Caetano Reis e Sousa

45.8k total citations · 19 hit papers
150 papers, 34.9k citations indexed

About

Caetano Reis e Sousa is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caetano Reis e Sousa has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 34.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Immunology, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Caetano Reis e Sousa's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (93 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (70 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (57 papers). Caetano Reis e Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (93 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (70 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (57 papers). Caetano Reis e Sousa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. Caetano Reis e Sousa's co-authors include Oliver Schulz, Shizuo Akira, Sandra S. Diebold, Andreas Pichlmair, Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Hiroaki Hemmi, Neil C. Rogers, David Sancho, Santiago Zelenay and Alan Sher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Caetano Reis e Sousa

149 papers receiving 34.4k citations

Hit Papers

Differential roles of MDA... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2006 2004 2006 2018 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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  1. Differential roles of MDA5 and RIG-I helicases in the recognition of RNA viruses
    2006 3.0k citations Hiroki Kato, Osamu Takeuchi et al. profile →
  2. Innate Antiviral Responses by Means of TLR7-Mediated Recognition of Single-Stranded RNA
    2004 2.7k citations Sandra S. Diebold, Tsuneyasu Kaisho et al. Science profile →
  3. RIG-I-Mediated Antiviral Responses to Single-Stranded RNA Bearing 5'-Phosphates
    2006 1.8k citations Andreas Pichlmair, Oliver Schulz et al. Science profile →
  4. NK Cells Stimulate Recruitment of cDC1 into the Tumor Microenvironment Promoting Cancer Immune Control
    2018 1.3k citations Probir Chakravarty, Mar Cabeza-Cabrerizo et al. Cell profile →
  5. Syk- and CARD9-dependent coupling of innate immunity to the induction of T helper cells that produce interleukin 17
    2007 934 citations Salomé LeibundGut‐Landmann, Fabiola Osorio et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  6. Dendritic cells in a mature age
    2006 895 citations Caetano Reis e Sousa profile →
  7. Cyclooxygenase-Dependent Tumor Growth through Evasion of Immunity
    2015 825 citations Santiago Zelenay, Annemarthe G. van der Veen et al. Cell profile →
  8. In Vivo Microbial Stimulation Induces Rapid CD40 Ligand–independent Production of Interleukin 12 by Dendritic Cells and their Redistribution to T Cell Areas
    1997 752 citations Caetano Reis e Sousa, Ronald N. Germain et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  9. Syk-Dependent Cytokine Induction by Dectin-1 Reveals a Novel Pattern Recognition Pathway for C Type Lectins
    2005 727 citations Neil C. Rogers, Oliver Schulz et al. profile →
  10. Toll-like receptor 3 promotes cross-priming to virus-infected cells
    2005 723 citations Oliver Schulz, Sandra S. Diebold et al. profile →
  11. Cytosolic Sensing of Viruses
    2013 672 citations Safia Deddouche, Caetano Reis e Sousa et al. profile →
  12. GM-CSF Mouse Bone Marrow Cultures Comprise a Heterogeneous Population of CD11c+MHCII+ Macrophages and Dendritic Cells
    2015 621 citations Probir Chakravarty, Santiago Zelenay et al. profile →
  13. Identification of a dendritic cell receptor that couples sensing of necrosis to immunity
    2009 561 citations David Sancho, Olivier Joffre et al. profile →
  14. Innate Recognition of Viruses
    2007 552 citations Andreas Pichlmair, Caetano Reis e Sousa profile →
  15. Characterization of human DNGR-1+ BDCA3+ leukocytes as putative equivalents of mouse CD8α+ dendritic cells
    2010 531 citations Anna M. Keller, Olivier Joffre et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  16. RIPK1 and NF-κB signaling in dying cells determines cross-priming of CD8 + T cells
    2015 493 citations Oliver Schulz, Caetano Reis e Sousa et al. Science profile →
  17. Dendritic Cells Revisited
    2021 470 citations Mar Cabeza-Cabrerizo, Ana Cardoso et al. profile →
  18. Antiviral immunity via RIG-I-mediated recognition of RNA bearing 5′-diphosphates
    2014 441 citations Safia Deddouche, Annemarthe G. van der Veen et al. profile →
  19. The Role of Type 1 Conventional Dendritic Cells in Cancer Immunity
    2018 385 citations Caetano Reis e Sousa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Caetano Reis e Sousa United Kingdom 85 27.4k 9.2k 5.6k 5.1k 3.9k 150 34.9k
Klaus Pfeffer Germany 77 14.1k 0.5× 9.2k 1.0× 4.7k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 266 28.3k
Tsuneyasu Kaisho Japan 73 30.2k 1.1× 9.6k 1.0× 6.1k 1.1× 5.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.7× 165 40.3k
Shintaro Sato Japan 54 26.0k 0.9× 9.4k 1.0× 5.9k 1.1× 3.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 111 34.4k
Martin F. Bachmann Switzerland 96 18.0k 0.7× 8.3k 0.9× 5.1k 0.9× 3.6k 0.7× 4.1k 1.1× 371 31.3k
Masahiro Yamamoto Japan 76 20.0k 0.7× 10.2k 1.1× 5.8k 1.0× 3.0k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 276 29.7k
Ken J. Ishii Japan 71 17.9k 0.7× 8.6k 0.9× 4.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.4× 3.4k 0.9× 296 24.9k
Arthur Μ. Krieg United States 86 21.7k 0.8× 8.7k 0.9× 4.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 233 29.4k
Hiroaki Hemmi Japan 45 21.3k 0.8× 6.6k 0.7× 4.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 82 27.2k
Hermann Wagner Germany 101 31.2k 1.1× 10.3k 1.1× 7.0k 1.3× 3.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 417 42.2k
