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D-Index
65
Citations
21610
World Ranking
2467
National Ranking
999

Maureen Howard publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maureen Howard sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 149 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Maureen Howard D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maureen Howard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maureen Howard is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine, with specific subfields including Immunology and Oncology.

The scientist's work focuses on a set of principal research topics: CAR-T cell therapy research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation. These topics highlight a concentration on cellular immunotherapies and immune system mechanisms.

Maureen Howard has contributed to publications in the venue Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics. The recent paper authored is titled "Engineered CAR-T cells targeting TAG-72 and CD47 in ovarian cancer," published in 2021 in Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics. This paper has been cited 98 times.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Maureen Howard include Runzhe Shu, Vera J. Evtimov, Maree V. Hammett, Nhu-Y. N. Nguyen, and Junli Zhuang. These collaborations indicate a team-focused approach in their immunology and oncology research efforts.

Best Publications

  • A novel chemokine receptor for SDF-1 and I-TAC involved in cell survival, cell adhesion, and tumor development

    Jennifer M. Burns;Bretton C. Summers;Yu Wang;Anita Melikian

  • Identification of a T cell-derived b cell growth factor distinct from interleukin 2.

    Maureen Howard;John Farrar;Mary Hilfiker;Barbara Johnson

  • Interleukin 10 protects mice from lethal endotoxemia

    Maureen Howard;Tony Muchamuel;Silvia Andrade;Satish Menon

  • BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF INTERLEUKIN-10

    Maureen Howard;Anne O'Garra

  • Formation and hydrolysis of cyclic ADP-ribose catalyzed by lymphocyte antigen CD38

    M. Howard;J. C. Grimaldi;J. F. Bazan;F. E. Lund

  • Ly-1 B (B-1) cells are the main source of B cell-derived interleukin 10

    Anne O'garra;Ray Chang;Ning Go;Robin Hastings

  • CXCR7 (RDC1) promotes breast and lung tumor growth in vivo and is expressed on tumor-associated vasculature

    Zhenhua Miao;Kathryn E. Luker;Bretton C. Summers;Rob Berahovich

  • Interleukin 10, a novel B cell stimulatory factor: unresponsiveness of X chromosome-linked immunodeficiency B cells.

    Ning Fei Go;B. E. Castle;R. Barrett;R. Kastelein

  • The biochemistry, biology, and role of interleukin 2 in the induction of cytotoxic T cell and antibody-forming B cell responses.

    John J. Farrar;William R. Benjamin;Mary L. Hilfiker;Maureen Howard

  • Continuous administration of anti-interleukin 10 antibodies delays onset of autoimmunity in NZB/W F1 mice.

    Hiroshi Ishida;Tony Muchamuel;Shimon Sakaguchi;Silvia Andrade

  • Cyclic ADP-ribose production by CD38 regulates intracellular calcium release, extracellular calcium influx and chemotaxis in neutrophils and is required for bacterial clearance in vivo

    Santiago Partida-Sanchez;Debra A. Cockayne;Simon Monard;Elaine L. Jacobson

  • Pre-Clinical Development of a Humanized Anti-CD47 Antibody with Anti-Cancer Therapeutic Potential.

    Jie Liu;Lijuan Wang;Feifei Zhao;Serena Tseng

  • Regulation of B-Cell Growth and Differentiation by Soluble Factors

    Maureen Howard;William E. Paul

  • First-in-Human, First-in-Class Phase I Trial of the Anti-CD47 Antibody Hu5F9-G4 in Patients With Advanced Cancers.

    Branimir I. Sikic;Nehal Lakhani;Amita Patnaik;Sumit A. Shah

  • Production of cytokines by mouse B cells: B lymphomas and normal B cells produce interleukin 10.

    Anne O'Garra;Genevieve Stapleton;Vineeta Dhar;Michael Pearce

  • Biological properties of interleukin 10.

    Howard M;O'Garra A;Ishida H;de Waal Malefyt R

  • Immunoglobulin signal transduction guides the specificity of B cell-T cell interactions and is blocked in tolerant self-reactive B cells.

    Michael P. Cooke;Andrew W. Heath;Kevan M. Shokat;Yongjun Zeng

  • The earliest T lineage-committed cells depend on IL-7 for Bcl-2 expression and normal cell cycle progression.

    Ursula von Freeden-Jeffry;Nanette Solvason;Maureen Howard;Richard Murray

  • Continuous anti-interleukin 10 antibody administration depletes mice of Ly-1 B cells but not conventional B cells.

    Hiroshi Ishida;Robin Hastings;John Kearney;Maureen Howard

  • Mice Deficient for the Ecto-Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Glycohydrolase CD38 Exhibit Altered Humoral Immune Responses

    D A Cockayne;T Muchamuel;J C Grimaldi;H Muller-Steffner

  • Molecular Biology of Interleukin 4 and Interleukin 5 Genes and Biology of their Products that Stimulate B Cells, T Cells and Hemopoietic Cells

    T Yokota;N Arai;J de Vries;H Spits

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne O'Garra
Anne O'Garra The Francis Crick Institute
Albert Zlotnik
Albert Zlotnik University of California, Irvine
Hergen Spits
Hergen Spits University of Amsterdam
William E. Paul
William E. Paul National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Frances E. Lund
Frances E. Lund University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ken Shortman
Ken Shortman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Irving L. Weissman
Irving L. Weissman Stanford University
Robert L. Coffman
Robert L. Coffman University of California, Santa Cruz
Thomas J. Schall
Thomas J. Schall ChemoCentryx (United States)
Tim R. Mosmann
Tim R. Mosmann University of Rochester Medical Center

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