2026 Mark A. Exley: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	63	3008	2771	1411	1291	173	15265

Mark A. Exley 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 Mark A. Exley sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 173 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark A. Exley 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 Mark A. Exley sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark A. Exley is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a substantial focus on subfields including Immunology, Oncology, Genetics, Biotechnology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work extensively covers topics such as CAR-T cell therapy research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Research and Treatments, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Mark A. Exley has contributed to numerous publications, including the following notable papers:

Phase Ib Clinical Trial of IGV-001 for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma, 2021, Clinical Cancer Research
A phase 1/2 clinical trial of invariant natural killer T cell therapy in moderate-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, 2024, Nature Communications
Exploiting CD1-restricted T cells for clinical benefit, 2021, Molecular Immunology
A biologic-device combination product delivering tumor-derived antigens elicits immunogenic cell death-associated immune responses against glioblastoma, 2023, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Challenges and Opportunities for Immunotherapeutic Intervention against Myeloid Immunosuppression in Glioblastoma, 2022, Journal of Clinical Medicine

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts, Cancer Research, Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Frontiers in Immunology, and Neuro-Oncology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jenny Zilberberg, Charles Scott, Christopher Uhl, David W. Andrews, and Christopher Cultrara.

Best Publications

Nonclassical CD1d-restricted NK T cells that produce IL-13 characterize an atypical Th2 response in ulcerative colitis

Ivan J. Fuss;Frank Heller;Monica Boirivant;Francisco Leon

1021
Citations
Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes

S. Brian Wilson;Sally C. Kent;Kurt T. Patton;Tihamer Orban

970
Citations
Multiple immuno-regulatory defects in type-1 diabetes

Anjli Kukreja;Giulia Cost;John Marker;Chenhui Zhang

959
Citations
Requirements for CD1d Recognition by Human Invariant Vα24+ CD4−CD8− T Cells

Mark Exley;Jorge A. Garcia;Steven P. Balk;Steven Porcelli

661
Citations
Adipose Tissue Invariant NKT Cells Protect against Diet-Induced Obesity and Metabolic Disorder through Regulatory Cytokine Production

Lydia Lynch;Lydia Lynch;Michael Nowak;Bindu Varghese;Justice Clark

569
Citations
Loss of IFN-gamma production by invariant NK T cells in advanced cancer.

S M Tahir;O Cheng;A Shaulov;Y Koezuka

461
Citations
Cd1-Reactive Natural Killer T Cells Are Required for Development of Systemic Tolerance through an Immune-Privileged Site

Koh Hei Sonoda;Mark Exley;Scott Snapper;Steven P. Balk

422
Citations
Activation of CD1d-restricted T cells protects NOD mice from developing diabetes by regulating dendritic cell subsets

Y N Naumov;K S Bahjat;R Gausling;R Abraham

387
Citations
CD1d-dependent macrophage-mediated clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from lung

Edward E.S. Nieuwenhuis;Tetsuya Matsumoto;Mark Exley;Robbert A. Schleipman

383
Citations
NK T Cell-Derived IL-10 Is Essential for the Differentiation of Antigen-Specific T Regulatory Cells in Systemic Tolerance

Koh-Hei Sonoda;Douglas E. Faunce;Masaru Taniguchi;Mark Exley

309
Citations
Efficacy of a therapeutic cocaine vaccine in rodent models

Barbara S. Fox;Kathleen M. Kantak;Melissa A. Edwards;Kerry M. Black

295
Citations
CD161 (NKR-P1A) costimulation of CD1d-dependent activation of human T cells expressing invariant V alpha 24 J alpha Q T cell receptor alpha chains.

Mark Exley;Steven Porcelli;Margo Furman;Jorge A. Garcia

291
Citations
Interplay between the immune system and adipose tissue in obesity.

Mark Exley;Laura Elizabeth Hand;Donal O'Shea;Lydia Lynch

286
Citations
Activation of natural killer T cells by α-galactosylceramide in the presence of CD1d provides protection against colitis in mice

Lawrence J. Saubermann;Paul Beck;Ype P. De Jong;Richard S. Pitman

275
Citations
Productive infection and cell-free transmission of human T-cell leukemia virus in a nonlymphoid cell line.

P. Clapham;K. Nagy;R. Cheingsong-Popov;M. Exley

256
Citations
CD1d and invariant NKT cells at the human maternal-fetal interface.

Jonathan E. Boyson;Basya Rybalov;Louise A. Koopman;Mark Exley

226
Citations
Human immunodeficiency virus infection of monocytic and T-lymphocytic cells: receptor modulation and differentiation induced by phorbol ester.

Paul R. Clapham;Robin A. Weiss;Angus G. Dalgleish;Mark Exley

221
Citations
CD1d structure and regulation on human thymocytes, peripheral blood T cells,B cells and monocytes

M. Exley;Jorge A. Garcia;S. B. Wilson;F. Spada

217
Citations
Circulating Microparticles as Disease-Specific Biomarkers of Severity of Inflammation in Patients With Hepatitis C or Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Miroslaw Kornek;Michael Lynch;Shruti H. Mehta;Michelle Lai

215
Citations
Disseminated Varicella Infection Due to the Vaccine Strain of Varicella-Zoster Virus, in a Patient with a Novel Deficiency in Natural Killer T Cells

Ofer Levy;Jordan S. Orange;Patricia Hibberd;Sharon Steinberg

206
Citations
CD1d function is regulated by microsomal triglyceride transfer protein.

Suzana Brozovic;Takashi Nagaishi;Takashi Nagaishi;Masaru Yoshida;Masaru Yoshida;Stephanie Betz

203
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven P. Balk Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Richard S. Blumberg Brigham and Women's Hospital

Malcolm L. Gefter MIT

Lydia Lynch Brigham and Women's Hospital

Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Detlef Schuppan Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

Margaret James Koziel Harvard Medical School

Masaru Taniguchi RIKEN

Scott B. Snapper Boston Children's Hospital

Jack L. Strominger Harvard University

External Links

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