2026 Lewis L. Lanier: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	191	407	377	272	247	643	124557
Immunology	192	19	18	14	13	631	127486

Lewis L. Lanier 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 Lewis L. Lanier sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 631 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lewis L. Lanier 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 Lewis L. Lanier sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 192 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
2017 - AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award, American Association of Immunologists
2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2001 - AAI Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Immunologists For service as AAI Program Committee Chair

Overview

Lewis L. Lanier is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions also in medicine. The main subfields in which they work include immunology, molecular biology, oncology, surgery, and epidemiology.

The scientist's principal topics of research cover areas such as immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, CAR-T cell therapy research, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, transplantation methods and outcomes, mechanical circulatory support devices, and cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Key recent publications by Lewis L. Lanier include:

Multiple early factors anticipate post-acute COVID-19 sequelae (2022), published in Cell
Multi-Omics Resolves a Sharp Disease-State Shift between Mild and Moderate COVID-19 (2020), published in Cell
Tissue Determinants of Human NK Cell Development, Function, and Residence (2020), published in Cell
An NK-like CAR T cell transition in CAR T cell dysfunction (2021), published in Cell
The neutrotime transcriptional signature defines a single continuum of neutrophils across biological compartments (2021), published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Lewis L. Lanier include:

Oscar A. Aguilar
Avishai Shemesh
Daniel R. Calabrese
John R. Greenland
Janice Arakawa-Hoyt

Major venues where Lewis L. Lanier publishes their work are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
The Journal of Immunology
The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Cell
Nature Immunology

Throughout their career, Lewis L. Lanier has received recognition from professional organizations in immunology and related fields. These awards include:

Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019
AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award, American Association of Immunologists, 2017
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010
AAI Distinguished Service Award, American Association of Immunologists, 2001, for service as AAI Program Committee Chair

Best Publications

Activation of NK Cells and T Cells by NKG2D, a Receptor for Stress-Inducible MICA

Stefan Bauer;Veronika Groh;Jun Wu;Alexander Steinle

3825
Citations
NK CELL RECOGNITION

Lewis L. Lanier

3556
Citations
Innate or Adaptive Immunity? The Example of Natural Killer Cells

Eric Vivier;David H. Raulet;Alessandro Moretta;Michael A. Caligiuri

3266
Citations
HLA-E binds to natural killer cell receptors CD94/NKG2A, B and C

Veronique M. Braud;David S. J. Allan;Christopher A. O'Callaghan;Kalle Söderström

2645
Citations
NK CELL RECEPTORS

Lewis L. Lanier

2197
Citations
The Immunological Genome Project: networks of gene expression in immune cells

Tracy S P Heng;Michio W Painter;Kutlu Elpek;Veronika Lukacs-Kornek

2026
Citations
Up on the tightrope: natural killer cell activation and inhibition.

Lewis L Lanier

2017
Citations
Adaptive immune features of natural killer cells

Joseph C. Sun;Joshua N. Beilke;Lewis L. Lanier

1907
Citations
Immune inhibitory receptors.

Jeffrey V. Ravetch;Lewis L. Lanier

1703
Citations
Direct Recognition of Cytomegalovirus by Activating and Inhibitory NK Cell Receptors

Hisashi Arase;Edward S. Mocarski;Ann E. Campbell;Ann B. Hill

1505
Citations
The relationship of CD16 (Leu-11) and Leu-19 (NKH-1) antigen expression on human peripheral blood NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes

L. L. Lanier;An My Le;C. I. Civin;M. R. Loken

1479
Citations
CD69 acts downstream of interferon-alpha/beta to inhibit S1P1 and lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs.

Lawrence R. Shiow;David B. Rosen;Naděžda Brdičková;Ying Xu

1395
Citations
An activating immunoreceptor complex formed by NKG2D and DAP10.

Jun Wu;Yaoli Song;Alexander B. H. Bakker;Stefan Bauer

1358
Citations
Human Diversity in Killer Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes

Markus Uhrberg;Nicholas M Valiante;Benny P Shum;Heather G Shilling

1298
Citations
B70 antigen is a second ligand for CTLA-4 and CD28

Miyuki Azuma;Daisuke Ito;Daisuke Ito;Hideo Yagita;Ko Okumura

1280
Citations
NK cells and cancer: you can teach innate cells new tricks

Maelig G. Morvan;Lewis L. Lanier

1163
Citations
Immunoreceptor DAP12 bearing a tyrosine-based activation motif is involved in activating NK cells

Lewis L. Lanier;Brian C. Corliss;Jun Wu;Clement Leong

1159
Citations
Natural killer cells, viruses and cancer.

Adelheid Cerwenka;Lewis L. Lanier

1141
Citations
Subpopulations of human natural killer cells defined by expression of the Leu-7 (HNK-1) and Leu-11 (NK-15) antigens.

L. L. Lanier;An My Le;J. H. Phillips;N. L. Warner

1107
Citations
Retinoic Acid Early Inducible Genes Define a Ligand Family for the Activating NKG2D Receptor in Mice

Adelheid Cerwenka;Alexander B.H Bakker;Terri McClanahan;Janet Wagner

1030
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph H. Phillips MSD (United States)

Joseph C. Sun Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Noel L. Warner Becton Dickinson (United States)

Peter Parham Stanford University

Hisashi Arase Osaka University

Douglas F. Nixon Cornell University

Kouetsu Ogasawara Tohoku University

James P. Allison The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jenny E. Gumperz University of Wisconsin–Madison

Arthur Weiss University of California, San Francisco

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