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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 46 4595 4254 2073 1901 136 9815

Peter D. Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter D. Sun between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter D. Sun published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2002. 6 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2002. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1995 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter D. Sun: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 2
1997 3
1998 0
1999 4
2000 6
2001 7
2002 12
2003 6
2004 5
2005 6
2006 7
2007 0
2008 7
2009 2
2010 11
2011 11
2012 4
2013 1
2014 11
2015 4
2016 1
2017 6
2018 5
2019 4
2020 4
2021 5
2022 6
2023 9
2024 5
2025 1
Total 156
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Peter D. Sun 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 Peter D. Sun 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, 132–141 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: 136 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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
132–141 160 136
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
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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Peter D. Sun 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 Peter D. Sun 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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% 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 46
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
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

Peter D. Sun is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine, encompassing a substantial number of publications in these areas.

Within these broader fields, their work focuses on several subfields of study, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and aspects of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

The main topics covered in Peter D. Sun's research include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Peter D. Sun has published several papers recently. Notable works include:

  • "High-affinity oligoclonal TCRs define effective adoptive T cell therapy targeting mutant KRAS-G12D" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "High affinity binding of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances ACE2 carboxypeptidase activity" (2020), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Plasmodium falciparum-specific IgM B cells dominate in children, expand with malaria, and produce functional IgM" (2021), published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "Growing recyclable and healable piezoelectric composites in 3D printed bioinspired structure for protective wearable sensor" (2023), published in Nature Communications
  • "T Cell Recognition of Tumor Neoantigens and Insights Into T Cell Immunotherapy" (2022), published in Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter D. Sun include:

  • Jinghua Lu
  • Malcolm J. W. Sim
  • Eric O. Long
  • Zhongcheng Zou
  • Paul Brennan

Their publications appear regularly in venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, PLoS ONE, and The Journal of Immunology.

Best Publications

  • Protection from obesity and diabetes by blockade of TGF-β/Smad3 signaling

    Hariom Yadav;Celia Quijano;Celia Quijano;Anil K. Kamaraju;Oksana Gavrilova

  • Crystal structure of an NK cell immunoglobulin-like receptor in complex with its class I MHC ligand.

    Jeffrey C. Boyington;Shawn A. Motyka;Peter Schuck;Andrew G. Brooks

  • Recognition of peptide–MHC class I complexes by activating killer immunoglobulin-like receptors

    C. Andrew Stewart;Fanny Laugier-Anfossi;Frédéric Vély;Xavier Saulquin

  • The structure of a human type III Fcgamma receptor in complex with Fc

    Sergei Radaev;Shawn Motyka;Wolf-Herman Fridman;Catherine Sautes-Fridman

  • Natural killer cell-produced IFN-γ and TNF-α induce target cell cytolysis through up-regulation of ICAM-1

    Ruipeng Wang;Jessica J. Jaw;Nicole C. Stutzman;Zhongcheng Zou

  • Recognition of IgG by Fcgamma receptor. The role of Fc glycosylation and the binding of peptide inhibitors.

    Sergei Radaev;Peter D. Sun

  • A structural perspective on MHC class I recognition by killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors.

    Jeffrey C Boyington;Peter D Sun

  • Structural mechanism of serum amyloid A-mediated inflammatory amyloidosis.

    Jinghua Lu;Yadong Yu;Iowis Zhu;Yifan Cheng

  • Recognition of immunoglobulins by Fcγ receptors

    Sergei Radaev;Peter Sun

  • Helios+ and Helios- Treg subpopulations are phenotypically and functionally distinct and express dissimilar TCR repertoires.

    Angela M. Thornton;Jinghua Lu;Patricia E. Korty;Yong Chan Kim

  • Structure of CD94 Reveals a Novel C-Type Lectin Fold: Implications for the NK Cell–Associated CD94/NKG2 Receptors

    Jeffrey C. Boyington;Aisha N. Riaz;Apisit Patamawenu;John E. Coligan

  • Ternary complex of transforming growth factor-β1 reveals isoform-specific ligand recognition and receptor recruitment in the superfamily

    Sergei Radaev;Zhongcheng Zou;Tao Huang;Eileen M. Lafer

  • Conformational plasticity revealed by the cocrystal structure of NKG2D and its class I MHC-like ligand ULBP3.

    Sergei Radaev;Bertha Rostro;Andrew G. Brooks;Marco Colonna

  • T cell receptor repertoires of mice and humans are clustered in similarity networks around conserved public CDR3 sequences.

    Asaf Madi;Asaf Poran;Eric Shifrut;Shlomit Reich-Zeliger

  • Structure of FcγRI in complex with Fc reveals the importance of glycan recognition for high-affinity IgG binding.

    Jinghua Lu;Jonathan Chu;Zhongcheng Zou;Nels B. Hamacher

  • Crystal structure of the HLA-Cw3 allotype-specific killer cell inhibitory receptor KIR2DL2

    Greg A. Snyder;Andrew G. Brooks;Peter D. Sun

  • Crystal Structure of the Extracellular Domain of a Human Fc Gamma RIII

    Yihong Zhang;Christian C. Boesen;Sergei Radaev;Andrew G. Brooks

  • Glycosylation, Hypogammaglobulinemia, and Resistance to Viral Infections

    Mohammed A. Sadat;Susan Moir;Tae-Wook Chun;Paolo Lusso

  • Siglecs facilitate HIV-1 infection of macrophages through adhesion with viral sialic acids.

    Zhongcheng Zou;Ashley Chastain;Susan Moir;Jennifer Ford

  • Structure of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and their recognition of the class I MHC molecules.

    Jeffrey C. Boyington;Andrew G. Brooks;Peter D. Sun

  • Pentraxins and Fc receptors

    Jinghua Lu;Kristopher D. Marjon;Carolyn Mold;Terry W. Du Clos;Terry W. Du Clos

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Colonna
Marco Colonna Washington University in St. Louis
Alfred Singer
Alfred Singer National Institutes of Health
Andrew G. Brooks
Andrew G. Brooks University of Melbourne
M. Gordon Joyce
M. Gordon Joyce Henry M. Jackson Foundation
James Arthos
James Arthos National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Susan Moir
Susan Moir National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
James M. Musser
James M. Musser Houston Methodist
Peter Schuck
Peter Schuck National Institutes of Health
Eric O. Long
Eric O. Long National Institutes of Health
Thressa C. Stadtman
Thressa C. Stadtman National Institutes of Health

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