Averil Ma

24.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
142 papers, 18.1k citations indexed

About

Averil Ma is a scholar working on Immunology, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Averil Ma has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 18.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Immunology, 49 papers in Cancer Research and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Averil Ma's work include NF-κB Signaling Pathways (49 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (36 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (34 papers). Averil Ma is often cited by papers focused on NF-κB Signaling Pathways (49 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (36 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (34 papers). Averil Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Averil Ma's co-authors include Barbara A. Malynn, Sophia Chai, David L. Boone, Marcia Chien, James P. Lodolce, Patrick R. Burkett, Rima Koka, David L. Boone, Frederick W. Alt and Rommel Advincula and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Averil Ma

138 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

De-ubiquitination and ubiquitin ligase domains of A20 dow... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2004 2000 1998 1995 2004 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. De-ubiquitination and ubiquitin ligase domains of A20 downregulate NF-κB signalling
    2004 1.5k citations Averil Ma et al. profile →
  2. Failure to Regulate TNF-Induced NF-κB and Cell Death Responses in A20-Deficient Mice
    2000 1.2k citations Sophia Chai, Marcia Chien et al. Science profile →
  3. IL-15 Receptor Maintains Lymphoid Homeostasis by Supporting Lymphocyte Homing and Proliferation
    1998 1.1k citations David L. Boone, Sophia Chai et al. profile →
  4. Interleukin-2 receptor α chain regulates the size and content of the peripheral lymphoid compartment
    1995 903 citations Averil Ma et al. profile →
  5. The ubiquitin-modifying enzyme A20 is required for termination of Toll-like receptor responses
    2004 889 citations David L. Boone, Marcia Chien et al. profile →
  6. DIVERSE FUNCTIONS OF IL-2, IL-15, AND IL-7 IN LYMPHOID HOMEOSTASIS
    2006 599 citations Averil Ma, Rima Koka et al. profile →
  7. Interleukin 15 Is Required for Proliferative Renewal of Virus-specific Memory CD8 T Cells
    2002 572 citations David L. Boone, Averil Ma et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  8. Cytokines and autoimmunity
    2002 526 citations Averil Ma et al. profile →
  9. A Metabolite-Triggered Tuft Cell-ILC2 Circuit Drives Small Intestinal Remodeling
    2018 335 citations Averil Ma et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Averil Ma United States 63 11.9k 6.4k 4.3k 2.9k 1.9k 142 18.1k
Tohru Tsujimura Japan 55 9.5k 0.8× 7.1k 1.1× 2.3k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 213 18.4k
Carl F. Ware United States 79 13.4k 1.1× 5.6k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 4.4k 1.5× 3.7k 2.0× 257 21.3k
Jonathan D. Powell United States 63 9.5k 0.8× 5.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.5× 3.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 173 17.1k
Harald Wajant Germany 65 6.8k 0.6× 8.8k 1.4× 3.8k 0.9× 2.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 222 15.6k
Ming O. Li United States 61 10.8k 0.9× 5.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.4× 4.6k 1.6× 1.9k 1.0× 124 18.0k
David Wallach Israel 67 10.6k 0.9× 11.8k 1.8× 4.6k 1.1× 3.6k 1.2× 2.9k 1.5× 172 22.0k
Luc Van Kaer United States 88 17.9k 1.5× 6.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.4× 5.1k 1.7× 2.9k 1.5× 368 26.4k
Lionel B. Ivashkiv United States 72 9.7k 0.8× 6.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 4.5k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 174 18.2k
Amer A. Beg United States 51 8.2k 0.7× 8.0k 1.2× 7.2k 1.7× 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.7× 95 16.4k
Geoffrey Neale United States 59 6.6k 0.6× 7.3k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 171 15.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Averil Ma

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Averil Ma's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Averil Ma with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Averil Ma more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Averil Ma

