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D-Index
63
Citations
15943
World Ranking
2998
National Ranking
1408

Robert L. Hunter 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 Robert L. Hunter sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 269 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Hunter 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 Robert L. Hunter sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert L. Hunter is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Immunology.

Their main research topics include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Robert L. Hunter's recent publications feature studies related to tuberculosis and immunology. Notable papers include:

  • "The immunoregulatory landscape of human tuberculosis granulomas" (2022) published in Nature Immunology
  • "The Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis-The Koch Phenomenon Reinstated" (2020) published in Pathogens
  • "Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis of the Human Tuberculous Lung Reveals Remarkable Heterogeneity in Three-dimensional Granuloma Morphology" (2021) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "GM-CSF Dependent Differential Control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Human and Mouse Macrophages: Is Macrophage Source of GM-CSF Critical to Tuberculosis Immunity?" (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Small Animal Model of Post-chemotherapy Tuberculosis Relapse in the Setting of HIV Co-infection" (2020) published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Frequent publication venues for their work encompass:

  • Pathogens
  • Preprints.org
  • Nature Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Adrie J. C. Steyn
  • Joel N. Glasgow
  • Kievershen Nargan
  • Kapongo Lumamba
  • Threnesan Naidoo

Best Publications

  • Autophagy enhances the efficacy of BCG vaccine by increasing peptide presentation in mouse dendritic cells.

    Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Devin R Lindsey;Subramanian Dhandayuthapani;Yi Xu

  • Cord factor trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM) mediates trafficking events during mycobacterial infection of murine macrophages.

    Jessica Indrigo;Robert L. Hunter;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • Multiple roles of cord factor in the pathogenesis of primary, secondary, and cavitary tuberculosis, including a revised description of the pathology of secondary disease.

    Robert L. Hunter;Margaret R. Olsen;Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • Pathology of post primary tuberculosis of the lung: an illustrated critical review.

    Robert L. Hunter

  • Pathology of postprimary tuberculosis in humans and mice: contradiction of long-held beliefs.

    Robert L. Hunter;Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • The adjuvant activity of nonionic block polymer surfactants. I. The role of hydrophile-lipophile balance.

    Robert L Hunter;F. Strickland;F. Kezdy

  • Tuberculosis as a three-act play: A new paradigm for the pathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis

    Robert L. Hunter

  • Overview of vaccine adjuvants: present and future.

    Robert L. Hunter

  • The adjuvant activity of nonionic block polymer surfactants. III. Characterization of selected biologically active surfaces.

    Robert L Hunter;B. Bennett

  • Purification, partial characterization, and clinical evaluation of a pancreatic oncofetal antigen.

    F. B. Gelder;C. J. Reese;A. R. Moossa;T. Hall

  • Influence of trehalose 6,6′-dimycolate (TDM) during mycobacterial infection of bone marrow macrophages

    Jessica Indrigo;Robert L. Hunter;Jeffrey K. Actor

  • The adjuvant activity of nonionic block polymer surfactants. II. Antibody formation and inflammation related to the structure of triblock and octablock copolymers.

    Robert L Hunter;B. Bennett

  • Methods and vaccines comprising surface-active copolymers

    Robert L. Hunter

  • A comparison of commercially available adjuvants for use in research

    Beth Bennett;Irene J. Check;Margaret R. Olsen;Robert L. Hunter

  • INDUCTION OF NITRIC OXIDE IN HUMAN MONOCYTES AND MONOCYTE CELL LINES BY MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

    Chinnaswamy Jagannath;Jeffrey K Actor;Robert Lee Hunter

  • Selective Induction of Delayed Hypersensitivity by a Lipid Conjugated Protein Antigen Which Is Localized in Thymus Dependent Lymphoid Tissue

    John Coon;Robert Hunter

  • A Humanized Mouse Model of Tuberculosis

    Veronica E. Calderon;Gustavo Valbuena;Yenny Goez;Barbara M. Judy

  • Macrophage heterogeneity and plasticity in tuberculosis.

    Arshad Khan;Vipul Kumar Singh;Robert L. Hunter;Chinnaswamy Jagannath

  • Naturally occurring proteolytic antibodies: selective immunoglobulin M-catalyzed hydrolysis of HIV gp120.

    Sudhir Paul;Sangeeta Karle;Stephanie Planque;Hiroaki Taguchi

  • The Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis: The Early Infiltrate of Post-primary (Adult Pulmonary) Tuberculosis: A Distinct Disease Entity

    Robert L. Hunter

  • Cytokine profile suggesting that murine cerebral malaria is an encephalitis.

    V. M. Jennings;Jeffrey K Actor;A. A. Lal;Robert L Hunter

  • Induction of protective polyclonal antibodies by immunization with a Plasmodium yoelii circumsporozoite protein multiple antigen peptide vaccine.

    Ruobing Wang;Y. Charoenvit;G. Corradin;R. Porrozzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey K. Actor
Jeffrey K. Actor The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Altaf A. Lal
Altaf A. Lal Sun Pharma (India)
Frederick A. Moore
Frederick A. Moore University of Florida
Madhavan Nair
Madhavan Nair Florida International University
Vincent Castranova
Vincent Castranova West Virginia University
William E. Collins
William E. Collins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Rick A. Wetsel
Rick A. Wetsel The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Frank W. Fitch
Frank W. Fitch University of Chicago
Dorothy E. Lewis
Dorothy E. Lewis The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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