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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 112 451 417 5 5 672 44681
Medicine 113 4975 4670 11 9 689 44845

Irun R. Cohen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Irun R. Cohen between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Irun R. Cohen published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2005. 7 of the 732 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2005. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 12 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 11 publications 1976: 17 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 13 publications 1983: 14 publications 1984: 17 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 20 publications 1990: 20 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 19 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 29 publications 1996: 25 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 25 publications 2000: 24 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications
1963 2025

732 publications in total across all disciplines

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Irun R. Cohen: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 0
1965 1
1966 1
1967 2
1968 2
1969 1
1970 3
1971 4
1972 3
1973 12
1974 6
1975 11
1976 17
1977 2
1978 2
1979 4
1980 7
1981 11
1982 13
1983 14
1984 17
1985 11
1986 12
1987 16
1988 13
1989 20
1990 20
1991 15
1992 19
1993 15
1994 17
1995 29
1996 25
1997 14
1998 17
1999 25
2000 24
2001 24
2002 13
2003 16
2004 25
2005 30
2006 27
2007 21
2008 16
2009 15
2010 14
2011 13
2012 7
2013 8
2014 11
2015 11
2016 6
2017 13
2018 8
2019 7
2020 9
2021 1
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 5
Total 732
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Irun R. Cohen 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 Irun R. Cohen 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, 672–681 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: 672 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 13 672
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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Irun R. Cohen 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 Irun R. Cohen 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, 112–113 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: 112 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 41 112
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
  • 1989 - Robert Koch Prize
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Irun R. Cohen is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and has contributed actively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans a range of topics primarily focused on evolutionary biology, immunology, and molecular mechanisms underlying life sciences.

Their research has been featured in multiple publication venues, including:

  • F1000Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology

Cohen's main fields of study are in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields in Genetics, Sociology and Political Science, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their principal research topics include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Heat shock proteins research, Origins and Evolution of Life, and Plant and animal studies.

Key publications by Irun R. Cohen include:

  • The evolution of universal adaptations of life is driven by universal properties of matter: energy, entropy, and interaction, 2020, F1000Research
  • Evolution is driven by natural autoencoding: reframing species, interaction codes, cooperation and sexual reproduction, 2023, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent coauthors working with Cohen encompass a group of researchers active in related fields:

  • Assaf Marron
  • Smadar Szekely
  • David Harel
  • Sol Efroni
  • Aijing Liu

Cohen's contributions have intersected with investigations into immunology, including research on T-cell receptors and immune system responses, as indicated by papers such as "Breast cancer is marked by specific, Public T-cell receptor CDR3 regions shared by mice and humans," reflecting collaboration with other authors.

They have received recognition such as the Robert Koch Prize in 1989 and have been named a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • The rapid isolation of clonable antigen‐specific T lymphocyte lines capable of mediating autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Avraham Ben-Nun;Hartmut Wekerle;Irun R. Cohen

  • Autoimmune T cells protect neurons from secondary degeneration after central nervous system axotomy

    Gila Moalem;Raya Leibowitz-Amit;Eti Yoles;Felix Mor

  • Cloning of the mycobacterial epitope recognized by T lymphocytes in adjuvant arthritis

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  • Vaccination against autoimmune encephalomyelitis with T-lymphocite line cells reactive against myelin basic protein

    Avraham Ben-Nun;Hartmut Wekerle;Irun R. Cohen

  • β-cell function in new-onset type 1 diabetes and immunomodulation with a heat-shock protein peptide (DiaPep277): a randomised, double-blind, phase II trial

    Itamar Raz;Dana Elias;Ann Avron;Merana Tamir

  • Autoimmunity, microbial immunity and the immunological homunculus.

    Irun R Cohen;Douglas B Young

  • Toll-like receptors and their ligands control mesenchymal stem cell functions

    Meirav Pevsner-Fischer;Vered Morad;Michal Cohen-Sfady;Liat Rousso-Noori

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae. II. Colonial variation and pathogenicity during 35 months in vitro.

    Douglas S. Kellogg;Irun R. Cohen;Leslie C. Norins;Arnold L. Schroeter

  • Arthritis induced by a T-lymphocyte clone that responds to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and to cartilage proteoglycans.

    W van Eden;J Holoshitz;Z Nevo;A Frenkel

  • Induction and therapy of autoimmune diabetes in the non-obese diabetic (NOD/Lt) mouse by a 65-kDa heat shock protein.

    D Elias;D Markovits;T Reshef;R van der Zee

  • Anti-idiotypic network induced by T cell vaccination against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Ofer Lider;Tamara Reshef;Evelyne Beraud;Avraham Ben-Nun

  • Lines of T lymphocytes induce or vaccinate against autoimmune arthritis

    Joseph Holoshitz;Yaakov Naparstek;Avraham Ben-Nun;Irun R. Cohen

  • The cognitive paradigm and the immunological homunculus

    Irun R. Cohen

  • Passive or Active Immunization with Myelin Basic Protein Promotes Recovery from Spinal Cord Contusion

    Ehud Hauben;Oleg Butovsky;Uri Nevo;Eti Yoles

  • Vaccination against autoimmune mouse diabetes with a T-cell epitope of the human 65-kDa heat shock protein.

    D Elias;T Reshef;O S Birk;R van der Zee

  • Production of neurotrophins by activated T cells: implications for neuroprotective autoimmunity.

    Gila Moalem;Amos Gdalyahu;Yael Shani;Uwe Otten

  • Protective Autoimmunity Is a Physiological Response to CNS Trauma

    Eti Yoles;Ehud Hauben;Orna Palgi;Evgenia Agranov

  • Innate and adaptive immune responses can be beneficial for CNS repair

    Michal Schwartz;Gila Moalem;Raya Leibowitz-Amit;Irun R. Cohen

  • Tending Adam's Garden: Evolving the Cognitive Immune Self

    Irun R. Cohen

  • Activated T lymphocytes produce a matrix-degrading heparan sulphate endoglycosidase.

    Yaakov Naparstek;Irun R. Cohen;Zvi Fuks;Israel Vlodavsky

  • Expression of heparanase by platelets and circulating cells of the immune system: possible involvement in diapedesis and extravasation.

    I Vlodavsky;A Eldor;A Haimovitz-Friedman;Y Matzner

  • T cell immunity to copolymer 1 confers neuroprotection on the damaged optic nerve: Possible therapy for optic neuropathies

    Jonathan Kipnis;Eti Yoles;Ziv Porat;Avi Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J. Quintana
Francisco J. Quintana Harvard Medical School
Ofer Lider
Ofer Lider Weizmann Institute of Science
Michael Feldman
Michael Feldman Weizmann Institute of Science
Avraham Ben-Nun
Avraham Ben-Nun Weizmann Institute of Science
Israel Vlodavsky
Israel Vlodavsky Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Varda Rotter
Varda Rotter Weizmann Institute of Science
David Harel
David Harel Weizmann Institute of Science
Michal Schwartz
Michal Schwartz Weizmann Institute of Science
Oded Shoseyov
Oded Shoseyov Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yechiel Shai
Yechiel Shai Weizmann Institute of Science

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