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Immunology

D-Index
110
Citations
42435
World Ranking
504
National Ranking
304

Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
42664
World Ranking
5588
National Ranking
3005

Robert P. Kimberly 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 P. Kimberly sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 367 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert P. Kimberly 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 P. Kimberly sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 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

Robert P. Kimberly is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a total of 53 publications. Within Medicine, Kimberly's subfields of focus include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Genetics, and General Health Professions.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics relevant to genetic mechanisms in autoimmune conditions, immune response, and infectious disease research. Notable papers include:

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • Fine-mapping, trans-ancestral and genomic analyses identify causal variants, cells, genes and drug targets for type 1 diabetes (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • Complement genes contribute sex-biased vulnerability in diverse disorders (2020, Nature)
  • Undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (2021, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Fine-mapping, trans-ancestral and genomic analyses identify causal variants, cells, genes and drug targets for type 1 diabetes (2020, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent coauthors include Jennifer A. Croker, Jeffrey C. Edberg, S. Louis Bridges, Holly Ann Baus, and Shannon Valenti.

Recurring publication venues for Kimberly's work are:

  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • American Journal of Health Promotion

The main topics of Kimberly's research involve:

  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Kimberly has been recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors since 2018 and is a member of the Association of American Physicians. Their work spans genetics, immunology, infectious diseases, and the impacts of these fields on public health, emphasizing translational approaches and clinical implications.

Best Publications

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Genome-wide association scan in women with systemic lupus erythematosus identifies susceptibility variants in ITGAM, PXK, KIAA1542 and other loci.

    John B. Harley;John B. Harley;John B. Harley;Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme;Lindsey A. Criswell;Chaim O. Jacob

  • Increased Risk of Lymphoma in Sicca Syndrome

    Stuart S. Kassan;Terry L. Thomas;Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos;Robert Hoover

  • Cutting Edge: A Role for B Lymphocyte Stimulator in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Jun Zhang;Viktor Roschke;Kevin P. Baker;Zheng Wang

  • A large-scale replication study identifies TNIP1, PRDM1, JAZF1, UHRF1BP1 and IL10 as risk loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Vesela Gateva;Johanna K. Sandling;Geoff Hom;Kimberly E. Taylor

  • A novel polymorphism of FcgammaRIIIa (CD16) alters receptor function and predisposes to autoimmune disease.

    Jianming Wu;Jeffrey C. Edberg;Patricia B. Redecha;Vipin Bansal

  • Cytokine gene polymorphism in human disease: on-line databases.

    J Bidwell;L Keen;G Gallagher;R Kimberly

  • Tumoricidal activity of a novel anti-human DR5 monoclonal antibody without hepatocyte cytotoxicity

    Kimihisa Ichikawa;Weimin Liu;Limin Zhao;Zheng Wang

  • Defective Reticuloendothelial System Fc-Receptor Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Michael M. Frank;Max I. Hamburger;Thomas J. Lawley;Robert P. Kimberly

  • The level of BLyS (BAFF) correlates with the titre of autoantibodies in human Sjögren’s syndrome

    X Mariette;S Roux;J Zhang;D Bengoufa

  • Murine Mammary Carcinoma Exosomes Promote Tumor Growth by Suppression of NK Cell Function

    Cunren Liu;Shaohua Yu;Kurt Zinn;Jianhua Wang

  • Fc gamma RIIA alleles are heritable risk factors for lupus nephritis in African Americans.

    Jane E. Salmon;Sean Millard;Sean Millard;Leah A. Schachter;Leah A. Schachter;Frank C. Arnett

  • Dectin-2 is a pattern recognition receptor for fungi that couples with the Fc receptor γ chain to induce innate immune responses

    Kota Sato;Xiao Li Yang;Tatsuo Yudate;Jin Sung Chung

  • Treatment of refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura with an anti-Fcγ-receptor antibody

    Sarah B. Clarkson;James B. Bussel;Robert P. Kimberly;Jay E. Valinsky

  • Tumor Exosomes Inhibit Differentiation of Bone Marrow Dendritic Cells

    Shaohua Yu;Cunren Liu;Kaihong Su;Jianhua Wang

  • Novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the distal IL-10 promoter affect IL-10 production and enhance the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Andrew W. Gibson;Jeffrey C. Edberg;Jianming Wu;Rudi G. J. Westendorp

  • Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Reveals Persistent Hypomethylation of Interferon Genes and Compositional Changes to CD4+ T-cell Populations

    Devin M. Absher;Xinrui Li;Lindsay L. Waite;Andrew Gibson

  • Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY) in male systemic lupus erythematosus patients: Support for the notion of a gene-dose effect from the X chromosome

    R. Hal Scofield;R. Hal Scofield;R. Hal Scofield;Gail R. Bruner;Bahram Namjou;Robert P. Kimberly

  • Cytokine gene polymorphism in human disease: on-line databases, Supplement 1

    J Bidwell;L Keen;G Gallagher;R Kimberly

  • Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Carl D. Langefeld;Hannah C. Ainsworth;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Jennifer A. Kelly

  • Intravenous gammaglobulin treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

    James B. Bussel;Robert P. Kimberly;Robert D. Inman;Irving Schulman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey C. Edberg
Jeffrey C. Edberg University of Alabama at Birmingham
John B. Harley
John B. Harley United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Kenneth M. Kaufman
Kenneth M. Kaufman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme
Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme University of Granada
Judith A. James
Judith A. James Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Carl D. Langefeld
Carl D. Langefeld Wake Forest University
Graciela S. Alarcón
Graciela S. Alarcón University of Alabama at Birmingham
Timothy J. Vyse
Timothy J. Vyse King's College London
Patrick M. Gaffney
Patrick M. Gaffney Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Jennifer A. Kelly
Jennifer A. Kelly Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

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