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D-Index
67
Citations
15130
World Ranking
2678
National Ranking
1281

Michael P. Cancro 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 P. Cancro sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 232 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael P. Cancro 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 P. Cancro sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Overview

Michael P. Cancro is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with a total of 47 publications in this main field of study.

The subfields they have contributed to include:

  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Rheumatology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research

The scientist's work covers several major topics related to immune function and disease mechanisms. These topics are:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Michael P. Cancro has published extensively in journals such as:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Immunity
  • Clinical Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Immunology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Cancro include:

  • James J. Knox
  • Eline T. Luning Prak
  • David Allman
  • Boglárka Ujházi
  • Jolán E. Walter

Recent significant papers by Michael P. Cancro include:

  • "Lipid nanoparticles enhance the efficacy of mRNA and protein subunit vaccines by inducing robust T follicular helper cell and humoral responses," 2021, Immunity
  • "Age-Associated B Cells," 2020, Annual Review of Immunology
  • "The Transcription Factor T-bet Resolves Memory B Cell Subsets with Distinct Tissue Distributions and Antibody Specificities in Mice and Humans," 2020, Immunity
  • "Memory B cells and plasma cells: The differentiative continuum of humoral immunity," 2021, Immunological Reviews
  • "The dynamic epigenetic regulation of the inactive X chromosome in healthy human B cells is dysregulated in lupus patients," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Michael P. Cancro was recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Lipid nanoparticles enhance the efficacy of mRNA and protein subunit vaccines by inducing robust T follicular helper cell and humoral responses

    Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh;István Tombácz;Emily Bettini;Katlyn Lederer

  • A B cell subset uniquely responsive to innate stimuli accumulates in aged mice

    Yi Hao;Patrick O'Neill;Martin Naradikian;Jean Scholz

  • Peripheral B cell maturation. II. Heat-stable antigen(hi) splenic B cells are an immature developmental intermediate in the production of long-lived marrow-derived B cells.

    D M Allman;S E Ferguson;V M Lentz;M P Cancro

  • IL-21 drives expansion and plasma cell differentiation of autoreactive CD11chiT-bet+ B cells in SLE.

    Shu Wang;Jingya Wang;Varsha Kumar;Jodi L Karnell

  • Identification of a novel receptor for B lymphocyte stimulator that is mutated in a mouse strain with severe B cell deficiency.

    Minhong Yan;John Ridgway Brady;Betty Chan;Wyne P. Lee

  • Nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines induce potent T follicular helper and germinal center B cell responses.

    Norbert Pardi;Michael J. Hogan;Martin S. Naradikian;Kaela Parkhouse

  • Age-Associated B Cells

    Michael P Cancro

  • Cutting Edge: BLyS Enables Survival of Transitional and Mature B Cells Through Distinct Mediators

    Benjamin L. Hsu;Susan M. Harless;R. Coleman Lindsley;David M. Hilbert

  • Peripheral B cell maturation. I. Immature peripheral B cells in adults are heat-stable antigenhi and exhibit unique signaling characteristics.

    D M Allman;S E Ferguson;M P Cancro

  • The role of B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Michael P. Cancro;David P. D’Cruz;Munther A. Khamashta

  • Critical roles for Rac1 and Rac2 GTPases in B cell development and signaling.

    Marita J. Walmsley;Steen K. T. Ooi;Lucinda F. Reynolds;Susan Harless Smith

  • Cutting Edge: Dendritic Cell-Restricted Antigen Presentation Initiates the Follicular Helper T Cell Program but Cannot Complete Ultimate Effector Differentiation

    Radhika Goenka;Lisa G. Barnett;Jonathan S. Silver;Patrick J. O’Neill

  • Tonic B cell antigen receptor signals supply an NF-κB substrate for prosurvival BLyS signaling

    Jason E Stadanlick;Mary Kaileh;Fredrick G Karnell;Jean L Scholz

  • Age-Associated B Cells: A T-bet-Dependent Effector with Roles in Protective and Pathogenic Immunity.

    Kira Rubtsova;Anatoly V. Rubtsov;Michael P. Cancro;Philippa Marrack

  • Role of type I interferons in the activation of autoreactive B cells

    Kerstin Kiefer;Michael A Oropallo;Michael P Cancro;Ann Marshak-Rothstein

  • Cutting Edge: IL-4, IL-21, and IFN-γ Interact To Govern T-bet and CD11c Expression in TLR-Activated B Cells.

    Martin S. Naradikian;Arpita Myles;Daniel P. Beiting;Kenneth J. Roberts

  • B cells and aging: molecules and mechanisms

    Michael P. Cancro;Yi Hao;Jean L. Scholz;Richard L. Riley

  • A role for IL-27p28 as an antagonist of gp130-mediated signaling

    Jason S. Stumhofer;Elia D. Tait;William J. Quinn Iii;Nancy Hosken

  • A B-cell receptor-specific selection step governs immature to mature B cell differentiation.

    Matthew H. Levine;Ann M. Haberman;Derek B. Sant'Angelo;Lynn G. Hannum

  • BLyS inhibition eliminates primary B cells but leaves natural and acquired humoral immunity intact

    Jean L. Scholz;Jenni E. Crowley;Mary M. Tomayko;Natalie Steinel

Frequent Co-Authors

David Allman
David Allman University of Pennsylvania
Ann Marshak-Rothstein
Ann Marshak-Rothstein University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ali Naji
Ali Naji University of Pennsylvania
William Stohl
William Stohl University of Southern California
Norman R. Klinman
Norman R. Klinman Scripps Research Institute
Colleen E. Hayes
Colleen E. Hayes University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christopher A. Hunter
Christopher A. Hunter University of Pennsylvania
Jan Erikson
Jan Erikson The Wistar Institute
Chaim Putterman
Chaim Putterman Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Scott E. Hensley
Scott E. Hensley University of Pennsylvania

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