Bianca Heemskerk

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Bianca Heemskerk is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bianca Heemskerk has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oncology, 16 papers in Immunology and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Bianca Heemskerk's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (17 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (13 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers). Bianca Heemskerk is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (17 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (13 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers). Bianca Heemskerk collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Bianca Heemskerk's co-authors include Steven A. Rosenberg, Mark E. Dudley, Laura A. Johnson, Mojgan Ahmadzadeh, John R. Wunderlich, Donald E. White, Ton N. Schumacher, Pia Kvistborg, Marco W. Schilham and René E. M. Toes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Bianca Heemskerk

30 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tumor antigen–specific CD8 T cells infiltrating the tumor express high levels of PD-1 and are functionally impaired

2009 1.4k citations Laura A. Johnson, Bianca Heemskerk et al. Blood profile →
Tumor Exome Analysis Reveals Neoantigen-Specific T-Cell Reactivity in an Ipilimumab-Responsive Melanoma

2013 624 citations Nienke van Rooij, Mireille Toebes et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bianca Heemskerk Netherlands	21	2.7k	2.7k	713	681	531	30	4.1k
Wenru Song United States	21	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	643 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	256 0.5×	33	3.8k
Hans J. Stauss United Kingdom	42	3.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	1.5k 2.2×	568 1.1×	136	5.6k
Mojgan Ahmadzadeh United States	23	4.7k 1.7×	3.4k 1.3×	478 0.7×	984 1.4×	265 0.5×	30	5.9k
Benjamin Weide Germany	29	2.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	323 0.5×	1.4k 2.1×	285 0.5×	74	3.6k
Kristen Hege United States	36	2.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	887 1.2×	1.9k 2.8×	281 0.5×	90	5.2k
Andreas Hutloff Germany	29	4.3k 1.6×	954 0.4×	507 0.7×	675 1.0×	268 0.5×	54	5.1k
Ryan Emerson United States	32	2.6k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	281 0.4×	1.0k 1.5×	291 0.5×	64	4.5k
Vijay Bhoj United States	17	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	586 0.8×	916 1.3×	278 0.5×	39	3.4k
Claudia Rössig Germany	35	2.4k 0.9×	4.4k 1.6×	1.4k 2.0×	1.4k 2.0×	295 0.6×	157	5.8k
Carlos Alfaro Spain	28	2.1k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	275 0.4×	726 1.1×	258 0.5×	57	3.7k

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Fischer, Laura, P.R. Maul, Arina Riabinska, et al.. (2024). Clinical-scale, modular manufacturing of tumor-reactive TILs using a closed and automated culture system. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1483254–1483254. 3 indexed citations

Kramer, Sven, et al.. (2017). Electrospray Synthesis of Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Nanoparticles Encapsulating Peptides to Enhance Proliferation of Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cells. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 106(11). 3316–3327. 18 indexed citations

Gomez-Eerland, Raquel, Bastiaan Nuijen, Bianca Heemskerk, et al.. (2014). Manufacture of Gene-Modified Human T-Cells with a Memory Stem/Central Memory Phenotype. Human Gene Therapy Methods. 25(5). 277–287. 42 indexed citations

Heemskerk, Bianca, Pia Kvistborg, & Ton N. Schumacher. (2012). The cancer antigenome. The EMBO Journal. 32(2). 194–203. 187 indexed citations

Veltrop‐Duits, Louise A., Tamara van Vreeswijk, Bianca Heemskerk, et al.. (2011). High Titers of Pre-existing Adenovirus Serotype-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies in the Host Predict Viral Reactivation After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 52(12). 1405–1413. 38 indexed citations

Heemskerk, Bianca, Annelies Jorritsma, Raquel Gomez-Eerland, et al.. (2010). Microbead-Assisted Retroviral Transduction for Clinical Application. Human Gene Therapy. 21(10). 1335–1342. 4 indexed citations