Veit Hornung Germany 78 24.4k 0.9× 23.1k 2.5× 5.6k 1.0× 2.4k 0.5× 4.1k 1.1× 201 39.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Minutti, Carlos M., Cécile Piot, Mariana Pereira da Costa, et al.. (2024). Distinct ontogenetic lineages dictate cDC2 heterogeneity. Nature Immunology. 25(3). 448–461. 39 indexed citations
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Henry, Conor M., et al.. (2021). Maintenance and loss of endocytic organelle integrity: mechanisms and implications for antigen cross-presentation. Open Biology. 11(11). 210194–210194. 9 indexed citations
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Poirier, Enzo Z., Michael D. Buck, Probir Chakravarty, et al.. (2021). An isoform of Dicer protects mammalian stem cells against multiple RNA viruses. Science. 373(6551). 231–236. 87 indexed citations
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Cabeza-Cabrerizo, Mar, Carlos M. Minutti, Mariana Pereira da Costa, et al.. (2021). Recruitment of dendritic cell progenitors to foci of influenza A virus infection sustains immunity. Science Immunology. 6(65). eabi9331–eabi9331. 31 indexed citations
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Maillard, Pierre V., Annemarthe G. van der Veen, Enzo Z. Poirier, & Caetano Reis e Sousa. (2019). Slicing and dicing viruses: antiviral RNA interference in mammals. The EMBO Journal. 38(8). 93 indexed citations
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Cabeza-Cabrerizo, Mar, Janneke van Blijswijk, Stephan Wienert, et al.. (2019). Tissue clonality of dendritic cell subsets and emergency DCpoiesis revealed by multicolor fate mapping of DC progenitors. Science Immunology. 4(33). 78 indexed citations
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Veen, Annemarthe G. van der, Pierre V. Maillard, J.M. Schmidt, et al.. (2018). The RIG‐I‐like receptor LGP2 inhibits Dicer‐dependent processing of long double‐stranded RNA and blocks RNA interference in mammalian cells. The EMBO Journal. 37(4). 100 indexed citations
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Gordon, Oliver, Conor M. Henry, Naren Srinivasan, et al.. (2018). α-actinin accounts for the bioactivity of actin preparations in inducing STAT target genes in Drosophila melanogaster. eLife. 7. 20 indexed citations
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Maillard, Pierre V., et al.. (2016). Inactivation of the type I interferon pathway reveals long double‐stranded RNA ‐mediated RNA interference in mammalian cells. The EMBO Journal. 35(23). 2505–2518. 79 indexed citations
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Hanč, Pavel, et al.. (2016). A pH ‐ and ionic strength‐dependent conformational change in the neck region regulates DNGR ‐1 function in dendritic cells. The EMBO Journal. 35(22). 2484–2497. 28 indexed citations
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Srinivasan, Naren, Oliver Gordon, Susan Ahrens, et al.. (2016). Actin is an evolutionarily-conserved damage-associated molecular pattern that signals tissue injury in Drosophila melanogaster. eLife. 5. 45 indexed citations
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Gaya, Mauro, Angelo Castello, Beatriz Montaner, et al.. (2015). Inflammation-induced disruption of SCS macrophages impairs B cell responses to secondary infection. Science. 347(6222). 667–672. 104 indexed citations
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Blijswijk, Janneke van, Barbara U. Schraml, Neil C. Rogers, et al.. (2014). Altered Lymph Node Composition in Diphtheria Toxin Receptor–Based Mouse Models To Ablate Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 194(1). 307–315. 15 indexed citations
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Schraml, Barbara U., Janneke van Blijswijk, Santiago Zelenay, et al.. (2013). Genetic Tracing via DNGR-1 Expression History Defines Dendritic Cells as a Hematopoietic Lineage. Cell. 154(4). 843–858. 224 indexed citations
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Sousa, Caetano Reis e, et al.. (2011). Direct activation of antigen-presenting cells is required for CD8 + T-cell priming and tumor vaccination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(42). 17414–17419. 76 indexed citations
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Joffre, Olivier, David Sancho, Santiago Zelenay, Anna M. Keller, & Caetano Reis e Sousa. (2010). Efficient and versatile manipulation of the peripheral CD4+ T‐cell compartment by antigen targeting to DNGR‐1/CLEC9A. European Journal of Immunology. 40(5). 1255–1265. 117 indexed citations
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Pichlmair, Andreas, Oliver Schulz, Jan Rehwinkel, et al.. (2009). Activation of MDA5 Requires Higher-Order RNA Structures Generated during Virus Infection. Journal of Virology. 83(20). 10761–10769. 369 indexed citations
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Osorio, Fabiola, Salomé LeibundGut‐Landmann, Matthias Lochner, et al.. (2008). DC activated via dectin‐1 convert Treg into IL‐17 producers. European Journal of Immunology. 38(12). 3274–3281. 219 indexed citations
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Diebold, Sandra S., Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Hiroaki Hemmi, Shizuo Akira, & Caetano Reis e Sousa. (2004). Innate Antiviral Responses by Means of TLR7-Mediated Recognition of Single-Stranded RNA. Science. 303(5663). 1529–1531. 2680 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhong, Guangming, Caetano Reis e Sousa, & Ronald N. Germain. (1997). Antigen-unspecific B Cells and Lymphoid Dendritic Cells Both Show Extensive Surface Expression of Processed Antigen–Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Complexes after Soluble Protein Exposure In Vivo or In Vitro. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 186(5). 673–682. 114 indexed citations

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