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Luke A. J. O'Neill

Luke A. J. O'Neill

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Immunology
Ireland
2026
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Biology and Biochemistry
Ireland
2023

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Immunology

D-Index
159
Citations
113183
World Ranking
84
National Ranking
1

Luke A. J. O'Neill 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 Luke A. J. O'Neill sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 519 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luke A. J. O'Neill 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 Luke A. J. O'Neill sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 159 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2012 - Gold Medal, Royal Irish Academy Life Sciences
  • 2004 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Luke A. J. O'Neill is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research focuses broadly on immunology, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields including immunology, molecular biology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and genetics.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics such as immune cells in cancer, inflammasome and immune disorders, interferon and immune responses, immune cell function and interaction, immune response and inflammation, immune responses and vaccinations, and IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Luke A. J. O'Neill include Alexander Hooftman, Dylan G. Ryan, Tristram A.J. Ryan, Emily A. Day, and Anne F. McGettrick.

Their publications often appear in leading scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Immunology
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Cells

Significant recent papers include:

  • The Role of HIF in Immunity and Inflammation, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • The Immunomodulatory Metabolite Itaconate Modifies NLRP3 and Inhibits Inflammasome Activation, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • BCG-induced trained immunity: can it offer protection against COVID-19?, 2020, Nature Reviews Immunology
  • Trained immunity, tolerance, priming and differentiation: distinct immunological processes, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Targeting immunometabolism as an anti-inflammatory strategy, 2020, Cell Research

Luke A. J. O'Neill's research has received recognition in the form of several awards. These include being a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, since 2016; receiving the Gold Medal from the Royal Irish Academy in Life Sciences in 2012; membership in the Royal Irish Academy since 2004; and election to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Succinate is an inflammatory signal that induces IL-1β through HIF-1α

    G. M. Tannahill;A. M. Curtis;J. Adamik;E. M. Palsson-McDermott

  • The family of five: TIR-domain-containing adaptors in Toll-like receptor signalling

    Luke A. J. O'Neill;Andrew G. Bowie

  • A guide to immunometabolism for immunologists

    Luke A. J. O'Neill;Rigel J. Kishton;Jeff Rathmell

  • A small-molecule inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome for the treatment of inflammatory diseases

    Rebecca C Coll;Avril A B Robertson;Jae Jin Chae;Sarah C Higgins

  • Trained immunity: A program of innate immune memory in health and disease

    Mihai G. Netea;Leo A. B. Joosten;Eicke Latz;Kingston H. G. Mills

  • mTOR- and HIF-1α–mediated aerobic glycolysis as metabolic basis for trained immunity

    Shih-Chin Cheng;Jessica Quintin;Robert A. Cramer;Kelly M. Shepardson

  • The History of Toll-like Receptors - Redefining Innate Immunity

    Luke A. J. O'Neill;Douglas Golenbock;Andrew G. Bowie

  • Succinate Dehydrogenase Supports Metabolic Repurposing of Mitochondria to Drive Inflammatory Macrophages

    Evanna L. Mills;Beth Kelly;Angela Logan;Ana S.H. Costa

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Negative regulation of Toll-like receptor-mediated immune responses

    Foo Y. Liew;Damo Xu;Elizabeth K. Brint;Luke A. J. O'Neill

  • Metabolic reprogramming in macrophages and dendritic cells in innate immunity

    Beth Kelly;Luke A J O'Neill

  • Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1.

    Evanna L Mills;Dylan G Ryan;Hiran A Prag;Dina Dikovskaya

  • Mal (MyD88-adapter-like) is required for Toll-like receptor-4 signal transduction

    Katherine A. Fitzgerald;Eva M. Palsson-McDermott;Andrew G. Bowie;Andrew G. Bowie;Caroline A. Jefferies

  • Immunometabolism governs dendritic cell and macrophage function

    Luke A.J. O’Neill;Edward J. Pearce

  • Signal transduction by the lipopolysaccharide receptor, Toll-like receptor-4

    Eva M Pålsson-McDermott;Luke A J O'Neill

  • Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by islet amyloid polypeptide provides a mechanism for enhanced IL-1β in type 2 diabetes

    Seth L Masters;Aisling Dunne;Shoba L Subramanian;Rebecca L Hull

  • Resolution of inflammation: state of the art, definitions and terms.

    Charles N. Serhan;Sue D. Brain;Christopher D. Buckley;Derek W. Gilroy

  • NF-kB: a crucial transcription factor for glial and neuronal cell function

    L. ONeill;Christian Kaltschmidt

  • Metabolism of inflammation limited by AMPK and pseudo-starvation

    Luke A. J. O'Neill;D. Grahame Hardie

  • Mitochondria are the powerhouses of immunity.

    Evanna L Mills;Beth Kelly;Luke A J O'Neill

  • Negative regulation of TLR4 via targeting of the proinflammatory tumor suppressor PDCD4 by the microRNA miR-21

    Frederick J Sheedy;Eva Palsson-McDermott;Elizabeth J Hennessy;Cara Martin

  • Oxidative stress and nuclear factor-kappaB activation: a reassessment of the evidence in the light of recent discoveries.

    Andrew Bowie;Luke A.J O’Neill

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
Andrew G. Bowie
Andrew G. Bowie Trinity College Dublin
Katherine A. Fitzgerald
Katherine A. Fitzgerald University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Kingston H. G. Mills
Kingston H. G. Mills Trinity College Dublin
Ramnik J. Xavier
Ramnik J. Xavier Broad Institute
Seth L. Masters
Seth L. Masters Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Hugh J. Byrne
Hugh J. Byrne Technological University Dublin
Kate Schroder
Kate Schroder University of Queensland
Eicke Latz
Eicke Latz German Rheumatism Research Centre

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