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Immunology

D-Index
83
Citations
21244
World Ranking
1468
National Ranking
740

Medicine

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15276
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Paul Ashwood 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 Paul Ashwood sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 197 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Ashwood 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 Paul Ashwood sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Ashwood is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with a significant body of work exploring the intersections of cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, immunology, clinical psychology, and neurology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with a particular emphasis on neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, child nutrition and feeding issues, family and disability support research, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, and the role of tryptophan in brain disorders.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Ashwood include the following:

  • Plasma and Fecal Metabolite Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • Innate immune dysfunction and neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 2022, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Developmental-behavioral profiles in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring gastrointestinal symptoms, 2020, Autism Research
  • Maternal immune conditions are increased in males with autism spectrum disorders and are associated with behavioural and emotional but not cognitive co-morbidity, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Maternal immune response and air pollution exposure during pregnancy: insights from the Early Markers for Autism (EMA) study, 2020, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Paul Ashwood frequently publishes in several scientific journals including:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Translational Psychiatry

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research process. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lisa Croen
  • Destanie R. Rose
  • Rachel Moreno
  • Heather K. Hughes
  • Jennifer Ames

Their publication record spans a range of main fields and subfields, with 48 publications in neuroscience and 45 in medicine. Subfields with a notable presence include cognitive neuroscience (27 publications), psychiatry and mental health (15), immunology (15), clinical psychology (11), and neurology (9).

Best Publications

  • Elevated plasma cytokines in autism spectrum disorders provide evidence of immune dysfunction and are associated with impaired behavioral outcome.

    Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

  • Consensus Paper: Pathological Role of the Cerebellum in Autism

    S. Hossein Fatemi;Kimberly A. Aldinger;Paul Ashwood;Margaret L. Bauman

  • The role of immune dysfunction in the pathophysiology of autism.

    Charity Onore;Milo Careaga;Paul Ashwood

  • The immune response in autism: a new frontier for autism research

    Paul Ashwood;Sharifia Wills;Judith A Van de Water

  • Increased midgestational IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-5 in women bearing a child with autism: A case-control study

    Paula E. Goines;Lisa A. Croen;Daniel Braunschweig;Cathleen K. Yoshida

  • Cytokine dysregulation in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): Possible role of the environment

    Paula E. Goines;Paul Ashwood

  • The human placenta methylome

    Diane I. Schroeder;John D. Blair;Paul Lott;Hung On Ken Yu

  • Autism: maternally derived antibodies specific for fetal brain proteins.

    Daniel Braunschweig;Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

  • Gastrointestinal Conditions in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Developing a Research Agenda

    Daniel L. Coury;Paul Ashwood;Alessio Fasano;George Fuchs

  • Associations of impaired behaviors with elevated plasma chemokines in autism spectrum disorders.

    Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

  • Differential monocyte responses to TLR ligands in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Amanda M. Enstrom;Charity E. Onore;Judith A Van de Water;Paul Ashwood

  • Autism-specific maternal autoantibodies recognize critical proteins in developing brain

    D Braunschweig;P Krakowiak;P Duncanson;R Boyce

  • Spontaneous mucosal lymphocyte cytokine profiles in children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms: mucosal immune activation and reduced counter regulatory interleukin-10.

    Paul Ashwood;Andrew Anthony;Franco Torrente;Andrew J. Wakefield

  • Altered T cell responses in children with autism.

    Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

  • DECREASED TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1 IN AUTISM: A POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN IMMUNE DYSREGULATION AND IMPAIRMENT IN CLINICAL BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES

    Paul Ashwood;Amanda Enstrom;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

  • Immune activation of peripheral blood and mucosal CD3+ lymphocyte cytokine profiles in children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms.

    Paul Ashwood;Andrew J. Wakefield

  • Small intestinal enteropathy with epithelial IgG and complement deposition in children with regressive autism.

    F. Torrente;Paul Ashwood;R. Day;N. Machado

  • Altered gene expression and function of peripheral blood natural killer cells in children with autism.

    Amanda M. Enstrom;Lisa Lit;Charity E. Onore;Jeffrey Gregg

  • Intestinal lymphocyte populations in children with regressive autism: evidence for extensive mucosal immunopathology.

    Paul Ashwood;Andrew Anthony;Alicia A. Pellicer;Franco Torrente

  • Autism with intellectual disability is associated with increased levels of maternal cytokines and chemokines during gestation.

    K L Jones;L A Croen;C K Yoshida;L Heuer

  • Stereotypies and hyperactivity in rhesus monkeys exposed to IgG from mothers of children with autism

    Loren A. Martin;Paul Ashwood;Daniel Braunschweig;Maricel Cabanlit

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith A Van de Water
Judith A Van de Water University of California, Davis
Robin L Hansen
Robin L Hansen University of California, Davis
Irva Hertz-Picciotto
Irva Hertz-Picciotto University of California, Davis
Lisa A. Croen
Lisa A. Croen Kaiser Permanente
Isaac N. Pessah
Isaac N. Pessah University of California, Davis
David G. Amaral
David G. Amaral University of California, Davis
Robert H. Yolken
Robert H. Yolken Johns Hopkins University
Janine M. LaSalle
Janine M. LaSalle University of California, Davis
Sally J. Rogers
Sally J. Rogers University of California, Davis
Ousseny Zerbo
Ousseny Zerbo Kaiser Permanente

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