Bruce R. Blazar

1.5k total papers · 89.6k total citations
843 papers, 58.1k citations indexed

About

Bruce R. Blazar is a scholar working on Immunology, Hematology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce R. Blazar has authored 843 papers receiving a total of 58.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 536 papers in Immunology, 388 papers in Hematology and 202 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Bruce R. Blazar's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (360 papers), Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (360 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (290 papers). Bruce R. Blazar is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (360 papers), Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (360 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (290 papers). Bruce R. Blazar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Bruce R. Blazar's co-authors include Angela Panoskaltsis‐Mortari, Daniel J. Weisdorf, Jeffrey S. Miller, John E. Wagner, William J. Murphy, Todd E. DeFor, Patricia A. Taylor, Robert Zeiser, Carl H. June and Jakub Tolar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bruce R. Blazar

822 papers receiving 57.3k 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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Microbial translocation is a cause of systemic immune activation in chronic HIV infection
    2006 2.7k citations Jason M. Brenchley, David A. Price et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  2. Targeting Tim-3 and PD-1 pathways to reverse T cell exhaustion and restore anti-tumor immunity
    2010 1.6k citations Kaori Sakuishi, Lionel Apétoh et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  3. Successful adoptive transfer and in vivo expansion of human haploidentical NK cells in patients with cancer
    2005 1.4k citations Jeffrey S. Miller, Yvette Soignier et al. Blood profile →
  4. The infusion of ex vivo activated and expanded CD4+CD25+ immune regulatory cells inhibits graft-versus-host disease lethality
    2002 848 citations Patricia A. Taylor, Christopher J. Lees et al. Blood profile →
  5. Infusion of ex vivo expanded T regulatory cells in adults transplanted with umbilical cord blood: safety profile and detection kinetics
    2010 802 citations Claudio G. Brunstein, Jeffrey S. Miller et al. Blood profile →
  6. Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease — Biologic Process, Prevention, and Therapy
    2017 767 citations Robert Zeiser, Bruce R. Blazar New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Transplantation of unrelated donor umbilical cord blood in 102 patients with malignant and nonmalignant diseases: influence of CD34 cell dose and HLA disparity on treatment-related mortality and survival
    2002 743 citations John E. Wagner, Juliet N. Barker et al. Blood profile →
  8. Rescue of exhausted CD8 T cells by PD-1–targeted therapies is CD28-dependent
    2017 721 citations Arlene H. Sharpe, Gordon J. Freeman et al. profile →
  9. IL-2 Receptor β-Dependent STAT5 Activation Is Required for the Development of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells
    2007 654 citations Bruce R. Blazar, Michael A. Farrar et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  10. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells from mouse tumor-draining lymph nodes directly activate mature Tregs via indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
    2007 651 citations Madhav Sharma, Babak Baban et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  11. Advances in graft-versus-host disease biology and therapy
    2012 625 citations Bruce R. Blazar, William J. Murphy et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  12. Palifermin for Oral Mucositis after Intensive Therapy for Hematologic Cancers
    2004 604 citations Ricardo Spielberger, Patrick J. Stiff et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  13. Transplantation of 2 partially HLA-matched umbilical cord blood units to enhance engraftment in adults with hematologic malignancy
    2004 596 citations Juliet N. Barker, Daniel J. Weisdorf et al. Blood profile →
  14. Coexpression of Tim-3 and PD-1 identifies a CD8+ T-cell exhaustion phenotype in mice with disseminated acute myelogenous leukemia
    2011 530 citations Qing Zhou, Meghan E. Munger et al. Blood profile →
  15. Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Activated by CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Induce the Generation of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells
    2004 509 citations Xueqing Liang, Angela Panoskaltsis‐Mortari et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  16. Pathophysiology of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease and Therapeutic Targets
    2017 439 citations Robert Zeiser, Bruce R. Blazar New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  17. Mitochondrial Integrity Regulated by Lipid Metabolism Is a Cell-Intrinsic Checkpoint for Treg Suppressive Function
    2019 297 citations Cameron S. Field, Francesc Baixauli et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  18. The Biology of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Task Force Report from the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease
    2016 277 citations Kenneth R. Cooke, Leo Luznik et al. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bruce R. Blazar 36.0k 20.2k 16.5k 9.4k 5.0k 843 58.1k
Tadamitsu Kishimoto 34.0k 0.9× 8.8k 0.4× 25.7k 1.6× 22.3k 2.4× 3.7k 0.7× 643 77.5k
Michael A. Caligiuri 25.9k 0.7× 9.5k 0.5× 13.9k 0.8× 13.6k 1.4× 3.6k 0.7× 437 46.5k
Lorenzo Moretta 48.2k 1.3× 6.7k 0.3× 14.1k 0.9× 7.5k 0.8× 6.5k 1.3× 679 60.6k
Iain B. McInnes 25.2k 0.7× 10.3k 0.5× 6.8k 0.4× 12.1k 1.3× 2.5k 0.5× 737 57.9k
Arnon Nagler 12.5k 0.3× 21.5k 1.1× 12.5k 0.8× 7.7k 0.8× 6.0k 1.2× 1.1k 39.1k
Jerome Ritz 19.0k 0.5× 12.9k 0.6× 10.0k 0.6× 6.3k 0.7× 4.8k 1.0× 608 36.3k
Alain Fischer 25.9k 0.7× 9.4k 0.5× 7.4k 0.5× 14.3k 1.5× 2.8k 0.6× 706 46.6k
Rainer Storb 19.2k 0.5× 48.8k 2.4× 15.7k 1.0× 7.6k 0.8× 11.9k 2.4× 1.1k 67.1k
Franco Locatelli 9.9k 0.3× 12.4k 0.6× 8.4k 0.5× 7.5k 0.8× 8.1k 1.6× 1.0k 32.8k
Thomas A. Waldmann 27.9k 0.8× 3.9k 0.2× 10.7k 0.6× 10.4k 1.1× 3.8k 0.8× 580 47.5k

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