Ana Villegas-Méndez

866 total citations
24 papers, 718 citations indexed

About

Ana Villegas-Méndez is a scholar working on Immunology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Villegas-Méndez has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 718 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ana Villegas-Méndez's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), Malaria Research and Control (10 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers). Ana Villegas-Méndez is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), Malaria Research and Control (10 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers). Ana Villegas-Méndez collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Ana Villegas-Méndez's co-authors include Kevin N. Couper, Tovah N. Shaw, J. Brian de Souza, Jean‐Luc Lenormand, Eleanor M. Riley, Bruno Marques, Lavinia Liguori, Emily Gwyer Findlay, Christopher A. Hunter and Julius Clemence R. Hafalla and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ana Villegas-Méndez

23 papers receiving 714 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ana Villegas-Méndez United Kingdom 16 349 291 192 80 57 24 718
Geoffrey T. Hart United States 14 551 1.6× 431 1.5× 311 1.6× 64 0.8× 64 1.1× 30 1.0k
Adovi Akue United States 15 692 2.0× 190 0.7× 140 0.7× 33 0.4× 37 0.6× 27 991
Marco A. Ataide Brazil 10 475 1.4× 213 0.7× 226 1.2× 34 0.4× 12 0.2× 12 763
Cécile Voisine France 14 696 2.0× 272 0.9× 150 0.8× 29 0.4× 15 0.3× 16 940
Alberto Pinzón‐Charry Australia 15 695 2.0× 317 1.1× 230 1.2× 31 0.4× 25 0.4× 26 971
Shinya Hidano Japan 13 185 0.5× 90 0.3× 243 1.3× 23 0.3× 31 0.5× 29 580
Sin Yee Gun Singapore 12 328 0.9× 329 1.1× 149 0.8× 80 1.0× 8 0.1× 14 677
Michèle Kayibanda France 16 716 2.1× 759 2.6× 191 1.0× 114 1.4× 20 0.4× 21 1.2k
Tadge Szestak United Kingdom 12 254 0.7× 592 2.0× 322 1.7× 20 0.3× 16 0.3× 20 944
Ilka Knippertz Germany 14 331 0.9× 104 0.4× 185 1.0× 14 0.2× 28 0.5× 19 617

