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Immunology

D-Index
148
Citations
82140
World Ranking
128
National Ranking
84

Medicine

D-Index
149
Citations
84296
World Ranking
1200
National Ranking
690

Richard Bucala publications per year

1982: 1 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 1 publications 1987: 1 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 30 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 21 publications 2003: 27 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 30 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 41 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1982 2025

752 publications in total across all disciplines

Richard Bucala publication distribution in Immunology in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Bucala sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 736 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Bucala D-index placement in Immunology in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Richard Bucala sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 148 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Richard Bucala is a researcher affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, contributing substantially to the fields of neuroscience, rheumatology, pharmacology, and oncology.

They have published extensively on topics that include macrophage migration inhibitory factor, nuclear receptors and signaling, galectins and cancer biology, apelin-related biomedical research, systemic lupus erythematosus research, cytokine signaling pathways and interactions, and the role of immune cells in cancer.

Frequent coauthors in Bucala's research include Lin Leng, Thuy Tran, Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno, Caroline Naomi Valdez, and Lais Osmani.

Their publications appear regularly in venues such as:

  • PLoS Biology
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Cell Reports

Selected recent papers by Richard Bucala are:

  • "Glioblastoma Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Subsets Express Differential Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Receptor Profiles That Can Be Targeted to Reduce Immune Suppression", 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "CD74 as a regulator of transcription in normal B cells", 2022, Cell Reports
  • "CD74 is a regulator of hematopoietic stem cell maintenance", 2021, PLoS Biology
  • "CD74 promotes the formation of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in triple-negative breast cancer in mice by inducing the expansion of tolerogenic dendritic cells and regulatory B cells", 2024, PLoS Biology
  • "Potential role of RhoA GTPase regulation in type interferon signaling in systemic lupus erythematosus", 2024, Arthritis Research & Therapy

Best Publications

  • Regulation of lung injury and repair by Toll-like receptors and hyaluronan.

    Dianhua Jiang;Jiurong Liang;Juan Fan;Shuang Yu

  • Circulating fibrocytes define a new leukocyte subpopulation that mediates tissue repair.

    Richard Bucala;Lori A. Spiegel;Jason Chesney;Margaret Hogan

  • Advanced glycosylation products quench nitric oxide and mediate defective endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in experimental diabetes.

    R Bucala;K J Tracey;A Cerami

  • MIF as a glucocorticoid-induced modulator of cytokine production

    Thierry Calandra;Jürgen Bernhagen;Christine N. Metz;Lori A. Spiegel

  • MIF is a noncognate ligand of CXC chemokine receptors in inflammatory and atherogenic cell recruitment

    Jürgen Bernhagen;Regina Krohn;Hongqi Lue;Julia L Gregory

  • Peripheral blood fibrocytes differentiation pathway and migration to wound sites

    Riichiro Abe;Richard Bucala;Seamas Donnelly;Christine Metz

  • MIF signal transduction initiated by binding to CD74.

    Lin Leng;Christine N. Metz;Yan Ju Fang;Jing-Jing Xu

  • MIF is a pituitary-derived cytokine that potentiates lethal endotoxaemia

    J. Bernhagen;T. Calandra;R. A. Mitchell;S. B. Martin

  • The macrophage is an important and previously unrecognized source of macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

    Thierry Calandra;JLirgen Bernhagen;Robert A. Mitchell;Richard Bucala

  • Pathogenic effects of advanced glycosylation: biochemical, biologic, and clinical implications for diabetes and aging.

    Vlassara H;Bucala R;Striker L

  • Advanced glycation end products contribute to amyloidosis in Alzheimer disease

    M. P. Vitek;Keshab Bhattacharya;J. M. Glendening;E. Stopa

  • Orally absorbed reactive glycation products (glycotoxins): an environmental risk factor in diabetic nephropathy.

    Theodore Koschinsky;Ci-Jiang He;Tomoko Mitsuhashi;Richard Bucala

  • Protection from septic shock by neutralization of macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

    Thierry Calandra;Bernd Echtenacher;Didier Le Roy;Jérôme Pugin

  • An essential regulatory role for macrophage migration inhibitory factor in T-cell activation

    Michael Bacher;Christine N. Metz;Thierry Calandra;Katrin Mayer

  • Cytokines in Sepsis: Potent Immunoregulators and Potential Therapeutic Targets—An Updated View

    Wibke Schulte;Jürgen Bernhagen;Richard Bucala

  • Lipid advanced glycosylation : pathway for lipid oxidation in vivo

    Richard Bucala;Zenji Makita;Theodor Koschinsky;Anthony Cerami

  • Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) sustains macrophage proinflammatory function by inhibiting p53: Regulatory role in the innate immune response

    Robert A. Mitchell;Hong Liao;Jason Chesney;Gunter Fingerle-Rowson

  • CD44 is the signaling component of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor-CD74 receptor complex.

    Xuerong Shi;Lin Leng;Tian Wang;Wenkui Wang

  • Tobacco Smoke is a Source of Toxic Reactive Glycation Products

    Carla Cerami;Hank Founds;Iain Nicholl;Tomoko Mitsuhashi

  • Immunochemical detection of advanced glycosylation end products in vivo.

    Z Makita;H Vlassara;A Cerami;R Bucala

Frequent Co-Authors

Lin Leng
Lin Leng Yale University
Christine N. Metz
Christine N. Metz Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Jürgen Bernhagen
Jürgen Bernhagen Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Anthony Cerami
Anthony Cerami Araim Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Elias Lolis
Elias Lolis Yale University
Thierry Calandra
Thierry Calandra University of Lausanne
Hui Y. Lan
Hui Y. Lan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jason Chesney
Jason Chesney University of Louisville
Eric F. Morand
Eric F. Morand Monash University
Andreas Meinhardt
Andreas Meinhardt University of Giessen

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