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D-Index
68
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13000
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2628
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1253

Neil D. Christensen 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 Neil D. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 249 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil D. Christensen 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 Neil D. Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 49th percentile

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

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

Overview

Neil D. Christensen is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these areas, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, Genetics, and Oncology.

Their scientific work largely focuses on topics related to Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Virus-based gene therapy research, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Protein purification and stability, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, and Microbial infections and disease research.

Neil D. Christensen has published multiple papers in high-impact venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "Humans with inherited T cell CD28 deficiency are susceptible to skin papillomaviruses but are otherwise healthy," 2021, Cell
  • "FLT3L governs the development of partially overlapping hematopoietic lineages in humans and mice," 2024, Cell
  • "High resolution cryo EM analysis of HPV16 identifies minor structural protein L2 and describes capsid flexibility," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Diagnosis and histopathologic prognostication of canine melanocytic neoplasms: A consensus of the Oncology-Pathology Working Group," 2022, Veterinary and Comparative Oncology
  • "An Integrated Approach for Preventing Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers: Two Etiologies with Distinct and Shared Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis," 2020, Cancer Prevention Research

Frequent co-authors of Neil D. Christensen include Jiafen Hu, Sarah A. Brendle, Karla K. Balogh, Debra A. Shearer, and Karam El-Bayoumy.

Neil D. Christensen has contributed to several publication venues repeatedly, including:

  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Virology
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Cell

Best Publications

  • The natural history of human papillomavirus type 16 capsid antibodies among a cohort of university women

    Joseph J. Carter;Laura A. Koutsky;Gregory C. Wipf;Neil D. Christensen

  • Surface conformational and linear epitopes on HPV-16 and HPV-18 L1 virus-like particles as defined by monoclonal antibodies

    Neil D. Christensen;Joakim Dillner;Carina Eklund;Joseph J. Carter

  • A Protective and Broadly Cross-Neutralizing Epitope of Human Papillomavirus L2

    Ratish Gambhira;Balasubramanyam Karanam;Subhashini Jagu;Jeffrey N. Roberts

  • Immunization with viruslike particles induces long-term protection of rabbits against challenge with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus.

    Neil Christensen;Cynthia A. Reed;Nancy M. Cladel;Ricai Han

  • Life Cycle Heterogeneity in Animal Models of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Disease

    Woei Ling Peh;Kate Middleton;Neil Christensen;Philip Nicholls

  • Assembled baculovirus-expressed human papillomavirus type 11 L1 capsid protein virus-like particles are recognized by neutralizing monoclonal antibodies and induce high titres of neutralizing antibodies

    Neil D. Christensen;Reinhard Höpfl;Susan L. DiAngelo;Nancy M. Cladel

  • Assessment of the serological relatedness of genital human papillomaviruses by hemagglutination inhibition.

    Richard B.S. Roden;Nancy L. Hubbert;Reinhard Kirnbauer;Neil D. Christensen

  • Crystal structures of four types of human papillomavirus L1 capsid proteins: understanding the specificity of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.

    Brooke Bishop;Jhimli Dasgupta;Michael Klein;Robert L. Garcea

  • Keratinocyte-Secreted Laminin 5 Can Function as a Transient Receptor for Human Papillomaviruses by Binding Virions and Transferring Them to Adjacent Cells

    Timothy D. Culp;Lynn R. Budgeon;M. Peter Marinkovich;Guerrino Meneguzzi

  • Cross-neutralization of cutaneous and mucosal Papillomavirus types with anti-sera to the amino terminus of L2.

    Diana V. Pastrana;Ratish Gambhira;Christopher B. Buck;Yuk Ying S. Pang

  • Antibody-mediated neutralization in vivo of infectious papillomaviruses.

    N D Christensen;J W Kreider

  • The open reading frame L2 of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus contains antibody-inducing neutralizing epitopes.

    Neil D. Christensen;John W. Kreider;Nancy C. Kan;Susan L. Diangelo

  • Immunological analyses of human papillomavirus capsids.

    Tzenan Giroglou;Martin Sapp;Christopher Lane;Claudia Fligge

  • The wide utility of rabbits as models of human diseases

    Pedro J. Esteves;Joana Abrantes;Hanna Mari Baldauf;Lbachir BenMohamed

  • Human papillomavirus types 6 and 11 have antigenically distinct strongly immunogenic conformationally dependent neutralizing epitopes.

    Neil D. Christensen;Reinhard Kirnbauer;Reinhard Kirnbauer;John T. Schiller;Shin-Je Ghim

  • IL-13Rα2 is a Glioma-Restricted Receptor for Interleukin-13

    Akiva Mintz;Denise M Gibo;Becky Slagle-Webb;Neil D Christensen

  • Protection of Rabbits against Challenge with Rabbit Papillomaviruses by Immunization with the N Terminus of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Minor Capsid Antigen L2

    Ratish Gambhira;Subhashini Jagu;Balasubramanyam Karanam;Patti E. Gravitt

  • Conserved Features in Papillomavirus and Polyomavirus Capsids

    David M. Belnap;Norman H. Olson;Norman H. Olson;Norman H. Olson;Nancy M. Cladel;Nancy M. Cladel;Nancy M. Cladel;William W. Newcomb;William W. Newcomb;William W. Newcomb

  • Monoclonal antibody-mediated neutralization of infectious human papillomavirus type 11.

    Neil Christensen;J. W. Kreider;N. M. Cladel;S. D. Patrick

  • Monoclonal Antibodies to HPV-6 L1 Virus-like Particles Identify Conformational and Linear Neutralizing Epitopes on HPV-11 in Addition to Type-Specific Epitopes on HPV-6

    Neil D. Christensen;Cynthia A. Reed;Nancy M. Cladel;Kathleen Hall

  • Identification of two cross-neutralizing linear epitopes within the L1 major capsid protein of human papillomaviruses.

    Alba Lucia Combita;Antoine Touzé;Latifa Bousarghin;Neil D. Christensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B.S. Roden
Richard B.S. Roden Johns Hopkins University
Craig Meyers
Craig Meyers Pennsylvania State University
Reinhard Kirnbauer
Reinhard Kirnbauer Medical University of Vienna
Denise A. Galloway
Denise A. Galloway Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
John T. Schiller
John T. Schiller National Institutes of Health
Danny R. Welch
Danny R. Welch University of Kansas
James F. Conway
James F. Conway University of Pittsburgh
Kathrin U. Jansen
Kathrin U. Jansen Pfizer (United States)
Lbachir BenMohamed
Lbachir BenMohamed University of California, Irvine
Laura E. Via
Laura E. Via National Institutes of Health

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