Chen Dong

52.7k total citations · 18 hit papers
330 papers, 39.9k citations indexed

About

Chen Dong is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Dong has authored 330 papers receiving a total of 39.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 227 papers in Immunology, 83 papers in Molecular Biology and 71 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Chen Dong's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (119 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (119 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (62 papers). Chen Dong is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (119 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (119 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (62 papers). Chen Dong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Chen Dong's co-authors include Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang, Seon Hee Chang, Richard A. Flavell, Yeonseok Chung, Qiang Tian, Roger J. Davis, Gustavo Martínez, Stephanie S. Watowich and Yi-Hong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chen Dong

318 papers receiving 39.4k citations

Hit Papers

A distinct lineage of CD4... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2005 2002 2008 2007 2007 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. A distinct lineage of CD4 T cells regulates tissue inflammation by producing interleukin 17
    2005 3.5k citations Heon Park, Xuexian O. Yang et al. profile →
  2. MAP Kinases in the Immune Response
    2002 1.4k citations Chen Dong, Richard A. Flavell et al. profile →
  3. T Helper 17 Lineage Differentiation Is Programmed by Orphan Nuclear Receptors RORα and RORγ
    2008 1.3k citations Xuexian O. Yang, Bhanu P. Pappu et al. profile →
  4. Essential autocrine regulation by IL-21 in the generation of inflammatory T cells
    2007 1.2k citations Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang et al. profile →
  5. STAT3 Regulates Cytokine-mediated Generation of Inflammatory Helper T Cells
    2007 1.2k citations Xuexian O. Yang, Roza Nurieva et al. profile →
  6. Bcl6 Mediates the Development of T Follicular Helper Cells
    2009 1.1k citations Roza Nurieva, Gustavo Martínez et al. Science profile →
  7. Critical Regulation of Early Th17 Cell Differentiation by Interleukin-1 Signaling
    2009 967 citations Seon Hee Chang, Gustavo Martínez et al. profile →
  8. Generation of T Follicular Helper Cells Is Mediated by Interleukin-21 but Independent of T Helper 1, 2, or 17 Cell Lineages
    2008 957 citations Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang et al. profile →
  9. Molecular Antagonism and Plasticity of Regulatory and Inflammatory T Cell Programs
    2008 928 citations Xuexian O. Yang, Roza Nurieva et al. profile →
  10. Follicular regulatory T cells expressing Foxp3 and Bcl-6 suppress germinal center reactions
    2011 877 citations Shinya Tanaka, Roza Nurieva et al. profile →
  11. TH17 cells in development: an updated view of their molecular identity and genetic programming
    2008 862 citations Chen Dong profile →
  12. ICOS co-stimulatory receptor is essential for T-cell activation and function
    2001 747 citations Chen Dong, Richard A. Flavell et al. profile →
  13. Regulation of inflammatory responses by IL-17F
    2008 625 citations Xuexian O. Yang, Seon Hee Chang et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  14. T Helper 17 Cells Promote Cytotoxic T Cell Activation in Tumor Immunity
    2009 618 citations Natalia Martín‐Orozco, Xuexian O. Yang et al. profile →
  15. Defective T Cell Differentiation in the Absence of Jnk1
    1998 523 citations Chen Dong, Richard A. Flavell et al. Science profile →
  16. IL-25 augments type 2 immune responses by enhancing the expansion and functions of TSLP-DC–activated Th2 memory cells
    2007 515 citations Chen Dong, Yong‐Jun Liu et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  17. IL-17 cytokines in immunity and inflammation
    2013 440 citations Wei Jin, Chen Dong profile →
  18. Cytokine Regulation and Function in T Cells
    2021 367 citations Chen Dong profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Chen Dong 27.8k 8.6k 8.4k 3.5k 2.9k 330 39.9k
John J. O’Shea 31.2k 1.1× 11.2k 1.3× 15.2k 1.8× 2.7k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 323 49.8k
Kenneth M. Murphy 41.4k 1.5× 10.8k 1.3× 11.1k 1.3× 4.1k 1.2× 2.4k 0.8× 298 56.2k
J. Daniel 26.8k 1.0× 8.3k 1.0× 5.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 129 38.8k
Kouji Matsushima 25.6k 0.9× 11.8k 1.4× 12.9k 1.5× 4.4k 1.3× 4.3k 1.5× 562 49.2k
Ko Okumura 28.8k 1.0× 12.6k 1.5× 7.2k 0.9× 4.7k 1.3× 4.1k 1.4× 848 47.4k
Silvano Sozzani 25.7k 0.9× 10.6k 1.2× 12.6k 1.5× 3.1k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 314 41.1k
Shimon Sakaguchi 53.8k 1.9× 9.0k 1.0× 15.6k 1.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.6k 0.9× 308 68.3k
