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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 115 392 360 242 219 485 57022
Medicine 115 4492 4215 2441 2261 484 57023

Nicholas W. Lukacs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas W. Lukacs between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas W. Lukacs published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2007. 22 of the 514 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2007. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 7 publications
1987 2025

514 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas W. Lukacs: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 8
1994 11
1995 15
1996 16
1997 13
1998 20
1999 18
2000 20
2001 23
2002 15
2003 18
2004 8
2005 16
2006 19
2007 26
2008 17
2009 21
2010 22
2011 13
2012 21
2013 10
2014 12
2015 13
2016 10
2017 10
2018 11
2019 13
2020 20
2021 18
2022 8
2023 20
2024 15
2025 7
Total 514
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Nicholas W. Lukacs 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 W. Lukacs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 482–491 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 485 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34 485
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Nicholas W. Lukacs 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 W. Lukacs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 114–115 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34 115
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Nicholas W. Lukacs is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research is primarily situated in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with publications reflecting significant engagement in various subfields such as Immunology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Physiology.

Their scholarly focus centers on themes including Respiratory viral infections research, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Gut microbiota and health, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Recent papers by Nicholas W. Lukacs include:

  • The Lung Microbiome during Health and Disease, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Role of Mitochondria in Viral Infections, 2021, Life
  • Sirtuin 1 regulates mitochondrial function and immune homeostasis in respiratory syncytial virus infected dendritic cells, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Role of ILC2 in Viral-Induced Lung Pathogenesis, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Uric acid pathway activation during respiratory virus infection promotes Th2 immune response via innate cytokine production and ILC2 accumulation, 2020, Mucosal Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lukacs include Andrew J. Rasky, Wendy Fonseca, Carrie-Anne Malinczak, Kazuma Yagi, and Gary B. Huffnagle.

Work by Lukacs has been published in multiple recurring venues such as The Journal of Immunology, Mucosal Immunology, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Viruses, and Frontiers in Immunology, highlighting a consistent presence in journals addressing immunology and respiratory health.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Abnormalities in Monocyte Recruitment and Cytokine Expression in Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1–deficient Mice

    Bao Lu;Barbara J. Rutledge;Long Gu;Joseph Fiorillo

  • Neonatal gut microbiota associates with childhood multisensitized atopy and T cell differentiation

    Kei E Fujimura;Alexandra R Sitarik;Suzanne Havstad;Din L Lin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • TLR3 is an endogenous sensor of tissue necrosis during acute inflammatory events

    Karen A. Cavassani;Makoto Ishii;Haitao Wen;Matthew A. Schaller

  • Epigenetic regulation of the alternatively activated macrophage phenotype

    Makoto Ishii;Haitao Wen;Callie A.S. Corsa;Tianju Liu

  • Differential CC chemokine-induced enhancement of T helper cell cytokine production.

    W J Karpus;N W Lukacs;K J Kennedy;W S Smith

  • An important role for the chemokine macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha in the pathogenesis of the T cell-mediated autoimmune disease, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    W J Karpus;N W Lukacs;B L McRae;R M Strieter

  • The respiratory tract microbiome and lung inflammation: a two-way street.

    G B Huffnagle;R P Dickson;N W Lukacs

  • Balance of inflammatory cytokines related to severity and mortality of murine sepsis.

    Keith R. Walley;Nicholas W. Lukacs;Theodore J. Standiford;Robert M. Strieter

  • House dust exposure mediates gut microbiome Lactobacillus enrichment and airway immune defense against allergens and virus infection

    Kei E. Fujimura;Tine Demoor;Marcus Rauch;Ali A. Faruqi

  • Regulation of neutrophil-derived chemokine expression by IL-10.

    Tsuyoshi Kasama;Robert M. Strieter;Nicholas W. Lukacs;Marie D. Burdick

  • Leptin-deficient mice exhibit impaired host defense in gram-negative pneumonia

    Peter Mancuso;Andrew Gottschalk;Susan M. Phare;Marc Peters-Golden

  • IL-10 Deficiency Unleashes an Influenza-Specific Th17 Response and Enhances Survival against High-Dose Challenge

    K. Kai McKinstry;Tara M. Strutt;Amanda Buck;Jonathan D. Curtis

  • Carbon monoxide differentially inhibits TLR signaling pathways by regulating ROS-induced trafficking of TLRs to lipid rafts

    Kiichi Nakahira;Hong Pyo Kim;Xue Hui Geng;Atsunori Nakao

  • Role of chemokines in the pathogenesis of asthma

    Nicholas W. Lukacs

  • Interleukin-10 expression and chemokine regulation during the evolution of murine type II collagen-induced arthritis.

    T Kasama;R M Strieter;N W Lukacs;P M Lincoln

  • TNF-alpha mediates recruitment of neutrophils and eosinophils during airway inflammation.

    N W Lukacs;R M Strieter;S W Chensue;M Widmer

  • Differential Role for TLR3 in Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Induced Chemokine Expression

    Brian D. Rudd;Ezra Burstein;Colin S. Duckett;Xiaoxia Li

  • Neutralization of IL-10 increases lethality in endotoxemia. Cooperative effects of macrophage inflammatory protein-2 and tumor necrosis factor.

    T J Standiford;R M Strieter;N W Lukacs;S L Kunkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven L. Kunkel
Steven L. Kunkel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cory M. Hogaboam
Cory M. Hogaboam Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Robert M. Strieter
Robert M. Strieter University of Virginia
Stephen W. Chensue
Stephen W. Chensue University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Theodore J. Standiford
Theodore J. Standiford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan V. Lynch
Susan V. Lynch University of California, San Francisco
Marie D. Burdick
Marie D. Burdick University of Virginia
Christine Cole Johnson
Christine Cole Johnson Henry Ford Health System
S L Kunkel
S L Kunkel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Homer A. Boushey
Homer A. Boushey University of California, San Francisco

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