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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 149 123 115 80 74 515 117599
Medicine 149 1177 1084 683 617 526 117725

Lieping Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lieping Chen between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lieping Chen published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 18.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 156 publications in 2023. 18 of the 726 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 156. Peak 156 publications in 2023. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 31 publications 2004: 29 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 156 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

726 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lieping Chen: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 8
1994 5
1995 4
1996 5
1997 12
1998 5
1999 5
2000 10
2001 9
2002 26
2003 31
2004 29
2005 22
2006 24
2007 26
2008 19
2009 28
2010 27
2011 19
2012 25
2013 32
2014 30
2015 22
2016 10
2017 20
2018 16
2019 19
2020 7
2021 10
2022 22
2023 156
2024 15
2025 17
2026 1
Total 726
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Lieping Chen publications per year - data summary

  • Lieping Chen, a Immunology scholar from Yale University, has 726 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 156 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 40 years in the span carries no publications at all (1988).
  • The rate of publication averages 18.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.6 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 211 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-2000: 64 publications (4.6 per year); 2001-2014: 347 publications (24.8 per year); 2015-2026: 315 publications (26.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lieping Chen 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 Lieping Chen 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, 512–521 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: 515 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 41 515
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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Lieping Chen 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.
  • Lieping Chen, a Immunology scholar from Yale University, records 515 publications - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Lieping Chen, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 242–251 publications range, and Lieping Chen 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).

Lieping Chen 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 Lieping Chen 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, 148–149 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: 149 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 7 149
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Lieping Chen 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.
  • Lieping Chen, a Immunology scholar from Yale University, records 149 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Immunology scientists score the same or lower than Lieping Chen, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 68–69 D-Index range, and Lieping Chen 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 Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2017 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize For their collective contributions to the pre-clinical foundation and development of immune checkpoint blockade, a novel form of cancer therapy that has transformed the landscape of cancer treatment.
  • 2016 - AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research, American Association of Immunologists

Overview

Lieping Chen is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a specific focus on oncology, immunology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and surgery. Chen's work concentrates on topics related to cancer immunotherapy, immune responses, and cell interactions within the immune system.

The main topics explored in Chen's research include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immune Cells in Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Chen has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • PubMed
  • Scientific Reports

Recent notable publications by Chen include:

  • Resistance Mechanisms to Anti-PD Cancer Immunotherapy, 2022, Annual Review of Immunology
  • Adaptive Immune Resistance at the Tumour Site: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities, 2022, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Phase I Study of Single-Agent Anti-Programmed Death-1 (MDX-1106) in Refractory Solid Tumors: Safety, Clinical Activity, Pharmacodynamics, and Immunologic Correlates, 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • A Burned-Out CD8+ T-cell Subset Expands in the Tumor Microenvironment and Curbs Cancer Immunotherapy, 2021, Cancer Discovery
  • Blockade of the CD93 Pathway Normalizes Tumor Vasculature to Facilitate Drug Delivery and Immunotherapy, 2021, Science Translational Medicine

Frequent co-authors in Chen's research include:

  • Enrique Herrera-Viedma
  • Sam Kwong
  • Karen Panetta
  • Giancarlo Fortino
  • Róbert Kozma

Chen's contributions have been recognized by awards including the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize in 2017, awarded for collective contributions to the development of immune checkpoint blockade therapies in cancer treatment. In 2016, Chen also received the AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research from the American Association of Immunologists.

Best Publications

  • Safety, activity, and immune correlates of anti-PD-1 antibody in cancer.

    Suzanne L. Topalian;F. Stephen Hodi;Julie R. Brahmer;Scott N. Gettinger

  • Specific recruitment of regulatory T cells in ovarian carcinoma fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival.

