2026 Lorne A. Babiuk: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	96	854	778	16	13	667	34658
Medicine	96	9642	9050	381	361	666	34638

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Immunology in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Canada Leader Award
2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2002 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Lorne A. Babiuk is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has conducted research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Small Animals.

The following are key topics addressed in their research:

Influenza Virus Research Studies
Respiratory viral infections research
Viral Infections and Immunology Research
Animal testing and alternatives

Among recent papers published by Lorne A. Babiuk are:

Adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine versus quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Hutterite Children: A randomized clinical trial, 2021, Vaccine
A call to action to address critical flaws and bias in laboratory animal experiments and preclinical research, 2025, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

Mark Loeb
Margaret L. Russell
Caralyn Kelly-Stradiotto
Nola Fuller
Kevin Fonseca

Lorne A. Babiuk has published work in venues such as Vaccine and Scientific Reports.

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through various awards, including:

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2015)
Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2002)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science (1999)

Best Publications

Mechanisms of action of adjuvants.

Sunita Awate;Lorne A Babiuk Babiuk;George Mutwiri

831
Citations
Bovine herpesvirus 1: immune responses in mice and cattle injected with plasmid DNA.

G. J. M. Cox;T. J. Zamb;L. A. Babiuk

560
Citations
Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Children on Infection Rates in Hutterite Communities: A Randomized Trial

Mark Loeb;Margaret L. Russell;Lorraine Moss;Kevin Fonseca

463
Citations
The use of fluorescein isothiocyanate in the determination of the bacterial biomass of grassland soil.

L. A. Babiuk;E. A. Paul

406
Citations
Review: Capripoxvirus Diseases: Current Status and Opportunities for Control

E.S.M. Tuppurainen;Estelle Hildegard Venter;J.L. Shisler;G. Gari

388
Citations
Bovine Herpesvirus 1 (Bhv-1(: Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control

Suresh K. Tikoo;Manuel Campos;Lorne A. Babiuk

381
Citations
Chicken TLR21 acts as a functional homologue to mammalian TLR9 in the recognition of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides.

Robert Brownlie;Jianzhong Zhu;Brenda Allan;George K. Mutwiri

322
Citations
Nuclear localization of the ORF2 protein encoded by porcine circovirus type 2.

Qiang Liu;Suresh K. Tikoo;Lorne A. Babiuk

316
Citations
Antiviral screening of British Columbian medicinal plants

A.R. McCutcheon;T.E. Roberts;E. Gibbons;S.M. Ellis

299
Citations
Genome-wide expression analyses of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 reveals coordinate regulation of motility and virulence by flhA.

Catherine D. Carrillo;Eduardo Taboada;John H.E. Nash;Patricia Lanthier

288
Citations
Serum haptoglobin as an indicator of the acute phase response in bovine respiratory disease

Dale L. Godson;Manuel Campos;Samuel K. Attah-Poku;Mark J. Redmond

273
Citations
Electroporation improves the efficacy of DNA vaccines in large animals.

Shawn Babiuk;Maria E Baca-Estrada;Marianna Foldvari;Michael Storms

251
Citations
CpG motif identification for veterinary and laboratory species demonstrates that sequence recognition is highly conserved.

Robert Rankin;Reno Pontarollo;Xenia Ioannou;Arthur M. Krieg

249
Citations
Induction of immune responses by DNA vaccines in large animals.

L A Babiuk;R Pontarollo;S Babiuk;B Loehr

245
Citations
Influenza A virus NS1 protein activates the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway by direct interaction with the p85 subunit of PI3K.

Yeun-Kyung Shin;Qiang Liu;Suresh K. Tikoo;Lorne A. Babiuk

245
Citations
Immunology of bovine herpesvirus 1 infection.

L.A. Babiuk;S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk;S.K. Tikoo

244
Citations
Induction of a novel chicken Toll-like receptor following Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection.

Rowan Higgs;Paul Cormican;Sarah Cahalane;Brenda Allan

240
Citations
Strategies for enhancing the immunostimulatory effects of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides

George K Mutwiri;Anil K Nichani;Shawn Babiuk;Lorne A Babiuk

240
Citations
Protection of cattle from bovine herpesvirus type I (BHV-1) infection by immunization with individual viral glycoproteins.

L.A. Babiuk;J. L'Italien;S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk;T. Zamb

226
Citations
Cutaneous vaccination: the skin as an immunologically active tissue and the challenge of antigen delivery.

Shawn Babiuk;Maria Baca-Estrada;Lorne A Babiuk;Catherine Ewen

225
Citations
Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Children on Infection Rates in Hutterite Communities

Mark Loeb;Margaret L. Russell;Lorraine Moss;Kevin Fonseca

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

George Mutwiri University of Saskatchewan

Volker Gerdts University of Saskatchewan

Philip J. Griebel University of Saskatchewan

S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk University of Saskatchewan

Hugh G.G. Townsend University of Saskatchewan

Dongwan Yoo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Suresh K. Mittal Purdue University West Lafayette

Barry T. Rouse University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Frank L. Graham McMaster University

Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia

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