of a New Tuberculosis Vaccine, MVA85A, in Healthy Adults in South Africa

    Tony Hawkridge;Thomas J. Scriba;Sebastian Gelderbloem;Erica Smit

  • Safety and immunogenicity of a candidate tuberculosis vaccine MVA85A delivered by aerosol in BCG-vaccinated healthy adults: a phase 1, double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Iman Satti;Joel Meyer;Stephanie A Harris;Zita-Rose Manjaly Thomas

  • Tuberculosis vaccines: beyond bacille Calmette-Guerin.

    Helen McShane

  • Evaluation of vaccines in the EU TB vaccine cluster using a guinea pig aerosol infection model of tuberculosis

    Ann Williams;Graham J. Hatch;Simon O. Clark;Karen E. Gooch

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen A. Fletcher
Helen A. Fletcher London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Adrian V. S. Hill
Adrian V. S. Hill University of Oxford
Thomas J. Scriba
Thomas J. Scriba University of Cape Town
Willem A. Hanekom
Willem A. Hanekom University College London
Sarah C. Gilbert
Sarah C. Gilbert University of Oxford
Vivek Naranbhai
Vivek Naranbhai Monash University
Ian D. Poulton
Ian D. Poulton University of Oxford
Hazel M. Dockrell
Hazel M. Dockrell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff
Tom H. M. Ottenhoff Leiden University Medical Center
Michael J. Brennan
Michael J. Brennan Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

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