2026 Michael I. Luster: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	84	1376	1254	706	630	339	25408
Medicine	84	15108	14218	7632	7063	345	25685

Overview

Michael I. Luster is affiliated with West Virginia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunotoxicology and immune responses, with a notable emphasis on animal testing and alternatives.

Their recent publications span a variety of topics within immunology and toxicology. Examples include:

Perfluoroalkyl substance excretion: Effects of organic anion-inhibiting and resin-binding drugs in a community setting (2021) published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Perfluoroalkyl substances and immune cell counts in adults from the Mid-Ohio Valley (USA) (2021) published in Environment International
Range of the perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) safe dose for human health: An international collaboration (2023) published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
Immunotoxicity of N-butylbenzenesulfonamide: impacts on immune function in adult mice and developmentally exposed rats (2023) published in Toxicological Sciences
Developmental immunotoxicity study of tris(chloropropyl) phosphate in Hsd:Sprague Dawley SD rats exposed through dosed feed (2025) published in Toxicological Sciences

Luster collaborates frequently with several coauthors, demonstrating interdisciplinary research efforts. Frequent coauthors include:

Victor J. Johnson
Dori R. Germolec
Gary R. Burleson
Michelle Cora
Tony Fletcher

Their work has appeared consistently in specific scientific journals and venues, with multiple publications in:

Frontiers in Toxicology
Toxicological Sciences
UNC Libraries
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Michael I. Luster's main fields of study encompass immunology and microbiology, with a strong focus on the immunology subfield. Their research also touches on topics including small animals, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, cancer research, and environmental chemistry.

The primary research topics addressed in their publications are:

Immunotoxicology and immune responses
Animal testing and alternatives
Carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
Air quality and health impacts
Toxic organic pollutants impact
Vitamin D research studies

Best Publications

Research needs for the risk assessment of health and environmental effects of endocrine disruptors: a report of the U.S. EPA-sponsored workshop.

R J Kavlock;G P Daston;C DeRosa;P Fenner-Crisp

1764
Citations
Essential role of tumor necrosis factor α in alcohol-induced liver injury in mice

Ming Yin;Michael D. Wheeler;Hiroshi Kono;Blair U. Bradford

865
Citations
Development of a testing battery to assess chemical-induced immunotoxicity: National toxicology program's guidelines for immunotoxicity evaluation in mice

Michael I. Luster;Albert E. Munson;Peter T. Thomas;Michael P. Holsapple

729
Citations
Antibodies to tumor necrosis factor alfa attenuate hepatic necrosis and inflammation caused by chronic exposure to ethanol in the rat.

Yuji Iimuro;Randle M. Gallucci;Michael I. Luster;Hiroshi Kono

712
Citations
Risk assessment in immunotoxicology. I. Sensitivity and predictability of immune tests.

Michael I. Luster;Christopher Portier;D. Gayla Pait;Kimber L. White

704
Citations
Impaired cutaneous wound healing in interleukin-6-deficient and immunosuppressed mice.

Randle M. Gallucci;Petia P. Simeonova;Joanna M. Matheson;Choudari Kommineni

574
Citations
Work, Obesity, and Occupational Safety and Health

Paul A. Schulte;Gregory R. Wagner;Aleck Ostry;Laura A. Blanciforti

507
Citations
Cardiovascular effects of pulmonary exposure to single-wall carbon nanotubes.

Zheng Li;Tracy Hulderman;Rebecca Salmen;Rebecca Chapman

483
Citations
Role of proinflammatory cytokines in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity.

M.E. Blazka;J.L. Wilmer;S.D. Holladay;R.E. Wilson

464
Citations
Mice deficient in TNF receptors are protected against dopaminergic neurotoxicity: implications for Parkinson’s disease

Krishnan Sriram;Joanna M. Matheson;Stanley A. Benkovic;Diane B. Miller

441
Citations
Risk Assessment in Immunotoxicology: II. Relationships between Immune and Host Resistance Tests

Michael I. Luster;Christopher Portier;D. Gayla Pait;Gary J. Rosenthal

404
Citations
Physiological role of tumor necrosis factor α in traumatic muscle injury

Gordon L. Warren;Tracy Hulderman;Nancy Jensen;Michael McKinstry

334
Citations
Endotoxin-induced cytokine gene expression and excretion in the liver

Michael I. Luster;Dori R. Germolec;Takahiko Yoshida;Fujio Kayama

311
Citations
Cytokine induction in human epidermal keratinocytes exposed to contact irritants and its relation to chemical-induced inflammation in mouse skin.

James L Wilmer;Florence G Burleson;Fujio Kayama;J.u.n. Kanno

297
Citations
Immunotoxicity of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate and the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha.

Jamie C. DeWitt;Alexander Shnyra;Mostafa Z. Badr;Scott E. Loveless

289
Citations
Arsenic Mediates Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression in the Bladder Epithelium: Association with Activating Protein-1 Transactivation

Petia P. Simeonova;Shiyi Wang;Wataru Toriuma;Vera Kommineni

282
Citations
Deficiency of TNF receptors suppresses microglial activation and alters the susceptibility of brain regions to MPTP-induced neurotoxicity: role of TNF-alpha.

Krishnan Sriram;Joanna M. Matheson;Stanley A. Benkovic;Diane B. Miller

281
Citations
Arsenic Enhancement of Skin Neoplasia by Chronic Stimulation of Growth Factors

Dori R. Germolec;Judson Spalding;Hsin-Su Yu;G.S. Chen

279
Citations
Signaling by environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human lymphocytes.

Scott W. Burchiel;Michael I. Luster

277
Citations
The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Liver Toxicity, Inflammation, and Fibrosis Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride

Petia P. Simeonova;Randle M. Gallucci;Tracy Hulderman;Robert Wilson

263
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dori R. Germolec National Institutes of Health

Susan M. Tarlo University of Toronto

Emanuela Corsini University of Milan

David I. Bernstein University of Cincinnati

André Cartier University of Montreal

Louis-Philippe Boulet Université Laval

Santiago Quirce Hospital Universitario La Paz

Joaquín Sastre Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Rodney R. Dietert Cornell University

Val Vallyathan National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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