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Richard J. Hodes

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
21948
World Ranking
3730
National Ranking
1851

Richard J. Hodes publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 326 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Richard J. Hodes D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Hodes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2017 - AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists
  • 2017 - American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard J. Hodes is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields primarily focused on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions in medicine.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Subfields they have contributed to are:

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Physiology

Key topics within their research include:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Health disparities and outcomes

They have published extensively in specific venues, including:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Innovation in Aging
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • New England Journal of Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable
  • S. Celli
  • Tara A. Schwetz
  • Masashi Watanabe
  • Max Xu

Recent papers include:

  • "Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States - The NIH RADx Initiative" (2020), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "A Blueprint for Characterizing Senescence" (2020), published in Cell
  • "The All of Us Research Program is an opportunity to enhance the diversity of US biomedical research" (2024), published in Nature Medicine
  • "B7-CD28 co-stimulation modulates central tolerance via thymic clonal deletion and Treg generation through distinct mechanisms" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Harnessing the Power of Community-Engaged Science to Facilitate Access and Uptake of COVID-19 Testing: RADx-UP" (2022), published in American Journal of Public Health

Richard J. Hodes has received several awards, including:

  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2019
  • American Association of Immunologists Lifetime Achievement Award, 2017
  • AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Immunologists, 2017
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1999
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1997

Best Publications

  • Comparative analysis of B7-1 and B7-2 costimulatory ligands: expression and function.

    K S Hathcock;G Laszlo;C Pucillo;P Linsley

  • The tissue distribution of the B7-2 costimulator in mice: abundant expression on dendritic cells in situ and during maturation in vitro.

    K Inaba;M Witmer-Pack;M Inaba;K S Hathcock

  • Identification of an alternative CTLA-4 ligand costimulatory for T cell activation

    Karen S. Hathcock;Gloria Laszlo;Howard B. Dickler;Jeff Bradshaw

  • Cellular interaction in germinal centers. Roles of CD40 ligand and B7-2 in established germinal centers.

    Shuhua Han;K. Hathcock;Biao Zheng;T. B. Kepler

  • Regulated expression of telomerase activity in human T lymphocyte development and activation.

    N P Weng;B L Levine;C H June;R J Hodes

  • Murine B7-2, an alternative CTLA4 counter-receptor that costimulates T cell proliferation and interleukin 2 production.

    G J Freeman;F Borriello;R J Hodes;H Reiser

  • Uncovering of functional alternative CTLA-4 counter-receptor in B7-deficient mice

    Gordon J. Freeman;Frank Borriello;Richard J. Hodes;Hans Reiser

  • Human naive and memory T lymphocytes differ in telomeric length and replicative potential.

    Nan-Ping Weng;Bruce L. Levine;Carl H. June;Richard J. Hodes

  • Regulation of immunostimulatory function and costimulatory molecule (B7-1 and B7-2) expression on murine dendritic cells.

    C P Larsen;S C Ritchie;R Hendrix;P S Linsley

  • Telomere Length of Transferred Lymphocytes Correlates with In Vivo Persistence and Tumor Regression in Melanoma Patients Receiving Cell Transfer Therapy

    Juhua Zhou;Xinglei Shen;Jianping Huang;Richard J. Hodes

  • Telomere lengthening and telomerase activation during human B cell differentiation

    Nan-ping Weng;Lawrence Granger;Richard J. Hodes

  • Telomeres in T and B cells

    Richard J. Hodes;Karen S. Hathcock;Nan-ping Weng

  • Cutting Edge: Telomerase Activation in Human T Lymphocytes Does Not Require Increase in Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (hTERT) Protein But Is Associated with hTERT Phosphorylation and Nuclear Translocation

    Kebin Liu;Richard J. Hodes;Nan-ping Weng

  • Constitutive and regulated expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) in human lymphocytes

    Kebin Liu;Michele M. Schoonmaker;Bruce L. Levine;Carl H. June

  • Tales of tails: regulation of telomere length and telomerase activity during lymphocyte development, differentiation, activation, and aging.

    Nan-ping Weng;Larry D. Palmer;Bruce L Levine;H. Clifford Lane

  • Cochlear Implants in Adults and Children

    George A. Gates;Kathleen Daly;William J. Dichtel;Robert J. Dooling

  • Lineage-Specific Telomere Shortening and Unaltered Capacity for Telomerase Expression in Human T and B Lymphocytes with Age

    Ni Huiping Son;Shannon Murray;Jack Yanovski;Richard J. Hodes

  • Stepwise Differentiation of CD4 Memory T Cells Defined by Expression of CCR7 and CD27

    Ruth D. Fritsch;Xinglei Shen;Gary P. Sims;Karen S. Hathcock

  • Transcriptome analysis of mouse stem cells and early embryos.

    Alexei A Sharov;Yulan Piao;Ryo Matoba;Dawood B Dudekula

  • Inhibition of transplant rejection following treatment with anti-B7-2 and anti-B7-1 antibodies.

    D. J. Lenschow;Yijun Zeng;K. S. Hathcock;L. A. Zuckerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Singer
Alfred Singer National Institutes of Health
Susan O. Sharrow
Susan O. Sharrow National Institutes of Health
David H. Sachs
David H. Sachs Columbia University
Carl H. June
Carl H. June University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey A. Bluestone
Jeffrey A. Bluestone University of California, San Francisco
Steven A. Rosenberg
Steven A. Rosenberg National Institutes of Health
Shinya Murakami
Shinya Murakami Osaka University
Lino Tessarollo
Lino Tessarollo National Institutes of Health
Paul A. Sieving
Paul A. Sieving University of California, Davis
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris Case Western Reserve University

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