    Tyler J Curiel;George Coukos;Linhua Zou;Xavier Alvarez

  • Tumor-associated B7-H1 promotes T-cell apoptosis: a potential mechanism of immune evasion

    Haidong Dong;Scott E. Strome;Diva R. Salomao;Hideto Tamura

  • Molecular mechanisms of T cell co-stimulation and co-inhibition

    Lieping Chen;Dallas B. Flies;Dallas B. Flies

  • Phase I Study of Single-Agent Anti–Programmed Death-1 (MDX-1106) in Refractory Solid Tumors: Safety, Clinical Activity, Pharmacodynamics, and Immunologic Correlates

    Julie R. Brahmer;Charles G. Drake;Ira Wollner;John D. Powderly

  • B7-H1, a third member of the B7 family, co-stimulates T-cell proliferation and interleukin-10 secretion

    Haidong Dong;Gefeng Zhu;Koji Tamada;Lieping Chen

  • Association of PD-1, PD-1 ligands, and other features of the tumor immune microenvironment with response to anti-PD-1 therapy

    Janis M Taube;Alison P. Klein;Julie R Brahmer;Haiying Xu

  • PD-L1 (B7-H1) and PD-1 pathway blockade for cancer therapy: Mechanisms, response biomarkers, and combinations

    Weiping Zou;Jedd D. Wolchok;Lieping Chen

  • Colocalization of Inflammatory Response with B7-H1 Expression in Human Melanocytic Lesions Supports an Adaptive Resistance Mechanism of Immune Escape

    Janis M. Taube;Robert A. Anders;Geoffrey D. Young;Haiying Xu

  • Tumor-associated B7-H1 promotes T-cell apoptosis: A potential mechanism of immune evasion

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  • Inhibitory B7-family molecules in the tumour microenvironment

    Weiping Zou;Lieping Chen

  • Co-inhibitory molecules of the B7-CD28 family in the control of T-cell immunity.

    Lieping Chen

  • A Paradigm Shift in Cancer Immunotherapy: From Enhancement to Normalization

    Miguel Fernández de Sanmamed;Lieping Chen

  • Blockade of B7-H1 improves myeloid dendritic cell-mediated antitumor immunity.

    Tyler J Curiel;Shuang Wei;Haidong Dong;Xavier Alvarez

  • Anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy of human cancer: past, present, and future

    Lieping Chen;Xue Han

  • Costimulation of antitumor immunity by the B7 counterreceptor for the T lymphocyte molecules CD28 and CTLA-4

    Lieping Chen;Stephanie Ashe;William A. Brady;Ingegerd Hellström

  • B7-H3: A costimulatory molecule for T cell activation and IFN-γ production

    Andrei I. Chapoval;Jian Ni;Julie S. Lau;Ryan A. Wilcox

  • Blockade of B7-H1 and PD-1 by Monoclonal Antibodies Potentiates Cancer Therapeutic Immunity

    Fumiya Hirano;Katsumi Kaneko;Hideto Tamura;Haidong Dong

  • Monoclonal antibodies against the 4-1BB T-cell activation molecule eradicate established tumors

    Ignacio Melero;Walter W. Shuford;Stephanie Ashe Newby;Alejandro Aruffo

  • Costimulatory b7-h1 in renal cell carcinoma patients: indicator of tumor aggressiveness and potential therapeutic target

    Lieping Chen;Scott E. Strome;Eugene D. Kwon

  • Erratum: Molecular mechanisms of T cell co-stimulation and co-inhibition

    Lieping Chen;Dallas B. Flies

Frequent Co-Authors

Koji Tamada
Koji Tamada Yamaguchi University
Haidong Dong
Haidong Dong Mayo Clinic
Karl Erik Hellström
Karl Erik Hellström University of Washington
Kurt A. Schalper
Kurt A. Schalper Yale University
David L. Rimm
David L. Rimm Yale University
Roy S. Herbst
Roy S. Herbst Yale University
Ignacio Melero
Ignacio Melero University of Oxford
Weiping Zou
Weiping Zou University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ingegerd Hellström
Ingegerd Hellström University of Washington
Drew M. Pardoll
Drew M. Pardoll Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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