Beatriz León

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Beatriz León is a scholar working on Immunology, Physiology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Beatriz León has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Physiology and 6 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Beatriz León's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (21 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers). Beatriz León is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (21 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (20 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (20 papers). Beatriz León collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Switzerland. Beatriz León's co-authors include André Ballesteros‐Tato, Carlos Ardavı́n, Frances E. Lund, Troy D. Randall, María López‐Bravo, Amy Moquin, Pamela S. Adams, Beth Graf, Holly Bachus and John Bradley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Beatriz León

38 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Formed at the Infection Site Control the Induction of Protective T Helper 1 Responses against Leishmania

2007 545 citations Beatriz León, María López‐Bravo et al. Immunity profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beatriz León United States	25	2.5k	377	375	365	345	39	3.1k
Françoise Cottrez France	25	2.1k 0.8×	486 1.3×	327 0.9×	356 1.0×	404 1.2×	43	3.1k
Stefanie Kunz Germany	15	2.5k 1.0×	340 0.9×	379 1.0×	607 1.7×	406 1.2×	19	3.4k
Pedro L. Vieira Netherlands	15	2.4k 0.9×	332 0.9×	224 0.6×	368 1.0×	249 0.7×	22	3.0k
Mousa Komai‐Koma United Kingdom	21	2.5k 1.0×	484 1.3×	498 1.3×	218 0.6×	287 0.8×	28	3.2k
Maria Leite‐de‐Moraes France	39	3.8k 1.5×	404 1.1×	532 1.4×	561 1.5×	381 1.1×	81	4.6k
Rebecca B. Blank United States	9	2.7k 1.1×	619 1.6×	190 0.5×	400 1.1×	334 1.0×	14	3.6k
Hironori Matsuda Japan	19	1.5k 0.6×	307 0.8×	202 0.5×	594 1.6×	248 0.7×	39	2.4k
Sara Gasperini Italy	28	2.4k 1.0×	617 1.6×	243 0.6×	875 2.4×	443 1.3×	48	3.5k
Wataru Ise Japan	23	3.0k 1.2×	760 2.0×	197 0.5×	533 1.5×	275 0.8×	41	3.8k
Alistair Noble United Kingdom	31	1.5k 0.6×	475 1.3×	665 1.8×	268 0.7×	185 0.5×	73	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beatriz León

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Naidu, Srivatsava, Abel D. Ang, Bina Kulkarni, et al.. (2026). The electrophilic metabolite of kynurenine, kynurenine-CKA, requires C151 in Keap1 to derepress Nrf2. Redox Biology. 90. 104009–104009.

León, Beatriz, et al.. (2025). Beyond CCR7: dendritic cell migration in type 2 inflammation. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1558228–1558228. 1 indexed citations

Papillion, Amber M., Jeremy B. Foote, Holly Bachus, et al.. (2024). Cutting Edge: Low-dose Recombinant IL-2 Treatment Prevents Autoantibody Responses in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus via Regulatory T Cell–independent Depletion of T Follicular Helper Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 213(8). 1053–1060. 4 indexed citations

León, Beatriz, et al.. (2023). The role of protease activity and monocyte subsets in initiating a Th2 response following allergen exposure. The Journal of Immunology. 210(Supplement_1). 67.11–67.11. 1 indexed citations

León, Beatriz. (2023). Understanding the development of Th2 cell-driven allergic airway disease in early life. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1080153–1080153. 38 indexed citations

León, Beatriz, et al.. (2023). Sensing of protease activity as a triggering mechanism of Th2 cell immunity and allergic disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1265049–1265049. 10 indexed citations

Bachus, Holly, Amber M. Papillion, Etty Benveniste, et al.. (2023). IL-6 prevents Th2 cell polarization by promoting SOCS3-dependent suppression of IL-2 signaling. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 20(6). 651–665. 19 indexed citations

Curtiss, Miranda L., Alexander F. Rosenberg, Christopher D. Scharer, et al.. (2023). Chitinase-3-like 1 regulates TH2 cells, TFH cells and IgE responses to helminth infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1158493–1158493. 2 indexed citations

León, Beatriz & André Ballesteros‐Tato. (2021). Modulating Th2 Cell Immunity for the Treatment of Asthma. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 637948–637948. 134 indexed citations

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Bachus, Holly, Davide Botta, Michael D. Schultz, et al.. (2021). Lung dendritic cells migrate to the spleen to prime long-lived TCF1 ^hi memory CD8 ⁺ T cell precursors after influenza infection. Science Immunology. 6(63). eabg6895–eabg6895. 32 indexed citations

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Papillion, Amber M., Michael D. Powell, Danielle A. Chisolm, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of IL-2 responsiveness by IL-6 is required for the generation of GC-T _FH cells. Science Immunology. 4(39). 93 indexed citations

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Botta, Davide, Michael J. Fuller, Tatiana T. Marquez‐Lago, et al.. (2017). Dynamic regulation of T follicular regulatory cell responses by interleukin 2 during influenza infection. Nature Immunology. 18(11). 1249–1260. 183 indexed citations

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León, Beatriz. (2017). T Cells in Allergic Asthma: Key Players Beyond the Th2 Pathway. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. 17(7). 43–43. 37 indexed citations

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Ballesteros‐Tato, André, Troy D. Randall, Frances E. Lund, et al.. (2016). T Follicular Helper Cell Plasticity Shapes Pathogenic T Helper 2 Cell-Mediated Immunity to Inhaled House Dust Mite. Immunity. 44(2). 259–273. 162 indexed citations

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Ballesteros‐Tato, André, Beatriz León, Byung O. Lee, Frances E. Lund, & Troy D. Randall. (2014). Epitope-Specific Regulation of Memory Programming by Differential Duration of Antigen Presentation to Influenza-Specific CD8+ T Cells. Immunity. 41(1). 127–140. 43 indexed citations

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Ballesteros‐Tato, André, Beatriz León, Frances E. Lund, & Troy D. Randall. (2013). CD4+ T helper cells use CD154–CD40 interactions to counteract T reg cell–mediated suppression of CD8+ T cell responses to influenza. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(8). 1591–1601. 36 indexed citations

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León, Beatriz, André Ballesteros‐Tato, Jeffrey L. Browning, et al.. (2012). Regulation of TH2 development by CXCR5+ dendritic cells and lymphotoxin-expressing B cells. Nature Immunology. 13(7). 681–690. 174 indexed citations

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Ballesteros‐Tato, André, Beatriz León, Frances E. Lund, & Troy D. Randall. (2010). Temporal changes in dendritic cell subsets, cross-priming and costimulation via CD70 control CD8+ T cell responses to influenza. Nature Immunology. 11(3). 216–224. 228 indexed citations

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Mira, E., Beatriz León, Domingo F. Barber, et al.. (2008). Statins Induce Regulatory T Cell Recruitment via a CCL1 Dependent Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 181(5). 3524–3534. 75 indexed citations

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León, Beatriz, María López‐Bravo, & Carlos Ardavı́n. (2007). Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Formed at the Infection Site Control the Induction of Protective T Helper 1 Responses against Leishmania. Immunity. 26(4). 519–531. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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