2026 Ken Shortman: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	112	447	413	12	11	352	53789

Ken Shortman 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 Ken Shortman sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 352 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken Shortman 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 Ken Shortman sits on this spectrum.

40 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.

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Ken Shortman is affiliated with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on immunology, with significant contributions to advancing the understanding of immune cell function and interaction.

The main fields of study in Shortman's work include Immunology and Microbiology, with subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology. Their research covers various topics like T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, and Hepatitis B Virus Studies.

Shortman has authored several research papers published in reputable scientific venues. Notable papers include:

Reclassifying plasmacytoid dendritic cells as innate lymphocytes, 2022, Nature Reviews Immunology
Display of Native Antigen on cDC1 That Have Spatial Access to Both T and B Cells Underlies Efficient Humoral Vaccination, 2020, The Journal of Immunology
RNF41 regulates the damage recognition receptor Clec9A and antigen cross-presentation in mouse dendritic cells, 2020, eLife
Reply to 'Reclassification of plasmacytoid dendritic cells as innate lymphocytes is premature', 2023, Nature Reviews Immunology
Dendritic cell development: A personal historical perspective, 2020, Molecular Immunology

Frequent publication venues for Shortman's research include:

Nature Reviews Immunology (2 publications)
Molecular Immunology (2 publications)
The Journal of Immunology
eLife
Cell Reports

Shortman has collaborated often with several co-authors, including:

Mireille H. Lahoud (4 joint publications)
Irina Caminschi (4 joint publications)
Kirsteen M. Tullett (3 joint publications)
Peck Szee Tan (3 joint publications)
William R. Heath (3 joint publications)

Best Publications

Mouse and human dendritic cell subtypes

Ken Shortman;Yong-Jun Liu

3155
Citations
Nomenclature of monocytes and dendritic cells in blood.

Loems Ziegler-Heitbrock;Petronela Ancuta;Suzanne Crowe;Marc Dalod;Marc Dalod

2940
Citations
Steady-state and inflammatory dendritic-cell development

Ken Shortman;Shalin H. Naik

1600
Citations
Dramatic increase in the numbers of functionally mature dendritic cells in Flt3 ligand-treated mice: multiple dendritic cell subpopulations identified.

E Maraskovsky;K Brasel;M Teepe;E R Roux

1386
Citations
CD4 and CD8 Expression by Dendritic Cell Subtypes in Mouse Thymus and Spleen

David Vremec;Joanne Pooley;Hubertus Hochrein;Li Wu

1032
Citations
Development of plasmacytoid and conventional dendritic cell subtypes from single precursor cells derived in vitro and in vivo

Shalin H. Naik;Priyanka Sathe;Priyanka Sathe;Hae Young Park;Hae Young Park;Donald Metcalf

1020
Citations
Migratory dendritic cells transfer antigen to a lymph node-resident dendritic cell population for efficient CTL priming.

Rhys S. Allan;Jason Waithman;Sammy Bedoui;Claerwen M. Jones

891
Citations
Cross-presentation of viral and self antigens by skin-derived CD103 + dendritic cells

Sammy Bedoui;Paul G Whitney;Jason Waithman;Jason Waithman;Liv Eidsmo

870
Citations
Thymic dendritic cells and T cells develop simultaneously in the thymus from a common precursor population

Carlos Ardavin;Li Wu;Chung-Leung Li;Ken Shortman

864
Citations
A subclass of dendritic cells kills CD4 T cells via Fas/Fas-ligand-induced apoptosis.

G Süss;K Shortman

817
Citations
The surface phenotype of dendritic cells purified from mouse thymus and spleen: investigation of the CD8 expression by a subpopulation of dendritic cells.

David Vremec;MicheUe Zorbas;Roland Scollay;Dolores J. Saunders

813
Citations
Intrasplenic steady-state dendritic cell precursors that are distinct from monocytes

Shalin H Naik;Shalin H Naik;Donald Metcalf;Annemarie van Nieuwenhuijze;Ian Wicks

773
Citations
Differential production of IL-12, IFN-alpha, and IFN-gamma by mouse dendritic cell subsets.

Hubertus Hochrein;Ken Shortman;David Vremec;Bernadette M Scott

754
Citations
Cutting Edge: Intravenous Soluble Antigen Is Presented to CD4 T Cells by CD8− Dendritic Cells, but Cross-Presented to CD8 T Cells by CD8+ Dendritic Cells

Joanne L. Pooley;William R. Heath;Ken Shortman

719
Citations
The CD8+ dendritic cell subset

Ken Shortman;William R Heath

646
Citations
Cutting Edge: Generation of Splenic CD8+ and CD8− Dendritic Cell Equivalents in Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 Ligand Bone Marrow Cultures

Shalin H. Naik;Anna I Proietto;Nicholas S. Wilson;Aleksandar Dakic

631
Citations
Dendritic cell subtypes in mouse lymphoid organs: cross-correlation of surface markers, changes with incubation, and differences among thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes.

D Vremec;K Shortman

615
Citations
The Dendritic Cell Populations of Mouse Lymph Nodes

Sandrine Henri;David Vremec;Arun Kamath;Jason Waithman

608
Citations
EARLY T LYMPHOCYTE PROGENITORS

Ken Shortman;Li Wu

604
Citations
The CD8α+ Dendritic Cell Is Responsible for Inducing Peripheral Self-Tolerance to Tissue-associated Antigens

Gabrielle T. Belz;Georg M.N. Behrens;Chris M. Smith;Jacques F.A.P. Miller

590
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Li Wu Tsinghua University

David Vremec Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Irina Caminschi Monash University

Meredith O'Keeffe Monash University

William R. Heath University of Melbourne

Roland Scollay Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Jose A. Villadangos University of Melbourne

Andrew M. Lew Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Eugene Maraskovsky CSL (United Kingdom)

Hubertus Hochrein Technical University of Munich

External Links

Personal website of Ken Shortman Google Scholar page

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