2026 Kevin J. Tracey: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	164	1068	981	633	570	658	122858
Immunology	163	68	65	46	44	627	124492
Medicine	165	621	567	356	318	644	127063

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2020 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Kevin J. Tracey is affiliated with the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary focus areas reflect significant contributions to neurology, molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research topics include:

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Advanced Glycation End Products research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Kevin J. Tracey has authored work published in several key venues, with multiple contributions to:

The FASEB Journal
Molecular Medicine
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Bioelectronic Medicine
The Journal of Immunology

Frequent co-authors in the body of work include:

Sangeeta S. Chavan
Valentin A. Pavlov
Téa Tsaava
Eric H. Chang
Michael Brines

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Kevin J. Tracey include:

Roadmap for the Emerging Field of Cancer Neuroscience, 2020, Cell
Famotidine Use Is Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Propensity Score Matched Retrospective Cohort Study, 2020, Gastroenterology
Extracellular HMGB1: a therapeutic target in severe pulmonary inflammation including COVID-19?, 2020, Molecular Medicine
Glucagon-like peptide-1: a multi-faceted anti-inflammatory agent, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Their professional recognition includes being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2020, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014, and a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin

Lyudmila V. Borovikova;Svetlana Ivanova;Minghuang Zhang;Huan Yang

5132
Citations
HMG-1 as a Late Mediator of Endotoxin Lethality in Mice

Haichao Wang;Ona Bloom;Minghuang Zhang;Jaideep M. Vishnubhakat

4622
Citations
The inflammatory reflex

Kevin J. Tracey

4611
Citations
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha7 subunit is an essential regulator of inflammation.

Hong Wang;Man Yu;Mahendar Ochani;Carol Ann Amella

4010
Citations
Shock and tissue injury induced by recombinant human cachectin.

Kevin J. Tracey;Bruce A Beutler;Stephen F. Lowry;James Merryweather

3380
Citations
Anti-cachectin/TNF monoclonal antibodies prevent septic shock during lethal bacteraemia

Kevin J. Tracey;Kevin J. Tracey;Yuman Fong;David G. Hesse;Kirk R. Manogue

3353
Citations
High-mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1): nuclear weapon in the immune arsenal.

Michael T. Lotze;Kevin J. Tracey

3015
Citations
Physiology and immunology of the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway

Kevin J. Tracey

1966
Citations
High mobility group 1 protein (HMG-1) stimulates proinflammatory cytokine synthesis in human monocytes.

Ulf Andersson;Haichao Wang;Karin Palmblad;Ann-Charlotte Aveberger

1863
Citations
HMGB1 Is a Therapeutic Target for Sterile Inflammation and Infection

Ulf Andersson;Kevin J. Tracey

1644
Citations
Acetylcholine-synthesizing T cells relay neural signals in a vagus nerve circuit.

Mauricio Rosas-Ballina;Peder S. Olofsson;Mahendar Ochani;Sergio I. Valdés-Ferrer

1610
Citations
Advanced glycosylation products quench nitric oxide and mediate defective endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in experimental diabetes.

R Bucala;K J Tracey;A Cerami

1571
Citations
Reversing established sepsis with antagonists of endogenous high-mobility group box 1

Huan Yang;Mahendar Ochani;Jianhua Li;Xiaoling Qiang

1448
Citations
The nuclear factor HMGB1 mediates hepatic injury after murine liver ischemia-reperfusion

Allan Tsung;Rohit Sahai;Hiroyuki Tanaka;Atsunori Nakao

1442
Citations
Reflex control of immunity.

Kevin J. Tracey

1418
Citations
Cholinergic agonists inhibit HMGB1 release and improve survival in experimental sepsis.

Hong Wang;Hong Liao;Mahendar Ochani;Marilou Justiniani

1409
Citations
MIF is a pituitary-derived cytokine that potentiates lethal endotoxaemia

J. Bernhagen;T. Calandra;R. A. Mitchell;S. B. Martin

1294
Citations
Sepsis: a roadmap for future research

Jonathan Cohen;Jean-Louis Vincent;Neill K J Adhikari;Flavia R Machado

1169
Citations
Tumor Necrosis Factor, Other Cytokines and Disease

Kevin J. Tracey;Anthony Cerami

1138
Citations
The vagus nerve and the inflammatory reflex—linking immunity and metabolism

Valentin A. Pavlov;Kevin J. Tracey

1123
Citations
HMG-1 as a mediator of acute lung inflammation.

Edward Abraham;John Arcaroli;Aaron Carmody;Haichao Wang

1060
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Haichao Wang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Huan Yang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Sangeeta S. Chavan Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Valentin A. Pavlov Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Jianhua Li Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Ulf Andersson Karolinska University Hospital

Luis Ulloa Duke University

Stephen F. Lowry Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Ping Wang Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Betty Diamond Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

External Links

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