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Immunology

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79
Citations
18583
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1709
National Ranking
149

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Richard K. Grencis 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 K. Grencis sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 238 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard K. Grencis 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 K. Grencis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Richard K. Grencis is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within immunology and microbiology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary approach to scientific inquiry.

The main fields of study for Richard K. Grencis include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these domains, their work focuses on several subfields such as molecular biology, parasitology, immunology, ecology, and small animals, with particular emphasis on the interactions between parasites and their hosts.

Main topics Richard K. Grencis has concentrated on are:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Among the notable recent papers attributed to Richard K. Grencis are:

  • Whipworm and roundworm infections (2020) published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Rhythmicity of intestinal IgA responses confers oscillatory commensal microbiota mutualism (2022) published in Science Immunology
  • Hatching of parasitic nematode eggs: a crucial step determining infection (2021) published in Trends in Parasitology
  • Immunity to Soil-Transmitted Helminths: Evidence From the Field and Laboratory Models (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • IL-17A both initiates, via IFNγ suppression, and limits the pulmonary type-2 immune response to nematode infection (2020) published in Mucosal Immunology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard K. Grencis include:

  • Maria A. Duque-Correa
  • Matthew Berriman
  • Kelly S. Hayes
  • David Goulding
  • Allison J. Bancroft

Their publications appear regularly in journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Parasite Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Wellcome Open Research

Richard K. Grencis is recognized as a member of Academia Europaea since 2011, noting a professional acknowledgment of their contributions within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • Cytokine-mediated regulation of chronic intestinal helminth infection.

    K J Else;F D Finkelman;C R Maliszewski;R K Grencis

  • Accelerated intestinal epithelial cell turnover: a new mechanism of parasite expulsion.

    Laura J. Cliffe;Neil E Humphreys;Neil E Humphreys;Thomas E. Lane;Thomas E. Lane;Chris S. Potten;Chris S. Potten

  • IL-33, a Potent Inducer of Adaptive Immunity to Intestinal Nematodes

    Neil E. Humphreys;Damo Xu;Matthew R. Hepworth;Foo Y. Liew

  • A distinct role for interleukin-13 in Th2-cell-mediated immune responses

    Grahame J. McKenzie;Allison Bancroft;Richard K. Grencis;Andrew N.J. McKenzie

  • Impaired Development of Th2 Cells in IL-13-Deficient Mice

    Grahame J McKenzie;Claire L Emson;Sarah E Bell;Shannon Anderson

  • Simultaneous disruption of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 defines individual roles in T helper cell type 2-mediated responses.

    Grahame J. McKenzie;Padraic G. Fallon;Claire L. Emson;Richard K. Grencis

  • Mast cells disrupt epithelial barrier function during enteric nematode infection.

    Jacqueline R. McDermott;Ruth E. Bartram;Pamela A. Knight;Hugh R. P. Miller

  • Exploitation of the Intestinal Microflora by the Parasitic Nematode Trichuris muris

    K. S. Hayes;A. J. Bancroft;M. Goldrick;C. Portsmouth

  • A Critical Role for IL-13 in Resistance to Intestinal Nematode Infection

    Allison J. Bancroft;Andrew N. J. McKenzie;Richard K. Grencis

  • Muc5ac: a critical component mediating the rejection of enteric nematodes

    Sumaira Z. Hasnain;Christopher M. Evans;Michelle Roy;Amanda L. Gallagher

  • Antibiotics induce sustained dysregulation of intestinal T cell immunity by perturbing macrophage homeostasis

    Nicholas A. Scott;Nicholas A. Scott;Anna Andrusaite;Peter Andersen;Melissa Lawson

  • Whipworm and roundworm infections

    Kathryn J. Else;Jennifer Keiser;Jennifer Keiser;Celia V. Holland;Richard K. Grencis

  • Immunity to Helminths: Resistance, Regulation, and Susceptibility to Gastrointestinal Nematodes

    Richard K. Grencis

  • Cellular immune responses to the murine nematode parasite Trichuris muris. I. Differential cytokine production during acute or chronic infection.

    K J Else;R K Grencis

  • Cellular immune responses to the murine nematode parasite Trichuris muris. II. Differential induction of TH-cell subsets in resistant versus susceptible mice.

    K J Else;L Hültner;R K Grencis

  • Interleukin-9 is involved in host protective immunity to intestinal nematode infection.

    Helen Faulkner;Neil Humphreys;Jean-Christophe Renauld;Jacques van Snick

  • Th2 Cytokines Are Associated with Reduced Worm Burdens in a Human Intestinal Helminth Infection

    Joseph D. Turner;Helen Faulkner;Joseph Kamgno;Frances Cormont

  • Host protective immunity to Trichinella spiralis in mice: activation of Th cell subsets and lymphokine secretion in mice expressing different response phenotypes.

    R K Grencis;L Hültner;K J Else

  • The Trichuris muris system: a paradigm of resistance and susceptibility to intestinal nematode infection.

    Laura J. Cliffe;Richard K. Grencis

  • Chronic Trichuris muris Infection in C57BL/6 Mice Causes Significant Changes in Host Microbiota and Metabolome: Effects Reversed by Pathogen Clearance

    Ashley Houlden;Kelly S. Hayes;Allison J. Bancroft;John J. Worthington

  • Mucin Gene Deficiency in Mice Impairs Host Resistance to an Enteric Parasitic Infection

    Sumaira Z. Hasnain;Huaqing Wang;Jean–Eric Ghia;Nihal Haq

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn J. Else
Kathryn J. Else University of Manchester
David J. Thornton
David J. Thornton Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David Artis
David Artis Cornell University
Matthew Berriman
Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow
Waliul I. Khan
Waliul I. Khan McMaster University
David Goulding
David Goulding Wellcome Sanger Institute
Nancy J. Rothwell
Nancy J. Rothwell University of Manchester
Eleanor M. Riley
Eleanor M. Riley University of Edinburgh
Jerzy M. Behnke
Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham

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