Anne O’Garra

70.7k total citations · 26 hit papers
210 papers, 55.1k citations indexed

About

Anne O’Garra is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne O’Garra has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 55.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Immunology, 48 papers in Epidemiology and 40 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Anne O’Garra's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (89 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (83 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (57 papers). Anne O’Garra is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (89 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (83 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (57 papers). Anne O’Garra collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Anne O’Garra's co-authors include Kevin W. Moore, René de Waal Malefyt, Paulo Vieira, Margarida Saraiva, Kenneth M. Murphy, Robert L. Coffman, S E Macatonia, Chyi‐Song Hsieh, Albert Zlotnik and Tim R. Mosmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Anne O’Garra

207 papers receiving 53.7k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin-10 and the Interleukin-10 Receptor 1991 2026 2002 2014 2001 1997 1993 1991 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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.

  1. Interleukin-10 and the Interleukin-10 Receptor
    2001 5.4k citations Kevin W. Moore, René de Waal Malefyt et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  2. A CD4+T-cell subset inhibits antigen-specific T-cell responses and prevents colitis
    1997 2.9k citations Anne O’Garra et al. profile →
  3. Development of T H 1 CD4 + T Cells Through IL-12 Produced by Listeria -Induced Macrophages
    1993 2.7k citations Anne O’Garra et al. profile →
  4. IL-10 inhibits cytokine production by activated macrophages
    1991 2.5k citations David Fiorentino, Albert Zlotnik et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  5. The regulation of IL-10 production by immune cells
    2010 2.4k citations Margarida Saraiva, Anne O’Garra profile →
  6. Type I interferons in infectious disease
    2015 1.9k citations Anne O’Garra et al. profile →
  7. Interleukin-10
    1993 1.7k citations Kevin W. Moore, Anne O’Garra et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  8. IL-10 acts on the antigen-presenting cell to inhibit cytokine production by Th1 cells
    1991 1.6k citations David Fiorentino, Albert Zlotnik et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  9. Dendritic cells produce IL-12 and direct the development of Th1 cells from naive CD4+ T cells.
    1995 1.3k citations Paulo Vieira, Giorgio Trinchieri et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  10. Cytokines Induce the Development of Functionally Heterogeneous T Helper Cell Subsets
    1998 1.3k citations Anne O’Garra Immunity profile →
  11. The Immune Response in Tuberculosis
    2013 960 citations Anne O’Garra, Robert J. Wilkinson et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  12. In Vitro Generation of Interleukin 10–producing Regulatory CD4+ T Cells Is Induced by Immunosuppressive Drugs and Inhibited by T Helper Type 1 (Th1)– and Th2-inducing Cytokines
    2002 928 citations Franck J. Barrat, André Boonstra et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  13. 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Has a Direct Effect on Naive CD4+ T Cells to Enhance the Development of Th2 Cells
    2001 915 citations André Boonstra, Franck J. Barrat et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  14. Mouse type I IFN-producing cells are immature APCs with plasmacytoid morphology
    2001 814 citations Carine Asselin‐Paturel, André Boonstra et al. profile →
  15. IL-10 Family Cytokines IL-10 and IL-22: from Basic Science to Clinical Translation
    2019 739 citations Anne O’Garra et al. Immunity profile →
  16. Biology and therapeutic potential of interleukin-10
    2019 694 citations Margarida Saraiva, Paulo Vieira et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  17. Differential regulation of T helper phenotype development by interleukins 4 and 10 in an alpha beta T-cell-receptor transgenic system.
    1992 653 citations Anne O’Garra et al. profile →
