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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 124 301 278 190 172 611 50133
Medicine 124 3246 3028 1788 1647 615 50217

Wayne W. Hancock publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wayne W. Hancock between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wayne W. Hancock published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 14.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 1998. 32 of the 659 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 1998. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 22 publications 1994: 21 publications 1995: 29 publications 1996: 31 publications 1997: 28 publications 1998: 36 publications 1999: 30 publications 2000: 31 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 16 publications
1980 2025

659 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wayne W. Hancock: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 3
1983 6
1984 14
1985 3
1986 9
1987 6
1988 4
1989 5
1990 12
1991 8
1992 12
1993 22
1994 21
1995 29
1996 31
1997 28
1998 36
1999 30
2000 31
2001 19
2002 17
2003 18
2004 17
2005 12
2006 16
2007 11
2008 12
2009 15
2010 10
2011 11
2012 20
2013 4
2014 20
2015 13
2016 15
2017 15
2018 24
2019 15
2020 11
2021 7
2022 4
2023 9
2024 16
2025 16
Total 659
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Wayne W. Hancock 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 Wayne W. Hancock 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, 602–611 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: 611 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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 19 611
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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Wayne W. Hancock 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 Wayne W. Hancock 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, 124–125 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: 124 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 27 124
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

Wayne W. Hancock is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of immunology and microbiology, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as immunology, molecular biology, oncology, surgery, and genetics.

The scientist has focused research on topics including:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immune Cells in Cancer
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research

Wayne W. Hancock has published recent papers addressing various aspects of immune cell function and regulation. Notable publications include:

  • "Lactate Limits T Cell Proliferation via the NAD(H) Redox State," 2020, Cell Reports
  • "HDAC10 Deletion Promotes Foxp3+ T-regulatory Cell Function," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Inhibiting the Coregulator CoREST Impairs Foxp3+ Treg Function and Promotes Antitumor Immunity," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Kynurenine Induces T Cell Fat Catabolism and Has Limited Suppressive Effects In Vivo," 2021, EBioMedicine
  • "Obesity-related IL-18 Impairs T-Regulatory Cell Function and Promotes Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury," 2021, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent coauthors in their work include Liqing Wang, Tatiana Akimova, Lanette M. Christensen, Matthew H. Levine, and Ulf H. Beier. Collaborative publications with these researchers indicate a networked approach to advancing immunological and clinical science.

The scientist has published in several venues multiple times, notable ones being:

  • Cancer Research
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • Fibrinogen Stimulates Macrophage Chemokine Secretion Through Toll-Like Receptor 4

    Stephen T. Smiley;Jennifer A. King;Wayne W. Hancock;Wayne W. Hancock

  • Foxp3 Reprograms T Cell Metabolism to Function in Low-Glucose, High-Lactate Environments

    Alessia Angelin;Luis Gil-de-Gómez;Satinder Dahiya;Jing Jiao

  • CCR5+ and CXCR3+ T cells are increased in multiple sclerosis and their ligands MIP-1α and IP-10 are expressed in demyelinating brain lesions

    Konstantin E. Balashov;James B. Rottman;Howard L. Weiner;Wayne W. Hancock

  • Oral tolerance to myelin basic protein and natural recovery from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis are associated with downregulation of inflammatory cytokines and differential upregulation of transforming growth factor beta, interleukin 4, and prostaglandin E expression in the brain.

    S J Khoury;W W Hancock;H L Weiner

  • Deacetylase inhibition promotes the generation and function of regulatory T cells

    Ran Tao;Edwin F de Zoeten;Engin Özkaynak;Chunxia Chen

  • Requirement of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR3 for Acute Allograft Rejection

    Wayne W. Hancock;Bao Lu;Wei Gao;Vilmos Csizmadia

  • Requirement for T-cell apoptosis in the induction of peripheral transplantation tolerance.

    Andrew D. Wells;Xian Chang Li;Yongsheng Li;Matthew C. Walsh

  • Tumor-associated neutrophils stimulate T cell responses in early-stage human lung cancer.

    Evgeniy B. Eruslanov;Pratik S. Bhojnagarwala;Jon G. Quatromoni;Tom Li Stephen

  • CD28-B7 blockade after alloantigenic challenge in vivo inhibits Th1 cytokines but spares Th2.

    Mohamed H. Sayegh;Enver Akalin;Wayne W. Hancock;Mary E. Russell

  • Messenger RNA for FOXP3 in the Urine of Renal-Allograft Recipients

    Thangamani Muthukumar;Darshana Dadhania;Ruchuang Ding;Catherine Snopkowski

  • Antibody-induced transplant arteriosclerosis is prevented by graft expression of anti-oxidant and anti-apoptotic genes.

    Wayne W. Hancock;Roland Buelow;Mohamed H. Sayegh;Laurence A. Turka

  • Accommodation of vascularized xenografts: Expression of “protective genes” by donor endothelial cells in a host Th2 cytokine environment

    Bach Fh;Ferran C;Hechenleitner P;Mark W

  • Costimulatory function and expression of CD40 ligand, CD80, and CD86 in vascularized murine cardiac allograft rejection

    Wayne W. Hancock;Mohamed H. Sayegh;Xiang Guang Zheng;Robert Peach

  • Effects of explosive brain death on cytokine activation of peripheral organs in the rat.

    Moriatsu Takada;Kari C. Nadeau;Wayne W. Hancock;Harald S. Mackenzie

  • Helios Expression Is a Marker of T Cell Activation and Proliferation

    Tatiana Akimova;Ulf H. Beier;Liqing Wang;Matthew H. Levine

  • FOXP3 interactions with histone acetyltransferase and class II histone deacetylases are required for repression

    Bin Li;Arabinda Samanta;Xiaomin Song;Kathryn T. Iacono

  • Origin and Role of a Subset of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils with Antigen-Presenting Cell Features in Early-Stage Human Lung Cancer

    Sunil Singhal;Sunil Singhal;Pratik S. Bhojnagarwala;Shaun O'Brien;Edmund K. Moon

  • Homeostatic proliferation is a barrier to transplantation tolerance

    Zihao Wu;Steven J Bensinger;Jidong Zhang;Chuangqi Chen

  • Delayed xenograft rejection

    Fritz H. Bach;Hans Winkler;Christiane Ferran;Wayne W. Hancock

  • Recruitment of Foxp3+ T regulatory cells mediating allograft tolerance depends on the CCR4 chemokine receptor

    Iris Lee;Liqing Wang;Andrew D. Wells;Martin E. Dorf

  • Nasal administration of amyloid‐β peptide decreases cerebral amyloid burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Howard L. Weiner;Cynthia A. Lemere;Ruth Maron;Edward T. Spooner

  • Donor-Derived Ip-10 Initiates Development of Acute Allograft Rejection

    Wayne W. Hancock;Wei Gao;Vilmos Csizmadia;Kerrie L. Faia

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas L. Tilney
Nicholas L. Tilney Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mohamed H. Sayegh
Mohamed H. Sayegh American University of Beirut
Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski
Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski University of California, Los Angeles
Fritz H. Bach
Fritz H. Bach Harvard Medical School
Laurence A. Turka
Laurence A. Turka Harvard University
Howard L. Weiner
Howard L. Weiner Harvard University
Simon C. Robson
Simon C. Robson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Andrew D. Wells
Andrew D. Wells Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Steven M. Albelda
Steven M. Albelda University of Pennsylvania
Charles B. Carpenter
Charles B. Carpenter Brigham and Women's Hospital

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