2026 Thomas W. Molitor: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	55	3803	3505	1745	1596	140	11010

Thomas W. Molitor 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 W. Molitor sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 140 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas W. Molitor 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 W. Molitor sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas W. Molitor is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Health Professions.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Molitor's research addresses topics such as Animal Virus Infections Studies, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Virus-based gene therapy research, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, and Zoonotic diseases and public health.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Molitor include:

Venkatramana D. Krishna
Yonghyan Kim
My Yang
Fábio A. Vannucci
Montserrat Torremorell

Molitor's publications have appeared in several scientific venues, notably:

PLoS ONE
Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Representative recent papers include:

"Immune responses to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in swine and protection against subsequent infection," 2020, PLoS ONE
"Strategies for Transboundary Swine Disease Management in Asian Islands: Foot and Mouth Disease, Classical Swine Fever, and African Swine Fever in Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines," 2024, Veterinary Sciences
"One Health as a Core Component of Veterinary Medicine: Defining Day-1 Public Health Competencies for the Veterinary Workforce," 2023, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Best Publications

Activated microglia mediate neuronal cell injury via a nitric oxide mechanism.

Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Thomas W Molitor;Edward G. Shaskan

1686
Citations
Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Aspects

R. Bryan Rock;Michael Olin;Cristina A. Baker;Thomas W. Molitor

853
Citations
The opioid–cytokine connection

Phillip K Peterson;Thomas W Molitor;Chun C Chao

307
Citations
Experimental porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in one-, four-, and 10-week-old pigs.

Kurt D. Rossow;Elida M. Bautista;Sagar M. Goyal;Thomas W. Molitor

302
Citations
Neuroprotective role of IL-4 against activated microglia.

Chun C. Chao;Thomas W Molitor;Shuxian Hu

302
Citations
Differential Production of and Migratory Response to β Chemokines by Human Microglia and Astrocytes

Phillip K. Peterson;Shuxian Hu;Janeen Salak-Johnson;Thomas W. Molitor

297
Citations
A Modified Serum Neutralization Test for the Detection of Antibody to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Swine Sera

I.J. Yoon;H.S. Joo;S.M. Goyal;T.W. Molitor

291
Citations
Effects of feeding heat-treated colostrum on passive transfer of immune and nutritional parameters in neonatal dairy calves.

J. L. Johnson;Sandra M Godden;Thomas W Molitor;Trevor R Ames

282
Citations
Cytokine Release from Microglia: Differential Inhibition by Pentoxifylline and Dexamethasone

Chun C. Chao;Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Karen Close;Karen Close;Chang S. Choi;Chang S. Choi

249
Citations
Current perspectives on the diagnosis and epidemiology of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection.

Marina Sibila;Maria Pieters;Thomas W Molitor;Dominiek Maes

245
Citations
CD14 receptor-mediated uptake of nonopsonized Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human microglia.

P K Peterson;G Gekker;S Hu;W S Sheng

233
Citations
Cell-mediated immunity to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in swine

Elida M. Bautista;Thomas W. Molitor

223
Citations
Opiates and infection.

Jack M Risdahl;Kristen V Khanna;Phillip K Peterson;Thomas W Molitor

222
Citations
Transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by fomites (boots and coveralls)

Satoshi Otake;Scott A. Dee;Kurt D. Rossow;John Deen

220
Citations
Pathogenesis of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in mid-gestation sows and fetuses

W. T. Christianson;C. S. Choi;Jim Collins;Thomas W Molitor

207
Citations
IFNγ inhibits porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replication in macrophages

E. M. Bautista;T. W. Molitor

188
Citations
Stress and Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

Phillip K. Peterson;Chun C. Chao;Thomas Molitor;Michael Murtaugh

165
Citations
Immunity to PRRSV: Double-edged sword

Thomas W Molitor;E. M. Bautista;C. S. Choi

159
Citations
The effect of spermatozoa and seminal plasma on leukocyte migration into the uterus of gilts.

K. J. Rozeboom;M. H.T. Troedsson;Thomas W Molitor;B. G. Crabo

153
Citations
Transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by needles.

S. Otake;S. A. Dee;K. D. Rossow;H. S. Joo

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip K. Peterson University of Minnesota

Chun C. Chao University of Minnesota

Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota

Carlos Pijoan University of Minnesota

Scott Dee University of Minnesota

James E. Collins University of Minnesota

Shuxian Hu University of Minnesota

Zhengguo Xiao University of Science and Technology of China

Joan K. Lunney Agricultural Research Service

Joaquim Segalés Autonomous University of Barcelona

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