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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 135 191 176 124 113 405 75504
Medicine 135 2053 1911 1161 1065 418 75553

Michael B. Brenner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael B. Brenner between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael B. Brenner published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 11.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2000. 31 of the 489 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2000. 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 22 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 11 publications
1984 2025

489 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael B. Brenner: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 4
1985 3
1986 3
1987 14
1988 6
1989 12
1990 4
1991 13
1992 7
1993 6
1994 18
1995 15
1996 10
1997 7
1998 18
1999 20
2000 22
2001 6
2002 17
2003 20
2004 11
2005 14
2006 7
2007 10
2008 10
2009 12
2010 10
2011 15
2012 14
2013 9
2014 7
2015 14
2016 9
2017 7
2018 14
2019 20
2020 12
2021 6
2022 10
2023 22
2024 20
2025 11
Total 489
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Michael B. Brenner 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 Michael B. Brenner 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, 402–411 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: 405 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
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 54 405
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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Michael B. Brenner 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 Michael B. Brenner 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, 134–135 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: 135 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 14 135
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Michael B. Brenner is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research spans across several fields including Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Immunology, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Nephrology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Michael B. Brenner has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Fibroblasts as immune regulators in infection, inflammation and cancer, 2021, Nature reviews. Immunology
  • Notch signalling drives synovial fibroblast identity and arthritis pathology, 2020, Nature
  • Deconstruction of rheumatoid arthritis synovium defines inflammatory subtypes, 2023, Nature
  • IL-1-driven stromal-neutrophil interactions define a subset of patients with inflammatory bowel disease that does not respond to therapies, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Granzyme K + CD8 T cells form a core population in inflamed human tissue, 2022, Science Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael B. Brenner include:

  • Soumya Raychaudhuri
  • Deepak A. Rao
  • Jennifer H. Anolik
  • A. Helena Jonsson
  • Laura T. Donlin

Their publications have appeared in several notable venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

The scientist has been recognized with honors including Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008 and Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Fast, sensitive and accurate integration of single-cell data with Harmony.

    Ilya Korsunsky;Nghia Millard;Jean Fan;Kamil Slowikowski

  • Adhesion between epithelial cells and T lymphocytes mediated by E-cadherin and the alpha E beta 7 integrin.

    Karyn L. Cepek;Sunil K. Shaw;Sunil K. Shaw;Christina M. Parker;Gary J. Russell

  • Defining inflammatory cell states in rheumatoid arthritis joint synovial tissues by integrating single-cell transcriptomics and mass cytometry.

    Fan Zhang;Kevin Wei;Kamil Slowikowski;Chamith Y Fonseka

  • Natural and synthetic non-peptide antigens recognized by human γδ T cells

    Tanaka Y;Morita Ct;Nieves E;Brenner Mb

  • Identification of a putative second T-cell receptor.

    Michael B. Brenner;Michael B. Brenner;Joanne McLean;Deno P. Dialynas;Jack L. Strominger

  • CD1: antigen presentation and T cell function.

    Manfred Brigl;Michael B. Brenner

  • Recognition of a lipid antigen by CD1-restricted αβ+ T cells

    Evan M. Beckman;Steven A. Porcelli;Craig T. Morita;Samuel M. Behar

  • M. tuberculosis and M. leprae Translocate from the Phagolysosome to the Cytosol in Myeloid Cells

    Nicole van der Wel;David Hava;Diane Houben;Donna Fluitsma

  • Pathologically expanded peripheral T helper cell subset drives B cells in rheumatoid arthritis

    Deepak A. Rao;Michael F. Gurish;Jennifer L. Marshall;Kamil Slowikowski

  • Analysis of T cell antigen receptor (TCR) expression by human peripheral blood CD4-8- alpha/beta T cells demonstrates preferential use of several V beta genes and an invariant TCR alpha chain.

    Steven Porcelli;Courtland E. Yockey;Michael B. Brenner;Steven P. Balk

  • Invariant natural killer T cells: an innate activation scheme linked to diverse effector functions

    Patrick J. Brennan;Manfred Brigl;Michael B. Brenner

  • Mast Cells: A Cellular Link Between Autoantibodies and Inflammatory Arthritis

    David M. Lee;Daniel S. Friend;Michael F. Gurish;Christophe Benoist

  • Functionally Distinct Subsets of CD1d-restricted Natural Killer T Cells Revealed by CD1d Tetramer Staining

    Jenny E. Gumperz;Sachiko Miyake;Takashi Yamamura;Michael B. Brenner

  • CD1-restricted T cell recognition of microbial lipoglycan antigens.

    P. A. Sieling;D. Chatterjee;S. A. Porcelli;T. I. Prigozy

  • Distinct fibroblast subsets drive inflammation and damage in arthritis.

    Adam P. Croft;Joana Campos;Kathrin Jansen;Jason D. Turner

  • Arthritis Critically Dependent on Innate Immune System Players

    Hong Ji;Koichiro Ohmura;Koichiro Ohmura;Umar Mahmood;David M Lee

  • Mechanism of CD1d-restricted natural killer T cell activation during microbial infection

    Manfred Brigl;Lynn Bry;Sally C Kent;Jenny E Gumperz

  • The immune cell landscape in kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis

    Arnon Arazi;Deepak A Rao;Celine C Berthier;Anne Davidson

  • Lymphocytes bearing antigen-specific γδ T-cell receptors accumulate in human infectious disease lesions

    Robert. L. Modlin;Claude Pirmez;Florence M. Hofman;Victoria Torigian

  • CD1b restricts the response of human CD4-8- T lymphocytes to a microbial antigen

    Steven Porcelli;Craig T. Morita;Michael B. Brenner

  • Calnexin: a membrane-bound chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum

    John J.M. Bergeron;Michael B. Brenner;David Y. Thomas;David B. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven A. Porcelli
Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Soumya Raychaudhuri
Soumya Raychaudhuri Brigham and Women's Hospital
Gerald F. Watts
Gerald F. Watts University of Western Australia
Craig T. Morita
Craig T. Morita University of Iowa
Gurdyal S. Besra
Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham
Patrick J. Brennan
Patrick J. Brennan Colorado State University
Samuel M. Behar
Samuel M. Behar University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Lydia Lynch
Lydia Lynch Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael S. Krangel
Michael S. Krangel Duke University
Jonathan G. Seidman
Jonathan G. Seidman Harvard University

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