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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 136 187 174 121 112 823 68094
Medicine 136 1979 1844 1121 1031 833 68332
Molecular Biology 132 173 154 108 96 727 65288

Malcolm K. Brenner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malcolm K. Brenner between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malcolm K. Brenner published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 20.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 115 publications in 2023. 27 of the 969 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 115. Peak 115 publications in 2023. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 13 publications 1987: 15 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 18 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 24 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 19 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 32 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 38 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 115 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 8 publications
1979 2025

969 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malcolm K. Brenner: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 1
1983 6
1984 8
1985 3
1986 13
1987 15
1988 13
1989 18
1990 9
1991 15
1992 10
1993 12
1994 15
1995 15
1996 24
1997 13
1998 25
1999 19
2000 17
2001 14
2002 19
2003 26
2004 33
2005 25
2006 27
2007 29
2008 28
2009 32
2010 31
2011 28
2012 25
2013 33
2014 32
2015 33
2016 38
2017 26
2018 21
2019 24
2020 13
2021 17
2022 18
2023 115
2024 19
2025 8
Total 969
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Malcolm K. Brenner publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Malcolm K. Brenner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 564+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 727 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 727
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Malcolm K. Brenner D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Malcolm K. Brenner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 132–133 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 132 D-Index — 95th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14 132
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 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
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Malcolm K. Brenner is affiliated with the Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, as well as immunology and microbiology. Within these areas, their work focuses notably on oncology, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, and hematology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several core topics including CAR-T cell therapy research, virus-based gene therapy research, immune cell function and interaction, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, and silicon carbide semiconductor technologies.

Malcolm K. Brenner's frequent co-authors include Helen E. Heslop, Bambi Grilley, Maksim Mamonkin, Huimin Zhang, and Premal Lulla. Their collaboration with these researchers appears across multiple publications, reflecting a sustained research network.

Their publications have appeared in key academic venues such as Blood, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Molecular Therapy, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, and Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Anti-CD30 CAR-T Cell Therapy in Relapsed and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Tumor response and endogenous immune reactivity after administration of HER2 CAR T cells in a child with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Oncolytic Adenovirus Armed with BiTE, Cytokine, and Checkpoint Inhibitor Enables CAR T Cells to Control the Growth of Heterogeneous Tumors, 2020, Molecular Therapy
  • Engineered off-the-shelf therapeutic T cells resist host immune rejection, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • Interleukin-15-armoured GPC3 CAR T cells for patients with solid cancers, 2024, Nature

This scientist's work focuses heavily on therapeutic approaches involving CAR T cells and immunotherapy strategies against various cancers and cellular immune challenges.

Awards recognizing their contributions include membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2016 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Transplantability and therapeutic effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells in children with osteogenesis imperfecta

    Edwin M. Horwitz;Darwin J. Prockop;Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick;Winston W. K. Koo

  • A distinct "side population" of cells with high drug efflux capacity in human tumor cells.

    C. Hirschmann-Jax;Aaron E. Foster;G. G. Wulf;G. G. Wulf;J. G. Nuchtern

  • Inducible apoptosis as a safety switch for adoptive cell therapy

    Antonio Di Stasi;Siok Keen Tey;Gianpietro Dotti;Yuriko Fujita

  • Virus-specific T cells engineered to coexpress tumor-specific receptors: persistence and antitumor activity in individuals with neuroblastoma

    Martin A. Pule;Barbara Savoldo;G. Doug Myers;G. Doug Myers;Claudia Rossig

  • Use of gene-modified virus-specific T lymphocytes to control Epstein-Barr-virus-related lymphoproliferation.

