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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 79 1711 1558 62 59 309 18347

Ranjeny Thomas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ranjeny Thomas between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ranjeny Thomas published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2013. 29 of the 352 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2013. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 18 publications
1987 2025

352 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ranjeny Thomas: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 3
1994 6
1995 3
1996 4
1997 10
1998 4
1999 8
2000 6
2001 9
2002 5
2003 9
2004 5
2005 17
2006 11
2007 11
2008 5
2009 8
2010 13
2011 10
2012 14
2013 19
2014 14
2015 10
2016 18
2017 19
2018 14
2019 18
2020 11
2021 18
2022 9
2023 10
2024 11
2025 18
Total 352
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Ranjeny 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 Ranjeny Thomas 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, 302–311 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: 309 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 95 309
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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Ranjeny 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 Ranjeny Thomas 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, 78–79 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: 79 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 79
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

Ranjeny Thomas is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, contributing primarily to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research encompasses a number of subfields including Immunology, Rheumatology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Diabetes and associated disorders, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research.

Ranjeny Thomas has published extensively, including notable papers such as:

  • Global epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis, 2022, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • Ankylosing spondylitis: an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease?, 2021, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • Associations of baseline use of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs with COVID-19 severity in rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician registry, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Endocytosis Inhibition in Humans to Improve Responses to ADCC-Mediating Antibodies, 2020, Cell
  • Inflammasome Activation in Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated With Gut Dysbiosis, 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology

Their frequent coauthors include Anne-Sophie Bergot, Hendrik J. Nel, Ahmed M. Mehdi, Francesco Ciccia, and Mihir D. Wechalekar.

Ranjeny Thomas has published repeatedly in prominent venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (11 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (5 publications)
  • JCI Insight (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioural research and teaching

    Katherine Buchanan;T. Burt de Perera;C. Carere;T. Carter

  • A molecular basis for the association of the HLA-DRB1 locus, citrullination, and rheumatoid arthritis

    Stephen Scally;Jan Petersen;Soi Cheng Cheng Law;Nadine Lee Dudek

  • Citrullinated peptide dendritic cell immunotherapy in HLA risk genotype-positive rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    Helen Benham;Helen Benham;Hendrik J. Nel;Soi Cheng Law;Ahmed M. Mehdi

  • Antigen-specific suppression of a primed immune response by dendritic cells mediated by regulatory T cells secreting interleukin-10.

    Ela Martin;Brendan O'Sullivan;Pauline Low;Ranjeny Thomas

  • Human peripheral blood dendritic cell subsets. Isolation and characterization of precursor and mature antigen-presenting cells.

    R Thomas;P E Lipsky

  • Isolation and characterization of human peripheral blood dendritic cells.

    Ranjeny Thomas;Laurie S. Davis;Peter E. Lipsky

  • Elevated interleukin-10 levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    John J. Cush;Judy B. Splawski;Ranjeny Thomas;Jackie E. McFarlin

  • Ankylosing spondylitis: an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease?

    Daniele Mauro;Ranjeny Thomas;Giuliana Guggino;Rik Lories

  • Rheumatoid synovium is enriched in mature antigen-presenting dendritic cells

    Ranjeny Thomas;Laurie S. Davis;Peter E. Lipsky

  • c-Rel is required for the development of thymic Foxp3+ CD4 regulatory T cells

    Iwao Isomura;Stephanie Palmer;Raelene J. Grumont;Karen L Bunting

  • β-glucan triggers spondylarthritis and Crohn's disease-like ileitis in SKG mice.

    Merja Ruutu;Gethin Thomas;Roland Steck;Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti

  • Th17 and Th22 cells in psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis

    Helen Benham;Helen Benham;Paul Norris;Jane Goodall;Mihir D Wechalekar;Mihir D Wechalekar

  • Enrichment of circulating interleukin-17–secreting interleukin-23 receptor–positive γ/δ T cells in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis

    Tony J. Kenna;Stuart I. Davidson;Ran Duan;Linda A. Bradbury

  • CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control CD8+ T-cell effector differentiation by modulating IL-2 homeostasis.

    Alice McNally;Geoffrey R. Hill;Tim Sparwasser;Ranjeny Thomas

  • Atherosclerotic disease is increased in recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis: a critical role for inflammation.

    Suad Hannawi;Brian A. Haluska;Thomas H. Marwick;Ranjeny Thomas

  • MHC class II antigen presentation by the intestinal epithelium initiates graft-versus-host disease and is influenced by the microbiota

    Motoko Koyama;Motoko Koyama;Pamela Mukhopadhyay;Iona S. Schuster;Andrea S. Henden

  • CD40 Ligation Conditions Dendritic Cell Antigen-Presenting Function Through Sustained Activation of NF-κB

    Brendan John O’Sullivan;Ranjeny Thomas

  • The Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor Is Expressed on Dendritic Cells during Differentiation and Regulates Their Expansion

    Kelli P A MacDonald;Vanessa Rowe;Helen M Bofinger;Ranjeny Thomas

  • CD40 and dendritic cell function.

    Brendan O'Sullivan;Ranjeny Thomas

  • Associations of baseline use of biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs with COVID-19 severity in rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance physician registry

    Jeffrey A. Sparks;Zachary S. Wallace;Andrea M. Seet;Milena A. Gianfrancesco

  • Functional CD40 ligand is expressed by T cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

    K. P. A. MacDonald;Y. Nishioka;P. E. Lipsky;R. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Kelli P. A. MacDonald
Kelli P. A. MacDonald QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Geoffrey R. Hill
Geoffrey R. Hill Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Peter E. Lipsky
Peter E. Lipsky National Institutes of Health
Ian H. Frazer
Ian H. Frazer University of Queensland
Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison University of Queensland
Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti
Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti Monash University
Michael A. McGuckin
Michael A. McGuckin University of Melbourne
Laurie S. Davis
Laurie S. Davis The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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