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27109
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1210
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634

Paul G. Thomas 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 G. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 443 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul G. Thomas 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 G. Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul G. Thomas is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics within medicine, with a particular focus on immunology and microbiology. Their contributions span several subfields including immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, and oncology.

The scientist's work has primarily concentrated on immune cell function and interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, influenza virus research studies, and COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Some recent publications include:

  • Influenza Virus Z-RNAs Induce ZBP1-Mediated Necroptosis (2020), published in Cell
  • Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2: pathogenesis and host responses in the respiratory tract (2021), published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • ADAR1 masks the cancer immunotherapeutic promise of ZBP1-driven necroptosis (2022), published in Nature
  • SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination elicits a robust and persistent T follicular helper cell response in humans (2021), published in Cell

Frequent coauthors of Paul G. Thomas include:

  • Jeremy Chase Crawford
  • E. Kaitlynn Allen
  • Mikhail V. Pogorelyy
  • Anastasia A. Minervina
  • Stefan Schattgen

Their work has appeared regularly in several publication venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Immunology

Paul G. Thomas's extensive publication record reflects a dedication to advancing knowledge in immune system functions and viral pathogenesis, with a substantial number of articles addressing current health challenges including COVID-19 and influenza viruses.

Best Publications

  • Quantifiable predictive features define epitope-specific T cell receptor repertoires

    Pradyot K Dash;Andrew J. Fiore-Gartland;Tomer Hertz;Tomer Hertz;George C. Wang

  • The Intracellular Sensor NLRP3 Mediates Key Innate and Healing Responses to Influenza A Virus via the Regulation of Caspase-1

    Paul G. Thomas;Pradyot Dash;Jerry R. Aldridge;Ali H. Ellebedy

  • De Novo Epigenetic Programs Inhibit PD-1 Blockade-Mediated T Cell Rejuvenation

    Hazem E. Ghoneim;Yiping Fan;Ardiana Moustaki;Hossam A. Abdelsamed

  • VDJdb: a curated database of T-cell receptor sequences with known antigen specificity

    Mikhail Shugay;Dmitriy V Bagaev;Ivan V Zvyagin;Renske M Vroomans

  • Cell-mediated Protection in Influenza Infection

    Paul G. Thomas;Rachael Keating;Diane J. Hulse-Post;Peter C. Doherty

  • TNF/iNOS-producing dendritic cells are the necessary evil of lethal influenza virus infection

    Jerry R Aldridge;Carson E Moseley;David A Boltz;Nicholas J Negovetich

  • Influenza Virus Z-RNAs Induce ZBP1-Mediated Necroptosis

    Ting Zhang;Chaoran Yin;David F. Boyd;Giovanni Quarato

  • Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology

    Andre C. Kalil;Paul G. Thomas

  • Influenza and the challenge for immunology.

    Peter C Doherty;Peter C Doherty;Stephen J Turner;Richard G Webby;Paul G Thomas

  • SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination elicits a robust and persistent T follicular helper cell response in humans

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  • Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand.

    Q Sue Huang;Tim Wood;Lauren Jelley;Tineke Jennings

  • Depletion of Alveolar Macrophages during Influenza Infection Facilitates Bacterial Superinfections

    Hazem E. Ghoneim;Paul G. Thomas;Jonathan A. McCullers;Jonathan A. McCullers

  • Receptor interacting protein kinase 2-mediated mitophagy regulates inflammasome activation during virus infection

    Christopher R. Lupfer;Paul G Thomas;Paras K. Anand;Peter Vogel

  • DAI Senses Influenza A Virus Genomic RNA and Activates RIPK3-Dependent Cell Death

    Roshan J. Thapa;Justin P. Ingram;Katherine B. Ragan;Shoko Nogusa

  • Defining antigen-specific plasmablast and memory B cell subsets in human blood after viral infection or vaccination

    Ali H Ellebedy;Katherine J. L Jackson;Haydn T Kissick;Helder Takashi Imoto Nakaya

  • Maturation of Dendritic Cell 2 Phenotype by a Helminth Glycan Uses a Toll-Like Receptor 4-Dependent Mechanism

    Paul G. Thomas;Michele R. Carter;Olga Atochina;Akram A. Da’Dara

  • RIPK3 Activates Parallel Pathways of MLKL-Driven Necroptosis and FADD-Mediated Apoptosis to Protect against Influenza A Virus

    Shoko Nogusa;Roshan J. Thapa;Christopher P. Dillon;Swantje Liedmann

  • Influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2: pathogenesis and host responses in the respiratory tract.

    Tim Flerlage;David F Boyd;Victoria Meliopoulos;Paul G Thomas

  • Cytomegalovirus infection enhances the immune response to influenza

    David Furman;Vladimir Jojic;Shalini Sharma;Shai S. Shen-Orr

  • New fronts emerge in the influenza cytokine storm

    Xi-zhi J. Guo;Paul G. Thomas;Paul G. Thomas

  • Recovery from severe H7N9 disease is associated with diverse response mechanisms dominated by CD8⁺ T cells.

    Zhongfang Wang;Yanmin Wan;Chenli Qiu;Sergio Quiñones-Parra

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter C. Doherty
Peter C. Doherty University of Melbourne
Richard J. Webby
Richard J. Webby St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Katherine Kedzierska
Katherine Kedzierska University of Melbourne
H. Alex Brown
H. Alex Brown Vanderbilt University
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Nicole L. La Gruta
Nicole L. La Gruta Monash University
Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Stacey Schultz-Cherry St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stephen J. Turner
Stephen J. Turner Monash University
Peter Vogel
Peter Vogel St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stephanie Gras
Stephanie Gras La Trobe University

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