Catharien M. U. Hilkens

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Catharien M. U. Hilkens is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Catharien M. U. Hilkens has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Immunology, 18 papers in Oncology and 13 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Catharien M. U. Hilkens's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (54 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (50 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (28 papers). Catharien M. U. Hilkens is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (54 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (50 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (28 papers). Catharien M. U. Hilkens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Catharien M. U. Hilkens's co-authors include Paweł Kaliński, Martien L. Kapsenberg, John D. Isaacs, Eddy A. Wierenga, A. J. Snijders, Joost H. N. Schuitemaker, M.L. Kapsenberg, Amy E. Anderson, F.G.M. Snijdewint and E A Wierenga and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Catharien M. U. Hilkens

98 papers receiving 7.6k citations

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T-cell priming by type-1and type-2 polarized dendritic cells: the concept of a third signal

1999 737 citations Paweł Kaliński, Catharien M. U. Hilkens et al. profile →
IL-12-deficient dendritic cells, generated in the presence of prostaglandin E2, promote type 2 cytokine production in maturing human naive T helper cells

1997 506 citations Paweł Kaliński, Catharien M. U. Hilkens et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catharien M. U. Hilkens United Kingdom	45	5.4k	1.2k	1.2k	803	569	100	7.7k
Jean‐Claude Lecron France	33	3.9k 0.7×	863 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	809 1.0×	523 0.9×	118	6.2k
Patrick Matthys Belgium	49	4.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	669 0.8×	889 1.6×	148	7.5k
Irma Joosten Netherlands	47	5.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	562 0.7×	378 0.7×	198	7.6k
Laura Maggi Italy	39	4.3k 0.8×	869 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	857 1.1×	517 0.9×	92	6.9k
Taku Kambayashi United States	42	4.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	455 0.8×	115	6.5k
Wenwen Jin United States	30	5.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	675 0.8×	291 0.5×	56	8.3k
Akira Shibuya Japan	42	5.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	537 0.7×	247 0.4×	180	7.5k
Akimichi Morita Japan	50	4.5k 0.8×	949 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	889 1.6×	355	8.5k
Stefan Beissert Germany	48	3.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	420 0.5×	823 1.4×	191	7.1k
Kerstin Steinbrink Germany	38	5.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	456 0.6×	270 0.5×	137	8.1k

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Abdelghany, Tarek M., Emma L. Smith, Jessica Wong, et al.. (2025). Engineering and in vitro evaluation of semi-dissolving, hydrogel-forming polymeric microneedles for sustained-release drug delivery. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 682. 125932–125932. 1 indexed citations

Ferreira, Ana Marina, et al.. (2024). The Paradoxical Immunomodulatory Effects of Chitosan in Biomedicine. Polymers. 17(1). 19–19. 4 indexed citations

Cooles, Faye A. H., Najib Naamane, Arthur G. Pratt, et al.. (2024). Endogenous Retroelement Activation is Implicated in Interferon‐α Production and Anti–Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Autoantibody Generation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 77(6). 646–657. 1 indexed citations

Mansilla, María José, Catharien M. U. Hilkens, & Eva Martínez‐Cáceres. (2023). Challenges in tolerogenic dendritic cell therapy for autoimmune diseases: the route of administration. PubMed. 3(1). ltad012–ltad012. 26 indexed citations

McDonald, David, Gillian Hulme, Andrew Fuller, et al.. (2023). OPTIMAL : An OPTimized Imaging Mass cytometry AnaLysis framework for benchmarking segmentation and data exploration. Cytometry Part A. 105(1). 36–53. 4 indexed citations

Novakovic, Katarina, et al.. (2022). Interplay between biomaterials and the immune system: Challenges and opportunities in regenerative medicine. Acta Biomaterialia. 155. 1–18. 95 indexed citations

Brinke, Anja ten, Marc Martínez‐Llordella, Nathalie Cools, et al.. (2019). Ways Forward for Tolerance-Inducing Cellular Therapies- an AFACTT Perspective. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 181–181. 37 indexed citations

Brinke, Anja ten, Catharien M. U. Hilkens, Nathalie Cools, et al.. (2015). Clinical Use of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells‐Harmonization Approach in European Collaborative Effort. Mediators of Inflammation. 2015(1). 471719–471719. 45 indexed citations

Reynolds, Gary, Arthur G. Pratt, Matthew J. Wood, et al.. (2015). Synovial CD4+ T-cell-derived GM-CSF supports the differentiation of an inflammatory dendritic cell population in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 75(5). 899–907. 77 indexed citations

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Martín-Ruiz, Carmen, Carol Jagger, Andrew Kingston, et al.. (2011). Assessment of a large panel of candidate biomarkers of ageing in the Newcastle 85+ study. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 132(10). 496–502. 103 indexed citations

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Stoop, Jeroen N., Rachel A. Harry, Alexei von Delwig, et al.. (2010). Therapeutic effect of tolerogenic dendritic cells in established collagen‐induced arthritis is associated with a reduction in Th17 responses. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 62(12). 3656–3665. 118 indexed citations

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Haniffa, Muzlifah, Florent Ginhoux, Xiaonong Wang, et al.. (2009). Differential rates of replacement of human dermal dendritic cells and macrophages during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(2). 371–385. 179 indexed citations

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Ward, Chris, Katrien Eger, Julie Diboll, et al.. (2009). Bronchial epithelial cells cultured from clinically stable lung allograft patients promote the development of macrophages from monocytes rather than dendritic cells. Thorax. 64(5). 430–435. 15 indexed citations

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Athié-Morales, Verónica, Hermelijn H. Smits, Doreen A. Cantrell, & Catharien M. U. Hilkens. (2004). Sustained IL-12 Signaling Is Required for Th1 Development. The Journal of Immunology. 172(1). 61–69. 162 indexed citations

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Hilkens, Catharien M. U., JF Schlaak, & Ian M. Kerr. (2003). Differential Responses to IFN-α Subtypes in Human T Cells and Dendritic Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 171(10). 5255–5263. 94 indexed citations

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Schlaak, JF, Catharien M. U. Hilkens, Ana P. Costa‐Pereira, et al.. (2002). Cell-type and Donor-specific Transcriptional Responses to Interferon-α. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(51). 49428–49437. 68 indexed citations

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Kapsenberg, Martien L., et al.. (2000). Atopic Allergy: A Failure of Antigen-Presenting Cells to Properly Polarize Helper T Cells?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(Supplement_2). S76–S80. 12 indexed citations

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Kapsenberg, M.L., et al.. (1996). The Role of Accessory Cell Products in the Regulation of T Cell Cytokine Production. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 409. 305–308. 3 indexed citations

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Hilkens, Catharien M. U., et al.. (1996). Reduced IL-12 production by monocytes upon ultraviolet-B irradiation selectively limits activation of T helper-1 cells. The Journal of Immunology. 157(5). 1913–1918. 38 indexed citations

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Kapsenberg, Martien L., Catharien M. U. Hilkens, Henk M. Jansen, et al.. (1996). Production and Modulation of T-Cell Cytokines in Atopic Allergy. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 110(2). 107–113. 24 indexed citations

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