  18. The effect of antigen dose on CD4+ T helper cell phenotype development in a T cell receptor-alpha beta-transgenic model.
    1995 639 citations Anne O’Garra et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  19. Regulatory T cells and mechanisms of immune system control
    2004 631 citations Anne O’Garra, Paulo Vieira Nature Medicine profile →
  20. IGIF Does Not Drive Th1 Development but Synergizes with IL-12 for Interferon-γ Production and Activates IRAK and NFκB
    1997 620 citations Douglas S. Robinson, Anne O’Garra et al. Immunity profile →
  21. Biological properties of interleukin 10
    1992 564 citations Maureen Howard, Anne O’Garra profile →
  22. Potential role of interleukin-10-secreting regulatory T cells in allergy and asthma
    2005 535 citations Anne O’Garra et al. profile →
  23. IL-10-Secreting Regulatory T Cells Do Not Express Foxp3 but Have Comparable Regulatory Function to Naturally Occurring CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells
    2004 531 citations Pedro L. Vieira, Jillian R. Christensen et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  24. Heterogeneity of intracellular cytokine synthesis at the single-cell level in polarized T helper 1 and T helper 2 populations.
    1995 509 citations Anne O’Garra et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  25. TH1 cells control themselves by producing interleukin-10
    2007 494 citations Anne O’Garra, Paulo Vieira profile →
  26. Host-directed immunotherapy of viral and bacterial infections: past, present and future
    2022 151 citations Anne O’Garra et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anne O’Garra United States 101 36.0k 9.5k 8.3k 7.4k 6.6k 210 55.1k
Robert L. Coffman United States 104 39.5k 1.1× 9.0k 1.0× 8.8k 1.1× 6.6k 0.9× 4.4k 0.7× 256 60.9k
Giorgio Trinchieri United States 136 46.8k 1.3× 10.2k 1.1× 13.0k 1.6× 11.6k 1.6× 4.8k 0.7× 434 67.5k
Yoichiro Iwakura Japan 126 32.8k 0.9× 8.7k 0.9× 18.2k 2.2× 7.8k 1.0× 4.6k 0.7× 694 61.6k
Bruce Beutler United States 112 38.1k 1.1× 10.8k 1.1× 17.2k 2.1× 5.6k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 406 64.5k
Federica Sallusto Switzerland 99 41.3k 1.1× 7.2k 0.8× 9.0k 1.1× 10.2k 1.4× 5.1k 0.8× 242 55.4k
Jay K. Kolls United States 101 21.6k 0.6× 8.5k 0.9× 8.5k 1.0× 4.6k 0.6× 5.8k 0.9× 477 40.9k
Siamon Gordon United Kingdom 133 41.2k 1.1× 10.6k 1.1× 22.0k 2.7× 6.7k 0.9× 7.7k 1.2× 455 78.1k
Jan Andersson Sweden 109 20.4k 0.6× 7.6k 0.8× 13.9k 1.7× 3.8k 0.5× 4.6k 0.7× 571 48.5k
Leo A. B. Joosten Netherlands 116 27.5k 0.8× 8.5k 0.9× 17.0k 2.1× 4.8k 0.6× 8.2k 1.2× 701 52.3k
Kenneth M. Murphy United States 109 41.4k 1.2× 5.5k 0.6× 10.8k 1.3× 11.1k 1.5× 2.6k 0.4× 298 56.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Garra, Anne. (2025). From Cytokines to Tuberculosis and Back: My Journey to Understanding the Immune Response to Infection. Annual Review of Immunology. 43(1). 1–28.
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Branchett, William J., Margarida Saraiva, & Anne O’Garra. (2024). Regulation of inflammation by Interleukin-10 in the intestinal and respiratory mucosa. Current Opinion in Immunology. 91. 102495–102495. 9 indexed citations
3.
Tabone, Olivier, Raman Verma, Akul Singhania, et al.. (2021). Blood transcriptomics reveal the evolution and resolution of the immune response in tuberculosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(10). 47 indexed citations
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Esmail, Hanif, Rachel Lai, Maia Lesosky, et al.. (2016). Characterization of progressive HIV-associated tuberculosis using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission and computed tomography. Nature Medicine. 22(10). 1090–1093. 128 indexed citations
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Howes, Ashleigh, Simon Blankley, Xuemei Wu, et al.. (2016). Differential Production of Type I IFN Determines the Reciprocal Levels of IL-10 and Proinflammatory Cytokines Produced by C57BL/6 and BALB/c Macrophages. The Journal of Immunology. 197(7). 2838–2853. 35 indexed citations
