2026 Maureen P. Martin: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	59	3376	3109	1559	1425	126	23504

Overview

Maureen P. Martin is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to medicine as well. This includes subfields such as immunology, virology, infectious diseases, oncology, and surgery.

Their work addresses various main topics, including:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
HIV Research and Treatment
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Maureen P. Martin has contributed to research published in several venues, among which the most frequent include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cell Reports
Cancer Cell
Science Translational Medicine

Some notable recent papers by Maureen P. Martin include:

"NKG2A and HLA-E define an alternative immune checkpoint axis in bladder cancer," 2022, published in Cancer Cell
"Signatures of immune selection in intact and defective proviruses distinguish HIV-1 elite controllers," 2021, published in Science Translational Medicine
"A Possible Sterilizing Cure of HIV-1 Infection Without Stem Cell Transplantation," 2021, published in Annals of Internal Medicine
"HIV post-treatment controllers have distinct immunological and virological features," 2023, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Immune correlates of HIV-1 reservoir cell decline in early-treated infants," 2022, published in Cell Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Mary Carrington, Yuko Yuki, Mathias Viard, Daniel Geanon, and Geoffrey Kelly. Their collaborative efforts reflect a diverse network within their fields of expertise.

Best Publications

Interleukin-1 polymorphisms associated with increased risk of gastric cancer

Emad M. El-Omar;Emad M. El-Omar;Mary Carrington;Wong Ho Chow;Kenneth E.L. McColl

3143
Citations
Genetic variation in IL28B and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

David L. Thomas;Chloe L Thio;Maureen P. Martin;Ying Qi

2703
Citations
HLA and HIV-1: heterozygote advantage and B*35-Cw*04 disadvantage.

Mary Carrington;George W. Nelson;Maureen P. Martin;Teri Kissner

1628
Citations
Epistatic interaction between KIR3DS1 and HLA-B delays the progression to AIDS

Maureen P. Martin;Xiaojiang Gao;Jeong Hee Lee;George W. Nelson

1484
Citations
HLA and NK Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes in Resolving Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Salim I. Khakoo;Chloe L. Thio;Maureen P. Martin;Collin R. Brooks

1457
Citations
Innate partnership of HLA-B and KIR3DL1 subtypes against HIV-1

Maureen P. Martin;Ying Qi;Xiaojiang Gao;Eriko Yamada

894
Citations
Effect of a single amino acid change in MHC class I molecules on the rate of progression to AIDS.

Xiaojiang Gao;George W. Nelson;Peter Karacki;Maureen P. Martin

704
Citations
Differential natural killer cell–mediated inhibition of HIV-1 replication based on distinct KIR/HLA subtypes

Galit Alter;Maureen P. Martin;Nickolas Teigen;William H Carr

579
Citations
GENETIC ACCELERATION OF AIDS PROGRESSION BY A PROMOTER VARIANT OF CCR5

Maureen P. Martin;Michael Dean;Michael W. Smith;Cheryl Winkler

558
Citations
The Yin and Yang of HLA and KIR in human disease.

Smita Kulkarni;Maureen P. Martin;Mary Carrington

496
Citations
HIV-1 adaptation to NK-cell-mediated immune pressure

Galit Alter;David Heckerman;Arne Schneidewind;Lena Fadda

434
Citations
Cutting Edge: Susceptibility to Psoriatic Arthritis: Influence of Activating Killer Ig-Like Receptor Genes in the Absence of Specific HLA-C Alleles

Maureen P. Martin;George Nelson;Jeong-Hee Lee;Fawnda Pellett

429
Citations
A Dendritic Cell–Specific Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 3–Grabbing Nonintegrin (Dc-Sign)–Related Protein Is Highly Expressed on Human Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells and Promotes HIV-1 Infection

Arman A Bashirova;Teunis B.H. Geijtenbeek;Gerard C.F. van Duijnhoven;Sandra J. van Vliet

417
Citations
Cutting Edge: Heterozygote Advantage in Autoimmune Disease: Hierarchy of Protection/Susceptibility Conferred by HLA and Killer Ig-Like Receptor Combinations in Psoriatic Arthritis

George W. Nelson;Maureen P. Martin;Dafna Gladman;Judith Wade

397
Citations
Differential microRNA regulation of HLA-C expression and its association with HIV control

Smita Kulkarni;Ram Savan;Ying Qi;Ying Qi;Xiaojiang Gao;Xiaojiang Gao

386
Citations
The Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Gene Cluster: Tuning the Genome for Defense*

Arman A. Bashirova;Maureen P. Martin;Daniel W. McVicar;Mary Carrington

338
Citations
HLA-C cell surface expression and control of HIV/AIDS correlate with a variant upstream of HLA-C

Rasmi Thomas;Richard Apps;Ying Qi;Xiaojiang Gao

325
Citations
Genetics of HIV-1 Infection: Chemokine Receptor Ccr5 Polymorphism and Its Consequences

Mary Carrington;Michael Dean;Maureen P. Martin;Stephen J. O'Brien

320
Citations
The role of interleukin-1 polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer

Emad M. El-Omar;Mary Carrington;Wong Ho Chow;Kenneth E.L. McColl

312
Citations
Hierarchy of resistance to cervical neoplasia mediated by combinations of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor and human leukocyte antigen loci

Mary Carrington;Sophia Wang;Maureen P. Martin;Xiaojiang Gao

309
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Carrington Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard

Xiaojiang Gao National Institutes of Health

James J. Goedert National Institutes of Health

Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University

Bruce D. Walker Harvard University

Susan Buchbinder University of California, San Francisco

Vivek Naranbhai Monash University

Steven G. Deeks University of California, San Francisco

Jacques Fellay École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Stephen K. Anderson National Institutes of Health

External Links

Personal website of Maureen P. Martin

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