2026 Rick L. Tarleton: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	72	2233	2052	1079	980	184	17507

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Rick L. Tarleton is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics of their research include Trypanosoma species research and implications, research on Leishmaniasis studies, synthesis and biological evaluation, parasitic infections and diagnostics, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, parasites and host interactions, and immune cell function and interaction.

Their research has been published in various venues, with frequent publications in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Immunology, PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and eLife.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rick L. Tarleton include:

Strain-specific genome evolution in Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates, 2022, Nature Microbiology
A modified drug regimen clears active and dormant trypanosomes in mouse models of Chagas disease, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
New Scheme of Intermittent Benznidazole Administration in Patients Chronically Infected with Trypanosoma cruzi: Clinical, Parasitological, and Serological Assessment after Three Years of Follow-Up, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
High variation in immune responses and parasite phenotypes in naturally acquired Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a captive non-human primate breeding colony in Texas, USA, 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

The scientist collaborates frequently with a set of co-authors, including Sarah A. Hamer, Brooke E. White, Ashley B. Saunders, Ángel M. Padilla, and Susana A. Laucella.

Rick L. Tarleton has received recognition from professional organizations, notably being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

Kinetoplastids: related protozoan pathogens, different diseases

Ken Stuart;Reto Brun;Simon Croft;Alan Fairlamb

773
Citations
Susceptibility of β2-microglobulin-deficient mice to Trypanosoma cruzi infection

R. L. Tarleton;Beverly H Koller;A. Latour;M. Postan

417
Citations
Parasite persistence in the aetiology of Chagas disease.

Rick L. Tarleton

405
Citations
Parasite Persistence Correlates with Disease Severity and Localization in Chronic Chagas' Disease

L. Zhang;R. L. Tarleton

373
Citations
Rapid quantitation of Trypanosoma cruzi in host tissue by real-time PCR

Kara L. Cummings;Rick L. Tarleton

315
Citations
Chagas Disease Etiology: Autoimmunity or Parasite Persistence?

R.L Tarleton;L Zhang

310
Citations
Depletion of CD8+ T cells increases susceptibility and reverses vaccine-induced immunity in mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.

R L Tarleton

301
Citations
The challenges of Chagas Disease-- grim outlook or glimmer of hope.

Rick L Tarleton;Richard Reithinger;Julio A Urbina;Uriel Kitron

294
Citations
CD8+ T-Cell Responses to Trypanosoma cruzi Are Highly Focused on Strain-Variant trans-Sialidase Epitopes

Diana L Martin;D. Brent Weatherly;Susana A Laucella;Melissa A Cabinian

260
Citations
Immune system recognition of Trypanosoma cruzi.

Rick L. Tarleton

260
Citations
Frequency of Interferon-γ-Producing T Cells Specific for Trypanosoma cruzi Inversely Correlates with Disease Severity in Chronic Human Chagas Disease

Susana A. Laucella;Miriam Postan;Diana Martin;Bolyn Hubby Fralish

250
Citations
Chagas disease: a role for autoimmunity?

Rick L. Tarleton

246
Citations
Drug-induced cure drives conversion to a stable and protective CD8+ T central memory response in chronic Chagas disease

Juan M Bustamante;Lisa M Bixby;Rick L Tarleton

222
Citations
Depletion of T-cell subpopulations results in exacerbation of myocarditis and parasitism in experimental Chagas' disease.

R. L. Tarleton;Jiaren Sun;L. Zhang;M. Postan

218
Citations
Trypanosoma cruzi infection in MHC-deficient mice: further evidence for the role of both class I- and class II-restricted T cells in immune resistance and disease

Rick L. Tarleton;Michael J. Grusby;Miriam Postan;Laurie H. Glimcher

214
Citations
The relative contribution of antibody production and CD8 ˛ T cell function to immune control of Trypanosoma cruzi

Sudesh Kumar;Rick L Tarleton

201
Citations
Generation, specificity, and function of CD8+ T cells in Trypanosoma cruzi infection.

Diana Martin;Rick Tarleton

194
Citations
Trypanosoma cruzi modulates the profile of memory CD8+ T cells in chronic Chagas' disease patients.

María Cecilia Albareda;Susana Adriana Laucella;María Gabriela Alvarez;Alejandro Hector Armenti

190
Citations
"Autoimmune rejection" of neonatal heart transplants in experimental Chagas disease is a parasite-specific response to infected host tissue.

R. L. Tarleton;L. Zhang;M. O. Downs

188
Citations
Identification of Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase family members as targets of protective CD8+ TC1 responses.

B Wizel;M Nunes;R L Tarleton

187
Citations
In vitro and in vivo high-throughput assays for the testing of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi compounds.

Adriana M. C. Canavaci;Juan M. Bustamante;Angel M. Padilla;Cecilia M. Perez Brandan

174
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Amit P. Sheth University of South Carolina

Ron Orlando University of Georgia

Ricardo E. Gürtler University of Buenos Aires

Jessica C. Kissinger University of Georgia

Julio A. Urbina Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas

Alessandro Sette La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

Michael J. Grusby Harvard University

Kenneth Stuart University of Washington

Peter J. Myler Seattle Children's Hospital

Mariano J. Levin University of Buenos Aires

External Links

Personal website of Rick L. Tarleton

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