Barbara J. Alter

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Barbara J. Alter is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara J. Alter has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Barbara J. Alter's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Barbara J. Alter is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Barbara J. Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Sweden. Barbara J. Alter's co-authors include Fritz H. Bach, Robert E. Click, Marilyn L. Bach, Paul M. Sondel, Miriam Segall, Jack H. Stimpfling, Jan Klein, Dolores J. Schendel, Hiroo Inouye and Jacquelyn A. Hank and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Barbara J. Alter

23 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Immune responses in vitro. I. Culture conditions for antibody synthesis

1972 376 citations Robert E. Click, Barbara J. Alter et al. Cellular Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara J. Alter United States	16	1.2k	319	299	162	97	23	1.6k
C S Henney United States	17	1.1k 0.9×	374 1.2×	260 0.9×	245 1.5×	100 1.0×	25	1.6k
Eva‐Lotta Larsson Sweden	15	1.0k 0.9×	325 1.0×	322 1.1×	163 1.0×	70 0.7×	25	1.4k
Jon R. Schmidtke United States	16	719 0.6×	364 1.1×	190 0.6×	107 0.7×	47 0.5×	42	1.3k
K Haranaka Japan	19	569 0.5×	501 1.6×	145 0.5×	188 1.2×	111 1.1×	37	1.3k
N Satomi Japan	18	544 0.5×	496 1.6×	142 0.5×	176 1.1×	96 1.0×	33	1.2k
B Moffat United States	7	647 0.5×	465 1.5×	138 0.5×	178 1.1×	68 0.7×	8	1.2k
Sarkis H. Ohanian United States	23	613 0.5×	529 1.7×	183 0.6×	149 0.9×	105 1.1×	75	1.3k
Dina G. Fischer Israel	18	650 0.5×	418 1.3×	193 0.6×	235 1.5×	68 0.7×	29	1.2k
Franco Quagliata United States	14	403 0.3×	351 1.1×	122 0.4×	140 0.9×	85 0.9×	35	1.1k
Otto J. Plescia United States	16	338 0.3×	460 1.4×	202 0.7×	159 1.0×	149 1.5×	61	1.4k

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Bach, Fritz H., R L Geller, Peter J. Nelson, et al.. (1989). A “Minimal Signal‐Stepwise Activation” Analysis of Functional Maturation of T Lymphocytes. Immunological Reviews. 111(1). 35–57. 23 indexed citations

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Gromo, Gianni, Luca Inverardi, R L Geller, Barbara J. Alter, & Fritz H. Bach. (1987). The stepwise activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Immunology Today. 8(9). 259–261. 10 indexed citations

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Wee, S., et al.. (1981). Early detection and specificity analysis of human cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) colonies generated in soft agarose culture: A potential assay for definition of CTL defined (CD) determinants. Human Immunology. 3(1). 45–56. 20 indexed citations

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Bach, Fritz H., et al.. (1981). Cloned Cytotoxic and Non‐Cytotoxic Lymphocytes in Mouse and Man: Their Reactivities and a Large Cell Surface Membrane Protein (LMP) Differentiation Marker System. Immunological Reviews. 54(1). 5–26. 37 indexed citations

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Hank, Jacquelyn A., et al.. (1980). Long‐term maintenance of “cloned” human PLT cells in TCGF with LCL cells as a feeder layer. Journal of Supramolecular Structure. 13(4). 525–532. 5 indexed citations

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Bach, Fritz H., Hiroo Inouye, Jacquelyn A. Hank, & Barbara J. Alter. (1979). Human T lymphocyte clones reactive in primed lymphocyte typing and cytotoxicity. Nature. 281(5729). 307–309. 122 indexed citations

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Alter, Barbara J. & Fritz H. Bach. (1979). Lyt Phenotypes of Responding Cells in Secondary Alloantigen Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 123(6). 2599–2601. 7 indexed citations

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Sopori, Mohan L., Barbara J. Alter, Fritz H. Bach, & Marilyn L. Bach. (1977). Cell‐free factor substitute for “signal 2" in generating cytotoxic reactions. European Journal of Immunology. 7(11). 823–825. 15 indexed citations

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Grillot‐Courvalin, Catherine, Barbara J. Alter, & Fritz H. Bach. (1977). Antigenic Requirements for the Generation of Secondary Cytotoxicity. The Journal of Immunology. 119(4). 1253–1259. 8 indexed citations

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Bach, Fritz H., Catherine Grillot‐Courvalin, O Kuperman, et al.. (1977). Antigenic Requirements for Triggering of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes. Immunological Reviews. 35(1). 76–96. 84 indexed citations

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Bach, Fritz H., Elizabeth Valentine, Barbara J. Alter, Arne Svejgaard, & Mogens Thomsen. (1976). Typing for HLA‐D: Primed LD Typing and Homozygous Typing Cells. Tissue Antigens. 8(2). 151–155. 7 indexed citations

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Peck, Ammon B., Barbara J. Alter, & Kirsten Fischer Lindahl. (1976). Specificity in T Cell Mediated Lympholysis: Identical Genetic Control of the Proliferative and Effector Phases of Allogeneic and Xenogeneic Reactions. Immunological Reviews. 29(1). 189–222. 23 indexed citations

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Bach, Fritz H., Elizabeth Valentine, Barbara J. Alter, Arne Svejgaard, & Mogens Thomsen. (1976). Typing for HLA‐D: Primed LD Typing and Homozygous Typing Cells. Tissue Antigens. 8(4). 151–155. 16 indexed citations

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Alter, Barbara J. & Fritz H. Bach. (1974). ROLE OF H-2 LYMPHOCYTE-DEFINED AND SEROLOGICALLY-DEFINED COMPONENTS IN THE GENERATION OF CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 140(5). 1410–1415. 31 indexed citations

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Alter, Barbara J., Dolores J. Schendel, Marilyn L. Bach, et al.. (1973). CELL-MEDIATED LYMPHOLYSIS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 137(5). 1303–1309. 195 indexed citations

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Bach, Fritz H., Miriam Segall, Karen S. Zier, et al.. (1973). Cell Mediated Immunity: Separation of Cells Involved in Recognitive and Destructive Phases. Science. 180(4084). 403–406. 186 indexed citations

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Click, Robert E., et al.. (1972). IMMUNE RESPONSES IN VITRO. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 136(5). 1241–1257. 10 indexed citations

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Click, Robert E., et al.. (1972). Enhancement of antibody synthesis in vitro by mercaptoethanol. Cellular Immunology. 3(1). 156–160. 146 indexed citations

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Click, Robert E., et al.. (1972). Immune responses in vitro. I. Culture conditions for antibody synthesis. Cellular Immunology. 3(2). 264–276. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alter, Barbara J. & Fritz H. Bach. (1970). Lymphocyte reactivity in vitro. Cellular Immunology. 1(2). 207–218. 146 indexed citations

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