2026 Thomas S. Griffith: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	70	2379	2185	1138	1033	260	23911

Overview

Thomas S. Griffith is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans several fields with a primary focus on immunology and microbiology, alongside medicine. The scientist's publication record includes 77 works in immunology and microbiology and 76 in medicine, featuring subfields such as immunology, epidemiology, molecular biology, surgery, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The main topics of Griffith's research encompass a range of subjects related to immune system function and disease mechanisms. These include immune response and inflammation, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and adrenal hormones and disorders.

Griffith's frequent co-authors indicate ongoing collaborative work with other researchers. These include Vladimir P. Badovinac with 50 joint publications, Tamara A. Kucaba (22 publications), Isaac J. Jensen (17 publications), Patrick W. McGonagill (15 publications), and Whitney Swanson (12 publications).

The scientist regularly publishes in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication venues are The Journal of Immunology (20 publications), Frontiers in Immunology (5 publications), ImmunoHorizons (4 publications), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications), and Shock (3 publications).

Recent papers by Thomas S. Griffith reflect their focus areas and include:

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (2024)
CD4 T Cell Responses and the Sepsis-Induced Immunoparalysis State, Frontiers in Immunology (2020)
New Insights into the Immune System Using Dirty Mice, The Journal of Immunology (2020)
Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer: Latest Advances and Ongoing Clinical Trials, Immunological Investigations (2022)
Inducing Experimental Polymicrobial Sepsis by Cecal Ligation and Puncture, Current Protocols in Immunology (2020)

Best Publications

Tumoricidal activity of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in vivo

Henning Walczak;Robert E. Miller;Kiley Ariail;Brian Gliniak

3146
Citations
Fas Ligand-Induced Apoptosis as a Mechanism of Immune Privilege

Thomas S. Griffith;Thomas Brunner;Sharon M. Fletcher;Douglas R. Green

2697
Citations
Intracellular Regulation of TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Human Melanoma Cells

Thomas S. Griffith;Wilson A. Chin;Glenn C. Jackson;David H. Lynch

908
Citations
CD4 + T-cell help controls CD8 + T-cell memory via TRAIL-mediated activation-induced cell death

Edith M. Janssen;Nathalie M. Droin;Edward E. Lemmens;Michael J. Pinkoski

831
Citations
Intravascular staining for discrimination of vascular and tissue leukocytes

Kristin G. Anderson;Katrin Mayer-Barber;Heungsup Sung;Lalit K Beura

830
Citations
Paradoxical effects of obesity on T cell function during tumor progression and PD-1 checkpoint blockade

Ziming Wang;Ethan G. Aguilar;Jesus I. Luna;Cordelia Dunai

819
Citations
TRAIL: a molecule with multiple receptors and control mechanisms

Thomas S Griffith;David H Lynch

623
Citations
MONOCYTE-MEDIATED TUMORICIDAL ACTIVITY VIA THE TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-RELATED CYTOKINE, TRAIL

Thomas S. Griffith;Steven R. Wiley;Marek Z. Kubin;Lisa M. Sedger

604
Citations
Human dendritic cells mediate cellular apoptosis via tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL).

Neil A. Fanger;Charles R. Maliszewski;Ken Schooley;Thomas S. Griffith

529
Citations
CD95 ligand (FasL)-induced apoptosis is necessary for corneal allograft survival.

P M Stuart;T S Griffith;N Usui;J Pepose

473
Citations
CD95-Induced Apoptosis of Lymphocytes in an Immune Privileged Site Induces Immunological Tolerance

Thomas S Griffith;Xinhong Yu;John M Herndon;Douglas R Green

470
Citations
Induction of Glioblastoma Apoptosis Using Neural Stem Cell-mediated Delivery of Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand

Moneeb Ehtesham;Peter Kabos;Mervin A. R. Gutierrez;Nancy H. C. Chung

391
Citations
The role of FasL-induced apoptosis in immune privilege

Thomas S. Griffith;Thomas A. Ferguson

338
Citations
Functional Analysis of TRAIL Receptors Using Monoclonal Antibodies

Thomas S. Griffith;Charles T. Rauch;Pam J. Smolak;Jennifer Y. Waugh

331
Citations
Antiinflammatory Effects of CD95 Ligand (FasL)-induced Apoptosis

Yakun Gao;John M. Herndon;Hui Zhang;Thomas S. Griffith

280
Citations
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand: a novel mechanism for Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-induced antitumor activity.

Aaron T. Ludwig;Jill M. Moore;Yi Luo;Xiaohong Chen

273
Citations
Adenoviral-Mediated Transfer of the TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/Apo-2 Ligand Gene Induces Tumor Cell Apoptosis

Thomas S. Griffith;Richard D. Anderson;Beverly L. Davidson;Richard D. Williams

270
Citations
CD8 T cells utilize TRAIL to control influenza virus infection

Erik L. Brincks;Arna Katewa;Tamara A. Kucaba;Thomas S. Griffith

265
Citations
TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL): a new path to anti-cancer therapies.

Peter A. Holoch;Thomas S. Griffith

265
Citations
Uptake of Apoptotic Antigen-Coupled Cells by Lymphoid Dendritic Cells and Cross-Priming of CD8+ T Cells Produce Active Immune Unresponsiveness

Thomas A. Ferguson;John Herndon;Bennett Elzey;Thomas S. Griffith

243
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Ferguson Washington University in St. Louis

Vladimir P. Badovinac University of Iowa

Timothy L. Ratliff Purdue University West Lafayette

William M. Nauseef University of Iowa

David M. Ferguson University of Minnesota

Douglas R. Green St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Surya K. Mallapragada Iowa State University

John T. Harty University of Iowa

David H. Lynch ApoVax, Inc.

Badrinath R. Konety University of Minnesota

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