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49
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13750
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4300
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Omid Akbari 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 Omid Akbari sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 146 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Omid Akbari 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 Omid Akbari sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Omid Akbari is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and has significant research contributions in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their specialized work spans several subfields, including Immunology, Surgery, Physiology, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research addresses a variety of topics with particular emphasis on:

  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Recent publications by Akbari include:

  • Genome-wide analysis highlights contribution of immune system pathways to the genetic architecture of asthma, 2020, Nature Communications
  • PD-1 pathway regulates ILC2 metabolism and PD-1 agonist treatment ameliorates airway hyperreactivity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Role of Autophagy in Lung Inflammation, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • IL-10 production by ILC2s requires Blimp-1 and cMaf, modulates cellular metabolism, and ameliorates airway hyperreactivity, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Repopulation of T, B, and NK cells following alemtuzumab treatment in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Among their frequent coauthors are Pedram Shafiei-Jahani, Benjamin P. Hurrell, Doumet Georges Helou, Emily Howard, and Jacob D. Painter, indicating collaborations across several projects.

Akbari's work is commonly published in journals with frequent contributions including:

  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Mucosal Immunology

Best Publications

  • Pulmonary dendritic cells producing IL-10 mediate tolerance induced by respiratory exposure to antigen.

    Omid Akbari;Rosemarie H. DeKruyff;Dale T. Umetsu

  • Antigen-specific regulatory T cells develop via the ICOS–ICOS-ligand pathway and inhibit allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity

    Omid Akbari;Gordon J. Freeman;Everett H. Meyer;Edward A. Greenfield

  • Essential role of NKT cells producing IL-4 and IL-13 in the development of allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity

    Omid Akbari;Philippe Stock;Everett Meyer;Mitchell Kronenberg

  • Asthma: an epidemic of dysregulated immunity.

    Dale T. Umetsu;Jennifer J. McIntire;Omid Akbari;Claudia Macaubas

  • Identification of Tapr (an airway hyperreactivity regulatory locus) and the linked Tim gene family

    Jennifer J. McIntire;Sarah E. Umetsu;Omid Akbari;Michael Potter

  • CD4+ invariant T-cell-receptor+ natural killer T cells in bronchial asthma.

    Omid Akbari;John L. Faul;Elisabeth G. Hoyte;Gerald J. Berry

  • DNA Vaccination: Transfection and Activation of Dendritic Cells as Key Events for Immunity

    Omid Akbari;Naveed Panjwani;Sylvie Garcia;Ricardo Tascon

  • TIM-1 induces T cell activation and inhibits the development of peripheral tolerance

    Sarah E Umetsu;Wan-Ling Lee;Jennifer J McIntire;Laura Downey

  • Induction of T helper type 1–like regulatory cells that express Foxp3 and protect against airway hyper-reactivity

    Philippe Stock;Omid Akbari;Omid Akbari;Gerald Berry;Gordon J Freeman

  • Regulatory T cells control the development of allergic disease and asthma.

    Dale T. Umetsu;Omid Akbari;Rosemarie H. Dekruyff

  • CD4 T-helper cells engineered to produce IL-10 prevent allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity and inflammation

    Jae-Won Oh;Christine M. Seroogy;Everett H. Meyer;Omid Akbari

  • ICOS:ICOS-Ligand Interaction Is Required for Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Function, Homeostasis, and Induction of Airway Hyperreactivity

    Hadi Maazi;Nisheel Patel;Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan;Yuzo Suzuki

  • Role of regulatory T cells in allergy and asthma.

    Omid Akbari;Philippe Stock;Rosemarie H DeKruyff;Dale T Umetsu

  • Glycolipid activation of invariant T cell receptor+ NK T cells is sufficient to induce airway hyperreactivity independent of conventional CD4+ T cells

    Everett H. Meyer;Sho Goya;Omid Akbari;Gerald J. Berry

  • Epithelium-specific deletion of TGF-β receptor type II protects mice from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

    Min Li;Manda Sai Krishnaveni;Changgong Li;Beiyun Zhou

  • PD-L1 and PD-L2 modulate airway inflammation and iNKT-cell-dependent airway hyperreactivity in opposing directions.

    O. Akbari;P. Stock;A. K. Singh;V. Lombardi

  • Genome-wide analysis highlights contribution of immune system pathways to the genetic architecture of asthma.

    Yi Han;Qiong Jia;Pedram Shafiei Jahani;Benjamin P. Hurrell

  • Perinatal nicotine exposure induces asthma in second generation offspring

    Virender K Rehan;Jie Liu;Erum Naeem;Jia Tian

  • Type 2 innate lymphoid cell suppression by regulatory T cells attenuates airway hyperreactivity and requires inducible T-cell costimulator-inducible T-cell costimulator ligand interaction.

    Diamanda Rigas;Gavin Lewis;Jennifer L. Aron;Bowen Wang

  • Maternal-Derived Hepatitis B Virus e Antigen Alters Macrophage Function in Offspring to Drive Viral Persistence after Vertical Transmission

    Yongjun Tian;Cheng-fu Kuo;Omid Akbari;Jing-hsiung James Ou

  • Transcriptional regulation of autophagy-lysosomal function in BRAF-driven melanoma progression and chemoresistance.

    Shun Li;Shun Li;Ying Song;Christine Quach;Hongrui Guo;Hongrui Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosemarie H. DeKruyff
Rosemarie H. DeKruyff Stanford University
Dale T. Umetsu
Dale T. Umetsu Stanford University
Gordon J. Freeman
Gordon J. Freeman Harvard University
Arlene H. Sharpe
Arlene H. Sharpe Harvard University
Hooman Allayee
Hooman Allayee University of Southern California
Gerald J. Berry
Gerald J. Berry Stanford University
Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Mitchell Kronenberg
Mitchell Kronenberg University of California, San Diego
Mark A. Exley
Mark A. Exley Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jae U. Jung
Jae U. Jung Cleveland Clinic

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