Brenna J. Hill

13.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
54 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Brenna J. Hill is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brenna J. Hill has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Immunology, 17 papers in Virology and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Brenna J. Hill's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (37 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (25 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers). Brenna J. Hill is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (37 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (25 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (17 papers). Brenna J. Hill collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Brenna J. Hill's co-authors include Daniel C. Douek, Jason M. Brenchley, Mario Roederer, Richard A. Koup, Michael R. Betts, Joseph P. Casazza, David R. Ambrozak, Joseph J. Mattapallil, Mark Connors and Yoshiaki Nishimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Brenna J. Hill

54 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

HIV reservoir size and pe... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2005 2002 2008 2003 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. HIV reservoir size and persistence are driven by T cell survival and homeostatic proliferation
    2009 1.3k citations Jason M. Brenchley, Brenna J. Hill et al. profile →
  2. Massive infection and loss of memory CD4+ T cells in multiple tissues during acute SIV infection
    2005 989 citations Joseph J. Mattapallil, Daniel C. Douek et al. profile →
  3. HIV preferentially infects HIV-specific CD4+ T cells
    2002 982 citations Daniel C. Douek, Jason M. Brenchley et al. profile →
  4. Impaired TH17 cell differentiation in subjects with autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome
    2008 848 citations Jason M. Brenchley, Alexandra F. Freeman et al. profile →
  5. Expression of CD57 defines replicative senescence and antigen-induced apoptotic death of CD8+ T cells
    2003 812 citations Jason M. Brenchley, Michael R. Betts et al. Blood profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brenna J. Hill United States 33 6.5k 4.3k 2.3k 2.3k 1.2k 54 10.0k
Savita Pahwa United States 54 5.4k 0.8× 4.7k 1.1× 2.9k 1.2× 3.3k 1.5× 1.3k 1.1× 360 10.9k
Paolo Lusso United States 56 5.2k 0.8× 6.1k 1.4× 3.4k 1.5× 4.8k 2.1× 1.9k 1.6× 198 12.5k
Victor Appay France 47 6.9k 1.1× 3.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 2.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 116 10.1k
Ronald T. Mitsuyasu United States 48 3.3k 0.5× 4.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.5× 178 10.3k
Petronela Ancuța Canada 40 4.4k 0.7× 4.0k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 96 8.2k
Maureen P. Martin United States 47 8.5k 1.3× 2.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 2.8k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 99 13.1k
Dörte Hamann Netherlands 38 3.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 664 0.6× 79 6.9k
John Zaunders Australia 44 4.1k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 707 0.6× 138 6.8k
John Ghrayeb United States 36 4.7k 0.7× 4.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 2.4k 2.1× 58 11.2k
Sharyne Donfield United States 34 2.1k 0.3× 2.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 755 0.6× 89 6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brenna J. Hill

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pal, Sanjay, et al.. (2024). Extracellular Matrix Scaffold‐Assisted Tumor Vaccines Induce Tumor Regression and Long‐Term Immune Memory. Advanced Materials. 36(15). e2309843–e2309843. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Corinne J., Vanessa Venturi, Máire F. Quigley, et al.. (2019). Stochastic Expansions Maintain the Clonal Stability of CD8+ T Cell Populations Undergoing Memory Inflation Driven by Murine Cytomegalovirus. The Journal of Immunology. 204(1). 112–121. 21 indexed citations
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Pourmand, Ali, et al.. (2019). Approach to cardiopulmonary resuscitation induced consciousness, an emergency medicine perspective. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 37(4). 751–756. 19 indexed citations
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Hong, Sanghee, Jason Valent, Lisa Rybicki, et al.. (2016). Outcomes of autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation in primary amyloidosis after bortezomib-based induction therapy. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 51(5). 732–734. 2 indexed citations
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Jing, Huie, Qian Zhang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2014). Somatic reversion in dedicator of cytokinesis 8 immunodeficiency modulates disease phenotype. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 133(6). 1667–1675. 53 indexed citations
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Rybicki, Lisa, Sherif B. Mossad, Robin K. Avery, et al.. (2014). Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus bacteremia and its influence on survival after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 49(10). 1310–1316. 44 indexed citations
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Hill, Brenna J., Patricia A. Darrah, Zachary Ende, et al.. (2014). Epitope Specificity Delimits the Functional Capabilities of Vaccine-Induced CD8 T Cell Populations. The Journal of Immunology. 193(11). 5626–5636. 7 indexed citations
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Varadarajan, Navin, Boris Jülg, Yvonne J. Yamanaka, et al.. (2011). A high-throughput single-cell analysis of human CD8+ T cell functions reveals discordance for cytokine secretion and cytolysis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(11). 4322–4331. 123 indexed citations
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Le, Robert Q., J. Joseph Melenhorst, Minoo Battiwalla, et al.. (2011). Evolution of the donor T-cell repertoire in recipients in the second decade after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Blood. 117(19). 5250–5256. 12 indexed citations
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Geldmacher, Christof, Njabulo Ngwenyama, Alexandra Schuetz, et al.. (2010). Preferential infection and depletion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis –specific CD4 T cells after HIV-1 infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(13). 2869–2881. 179 indexed citations
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Maenetje, Pholo, Catherine Riou, Joseph P. Casazza, et al.. (2010). A Steady State of CD4+ T Cell Memory Maturation and Activation Is Established during Primary Subtype C HIV-1 Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 184(9). 4926–4935. 19 indexed citations
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Hill, Brenna J., et al.. (2010). Universal and specific quantitative detection of botulinum neurotoxin genes. BMC Microbiology. 10(1). 267–267. 28 indexed citations
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Petrovas, Constantinos, Benjamin Chaon, David R. Ambrozak, et al.. (2009). Differential Association of Programmed Death-1 and CD57 with Ex Vivo Survival of CD8+ T Cells in HIV Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 183(2). 1120–1132. 91 indexed citations
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Casazza, Joseph P., Michael R. Betts, David A. Price, et al.. (2006). Acquisition of direct antiviral effector functions by CMV-specific CD4+ T lymphocytes with cellular maturation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(13). 2865–2877. 272 indexed citations
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Song, Kaimei, Ronald L. Rabin, Brenna J. Hill, et al.. (2005). Characterization of subsets of CD4+memory T cells reveals early branched pathways of T cell differentiation in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(22). 7916–7921. 67 indexed citations
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Casazza, Joseph P., Michael R. Betts, Brenna J. Hill, et al.. (2005). Immunologic Pressure within Class I-Restricted Cognate Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epitopes during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal of Virology. 79(6). 3653–3663. 16 indexed citations
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Michálek, Jaroslav, Robert H. Collins, Brenna J. Hill, Ellen S. Vitetta, & Daniel C. Douek. (2001). The Emergence of Specific T Cell Clones During the Generationof GVHD. Blood. 1 indexed citations
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Douek, Daniel C., Michael R. Betts, Brenna J. Hill, et al.. (2001). Evidence for Increased T Cell Turnover and Decreased Thymic Output in HIV Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 167(11). 6663–6668. 192 indexed citations
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Young, Judy, et al.. (2001). Investigation into an engraftment defect induced by culturing primitive hematopoietic cells with cytokines. Cytotherapy. 3(4). 307–320. 13 indexed citations
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