Balthasar A. Heesters

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Balthasar A. Heesters is a scholar working on Immunology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Balthasar A. Heesters has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Balthasar A. Heesters's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (12 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers). Balthasar A. Heesters is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (12 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers). Balthasar A. Heesters collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Canada. Balthasar A. Heesters's co-authors include Michael C. Carroll, Riley Myers, Fan Zhao, Isaac M. Chiu, Clifford J. Woolf, Alexander R. Horswill, Brian J. Wainger, Christian A. von Hehn, Johnathan Tran and Nader Ghasemlou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Balthasar A. Heesters

30 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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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.

Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation

2013 675 citations Isaac M. Chiu, Balthasar A. Heesters et al. Nature profile →

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Fabrice Porcheray United States

Sho Matsushita Japan

Donald B. Palmer United Kingdom

Alejo Chorny Spain

Derek W. Cain United States

Marc Le Bert France

Minghe Ma United States

Belén de Andrés Spain

Jessica M. Snyder United States

Désirée Kunkel Germany

Fabrice Porcheray United States

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Wang, Haiyu, et al.. (2025). Local complement inhibition by selective precision-targeted therapies. Current Opinion in Immunology. 98. 102687–102687.

Degn, Søren E., et al.. (2024). The follicular dendritic cell: At the germinal center of autoimmunity?. Cell Reports. 43(3). 113869–113869. 5 indexed citations

Mathä, Laura, Lisette Krabbendam, Balthasar A. Heesters, et al.. (2024). Human CD127 negative ILC2s show immunological memory. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 221(8). 8 indexed citations

Heesters, Balthasar A., et al.. (2021). Characterization of human FDCs reveals regulation of T cells and antigen presentation to B cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(10). 40 indexed citations

Krabbendam, Lisette, Balthasar A. Heesters, Nienke J.E. Haverkate, et al.. (2021). CD127+ CD94+ innate lymphoid cells expressing granulysin and perforin are expanded in patients with Crohn’s disease. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5841–5841. 27 indexed citations

Krabbendam, Lisette, et al.. (2020). Identification of human cytotoxic ILC3s. European Journal of Immunology. 51(4). 811–823. 27 indexed citations

Fergusson, Joannah R., Michael D. Morgan, Mélanie Bruchard, et al.. (2019). Maturing Human CD127+ CCR7+ PDL1+ Dendritic Cells Express AIRE in the Absence of Tissue Restricted Antigens. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 2902–2902. 28 indexed citations

Golebski, Korneliusz, Xavier Romero Ros, Maho Nagasawa, et al.. (2019). IL-1β, IL-23, and TGF-β drive plasticity of human ILC2s towards IL-17-producing ILCs in nasal inflammation. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2162–2162. 101 indexed citations

Heesters, Balthasar A., Cees E. van der Poel, & Michael C. Carroll. (2017). Follicular Dendritic Cell Isolation and Loading of Immune Complexes. Methods in molecular biology. 1623. 105–112. 8 indexed citations

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Heesters, Balthasar A. & Michael C. Carroll. (2016). The Role of Dendritic Cells in S. pneumoniae Transport to Follicular Dendritic Cells. Cell Reports. 16(12). 3130–3137. 13 indexed citations

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Claessen, Femke M. A. P., Balthasar A. Heesters, Jimmy J. Chan, Amir Reza Kachooei, & David Ring. (2016). A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Corticosteroid Injection for Enthesopathy of the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Origin. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 41(10). 988–998.e2. 21 indexed citations

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Heesters, Balthasar A., Cees E. van der Poel, Abhishek Das, & Michael C. Carroll. (2016). Antigen Presentation to B Cells. Trends in Immunology. 37(12). 844–854. 119 indexed citations

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Heesters, Balthasar A., Madelene Lindqvist, Parsia A. Vagefi, et al.. (2015). Follicular Dendritic Cells Retain Infectious HIV in Cycling Endosomes. PLoS Pathogens. 11(12). e1005285–e1005285. 88 indexed citations

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Mooster, Jana L., Séverine Le Bras, Michel J. Massaad, et al.. (2015). Defective lymphoid organogenesis underlies the immune deficiency caused by a heterozygous S32I mutation in IκBα. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 212(2). 185–202. 15 indexed citations

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Heesters, Balthasar A., Abhishek Das, Priyadarshini Chatterjee, & Michael C. Carroll. (2014). Do follicular dendritic cells regulate lupus-specific B cells?. Molecular Immunology. 62(2). 283–288. 11 indexed citations

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Heesters, Balthasar A., Riley Myers, & Michael C. Carroll. (2014). Follicular dendritic cells: dynamic antigen libraries. Nature reviews. Immunology. 14(7). 495–504. 281 indexed citations

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Woodruff, Matthew C., Caroline N. Herndon, Balthasar A. Heesters, & Michael C. Carroll. (2013). Contextual Analysis of Immunological Response through Whole-Organ Fluorescent Imaging. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 11(3). 121–127. 7 indexed citations

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Heesters, Balthasar A., Priyadarshini Chatterjee, Young‐A Kim, et al.. (2013). Endocytosis and Recycling of Immune Complexes by Follicular Dendritic Cells Enhances B Cell Antigen Binding and Activation. Immunity. 38(6). 1164–1175. 208 indexed citations

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Chiu, Isaac M., Balthasar A. Heesters, Nader Ghasemlou, et al.. (2013). Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation. Nature. 501(7465). 52–57. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

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González, Santiago, Søren E. Degn, Lisa A. Pitcher, et al.. (2011). Trafficking of B Cell Antigen in Lymph Nodes. Annual Review of Immunology. 29(1). 215–233. 102 indexed citations

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