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Kenneth C. McCullough

Kenneth C. McCullough

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
62
Citations
9859
World Ranking
3174
National Ranking
78

Kenneth C. McCullough 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 Kenneth C. McCullough sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 186 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth C. McCullough 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 Kenneth C. McCullough sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth C. McCullough is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output focuses on several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work addresses a range of main topics related to animal disease management and epidemiology, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, animal virus infections studies, virus-based gene therapy research, viral infections and immunology research, RNA interference and gene delivery, as well as bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Kenneth C. McCullough's notable recent papers include:

  • New Generation Self-Replicating RNA Vaccines Derived from Pestivirus Genome, 2024, published in Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Coatsome-replicon vehicles: Self-replicating RNA vaccines against infectious diseases, 2023, published in Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • Self-Amplifying Pestivirus Replicon RNA Encoding Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein and Hemagglutinin Promote Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses in Pigs, 2021, published in Frontiers in Immunology

These publications reflect a sustained interest in RNA vaccine technologies and immunological responses in both animal and infectious disease contexts.

Collaborative work features frequent contributions alongside co-authors such as Thomas Démoulins, Kai Schulze, Thomas Ebensen, Markus Gerber, and Carlos A. Guzmán, each having co-authored multiple papers with McCullough.

The primary venues for Kenneth C. McCullough's publications include Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine, Frontiers in Immunology, and Methods in Molecular Biology, indicating engagement with journals focused on molecular biology, immunology, and applied nanotechnology.

Best Publications

  • PCV-2 genotype definition and nomenclature

    J. Segales;A. Olvera;L. Grau-Roma;C. Charreyre

  • Protective immune response against foot-and-mouth disease.

    K C McCullough;F De Simone;E Brocchi;L Capucci

  • Porcine dendritic cells generated in vitro: morphological, phenotypic and functional properties.

    Carlos P. Carrasco;Rachael C. Rigden;Rene Schaffner;Heidi Gerber

  • Association of lymphopenia with porcine circovirus type 2 induced postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS)

    J. Nielsen;I.E. Vincent;A. Bøtner;A.-S. Ladekjær-Mikkelsen

  • Chicken Cells Sense Influenza A Virus Infection through MDA5 and CARDIF Signaling Involving LGP2

    Matthias Liniger;Artur Summerfield;Gert Zimmer;Kenneth C. McCullough

  • In vitro studies on the infection and replication of porcine circovirus type 2 in cells of the porcine immune system.

    D.F. Gilpin;K. McCullough;B.M. Meehan;F. McNeilly

  • Neutralization of foot-and-mouth disease virus can be mediated through any of at least three separate antigenic sites.

    Q.-C. Xie;D. Mccahon;J. R. Crowther;G. J. Belsham

  • Dendritic Cells Harbor Infectious Porcine Circovirus Type 2 in the Absence of Apparent Cell Modulation or Replication of the Virus

    I. E. Vincent;C. P. Carrasco;B. Herrmann;B. M. Meehan

  • Classical Swine Fever Virus Interferes with Cellular Antiviral Defense: Evidence for a Novel Function of Npro

    Nicolas Ruggli;Jon-Duri Tratschin;Matthias Schweizer;Kenneth C. McCullough

  • Lymphocyte Apoptosis during Classical Swine Fever: Implication of Activation-Induced Cell Death

    Artur Summerfield;Sonja M. Knötig;Kenneth C. McCullough

  • Porcine peripheral blood dendritic cells and natural interferon-producing cells

    Artur Summerfield;Laurence Guzylack-Piriou;Alexander Schaub;Carlos P Carrasco

  • The porcine dendritic cell family.

    Artur Summerfield;Kenneth C. McCullough

  • Type-A CpG oligonucleotides activate exclusively porcine natural interferon-producing cells to secrete interferon-α, tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-12

    Laurence Guzylack-Piriou;Carole Balmelli;Kenneth C McCullough;Artur Summerfield

  • In Vitro Induction of Mucosa-Type Dendritic Cells by All-Trans Retinoic Acid

    Leslie Saurer;Kenneth C. McCullough;Artur Summerfield

  • Intermediate stages in monocyte-macrophage differentiation modulate phenotype and susceptibility to virus infection.

    K C McCullough;S Basta;S Knötig;H Gerber

  • Subset-dependent modulation of dendritic cell activity by circovirus type 2

    Isabelle E Vincent;Carlos P Carrasco;Laurence Guzylack-Piriou;Brigitte Herrmann

  • Silencing of natural interferon producing cell activation by porcine circovirus type 2 DNA.

    Isabelle E Vincent;Carole Balmelli;Brian Meehan;Gordon Allan

  • Immunologic features of porcine circovirus type 2 infection.

    Steven Krakowka;John A. Ellis;Francis McNeilly;Diedre Gilpin

  • Opsonization-enhanced phagocytosis of foot-and-mouth disease virus.

    K C McCullough;D Parkinson;J R Crowther

  • Polyethylenimine-based polyplex delivery of self-replicating RNA vaccines.

    Thomas Démoulins;Panagiota Milona;Pavlos C. Englezou;Thomas Ebensen

  • Fibrocytes are potent stimulators of anti-virus cytotoxic T cells

    Carole Balmelli;Nicolas Ruggli;Kenneth McCullough;Artur Summerfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Artur Summerfield
Artur Summerfield University of Bern
Gordon Allan
Gordon Allan Queen's University Belfast
Francisco Sobrino
Francisco Sobrino Spanish National Research Council
Armin Saalmüller
Armin Saalmüller University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Eileen L. Thacker
Eileen L. Thacker Agricultural Research Service
Brian Meehan
Brian Meehan Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
Joan K. Lunney
Joan K. Lunney Agricultural Research Service
Hans Nauwynck
Hans Nauwynck Ghent University

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