2026 Ira Mellman: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	134	196	181	127	116	369	101570

Ira Mellman 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 Ira Mellman sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 369 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ira Mellman 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 Ira Mellman sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Ira Mellman is affiliated with Genentech in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of medicine, immunology, and microbiology. Their scientific contributions primarily focus on the intersection of cancer immunotherapy, immune cell function, and molecular biology.

The research topics covered by Ira Mellman include:

Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
CAR-T cell therapy research
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Immune cells in cancer
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Their work spans several subfields such as immunology, oncology, molecular biology, cancer research, and surgery, with a significant number of publications under medicine and immunology as the main fields.

Notable recent publications by Ira Mellman include:

"Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer," 2023, published in Nature
"Peripheral T cell expansion predicts tumour infiltration and clinical response," 2020, published in Nature
"The cancer-immunity cycle: Indication, genotype, and immunotype," 2023, published in Immunity
"IL-1 and IL-1ra are key regulators of the inflammatory response to RNA vaccines," 2022, published in Nature Immunology
"PD-L1 expression by dendritic cells is a key regulator of T-cell immunity in cancer," 2020, published in Nature Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ira Mellman include:

Sanjeev Mariathasan
Thomas D. Wu
Lélia Delamarre
Zora Modrušan
Barzin Y. Nabet

Their research has appeared extensively in high-impact journals and venues, with primary publication outlets including:

Nature
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
Cancer Research
Cancer Immunology Research

Ira Mellman has been recognized with membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2011 and was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.

Best Publications

Oncology Meets Immunology: The Cancer-Immunity Cycle

Daniel S. Chen;Daniel S. Chen;Ira Mellman;Ira Mellman

7283
Citations
Predictive correlates of response to the anti-PD-L1 antibody MPDL3280A in cancer patients

Roy S. Herbst;Jean Charles Soria;Marcin Kowanetz;Gregg D. Fine

5699
Citations
TGFβ attenuates tumour response to PD-L1 blockade by contributing to exclusion of T cells.

Sanjeev Mariathasan;Shannon J. Turley;Dorothee Nickles;Alessandra Castiglioni

5263
Citations
Elements of cancer immunity and the cancer–immune set point

Daniel S. Chen;Ira Mellman

5178
Citations
Cancer immunotherapy comes of age

Ira Mellman;George Coukos;Glenn Dranoff

4524
Citations
Dendritic cells: specialized and regulated antigen processing machines.

Ira S. Mellman;Ralph M. Steinman

2971
Citations
ACIDIFICATION OF THE ENDOCYTIC AND EXOCYTIC PATHWAYS

Ira Mellman;Renate Fuchs;Ari Helenius

2482
Citations
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells sense self-DNA coupled with antimicrobial peptide.

Roberto Lande;Josh Gregorio;Valeria Facchinetti;Bithi Chatterjee;Bithi Chatterjee

2231
Citations
The Biogenesis of Lysosomes

Stuart Kornfeld;Ira Mellman

2158
Citations
Endocytosis and molecular sorting

Ira Mellman

2071
Citations
Endocytosis and the recycling of plasma membrane.

Ralph M. Steinman;Ira S. Mellman;William A Muller;Zanvil A. Cohn

1808
Citations
T cell costimulatory receptor CD28 is a primary target for PD-1-mediated inhibition.

Enfu Hui;Jeanne Cheung;Jing Zhu;Xiaolei Su

1734
Citations
The Prioritization of Cancer Antigens: A National Cancer Institute Pilot Project for the Acceleration of Translational Research

Martin A. Cheever;Martin A. Cheever;James P. Allison;Andrea S. Ferris;Olivera J. Finn

1644
Citations
CELL BIOLOGY OF ANTIGEN PROCESSING IN VITRO AND IN VIVO

E. Sergio Trombetta;Ira Mellman

1554
Citations
The induction of tolerance by dendritic cells that have captured apoptotic cells.

Ralph M. Steinman;Shannon Turley;Ira Mellman;Kayo Inaba

1507
Citations
Predicting immunogenic tumour mutations by combining mass spectrometry and exome sequencing

Mahesh Yadav;Suchit Jhunjhunwala;Qui T. Phung;Patrick Lupardus

1348
Citations
Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer

Unknown

1316
Citations
The mannose 6-phosphate receptor and the biogenesis of lysosomes

Gareth Griffiths;Bernard Hoflack;Kai Simons;Ira Mellman

1042
Citations
Developmental regulation of MHC class II transport in mouse dendritic cells

Philippe Pierre;Shannon J. Turley;Evelina Gatti;Michael Hull

983
Citations
Differential Lysosomal Proteolysis in Antigen-Presenting Cells Determines Antigen Fate

Lélia Delamarre;Margit Pack;Henry Chang;Ira Mellman

954
Citations
The small GTPase rab5 functions as a regulatory factor in the early endocytic pathway

C. Bucci;R.G. Parton;I.H. Mather;H. Stunnenberg

12
Citations
THE BIOGENESIS OF L YSOSOMES

Stuart Kornfeld;Ira Mellman

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph M. Steinman Rockefeller University

Ari Helenius ETH Zurich

Marc Pypaert Yale University

Walter Hunziker Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Sandra L. Schmid The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Leon E. Rosenberg Yale University

Sanjeev Mariathasan Genentech

Kayo Inaba Kyoto University

Richard A. Flavell Yale University

Paul Webster House Clinic

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