2026 Laurence Morel: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	65	2826	2607	1338	1226	284	17132

Laurence Morel 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 Laurence Morel sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 284 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laurence Morel 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 Laurence Morel sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laurence Morel is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work engages extensively with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Cell Biology. Their research topics include Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors.

Recent publications authored by Laurence Morel include the following:

Screening for liver X receptor modulators: Where are we and for what use? (2020), British Journal of Pharmacology
Sequential Ras/MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways recruitment drives basal extrusion in the prostate-like gland of Drosophila (2020), Nature Communications
Persistent organic pollutants promote aggressiveness in prostate cancer (2023), Oncogene
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis After CrossFit Exercise (2021), Cureus
Drosophila Accessory Gland: A Complementary In Vivo Model to Bring New Insight to Prostate Cancer (2021), Cells

The venues where Laurence Morel most frequently publishes include Cureus, Cancers, British Journal of Pharmacology, Nature Communications, and Oncogene.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Laurence Morel are Cyrille de Joussineau, Silvère Baron, Amalia Trousson, Jean-Marc A. Lobaccaro, and Marine Vialat.

Best Publications

Bone marrow cells adopt the phenotype of other cells by spontaneous cell fusion

Naohiro Terada;Takashi Hamazaki;Masahiro Oka;Masanori Hoki

2745
Citations
Normalization of CD4+ T cell metabolism reverses lupus

Yiming Yin;Seung Chul Choi;Zhiwei Xu;Daniel J. Perry

629
Citations
Polygenic control of susceptibility to murine systemic lupus erythematosus

Laurence Morel;Ulrich H. Rudofsky;Jeffrey A. Longmate;Joel Schiffenbauer;Joel Schiffenbauer

575
Citations
Genetic reconstitution of systemic lupus erythematosus immunopathology with polycongenic murine strains

Laurence Morel;Byron P. Croker;Kim R. Blenman;Chandra Mohan

479
Citations
Murine Models of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Daniel Perry;Allison Sang;Yiming Yin;Ying-Yi Zheng

451
Citations
Speed congenics: a classic technique in the fast lane (relatively speaking).

Edward Wakeland;Laurence Morel;Karen Achey;Mary Yui

426
Citations
The major murine systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility locus, Sle1, is a cluster of functionally related genes

Laurence Morel;Kim R. Blenman;Byron P. Croker;Byron P. Croker;Edward K. Wakeland

383
Citations
Genetic dissection of SLE pathogenesis. Sle1 on murine chromosome 1 leads to a selective loss of tolerance to H2A/H2B/DNA subnucleosomes.

Chandra Mohan;Elizabeth Alas;Laurence Morel;Ping Yang

340
Citations
Role of B-1a cells in autoimmunity.

Byian Duan;Laurence Morel

333
Citations
Association of extensive polymorphisms in the SLAM/CD2 gene cluster with murine lupus.

Amy E. Wandstrat;Charles Nguyen;Nisha Limaye;Alice Y. Chan

311
Citations
Functional dissection of systemic lupus erythematosus using congenic mouse strains.

Laurence Morel;Chandra Mohan;Ying Yu;Byron P. Croker;Byron P. Croker

308
Citations
Genetic dissection of systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis: Sle2 on murine chromosome 4 leads to B cell hyperactivity.

Chandra Mohan;Laurence Morel;Ping Yang;Edward K. Wakeland

264
Citations
Immunometabolism in systemic lupus erythematosus

Laurence Morel

241
Citations
IL-6 Produced by Dendritic Cells from Lupus-Prone Mice Inhibits CD4+CD25+ T Cell Regulatory Functions

Suigui Wan;Changqing Xia;Laurence Morel

235
Citations
Cr2, a candidate gene in the murine Sle1c lupus susceptibility locus, encodes a dysfunctional protein

Susan A Boackle;V.Michael Holers;Xiaojiang Chen;Gerda Szakonyi

228
Citations
Gut microbiota dysbiosis and altered tryptophan catabolism contribute to autoimmunity in lupus-susceptible mice.

Seung-Chul Choi;Josephine Brown;Minghao Gong;Yong Ge

227
Citations
Epistatic Modifiers of Autoimmunity in a Murine Model of Lupus Nephritis

Laurence Morel;Xiang Hong Tian;Byron P. Croker;Edward K. Wakeland

226
Citations
Genetic Dissection of Sle Pathogenesis: Sle3 on Murine Chromosome 7 Impacts T Cell Activation, Differentiation, and Cell Death

Chandra Mohan;Ying Yu;Laurence Morel;Ping Yang

216
Citations
Accumulation of splenic B1a cells with potent antigen-presenting capability in NZM2410 lupus-prone mice

Chandra Mohan;Laurence Morel;Ping Yang;Edward K. Wakeland

187
Citations
Genetic dissection of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Edward K Wakeland;Amy E Wandstrat;Kui Liu;Laurence Morel

185
Citations
Genetic dissection of lupus pathogenesis: a recipe for nephrophilic autoantibodies

Chandra Mohan;Laurence Morel;Ping Yang;Hiroshi Watanabe

185
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward K. Wakeland The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Chandra Mohan University of Houston

Todd M. Brusko University of Florida

Mark A. Atkinson University of Florida

Derry C. Roopenian The Jackson Laboratory

Roland W. Herzog Indiana University

Robert K. Vander Meer Agricultural Research Service

Brian L. Kotzin University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Henry V. Baker University of Florida

Ammon B. Peck University of Florida

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