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D-Index
53
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9445
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3990
National Ranking
351

Kathryn J. Else 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 Kathryn J. Else sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 155 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathryn J. Else 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 Kathryn J. Else sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kathryn J. Else is a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions in parasitology, immunology, ecology, small animals, and molecular biology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Their most frequently published work appears in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Parasite Immunology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Scientific Reports
  • Discovery Immunology

Kathryn J. Else has collaborated extensively with several coauthors who frequently appear alongside them, including Iris Mair, Ruth Forman, Hannah Smith, Janette E. Bradley, and Larisa Logunova.

Selected recent publications authored or coauthored by Kathryn J. Else include:

  • "Whipworm and roundworm infections," 2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Soil-Transmitted Helminth Vaccines: Are We Getting Closer?", 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Anthelmintic drug discovery: target identification, screening methods and the role of open science," 2020, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "In silico design of a T-cell epitope vaccine candidate for parasitic helminth infection," 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Human serous cavity macrophages and dendritic cells possess counterparts in the mouse with a distinct distribution between species," 2023, Nature Immunology

Best Publications

  • The nuclear receptor REV-ERBα mediates circadian regulation of innate immunity through selective regulation of inflammatory cytokines

    Julie E. Gibbs;John Blaikley;Stephen Beesley;Laura Matthews

  • Cytokine-mediated regulation of chronic intestinal helminth infection.

    K J Else;F D Finkelman;C R Maliszewski;R K Grencis

  • Intestinal nematode parasites, cytokines and effector mechanisms

    K.J Else;Fred D Finkelman

  • Immunomodulation via Novel Use of TLR4 by the Filarial Nematode Phosphorylcholine-Containing Secreted Product, ES-62

    Helen S. Goodridge;Fraser A. Marshall;Kathryn J. Else;Katrina M. Houston

  • Whipworm and roundworm infections

    Kathryn J. Else;Jennifer Keiser;Jennifer Keiser;Celia V. Holland;Richard K. Grencis

  • Cellular immune responses to the murine nematode parasite Trichuris muris. I. Differential cytokine production during acute or chronic infection.

    K J Else;R K Grencis

  • Cellular immune responses to the murine nematode parasite Trichuris muris. II. Differential induction of TH-cell subsets in resistant versus susceptible mice.

    K J Else;L Hültner;R K Grencis

  • Th2 Cytokines Are Associated with Reduced Worm Burdens in a Human Intestinal Helminth Infection

    Joseph D. Turner;Helen Faulkner;Joseph Kamgno;Frances Cormont

  • Host protective immunity to Trichinella spiralis in mice: activation of Th cell subsets and lymphokine secretion in mice expressing different response phenotypes.

    R K Grencis;L Hültner;K J Else

  • Stat6 Signaling Promotes Protective Immunity Against Trichinella spiralis Through a Mast Cell- and T Cell-Dependent Mechanism

    Joseph Urban;L Schopf;S C Morris;T Orekhova

  • Low-level infection with Trichuris muris significantly affects the polarization of the CD4 response.

    Allison J. Bancroft;Kathryn J. Else;Richard K. Grencis

  • Intraepithelial γδ+ Lymphocytes Maintain the Integrity of Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junctions in Response to Infection

    Jane E. Dalton;Sheena M. Cruickshank;Charlotte E. Egan;Rainy Mears

  • The effects of H-2 and non-H-2 genes on the expulsion of the nematode Trichuris muris from inbred and congenic mice

    Kathryn Else;D. Wakelin

  • Evidence that cytokine-mediated immune interactions induced by Schistosoma mansoni alter disease outcome in mice concurrently infected with Trichuris muris.

    AJ Curry;KJ Else;F Jones;A Bancroft

  • T Helper Cell Type 2 Responsiveness Predicts Future Susceptibility to Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Humans

    Joseph A. Jackson;Joseph D. Turner;Lawrence Rentoul;Helen Faulkner

  • Regulatory T cells: a role in the control of helminth-driven intestinal pathology and worm survival.

    Riccardo D'Elia;Jerzy M. Behnke;Janette E. Bradley;Kathryn J. Else

  • Intensity of intestinal infection with multiple worm species is related to regulatory cytokine output and immune hyporesponsiveness.

    Joseph D. Turner;Joseph Andres Jackson;Helen Faulkner;Jerzy Behnke

  • Correlations between worm burden and markers of Th1 and Th2 cell subset induction in an inbred strain of mouse infected with Trichuris muris.

    Else Kj;Entwistle Gm;Grencis Rk

  • Mast cells, eosinophils and antibody‐mediated cellular cytotoxicity are not critical in resistance to Trichuris muris

    Catherine J. Betts;Kathryn J. Else

  • Identification of novel genes in intestinal tissue that are regulated after infection with an intestinal nematode parasite.

    R. Datta;M. L. deSchoolmeester;C. Hedeler;N. W. Paton

  • Beta7 integrin-deficient mice: delayed leukocyte recruitment and attenuated protective immunity in the small intestine during enteric helminth infection.

    David Artis;Neil E. Humphreys;Christopher S. Potten;Norbert Wagner;Norbert Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard K. Grencis
Richard K. Grencis University of Manchester
Joseph D. Turner
Joseph D. Turner Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Derek Wakelin
Derek Wakelin University of Nottingham
Neil A. Mabbott
Neil A. Mabbott University of Edinburgh
Werner Müller
Werner Müller University of Manchester
Jerzy M. Behnke
Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham
David W. Ray
David W. Ray University of Oxford
David B. Sattelle
David B. Sattelle University College London
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester

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