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Peter Cresswell

Peter Cresswell

Yale University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
117
Citations
49451
World Ranking
721
National Ranking
458

Peter Cresswell publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Cresswell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 350 publications — 85th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter Cresswell D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Cresswell sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter Cresswell is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work emphasizes topics including Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Key recent publications include:

  • Translational shutdown and evasion of the innate immune response by SARS-CoV-2 NSP14 protein, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • SARS-CoV-2 exacerbates proinflammatory responses in myeloid cells through C-type lectin receptors and Tweety family member 2, 2021, Immunity
  • A membrane-associated MHC-I inhibitory axis for cancer immune evasion, 2023, Cell
  • SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins ORF7a and ORF3a use distinct mechanisms to down-regulate MHC-I surface expression, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Quantitating Endosomal Escape of a Library of Polymers for mRNA Delivery, 2020, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran
  • George Demartino

Common publication venues for their research are:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Molecular Immunology
  • Immunity

Throughout their career, Peter Cresswell has received several recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2000
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2010
  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019

Best Publications

  • Glycosylation and the immune system

    Pauline M. Rudd;Tim Elliott;Peter Cresswell;Ian A. Wilson

  • Pathways of Antigen Processing

    Janice S. Blum;Pamela A. Wearsch;Peter Cresswell

  • MECHANISMS OF MHC CLASS I-RESTRICTED ANTIGEN PROCESSING

    Eric Pamer;Peter Cresswell

  • Assembly, Transport, and Function of MHC Class II Molecules

    Peter Cresswell

  • HLA-DM induces clip dissociation from MHC class II αβ dimers and facilitates peptide loading

    Lisa K. Denzin;Peter Cresswell

  • Roles for Calreticulin and a Novel Glycoprotein, Tapasin, in the Interaction of MHC Class I Molecules with TAP

    Bhanu Sadasivan;Paul J Lehner;Bodo Ortmann;Thomas Spies

  • Genes regulating HLA class I antigen expression in T-B lymphoblast hybrids.

    Russell D. Salter;David N. Howell;Peter Cresswell

  • HLA-A2 molecules in an antigen-processing mutant cell contain signal sequence-derived peptides

    Maria L. Wei;Peter Cresswell

  • A critical role for tapasin in the assembly and function of multimeric MHC class I-TAP complexes.

    Bodo Ortmann;James Copeman;Paul J. Lehner;Bhanu Sadasivan

  • Invariant chain association with HLA-DR molecules inhibits immunogenic peptide binding

    Paul A. Roche;Peter Cresswell

  • The Interferon-Inducible Protein Viperin Inhibits Influenza Virus Release by Perturbing Lipid Rafts

    Xiuyan Wang;Ella R. Hinson;Peter Cresswell

  • Mechanisms of MHC class I-restricted antigen processing and cross-presentation

    Peter Cresswell;Anne L. Ackerman;Alessandra Giodini;David R. Peaper

  • Enzymatic reduction of disulfide bonds in lysosomes: characterization of a gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT).

    Balasubramanian Arunachalam;Uyen T. Phan;Hans J. Geuze;Peter Cresswell

  • Cellular mechanisms governing cross-presentation of exogenous antigens

    Anne L Ackerman;Peter Cresswell

  • Viperin (cig5), an IFN-inducible antiviral protein directly induced by human cytomegalovirus

    Keh-Chuang Chin;Peter Cresswell

  • HLA-DR molecules from an antigen-processing mutant cell line are associated with invariant chain peptides.

    Janice M. Riberdy;John R. Newcomb;Michael J. Surman;James A. Barbosa

  • Invariant Chain Structure and MHC Class II Function

    Peter Cresswell

  • MHC class l/β 2 -microglobulin complexes associate with TAP transporters before peptide binding

    Bodo Ortmann;Matthew J. Androlewicz;Peter Cresswell

  • Early phagosomes in dendritic cells form a cellular compartment sufficient for cross presentation of exogenous antigens

    Anne L. Ackerman;Christoph Kyritsis;Robert Tampé;Peter Cresswell

  • Presentation of viral antigen controlled by a gene in the major histocompatibility complex.

    V Cerundolo;J Alexander;K Anderson;C Lamb

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Lehner
Paul J. Lehner University of Cambridge
Benoît Van den Eynde
Benoît Van den Eynde Ludwig Cancer Research
Gurdyal S. Besra
Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham
Thomas Spies
Thomas Spies Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Paul A. Roche
Paul A. Roche National Institutes of Health
Jordan S. Pober
Jordan S. Pober Yale University
Erol Fikrig
Erol Fikrig Yale University
Stanley R. Riddell
Stanley R. Riddell University of Washington
Steven A. Porcelli
Steven A. Porcelli Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Richard A. Flavell
Richard A. Flavell Yale University

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