Amanda Light

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Amanda Light is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Light has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Amanda Light's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers). Amanda Light is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers). Amanda Light collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Amanda Light's co-authors include David M. Tarlinton, Stephen L. Nutt, Axel Kallies, Lynn M. Corcoran, Andreas Strasser, Mark J. Smyth, Yang Zhang, Kai‐Michael Toellner, Jonathan M. Coquet and Dimitra Zotos and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Light

28 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

IL-21 regulates germinal center B cell differentiation and proliferation through a B cell–intrinsic mechanism

2010 599 citations Dimitra Zotos, Jonathan M. Coquet et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amanda Light Australia	21	1.8k	507	300	149	133	30	2.4k
Isharat Yusuf United States	13	2.3k 1.3×	493 1.0×	454 1.5×	165 1.1×	148 1.1×	13	2.8k
Vanessa L. Bryant Australia	17	1.3k 0.7×	341 0.7×	314 1.0×	187 1.3×	196 1.5×	33	1.8k
Julia I. Ellyard Australia	17	2.2k 1.2×	474 0.9×	468 1.6×	137 0.9×	145 1.1×	28	2.8k
David B. Rosen United States	18	2.1k 1.1×	525 1.0×	436 1.5×	245 1.6×	82 0.6×	42	2.6k
Monika Srivastava Australia	7	2.4k 1.3×	362 0.7×	354 1.2×	138 0.9×	154 1.2×	9	2.8k
Sandra Weller France	21	1.5k 0.8×	425 0.8×	168 0.6×	254 1.7×	130 1.0×	30	2.1k
Janet E. Buhlmann United States	13	1.4k 0.8×	342 0.7×	473 1.6×	126 0.8×	144 1.1×	21	2.0k
Ryo Shinnakasu Japan	21	1.6k 0.9×	473 0.9×	319 1.1×	182 1.2×	117 0.9×	29	2.1k
L Strockbine United States	8	1.7k 0.9×	414 0.8×	484 1.6×	244 1.6×	125 0.9×	8	2.4k
Fujiko Kitamura Japan	25	1.0k 0.6×	770 1.5×	242 0.8×	94 0.6×	136 1.0×	49	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Amanda Light

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amanda Light

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amanda Light. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amanda Light based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Amanda Light. Amanda Light is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lee, Maximillian, et al.. (2025). FROM CARDIAC CHAOS TO STABILITY: NAVIGATING LIFE-THREATENING FLECAINIDE TOXICITY WITH MULTIMODAL INTERVENTIONS IN A COMPLEX OVERDOSE CASE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85(12). 4417–4417.

Cross, Sarah H., et al.. (2024). Racial differences in palliative care and hospice among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Medicine. 231. 107719–107719. 2 indexed citations

Kong, Isabella Y., Amanda Light, Izabela Todorovski, et al.. (2020). Temporal Analysis of Brd4 Displacement in the Control of B Cell Survival, Proliferation, and Differentiation. Cell Reports. 33(3). 108290–108290. 5 indexed citations

Jackson, Jacob T., Kristy O’Donnell, Amanda Light, et al.. (2020). Hhex regulates murine lymphoid progenitor survival independently of Stat5 and Cdkn2a. European Journal of Immunology. 50(7). 959–971. 6 indexed citations

Willis, Simon N., Julie Tellier, Yang Liao, et al.. (2017). Environmental sensing by mature B cells is controlled by the transcription factors PU.1 and SpiB. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1426–1426. 71 indexed citations

Infantino, Simona, Amanda Light, Kristy O’Donnell, et al.. (2017). Arginine methylation catalyzed by PRMT1 is required for B cell activation and differentiation. Nature Communications. 8(1). 891–891. 37 indexed citations

Jones, Sarah A., Dragana Odobasic, Qiang Cheng, et al.. (2015). Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ) inhibits B cell activation in systemic lupus erythematosus. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(4). 739–747. 29 indexed citations

Waibel, Michaela, Ailsa J. Christiansen, Margaret L. Hibbs, et al.. (2015). Manipulation of B-cell responses with histone deacetylase inhibitors. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6838–6838. 70 indexed citations

Xu, Yuekang, Kirsten A. Fairfax, Amanda Light, Nicholas D. Huntington, & David M. Tarlinton. (2014). CD19 differentially regulates BCR signalling through the recruitment of PI3K. Autoimmunity. 47(7). 430–437. 18 indexed citations

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Willis, Simon N., Kim L. Good‐Jacobson, Joan Curtis, et al.. (2014). Transcription Factor IRF4 Regulates Germinal Center Cell Formation through a B Cell–Intrinsic Mechanism. The Journal of Immunology. 192(7). 3200–3206. 93 indexed citations

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Lüthje, Katja, Axel Kallies, Yoko Shimohakamada, et al.. (2012). The development and fate of follicular helper T cells defined by an IL-21 reporter mouse. Nature Immunology. 13(5). 491–498. 259 indexed citations

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Zotos, Dimitra, Jonathan M. Coquet, Yang Zhang, et al.. (2010). IL-21 regulates germinal center B cell differentiation and proliferation through a B cell–intrinsic mechanism. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(2). 365–378. 599 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tsantikos, Evelyn, Cathy Quilici, Amanda Light, et al.. (2009). CTLA4Ig Alters the Course of Autoimmune Disease Development in Lyn−/− Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 184(2). 757–763. 22 indexed citations

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Huntington, Nicholas D., Yuekang Xu, Hamsa Puthalakath, et al.. (2005). CD45 links the B cell receptor with cell survival and is required for the persistence of germinal centers. Nature Immunology. 7(2). 190–198. 65 indexed citations

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Tarlinton, David M., Amanda Light, Donald Metcalf, Richard P. Harvey, & Lorraine Robb. (2003). Architectural Defects in the Spleens of Nkx2-3-Deficient Mice Are Intrinsic and Associated with Defects in Both B Cell Maturation and T Cell-Dependent Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 170(8). 4002–4010. 37 indexed citations

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Croker, Ben A., David M. Tarlinton, Leonie A. Cluse, et al.. (2002). The Rac2 Guanosine Triphosphatase Regulates B Lymphocyte Antigen Receptor Responses and Chemotaxis and Is Required for Establishment of B-1a and Marginal Zone B Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 168(7). 3376–3386. 104 indexed citations

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Battye, Francis L., Amanda Light, & David M. Tarlinton. (2000). Single cell sorting and cloning. Journal of Immunological Methods. 243(1-2). 25–32. 32 indexed citations

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Tarlinton, David M., Amanda Light, Kenneth G. C. Smith, & G. J. V. Nossal. (2000). Affinity maturation in the B-cell response to antigen. 8. 9–11. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Kenneth G. C., et al.. (2000). bcl-2 Transgene Expression Inhibits Apoptosis in the Germinal Center and Reveals Differences in the Selection of Memory B Cells and Bone Marrow Antibody-Forming Cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 191(3). 475–484. 181 indexed citations

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Tarlinton, David M., Amanda Light, G. J. V. Nossal, & Kenneth G. C. Smith. (1998). Affinity Maturation of the Primary Response by V Gene Diversification. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 229. 71–83. 10 indexed citations

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