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79
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Howard Amital 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 Howard Amital sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 524 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Howard Amital 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 Howard Amital sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 Israel Leader Award

Overview

Howard Amital is affiliated with Sheba Medical Center in Israel and has contributed extensively to medical research with a focus on immunology and rheumatology. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics related to autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, and molecular biology.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Covid-19 and autoimmunity, 2020, Autoimmunity Reviews
  • Immune-Mediated Disease Flares or New-Onset Disease in 27 Subjects Following mRNA/DNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination, 2021, Vaccines
  • Autoantibodies targeting GPCRs and RAS-related molecules associate with COVID-19 severity, 2022, Nature Communications
  • ASIA syndrome and endocrine autoimmune disorders, 2020, Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • T Helper 2 IL-4/IL-13 Dual Blockade with Dupilumab Is Linked to Some Emergent T Helper 17-Type Diseases, Including Seronegative Arthritis and Enthesitis/Enthesopathy, but Not to Humoral Autoimmune Diseases, 2022, Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Frequent co-authors working with Howard Amital include:

  • Abdulla Watad
  • Yehuda Shoenfeld
  • Niv Ben-Shabat
  • Arnon D. Cohen
  • Gilad Halpert

The scientist publishes regularly in several notable venues, including:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Autoimmunity Reviews
  • Medicina
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Howard Amital's primary fields of study focus on medicine, with detailed work in the subfields of:

  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

The main research topics cover diverse autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, including:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

The body of work reflects a focus on the interactions between autoimmune factors and infectious triggers, particularly regarding COVID-19 and vaccination outcomes. The frequent collaboration with other researchers highlights multidisciplinary approaches within the fields of immunology and rheumatology. The breadth of publication venues and repeated contributions to clinical and immunological research journals underscore an ongoing engagement with studies at the interface of systemic autoimmune diseases and infectious pathology.

Best Publications

  • Effects of tobacco smoke on immunity, inflammation and autoimmunity

    Yoav Arnson;Yehuda Shoenfeld;Howard Amital;Howard Amital

  • Vitamin D and autoimmunity: new aetiological and therapeutic considerations

    Yoav Arnson;Howard Amital;Yehuda Shoenfeld

  • Covid-19 and autoimmunity.

    Michael Ehrenfeld;Angela Tincani;Laura Andreoli;Marco Cattalini

  • Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib monotherapy, tofacitinib with methotrexate, and adalimumab with methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ORAL Strategy): a phase 3b/4, double-blind, head-to-head, randomised controlled trial

    Roy Fleischmann;Eduardo Mysler;Stephen Hall;Alan J Kivitz

  • Adding tocilizumab or switching to tocilizumab monotherapy in methotrexate inadequate responders: 24-week symptomatic and structural results of a 2-year randomised controlled strategy trial in rheumatoid arthritis (ACT-RAY)

    Maxime Dougados;Karsten Kissel;Tom Sheeran;Paul P. Tak

  • Serum concentrations of 25-OH vitamin D in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are inversely related to disease activity: is it time to routinely supplement patients with SLE with vitamin D?

    H. Amital;Z. Szekanecz;G. Szücs;K. Dankó

  • A volcanic explosion of autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus: a diversity of 180 different antibodies found in SLE patients.

    Gal Yaniv;Gilad Twig;Gilad Twig;Dana Ben-Ami Shor;Ariel Furer

  • Immune-Mediated Disease Flares or New-Onset Disease in 27 Subjects Following mRNA/DNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

    Abdulla Watad;Gabriele De Marco;Hussein Mahajna;Hussein Mahajna;Amit Druyan;Amit Druyan

  • Novel biomarkers in autoimmune diseases: prolactin, ferritin, vitamin D, and TPA levels in autoimmune diseases.

    Hedi Orbach;Gisele Zandman-Goddard;Gisele Zandman-Goddard;Howard Amital;Howard Amital;Vivian Barak

  • Physical activity and autoimmune diseases: Get moving and manage the disease

    Kassem Sharif;Abdulla Watad;Nicola Luigi Bragazzi;Micheal Lichtbroun

  • Pathogenesis of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss in thyroid autoimmunity.

    Gilad Twig;Avi Shina;Howard Amital;Yehuda Shoenfeld;Yehuda Shoenfeld

  • Smoke and autoimmunity: The fire behind the disease.

    Carlo Perricone;Mathilde Versini;Dana Ben-Ami;Smadar Gertel

  • The mosaic of autoimmunity: hormonal and environmental factors involved in autoimmune diseases--2008.

    Yehuda Shoenfeld;Gisele Zandman-Goddard;Ljudmila Stojanovich;Maurizio Cutolo

  • Silicone breast implants and the risk of autoimmune/rheumatic disorders: a real-world analysis.

    Abdulla Watad;Abdulla Watad;Vered Rosenberg;Shmuel Tiosano;Shmuel Tiosano;Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert;Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert

  • Autoantibodies targeting GPCRs and RAS-related molecules associate with COVID-19 severity

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  • The mosaic of autoimmunity: prediction, autoantibodies, and therapy in autoimmune diseases--2008.

    Yehuda Shoenfeld;Miri Blank;Mahmoud Abu-Shakra;Mahmoud Abu-Shakra;Howard Amital

  • The effect of melanism and vitamin D synthesis on the incidence of autoimmune disease.

    Netta Shoenfeld;Howard Amital;Yehuda Shoenfeld

  • Seasonality and autoimmune diseases: The contribution of the four seasons to the mosaic of autoimmunity

    Abdulla Watad;Shir Azrielant;Nicola Luigi Bragazzi;Kassem Sharif

  • Infectious associations of Celiac disease.

    Leeor Plot;Howard Amital;Howard Amital

  • Vitamin D: an instrumental factor in the anti-phospholipid syndrome by inhibition of tissue factor expression

    N Agmon-Levin;M Blank;G Zandman-Goddard;H Orbach

  • Serum 25-OH vitamin D concentrations are linked with various clinical aspects in patients with systemic sclerosis: a retrospective cohort study and review of the literature.

    Yoav Arnson;Howard Amital;Nancy Agmon-Levin;Danny Alon

  • Anti-TNF therapy: Safety aspects of taking the risk

    Hemda Rosenblum;Howard Amital;Howard Amital

Frequent Co-Authors

Yehuda Shoenfeld
Yehuda Shoenfeld Sheba Medical Center
Pnina Langevitz
Pnina Langevitz Tel Aviv University
Boris Gilburd
Boris Gilburd Sheba Medical Center
Dennis McGonagle
Dennis McGonagle University of Leeds
Nancy Agmon-Levin
Nancy Agmon-Levin Sheba Medical Center
Gisele Zandman-Goddard
Gisele Zandman-Goddard Wolfson Medical Center
Miri Blank
Miri Blank Tel Aviv University
Dan Buskila
Dan Buskila Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Yaniv Sherer
Yaniv Sherer Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Francesco Brigo
Francesco Brigo University of Verona

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