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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 51 4114 3795 1875 1713 101 14400

Sampa Santra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sampa Santra between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sampa Santra published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2016. 6 of the 107 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2016. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1997 2025

107 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sampa Santra: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 5
2001 2
2002 6
2003 4
2004 3
2005 4
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 2
2010 3
2011 2
2012 4
2013 4
2014 3
2015 5
2016 10
2017 7
2018 3
2019 1
2020 7
2021 8
2022 4
2023 3
2024 3
2025 3
Total 107
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Sampa Santra publications per year - data summary

  • Sampa Santra, a Immunology scholar from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has 107 publications recorded across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 10 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997, 1998 and 2019, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 3.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.7 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 21 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 31 publications (3.1 per year); 2007-2016: 37 publications (3.7 per year); 2017-2025: 39 publications (4.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sampa Santra 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 Sampa Santra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 92–101 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 101 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72 101
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Sampa Santra publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Sampa Santra, a Immunology scholar from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, records 101 publications - the 3rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 3% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Sampa Santra, and about 97% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Sampa Santra ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Sampa Santra 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 Sampa Santra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188 51
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Sampa Santra D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Sampa Santra, a Immunology scholar from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, records 51 D-Index - the 17th percentile of the discipline.
  • 17% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Sampa Santra, and about 83% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Sampa Santra ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Sampa Santra is affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research contributions primarily span across immunology, microbiology, and medicine, with a significant focus on virology and molecular biology. The scientist's work also integrates aspects of infectious diseases and animal science and zoology.

Their scholarly output covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Vaccines and Immunoinformatics Approaches
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Santra has published extensively in several prominent venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • npj Vaccines
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell
  • Science Translational Medicine

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Santra are:

  • "D614G Spike Mutation Increases SARS CoV-2 Susceptibility to Neutralization," 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Fab-dimerized glycan-reactive antibodies are a structural category of natural antibodies," 2021, Cell
  • "Lipid nanoparticle encapsulated nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines elicit polyfunctional HIV-1 antibodies comparable to proteins in nonhuman primates," 2021, npj Vaccines
  • "D614G Spike Mutation Increases SARS CoV-2 Susceptibility to Neutralization," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Breadth of SARS-CoV-2 neutralization and protection induced by a nanoparticle vaccine," 2022, Nature Communications

Santra frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Common coauthors include:

  • Barton F. Haynes
  • David C. Montefiori
  • Kevin O. Saunders
  • Laura L. Sutherland
  • Mark G. Lewis

Their main fields of study are categorized as:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields within these areas emphasize:

  • Immunology
  • Virology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Best Publications

  • Control of Viremia in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by CD8+ Lymphocytes

    Jörn E. Schmitz;Marcelo J. Kuroda;Sampa Santra;Vito G. Sasseville

  • Control of Viremia and Prevention of Clinical AIDS in Rhesus Monkeys by Cytokine-Augmented DNA Vaccination

    Dan H. Barouch;Sampa Santra;Jörn E. Schmitz;Marcelo J. Kuroda

  • Zika virus protection by a single low-dose nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccination

    Norbert Pardi;Michael J. Hogan;Rebecca S. Pelc;Hiromi Muramatsu

  • Eventual AIDS vaccine failure in a rhesus monkey by viral escape from cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Dan H. Barouch;Jennifer Kunstman;Marcelo J. Kuroda;Jörn E. Schmitz

  • Vaccine Induction of Antibodies against a Structurally Heterogeneous Site of Immune Pressure within HIV-1 Envelope Protein Variable Regions 1 and 2

    Hua Xin Liao;Mattia Bonsignori;S. Munir Alam;Jason S. McLellan

  • ALVAC-SIV-gag-pol-env-Based Vaccination and Macaque Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I (A*01) Delay Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac-Induced Immunodeficiency

    R. Pal;D. Venzon;N. L. Letvin;S. Santra

  • D614G Spike Mutation Increases SARS CoV-2 Susceptibility to Neutralization.

    Drew Weissman;Mohamad Gabriel Alameh;Thushan de Silva;Paul Collini

  • Augmentation of immune responses to HIV-1 and simian immunodeficiency virus DNA vaccines by IL-2/Ig plasmid administration in rhesus monkeys

    Dan H. Barouch;Abie Craiu;Marcelo J. Kuroda;Jörn E. Schmitz

  • Mosaic vaccines elicit CD8+ T lymphocyte responses that confer enhanced immune coverage of diverse HIV strains in monkeys.

    Sampa Santra;Hua-Xin Liao;Ruijin Zhang;Mark Muldoon

  • Reduction of simian-human immunodeficiency virus 89.6P viremia in rhesus monkeys by recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara vaccination.

    Dan H. Barouch;Sampa Santra;Marcelo J. Kuroda;Jörn E. Schmitz

  • Viral Escape from Dominant Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Epitope-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in DNA-Vaccinated Rhesus Monkeys

    Dan H. Barouch;Jennifer Kunstman;Jennifer Glowczwskie;Kevin J. Kunstman

  • Envelope residue 375 substitutions in simian–human immunodeficiency viruses enhance CD4 binding and replication in rhesus macaques

    Hui Li;Shuyi Wang;Rui Kong;Wenge Ding

  • Potent CD4+ T cell responses elicited by a bicistronic HIV-1 DNA vaccine expressing gp120 and GM-CSF.

    Dan H. Barouch;Sampa Santra;Klara Tenner-Racz;Paul Racz

  • Augmentation and Suppression of Immune Responses to an HIV-1 DNA Vaccine by Plasmid Cytokine/Ig Administration

    Dan H. Barouch;Sampa Santra;Tavis D. Steenbeke;Xin X. Zheng

  • Replication-Defective Adenovirus Serotype 5 Vectors Elicit Durable Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses in Nonhuman Primates

    Sampa Santra;Michael S. Seaman;Ling Xu;Dan H. Barouch

  • Effect of Humoral Immune Responses on Controlling Viremia during Primary Infection of Rhesus Monkeys with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

    Jörn E. Schmitz;Marcelo J. Kuroda;Sampa Santra;Meredith A. Simon

  • Human Non-neutralizing HIV-1 Envelope Monoclonal Antibodies Limit the Number of Founder Viruses during SHIV Mucosal Infection in Rhesus Macaques

    Sampa Santra;Georgia D. Tomaras;Ranjit Warrier;Nathan I. Nicely

  • Plasmid Chemokines and Colony-Stimulating Factors Enhance the Immunogenicity of DNA Priming-Viral Vector Boosting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vaccines

    Dan H. Barouch;Paul F. McKay;Shawn M. Sumida;Sampa Santra

  • Pentavalent HIV-1 vaccine protects against simian-human immunodeficiency virus challenge

    Todd Bradley;Justin Pollara;Sampa Santra;Nathan Vandergrift

  • Neutralizing Antibodies Elicited by Immunization of Monkeys with DNA Plasmids and Recombinant Adenoviral Vectors Expressing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proteins

    John R. Mascola;Anna Sambor;Kristin Beaudry;Sampa Santra

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman L. Letvin
Norman L. Letvin Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Barton F. Haynes
Barton F. Haynes Duke University
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Robert Parks
Robert Parks Duke University
Hua-Xin Liao
Hua-Xin Liao Duke University
Michelle A. Lifton
Michelle A. Lifton Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Georgia D. Tomaras
Georgia D. Tomaras Duke University
S. Munir Alam
S. Munir Alam Duke University
M. Anthony Moody
M. Anthony Moody Duke University
Dan H. Barouch
Dan H. Barouch Harvard Medical School

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