2026 Peter F. Weller: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	103	651	600	380	344	370	33023
Medicine	105	6846	6436	3613	3349	389	33880

Overview

Peter F. Weller is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research focuses predominantly on medical and immunological fields, with specific expertise in eosinophilic disorders and related respiratory and immunological conditions.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics such as the role of eosinophils in health and disease and mechanisms underlying eosinophil function and pathology. Notable papers include:

Eosinophils in Health and Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review, 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Eosinophil ETosis-Mediated Release of Galectin-10 in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
How to detect eosinophil ETosis (EETosis) and extracellular traps, 2020, Allergology International
Galectin-10, the protein that forms Charcot-Leyden crystals, is not stored in granules but resides in the peripheral cytoplasm of human eosinophils, 2020, Journal of Leukocyte Biology
In Vivo ETosis of Human Eosinophils: The Ultrastructural Signature Captured by TEM in Eosinophilic Diseases, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology

Their frequent coauthors include:

Rossana C. N. Melo
Michael E. Wechsler
Ann M. Dvořàk
Paneez Khoury
Shigeharu Ueki

Peter F. Weller's work has been published often in several journals with repeated contributions, reflecting areas of focused research. These venues include:

Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Arthritis & Rheumatology
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
American Journal Of Pathology

The main fields of study covered by the scientist are Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Subfields emphasize Rheumatology, Immunology, Surgery, Physiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The principal topics in Peter F. Weller's research encompass:

Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Asthma and respiratory diseases
Vasculitis and related conditions
Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Best Publications

The idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

Peter F. Weller;Glenn J. Bubley

1202
Citations
Mepolizumab or Placebo for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

Michael E. Wechsler;Praveen Akuthota;David Jayne;Paneez Khoury

1015
Citations
Contemporary consensus proposal on criteria and classification of eosinophilic disorders and related syndromes.

Peter Valent;Amy D. Klion;Hans-Peter Horny;Florence Roufosse

851
Citations
The immunobiology of eosinophils.

Peter F. Weller

841
Citations
Hypereosinophilic syndrome: a multicenter, retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics and response to therapy.

Princess U. Ogbogu;Bruce S. Bochner;Joseph H. Butterfield;Gerald J. Gleich

705
Citations
Isolation of a human erythrocyte membrane glycoprotein with decay-accelerating activity for C3 convertases of the complement system.

A Nicholson-Weller;J Burge;D T Fearon;P F Weller

705
Citations
Treatment of patients with the hypereosinophilic syndrome with mepolizumab

Marc E. Rothenberg;Amy D. Klion;Florence E. Roufosse;Jean Emmanuel Kahn

667
Citations
Generation and metabolism of 5-lipoxygenase pathway leukotrienes by human eosinophils: predominant production of leukotriene C4

P F Weller;C W Lee;D W Foster;E J Corey

626
Citations
Functions of tissue-resident eosinophils

Peter F. Weller;Lisa A. Spencer

513
Citations
Bronchoconstrictor effects of leukotriene C in humans

JW Weiss;JM Drazen;N Coles;ER McFadden

464
Citations
Approaches to the treatment of hypereosinophilic syndromes: a workshop summary report.

Amy D. Klion;Bruce S. Bochner;Gerald J. Gleich;Thomas B. Nutman

409
Citations
Practical approach to the patient with hypereosinophilia

Florence Roufosse;Peter Fahey Weller

398
Citations
Refining the definition of hypereosinophilic syndrome

Hans-Uwe Simon;Marc E. Rothenberg;Bruce S. Bochner;Peter Fahey Weller

394
Citations
Lymph node trafficking and antigen presentation by endobronchial eosinophils

Huan-Zhong Shi;Alison Humbles;Craig Gerard;Zhuang Jin

368
Citations
Mechanisms of eosinophil recruitment

Murray B. Resnick;Peter F. Weller

365
Citations
Eosinophil extracellular DNA trap cell death mediates lytic release of free secretion-competent eosinophil granules in humans

Shigeharu Ueki;Shigeharu Ueki;Rossana C. N. Melo;Rossana C. N. Melo;Ionita Ghiran;Lisa A. Spencer

338
Citations
Human eosinophils constitutively express multiple Th1, Th2, and immunoregulatory cytokines that are secreted rapidly and differentially

Lisa A. Spencer;Craig T. Szela;Sandra A. C. Perez;Sandra A. C. Perez;Casey L. Kirchhoffer

337
Citations
Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Human Eosinophils: Upregulation by Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor and Interleukin-5

Tadashi Horiuchi;Peter F. Weller

333
Citations
Leukocyte lipid bodies — Biogenesis and functions in inflammation

Patricia T. Bozza;Kelly G. Magalhães;Peter Fahey Weller

321
Citations
Specific cellular immune unresponsiveness in human filariasis.

E. A. Ottesen;P. F. Weller;L. Heck

318
Citations
The Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

Peter F. Weller

19
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann M. Dvorak Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Patrícia T. Bozza Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Gerald J. Gleich University of Utah

David T.W. Wong University of California, Los Angeles

Amy D. Klion National Institutes of Health

Stephen J. Galli Stanford University

Bruce S. Bochner Northwestern University

Steven J. Ackerman University of Illinois at Chicago

Michael E. Wechsler National Jewish Health

Eric A. Ottesen National Institutes of Health

External Links

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