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Immunology

D-Index
112
Citations
44601
World Ranking
452
National Ranking
277

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
44601
World Ranking
5152
National Ranking
2785

Richard J. Webby 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 Richard J. Webby sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 503 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.

Richard J. Webby 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 Richard J. Webby sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard J. Webby is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a substantial emphasis on Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. Additional areas of study include Agronomy and Crop Science, Immunology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Their main research topics span a variety of viral infections and epidemiological studies, notably:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

The recent papers from Richard J. Webby illustrate a focus on viral pathogenesis, immune responses, and infectious disease transmission. These include:

  • "Synergism of TNF-α and IFN-γ Triggers Inflammatory Cell Death, Tissue Damage, and Mortality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Cytokine Shock Syndromes" (2020), published in Cell
  • "Infection and Rapid Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ferrets" (2020), published in Cell Host & Microbe
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus causes attenuated disease in mice and hamsters" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Infection and Vaccine-Induced Neutralizing-Antibody Responses to the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 Variants" (2021), published in New England Journal of Medicine

Frequent collaborators of Richard J. Webby include Trushar Jeevan, Ahmed Kandeil, Pamela McKenzie, Thomas Fabrizio, and Rabeh El-Shesheny. These co-authors have contributed extensively to joint research efforts alongside Webby.

Their publications are commonly found in specialized and multidisciplinary journals, reflecting the scope of viral infectious disease research. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • Viruses
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Virology

Best Publications

  • Genesis of a highly pathogenic and potentially pandemic H5N1 influenza virus in eastern Asia

    K. S. Li;Y. Guan;Y. Guan;J. Wang;J. Wang;G. J. D. Smith;G. J. D. Smith

  • Infection and Rapid Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ferrets.

    Young Il Kim;Seong Gyu Kim;Se Mi Kim;Eun Ha Kim

  • ARE WE READY FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA

    Richard J. Webby;Robert G. Webster

  • The Intracellular Sensor NLRP3 Mediates Key Innate and Healing Responses to Influenza A Virus via the Regulation of Caspase-1

    Paul G. Thomas;Pradyot Dash;Jerry R. Aldridge;Ali H. Ellebedy

  • Dynamic T cell migration program provides resident memory within intestinal epithelium

    David Masopust;Daniel Choo;Vaiva Vezys;E. John Wherry

  • Surgical mask vs N95 respirator for preventing influenza among health care workers: a randomized trial.

    Mark Loeb;Nancy Dafoe;James Mahony;Michael John

  • Eight-plasmid system for rapid generation of influenza virus vaccines.

    Erich Hoffmann;Scott Krauss;Daniel Perez;Richard Webby

  • The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China

    Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam;Jia Wang;Jia Wang;Yongyi Shen;Yongyi Shen;Yongyi Shen;Boping Zhou

  • Cross-neutralization of influenza A viruses mediated by a single antibody loop.

    Damian C. Ekiert;Arun K. Kashyap;John Steel;John Steel;Adam Rubrum

  • Evolution of Swine H3N2 Influenza Viruses in the United States

    Richard J. Webby;Sabrina L. Swenson;Scott L. Krauss;Philip J. Gerrish

  • T-705 (Favipiravir) Induces Lethal Mutagenesis in Influenza A H1N1 Viruses in Vitro

    Tatiana Baranovich;Sook-San Wong;Jianling Armstrong;Henju Marjuki

  • Respiratory viruses augment the adhesion of bacterial pathogens to respiratory epithelium in a viral species- and cell type-dependent manner.

    Vasanthi Avadhanula;Carina A. Rodriguez;John P. DeVincenzo;Yan Wang

  • Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Children on Infection Rates in Hutterite Communities: A Randomized Trial

    Mark Loeb;Margaret L. Russell;Lorraine Moss;Kevin Fonseca

  • Evolution and ecology of influenza A viruses.

    Sun-Woo Yoon;Richard J Webby;Robert G Webster

  • Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand.

    Q Sue Huang;Tim Wood;Lauren Jelley;Tineke Jennings

  • Traditional and New Influenza Vaccines

    Sook-San Wong;Richard J. Webby

  • Seroepidemiology for MERS coronavirus using microneutralisation and pseudoparticle virus neutralisation assays reveal a high prevalence of antibody in dromedary camels in Egypt, June 2013

    R A Perera;P Wang;P Wang;M R Gomaa;R El-Shesheny

  • The polymerase complex genes contribute to the high virulence of the human H5N1 influenza virus isolate A/Vietnam/1203/04

    Rachelle Salomon;John Franks;Elena A. Govorkova;Natalia A. Ilyushina

  • Isolation of a novel swine influenza virus from Oklahoma in 2011 which is distantly related to human influenza C viruses.

    Ben M. Hause;Mariette F Ducatez;Emily A. Collin;Zhiguang Ran

  • Cross-Reactive Neuraminidase Antibodies Afford Partial Protection against H5N1 in Mice and Are Present in Unexposed Humans

    Matthew R Sandbulte;Gretchen S Jimenez;Adrianus C. M Boon;Larry R Smith

  • Evolution of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Asia

    Jean Thierry Aubin;Saliha Azebi;Amanda Balish;Jill Banks

  • Surgical Mask vs N95 Respirator for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Workers

    Mark Loeb;Nancy Dafoe;James Mahony;Michael John

  • COVID-19 cytokines and the hyperactive immune response: Synergism of TNF-α and IFN-γ in triggering inflammation, tissue damage, and death.

    R. Karki;B. R. Sharma;S. Tuladhar;E. P. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Webster
Robert G. Webster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Yi Guan
Yi Guan University of Hong Kong
Scott Krauss
Scott Krauss St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Elena A. Govorkova
Elena A. Govorkova St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Paul G. Thomas
Paul G. Thomas St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Malik Peiris
Malik Peiris University of Hong Kong
Peter C. Doherty
Peter C. Doherty University of Melbourne
Justin Bahl
Justin Bahl University of Georgia
Stacey Schultz-Cherry
Stacey Schultz-Cherry St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Charles J. Russell
Charles J. Russell St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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