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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 46 4632 2086 96 7314

V. Kumaraswami publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by V. Kumaraswami between 1983 and 2019, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. V. Kumaraswami published across 37 years, from 1983 to 2019, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2006. 1 of the 96 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

96 publications in total across all disciplines

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V. Kumaraswami: publications per year, 1983 to 2019
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 5
1991 1
1992 3
1993 5
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 5
1998 3
1999 4
2000 4
2001 4
2002 5
2003 2
2004 1
2005 7
2006 8
2007 3
2008 0
2009 5
2010 5
2011 6
2012 6
2013 2
2014 2
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1
Total 96
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V. Kumaraswami 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 V. Kumaraswami 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, 92–101 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: 96 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 96
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
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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V. Kumaraswami 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 V. Kumaraswami 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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% 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 46
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
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

V. Kumaraswami was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States during their scientific career.

No records of recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields or subfields of study, or main topics of work have been documented in the available source data.

There is no information on awards won by Kumaraswami or specific years when awards might have been received.

As the scientist is deceased, all information is presented in past tense. Kumaraswami's research contributions, affiliations, and academic record remain part of the scientific history associated with the National Institutes of Health.

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    Christopher L. King;Siddhartha Mahanty;V. Kumaraswami;John S. Abrams

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    Subash Babu;Carla P. Blauvelt;V. Kumaraswami;Thomas B. Nutman

  • Genetic polymorphisms in molecules of innate immunity and susceptibility to infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in South India

    E. H. Choi;Peter A. Zimmerman;Peter A. Zimmerman;C. B. Foster;S. Zhu

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    Siddhartha Mahanty;Stacey N. Mollis;Manickam Ravichandran;John S. Abrams

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    T B Nutman;V Kumaraswami;E A Ottesen

  • Filarial Lymphedema Is Characterized by Antigen-Specific Th1 and Th17 Proinflammatory Responses and a Lack of Regulatory T Cells

    Subash Babu;Subash Babu;Sajid Q. Bhat;N. Pavan Kumar;Angelo B. Lipira

  • Cutting Edge: Diminished T Cell TLR Expression and Function Modulates the Immune Response in Human Filarial Infection

    Subash Babu;Carla P. Blauvelt;V. Kumaraswami;Thomas B. Nutman

  • Diminished Expression and Function of TLR in Lymphatic Filariasis: A Novel Mechanism of Immune Dysregulation

    Subash Babu;Carla P. Blauvelt;V. Kumaraswami;Thomas B. Nutman

  • Regulation of the immune response in lymphatic filariasis: perspectives on acute and chronic infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in South India

    Thomas B. Nutman;V. Kumaraswami

  • Prenatal allergic sensitization to helminth antigens in offspring of parasite-infected mothers.

    G J Weil;R Hussain;V Kumaraswami;S P Tripathy

  • Immunologic tolerance in lymphatic filariasis. Diminished parasite-specific T and B lymphocyte precursor frequency in the microfilaremic state.

    Christopher L. King;V. Kumaraswami;Robert W. Poindexter;Suman Kumari

  • Human type 1 and 17 responses in latent tuberculosis are modulated by coincident filarial infection through cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 and programmed death-1.

    Subash Babu;Subash Babu;Sajid Q. Bhat;N. Pavan Kumar;S. Jayantasri

  • Alternatively Activated and Immunoregulatory Monocytes in Human Filarial Infections

    Subash Babu;Subash Babu;V. Kumaraswami;Thomas B. Nutman

  • Regulation of parasite antigen-driven immune responses by interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-12 in lymphatic filariasis

    S Mahanty;M Ravichandran;U Raman;K Jayaraman

  • Strategic emphases for tropical diseases research: a TDR perspective.

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  • Phosphocholine-Containing Antigens of Brugia Malayi Nonspecifically Suppress Lymphocyte Function

    Renu B. Lal;V. Kumaraswami;Cathy Steel;Thomas B. Nutman

  • Decreased Prevalence of Lymphatic Filariasis among Diabetic Subjects Associated with a Diminished Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Response (CURES 83)

    Vivekanandhan Aravindhan;Viswanathan Mohan;Jayagopi Surendar;Maradana Muralidhara Rao

  • Circulating Biomarkers of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Children

    Nathella Pavan Kumar;R. Anuradha;Bruno B. Andrade;N. Suresh

  • Acute tropical pulmonary eosinophilia. Characterization of the lower respiratory tract inflammation and its response to therapy.

    P Pinkston;V K Vijayan;T B Nutman;W N Rom

  • Stage-specific induction of cytokines regulates the immune response in lymphatic filariasis.

    S. Mahanty;H.E. Luke;V. Kumaraswami;P.R. Narayanan

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas B. Nutman
Thomas B. Nutman National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Eric A. Ottesen
Eric A. Ottesen National Institutes of Health
Siddhartha Mahanty
Siddhartha Mahanty Royal Melbourne Hospital
Peter A. Zimmerman
Peter A. Zimmerman Case Western Reserve University
Ronald G. Crystal
Ronald G. Crystal Cornell University
Christopher L. King
Christopher L. King Case Western Reserve University
Viswanathan Mohan
Viswanathan Mohan Madras Diabetes Research Foundation
Philip M. Murphy
Philip M. Murphy National Institutes of Health
Alicia Buckler-White
Alicia Buckler-White National Institutes of Health
Edward A. Berger
Edward A. Berger National Institutes of Health

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