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64
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13928
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2941
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1384

Walter Gerhard 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 Walter Gerhard sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 126 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter Gerhard 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 Walter Gerhard sits on this spectrum.

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: 162 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 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter Gerhard is affiliated with The Wistar Institute in the United States. Their research profile presents a focused academic presence without detailed publicly available data on specific publications, co-authors, or fields of study.

While there are no records of recent papers or notable research topics linked to Walter Gerhard, the institutional association with The Wistar Institute suggests involvement in biomedical or life sciences research, as this institute is widely recognized for such domains.

The absence of documented frequent co-authors and publication venues limits visibility into collaborative networks or preferred scientific forums where they may disseminate research findings.

No book publications or documented awards have been recorded, nor are there listed main or subfields of study connected to Walter Gerhard's body of work. Similarly, no main topics of work have been specified in the available data.

There is no indication that Walter Gerhard is deceased.

Best Publications

  • The antigenic structure of the influenza virus A/PR/8/34 hemagglutinin (H1 subtype).

    Andrew J. Caton;George G. Brownlee;Jonathan W. Yewdell;Walter Gerhard

  • Generation of antibody diversity in the immune response of BALB/c mice to influenza virus hemagglutinin

    David McKean;Konrad Huppi;Michael Bell;Louis Staudt

  • Antigenic structure of influenza virus haemagglutinin defined by hybridoma antibodies

    Walter Gerhard;Jonathan Yewdell;Mark E. Frankel;Robert Webster

  • Heterosubtypic immunity to influenza type A virus in mice. Effector mechanisms and their longevity.

    Shaohong Liang;K. Mozdzanowska;G. Palladino;W. Gerhard

  • Method of producing antibodies

    Hilary Koprowski;Walter U. Gerhard;Carlo M. Croce

  • Inter- and intraclonal diversity in the antibody response to influenza hemagglutinin.

    Stephen H. Clarke;Konrad Huppi;Diane Ruezinsky;Louis Staudt

  • Generation of both cross-reactive and virus-specific T-cell populations after immunization with serologically distinct influenza A viruses.

    Rita B. Effros;Peter C. Doherty;Walter Gerhard;Jack Bennink

  • Specific low-affinity recognition of major histocompatibility complex plus peptide by soluble T-cell receptor.

    Susanna Weber;André Traunecker;Filippo Oliveri;Walter Gerhard

  • Role of the B-cell response in recovery of mice from primary influenza virus infection.

    Walter Gerhard;Krystyna Mozdzanowska;Michelle Furchner;George Washko

  • The role of the antibody response in influenza virus infection.

    Gerhard W

  • Expression of influenza A virus internal antigens on the surface of infected P815 cells.

    J W Yewdell;E Frank;W Gerhard

  • Induction of influenza type A virus-specific resistance by immunization of mice with a synthetic multiple antigenic peptide vaccine that contains ectodomains of matrix protein 2.

    Krystyna Mozdzanowska;JinQi Feng;Mark Eid;Goran Kragol

  • Virus-neutralizing antibodies of immunoglobulin G (IgG) but not of IgM or IgA isotypes can cure influenza virus pneumonia in SCID mice.

    G Palladino;K Mozdzanowska;G Washko;W Gerhard

  • Antigenic variation in three distinct determinants of an influenza type A haemagglutinin molecule

    J. W. Yewdell;R. G. Webster;W. U. Gerhard

  • Functional analysis of influenza-specific helper T cell clones in vivo. T cells specific for internal viral proteins provide cognate help for B cell responses to hemagglutinin.

    P A Scherle;W Gerhard

  • The rapid determination of binding constants for antiviral antibodies by a radioimmunoassay. An analysis of the interaction between hybridoma proteins and influenza virus.

    Mark E. Frankel;Walter Gerhard

  • Production of antibodies against influenza virus by somatic cell hybrids between mouse myeloma and primed spleen cells

    Hilary Koprowski;Walter Gerhard;Carlo M. Croce

  • Mice can recover from pulmonary influenza virus infection in the absence of class I-restricted cytotoxic T cells.

    P A Scherle;G Palladino;W Gerhard

  • Influenza A virus infection engenders a poor antibody response against the ectodomain of matrix protein 2

    Jing Qi Feng;Manxin Zhang;Krystyna Mozdzanowska;Darya Zharikova

  • Antigenic drift in type A influenza virus: Sequence differences in the hemagglutinin of Hong Kong (H3N2) variants selected with monoclonal hybridoma antibodies

    W.G. Laver;G.M. Air;R.G. Webster;W. Gerhard

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis M. Staudt
Louis M. Staudt National Institutes of Health
Andrew J. Caton
Andrew J. Caton The Wistar Institute
Hilary Koprowski
Hilary Koprowski Thomas Jefferson University
Carlo M. Croce
Carlo M. Croce The Ohio State University
Laszlo Otvos
Laszlo Otvos Semmelweis University
Martin Weigert
Martin Weigert University of Chicago
Robert G. Webster
Robert G. Webster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peter C. Doherty
Peter C. Doherty University of Melbourne
Laurence C. Eisenlohr
Laurence C. Eisenlohr Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
W.G. Laver
W.G. Laver Australian National University

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