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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 98 781 715 441 396 344 42339
Medicine 98 8827 8285 4547 4206 349 42380

Raymond A. Sobel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Raymond A. Sobel between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Raymond A. Sobel published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2007. 11 of the 363 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2007. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 5 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 14 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1979 2025

363 publications in total across all disciplines

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Raymond A. Sobel: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 5
1982 1
1983 5
1984 5
1985 3
1986 9
1987 11
1988 9
1989 8
1990 7
1991 14
1992 8
1993 9
1994 7
1995 6
1996 7
1997 6
1998 10
1999 9
2000 11
2001 9
2002 8
2003 9
2004 10
2005 11
2006 14
2007 27
2008 7
2009 9
2010 6
2011 4
2012 13
2013 11
2014 9
2015 8
2016 10
2017 6
2018 6
2019 6
2020 4
2021 3
2022 6
2023 4
2024 5
2025 6
Total 363
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Raymond A. Sobel 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 Raymond A. Sobel 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, 342–351 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: 344 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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 96 344
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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Raymond A. Sobel 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 Raymond A. Sobel 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 98
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

Raymond A. Sobel is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant concentration in Immunology. The scientist's work extends into several related subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Surgery, and Hematology.

Their main topics of research encompass areas such as T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, and CAR-T cell therapy research. Additional topics include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Galectins and Cancer Biology, and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling.

Recent publications by Sobel cover a range of subjects within immunological research. These include:

  • Metabolic modeling of single Th17 cells reveals regulators of autoimmunity, 2021, Cell
  • Checkpoint Receptor TIGIT Expressed on Tim-1+ B Cells Regulates Tissue Inflammation, 2020, Cell Reports
  • CAR-T Cell-Mediated B-Cell Depletion in Central Nervous System Autoimmunity, 2023, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Tim-3 adapter protein Bat3 acts as an endogenous regulator of tolerogenic dendritic cell function, 2022, Science Immunology
  • Targeting PGLYRP1 promotes antitumor immunity while inhibiting autoimmune neuroinflammation, 2023, Nature Immunology

Frequent collaborators in Sobel's research include:

  • Vijay K. Kuchroo (10 joint publications)
  • Allon Wagner (6 joint publications)
  • Nir Yosef (6 joint publications)
  • Chao Wang (5 joint publications)
  • Johannes Fessler (5 joint publications)

Publications authored or co-authored by Sobel have appeared predominantly in venues such as The Journal of Immunology and the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, each featuring three of their publications. Other notable venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, and Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.

Best Publications

  • B7-1 and B7-2 costimulatory molecules activate differentially the Th1/Th2 developmental pathways: Application to autoimmune disease therapy

    Vijay K Kuchroo;Mercy Prabhu Das;Julia A Brown;Ann M Ranger

  • Th1-specific cell surface protein Tim-3 regulates macrophage activation and severity of an autoimmune disease

    Laurent Monney;Catherine A. Sabatos;Jason L. Gaglia;Akemi Ryu

  • IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells

    Valerie Dardalhon;Amit Awasthi;Hyoung-Joon Kwon;George Galileos

  • The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, atorvastatin, promotes a Th2 bias and reverses paralysis in central nervous system autoimmune disease

    Sawsan Youssef;Olaf Stüve;Juan C. Patarroyo;Pedro J. Ruiz;Pedro J. Ruiz

  • Induction and molecular signature of pathogenic TH17 cells

    Youjin Lee;Amit Awasthi;Amit Awasthi;Nir Yosef;Nir Yosef;Francisco Javier Quintana

  • The influence of the proinflammatory cytokine, osteopontin, on autoimmune demyelinating disease.

    Dorothée Chabas;Sergio E. Baranzini;Dennis Mitchell;Claude C. A. Bernard

  • Th1, Th17, and Th9 Effector Cells Induce Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis with Different Pathological Phenotypes

    Anneli Jäger;Valérie Dardalhon;Raymond A. Sobel;Estelle Bettelli

  • Myelin-specific regulatory T cells accumulate in the CNS but fail to control autoimmune inflammation

    Thomas Korn;Jayagopala Reddy;Wenda Gao;Estelle Bettelli

  • Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein–specific T Cell Receptor Transgenic Mice Develop Spontaneous Autoimmune Optic Neuritis

    Estelle Bettelli;Maria Pagany;Howard L. Weiner;Christopher Linington;Christopher Linington

  • PD-L1-deficient mice show that PD-L1 on T cells, antigen-presenting cells, and host tissues negatively regulates T cells.

    Yvette E. Latchman;Spencer C. Liang;Yin Wu;Tatyana Chernova

  • IL-10 Is Critical in the Regulation of Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis as Demonstrated by Studies of IL-10- and IL-4-Deficient and Transgenic Mice

    Estelle Bettelli;Mercy Prabhu Das;Edward D. Howard;Howard L. Weiner

  • Protective and therapeutic role for αB-crystallin in autoimmune demyelination

    Shalina S. Ousman;Beren H. Tomooka;Johannes M. van Noort;Eric F. Wawrousek

  • Loss of T-bet, But Not STAT1, Prevents the Development of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Estelle Bettelli;Brandon Sullivan;Susanne J. Szabo;Raymond A. Sobel;Raymond A. Sobel

  • Proteomic analysis of active multiple sclerosis lesions reveals therapeutic targets

    May H. Han;Sun-Il Hwang;Dolly B. Roy;Deborah H. Lundgren

  • Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in cellular immune reactions in the human central nervous system.

    R. A. Sobel;M. E. Mitchell;G. Fondren

  • Identification of an encephalitogenic determinant of myelin proteolipid protein for SJL mice.

    Vincent K Tuohy;Z. Lu;R. A. Sobel;R. A. Laursen

  • Th17 Cells Induce Ectopic Lymphoid Follicles in Central Nervous System Tissue Inflammation

    Anneli Peters;Lisa A. Pitcher;Jenna M. Sullivan;Meike Mitsdoerffer

  • Type II monocytes modulate T cell-mediated central nervous system autoimmune disease

    Martin S Weber;Thomas Prod'homme;Sawsan Youssef;Shannon E Dunn

  • An altered peptide ligand mediates immune deviation and prevents autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Lindsay B. Nicholson;Judith M. Greer;Raymond A. Sobel;Marjorie B. Lees

  • Treatment of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation with a Synthetic Tryptophan Metabolite

    Michael Platten;Peggy P. Ho;Sawsan Youssef;Paulo Fontoura;Paulo Fontoura

  • Immunohistochemical identification of HTLV-III antigen in brains of patients with AIDS.

    Dana H. Gabuzda;David D. Ho;Suzanne M. de la Monte;Martin S. Hirsch

  • IL-10 is critical in the regulation of automimmune encephalomyelitis as demonstrated by studies of IL-10 and IL-4 deficient and transgenic mice

    E. Bettelli;M.P. Das;E. Howard;H. Weiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Vijay K. Kuchroo
Vijay K. Kuchroo Harvard University
Lawrence Steinman
Lawrence Steinman Stanford University
Howard L. Weiner
Howard L. Weiner Harvard University
Karl V. Clemons
Karl V. Clemons Stanford University
David A. Stevens
David A. Stevens Stanford University
Scott S. Zamvil
Scott S. Zamvil University of California, San Francisco
David A. Hafler
David A. Hafler Yale University
William H. Robinson
William H. Robinson Stanford University
Sheng Xiao
Sheng Xiao Brigham and Women's Hospital
Arlene H. Sharpe
Arlene H. Sharpe Harvard University

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