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Immunology

D-Index
75
Citations
18692
World Ranking
1993
National Ranking
977

Medicine

D-Index
77
Citations
19417
World Ranking
18512
National Ranking
9224

Steve Nelson 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 Steve Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 273 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steve Nelson 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 Steve Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Steve Nelson is affiliated with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and neuroscience. Within these broad areas, they have specific engagement in cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, and pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of subjects including functional brain connectivity studies, advanced MRI techniques and applications, medical imaging techniques and applications, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and issues relating to HIV, drug use, and sexual risk.

Steve Nelson has published papers in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Radiology Case Reports
  • Imaging Neuroscience
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Their recent publications include:

  • "XCP-D: A robust pipeline for the post-processing of fMRI data," 2024, Imaging Neuroscience
  • "Comprehensive Assessment of Alcohol Consumption in People Living with HIV (PLWH): The New Orleans Alcohol Use in HIV Study," 2020, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • "XCP-D: A Robust Pipeline for the post-processing of fMRI data," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Short-Chain Alcohols Upregulate GILZ Gene Expression and Attenuate LPS-Induced Septic Immune Response," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Study design features increase replicability in cross-sectional and longitudinal brain-wide association studies," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Steve Nelson has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Eric Feczko
  • Damien A. Fair
  • Kahini Mehta
  • Arielle S. Keller
  • Óscar Miranda-Domínguez

Their interdisciplinary work bridges clinical and imaging neuroscience with public health concerns such as HIV/AIDS. This integration reflects an emphasis on both advanced technical approaches in medical imaging and the study of disease mechanisms and health outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Requirement of Interleukin 17 Receptor Signaling for Lung Cxc Chemokine and Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Expression, Neutrophil Recruitment, and Host Defense

    Peng Ye;Fred H. Rodriguez;Suzanne Kanaly;Kim L. Stocking

  • Divergent roles of IL-23 and IL-12 in host defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Kyle I. Happel;Patricia J. Dubin;Mingquan Zheng;Nico Ghilardi

  • Interleukin-17 and lung host defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae infection.

    Peng Ye;Patrick B. Garvey;Ping Zhang;Steve Nelson

  • Cutting edge: roles of Toll-like receptor 4 and IL-23 in IL-17 expression in response to Klebsiella pneumoniae infection.

    Kyle I. Happel;Mingquan Zheng;Erana Young;Lee J. Quinton

  • Innate immunity and pulmonary host defense

    Ping Zhang;W. R Summer;G. J Bagby;S Nelson

  • Antibodies to tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibit liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy.

    P. Akerman;P. Cote;Shi Qi Yang;C. Mcclain

  • IL-17 Stimulates Granulopoiesis in Mice: Use of an Alternate, Novel Gene Therapy-Derived Method for In Vivo Evaluation of Cytokines

    P. Schwarzenberger;V. La Russa;A. Miller;Peng Ye

  • Requirement of endogenous stem cell factor and granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor for IL-17-mediated granulopoiesis.

    Paul Schwarzenberger;Weitao Huang;Peng Ye;Peter Oliver

  • Alcohol, host defence and society

    Steve Nelson;Jay K. Kolls

  • Divergent Efficacy of Antibody to Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Intravascular and Peritonitis Models of Sepsis

    Gregory J. Bagby;Kirby J. Plessala;Lawrence A. Wilson;James J. Thompson

  • The Effects of Acute and Chronic Alcoholism on Tumor Necrosis Factor and the Inflammatory Response

    Steve Nelson;Gregory J. Bagby;Bruce G. Bainton;Warren R. Summer

  • Compartmentalization of Intraalveolar and Systemic Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor and the Pulmonary Inflammatory Response

    Steve Nelson;Gregory J. Bagby;Bruce G. Bainton;Lawrence A. Wilson

  • Review: Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor—Role and Relationships in Infectious Diseases

    Dale Dc;Liles Wc;Summer Wr;Nelson S

  • Alcohol, immunosuppression, and the lung.

    Kyle I. Happel;Steve Nelson

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Filgrastim as an Adjunct to Antibiotics for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Steve Nelson;Steven M. Belknap;Richard W. Carlson;David Dale

  • Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the use of filgrastim in patients hospitalized with pneumonia and severe sepsis.

    Richard K. Root;Robert F Lodato;Ward Patrick;John Francis Cade

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae Translocates into the Myocardium and Forms Unique Microlesions That Disrupt Cardiac Function

    Armand O. Brown;Beth Mann;Geli Gao;Jane S. Hankins

  • Focus on: Alcohol and the immune system.

    Patricia E. Molina;Kyle I. Happel;Ping Zhang;Jay K. Kolls

  • Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Enhances Pulmonary Host Defenses in Normal and Ethanol-Treated Rats

    Steve Nelson;Warren Summer;Gregory Bagby;Chester Nakamura

  • Loss of compartmentalization of alveolar tumor necrosis factor after lung injury.

    James D. Tutor;Carol M. Mason;Elizabeth Dobard;Robert C. Beckerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay K. Kolls
Jay K. Kolls Tulane University
Ronald S. Veazey
Ronald S. Veazey Tulane University
Charles H. Lang
Charles H. Lang Pennsylvania State University
Katherine P. Theall
Katherine P. Theall Tulane University
Michael Murphey-Corb
Michael Murphey-Corb University of Pittsburgh
David C. Dale
David C. Dale University of Washington
David A. Stoltz
David A. Stoltz University of Iowa
Anna Mae Diehl
Anna Mae Diehl Duke University
William L. Stanford
William L. Stanford Ottawa Hospital
David H. Martin
David H. Martin Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

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