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Thomas C. Quinn 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 Thomas C. Quinn sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 944 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas C. Quinn 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 Thomas C. Quinn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 150 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas C. Quinn is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a notable concentration in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and virology. Key subfields also include general health professions and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV research and treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, HIV related to drug use and sexual risk, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

Thomas C. Quinn has contributed to multiple papers, particularly in connection with COVID-19 and immune responses. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Sex, age, and hospitalization drive antibody responses in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor population (2020), Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cell responses in convalescent COVID-19 individuals (2021), Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Comparative Performance of Five Commercially Available Serologic Assays To Detect Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and Identify Individuals with High Neutralizing Titers (2020), Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Avidity Responses in COVID-19 Patients and Convalescent Plasma Donors (2020), The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • CD8+ T-Cell Responses in COVID-19 Convalescent Individuals Target Conserved Epitopes From Multiple Prominent SARS-CoV-2 Circulating Variants (2021), Open Forum Infectious Diseases

The frequent co-authors of Thomas C. Quinn include:

  • Oliver Laeyendecker
  • Andrew D. Redd
  • Steven J. Reynolds
  • Aaron A.R. Tobian
  • M. Kate Grabowski

The scientist has published extensively in several venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • UNC Libraries

Among professional recognitions, Thomas C. Quinn was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Thomas C. Quinn;Maria J. Wawer;Nelson Sewankambo;David Serwadda

  • Identification of a Reservoir for HIV-1 in Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Diana Finzi;Monika Hermankova;Theodore Pierson;Lucy M. Carruth

  • Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial

    Ronald H Gray;Godfrey Kigozi;David Serwadda;Frederick Makumbi

  • Latent infection of CD4 + T cells provides a mechanism for lifelong persistence of HIV-1, even in patients on effective combination therapy

    Diana Finzi;Joel N Blankson;Janet M Siliciano;Joseph Bernard Margolick

  • Quantification of latent tissue reservoirs and total body viral load in HIV-1 infection

    Tae Wook Chun;Lucy Carruth;Diana Finzi;Xuefei Shen

  • Long-term follow-up studies confirm the stability of the latent reservoir for HIV-1 in resting CD4+ T cells.

    Janet D Siliciano;Joleen Kajdas;Diana Finzi;Thomas C Quinn;Thomas C Quinn

  • Rates of HIV-1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV-1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda

    Maria J. Wawer;Ronald H. Gray;Nelson K. Sewankambo;David Serwadda

  • Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda

    Ronald H Gray;Maria J Wawer;Ron Brookmeyer;Nelson K Sewankambo

  • AIDS in Africa: an epidemiologic paradigm

    Thomas C. Quinn;Thomas C. Quinn;Jonathan M. Mann;James W. Curran;Peter Piot

  • Maternal levels of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA and the risk of perinatal transmission

    Patricia M. Garcia;Leslie A. Kalish;Jane Pitt;Howard Minkoff

  • Control of sexually transmitted diseases for AIDS prevention in Uganda: a randomised community trial

    Maria J Wawer;Nelson K Sewankambo;David Serwadda;Thomas C Quinn

  • Laboratory medicine in Africa: a barrier to effective health care.

    Cathy A. Petti;Christopher R. Polage;Thomas C. Quinn;Allan R. Ronald

  • HIV-1 INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH ABNORMAL VAGINAL FLORA MORPHOLOGY AND BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS

    Nelson Sewankambo;Ronald H Gray;Maria J Wawer;Lynn Paxton

  • ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME IN A HETEROSEXUAL POPULATION IN ZAIRE

    Peter Piot;Henri Taelman;Kapita Bila Minlangu;N. Mbendi

  • Viral Load and Disease Progression in Infants Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    William T. Shearer;Thomas C. Quinn;Philip LaRussa;Judy F. Lew

  • Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis

    Aaron A.R. Tobian;David Serwadda;David Serwadda;Thomas C. Quinn;Godfrey Kigozi

  • Perinatal transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 to infants of seropositive women in Zaire.

    Robert W. Ryder;Wato Nsa;Susan E. Hassig;Frieda Behets

  • The effects of herpes simplex virus-2 on HIV-1 acquisition and transmission: A review of two overlapping epidemics

    Lawrence Corey;Anna Wald;Connie L. Celum;Thomas C. Quinn

  • Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons - 2002

    Henry Masur;Jonathan E. Kaplan;King K. Holmes;Beverly Alston

  • Replication of Chlamydia pneumoniae in vitro in human macrophages, endothelial cells, and aortic artery smooth muscle cells.

    Charlotte A. Gaydos;James T. Summersgill;Narendra N. Sahney;Julio A. Ramirez

  • Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission

    Linda Gail Bekker;Linda Gail Bekker;George Alleyne;Stefan Baral;Javier Cepeda

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Laeyendecker
Oliver Laeyendecker Johns Hopkins University
David Serwadda
David Serwadda Makerere University
Ronald H. Gray
Ronald H. Gray Johns Hopkins University
Steven J. Reynolds
Steven J. Reynolds Johns Hopkins University
Maria J. Wawer
Maria J. Wawer Johns Hopkins University
Charlotte A. Gaydos
Charlotte A. Gaydos Johns Hopkins University
Aaron A.R. Tobian
Aaron A.R. Tobian Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Nelson K. Sewankambo
Nelson K. Sewankambo Rakai Health Sciences Program
Sheila K. West
Sheila K. West University of Pennsylvania
Edward W. Hook
Edward W. Hook University of Alabama at Birmingham

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