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Vijay K. Kuchroo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vijay K. Kuchroo between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vijay K. Kuchroo published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2023. 27 of the 741 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2023. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 38 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 35 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 60 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 13 publications
1979 2025

741 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vijay K. Kuchroo: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 2
1984 0
1985 3
1986 1
1987 3
1988 5
1989 4
1990 5
1991 4
1992 5
1993 4
1994 10
1995 8
1996 13
1997 8
1998 15
1999 8
2000 10
2001 8
2002 12
2003 14
2004 20
2005 18
2006 17
2007 31
2008 35
2009 38
2010 30
2011 23
2012 32
2013 28
2014 36
2015 35
2016 24
2017 22
2018 23
2019 24
2020 23
2021 26
2022 22
2023 60
2024 14
2025 13
Total 741
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Vijay K. Kuchroo publications per year - data summary

  • Vijay K. Kuchroo, a Immunology scholar from Harvard University, has 741 publications recorded across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1979 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 60 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1986, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 47 years in the span carries no publications at all (1984).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.1 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 135 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1979-1994: 51 publications (3.2 per year); 1995-2010: 285 publications (17.8 per year); 2011-2025: 405 publications (27.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Vijay K. Kuchroo 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 Vijay K. Kuchroo 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, 652–661 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: 653 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 9 653
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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Vijay K. Kuchroo publication distribution in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 76 ranges running from 62–71 to 807+ publications.
  • Vijay K. Kuchroo, a Immunology scholar from Harvard University, records 653 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Vijay K. Kuchroo, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Vijay K. Kuchroo ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 152–161 publications, holding 189 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 242–251 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 807 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Vijay K. Kuchroo 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 Vijay K. Kuchroo 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, 157+ 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: 174 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 96 174
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Vijay K. Kuchroo D-index placement in Immunology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,929 Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 40–41 to 157+ D-Index.
  • Vijay K. Kuchroo, a Immunology scholar from Harvard University, records 174 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Vijay K. Kuchroo, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Vijay K. Kuchroo ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 201 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 50% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 68–69 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2021 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Overview

Vijay K. Kuchroo is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on immunology and microbiology, with substantial work also contributing to the field of medicine.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including immunology, molecular biology, oncology, genetics, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. The main topics covered in their work are immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, galectins and cancer biology, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, as well as single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Kuchroo's frequent co-authors include Ana C. Anderson, Aviv Regev, Alexandra Schnell, Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen, and Chao Wang.

The scientist regularly publishes in a range of scientific venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Nature Immunology
  • Immunity

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Vijay K. Kuchroo include:

  • "Spatially organized multicellular immune hubs in human colorectal cancer," 2021, Cell
  • "Metabolic modeling of single Th17 cells reveals regulators of autoimmunity," 2021, Cell
  • "TIM-3 restrains anti-tumour immunity by regulating inflammasome activation," 2021, Nature
  • "Polyamine metabolism is a central determinant of helper T cell lineage fidelity," 2021, Cell
  • "KIM-1 mediates fatty acid uptake by renal tubular cells to promote progressive diabetic kidney disease," 2021, Cell Metabolism

Vijay K. Kuchroo was recognized with the Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) award in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Reciprocal developmental pathways for the generation of pathogenic effector TH17 and regulatory T cells.

    Estelle Bettelli;Yijun Carrier;Wenda Gao;Thomas Korn

  • IL-17 and Th17 Cells.

    Thomas Korn;Estelle Bettelli;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay K. Kuchroo

  • Adenosine generation catalyzed by CD39 and CD73 expressed on regulatory T cells mediates immune suppression

    Silvia Deaglio;Karen M. Dwyer;Wenda Gao;David J Friedman

  • IL-21 initiates an alternative pathway to induce proinflammatory T H 17 cells

    Thomas Korn;Estelle Bettelli;Wenda Gao;Amit Awasthi

  • Regulatory T cell clones induced by oral tolerance: suppression of autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Youhai Chen;Vijay K. Kuchroo;Jun-ichi Inobe;David A. Hafler

  • PD-L1 regulates the development, maintenance, and function of induced regulatory T cells

    Loise Marie Francisco;Victor H. Salinas;Keturah Elise Brown;Vijay K. Vanguri;Vijay K. Vanguri

  • The Tim-3 ligand galectin-9 negatively regulates T helper type 1 immunity

    Chen Zhu;Ana C Anderson;Anna Schubart;Huabao Xiong

  • Targeting Tim-3 and PD-1 pathways to reverse T cell exhaustion and restore anti-tumor immunity

    Kaori Sakuishi;Lionel Apetoh;Jenna M. Sullivan;Bruce R. Blazar

  • Genetic and Epigenetic Fine-Mapping of Causal Autoimmune Disease Variants

    Kyle Kai How Farh;Alexander Marson;Jiang Zhu;Markus Kleinewietfeld

  • Lag-3, Tim-3, and TIGIT: Co-inhibitory Receptors with Specialized Functions in Immune Regulation

    Ana C. Anderson;Nicole Joller;Vijay K. Kuchroo

  • B7-1 and B7-2 costimulatory molecules activate differentially the Th1/Th2 developmental pathways: Application to autoimmune disease therapy

    Vijay K Kuchroo;Mercy Prabhu Das;Julia A Brown;Ann M Ranger

  • T H -17 cells in the circle of immunity and autoimmunity

    Estelle Bettelli;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay K Kuchroo

  • Th1-specific cell surface protein Tim-3 regulates macrophage activation and severity of an autoimmune disease

    Laurent Monney;Catherine A. Sabatos;Jason L. Gaglia;Akemi Ryu

  • Interleukin-17 and type 17 helper T cells.

    Pierre Miossec;Thomas Korn;Vijay K Kuchroo

  • Induction and effector functions of T H 17 cells

    Estelle Bettelli;Thomas Korn;Mohamed Oukka;Vijay K. Kuchroo

  • IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells

    Valerie Dardalhon;Amit Awasthi;Hyoung-Joon Kwon;George Galileos

  • Upregulation of Tim-3 and PD-1 expression is associated with tumor antigen–specific CD8+ T cell dysfunction in melanoma patients

    Julien Fourcade;Zhaojun Sun;Mourad Benallaoua;Philippe Guillaume

  • IL-12 family cytokines: immunological playmakers

    Dario A A Vignali;Vijay K Kuchroo

  • IL-21 and TGF-beta are required for differentiation of human T(H)17 cells.

    Li Yang;David E. Anderson;Clare Baecher-Allan;William D. Hastings

  • Induction and molecular signature of pathogenic TH17 cells

    Youjin Lee;Amit Awasthi;Amit Awasthi;Nir Yosef;Nir Yosef;Francisco Javier Quintana

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana C. Anderson
Ana C. Anderson Brigham and Women's Hospital
Raymond A. Sobel
Raymond A. Sobel Stanford University
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Sheng Xiao
Sheng Xiao Brigham and Women's Hospital
David A. Hafler
David A. Hafler Yale University
Mohamed Oukka
Mohamed Oukka University of Washington
Howard L. Weiner
Howard L. Weiner Harvard University
Arlene H. Sharpe
Arlene H. Sharpe Harvard University
Terry B. Strom
Terry B. Strom Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Nir Yosef
Nir Yosef University of California, Berkeley

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