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D-Index
69
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13708
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2532
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Michael R. Shurin 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 R. Shurin sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 242 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael R. Shurin 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 R. Shurin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael R. Shurin is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The research topics that Michael R. Shurin has contributed to include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael R. Shurin are:

  • "Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antigens Using High-Purity Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistors" (2021), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Differential Antibody Response to mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Healthy Subjects" (2021), published in Microbiology Spectrum
  • "Cross-talk between HIF and PD-1/PD-L1 pathways in carcinogenesis and therapy" (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "The Neuroimmune Axis in the Tumor Microenvironment" (2020), published in The Journal of Immunology
  • "Sensory Nerves Impede the Formation of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures and Development of Protective Antimelanoma Immune Responses" (2022), published in Cancer Immunology Research

Frequent co-authors in Michael R. Shurin's publications include:

  • Sarah Wheeler
  • Galina V. Shurin
  • Alan Wells
  • Alexander Star

Michael R. Shurin's work is commonly published in several venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Cancers
  • American Journal of Clinical Pathology
  • The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
  • Cells
  • Clinical Biochemistry

Best Publications

  • Exposure to physical and psychological stressors elevates plasma interleukin 6: relationship to the activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

    Daohong Zhou;Alexander Kusnecov;Michael R. Shurin;Melissa Depaoli

  • Blocking IL-1β reverses the immunosuppression in mouse breast cancer and synergizes with anti-PD-1 for tumor abrogation

    Irena Kaplanov;Yaron Carmi;Rachel Kornetsky;Avishai Shemesh

  • Dendritic cells in the cancer microenvironment.

    Yang Ma;Galina V. Shurin;Zhu Peiyuan;Michael R. Shurin

  • Neuroblastoma-derived Gangliosides Inhibit Dendritic Cell Generation and Function

    Galina V. Shurin;Michael R. Shurin;Svetlana Bykovskaia;Jeffrey Shogan

  • Th1/Th2 balance in cancer, transplantation and pregnancy.

    Michael R. Shurin;Lina Lu;Pawel Kalinski;Ann M. Stewart-Akers

  • Current understanding of interactions between nanoparticles and the immune system

    Marina A. Dobrovolskaia;Michael Shurin;Anna A. Shvedova;Anna A. Shvedova

  • Loss of New Chemokine CXCL14 in Tumor Tissue Is Associated with Low Infiltration by Dendritic Cells (DC), while Restoration of Human CXCL14 Expression in Tumor Cells Causes Attraction of DC Both In Vitro and In Vivo

    Galina V. Shurin;Robert Ferris;Irina L. Tourkova;Lori Perez

  • Cyanidin-3-rutinoside, a Natural Polyphenol Antioxidant, Selectively Kills Leukemic Cells by Induction of Oxidative Stress

    Rentian Feng;Hong Min Ni;Shiow Y. Wang;Irina L. Tourkova

  • Chemotherapeutic agents in noncytotoxic concentrations increase antigen presentation by dendritic cells via an IL-12-dependent mechanism.

    Galina V. Shurin;Irina L. Tourkova;Ramon Kaneno;Michael R. Shurin

  • Antitumor effect of paclitaxel is mediated by inhibition of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and chronic inflammation in the spontaneous melanoma model.

    Alexandra Sevko;Alexandra Sevko;Tillmann Michels;Tillmann Michels;Melissa Vrohlings;Melissa Vrohlings;Ludmila Umansky

  • FLT3 Ligand Induces the Generation of Functionally Active Dendritic Cells in Mice

    Michael R. Shurin;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Tatiana D. Zorina;Catherine Haluszczak

  • New flow cytometric assays for monitoring cell-mediated cytotoxicity.

    Liubov Zaritskaya;Michael R Shurin;Thomas J Sayers;Anatoli M Malyguine

  • Intratumoral cytokines/chemokines/growth factors and tumor infiltrating dendritic cells: friends or enemies?

    Michael R. Shurin;Galina V. Shurin;Anna Lokshin;Zoya R. Yurkovetsky

  • Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antigens Using High-Purity Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Based Field-Effect Transistors.

    Wenting Shao;Michael R Shurin;Sarah E Wheeler;Xiaoyun He

  • Low-dose paclitaxel prior to intratumoral dendritic cell vaccine modulates intratumoral cytokine network and lung cancer growth.

    Hua Zhong;Baohui Han;Irina L. Tourkova;Anna Lokshin

  • Bone marrow‐derived dendritic cells pulsed with a tumor‐specific peptide elicit effective anti‐tumor immunity against intracranial neoplasms

    Hideho Okada;Hideaki Tahara;Michael R. Shurin;Jason Attanucci

  • Chemomodulation of human dendritic cell function by antineoplastic agents in low noncytotoxic concentrations

    Ramon Kaneno;Galina V Shurin;Irina L Tourkova;Michael R Shurin

  • Paclitaxel promotes differentiation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells into dendritic cells in vitro in a TLR4-independent manner.

    Tillmann Michels;Galina V. Shurin;Hiam Naiditch;Alexandra Sevko

  • Dendritic cells presenting tumor antigen

    Michael R. Shurin

  • Tumor Associated Regulatory Dendritic Cells

    Yang Ma;Galina V. Shurin;Dmitriy W. Gutkin;Michael R. Shurin

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T. Lotze
Michael T. Lotze University of Pittsburgh
Anna A. Shvedova
Anna A. Shvedova National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Viktor Umansky
Viktor Umansky Heidelberg University
Alexander Star
Alexander Star University of Pittsburgh
Paul D. Robbins
Paul D. Robbins University of Minnesota
Bruce S. Rabin
Bruce S. Rabin University of Pittsburgh
Hartwig Huland
Hartwig Huland Universität Hamburg
Walter J. Storkus
Walter J. Storkus University of Pittsburgh
Theresa L. Whiteside
Theresa L. Whiteside University of Pittsburgh

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