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Meredith O'Keeffe

Meredith O'Keeffe

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 46 4573 4234 198 186 112 12260

Meredith O'Keeffe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Meredith O'Keeffe between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Meredith O'Keeffe published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2017. 7 of the 128 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2017. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1965 2025

128 publications in total across all disciplines

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Meredith O'Keeffe: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 4
2001 5
2002 4
2003 5
2004 7
2005 7
2006 4
2007 4
2008 6
2009 0
2010 4
2011 5
2012 5
2013 6
2014 6
2015 2
2016 7
2017 8
2018 3
2019 4
2020 7
2021 7
2022 5
2023 3
2024 5
2025 2
Total 128
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Meredith O'Keeffe publications per year - data summary

  • Meredith O'Keeffe, a Immunology scholar from Monash University, has 128 publications recorded across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 8 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1994 and 1999, with 1 publication each.
  • 33 of the 61 years in the span carry no publications at all (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.6 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 22 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1985: 1 publication (0.0 per year); 1986-2006: 38 publications (1.8 per year); 2007-2025: 89 publications (4.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Meredith O'Keeffe 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 Meredith O'Keeffe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 112–121 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 112 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108 112
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Meredith O'Keeffe publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Meredith O'Keeffe, a Immunology scholar from Monash University, records 112 publications - the 5th percentile of the discipline.
  • 5% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Meredith O'Keeffe, and about 95% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Meredith O'Keeffe ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Meredith O'Keeffe 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 Meredith O'Keeffe sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46–47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192 46
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Meredith O'Keeffe D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Meredith O'Keeffe, a Immunology scholar from Monash University, records 46 D-Index - the 8th percentile of the discipline.
  • 8% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Meredith O'Keeffe, and about 92% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Meredith O'Keeffe ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Meredith O'Keeffe is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a research focus primarily in immunology and microbiology. Their work spans 47 publications in these broad fields, with notable contributions in subfields including immunology, infectious diseases, clinical psychology, molecular biology, and microbiology.

O'Keeffe's research addresses several core topics within immunology, including T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, immune cell function and interaction, interferon and immune responses, immune response and inflammation, viral infections and vectors, and antimicrobial peptides and activities.

They have published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to The Journal of Immunology (five publications), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (three publications), Immunity (two publications), iScience (two publications), and The EMBO Journal (one publication).

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by O'Keeffe include:

  • Termination of STING responses is mediated via ESCRT -dependent degradation, 2023, The EMBO Journal
  • Clonal multi-omics reveals Bcor as a negative regulator of emergency dendritic cell development, 2021, Immunity
  • RNF41 regulates the damage recognition receptor Clec9A and antigen cross-presentation in mouse dendritic cells, 2020, eLife
  • Discordance in STING-Induced Activation and Cell Death Between Mouse and Human Dendritic Cell Populations, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Type I interferons induce an epigenetically distinct memory B cell subset in chronic viral infection, 2024, Immunity

Their collaborative work often involves a number of frequent coauthors, including Ee Shan Pang, Timothy Patton, Katherine R. Balka, Peck Szee Tan, and Benjamin T. Kile, reflecting ongoing partnerships in immune-related research.

Best Publications

  • Development of plasmacytoid and conventional dendritic cell subtypes from single precursor cells derived in vitro and in vivo

    Shalin H. Naik;Priyanka Sathe;Priyanka Sathe;Hae Young Park;Hae Young Park;Donald Metcalf

  • Intrasplenic steady-state dendritic cell precursors that are distinct from monocytes

    Shalin H Naik;Shalin H Naik;Donald Metcalf;Annemarie van Nieuwenhuijze;Ian Wicks

  • Differential production of IL-12, IFN-alpha, and IFN-gamma by mouse dendritic cell subsets.

    Hubertus Hochrein;Ken Shortman;David Vremec;Bernadette M Scott

  • Quantitative proteomics reveals subset-specific viral recognition in dendritic cells.

