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Immunology

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77
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Stephen Challacombe 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 Stephen Challacombe sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 337 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen Challacombe 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 Stephen Challacombe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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

  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Stephen Challacombe is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Dentistry. Their work spans various subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Periodontics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Dentistry, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, notably:

  • Dental Research and COVID-19
  • HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

Stephen Challacombe has contributed to several academic journals and has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Oral Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BDJ
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • BMC Oral Health

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Unique expansion of IL-21+ Tfh and Tph cells under control of ICOS identifies Sjögren's syndrome with ectopic germinal centres and MALT lymphoma" (2020), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "The Use of Povidone Iodine Nasal Spray and Mouthwash During the Current COVID-19 Pandemic May Protect Healthcare Workers and Reduce Cross Infection." (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Global inequalities in HIV infection" (2020), published in Oral Diseases
  • "Povidone iodine" (2020), published in BDJ
  • "HIV in Indonesia and in neighbouring countries and its social impact" (2020), published in Oral Diseases

Frequent collaborators in their research include Priya Kannian, Pasuvaraj Mahanathi, Gunaseelan Rajan, Newell W. Johnson, and Chandra Lavanya.

Stephen Challacombe holds a fellowship from The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Candida albicans Secreted Aspartyl Proteinases in Virulence and Pathogenesis

    Julian R. Naglik;Stephen J. Challacombe;Bernhard Hube

  • American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for Sjögren's syndrome: a data-driven, expert consensus approach in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance cohort

    S C Shiboski;C H Shiboski;L A Criswell;A N Baer

  • Systemic tolerance and secretory immunity after oral immunization.

    S J Challacombe;T B Tomasi

  • Human papillomaviruses in oral carcinoma and oral potentially malignant disorders: a systematic review

    S. Syrjanen;G. Lodi;I. von Bultzingslowen;A. Aliko

  • Denture plaque and adherence of Candida albicans to denture-base materials in vivo and in vitro.

    D.R. Radford;SJ Challacombe;J.D. Walter

  • Flow Rates of Resting Whole and Stimulated Parotid Saliva in Relation to Age and Gender

    R.S. Percival;SJ Challacombe;P.D. Marsh

  • Adherence of Candida albicans to denture-base materials with different surface finishes

    David R. Radford;S. P. Sweet;S. J. Challacombe;J. D. Walter

  • A Biphasic Innate Immune MAPK Response Discriminates between the Yeast and Hyphal Forms of Candida albicans in Epithelial Cells

    David L Moyes;Manohursingh Runglall;Celia Murciano;Chengguo Shen

  • Biodegradable microparticles as controlled release antigen delivery systems.

    D T O'Hagan;D Rahman;J P McGee;H Jeffery

  • Oral lesions in infection with human immunodeficiency virus

    Maeve M. Coogan;John Greenspan;Stephen J. Challacombe

  • Quantitative expression of the Candida albicans secreted aspartyl proteinase gene family in human oral and vaginal candidiasis

    Julian R. Naglik;David Moyes;Jagruti Makwana;Priya Kanzaria

  • Associations between salivary gland histopathologic diagnoses and phenotypic features of Sjögren's syndrome among 1,726 registry participants

    Troy E. Daniels;Darren Cox;Caroline H. Shiboski;Morten Schiødt

  • The severity of cutaneous and oral pemphigus is related to desmoglein 1 and 3 antibody levels

    K E Harman;Paul Seed;M J Gratian;B S Bhogal

  • Differential expression of Candida albicans secreted aspartyl proteinase and phospholipase B genes in humans correlates with active oral and vaginal infections.

    Julian R. Naglik;Catherine A. Rodgers;Penelope J. Shirlaw;Jennifer L. Dobbie

  • Association of CXCL13 and CCL21 expression with the progressive organization of lymphoid-like structures in Sjögren's syndrome

    F Barone;M Bombardieri;A Manzo;Mark Blades

  • Pemphigus Vulgaris: Update on Etiopathogenesis, Oral Manifestations, and Management

    Crispian Scully;Stephen J. Challacombe

  • CXCL13, CCL21, and CXCL12 expression in salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome and MALT lymphoma: Association with reactive and malignant areas of lymphoid organization

    Francesca Barone;Michele Bombardieri;Manuela Maria Rosado;Peter Roger Morgan

  • In Vivo Analysis of Secreted Aspartyl Proteinase Expression in Human Oral Candidiasis

    Julian R. Naglik;George Newport;Theodore C. White;Lynette L. Fernandes-Naglik

  • Passive protection with immunoglobulin A antibodies against tuberculous early infection of the lungs.

    Ann Williams;Rajko Reljic;Irene Naylor;Simon O. Clark

  • Enhanced secretory IgA and systemic IgG antibody responses after oral immunization with biodegradable microparticles containing antigen.

    S J Challacombe;D Rahman;H Jeffery;S S Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy D. Sanderson
Jeremy D. Sanderson Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Thomas Lehner
Thomas Lehner Guy's Hospital
Martin M. Black
Martin M. Black St Thomas' Hospital
Julian R. Naglik
Julian R. Naglik King's College London
Jo Spencer
Jo Spencer King's College London
John S. Greenspan
John S. Greenspan University of California, San Francisco
Juraj Ivanyi
Juraj Ivanyi King's College London
Philip Marsh
Philip Marsh University of Leeds
Michele Bombardieri
Michele Bombardieri Queen Mary University of London
Richard J. Cook
Richard J. Cook University of Waterloo

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