2026 Thomas Lehner: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	87	1221	1109	107	101	373	24365

Thomas Lehner 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 Lehner sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 373 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Lehner 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 Lehner sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Lehner is affiliated with Guy's Hospital in the United Kingdom and focuses on research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research interests cover various topics such as:

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Gene expression and cancer classification
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Quantum Information and Cryptography

Recent publications by Thomas Lehner include:

Large eQTL meta-analysis reveals differing patterns between cerebral cortical and cerebellar brain regions, 2020, Scientific Data
The landscape of somatic mutation in cerebral cortex of autistic and neurotypical individuals revealed by ultra-deep whole-genome sequencing, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in Africa: a scoping review, 2021, The Lancet Psychiatry
High-speed detection of 1550 nm single photons with superconducting nanowire detectors, 2022, Optica
Functional annotation of rare structural variation in the human brain, 2020, Nature Communications

Lehner collaborates frequently with several researchers, highlighting a network of co-authors that include:

Yanmei Dou (10 publications)
Geetha Senthil (8 publications)
Schahram Akbarian (7 publications)
Andrew Chess (7 publications)
Chaggai Rosenbluh (7 publications)

Publication venues where Lehner has contributed multiple works include:

Nature Neuroscience (4 publications)
UNC Libraries (3 publications)
The Lancet Psychiatry (2 publications)
JAMA Psychiatry (2 publications)
Scientific Data (1 publication)

Best Publications

Criteria for diagnosis of Behçet's disease

B Weichsler;F Davatchi;T Lehner;J. D O'duffy

3094
Citations
Generation and assembly of secretory antibodies in plants.

J. K.-C. Ma;A. Hiatt;M. Hein;N. D. Vine

844
Citations
Characterization of a recombinant plant monoclonal secretory antibody and preventive immunotherapy in humans.

Julian K.-C. Ma;Ban Y. Hikmat;Keith Wycoff;Nicholas D. Vine

694
Citations
Stimulation of Th1-Polarizing Cytokines, C-C Chemokines, Maturation of Dendritic Cells, and Adjuvant Function by the Peptide Binding Fragment of Heat Shock Protein 70

Yufei Wang;Charles G. Kelly;Mahavir Singh;Edward G. McGowan

384
Citations
Stimulation of lymphocyte transformation by bacterial antigens in patients with periodontal disease

L. Ivanyi;T. Lehner

381
Citations
Letter: Immunological features of Wegener's granulomatosis.

Shillitoe Ej;Lehner T;Lessof Mh;Harrison Df

359
Citations
Assembly of monoclonal antibodies with IgG1 and IgA heavy chain domains in transgenic tobacco plants

Julian K.-C. Ma;Thomas Lehner;Paul Stabila;Charles I. Fux

347
Citations
Protective mucosal immunity elicited by targeted iliac lymph node immunization with a subunit SIV envelope and core vaccine in macaques

Thomas Lehner;Yufei Wang;Martin Cranage;Lesley A. Bergmeier

346
Citations
CD40 is a cellular receptor mediating mycobacterial heat shock protein 70 stimulation of CC-chemokines.

Yufei Wang;Charles G. Kelly;Jaana T. Karttunen;Trevor Whittall

343
Citations
Protein antigens of Streptococcus mutans: purification and properties of a double antigen and its protease-resistant component.

M W Russell;L A Bergmeier;E D Zanders;T Lehner

295
Citations
Association between the 65-kilodalton heat shock protein, Streptococcus sanguis, and the corresponding antibodies in Behçet's syndrome.

T Lehner;E Lavery;R Smith;R van der Zee

277
Citations
EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC (‘CLASSIFICATION’) CRITERIA IN BEHÇET'S DISEASE—TOWARDS INTERNATIONALLY AGREED CRITERIA

B. Wechsler;F. Davatchi;Y. Mizushima;M. Hamza

268
Citations
Pathology of recurrent oral ulceration and oral ulceration in behcet's syndrome: Light, electron and fluorescence microscopy

Thomas Lehner

266
Citations
Mucosal adjuvants and anti-infection and anti-immunopathology vaccines based on cholera toxin, cholera toxin B subunit and CpG DNA.

Jan Holmgren;Jenni Adamsson;Fabienne Anjuère;John Clemens

250
Citations
Characterisation of antigens extracted from cells and culture fluids of Streptococcus mutans serotype c

M.W. Russell;T. Lehner

249
Citations
Local passive immunization by monoclonal antibodies against streptococcal antigen I/II in the prevention of dental caries.

T Lehner;J Caldwell;R Smith

246
Citations
Heat shock proteins generate β‐chemokines which function as innate adjuvants enhancing adaptive immunity

Thomas Lehner;Lesley A. Bergmeier;Yufei Wang;Louisa Tao

240
Citations
Immunization with purified protein antigens from Streptococcus mutans against dental caries in rhesus monkeys.

T Lehner;M W Russell;J Caldwell;R Smith

236
Citations
Role of γδ T cells in pathogenesis and diagnosis of Behçet's disease

Adam Hasan;Farida Fortune;Amanda Wilson;Kevin Warr

216
Citations
Cell-mediated immunity in Herpesvirus hominis infections.

J. M. A. Wilton;L. Ivanyi;T. Lehner

208
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Challacombe King's College London

Julian K.-C. Ma St George's, University of London

Thomas M. Shinnick Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jonathan L. Heeney University of Cambridge

Robert Vaughan Guy's Hospital

Stephen Todryk Northumbria University

Bror Morein Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Pauline M. Rudd University College Cork

Alan Anticevic Yale University

Susan W. Barnett Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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