2026 Richard K. Grencis: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	79	1709	1556	149	142	238	18583
Medicine	79	17739	16672	1610	1541	237	18581

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

544
Citations
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

528
Citations
IL-33, a Potent Inducer of Adaptive Immunity to Intestinal Nematodes

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

508
Citations
A distinct role for interleukin-13 in Th2-cell-mediated immune responses

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

488
Citations
Impaired Development of Th2 Cells in IL-13-Deficient Mice

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

473
Citations
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

429
Citations
Mast cells disrupt epithelial barrier function during enteric nematode infection.

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

416
Citations
Exploitation of the Intestinal Microflora by the Parasitic Nematode Trichuris muris

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

395
Citations
A Critical Role for IL-13 in Resistance to Intestinal Nematode Infection

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

361
Citations
Muc5ac: a critical component mediating the rejection of enteric nematodes

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

342
Citations
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

304
Citations
Whipworm and roundworm infections

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

289
Citations
Immunity to Helminths: Resistance, Regulation, and Susceptibility to Gastrointestinal Nematodes

Richard K. Grencis

256
Citations
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

252
Citations
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

252
Citations
Interleukin-9 is involved in host protective immunity to intestinal nematode infection.

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

243
Citations
Th2 Cytokines Are Associated with Reduced Worm Burdens in a Human Intestinal Helminth Infection

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

238
Citations
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

235
Citations
The Trichuris muris system: a paradigm of resistance and susceptibility to intestinal nematode infection.

Laura J. Cliffe;Richard K. Grencis

235
Citations
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

227
Citations
Mucin Gene Deficiency in Mice Impairs Host Resistance to an Enteric Parasitic Infection

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

226
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn J. Else University of Manchester

David J. Thornton Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research

Ian Roberts London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

David Artis Cornell University

Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow

Waliul I. Khan McMaster University

David Goulding Wellcome Sanger Institute

Nancy J. Rothwell University of Manchester

Eleanor M. Riley University of Edinburgh

Jerzy M. Behnke University of Nottingham

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