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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 publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ira Mellman between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ira Mellman published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2024. 51 of the 469 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2024. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 17 publications
1974 2025

469 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ira Mellman: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 2
1979 3
1980 3
1981 5
1982 3
1983 4
1984 4
1985 7
1986 7
1987 9
1988 12
1989 9
1990 7
1991 3
1992 13
1993 4
1994 7
1995 10
1996 8
1997 8
1998 12
1999 13
2000 12
2001 8
2002 9
2003 7
2004 11
2005 11
2006 8
2007 10
2008 10
2009 9
2010 11
2011 9
2012 7
2013 14
2014 9
2015 15
2016 9
2017 6
2018 8
2019 3
2020 10
2021 17
2022 18
2023 32
2024 34
2025 17
Total 469
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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.

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, 362–371 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: 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.

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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
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76 369
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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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.

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, 134–135 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: 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.

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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
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 14 134
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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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

  • 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

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

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

  • Elements of cancer immunity and the cancer–immune set point

    Daniel S. Chen;Ira Mellman

  • Cancer immunotherapy comes of age

    Ira Mellman;George Coukos;Glenn Dranoff

  • Dendritic cells: specialized and regulated antigen processing machines.

    Ira S. Mellman;Ralph M. Steinman

  • ACIDIFICATION OF THE ENDOCYTIC AND EXOCYTIC PATHWAYS

    Ira Mellman;Renate Fuchs;Ari Helenius

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

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

  • The Biogenesis of Lysosomes

    Stuart Kornfeld;Ira Mellman

  • Endocytosis and molecular sorting

    Ira Mellman

  • Endocytosis and the recycling of plasma membrane.

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

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

    Enfu Hui;Jeanne Cheung;Jing Zhu;Xiaolei Su

  • 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

  • CELL BIOLOGY OF ANTIGEN PROCESSING IN VITRO AND IN VIVO

    E. Sergio Trombetta;Ira Mellman

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

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

  • Predicting immunogenic tumour mutations by combining mass spectrometry and exome sequencing

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

  • Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer

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  • The mannose 6-phosphate receptor and the biogenesis of lysosomes

    Gareth Griffiths;Bernard Hoflack;Kai Simons;Ira Mellman

  • Developmental regulation of MHC class II transport in mouse dendritic cells

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

  • Differential Lysosomal Proteolysis in Antigen-Presenting Cells Determines Antigen Fate

    Lélia Delamarre;Margit Pack;Henry Chang;Ira Mellman

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

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

  • THE BIOGENESIS OF L YSOSOMES

    Stuart Kornfeld;Ira Mellman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph M. Steinman
Ralph M. Steinman Rockefeller University
Ari Helenius
Ari Helenius ETH Zurich
Marc Pypaert
Marc Pypaert Yale University
Walter Hunziker
Walter Hunziker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Sandra L. Schmid
Sandra L. Schmid The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Leon E. Rosenberg
Leon E. Rosenberg Yale University
Kayo Inaba
Kayo Inaba Kyoto University
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University
Paul Webster
Paul Webster House Clinic

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