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Timothy W. Behrens

Timothy W. Behrens

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
94
Citations
38951
World Ranking
921
National Ranking
506

Genetics

D-Index
94
Citations
38913
World Ranking
927
National Ranking
459

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
38985
World Ranking
10357
National Ranking
5327

Timothy W. Behrens 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 Timothy W. Behrens sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 195 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.

Timothy W. Behrens 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 Timothy W. Behrens sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Timothy W. Behrens is affiliated with Genentech in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics cover key areas such as Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Asthma and respiratory diseases, RNA regulation and disease, interferon and immune responses, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Vasculitis and related conditions, and Whipple's Disease and Interleukins.

Behrens has authored multiple papers including:

  • ADAR and hnRNPC deficiency synergize in activating endogenous dsRNA-induced type I IFN responses, 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Fc receptor-like 5 and anti-CD20 treatment response in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis, 2020, JCI Insight
  • A whole genome sequencing study of moderate to severe asthma identifies a lung function locus associated with asthma risk, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Genome-wide association study identifies kallikrein 5 in type 2 inflammation-low asthma, 2022, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • STXBP6 and B3GNT6 Genes are Associated With Selective IgA Deficiency, 2021, Frontiers in Genetics

Frequent co-authors in their research include Zia Khan, Zora Modrušan, Cécile Holweg, Ward Ortmann, and Amy Stockwell, each having collaborated on multiple publications.

Behrens' work appears regularly in publication venues such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, JCI Insight, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Scientific Reports, and Frontiers in Genetics.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Behrens was named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • Interferon-inducible gene expression signature in peripheral blood cells of patients with severe lupus

    Emily C. Baechler;Franak M. Batliwalla;George Karypis;Patrick M. Gaffney

  • A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Jasvinder K. Atwal;Stacy Steinberg;Jon Snaedal

  • Genome-wide association scan in women with systemic lupus erythematosus identifies susceptibility variants in ITGAM, PXK, KIAA1542 and other loci.

    John B. Harley;John B. Harley;John B. Harley;Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme;Lindsey A. Criswell;Chaim O. Jacob

  • STAT4 and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Elaine F. Remmers;Robert M. Plenge;Annette T. Lee;Robert R. Graham;Robert R. Graham

  • A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies 17 new Parkinson's disease risk loci.

    Diana Chang;Mike A Nalls;Ingileif B Hallgrímsdóttir;Julie Hunkapiller

  • Association of systemic lupus erythematosus with C8orf13-BLK and ITGAM-ITGAX.

    Geoffrey Hom;Robert R. Graham;Barmak Modrek;Kimberly E. Taylor

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Genetic association analyses implicate aberrant regulation of innate and adaptive immunity genes in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

    James Bentham;David L. Morris;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Christopher L. Pinder

  • A large-scale replication study identifies TNIP1, PRDM1, JAZF1, UHRF1BP1 and IL10 as risk loci for systemic lupus erythematosus

    Vesela Gateva;Johanna K. Sandling;Geoff Hom;Kimberly E. Taylor

  • Genetic association of the R620W polymorphism of protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22 with human SLE.

    Chieko Kyogoku;Carl D. Langefeld;Ward A. Ortmann;Annette Lee

  • A common haplotype of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) regulates splicing and expression and is associated with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Robert R. Graham;Robert R. Graham;Sergey V. Kozyrev;Emily C. Baechler;M. V.Prasad Linga Reddy

  • Delineating the genetic basis of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Edward K Wakeland;Kui Liu;Robert R Graham;Timothy W Behrens

  • Analysis of Families in the Multiple Autoimmune Disease Genetics Consortium (MADGC) Collection: the PTPN22 620W Allele Associates with Multiple Autoimmune Phenotypes

    Lindsey A. Criswell;Kirsten A. Pfeiffer;Raymond F. Lum;Bonnie Gonzales

  • Genetic variants near TNFAIP3 on 6q23 are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Robert R Graham;Chris Cotsapas;Chris Cotsapas;Leela Davies;Rachel Hackett

  • Pervasive sharing of genetic effects in autoimmune disease.

    Chris Cotsapas;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Elizabeth Rossin;Kasper Lage;Kasper Lage;Kasper Lage

  • Three functional variants of IFN regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) define risk and protective haplotypes for human lupus.

    Robert R. Graham;Chieko Kyogoku;Snaevar Sigurdsson;Irina A. Vlasova

  • Multiple polymorphisms in the TNFAIP3 region are independently associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Stacy L. Musone;Kimberly E. Taylor;Timothy T. Lu;Joanne Nititham

  • A genome-wide search for susceptibility genes in human systemic lupus erythematosus sib-pair families

    Patrick M. Gaffney;Grainne M. Kearns;Grainne M. Kearns;Katherine B. Shark;Ward A. Ortmann

  • Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Carl D. Langefeld;Hannah C. Ainsworth;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Jennifer A. Kelly

  • Pervasive Sharing of Genetic Effects in Autoimmune Disease

    Chris Cotsapas;Benjamin F. Voight;Elizabeth Rossin;Kasper Lage

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert R. Graham
Robert R. Graham Maze Therapeutics
Peter K. Gregersen
Peter K. Gregersen Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Patrick M. Gaffney
Patrick M. Gaffney Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Lindsey A. Criswell
Lindsey A. Criswell National Institutes of Health
Kathy L. Moser
Kathy L. Moser Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
John B. Harley
John B. Harley United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme
Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme University of Granada
Timothy J. Vyse
Timothy J. Vyse King's College London
Michael F. Seldin
Michael F. Seldin University of California, Davis
Carl D. Langefeld
Carl D. Langefeld Wake Forest University

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