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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 102 664 613 61 57 493 43729
Medicine 102 7586 7130 739 705 494 43753

Ratko Djukanovic publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ratko Djukanovic between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ratko Djukanovic published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2021. 16 of the 536 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2021. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 12 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

536 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ratko Djukanovic: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 5
1991 12
1992 7
1993 11
1994 5
1995 13
1996 13
1997 14
1998 6
1999 9
2000 14
2001 10
2002 18
2003 9
2004 7
2005 3
2006 7
2007 4
2008 2
2009 10
2010 7
2011 6
2012 8
2013 15
2014 18
2015 26
2016 23
2017 33
2018 28
2019 31
2020 22
2021 37
2022 28
2023 29
2024 24
2025 15
2026 1
Total 536
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Ratko Djukanovic 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 Ratko Djukanovic 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, 492–501 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: 493 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 30 493
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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Ratko Djukanovic 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 Ratko Djukanovic 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, 102–103 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: 102 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 60 102
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

Ratko Djukanovic is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, immunology, infectious diseases, and epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to asthma and respiratory diseases, respiratory and cough-related research, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, inhalation and respiratory drug delivery, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and allergic rhinitis and sensitization.

Ratko Djukanovic's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Safety and efficacy of inhaled nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, for the treatment of refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, parallel-group, phase 2b trial, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • A novel ACE2 isoform is expressed in human respiratory epithelia and is upregulated in response to interferons and RNA respiratory virus infection, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Composite type-2 biomarker strategy versus a symptom-risk-based algorithm to adjust corticosteroid dose in patients with severe asthma: a multicentre, single-blind, parallel group, randomised controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Sputum microbiome profiles identify severe asthma phenotypes of relative stability at 12 to 18 months, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Kian Fan Chung (51 publications)
  • Ian M. Adcock (43 publications)
  • Peter Howarth (40 publications)
  • Christopher E. Brightling (32 publications)
  • Stephen J. Fowler (32 publications)

Their work has been published extensively in the following venues:

  • ERJ Open Research (13 publications)
  • European Respiratory Journal (12 publications)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (8 publications)
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (7 publications)
  • Allergy (6 publications)

Ratko Djukanovic's contribution spans 229 publications in the broader field of medicine, with notable specialization in pulmonary and respiratory medicine (86 publications) and physiology (82 publications).

Best Publications

  • International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma

    Kian Fan Chung;Sally E. Wenzel;Jan L. Brozek;Andrew Bush

  • Effects of an interleukin-5 blocking monoclonal antibody on eosinophils, airway hyper-responsiveness, and the late asthmatic response

    Margaret J Leckie;Anneke ten Brinke;Jamey Khan;Zuzana Diamant

  • Mucosal inflammation in asthma.

    R. Djukanović;W. R. Roche;J. W. Wilson;C. R. W. Beasley

  • Interleukin-4, -5, and -6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in normal and asthmatic airways: evidence for the human mast cell as a source of these cytokines.

    P Bradding;J A Roberts;K M Britten;S Montefort

  • The ENFUMOSA cross-sectional European multicentre study of the clinical phenotype of chronic severe asthma

    B Abraham;JM Anto;E Barreiro;Ehd Bel

  • Myofibroblasts and Subepithelial Fibrosis in Bronchial Asthma

    Charlotte E. P. Brewster;Peter H. Howarth;Ratko Djukanovic;John Wilson

  • Effect of an inhaled corticosteroid on airway inflammation and symptoms in asthma.

    Ratko Djukanović;John W. Wilson;Karen M. Britten;Susan J. Wilson

  • The relationship between airways inflammation and asthma severity.

    Renaud Louis;Laurie C. K. Lau;Adriaan O. Bron;Albert C. Roldaan

  • Effects of Treatment with Anti-immunoglobulin E Antibody Omalizumab on Airway Inflammation in Allergic Asthma

    Ratko Djukanović;Susan J. Wilson;Monica Kraft;Nizar N. Jarjour

  • Defective epithelial barrier function in asthma.

    Chang Xiao;Sarah M. Puddicombe;Sarah Field;Joel Haywood

  • Alveolar Tissue Inflammation in Asthma

    Monica Kraft;Ratko Djukanovic;Susan Wilson;Stephen T. Holgate

  • Physical, cognitive, and mental health impacts of COVID-19 after hospitalisation (PHOSP-COVID): a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.

    Rachael A Evans;Hamish McAuley;Ewen M Harrison;Aarti Shikotra

  • Clinical and inflammatory characteristics of the European U-BIOPRED adult severe asthma cohort

    Dominick E. Shaw;Ana R. Sousa;Stephen J. Fowler;Louise J. Fleming

  • Quantitation of mast cells and eosinophils in the bronchial mucosa of symptomatic atopic asthmatics and healthy control subjects using immunohistochemistry.

    Ratko Djukanović;John W. Wilson;Karen M. Britten;Susan J. Wilson

  • Transforming growth factor-beta 1 in asthma. Measurement in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

    Anthony E. Redington;Jacqueline Madden;Anthony J. Frew;Ratko Djukanovic

  • The role of the epidermal growth factor receptor in sustaining neutrophil inflammation in severe asthma

    L. M. Hamilton;C. Torres-Lozano;S. M. Puddicombe;A. Richter

  • Safety and efficacy of inhaled nebulised interferon beta-1a (SNG001) for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.

    Phillip D Monk;Richard J Marsden;Victoria J Tear;Jody Brookes

  • Standardised methodology of sputum induction and processing.

    R. Djukanovic;P. J. Sterk;J. V. Fahy;F. E. Hargreave

  • T-cell cytokine profile evaluated at the single cell level in BAL and blood in allergic asthma.

    Norbert Krug;Jacqueline Madden;Anthony E. Redington;Peter Lackie

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Howarth
Peter H. Howarth University of Southampton
Ian M. Adcock
Ian M. Adcock Imperial College London
Peter J. Sterk
Peter J. Sterk University of Amsterdam
Kian Fan Chung
Kian Fan Chung Imperial College London
Stephen T. Holgate
Stephen T. Holgate University of Southampton
Susan J. Wilson
Susan J. Wilson University of Southampton
Donna E. Davies
Donna E. Davies University of Southampton
Sven-Erik Dahlén
Sven-Erik Dahlén Karolinska Institute
Norbert Krug
Norbert Krug Fraunhofer Society
Charles Auffray
Charles Auffray Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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