Biljana Zafirova

1.2k total citations
11 papers, 854 citations indexed

About

Biljana Zafirova is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Biljana Zafirova has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 854 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Oncology and 1 paper in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Biljana Zafirova's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (4 papers). Biljana Zafirova is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (10 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (4 papers). Biljana Zafirova collaborates with scholars based in Croatia, United States and France. Biljana Zafirova's co-authors include Bojan Polić, Felix M. Wensveen, Maja Gulin, Adrian Hayday, Olga Sobolev, Jessica Strid, Stipan Jonjić, Astrid Krmpotić, Thierry Walzer and Éric Vivier and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Biljana Zafirova

11 papers receiving 835 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Biljana Zafirova Croatia	10	555	159	152	114	42	11	854
James P. Hindley United Kingdom	15	438 0.8×	189 1.2×	250 1.6×	87 0.8×	21 0.5×	23	912
Ursula Reichart Austria	10	340 0.6×	142 0.9×	161 1.1×	51 0.4×	18 0.4×	26	589
Johnny Bonnardel France	11	614 1.1×	233 1.5×	75 0.5×	87 0.8×	49 1.2×	12	869
María C. Pistoresi‐Palencia Argentina	16	542 1.0×	173 1.1×	92 0.6×	128 1.1×	21 0.5×	46	889
Cristina Lebrero‐Fernández Sweden	10	382 0.7×	159 1.0×	79 0.5×	93 0.8×	32 0.8×	15	672
Carmen Molina Cuba	14	488 0.9×	188 1.2×	406 2.7×	70 0.6×	25 0.6×	35	917
Dan Zhou China	14	566 1.0×	288 1.8×	293 1.9×	75 0.7×	44 1.0×	30	1.0k
Monika Gad Denmark	19	483 0.9×	218 1.4×	131 0.9×	43 0.4×	56 1.3×	42	815
Elena L. Pobezinskaya United States	12	632 1.1×	552 3.5×	171 1.1×	124 1.1×	38 0.9×	22	1.2k
Naïma Benbernou France	13	457 0.8×	131 0.8×	132 0.9×	52 0.5×	32 0.8×	18	772

Countries citing papers authored by Biljana Zafirova

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Biljana Zafirova

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Webster, Brian, Scott Werneke, Biljana Zafirova, et al.. (2018). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells control dengue and Chikungunya virus infections via IRF7-regulated interferon responses. eLife. 7. 50 indexed citations

Jelenčić, Vedrana, Biljana Zafirova, Slaven Jurković, et al.. (2017). NKG2D Promotes B1a Cell Development and Protection against Bacterial Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 198(4). 1531–1542. 14 indexed citations

Markiewicz, Mary A., Zachary S. Buchwald, Amelia K. Pinto, et al.. (2012). RAE1ε Ligand Expressed on Pancreatic Islets Recruits NKG2D Receptor-Expressing Cytotoxic T Cells Independent of T Cell Receptor Recognition. Immunity. 36(1). 132–141. 32 indexed citations

Bui, Jack D., Robert D. Schreiber, Leonidas N. Carayannopoulos, et al.. (2012). A dual function of NKG2D ligands in NK‐cell activation. European Journal of Immunology. 42(9). 2452–2458. 9 indexed citations

Zloza, Andrew, Frederick J. Kohlhapp, Gretchen E. Lyons, et al.. (2012). NKG2D signaling on CD8+ T cells represses T-bet and rescues CD4-unhelped CD8+ T cell memory recall but not effector responses. Nature Medicine. 18(3). 422–428. 49 indexed citations

Zloza, Andrew, Gretchen E. Lyons, Frederick J. Kohlhapp, et al.. (2011). NKG2D signaling on CD8+ T cells represses T-bet and rescues CD4-unhelped CD8+ T cell memory recall but not effector responses (52.12). The Journal of Immunology. 186(1_Supplement). 52.12–52.12. 1 indexed citations

Strid, Jessica, Olga Sobolev, Biljana Zafirova, Bojan Polić, & Adrian Hayday. (2011). The Intraepithelial T Cell Response to NKG2D-Ligands Links Lymphoid Stress Surveillance to Atopy. Science. 334(6060). 1293–1297. 112 indexed citations

Zafirova, Biljana, Felix M. Wensveen, Maja Gulin, & Bojan Polić. (2011). Regulation of immune cell function and differentiation by the NKG2D receptor. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 68(21). 3519–3529. 322 indexed citations

Soderquest, Katrina, Thierry Walzer, Biljana Zafirova, et al.. (2011). Cutting Edge: CD8+ T Cell Priming in the Absence of NK Cells Leads to Enhanced Memory Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 186(6). 3304–3308. 102 indexed citations

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Babić, Marina, Michał Pyzik, Biljana Zafirova, et al.. (2010). Cytomegalovirus immunoevasin reveals the physiological role of “missing self” recognition in natural killer cell dependent virus control in vivo. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(12). 2663–2673. 68 indexed citations

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Zafirova, Biljana, Ronald Antulov, Astrid Krmpotić, et al.. (2009). Altered NK Cell Development and Enhanced NK Cell-Mediated Resistance to Mouse Cytomegalovirus in NKG2D-Deficient Mice. Immunity. 31(2). 270–282. 95 indexed citations

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