Hinrichs, Christian S., Andrew Kaiser, Chrystal M. Paulos, et al.. (2009). Type 17 CD8+ T cells display enhanced antitumor immunity. Blood. 114(3). 596–599. 163 indexed citations

Heemskerk, Bianca, Kebin Liu, Mark E. Dudley, et al.. (2008). Adoptive Cell Therapy for Patients with Melanoma, Using Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Genetically Engineered to Secrete Interleukin-2. Human Gene Therapy. 19(5). 496–510. 117 indexed citations

Veltrop‐Duits, Louise A., Bianca Heemskerk, Claudia C. Sombroek, et al.. (2006). Human CD4⁺ T cells stimulated by conserved adenovirus 5 hexon peptides recognize cells infected with different species of human adenovirus. European Journal of Immunology. 36(9). 2410–2423. 36 indexed citations

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Johnson, Laura A., Bianca Heemskerk, Daniel J. Powell, et al.. (2006). Gene Transfer of Tumor-Reactive TCR Confers Both High Avidity and Tumor Reactivity to Nonreactive Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 177(9). 6548–6559. 240 indexed citations

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Heemskerk, Bianca, Tamara van Vreeswijk, Louise A. Veltrop‐Duits, et al.. (2006). Adenovirus-Specific CD4+ T Cell Clones Recognizing Endogenous Antigen Inhibit Viral Replication In Vitro through Cognate Interaction. The Journal of Immunology. 177(12). 8851–8859. 35 indexed citations

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Tol, Maarten J. D. van, Eric C. J. Claas, Bianca Heemskerk, et al.. (2005). Adenovirus infection in children after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: diagnosis, treatment and immunity. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 35(S1). S73–S76. 41 indexed citations

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Heemskerk, Bianca, Arjan C. Lankester, Tamara van Vreeswijk, et al.. (2005). Immune Reconstitution and Clearance of Human Adenovirus Viremia in Pediatric Stem‐Cell Recipients. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 191(4). 520–530. 112 indexed citations

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Lankester, Arjan C., Bianca Heemskerk, Eric C. J. Claas, et al.. (2004). Effect of Ribavirin on the Plasma Viral DNA Load in Patients with Disseminating Adenovirus Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 38(11). 1521–1525. 94 indexed citations

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Morgan, Mary E., Jolanda van Bilsen, Aleida M. Bakker, et al.. (2004). Expression of FOXP3 mRNA is not confined to CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells in humans. Human Immunology. 66(1). 13–20. 350 indexed citations

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Arens, Ramon, Martijn A. Nolte, Kiki Tesselaar, et al.. (2004). Signaling through CD70 Regulates B Cell Activation and IgG Production. The Journal of Immunology. 173(6). 3901–3908. 98 indexed citations

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Schilham, Marco W., Eric C. J. Claas, Bianca Heemskerk, et al.. (2002). High Levels of Adenovirus DNA in Serum Correlate with Fatal Outcome of Adenovirus Infection in Children after Allogeneic Stem‐Cell Transplantation. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 35(5). 526–532. 125 indexed citations

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Goossens, Paulien H., G. J. Schouten, Bianca Heemskerk, et al.. (2001). The effect of promoter strength in adenoviral vectors in hyperplastic synovium.. PubMed. 18(5). 547–52. 6 indexed citations

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Aarnoudse, Corlien A., Petra B. van den Doel, Bianca Heemskerk, & Peter I. Schrier. (1999). Interleukin-2-induced, melanoma-specific T cells recognize camel, an unexpected translation product ofLAGE-1. International Journal of Cancer. 82(3). 442–448. 81 indexed citations

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Aarnoudse, Corlien A., Petra B. van den Doel, Bianca Heemskerk, & Peter I. Schrier. (1999). Interleukin‐2‐induced, melanoma‐specific T cells recognize camel, an unexpected translation product of LAGE1. International Journal of Cancer. 82(3). 442–448. 3 indexed citations

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