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Fiorentino, David, Albert Zlotnik, Timothy R. Mosmann, Maureen Howard, & Anne O’Garra. (2016). Pillars Article: IL-10 Inhibits Cytokine Production by Activated Macrophages. J. Immunol. 1991. 147: 3815–3822. The Journal of Immunology. 197(5). 1539–1546. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Dapeng, Gabrielle Romain, Anne-Laure Flamar, et al.. (2012). Targeting self- and foreign antigens to dendritic cells via DC-ASGPR generates IL-10–producing suppressive CD4+ T cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 209(1). 109–121. 141 indexed citations
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Saraiva, Margarida, et al.. (2006). GATA-3 Directly Remodels the IL-10 Locus Independently of IL-4 in CD4+ T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 176(6). 3470–3479. 122 indexed citations
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Boonstra, André, Ricardo Rajsbaum, Mary Holman, et al.. (2006). Macrophages and Myeloid Dendritic Cells, but Not Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells, Produce IL-10 in Response to MyD88- and TRIF-Dependent TLR Signals, and TLR-Independent Signals. The Journal of Immunology. 177(11). 7551–7558. 235 indexed citations
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Saraiva, Margarida, Jillian R. Christensen, Alla V. Tsytsykova, et al.. (2005). Identification of a Macrophage-Specific Chromatin Signature in the IL-10 Locus. The Journal of Immunology. 175(2). 1041–1046. 107 indexed citations
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O’Garra, Anne, Pedro L. Vieira, Paulo Vieira, & Anne E. Goldfeld. (2004). IL-10–producing and naturally occurring CD4+ Tregs: limiting collateral damage. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(10). 1372–1378. 424 indexed citations
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O’Garra, Anne, Pedro L. Vieira, Paulo C. Vieira, & Anne E. Goldfeld. (2004). IL-10–producing and naturally occurring CD4+ Tregs: limiting collateral damage. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(10). 1372–1378. 37 indexed citations
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O’Garra, Anne & Douglas S. Robinson. (2004). Development and Function of T Helper 1 Cells. Advances in immunology. 83. 133–162. 61 indexed citations
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Vieira, Pedro L., Jillian R. Christensen, Sophie Minaee, et al.. (2004). IL-10-Secreting Regulatory T Cells Do Not Express Foxp3 but Have Comparable Regulatory Function to Naturally Occurring CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 172(10). 5986–5993. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kurata, Hirokazu, Hyun‐Jun Lee, Terri McClanahan, et al.. (2002). Friend of GATA Is Expressed in Naive Th Cells and Functions As a Repressor of GATA-3-Mediated Th2 Cell Development. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4538–4545. 45 indexed citations
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Boonstra, André, Franck J. Barrat, Chad Crain, et al.. (2001). 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Has a Direct Effect on Naive CD4+ T Cells to Enhance the Development of Th2 Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(9). 4974–4980. 915 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heath, Victoria L., Louise C. Showe, Chad Crain, et al.. (2000). Cutting Edge: Ectopic Expression of the IL-12 Receptor-β2 in Developing and Committed Th2 Cells Does Not Affect the Production of IL-4 or Induce the Production of IFN-γ. The Journal of Immunology. 164(6). 2861–2865. 37 indexed citations
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Debets, Reno, Jackie C. Timans, Sandra Zurawski, et al.. (2000). IL-18 Receptors, Their Role in Ligand Binding and Function: Anti-IL-1RAcPL Antibody, a Potent Antagonist of IL-18. The Journal of Immunology. 165(9). 4950–4956. 66 indexed citations
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Takemoto, Naofumi, Yumiko Kamogawa, Hyun Jun Lee, et al.. (2000). Cutting Edge: Chromatin Remodeling at the IL-4/IL-13 Intergenic Regulatory Region for Th2-Specific Cytokine Gene Cluster. The Journal of Immunology. 165(12). 6687–6691. 129 indexed citations
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O’Garra, Anne. (1998). Cytokines Induce the Development of Functionally Heterogeneous T Helper Cell Subsets. Immunity. 8(3). 275–283. 1275 indexed citations breakdown →

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