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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 112 450 416 276 251 321 47664
Medicine 112 5132 4815 2774 2570 322 47773

Jonathan W. Yewdell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan W. Yewdell between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan W. Yewdell published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2023. 36 of the 396 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2023. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 18 publications
1979 2025

396 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan W. Yewdell: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 3
1987 3
1988 4
1989 4
1990 3
1991 4
1992 4
1993 7
1994 5
1995 5
1996 3
1997 7
1998 10
1999 10
2000 6
2001 9
2002 8
2003 10
2004 10
2005 10
2006 11
2007 6
2008 8
2009 9
2010 12
2011 15
2012 16
2013 18
2014 4
2015 7
2016 5
2017 11
2018 16
2019 16
2020 13
2021 16
2022 18
2023 20
2024 18
2025 18
Total 396
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Jonathan W. Yewdell 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 Jonathan W. Yewdell 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, 312–321 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: 321 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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 97 321
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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Jonathan W. Yewdell 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 Jonathan W. Yewdell 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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Overview

Jonathan W. Yewdell is affiliated with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, their work focuses on subfields such as Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their recent publications include a variety of topics related to immune responses and molecular biology. Notable papers include:

  • A few good peptides: MHC class I-based cancer immunosurveillance and immunoevasion (2020), published in Nature Reviews Immunology
  • Broadly neutralizing antibodies target the coronavirus fusion peptide (2022), published in Science
  • Decoding mRNA translatability and stability from the 5' UTR (2020), published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • The Transcription Factor T-bet Resolves Memory B Cell Subsets with Distinct Tissue Distributions and Antibody Specificities in Mice and Humans (2020), published in Immunity
  • Most non-canonical proteins uniquely populate the proteome or immunopeptidome (2021), published in Cell Reports

Their research addresses main topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, immune cell function and interaction, influenza virus research studies, immunotherapy and immune responses, T-cell and B-cell immunology, animal virus infections studies, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Jonathan W. Yewdell frequently publishes in venues that include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Immunity
  • Cell Reports
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors who have contributed to their publications multiple times. These frequent collaborators include Ivan Košík, Jaroslav Hollý, Devin Dersh, James S. Gibbs, and Tiansheng Li.

Best Publications

  • Rapid degradation of a large fraction of newly synthesized proteins by proteasomes

    Ulrich Schubert;Luis C. Antón;James Gibbs;Christopher C. Norbury

  • A novel influenza A virus mitochondrial protein that induces cell death

    Weisan Chen;Paul A. Calvo;Daniela Malide;James Gibbs

  • The antigenic structure of the influenza virus A/PR/8/34 hemagglutinin (H1 subtype).

    Andrew J. Caton;George G. Brownlee;Jonathan W. Yewdell;Walter Gerhard

  • Recognition of haemagglutinins on virus-infected cells by NKp46 activates lysis by human NK cells

    Ofer Mandelboim;Niva Lieberman;Marianna Lev;Lada Paul

  • XBP1, downstream of Blimp-1, expands the secretory apparatus and other organelles, and increases protein synthesis in plasma cell differentiation.

    A.L Shaffer;Miriam Shapiro-Shelef;Neal N Iwakoshi;Ann-Hwee Lee

  • Immunodominance in major histocompatibility complex class I-restricted T lymphocyte responses.

    Jonathan W. Yewdell;Jack R. Bennink

  • CD1 recognition by mouse NK1+ T lymphocytes

    Albert Bendelac;Albert Bendelac;Olivier Lantz;Mary E. Quimby;Jonathan W. Yewdell

  • Herpes simplex virus turns off the TAP to evade host immunity

    Ann Hill;Pieter Jugovic;lan York;Gustav Russ

  • Wild Mouse Gut Microbiota Promotes Host Fitness and Improves Disease Resistance.

    Stephan P. Rosshart;Brian G. Vassallo;Davide Angeletti;Diane S. Hutchinson

  • Identification of human cancers deficient in antigen processing.

    Nicholas P. Restifo;Fernando Esquivel;Yutaka Kawakami;Jonathan W. Yewdell

  • Localization, quantitation, and in situ detection of specific peptide-MHC class I complexes using a monoclonal antibody.

    Angel Porgador;Jonathan W Yewdell;Yuping Deng;Jack R Bennink

  • Brefeldin A Redistributes Resident and Itinerant Golgi Proteins to the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Robert W. Doms;Gustav Russ;Jonathan W. Yewdell

  • Influenza A virus nucleoprotein is a major target antigen for cross-reactive anti-influenza A virus cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Jonathan W. Yewdell;Jack R. Bennink;Geoffrey L. Smith;Bernard Moss

  • Quantitating Protein Synthesis, Degradation, and Endogenous Antigen Processing

    Michael F. Princiotta;Diana Finzi;Shu-Bing Qian;James Gibbs

  • Making sense of mass destruction: quantitating MHC class I antigen presentation.

    Jonathan W. Yewdell;Eric Reits;Jacques Neefjes

  • Antigenic structure of influenza virus haemagglutinin defined by hybridoma antibodies

    Walter Gerhard;Jonathan Yewdell;Mark E. Frankel;Robert Webster

  • Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Avidity Drives Influenza A Virus Antigenic Drift

    S. E. Hensley;S. R. Das;A. L. Bailey;L. M. Schmidt

  • Defective ribosomal products (DRiPs): a major source of antigenic peptides for MHC class I molecules?

    J W Yewdell;L C Antón;J R Bennink

  • Expression of the 1918 influenza A virus PB1-F2 enhances the pathogenesis of viral and secondary bacterial pneumonia.

    Julie L. McAuley;Felicita Hornung;Kelli L. Boyd;Amber M. Smith

  • Confronting Complexity: Real-World Immunodominance in Antiviral CD8+ T Cell Responses

    Jonathan W. Yewdell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack R. Bennink
Jack R. Bennink National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Weisan Chen
Weisan Chen La Trobe University
Alexandre David
Alexandre David Aalborg University
David C. Tscharke
David C. Tscharke Australian National University
Scott E. Hensley
Scott E. Hensley University of Pennsylvania
Kazuyo Takeda
Kazuyo Takeda US Food and Drug Administration
Adrian B. McDermott
Adrian B. McDermott National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Nicholas P. Restifo
Nicholas P. Restifo National Institutes of Health
Adam K. Wheatley
Adam K. Wheatley University of Melbourne
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

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