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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 88 1147 1039 607 538 194 36456
Medicine 88 12975 12211 6632 6133 192 36456

John D. Altman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John D. Altman between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John D. Altman published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2000. 10 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2000. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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John D. Altman: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 7
1997 3
1998 11
1999 16
2000 20
2001 19
2002 16
2003 10
2004 5
2005 3
2006 2
2007 7
2008 9
2009 6
2010 1
2011 4
2012 5
2013 8
2014 2
2015 1
2016 2
2017 6
2018 7
2019 7
2020 1
2021 5
2022 5
2023 5
2024 8
2025 9
2026 1
Total 216
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John D. Altman 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 John D. Altman 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, 192–201 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: 194 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
192–201 187 194
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
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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John D. Altman 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 John D. Altman 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, 88–89 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: 88 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 88
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
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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Overview

John D. Altman is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Immunology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's work has been published in a variety of academic venues, with notable contributions appearing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, The Journal of Immunology, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, SSRN Electronic Journal, and JAMA.

Key topics covered in John D. Altman's research include:

  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by John D. Altman include:

  • Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon vs Uncoated Balloon for Coronary In-Stent Restenosis, 2024, JAMA
  • Spheromers reveal robust T cell responses to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and attenuated peripheral CD8+ T cell responses post SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2023, Immunity
  • CD1a selectively captures endogenous cellular lipids that broadly block T cell response, 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Human skin is colonized by T cells that recognize CD1a independently of lipid, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • CD1 lipidomes reveal lipid-binding motifs and size-based antigen-display mechanisms, 2023, Cell

Frequent coauthors in their network include William Bachinsky, Robert W. Yeh, Suhail Dohad, Steven Rudick, and Robert Stoler, each contributing to collaborations with similar levels of frequency.

Best Publications

  • Phenotypic Analysis of Antigen-Specific T Lymphocytes

    John D. Altman;Paul A. H. Moss;Philip J. R. Goulder;Dan H. Barouch

  • Viral Immune Evasion Due to Persistence of Activated T Cells Without Effector Function

    Allan J. Zajac;Joseph N. Blattman;Kaja Murali-Krishna;David J.D. Sourdive

  • Counting Antigen-Specific CD8 T Cells: A Reevaluation of Bystander Activation during Viral Infection

    Kaja Murali-Krishna;John D Altman;M Suresh;David J.D Sourdive

  • Control of a mucosal challenge and prevention of AIDS by a multiprotein DNA/MVA vaccine.

    Rama Rao Amara;Francois Villinger;John D. Altman;Shari L. Lydy

  • Use of the Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio or Fractional Flow Reserve in PCI

    J. E. Davies;S. Sen;H. M. Dehbi;H. M. Dehbi;H. M. Dehbi;R. Al-Lamee

  • Persistence of Memory CD8 T Cells in MHC Class I-Deficient Mice

    Kaja Murali-Krishna;Lisa L. Lau;Suryaprakash Sambhara;Francois Lemonnier

  • Tat-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes select for SIV escape variants during resolution of primary viraemia.

    Todd M. Allen;David H. O'Connor;Peicheng Jing;John L. Dzuris

  • Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Primary and Secondary Influenza Pneumonia

    Kirsten J Flynn;Gabrielle T Belz;John D Altman;Rafi Ahmed

  • Estimating the Precursor Frequency of Naive Antigen-specific CD8 T Cells

    Joseph N. Blattman;Rustom Antia;David J.D. Sourdive;Xiaochi Wang

  • Mouse CD94/NKG2A Is a Natural Killer Cell Receptor for the Nonclassical Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecule Qa-1b

    Russell E. Vance;Jennifer R. Kraft;John D. Altman;Peter E. Jensen

  • Human effector and memory CD8+ T cell responses to smallpox and yellow fever vaccines.

    Joseph D. Miller;Robbert G. van der Most;Rama S. Akondy;John T. Glidewell

  • Liver-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Chronic Human Hepatitis C Virus Infection Display an Exhausted Phenotype with High Levels of PD-1 and Low Levels of CD127 Expression

    Henry Radziewicz;Chris C. Ibegbu;Marina L. Fernandez;Kimberly A. Workowski

  • Cutting Edge: Increased Expression of Bcl-2 in Antigen-Specific Memory CD8+ T Cells

    Jason M. Grayson;Allan J. Zajac;John D. Altman;Rafi Ahmed

  • Initiation of Signal Transduction through the T Cell Receptor Requires the Multivalent Engagement of Peptide/MHC Ligands

    J.Jay Boniface;Joshua D Rabinowitz;Christoph Wülfing;Johannes Hampl

  • IL-7 administration drives T cell-cycle entry and expansion in HIV-1 infection.

    Irini Sereti;Richard M. Dunham;John Spritzler;Evgenia Aga

  • Direct Assessment of MHC Class I Binding by Seven Ly49 Inhibitory NK Cell Receptors

    Thomas Hanke;Hisao Takizawa;Christopher W McMahon;Dirk H Busch

  • A previously unrecognized H-2D(b)-restricted peptide prominent in the primary influenza A virus-specific CD8(+) T-cell response is much less apparent following secondary challenge.

    Gabrielle T. Belz;Weidong Xie;John D. Altman;Peter C. Doherty

  • The Yellow Fever Virus Vaccine Induces a Broad and Polyfunctional Human Memory CD8+ T Cell Response

    Rama S. Akondy;Nathan D. Monson;Joseph D. Miller;Srilatha Edupuganti

  • Induction of AIDS Virus-Specific CTL Activity in Fresh, Unstimulated Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from Rhesus Macaques Vaccinated with a DNA Prime/Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Boost Regimen

    Todd M. Allen;Thorsten U. Vogel;Deborah H. Fuller;Bianca R. Mothé

  • Two Roads Diverged: Interferon α/β– and Interleukin 12–mediated Pathways in Promoting T Cell Interferon γ Responses during Viral Infection

    Leslie P. Cousens;Ron Peterson;Sang Hsu;Andrew Dorner

  • Control of a mucosal challenge and prevention of AIDS by a multiprotein DNA/MVA vaccine

    Rama Rao Amara;Francois Villinger;John D Altman;Shari L Lydy;Shari L Lydy

  • Phenotypic analysis of antigen-specific T lymphocytes. Science. 1996. 274: 94-96.

    J D Altman;Moss Pah.;Goulder Pjr.;D H Barouch

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafi Ahmed
Rafi Ahmed Emory University
David I. Watkins
David I. Watkins George Washington University
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
D. Branch Moody
D. Branch Moody Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peter D. Katsikis
Peter D. Katsikis Erasmus University Rotterdam
Todd M. Allen
Todd M. Allen Harvard University
Peter C. Doherty
Peter C. Doherty University of Melbourne
Allan J. Zajac
Allan J. Zajac University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Carlo Di Mario
Carlo Di Mario University of Florence

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