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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 78 1746 1593 859 772 265 23512
Medicine 78 17996 16916 8969 8291 281 23741

W. Conrad Liles publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. Conrad Liles between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. Conrad Liles published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2023. 8 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2023. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1986 2025

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. Conrad Liles: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 5
1998 2
1999 2
2000 6
2001 6
2002 5
2003 8
2004 5
2005 12
2006 4
2007 10
2008 12
2009 10
2010 10
2011 20
2012 11
2013 18
2014 15
2015 13
2016 21
2017 17
2018 6
2019 13
2020 13
2021 13
2022 10
2023 29
2024 6
2025 2
Total 312
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W. Conrad Liles 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 W. Conrad Liles 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, 262–271 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: 265 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
262–271 116 265
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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W. Conrad Liles 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 W. Conrad Liles 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, 78–79 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: 78 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 78
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

W. Conrad Liles is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. Their body of work encompasses a variety of topics including Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, COVID-19 diagnosis using AI, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms.

Their recent publications include:

  • Cytokines in CAR T Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Comparison of Clinical Features and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 versus Influenza, 2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • Mesenchymal stromal (stem) cell therapy modulates miR-193b-5p expression to attenuate sepsis-induced acute lung injury, 2021, European Respiratory Journal
  • Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells modulate response to experimental sepsis-induced lung injury via regulation of miR-27a-5p in recipient mice, 2020, Thorax
  • sTREM-1 predicts mortality in hospitalized patients with infection in a tropical, middle-income country, 2020, BMC Medicine

Frequently publishing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Critical Care Explorations, Research Square, European Respiratory Journal, and Scientific Reports, Liles has contributed extensively across journals that address critical care, respiratory health, and immunology topics.

W. Conrad Liles often collaborates with a core group of fellow researchers, including Pavan K. Bhatraju, Mark M. Wurfel, Eric D. Morrell, Carmen Mikacenic, and Neha A. Sathe, reflecting a network of cooperative work in clinical and translational research.

The scientist's research topics highlight a multifaceted approach to lung injury, sepsis, and COVID-19, with specific studies on cellular therapies, immune responses, and clinical outcomes in critically ill patient populations. Their investigations into sepsis diagnosis and treatment and respiratory disease mechanisms situate them within key areas of medical research concerning emergent infections and critical care medicine.

Among their professional recognitions, they hold membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Rapid mobilization of murine and human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells with AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist

    Hal E. Broxmeyer;Christie M. Orschell;D. Wade Clapp;Giao Hangoc

  • Endothelial Activation and Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Neurotoxicity after Adoptive Immunotherapy with CD19 CAR-T Cells.

    Juliane Gust;Kevin A. Hay;Kevin A. Hay;Laïla-Aïcha Hanafi;Daniel Li

  • Kinetics and biomarkers of severe cytokine release syndrome after CD19 chimeric antigen receptor-modified T-cell therapy.

    Kevin A. Hay;Kevin A. Hay;Laïla-Aïcha Hanafi;Daniel Li;Juliane Gust

  • The phagocytes: neutrophils and monocytes

    David C. Dale;Laurence Boxer;W. Conrad Liles

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Inflammation while Enhancing Bacterial Clearance and Improving Survival in Sepsis

    Shirley H. J. Mei;Jack J. Haitsma;Claudia C. Dos Santos;Yupu Deng

  • Mobilization of hematopoietic progenitor cells in healthy volunteers by AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist.

    W. Conrad Liles;W. Conrad Liles;Hal E. Broxmeyer;Hal E. Broxmeyer;Elin Rodger;Elin Rodger;Brent Wood;Brent Wood

  • Prevention of LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice by mesenchymal stem cells overexpressing angiopoietin 1.

    Shirley H. J Mei;Sarah D McCarter;Yupu Deng;Colleen H Parker

  • Differential expression of Fas (CD95) and Fas ligand on normal human phagocytes: implications for the regulation of apoptosis in neutrophils.

    W C Liles;P A Kiener;J A Ledbetter;A Aruffo

  • Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis: Report of a Ten-year Retrospective Study

    Annabelle A. Okada;R. Paul Johnson;W. Conrad Liles;Donald J. D'Amico

  • Neutrophil Apoptosis in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Gustavo Matute-Bello;W. Conrad Liles;Frank Radella;Kenneth P. Steinberg

  • Augmented mobilization and collection of CD34+ hematopoietic cells from normal human volunteers stimulated with granulocyte–colony-stimulating factor by single-dose administration of AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist†

    W. Conrad Liles;Elin Rodger;Hal E. Broxmeyer;Christine Dehner

  • Biomarkers of endothelial activation/dysfunction in infectious diseases

    Andrea V Page;W Conrad Liles

  • Fas (CD95) Induces Alveolar Epithelial Cell Apoptosis in Vivo: Implications for Acute Pulmonary Inflammation

    Gustavo Matute-Bello;Robert K. Winn;Mechthild Jonas;Emil Y. Chi

  • Phase I/II trial of neutrophil transfusions from donors stimulated with G-CSF and dexamethasone for treatment of patients with infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

    Thomas H. Price;Raleigh A. Bowden;Michael Boeckh;Juergen Bux

  • Differential Induction of Apoptosis by Fas-Fas Ligand Interactions in Human Monocytes and Macrophages

    Peter A. Kiener;Patricia M. Davis;Gary C. Starling;Christopher Mehlin

  • Fas (CD95) induces proinflammatory cytokine responses by human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages

    David R. Park;Anni R. Thomsen;Charles W. Frevert;Uyenvy Pham

  • Modulation of neutrophil apoptosis by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor during the course of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Gustavo Matute-bello;W. Conrad Liles;Frank Radella;Kenneth P. Steinberg

  • Angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 as clinically informative prognostic biomarkers of morbidity and mortality in severe sepsis.

    Daniel R. Ricciuto;Claudia C. dos Santos;Michael Hawkes;Lisa J. Toltl

  • Serum angiopoietin-1 and -2 levels discriminate cerebral malaria from uncomplicated malaria and predict clinical outcome in African children.

    Fiona E. Lovegrove;Noppadon Tangpukdee;Robert O. Opoka;Erin I. Lafferty

  • Differential constitutive and cytokine-modulated expression of human Toll-like receptors in primary neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages.

    D. Shane O'Mahony;Uyenvy Pham;Ramesh Iyer;Thomas R. Hawn

  • Cytokines in CAR T Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity.

    Juliane Gust;Juliane Gust;Rafael Ponce;W. Conrad Liles;Gwenn A. Garden

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin C. Kain
Kevin C. Kain University Health Network
David C. Dale
David C. Dale University of Washington
Thomas R. Martin
Thomas R. Martin University of Washington
Sina A. Gharib
Sina A. Gharib University of Washington
Charles W. Frevert
Charles W. Frevert University of Washington
Jonathan Himmelfarb
Jonathan Himmelfarb University of Washington
Stephen M. Schwartz
Stephen M. Schwartz University of Washington
Dominic W. Chung
Dominic W. Chung University of Washington
Emil Y. Chi
Emil Y. Chi University of Washington
Peter A. Kiener
Peter A. Kiener AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

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