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Averil Ma. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Averil Ma. The network helps show where Averil Ma may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Averil Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Averil Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Averil Ma 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 Averil Ma. Averil Ma 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
1.
Fan, Zhongxiong, Fukai Zhu, Nan Yang, et al.. (2025). Ruthenium-quercetin coordinated nanotherapeutics with macrophage polarization regulation to rapidly promote bacterial-infected wound healing. Materials Today Bio. 33. 101983–101983.
2.
Hassan, Aishlin, Kathleen Hueneman, Averil Ma, et al.. (2024). Chemotherapy resistance in acute myeloid leukemia is mediated by A20 suppression of spontaneous necroptosis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9189–9189. 8 indexed citations
3.
Miyoshi, Masato, Sei Kakinuma, Ayako Sato, et al.. (2024). A20 in hepatic stellate cells suppresses chronic hepatitis by inhibiting DCLK1 – JNK pathway‐dependent chemokines. The FASEB Journal. 38(13). e23757–e23757. 2 indexed citations
4.
Rohwedder, Ina, Claudia Nußbaum, Melanie Salvermoser, et al.. (2023). A20 and the noncanonical NF-κB pathway are key regulators of neutrophil recruitment during fetal ontogeny. JCI Insight. 8(4). 7 indexed citations
5.
Merana, Geil R., Miqdad O. Dhariwala, Antonin Weckel, et al.. (2022). Intestinal inflammation alters the antigen-specific immune response to a skin commensal. Cell Reports. 39(9). 110891–110891. 13 indexed citations
6.
Smith, Byron J., Yvette M. Piceno, Martin Zydek, et al.. (2022). Strain-resolved analysis in a randomized trial of antibiotic pretreatment and maintenance dose delivery mode with fecal microbiota transplant for ulcerative colitis. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 5517–5517. 28 indexed citations
7.
Li, Yajie, Erin C. Mooney, Xia‐Juan Xia, et al.. (2019). A20 Orchestrates Inflammatory Response in the Oral Mucosa through Restraining NF-κB Activity. The Journal of Immunology. 202(7). 2044–2056. 22 indexed citations
8.
Chitre, Avantika S., Michael G. Kattah, Monika Deswal, et al.. (2018). A20 upregulation during treated HIV disease is associated with intestinal epithelial cell recovery and function. PLoS Pathogens. 14(3). e1006806–e1006806. 11 indexed citations
9.
Cruz, J. Agustin, Erin E. Childs, Nilesh Amatya, et al.. (2017). IL-17 Signaling Triggers Degradation of the Constitutive NF-κB Inhibitor ABIN-1. ImmunoHorizons. 1(7). 133–141. 22 indexed citations
10.
Hammer, Gianna, Bao Duong, Shigeru Oshima, et al.. (2013). Cutting Edge: ABIN-1 Protects against Psoriasis by Restricting MyD88 Signals in Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 191(2). 535–539. 46 indexed citations
11.
Shembade, Noula, Averil Ma, & Edward W. Harhaj. (2010). Inhibition of NF-κB Signaling by A20 Through Disruption of Ubiquitin Enzyme Complexes. Science. 327(5969). 1135–1139. 485 indexed citations
12.
Ma, Averil, Xiaoxi Yang, Zhiguo Wang, Dazhuo Shi, & Yu Chen. (2008). Adult exposure to diethylstilbestrol induces spermatogenic cell apoptosis in vivo through increased oxidative stress in male hamster. Reproductive Toxicology. 25(3). 367–373. 28 indexed citations
13.
Zimmer, Michael I., Angela Colmone, Kyrie Felio, et al.. (2006). A Cell-Type Specific CD1d Expression Program Modulates Invariant NKT Cell Development and Function. The Journal of Immunology. 176(3). 1421–1430. 36 indexed citations
14.
French, Anthony R., Rima Koka, Liping Yang, et al.. (2006). DAP12 Signaling Directly Augments Proproliferative Cytokine Stimulation of NK Cells during Viral Infections. The Journal of Immunology. 177(8). 4981–4990. 64 indexed citations
15.
Burkett, Patrick R., Rima Koka, Marcia Chien, et al.. (2004). Coordinate Expression and Trans Presentation of Interleukin (IL)-15Rα and IL-15 Supports Natural Killer Cell and Memory CD8+ T Cell Homeostasis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 200(7). 825–834. 313 indexed citations
16.
Lapidos, Karen A., Y. Erin Chen, Judy U. Earley, et al.. (2004). Transplanted hematopoietic stem cells demonstrate impaired sarcoglycan expression after engraftment into cardiac and skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(11). 1577–1585. 71 indexed citations
17.
Boone, David L. & Averil Ma. (2003). Connecting the dots from Toll-like receptors to innate immune cells and inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(9). 1284–1286. 1 indexed citations
18.
Kawamura, Toshihiko, Rima Koka, Averil Ma, & Vinay Kumar. (2003). Differential Roles for IL-15R α-Chain in NK Cell Development and Ly-49 Induction. The Journal of Immunology. 171(10). 5085–5090. 45 indexed citations
19.
Schluns, Kimberly S., Kristina Williams, Averil Ma, Xin Xiao Zheng, & Leo Lefrançois. (2002). Cutting Edge: Requirement for IL-15 in the Generation of Primary and Memory Antigen-Specific CD8 T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 168(10). 4827–4831. 440 indexed citations
20.
Minn, Andy J., et al.. (1998). Recent Progress on the Regulation of Apoptosis by Bcl-2 Family Members. Advances in immunology. 70. 245–279. 57 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tohru Tsujimura Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Carl F. Ware Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jonathan D. Powell Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Harald Wajant Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ming O. Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Wallach Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Luc Van Kaer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lionel B. Ivashkiv Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Amer A. Beg Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Geoffrey Neale
Rankless by CCL
2026