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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 78 1247 1121 552 470 265 50250
Medicine 83 15337 14422 7733 7150 326 54029

Walter J. Urba publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Walter J. Urba between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Walter J. Urba published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2023. 16 of the 383 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2023. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 52 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 7 publications
1978 2025

383 publications in total across all disciplines

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Walter J. Urba: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 12
1989 8
1990 11
1991 7
1992 6
1993 8
1994 0
1995 3
1996 6
1997 1
1998 6
1999 5
2000 4
2001 8
2002 4
2003 13
2004 6
2005 9
2006 6
2007 13
2008 9
2009 7
2010 5
2011 9
2012 8
2013 15
2014 11
2015 19
2016 11
2017 14
2018 17
2019 8
2020 15
2021 11
2022 11
2023 52
2024 9
2025 7
Total 383
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Walter J. Urba publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter J. Urba sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 265–274 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 265 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139 265
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Walter J. Urba D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter J. Urba sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73 78
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Walter J. Urba is affiliated with Providence Portland Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions focused on oncology, molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches

Among the recent publications associated with Walter J. Urba are:

  • "Neoantigen T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer" (2022) in the New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Combination Dabrafenib and Trametinib Versus Combination Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for Patients With Advanced BRAF-Mutant Melanoma: The DREAMseq Trial-ECOG-ACRIN EA6134" (2022) in the Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Conserved Interferon-γ Signaling Drives Clinical Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy in Melanoma" (2020) in Cancer Cell
  • "Neoadjuvant immunoradiotherapy results in high rate of complete pathological response and clinical to pathological downstaging in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma" (2021) in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "Neoadjuvant anti-OX40 (MEDI6469) therapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma activates and expands antigen-specific tumor-infiltrating T cells" (2021) in Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Walter J. Urba include:

  • William L. Redmond
  • Rom S. Leidner
  • Brian Piening
  • Carlo Bifulco
  • Yoshinobu Koguchi

Walter J. Urba's work has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist's research primarily falls within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with a heavy emphasis on applied oncology and immunological responses related to cancer treatment and immunotherapy developments.

Best Publications

  • Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma.

    F. Stephen Hodi;Steven J. O'Day;David F. McDermott;Robert W. Weber

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Tumor and Microenvironment Evolution during Immunotherapy with Nivolumab.

    Nadeem Riaz;Jonathan J. Havel;Vladimir Makarov;Alexis Desrichard

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Randomized phase III trial of high-dose interleukin-2 versus subcutaneous interleukin-2 and interferon in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma

    David F. McDermott;Meredith M. Regan;Joseph I. Clark;Lawrence E. Flaherty

  • Comprehensive Analysis of Alternative Splicing Across Tumors from 8,705 Patients.

    André Kahles;Kjong-Van Lehmann;Nora C Toussaint;Matthias Hüser

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Randomized Phase III Study of Docetaxel Compared With Paclitaxel in Metastatic Breast Cancer

    S.E. Jones;J. Erban;B. Overmoyer;G.T. Budd

  • Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations (ARTICLE (2018) 173(2) (371–385), (S009286741830237X), (10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.060))

    Matthew H. Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • OX40 is a potent immune-stimulating target in late-stage cancer patients.

    Brendan D. Curti;Magdalena Kovacsovics-Bankowski;Nicholas Morris;Edwin Walker

  • Phase I/II study of ipilimumab for patients with metastatic melanoma

    Jeffrey S. Weber;Steven O’Day;Walter Urba;John Powderly

  • Combination Dabrafenib and Trametinib Versus Combination Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for Patients With Advanced BRAF-Mutant Melanoma: The DREAMseq Trial—ECOG-ACRIN EA6134

    Unknown

  • Engagement of the OX-40 Receptor In Vivo Enhances Antitumor Immunity

    Andrew D. Weinberg;Martin Muy Rivera;Rodney Prell;Arden Morris

  • Neoantigen T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer

    Unknown

  • Conventional-dose salvage combination chemotherapy in patients relapsing with Hodgkin's disease after combination chemotherapy: the low probability for cure.

    D L Longo;P L Duffey;R C Young;S M Hubbard

  • Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

    Franz X. Schaub;Varsha Dhankani;Ashton C. Berger;Mihir Trivedi

  • Adjuvant High-Dose Bolus Interleukin-2 for Patients With High-Risk Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Cytokine Working Group Randomized Trial

    Joseph I. Clark;Michael B. Atkins;Walter J. Urba;Steven Creech

  • Targeting cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4): a novel strategy for the treatment of melanoma and other malignancies.

    Steven J. O'Day;Omid Hamid;Walter J. Urba

  • Development of ipilimumab: a novel immunotherapeutic approach for the treatment of advanced melanoma

    Jedd D. Wolchok;F. Stephen Hodi;Jeffrey S. Weber;James P. Allison

  • Exacerbation of symptoms of autoimmune disease in patients receiving alpha‐interferon therapy

    Kevin C. Conlon;Walter J. Urba;John W. Smithii;Ronald G. Steis

  • Results from an integrated safety analysis of urelumab, an agonist anti-CD137 monoclonal antibody

    Neil H Segal;Theodore F Logan;F. Stephen Hodi;David F. McDermott

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard A. FoxEarle
Bernard A. FoxEarle Earle A. Chiles Research Institute
Dan L. Longo
Dan L. Longo Harvard University
F. Stephen Hodi
F. Stephen Hodi Harvard University
David F. McDermott
David F. McDermott Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jedd D. Wolchok
Jedd D. Wolchok Cornell University
Kim Margolin
Kim Margolin City Of Hope National Medical Center
Steven J. O'Day
Steven J. O'Day St. John's University
Mario Sznol
Mario Sznol Yale University
Thomas F. Gajewski
Thomas F. Gajewski University of Chicago
Jeffrey W. Clark
Jeffrey W. Clark Harvard University

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