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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 75 1965 1799 962 869 197 24484

Thomas M. Folks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas M. Folks between 1981 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas M. Folks published across 40 years, from 1981 to 2020, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1991. 1 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1991. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 20 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1981 2020

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas M. Folks: publications per year, 1981 to 2020
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 3
1985 4
1986 6
1987 4
1988 1
1989 5
1990 5
1991 20
1992 6
1993 15
1994 7
1995 6
1996 10
1997 5
1998 11
1999 9
2000 11
2001 13
2002 8
2003 3
2004 13
2005 5
2006 5
2007 3
2008 5
2009 6
2010 2
2011 3
2012 1
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
Total 201
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Thomas M. Folks 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 M. Folks 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, 192–201 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: 197 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
192–201 187 197
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
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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Thomas M. Folks 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 M. Folks 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, 74–75 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: 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.

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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 75
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
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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Overview

Thomas M. Folks is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with focused subfields in Pathology and Forensic Medicine as well as Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work covers several specialized topics, including:

  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Thomas M. Folks has contributed to scholarly literature with publications appearing in the venue UNC Libraries. A notable recent paper includes:

  • HIV-1 DNA/MVA vaccination reduces the per exposure probability of infection during repeated mucosal SHIV challenges, 2021, UNC Libraries

Their collaborative work involves frequent coauthors such as Dennis Ellenberger, Ronald A. Otten, Bin Li, Michael Aidoo, and Irma Rodriguez. Each of these collaborators appears in multiple joint contributions.

Best Publications

  • Production of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated retrovirus in human and nonhuman cells transfected with an infectious molecular clone.

    Akio Adachi;Howard E. Gendelman;Scott Koenig;Thomas Folks

  • Cytokine-induced expression of HIV-1 in a chronically infected promonocyte cell line.

    Thomas M. Folks;Jesse Justement;Audrey Kinter;Charles A. Dinarello

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha activates human immunodeficiency virus type 1 through induction of nuclear factor binding to the NF-kappa B sites in the long terminal repeat.

    Elia J. Duh;Wendy J. Maury;Thomas M. Folks;Anthony S. Fauci

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha induces expression of human immunodeficiency virus in a chronically infected T-cell clone.

    Thomas M. Folks;Kathleen A. Clouse;Jesse Justement;Arnold Rabson

  • Activation of HIV gene expression during monocyte differentiation by induction of NF-kB

    George E. Griffin;Kwanyee Leung;Thomas M. Folks;Steven Kunkel

  • The HIV 'A' (sor) gene product is essential for virus infectivity.

    Klaus Strebel;Daryl Daugherty;Kathleen Clouse;David Cohen

  • A chronic illness characterized by fatigue, neurologic and immunologic disorders, and active human herpesvirus type 6 infection.

    Dedra Buchwald;Paul R. Cheney;Daniel L. Peterson;Berch Henry

  • Emergence of unique primate T-lymphotropic viruses among central African bushmeat hunters

    Nathan D. Wolfe;Walid Heneine;Jean K. Carr;Albert D. Garcia

  • Naturally acquired simian retrovirus infections in central African hunters

    Nathan D Wolfe;William M Switzer;Jean K Carr;Vinod B Bhullar

  • No evidence of infection with porcine endogenous retrovirus in recipients of porcine islet-cell xenografts

    Walid Heneine;Annika Tibell;William M Switzer;Paul Sandstrom

  • Human neutrophils increase expression of C3bi as well as C3b receptors upon activation.

    M. Berger;J. O'Shea;A. S. Cross;T. M. Folks

  • Biological and biochemical characterization of a cloned leu-3− cell surviving infection with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome retrovirus

    T. M. Folks;D. Powell;M. Lightfoote;S. Koenig

  • Prevention of rectal SHIV transmission in macaques by daily or intermittent prophylaxis with emtricitabine and tenofovir.

    J. Gerardo García-Lerma;Ron A. Otten;Shoukat H. Qari;Eddie Jackson

  • Characterization of a continuous T-cell line susceptible to the cytopathic effects of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated retrovirus

    T. Folks;S. Benn;A. Rabson;T. Theodore

  • Contribution of Immune Activation to the Pathogenesis and Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Stephen D. Lawn;Salvatore T. Butera;Thomas M. Folks

  • Interferon-α but not AZT suppresses HIV expression in chronically infected cell lines

    Guido Poli;Jan M. Orenstein;Audrey Kinter;Thomas M. Folks

  • Susceptibility of HIV-2, SIV and SHIV to various anti-HIV-1 compounds: Implications for treatment and postexposure prophylaxis

    Myriam Witvrouw;Christophe Pannecouque;William M Switzer;Thomas M Folks

  • Efficacy of postexposure prophylaxis after intravaginal exposure of pig-tailed macaques to a human-derived retrovirus (human immunodeficiency virus type 2).

    Ron A. Otten;Dawn K. Smith;Debra R. Adams;Jennifer K. Pullium

  • Identification of a Human Population Infected With Simian Foamy Viruses

    Walid Heneine;William M. Switzer;Paul Sandstrom;Jennifer Brown

  • Identification of conserved and divergent domains within the envelope gene of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome retrovirus.

    Ronald L. Willey;Rosamond A. Rutledge;Susan Dias;Thomas Folks

  • Chemoprophylaxis with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Provided Partial Protection against Infection with Simian Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Macaques Given Multiple Virus Challenges

    Shambavi Subbarao;Ronald A. Otten;Artur Ramos;Caryn Kim

  • Risk of nosocomial infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus in a large cohort of intensively exposed health care workers.

    Henderson Dk;Saah Aj;Zak Bj;Kaslow Ra

Frequent Co-Authors

Walid Heneine
Walid Heneine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William M. Switzer
William M. Switzer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Renu B. Lal
Renu B. Lal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul Sandstrom
Paul Sandstrom Public Health Agency of Canada
Marcia L. Kalish
Marcia L. Kalish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Donald S. Burke
Donald S. Burke University of Pittsburgh
Nathan D. Wolfe
Nathan D. Wolfe Global Viral
Francois Villinger
Francois Villinger University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Michael Dale Lairmore
Michael Dale Lairmore University of California, Davis
Gary J. Nabel
Gary J. Nabel ModeX Therapeutics

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