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Immunology

D-Index
72
Citations
15709
World Ranking
2249
National Ranking
1087

Medicine

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72
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15736
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19896
National Ranking
9908

J W Streilein 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 J W Streilein sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 206 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J W Streilein 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 J W Streilein sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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

  • 1993 - AAI Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Immunologists For outstanding service as chair of the AAI Committee on Public Affairs

Overview

J W Streilein was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic career focused on the biomedical sciences, particularly within the field of immunology.

Streilein contributed to the scientific community primarily through research in immunology. They were recognized by the American Association of Immunologists with the AAI Distinguished Service Award in 1993 for outstanding service as chair of the AAI Committee on Public Affairs.

While no specific papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications are documented here, Streilein's work was situated within the immunological research domain at Harvard University. This institution is known for fostering research in biological sciences, and Streilein's affiliation there placed them within a prominent academic and research environment.

The scientist was deceased at the time of this profile's creation.

Best Publications

  • Epidermal Langerhans cell density determines whether contact hypersensitivity or unresponsiveness follows skin painting with DNFB.

    G B Toews;P R Bergstresser;J W Streilein

  • Analysis of the mechanism of unresponsiveness produced by haptens painted on skin exposed to low dose ultraviolet radiation.

    C A Elmets;P R Bergstresser;R E Tigelaar;P J Wood

  • ORTHOTOPIC CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION IN MICE—EVIDENCE THAT THE IMMUNOGENETIC RULES OF REJECTION DO NOT APPLY

    Yasushi Sonoda;J. Streilein

  • Induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation requires an intact, functional spleen

    J W Streilein;J Y Niederkorn

  • TGF-beta promotes immune deviation by altering accessory signals of antigen-presenting cells.

    Takeuchi M;Alard P;Streilein Jw

  • Corneal allografts fail to express ia antigens.

    J W Streilein;G B Toews;P R Bergstresser

  • Corneal lymphangiogenesis: evidence, mechanisms, and implications for corneal transplant immunology.

    Claus Cursiefen;Lu Chen;M. Dana;J. Streilein

  • Loss and restoration of immune privilege in eyes with corneal neovascularization.

    M R Dana;J W Streilein

  • Fluids from immune privileged sites endow macrophages with the capacity to induce antigen-specific immune deviation via a mechanism involving transforming growth factor-beta.

    G A Wilbanks;J W Streilein

  • Immunoreactive vasoactive intestinal peptide contributes to the immunosuppressive activity of normal aqueous humor.

    A W Taylor;J W Streilein;S W Cousins

  • Subretinal space and vitreous cavity as immunologically privileged sites for retinal allografts.

    L Q Jiang;M Jorquera;J W Streilein

  • Characterization of suppressor cells in anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID) induced by soluble antigen. Evidence of two functionally and phenotypically distinct T-suppressor cell populations.

    G A Wilbanks;J W Streilein

  • Studies on the induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). 1. Evidence that an antigen-specific, ACAID-inducing, cell-associated signal exists in the peripheral blood.

    G A Wilbanks;J W Streilein

  • Surface densities of Langerhans cells in relation to rodent epidermal sites with special immunologic properties.

    P. R. Bergstresser;C. R. Fletcher;J. W. Streilein

  • In vitro evidence that Langerhans cells can adopt two functionally distinct forms capable of antigen presentation to T lymphocytes.

    J W Streilein;S F Grammer

  • Deviant immune responses to allogeneic tumors injected intracamerally and subcutaneously in mice.

    J Niederkorn;J W Streilein;J A Shadduck

  • Genetic basis of the effects of ultraviolet light B on cutaneous immunity. Evidence that polymorphism at the Tnfa and Lps loci governs susceptibility.

    T. Yoshikawa;J. W. Streilein

  • Induction and regulation of contact hypersensitivity by resident, bone marrow-derived, dendritic epidermal cells: Langerhans cells and Thy-1+ epidermal cells.

    S Sullivan;P R Bergstresser;R E Tigelaar;J W Streilein

  • IL-6 antagonizes TGF-beta and abolishes immune privilege in eyes with endotoxin-induced uveitis.

    K Ohta;S Yamagami;A W Taylor;J W Streilein

  • Studies on the induction of anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID). II. Eye-derived cells participate in generating blood-borne signals that induce ACAID.

    G A Wilbanks;M Mammolenti;J W Streilein

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry Y. Niederkorn
Jerry Y. Niederkorn The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Andrew W. Taylor
Andrew W. Taylor Boston University
Paul R. Bergstresser
Paul R. Bergstresser The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Claus Cursiefen
Claus Cursiefen University of Cologne
Reza Dana
Reza Dana Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Phillip Ruiz
Phillip Ruiz University of Miami
Robert E. Tigelaar
Robert E. Tigelaar Yale University
Rachel R. Caspi
Rachel R. Caspi National Institutes of Health
Sunao Sugita
Sunao Sugita Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Simon W. M. John
Simon W. M. John Columbia University

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