Carla Nester

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Carla Nester is a scholar working on Immunology, Nephrology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla Nester has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Immunology, 53 papers in Nephrology and 24 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Carla Nester's work include Complement system in diseases (57 papers), Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (52 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (12 papers). Carla Nester is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (57 papers), Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (52 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (12 papers). Carla Nester collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. Carla Nester's co-authors include James N. George, Richard J. Smith, Christie P. Thomas, Sanjeev Sethi, Nicole C. Meyer, Yuzhou Zhang, Santiago Rodrı́guez de Córdoba, Véronique Frémeaux‐Bacchi, Matthew C. Pickering and Peter F. Zipfel and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Carla Nester

70 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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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.

Syndromes of Thrombotic Microangiopathy

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Author						Papers	Cites
Carla Nester	2.5k	2.0k	948	471	373	85	3.1k
Tim Goodship	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	647 0.7×	296 0.6×	131 0.4×	47	2.2k
Max Solenthaler	2.0k 0.8×	990 0.5×	1.6k 1.7×	808 1.7×	87 0.2×	29	2.7k
Agnès Veyradier	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.9×	962 2.0×	161 0.4×	108	3.3k
Michel Delahousse	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	255 0.3×	128 0.3×	355 1.0×	65	3.3k
Véronique Baudouin	467 0.2×	994 0.5×	317 0.3×	289 0.6×	244 0.7×	84	1.9k
Karim Kentouche	1.0k 0.4×	439 0.2×	801 0.8×	293 0.6×	119 0.3×	59	1.8k
Agnès Veyradier	1.5k 0.6×	741 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	573 1.2×	91 0.2×	70	2.1k
Jean‐Claude Davin	670 0.3×	889 0.5×	210 0.2×	137 0.3×	477 1.3×	35	1.4k
Hernan Sabio	1.2k 0.5×	474 0.2×	1.0k 1.1×	449 1.0×	120 0.3×	55	2.2k
Charles F. Shield	404 0.2×	464 0.2×	352 0.4×	182 0.4×	316 0.8×	88	3.0k

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Roberts, Sarah M., Stuart S. Martin, Suzanne F. Cook, et al.. (2025). Detecting FH–anti-FH immune complexes in MGRS-C3G. Immunobiology. 230(4). 153044–153044.

Smith, Richard, et al.. (2025). Assessing C3 nephritic factor function using Luminex-based formation and stabilization assays. Immunobiology. 230(4). 153038–153038.

Nester, Carla, et al.. (2025). Antibodies in the healthy population influence convertase formation. Immunobiology. 230(4). 153025–153025.

Gale, Daniel P., Andrew S. Bomback, Christoph Licht, et al.. (2025). #3391 Pegcetacoplan treatment appears to halt disease progression in C3G and primary (idiopathic) IC-MPGN patients: results from the phase 3 VALIANT study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 40(Supplement_3). 1 indexed citations

Nester, Carla, Ute Eisenberger, Alexandre Karras, et al.. (2024). #277 Update to the long-term safety and efficacy of iptacopan in C3G: 33-month extension study data from patients enrolled in a phase 2 study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 39(Supplement_1).

Nester, Carla, Richard J. Smith, David Kavanagh, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Iptacopan in Patients with C3 Glomerulopathy: 12-Month Results from the Phase 3 APPEAR-C3G Study. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 35(10S). 1 indexed citations

Nester, Carla, et al.. (2024). Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Pegcetacoplan in Patients with C3 Glomerulopathy or Primary Immune-Complex Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis: The Long-Term VALE Extension Study. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 35(10S). 1 indexed citations

Nester, Carla, Ute Eisenberger, Alexandre Karras, et al.. (2024). Iptacopan Reduces Proteinuria and Stabilizes Kidney Function in C3 Glomerulopathy. Kidney International Reports. 10(2). 432–446. 2 indexed citations

Taylor, Amanda, Nicole C. Meyer, Sarah M. Roberts, et al.. (2023). Defining Nephritic Factors as Diverse Drivers of Systemic Complement Dysregulation in C3 Glomerulopathy. Kidney International Reports. 9(2). 464–477. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuzhou, et al.. (2023). Renin and renin blockade have no role in complement activity. Kidney International. 105(2). 328–337. 4 indexed citations

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Meyer, Nicole C., et al.. (2023). Modeling C3 glomerulopathies: C3 convertase regulation on an extracellular matrix surface. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 2 indexed citations

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Nester, Carla, et al.. (2023). A Nef Precursor or Benign Counterpart: High Prevalence of Healthy Subjects with Antibody Reactivity to the C3-Convertase. Kidney360. 4(11). 1615–1622. 1 indexed citations

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Podos, Steven D., Howard Trachtman, Gerald B. Appel, et al.. (2022). Baseline Clinical Characteristics and Complement Biomarkers of Patients with C3 Glomerulopathy Enrolled in Two Phase 2 Studies Investigating the Factor D Inhibitor Danicopan. American Journal of Nephrology. 53(10). 675–686. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuzhou, C. John Sperati, Kammi Henriksen, et al.. (2020). A Mutation in Complement Factor B Causing Massive Fluid-Phase Dysregulation of the Alternative Complement Pathway Can Result in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(10S). 682–682.

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Bu, Fengxiao, Yuzhou Zhang, Kai Wang, et al.. (2018). Genetic Analysis of 400 Patients Refines Understanding and Implicates a New Gene in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 29(12). 2809–2819. 48 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuzhou, Carla Nester, Mikkel‐Ole Skjoedt, et al.. (2014). Defining the Complement Biomarker Profile of C3 Glomerulopathy. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 9(11). 1876–1882. 66 indexed citations

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Bu, Fengxiao, Tara Maga, Nicole C. Meyer, et al.. (2013). Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Complement and Coagulation Genes in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 25(1). 55–64. 161 indexed citations

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Sethi, Sanjeev, Carla Nester, & Richard J. Smith. (2011). Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and C3 glomerulopathy: resolving the confusion. Kidney International. 81(5). 434–441. 143 indexed citations

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Sethi, Sanjeev, Fernando C. Fervenza, Yuzhou Zhang, et al.. (2011). Proliferative Glomerulonephritis Secondary to Dysfunction of the Alternative Pathway of Complement. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 6(5). 1009–1017. 113 indexed citations

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Ammerman, Alice S., Michael Pignone, Kathleen N Lohr, et al.. (2001). Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet. 181. 20 indexed citations

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