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Immunology

D-Index
74
Citations
17403
World Ranking
2071
National Ranking
1012

Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
17993
World Ranking
19196
National Ranking
9562

Phillip D. Smith 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 Phillip D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 204 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Phillip D. Smith 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 Phillip D. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Phillip D. Smith is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology, with specific subfields including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their scientific work encompasses several main topics, notably Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Galectins and Cancer Biology, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, as well as aspects of gut microbiota and health.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Phillip D. Smith include:

  • Modulation of glycosyltransferase ST6Gal-I in gastric cancer-derived organoids disrupts homeostatic epithelial cell turnover, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • ST6GAL1 sialyltransferase promotes acinar to ductal metaplasia and pancreatic cancer progression, 2023, JCI Insight
  • Interactions between H. pylori and the gastric microbiome: impact on gastric homeostasis and disease, 2021, Current Opinion in Physiology
  • Microbial remodeling of gut tryptophan metabolism and indole-3-lactate production regulate epithelial barrier repair and viral suppression in human and simian immunodeficiency virus infections, 2025, Mucosal Immunology
  • ST6GAL1 sialyltransferase promotes acinar to ductal metaplasia and pancreatic cancer progression, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The venues in which Phillip D. Smith frequently publishes include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Mucosal Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JCI Insight
  • Current Opinion in Physiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Phillip D. Smith are:

  • Lesley E. Smythies
  • Katie L. Alexander
  • Shajan Peter
  • David K. Crossman
  • Kondal R. Kyanam Kabir Baig

Best Publications

  • Human intestinal macrophages display profound inflammatory anergy despite avid phagocytic and bacteriocidal activity

    Lesley E. Smythies;Marty Sellers;Ronald H. Clements;Meg Mosteller-Barnum

  • Isolation of whole mononuclear cells from peripheral blood and cord blood.

    Ivan J. Fuss;Marjorie E. Kanof;Phillip D. Smith;Heddy Zola

  • Intestinal macrophages and response to microbial encroachment

    P D Smith;L E Smythies;R Shen;T Greenwell-Wild

  • Surface proteins from Helicobacter pylori exhibit chemotactic activity for human leukocytes and are present in gastric mucosa.

    Uwe E. H. Mai;Guillermo I. Perez-Perez;Janice B. Allen;Sharon M. Wahl

  • Helicobacter pylori-Induced Mucosal Inflammation Is Th1 Mediated and Exacerbated in IL-4, But Not IFN-γ, Gene-Deficient Mice

    Lesley E. Smythies;Ken B. Waites;J. Russell Lindsey;Paul R. Harris

  • MHC Class I-Related Neonatal Fc Receptor for IgG Is Functionally Expressed in Monocytes, Intestinal Macrophages, and Dendritic Cells

    Xiaoping Zhu;Gang Meng;Bonny L. Dickinson;Xiaotong Li

  • Intestinal infections in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Etiology and response to therapy.

    P D Smith;H C Lane;V J Gill;J F Manischewitz

  • Soluble surface proteins from Helicobacter pylori activate monocytes/macrophages by lipopolysaccharide-independent mechanism.

    U E Mai;G I Perez-Perez;L M Wahl;S M Wahl

  • Intestinal Macrophages Lack CD14 and CD89 and Consequently Are Down-Regulated for LPS- and IgA-Mediated Activities

    Phillip D. Smith;Lesley E. Smythies;Meg Mosteller-Barnum;Don A. Sibley

  • Monocyte function in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Defective chemotaxis

    P D Smith;K Ohura;H Masur;H C Lane

  • Primary intestinal epithelial cells selectively transfer R5 HIV-1 to CCR5+ cells.

    Gang Meng;Xiping Wei;Xiaoyun Wu;Marty T. Sellers

  • Helicobacter pylori urease is a potent stimulus of mononuclear phagocyte activation and inflammatory cytokine production.

    P. R. Harris;H. L.T. Mobley;G. I. Perez-Perez;Martin Blaser

  • Intestinal macrophages: unique effector cells of the innate immune system.

    Phillip D Smith;Christina Ochsenbauer-Jambor;Lesley E Smythies

  • Intestinal microsporidiosis as a cause of diarrhea in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a report of 20 cases.

    Jan Marc Orenstein;Jeanne Chiang;William Steinberg;Phillip D. Smith

  • Helicobacter pylori Gastritis in Children Is Associated With a Regulatory T-Cell Response

    Paul R. Harris;Shelton W. Wright;Carolina Serrano;Francisca Riera

  • IGA in human bile and liver.

    H Nagura;P D Smith;P K Nakane;W R Brown

  • Gastrointestinal Infections in AIDS

    Phillip D. Smith;Thomas C. Quinn;Warren Strober;Edward N. Janoff

  • The acquired capability for suicide: A comparison of suicide attempters, suicide ideators, and non‐suicidal controls

    Phillip N. Smith;Kelly C. Cukrowicz;K B A Erin Poindexter;Valerie Hobson

  • Chronic giardiasis: studies on drug sensitivity, toxin production, and host immune response

    Phillip D. Smith;Frances D. Gillin;William M. Spira;Theodore E. Nash

  • Macrophages in Vaginal but Not Intestinal Mucosa Are Monocyte-Like and Permissive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Ruizhong Shen;Holly E. Richter;Ronald H. Clements;Lea Novak

  • Intestinal Infections in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

    Phillip D. Smith;H. Clifford Lane;Vee J. Gill;Jody F. Manischewitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon M. Wahl
Sharon M. Wahl National Institutes of Health
Edward N. Janoff
Edward N. Janoff University of Colorado Denver
Ken B. Waites
Ken B. Waites University of Alabama at Birmingham
Larry M. Wahl
Larry M. Wahl National Institutes of Health
Henry Masur
Henry Masur National Institutes of Health
Jody Manischewitz
Jody Manischewitz US Food and Drug Administration
John C. Kappes
John C. Kappes University of Alabama at Birmingham
Theodore E. Nash
Theodore E. Nash National Institutes of Health
George M. Shaw
George M. Shaw University of Pennsylvania
Kelly C. Cukrowicz
Kelly C. Cukrowicz Texas Tech University

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