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Nicholas T. Funderburg

Nicholas T. Funderburg

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
46
Citations
8910
World Ranking
4605
National Ranking
2075

Nicholas T. Funderburg 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 Nicholas T. Funderburg sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 167 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas T. Funderburg 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 Nicholas T. Funderburg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicholas T. Funderburg is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Virology, and Epidemiology. The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including HIV-related health complications and treatments, HIV research and treatment, COVID-19 clinical research studies, the long-term effects of COVID-19, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, immune cell function and interaction, and immune cells in cancer.

Their recent publications demonstrate a commitment to understanding immune responses and disease pathogenesis in infectious diseases. Notable papers include:

  • "Pathogenesis of Aging and Age-related Comorbidities in People with HIV: Highlights from the HIV ACTION Workshop," 2020, Pathogens and Immunity
  • "Levels of Soluble CD14 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors 1 and 2 May Be Predictive of Death in Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019," 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "'Inflammescent' CX3CR1+CD57+ CD8 T cells are generated and expanded by IL-15," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "Innate Immune Responses to Highly Pathogenic Coronaviruses and Other Significant Respiratory Viral Infections," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "HIV and cardiovascular disease: the role of inflammation," 2022, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Frequent co-authors of Nicholas T. Funderburg include:

  • Grace A. McComsey
  • Emily Bowman
  • Kate Ailstock
  • Michael M. Lederman
  • Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo

Publication venues where the scientist has been frequently involved include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • AIDS
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Gut Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction and Innate Immune Activation Predict Mortality in Treated HIV Infection

    Peter W. Hunt;Elizabeth Sinclair;Benigno Rodriguez;Carey Shive

  • Microbial translocation, immune activation, and HIV disease

    Nichole R. Klatt;Nicholas T. Funderburg;Jason M. Brenchley

  • Human β-defensin-3 activates professional antigen-presenting cells via Toll-like receptors 1 and 2

    Nicholas Funderburg;Michael M. Lederman;Zhimin Feng;Michael G. Drage

  • Magnesium Decreases Inflammatory Cytokine Production: A Novel Innate Immunomodulatory Mechanism

    Jun Sugimoto;Andrea M. Romani;Alice M. Valentin-Torres;Angel A. Luciano

  • Immunologic Failure Despite Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy Is Related to Activation and Turnover of Memory CD4 Cells

    Michael M. Lederman;Leonard Calabrese;Nicholas T. Funderburg;Brian Clagett

  • Residual immune dysregulation syndrome in treated HIV infection.

    Michael M. Lederman;Nicholas T. Funderburg;Rafick P. Sekaly;Nichole R. Klatt

  • Increased tissue factor expression on circulating monocytes in chronic HIV infection: relationship to in vivo coagulation and immune activation

    Nicholas T. Funderburg;Elizabeth Mayne;Scott F. Sieg;Robert Asaad

  • Shared monocyte subset phenotypes in HIV-1 infection and in uninfected subjects with acute coronary syndrome

    Nicholas T. Funderburg;David Zidar;Carey Shive;Anthony Lioi

  • Inflammation, Immune Activation, and Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV

    Corrilynn Olesky Hileman;Nicholas T. Funderburg

  • Probiotic/prebiotic supplementation of antiretrovirals improves gastrointestinal immunity in SIV-infected macaques

    Nichole R. Klatt;Lauren A. Canary;Xiaoyong Sun;Carol L. Vinton

  • Interferon-α Is the Primary Plasma Type-I IFN in HIV-1 Infection and Correlates with Immune Activation and Disease Markers

    Gareth Hardy;Scott Sieg;Benigno Rodriguez;Donald D Anthony;Donald D Anthony

  • Rosuvastatin reduces vascular inflammation and T-cell and monocyte activation in HIV-infected subjects on antiretroviral therapy

    Nicholas T. Funderburg;Ying Jiang;Sara M Debanne;Danielle Labbato

  • Circulating CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells are activated in inflammatory bowel disease and are associated with plasma markers of inflammation.

    Nicholas T. Funderburg;Samantha R. Stubblefield Park;Hannah C. Sung;Gareth Hardy

  • Toll-Like Receptor Ligands Induce Human T Cell Activation and Death, a Model for HIV Pathogenesis

    Nicholas Funderburg;Angel A. Luciano;Angel A. Luciano;Wei Jiang;Benigno Rodriguez

  • Increased platelet and microparticle activation in HIV infection: upregulation of P-selectin and tissue factor expression.

    Elizabeth Mayne;Nicholas T. Funderburg;Scott F. Sieg;Robert Asaad

  • Markers of inflammation and CD8 T-cell activation, but not monocyte activation, are associated with subclinical carotid artery disease in HIV-infected individuals.

    Chris T. Longenecker;Nicholas T. Funderburg;Ying Jiang;Sara Debanne

  • Rosuvastatin treatment reduces markers of monocyte activation in HIV infected subjects on antiretroviral therapy

    Nicholas T. Funderburg;Ying Jiang;Sara M. Debanne;Norma Storer;Norma Storer

  • Lipid Abnormalities and Inflammation in HIV Inflection

    Nicholas T. Funderburg;Nehal N. Mehta

  • The immunologic effects of maraviroc intensification in treated HIV-infected individuals with incomplete CD4+ T-cell recovery: a randomized trial

    Peter W. Hunt;Nancy S. Shulman;Nancy S. Shulman;Timothy L. Hayes;Timothy L. Hayes;Viktor Dahl

  • Soluble CD14 is independently associated with coronary calcification and extent of subclinical vascular disease in treated HIV infection.

    Chris T. Longenecker;Ying Jiang;Carl E Orringer;Robert C. Gilkeson

Frequent Co-Authors

Grace A. McComsey
Grace A. McComsey Case Western Reserve University
Michael M. Lederman
Michael M. Lederman Case Western Reserve University
Benigno Rodriguez
Benigno Rodriguez Case Western Reserve University
Peter W. Hunt
Peter W. Hunt University of California, San Francisco
Cissy Kityo
Cissy Kityo Joint Clinical Research Centre
Mark Cameron
Mark Cameron Case Western Reserve University
Daniel R. Kuritzkes
Daniel R. Kuritzkes Brigham and Women's Hospital
Clifford V. Harding
Clifford V. Harding Case Western Reserve University
Alan L. Landay
Alan L. Landay The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Leonid Margolis
Leonid Margolis National Institutes of Health

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