2026 Robert S. Klein: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	94	940	854	515	459	316	27727
Medicine	94	10589	9943	5444	5030	334	28324

Overview

Robert S. Klein is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant focus on several key subfields including Neurology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Immune cells in cancer
Interferon and immune responses

Robert S. Klein has contributed to a range of recent publications, notable for their impact and topical relevance. Some highlighted papers are:

How COVID-19 Affects the Brain, 2021, published in JAMA Psychiatry
Sex differences in cancer mechanisms, 2020, published in Biology of Sex Differences
A single intranasal or intramuscular immunization with chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine protects against pneumonia in hamsters, 2021, published in Cell Reports
Neuroinflammation and COVID-19, 2022, published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Therapeutic enhancement of blood-brain and blood-tumor barriers permeability by laser interstitial thermal therapy, 2020, published in Neuro-Oncology Advances

The scientist regularly publishes in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Neuroimmunology
Frontiers in Immunology
Nature Immunology
Cell Reports

Frequent collaborators of Robert S. Klein include:

Allison Soung
Michael Diamond
Matthew D. Cain
Abigail Vanderheiden
Xiaoping Jiang

Best Publications

Oral candidiasis in high-risk patients as the initial manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Robert S. Klein;Carol A. Harris;Catherine Butkus Small;Bernice Moll

1194
Citations
Transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus.

Gerald H. Friedland;Robert S. Klein

900
Citations
Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in Mice Causes Placental Damage and Fetal Demise.

Jonathan J. Miner;Bin Cao;Jennifer Govero;Amber M. Smith

899
Citations
Resistance to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in Mice Lacking the Cc Chemokine Receptor (Ccr2)

Leonid Izikson;Robyn S. Klein;Israel F. Charo;Howard L. Weiner

771
Citations
A small-molecule antagonist of CXCR4 inhibits intracranial growth of primary brain tumors

Joshua B. Rubin;Andrew L. Kung;Robyn S. Klein;Jennifer A. Chan

748
Citations
A complement–microglial axis drives synapse loss during virus-induced memory impairment

Michael J. Vasek;Charise Garber;Denise Dorsey;Douglas M. Durrant;Douglas M. Durrant

657
Citations
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ophthalmic manifestations in ambulatory patients.

Paul R. Rosenberg;Alan E. Uliss;Gerald H. Friedland;Carol A. Harris

655
Citations
PCR detection of human papillomavirus: comparison between MY09/MY11 and GP5+/GP6+ primer systems.

Weimin Qu;Gang Jiang;Yvette Cruz;Chee Jen Chang

592
Citations
Neuronal CXCL10 Directs CD8+ T-Cell Recruitment and Control of West Nile Virus Encephalitis

Robyn S. Klein;Eugene Lin;Bo Zhang;Andrew D. Luster

518
Citations
Ephrin-B reverse signaling is mediated by a novel PDZ-RGS protein and selectively inhibits G protein-coupled chemoattraction.

Qiang Lu;Edna E. Sun;Robyn S. Klein;John G. Flanagan

502
Citations
Immunodeficiency in female sexual partners of men with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Carol Harris;Catherine Butkus Small;Robert S. Klein;Gerald H. Friedland

485
Citations
Quantification of increased cellularity during inflammatory demyelination

Yong Wang;Qing Wang;Justin P. Haldar;Fang-Cheng Yeh

443
Citations
COVID-19 neuropathology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Kiran T Thakur;Emily Happy Miller;Michael D Glendinning;Osama Al-Dalahmah

430
Citations
How COVID-19 Affects the Brain.

Maura Boldrini;Peter D. Canoll;Robyn S. Klein

411
Citations
SDF-1α induces chemotaxis and enhances Sonic hedgehog-induced proliferation of cerebellar granule cells

Robyn S. Klein;Joshua B. Rubin;Hilary D. Gibson;Elliot N. DeHaan

366
Citations
High risk of human papillomavirus infection and cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among women with symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection.

Sten H. Vermund;Karen F. Kelley;Robert S. Klein;Anat R. Feingold

348
Citations
Sex differences in cancer mechanisms.

Joshua B. Rubin;Joseph S. Lagas;Lauren Broestl;Jasmin Sponagel

348
Citations
BDNF stimulates migration of cerebellar granule cells

Paul R. Borghesani;Jean Michel Peyrin;Robyn Klein;Joshua Rubin

328
Citations
TREM2 regulates microglial cell activation in response to demyelination in vivo

Claudia Cantoni;Bryan Bollman;Danilo Licastro;Mingqiang Xie

319
Citations
The blood-brain barrier, chemokines and multiple sclerosis

David W. Holman;Robyn S. Klein;Richard M. Ransohoff

307
Citations
Changes in B- and T-Lymphocyte and Chemokine Levels With Rituximab Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis

Laura Piccio;Robert T. Naismith;Kathryn Trinkaus;Robyn S. Klein

280
Citations
Detecting axon damage in spinal cord from a mouse model of multiple sclerosis

Joong Hee Kim;Matthew D. Budde;Hsiao-Fang Liang;Robyn S. Klein

277
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Diamond Washington University in St. Louis

Gerald Friedland Yale University

Jack D. Sobel Wayne State University

Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School

Anne H. Cross Washington University in St. Louis

David Vlahov Yale University

Denise J. Jamieson Emory University

Franklin D. Lowy Columbia University

Andrew D. Luster Harvard University

Susan Cu-Uvin Brown University

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