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Best Female Scientists 133 309 294 192 182 319 81809
Immunology 138 170 157 113 104 319 89823
Medicine 138 1802 1675 1029 944 319 89823

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 20.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2020. 37 of the 405 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2020. 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 16 publications
2006 2025

405 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 10
2007 11
2008 3
2009 8
2010 17
2011 23
2012 21
2013 13
2014 16
2015 30
2016 22
2017 28
2018 26
2019 17
2020 37
2021 36
2022 22
2023 28
2024 21
2025 16
Total 405
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Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti 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 Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti 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, 312–321 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: 319 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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 97 319
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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Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti 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 Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti 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, 138–139 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: 138 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 9 138
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2015 - AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within immunology, molecular biology, and medicine, contributing to a total of 179 publications in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology; 135 in immunology and microbiology; and 85 in medicine. Their work includes a focus on subfields such as molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and oncology.

Their primary areas of investigation involve the inflammasome and immune disorders, interferon and immune responses, immune response and inflammation, cell death mechanisms and regulation, heme oxygenase-1 and carbon monoxide, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, as well as COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Kanneganti's scholarly contributions include a significant number of papers published in notable venues. They have published 12 papers in The Journal of Immunology, 8 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 7 in Trends in Immunology, 7 in Journal of Biological Chemistry, and 6 in Cell. Their frequent collaborators include R. K. Subbarao Malireddi, Rajendra Karki, Bhesh Raj Sharma, Peter Vogel, and Rebecca E. Tweedell.

Among recent publications, key papers include:

  • Synergism of TNF-α and IFN-γ Triggers Inflammatory Cell Death, Tissue Damage, and Mortality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Cytokine Shock Syndromes (2020) in Cell
  • NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer and metabolic diseases (2021) in Nature Immunology
  • Caspases in Cell Death, Inflammation, and Pyroptosis (2020) in Annual Review of Immunology
  • AIM2 forms a complex with pyrin and ZBP1 to drive PANoptosis and host defence (2021) in Nature
  • Innate immunity: the first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2 (2022) in Nature Immunology

Kanneganti's research topics display a strong emphasis on inflammation, immune signaling, mechanisms of cell death, and responses to infectious disease, particularly COVID-19. Their work addresses molecular pathways and regulatory mechanisms involved in immune defense and inflammatory disorders.

The scientist has been recognized with the AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award from the American Association of Immunologists in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Molecular mechanisms and functions of pyroptosis, inflammatory caspases and inflammasomes in infectious diseases.

    Si Ming Man;Rajendra Karki;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

  • Synergism of TNF-α and IFN-γ Triggers Inflammatory Cell Death, Tissue Damage, and Mortality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Cytokine Shock Syndromes

    Rajendra Karki;Bhesh Raj Sharma;Shraddha Tuladhar;Evan Peter Williams

  • Cytosolic flagellin requires Ipaf for activation of caspase-1 and interleukin 1β in salmonella-infected macrophages

    Luigi Franchi;Amal Amer;Mathilde Body-Malapel;Thirumala Devi Kanneganti

  • Bacterial RNA and small antiviral compounds activate caspase-1 through cryopyrin/Nalp3

    Thirumala Devi Kanneganti;Nesrin Özören;Mathilde Body-Malapel;Amal Amer

  • Intracellular NOD-like Receptors in Host Defense and Disease

    Thirumala Devi Kanneganti;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Gabriel Núñez

  • Regulation of inflammasome activation

    Si Ming Man;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

  • The NLRP3 inflammasome protects against loss of epithelial integrity and mortality during experimental colitis

    Md. Hasan Zaki;Kelli L. Boyd;Peter Vogel;Michael B. Kastan

  • NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer and metabolic diseases.

    Bhesh Raj Sharma;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Caspases in Cell Death, Inflammation, and Pyroptosis

    Sannula Kesavardhana;R.K. Subbarao Malireddi;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

  • The Intracellular Sensor NLRP3 Mediates Key Innate and Healing Responses to Influenza A Virus via the Regulation of Caspase-1

    Paul G. Thomas;Pradyot Dash;Jerry R. Aldridge;Ali H. Ellebedy

  • Molecular characterization of LC3-associated phagocytosis reveals distinct roles for Rubicon, NOX2 and autophagy proteins

    Jennifer Martinez;R. K.Subbarao Malireddi;Qun Lu;Larissa Dias Cunha

  • Critical Role for Cryopyrin/Nalp3 in Activation of Caspase-1 in Response to Viral Infection and Double-stranded RNA

    Thirumala Devi Kanneganti;Mathilde Body-Malapel;Amal Amer;Jong Hwan Park

  • Inflammasome is a central player in the induction of obesity and insulin resistance

    Rinke Stienstra;Janna A. Van Diepen;Cees J. Tack;Hasan Zaki

  • The cell biology of inflammasomes: Mechanisms of inflammasome activation and regulation

    Deepika Sharma;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

  • ZBP1/DAI is an innate sensor of influenza virus triggering the NLRP3 inflammasome and programmed cell death pathways

    Teneema Kuriakose;Si Ming Man;R. K. Subbarao Malireddi;Rajendra Karki

  • Toll-like receptor–induced arginase 1 in macrophages thwarts effective immunity against intracellular pathogens

    Karim C El Kasmi;Joseph E Qualls;John T Pesce;Amber M Smith

  • Pannexin-1-mediated recognition of bacterial molecules activates the cryopyrin inflammasome independent of Toll-like receptor signaling.

    Thirumala Devi Kanneganti;Mohamed Lamkanfi;Yun Gi Kim;Grace Chen

  • COVID-19 cytokines and the hyperactive immune response: Synergism of TNF-α and IFN-γ in triggering inflammation, tissue damage, and death.

    R. Karki;B. R. Sharma;S. Tuladhar;E. P. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed Lamkanfi
Mohamed Lamkanfi Ghent University
Peter Vogel
Peter Vogel St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Si Ming Man
Si Ming Man Australian National University
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Douglas R. Green
Douglas R. Green St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Geoffrey Neale
Geoffrey Neale St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Frank L. van de Veerdonk
Frank L. van de Veerdonk Radboud University
Luigi Franchi
Luigi Franchi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hongbo Chi
Hongbo Chi St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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