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ana Villegas-Méndez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Villegas-Méndez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ana Villegas-Méndez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ana Villegas-Méndez 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 Ana Villegas-Méndez. Ana Villegas-Méndez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Rubén Barroso, Jordan R. Barrett, et al.. (2024). Synergistic blockade of TIGIT and PD-L1 increases type-1 inflammation and improves parasite control during murine blood-stage Plasmodium yoelii non-lethal infection. Infection and Immunity. 92(11). e0034524–e0034524.
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Nicholas Stafford, Michael Haley, et al.. (2021). The plasma membrane calcium ATPase 4 does not influence parasite levels but partially promotes experimental cerebral malaria during murine blood stage malaria. Malaria Journal. 20(1). 297–297. 10 indexed citations
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Shaw, Tovah N., Michael Haley, Patrick Strangward, et al.. (2021). Memory CD8+ T cells exhibit tissue imprinting and non‐stable exposure‐dependent reactivation characteristics following blood‐stage Plasmodium berghei ANKA infections. Immunology. 164(4). 737–753. 2 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Garima Khandelwal, Michael Haley, et al.. (2020). Exhausted CD4+ T Cells during Malaria Exhibit Reduced mTORc1 Activity Correlated with Loss of T-bet Expression. The Journal of Immunology. 205(6). 1608–1619. 15 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Hans Kroeze, Jordan R. Barrett, et al.. (2020). Combinatorial Tim‐3 and PD‐1 activity sustains antigen‐specific Th1 cell numbers during blood‐stage malaria. Parasite Immunology. 42(9). e12723–e12723. 11 indexed citations
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Shaw, Tovah N., Colette A. Inkson, Ana Villegas-Méndez, et al.. (2019). Infection-Induced Resistance to Experimental Cerebral Malaria Is Dependent Upon Secreted Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of Pathogenic CD8+ T Cell Responses. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 248–248. 6 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Colette A. Inkson, Tovah N. Shaw, Patrick Strangward, & Kevin N. Couper. (2016). Long-Lived CD4+IFN-γ+ T Cells rather than Short-Lived CD4+IFN-γ+IL-10+ T Cells Initiate Rapid IL-10 Production To Suppress Anamnestic T Cell Responses during Secondary Malaria Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 197(8). 3152–3164. 25 indexed citations
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Shaw, Tovah N., Phillip J. Stewart-Hutchinson, Patrick Strangward, et al.. (2015). Perivascular Arrest of CD8+ T Cells Is a Signature of Experimental Cerebral Malaria. PLoS Pathogens. 11(11). e1005210–e1005210. 65 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, J. Brian de Souza, Emily Gwyer Findlay, et al.. (2013). IL-27 Receptor Signalling Restricts the Formation of Pathogenic, Terminally Differentiated Th1 Cells during Malaria Infection by Repressing IL-12 Dependent Signals. PLoS Pathogens. 9(4). e1003293–e1003293. 53 indexed citations
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Findlay, Emily Gwyer, Ana Villegas-Méndez, J. Brian de Souza, et al.. (2013). IL-27 Receptor Signaling Regulates CD4+ T Cell Chemotactic Responses during Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 190(9). 4553–4561. 25 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Emily Gwyer Findlay, J. Brian de Souza, et al.. (2013). WSX-1 Signalling Inhibits CD4+ T Cell Migration to the Liver during Malaria Infection by Repressing Chemokine-Independent Pathways. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78486–e78486. 5 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Rachel Greig, Tovah N. Shaw, et al.. (2012). IFN-γ–Producing CD4+ T Cells Promote Experimental Cerebral Malaria by Modulating CD8+ T Cell Accumulation within the Brain. The Journal of Immunology. 189(2). 968–979. 142 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Pascal Fender, Marina Garín, et al.. (2012). Functional Characterisation of the WW Minimal Domain for Delivering Therapeutic Proteins by Adenovirus Dodecahedron. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45416–e45416. 7 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, J. Brian de Souza, Linda Murungi, et al.. (2011). Heterogeneous and Tissue-Specific Regulation of Effector T Cell Responses by IFN-γ during Plasmodium berghei ANKA Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 187(6). 2885–2897. 43 indexed citations
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Liguori, Lavinia, Ana Villegas-Méndez, Bruno Marques, et al.. (2010). Characterization of the Cell-penetrating Properties of the Epstein-Barr Virus ZEBRA trans-Activator. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(26). 20224–20233. 25 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Marina Garín, Estela Pineda‐Molina, et al.. (2010). In Vivo Delivery of Antigens by Adenovirus Dodecahedron Induces Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses to Elicit Antitumor Immunity. Molecular Therapy. 18(5). 1046–1053. 25 indexed citations
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Liguori, Lavinia, et al.. (2008). Liposomes-mediated delivery of pro-apoptotic therapeutic membrane proteins. Journal of Controlled Release. 126(3). 217–227. 57 indexed citations
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Villegas-Méndez, Ana, Ramón Montes, Lenuta Ambrose, et al.. (2007). Proteolysis of the endothelial cell protein C receptor by neutrophil proteinase 3. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 5(5). 980–988. 27 indexed citations
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Marques, Bruno, Lavinia Liguori, Marie‐Hélène Paclet, et al.. (2007). Liposome-Mediated Cellular Delivery of Active gp91phox. PLoS ONE. 2(9). e856–e856. 31 indexed citations
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Preston, Roger J. S., Ana Villegas-Méndez, José Hermida, et al.. (2004). Selective modulation of protein C affinity for EPCR and phospholipids by Gla domain mutation. FEBS Journal. 272(1). 97–108. 33 indexed citations

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