2026 Jamie Rossjohn: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	128	256	236	4	3	995	54115
Medicine	128	2739	2554	78	74	959	54113

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
2014 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
2007 - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Jamie Rossjohn is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of immunology and medicine. Their research output encompasses a total of 260 publications in Immunology and Microbiology, alongside 175 in Medicine, reflecting a broad focus on immune system function and related medical disciplines.

Their work specifically targets several subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Oncology. This diverse expertise supports investigations into immune responses, disease mechanisms, and therapeutic strategies.

Main research topics covered by Rossjohn include:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Vaccines and Immunoinformatics Approaches
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Frequent publication venues highlight the scientist's contributions to prominent journals:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Journal of Biological Chemistry
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
The Journal of Immunology

Collaborations are a key part of their research, involving frequent co-authors such as Katherine Kedzierska, Jan Petersen, Thi H. O. Nguyen, James McCluskey, and Dene R. Littler. These partnerships have facilitated a range of studies across immunology and molecular biology.

Among notable publications by Rossjohn are:

Challenges, Progress, and Prospects of Developing Therapies to Treat Autoimmune Diseases, 2020, Cell
Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screening reveals ubiquitous T cell cancer targeting via the monomorphic MHC class I-related protein MR1, 2020, Nature Immunology
Crystal Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 Non-structural Protein 9, Nsp9, 2020, iScience
Suboptimal SARS-CoV-2−specific CD8 + T cell response associated with the prominent HLA-A*02:01 phenotype, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells promote inflammation and intestinal dysbiosis leading to metabolic dysfunction during obesity, 2020, Nature Communications

Jamie Rossjohn has received several recognitions during their career. These include:

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, 2017
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 2014
Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2007
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

Best Publications

MR1 presents microbial vitamin B metabolites to MAIT cells

Lars Kjer-Nielsen;Onisha G Patel;Alexandra J Corbett;Jerome Le Nours;Jerome Le Nours

1400
Citations
More than one reason to rethink the use of peptides in vaccine design

Anthony W. Purcell;James McCluskey;Jamie Rossjohn

972
Citations
T-cell activation by transitory neo-antigens derived from distinct microbial pathways

Alexandra Corbett;Sidonia B G Eckle;Richard William Birkinshaw;Ligong Liu

885
Citations
The burgeoning family of unconventional T cells.

Dale I Godfrey;Dale I Godfrey;Adam P Uldrich;Adam P Uldrich;James McCluskey;Jamie Rossjohn;Jamie Rossjohn;Jamie Rossjohn

830
Citations
T cell antigen receptor recognition of antigen-presenting molecules.

Jamie Rossjohn;Stephanie Gras;John James Miles;Stephen J. Turner

818
Citations
Immune self-reactivity triggered by drug-modified HLA-peptide repertoire

Patricia T Illing;Julian P Vivian;Nadine Lee Dudek;Lyudmila Kostenko

789
Citations
HLA variation and disease

Calliope A. Dendrou;Jan Petersen;Jamie Rossjohn;Jamie Rossjohn;Jamie Rossjohn;Lars Fugger

757
Citations
CD1d–lipid-antigen recognition by the semi-invariant NKT T-cell receptor

Natalie Borg;Kwok Soon Wun;Lars Kjer-Nielsen;Matthew Charles James Wilce

707
Citations
Antigen-loaded MR1 tetramers define T cell receptor heterogeneity in mucosal-associated invariant T cells

Rangsima Reantragoon;Alexandra Corbett;Isaac G Sakala;Nicholas A Gherardin;Nicholas A Gherardin

625
Citations
Structure of a cholesterol-binding, thiol-activated cytolysin and a model of its membrane form.

Jamie Rossjohn;Susanne C Feil;William J McKinstry;Rodney K Tweten

581
Citations
Comprehensive, Quantitative Mapping of T Cell Epitopes in Gluten in Celiac Disease

Jason A. Tye-Din;Jessica A. Stewart;James A. Dromey;Tim Beissbarth

532
Citations
Recognition of CD1d-restricted antigens by natural killer T cells

Jamie Rossjohn;Daniel G Pellicci;Onisha G Patel;Laurent Gapin

525
Citations
A molecular basis for the association of the HLA-DRB1 locus, citrullination, and rheumatoid arthritis

Stephen Scally;Jan Petersen;Soi Cheng Cheng Law;Nadine Lee Dudek

494
Citations
Structural determinants of T-cell receptor bias in immunity

Stephen J Turner;Peter C Doherty;James McCluskey;Jamie Rossjohn

460
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination elicits a robust and persistent T follicular helper cell response in humans

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458
Citations
Identification of a membrane-spanning domain of the thiol-activated pore-forming toxin Clostridium perfringens perfringolysin O: an alpha-helical to beta-sheet transition identified by fluorescence spectroscopy.

Laura A. Shepard;Alejandro P. Heuck;Brian D. Hamman;Jamie Rossjohn

456
Citations
Butyrophilin 3A1 binds phosphorylated antigens and stimulates human γδ T cells.

Stefano Vavassori;Anil Kumar;Gan S Wan;Gundimeda S Ramanjaneyulu

451
Citations
The mechanism of membrane insertion for a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin: a novel paradigm for pore-forming toxins.

Oleg Shatursky;Alejandro P Heuck;Laura A Shepard;Jamie Rossjohn

443
Citations
Impairment of immunity to Candida and Mycobacterium in humans with bi-allelic RORC mutations

Satoshi Okada;Satoshi Okada;Janet G Markle;Elissa K Deenick;Elissa K Deenick;Federico Mele

427
Citations
AB5 subtilase cytotoxin inactivates the endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP.

Adrienne W Paton;Travis Clarke Beddoe;Cheleste M Thorpe;James Whisstock

421
Citations
A Structural Basis for the Selection of Dominant αβ T Cell Receptors in Antiviral Immunity

Lars Kjer-Nielsen;Craig S. Clements;Anthony W. Purcell;Andrew G. Brooks

410
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James McCluskey University of Melbourne

Stephanie Gras La Trobe University

Anthony W. Purcell Monash University

Lars Kjer-Nielsen University of Melbourne

Dale I. Godfrey University of Melbourne

Travis Clarke Beddoe La Trobe University

Andrew G. Brooks University of Melbourne

Zhenjun Chen University of Melbourne

John J. Miles James Cook University

Scott R. Burrows QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

External Links

Personal website of Jamie Rossjohn

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