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Richard M. Ransohoff

Richard M. Ransohoff

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Immunology
USA
2026
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Neuroscience
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
154
Citations
114468
World Ranking
108
National Ranking
68

Medicine

D-Index
154
Citations
114804
World Ranking
987
National Ranking
564

Neuroscience

D-Index
154
Citations
114778
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
89

Richard M. Ransohoff 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 M. Ransohoff sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 566 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard M. Ransohoff 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 M. Ransohoff sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 154 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Richard M. Ransohoff is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States, specializing in neuroscience, medicine, and immunology and microbiology. Their body of work encompasses several subfields, notably neurology, immunology, molecular biology, physiology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. The primary focus of their research lies in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, immune cells in cancer, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, immune response and inflammation, multiple sclerosis research studies, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, and barrier structure and function studies.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads" (2022, Neuron)
  • "Crosstalk Between Astrocytes and Microglia: An Overview" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease" (2024, Nature Reviews. Immunology)
  • "Human microglia states are conserved across experimental models and regulate neural stem cell responses in chimeric organoids" (2021, Cell Stem Cell)
  • "Differential accumulation of storage bodies with aging defines discrete subsets of microglia in the healthy brain" (2020, eLife)

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • eLife
  • Neuron
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation

Collaborations are an important part of Ransohoff's academic profile. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jeremy C. Burns
  • Marie-Ève Tremblay
  • Philip L. De Jager
  • Michaël Mingueneau
  • Rosa Chiara Paolicelli

Their academic contributions have been recognized through awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease

    Michael T Heneka;Monica J Carson;Joseph El Khoury;Gary E Landreth

  • Axonal transection in the lesions of multiple sclerosis.

    Bruce D. Trapp;John Peterson;Richard M. Ransohoff;Richard Rudick

  • Microglia sculpt postnatal neural circuits in an activity and complement-dependent manner.

    Dorothy P. Schafer;Emily K. Lehrman;Amanda G. Kautzman;Ryuta Koyama

  • The Many Roles of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Inflammation

    Israel F. Charo;Richard M. Ransohoff

  • Identification of a unique TGF-β–dependent molecular and functional signature in microglia

    Oleg Butovsky;Mark P Jedrychowski;Craig S Moore;Ron Cialic

  • Development, maintenance and disruption of the blood-brain barrier

    Birgit Obermeier;Richard Daneman;Richard M Ransohoff

  • Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer’s disease

    Hansruedi Mathys;Hansruedi Mathys;Jose Davila-Velderrain;Jose Davila-Velderrain;Zhuyu Peng;Zhuyu Peng;Fan Gao;Fan Gao

  • Immune attack: the role of inflammation in Alzheimer disease

    Frank L. Heppner;Richard M. Ransohoff;Burkhard Becher

  • Microglial physiology: unique stimuli, specialized responses

    Richard M. Ransohoff;V. Hugh Perry

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • How neuroinflammation contributes to neurodegeneration.

    Richard M. Ransohoff

  • Control of microglial neurotoxicity by the fractalkine receptor

    Astrid E. Cardona;Erik P. Pioro;Margaret E. Sasse;Volodymyr Kostenko

  • A polarizing question: do M1 and M2 microglia exist?

    Richard M Ransohoff

  • Interferons at age 50: past, current and future impact on biomedicine.

    Ernest C Borden;Ganes Sen;Gilles Uze;Robert H Silverman

  • A role for humoral mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Devic’s neuromyelitis optica

    Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Raul N. Mandler;Dorian McGavern;Wolfgang Bruck

  • Three or more routes for leukocyte migration into the central nervous system

    Richard M. Ransohoff;Pia Kivisäkk;Grahame Kidd

  • An environment-dependent transcriptional network specifies human microglia identity

    David Gosselin;Dylan Skola;Nicole G. Coufal;Nicole G. Coufal;Inge R. Holtman;Inge R. Holtman

  • Inflammatory Cortical Demyelination in Early Multiple Sclerosis

    Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Bogdan F.G. Popescu;Reem F. Bunyan;Natalia M. Moll

  • Expression of specific chemokines and chemokine receptors in the central nervous system of multiple sclerosis patients

    Torben L. Sørensen;Marie Tani;Jakob Jensen;Virginia Pierce

  • Erratum: Identification of a unique TGF-β-dependent molecular and functional signature in microglia (Nature Neuroscience (2014) 17 (131-143))

    Oleg Butovsky;Mark P. Jedrychowski;Craig S. Moore;Ron Cialic

  • Neuroinfl ammation in Alzheimer's disease

    Michael T Heneka;Monica J Carson;Joseph El Khoury;Gary E Landreth

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce T. Lamb
Bruce T. Lamb Indiana University
Richard A. Rudick
Richard A. Rudick Biogen (United States)
Vincent K. Tuohy
Vincent K. Tuohy Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Gary E. Landreth
Gary E. Landreth Indiana University
Israel F. Charo
Israel F. Charo University of California, San Francisco
Hans Lassmann
Hans Lassmann Medical University of Vienna
Bruce D. Trapp
Bruce D. Trapp Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Steven Lodewyk Wesselingh
Steven Lodewyk Wesselingh South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Xiaoxia Li
Xiaoxia Li Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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