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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 79 1668 1518 59 56 449 26304

Stephen J. Kent publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen J. Kent between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen J. Kent published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2021. 50 of the 589 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2021. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 58 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 42 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 30 publications
1969 2025

589 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen J. Kent: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 5
1999 6
2000 4
2001 7
2002 7
2003 5
2004 4
2005 17
2006 10
2007 9
2008 22
2009 22
2010 6
2011 15
2012 13
2013 26
2014 23
2015 19
2016 32
2017 34
2018 33
2019 30
2020 37
2021 58
2022 38
2023 42
2024 20
2025 30
Total 589
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Stephen J. Kent publications per year - data summary

  • Stephen J. Kent, a Immunology scholar from University of Melbourne, has 589 publications recorded across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1969 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 58 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1969, 1991, 1992 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • 21 of the 57 years in the span carry no publications at all (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.4 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 188 publications, 32% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1969-1987: 1 publication (0.1 per year); 1988-2006: 79 publications (4.2 per year); 2007-2025: 509 publications (26.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Stephen J. Kent 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 J. Kent 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, 442–451 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: 449 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 31 449
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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Stephen J. Kent 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.
  • Stephen J. Kent, a Immunology scholar from University of Melbourne, records 449 publications - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Stephen J. Kent, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Stephen J. Kent ranks above 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).

Stephen J. Kent 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 J. Kent 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, 78–79 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: 79 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 79
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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Stephen J. Kent 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.
  • Stephen J. Kent, a Immunology scholar from University of Melbourne, records 79 D-Index - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Stephen J. Kent, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Stephen J. Kent ranks above 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

Stephen J. Kent is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with a particular emphasis on immunology and microbiology.

The main fields of study covered by their publications include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Their work also spans several subfields such as:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Key topics investigated in their research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequent publication venues for this scientist consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical & Translational Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Immunology and Cell Biology

Stephen J. Kent has collaborated extensively with coauthors including:

  • Adam K. Wheatley
  • Jennifer A. Juno
  • Hyon-Xhi Tan
  • Amy W. Chung
  • Katherine Kedzierska

Recent papers from this scientist include:

  • Neutralizing antibody levels are highly predictive of immune protection from symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Immunological dysfunction persists for 8 months following initial mild-to-moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2022, Nature Immunology
  • Antibody-dependent enhancement and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • Humoral and circulating follicular helper T cell responses in recovered patients with COVID-19, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Evolution of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in mild-moderate COVID-19, 2021, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Neutralizing antibody levels are highly predictive of immune protection from symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.

    David S. Khoury;Deborah Cromer;Arnold Reynaldi;Timothy E. Schlub;Timothy E. Schlub

  • Long-lived epithelial immunity by tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells in the absence of persisting local antigen presentation

    Laura K. Mackay;Angus T. Stock;Joel Z. Ma;Claerwen M. Jones

  • Antibody-dependent enhancement and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies.

    Wen Shi Lee;Adam K Wheatley;Stephen J Kent;Stephen J Kent;Brandon J DeKosky

  • Minimum information reporting in bio-nano experimental literature.

    Matthew Faria;Mattias Björnmalm;Kristofer J. Thurecht;Stephen J. Kent

  • Enhanced T-Cell Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vaccine Regimen Consisting of Consecutive Priming with DNA and Boosting with Recombinant Fowlpox Virus

    Stephen J. Kent;Anne Zhao;Susan J. Best;Jenalle D. Chandler

  • Humoral and circulating follicular helper T cell responses in recovered patients with COVID-19.

    Jennifer A. Juno;Hyon Xhi Tan;Wen Shi Lee;Arnold Reynaldi

  • Butyrophilin 2A1 is essential for phosphoantigen reactivity by γδ T cells.

    Marc Rigau;Marc Rigau;Simone Ostrouska;Thomas S Fulford;Darryl N Johnson

  • Tuberculous Meningitis: A 30-Year Review

    Kent Sj;Crowe Sm;Yung A;Lucas Cr

  • Evolution of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in mild-moderate COVID-19.

    Adam K Wheatley;Jennifer A Juno;Jing J Wang;Kevin J Selva

  • Neutralising antibody titres as predictors of protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants and the impact of boosting: a meta-analysis.

    Deborah Cromer;Megan Steain;Arnold Reynaldi;Timothy E Schlub;Timothy E Schlub

  • Photometric Redshifts for the SDSS Early Data Release

    Istvan Csabai;Tamas Budavari;Andrew J. Connolly;Alexander S. Szalay

  • Prospects for durable immune control of SARS-CoV-2 and prevention of reinfection

    Deborah Cromer;Jennifer A. Juno;David Khoury;Arnold Reynaldi

  • A Site of Vulnerability on the Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Head Domain Trimer Interface

    Sandhya Bangaru;Shanshan Lang;Michael Schotsaert;Hillary A. Vanderven

  • Cross-Reactive Influenza-Specific Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Antibodies in the Absence of Neutralizing Antibodies

    Sinthujan Jegaskanda;Emma R. Job;Marit Kramski;Karen Laurie

  • From influenza to COVID-19: Lipid nanoparticle mRNA vaccines at the frontiers of infectious diseases.

    Emily H. Pilkington;Estelle J.A. Suys;Natalie L. Trevaskis;Adam K. Wheatley

  • Circulating TFH cells, serological memory, and tissue compartmentalization shape human influenza-specific B cell immunity.

    Marios Koutsakos;Adam K. Wheatley;Liyen Loh;E. Bridie Clemens

  • Immunological Principles Guiding the Rational Design of Particles for Vaccine Delivery

    Katelyn T. Gause;Adam K. Wheatley;Jiwei Cui;Yan Yan

  • Atypical B cells are part of an alternative lineage of B cells that participates in responses to vaccination and infection in humans.

    Henry J. Sutton;Racheal Aye;Racheal Aye;Azza H. Idris;Rachel Vistein

  • Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Is Associated with Control of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus Infection of Macaques

    Sinthujan Jegaskanda;Jason T. Weinfurter;Thomas C. Friedrich;Stephen J. Kent

  • Rapid Viral Escape at an Immunodominant Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Epitope Exacts a Dramatic Fitness Cost

    Caroline S Fernandez;Ivan Stratov;Robert De Rose;Katrina Walsh

  • Medicinal chemistry applied to a synthetic protein: Development of highly potent HIV entry inhibitors

    Oliver Hartley;Hubert François Gaertner;Jill Wilken;Darren Thompson

  • Immunological dysfunction persists for 8 months following initial mild-moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Chansavath Phetsouphanh;David Darley;Anette Howe;C. Mee Ling Munier

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam K. Wheatley
Adam K. Wheatley University of Melbourne
Miles P. Davenport
Miles P. Davenport University of New South Wales
Anthony D. Kelleher
Anthony D. Kelleher University of New South Wales
P. Mark Hogarth
P. Mark Hogarth Burnet Institute
Sharon R. Lewin
Sharon R. Lewin University of Melbourne
Damian F. J. Purcell
Damian F. J. Purcell University of Melbourne
Ian A. Ramshaw
Ian A. Ramshaw University of Canberra
Katherine Kedzierska
Katherine Kedzierska University of Melbourne
David A. Cooper
David A. Cooper University of New South Wales
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland

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