    Christian A. Luber;Jürgen Cox;Henning Lauterbach;Ben Fancke

  • Cutting Edge: Generation of Splenic CD8+ and CD8− Dendritic Cell Equivalents in Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 Ligand Bone Marrow Cultures

    Shalin H. Naik;Anna I Proietto;Nicholas S. Wilson;Aleksandar Dakic

  • Herpes simplex virus type-1 induces IFN-α production via Toll-like receptor 9-dependent and -independent pathways

    Hubertus Hochrein;Beatrix Schlatter;Meredith O'Keeffe;Cornelia Wagner

  • Mouse Plasmacytoid Cells Long-lived Cells, Heterogeneous in Surface Phenotype and Function, that Differentiate Into CD8+ Dendritic Cells Only after Microbial Stimulus

    Meredith O’Keeffe;Hubertus Hochrein;David Vremec;Irina Caminschi

  • The development, maturation, and turnover rate of mouse spleen dendritic cell populations

    Arun T. Kamath;Joanne Pooley;Meredith A. O’Keeffe;David Vremec

  • Interleukin (Il)-4 Is a Major Regulatory Cytokine Governing Bioactive IL-12 Production by Mouse and Human Dendritic Cells

    Hubertus Hochrein;Meredith O'Keeffe;Thomas Luft;Stéphane Vandenabeele

  • Mouse CD8α+ DCs and human BDCA3+ DCs are major producers of IFN-λ in response to poly IC

    Henning Lauterbach;Barbara Bathke;Stefanie Gilles;Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann

  • Differential MHC class II synthesis and ubiquitination confers distinct antigen-presenting properties on conventional and plasmacytoid dendritic cells

    Louise J. Young;Nicholas S. Wilson;Petra Schnorrer;Petra Schnorrer;Anna I Proietto;Anna I Proietto

  • Dendritic cell subsets.

    Christophe Macri;Ee Shan Pang;Timothy Patton;Meredith O'Keeffe

  • The lymphoid past of mouse plasmacytoid cells and thymic dendritic cells.

    Lynn Corcoran;Isabel Ferrero;David Vremec;Karen Lucas

  • Development of thymic and splenic dendritic cell populations from different hemopoietic precursors.

    Li Wu;Angela D'Amico;Angela D'Amico;Hubertus Hochrein;Hubertus Hochrein;Meredith O'Keeffe;Meredith O'Keeffe

  • Dendritic cell precursor populations of mouse blood: identification of the murine homologues of human blood plasmacytoid pre-DC2 and CD11c+ DC1 precursors.

    Meredith O'Keeffe;Hubertus Hochrein;David Vremec;Bernadette Maree Scott

  • Effects of administration of progenipoietin 1, Flt-3 ligand, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and pegylated granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor on dendritic cell subsets in mice

    Meredith O'Keeffe;Hubertus Hochrein;Hubertus Hochrein;Hubertus Hochrein;David Vremec;David Vremec;David Vremec;Joanne Pooley

  • CpG-DNA aided cross-presentation of soluble antigens by dendritic cells.

    Tobias Maurer;Antje Heit;Hubertus Hochrein;Franziska Ampenberger

  • C-Rel Regulates Interleukin 12 P70 Expression in Cd8+ Dendritic Cells by Specifically Inducing p35 Gene Transcription

    Raelene Grumont;Hubertus Hochrein;Meredith O'Keeffe;Raffi Gugasyan

  • Human dendritic cell subsets and function in health and disease.

    Meredith Anne O'Keeffe;Meredith Anne O'Keeffe;Wai Hong Mok;Kristen J Radford

  • Survival of lethal poxvirus infection in mice depends on TLR9, and therapeutic vaccination provides protection.

    Christofer Samuelsson;Jürgen Hausmann;Henning Lauterbach;Michaela Schmidt

  • DEC-205 is a cell surface receptor for CpG oligonucleotides

    Mireille H Lahoud;Fatma Ahmet;Fatma Ahmet;Jian-Guo Zhang;Simone Meuter;Simone Meuter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ken Shortman
Ken Shortman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hubertus Hochrein
Hubertus Hochrein Technical University of Munich
David Vremec
David Vremec Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Irina Caminschi
Irina Caminschi Monash University
Li Wu
Li Wu Tsinghua University
Jose A. Villadangos
Jose A. Villadangos University of Melbourne
William R. Heath
William R. Heath University of Melbourne
Jian-Guo Zhang
Jian-Guo Zhang Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders
Andrew M. Lew
Andrew M. Lew Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Paul J. Hertzog
Paul J. Hertzog Hudson Institute of Medical Research

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