    C.M Rooney;C.Y.C Ng;S Loftin;C.A Smith

  • Antitumor activity and long-term fate of chimeric antigen receptor–positive T cells in patients with neuroblastoma

    Chrystal U. Louis;Chrystal U. Louis;Barbara Savoldo;Barbara Savoldo;Gianpietro Dotti;Gianpietro Dotti;Martin Pule

  • Infusion of Cytotoxic T Cells for the Prevention and Treatment of Epstein-Barr Virus–Induced Lymphoma in Allogeneic Transplant Recipients

    Cliona M. Rooney;Colton A. Smith;Colton A. Smith;Catherine Y.C. Ng;Catherine Y.C. Ng;Susan K. Loftin;Susan K. Loftin

  • CD28 costimulation improves expansion and persistence of chimeric antigen receptor–modified T cells in lymphoma patients

    Barbara Savoldo;Carlos Almeida Ramos;Carlos Almeida Ramos;Enli Liu;Martha P. Mims

  • Gene-marking to trace origin of relapse after autologous bone-marrow transplantation

    M.K Brenner;D.R Rill;R.A Krance;J.N Ihle

  • Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) –Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells for the Immunotherapy of HER2-Positive Sarcoma

    Nabil Ahmed;Vita S. Brawley;Meenakshi Hegde;Catherine Robertson

  • Long-term restoration of immunity against Epstein-Barr virus infection by adoptive transfer of gene-modified virus-specific T lymphocytes

    Helen E. Heslop;Catherine Y.C. Ng;Congfen Li;Colton A. Smith

  • Long-term outcome of EBV-specific T-cell infusions to prevent or treat EBV-related lymphoproliferative disease in transplant recipients

    Helen E. Heslop;Karen S. Slobod;Martin A. Pule;Gregory A. Hale

  • An inducible caspase 9 safety switch for T-cell therapy

    Karin C. Straathof;Martin A. Pulè;Patricia Yotnda;Gianpietro Dotti

  • HER2-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified Virus-Specific T Cells for Progressive Glioblastoma: A Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Trial

    Nabil Ahmed;Nabil Ahmed;Vita Brawley;Vita Brawley;Meenakshi Hegde;Meenakshi Hegde;Kevin Bielamowicz

  • Clinical responses to bone marrow transplantation in children with severe osteogenesis imperfecta

    Edwin M. Horwitz;Darwin J. Prockop;Patricia L. Gordon;Winston W. K. Koo

  • Tandem CAR T cells targeting HER2 and IL13Rα2 mitigate tumor antigen escape

    Meenakshi Hegde;Malini Mukherjee;Malini Mukherjee;Zakaria Grada;Antonella Pignata

  • Monoculture-derived T lymphocytes specific for multiple viruses expand and produce clinically relevant effects in immunocompromised individuals.

    Ann M. Leen;G. Doug Myers;Uluhan Sili;M. Helen Huls

  • Design and development of therapies using chimeric antigen receptor-expressing T cells

    Gianpietro Dotti;Stephen Gottschalk;Barbara Savoldo;Malcolm K. Brenner

  • Engineering CD19-specific T lymphocytes with interleukin-15 and a suicide gene to enhance their anti-lymphoma/leukemia effects and safety

    Valentina Hoyos;Barbara Savoldo;Barbara Savoldo;Concetta Quintarelli;Aruna Mahendravada

  • Multicenter study of banked third-party virus-specific T cells to treat severe viral infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    Ann M. Leen;Catherine M. Bollard;Adam M. Mendizabal;Elizabeth J. Shpall

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen E. Heslop
Helen E. Heslop Baylor College of Medicine
Cliona M. Rooney
Cliona M. Rooney Baylor College of Medicine
Gianpietro Dotti
Gianpietro Dotti University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adrian P. Gee
Adrian P. Gee Baylor College of Medicine
Catherine M. Bollard
Catherine M. Bollard George Washington University
Ann M. Leen
Ann M. Leen Baylor College of Medicine
Stephen Gottschalk
Stephen Gottschalk St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Barbara Savoldo
Barbara Savoldo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hao Liu
Hao Liu Indiana University
A. V. Hoffbrand
A. V. Hoffbrand The Royal Free Hospital

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