Albert Zlotnik 25.6k 0.9× 7.6k 0.9× 16.9k 2.0× 2.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 213 40.5k
Alexander Y. Rudensky 47.3k 1.7× 14.3k 1.7× 10.1k 1.2× 3.4k 1.0× 4.8k 1.7× 246 63.6k
Mohamed Oukka 21.5k 0.8× 4.8k 0.6× 4.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 92 29.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Dong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Dong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chen Dong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chen Dong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chen Dong. Chen Dong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xie, Bowen, Bowen Yuan, Xiaohong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Ms4a7 expression in cDC1s determines cross-presentation and antitumor immunity. Science. 390(6774). eady5362–eady5362.
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Han, Feng, Xiaohong Zhao, Xue Bai, et al.. (2023). A novel memory-like Tfh cell subset is precursor to effector Tfh cells in recall immune responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 221(1). 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Qinli, Xiaohong Zhao, Bowen Xie, et al.. (2023). STAT3 regulates CD8+ T cell differentiation and functions in cancer and acute infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(4). 70 indexed citations
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Ge, Jing, Xiaohong Zhao, Mengting Gou, et al.. (2023). Cell autonomous expression of BCL6 is required to maintain lineage identity of mouse CCR6+ ILC3s. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(4). 8 indexed citations
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Chi, Hao, Gaoge Peng, Guo Chen, et al.. (2022). Characterization of coagulation-related gene signature to predict prognosis and tumor immune microenvironment in skin cutaneous melanoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 975255–975255. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Jia Hu, Yunfei Wang, et al.. (2022). The FoxO4/DKK3 axis represses IFN-γ expression by Th1 cells and limits antimicrobial immunity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 132(18). 12 indexed citations
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Fan, Xingliang, Zhibin Xu, Chenglin Li, et al.. (2021). Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulate Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells via Regulatory T Cells through ICOS-ICOSL Interaction. Stem Cells. 39(7). 975–987. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Sihan, Yanxia Fu, Kunrong Mei, et al.. (2020). A shedding soluble form of interleukin-17 receptor D exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis through facilitating TNF-α-dependent receptor clustering. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18(8). 1883–1895. 8 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Shinya, Yu Jiang, Gustavo Martínez, et al.. (2018). Trim33 mediates the proinflammatory function of Th17 cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(7). 1853–1868. 45 indexed citations
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Xie, Shan, Jia Huang, Qin Qiao, et al.. (2018). Expression of the inhibitory B7 family molecule VISTA in human colorectal carcinoma tumors. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 67(11). 1685–1694. 86 indexed citations
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Fu, Weiwei, Xindong Liu, Xiang Lin, et al.. (2018). Deficiency in T follicular regulatory cells promotes autoimmunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(3). 815–825. 166 indexed citations
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Ma, Xingzhe, Enguang Bi, Chunjian Huang, et al.. (2018). Cholesterol negatively regulates IL-9–producing CD8+ T cell differentiation and antitumor activity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(6). 1555–1569. 118 indexed citations
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Lin, Dandan, Man Zhang, Meng‐Xin Zhang, et al.. (2015). Induction of USP25 by viral infection promotes innate antiviral responses by mediating the stabilization of TRAF3 and TRAF6. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(36). 11324–11329. 107 indexed citations
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Ma, Shoubao, Qiao Cheng, Yifeng Cai, et al.. (2014). IL-17A Produced by γδ T Cells Promotes Tumor Growth in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 74(7). 1969–1982. 200 indexed citations
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Shan, Ming, Xiaoyi Yuan, Li-zhen Song, et al.. (2012). Cigarette Smoke Induction of Osteopontin (SPP1) Mediates T H 17 Inflammation in Human and Experimental Emphysema. Science Translational Medicine. 4(117). 117ra9–117ra9. 142 indexed citations
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Martín‐Orozco, Natalia, Yufeng Li, Yi‐Jun Wang, et al.. (2010). Melanoma Cells Express ICOS Ligand to Promote the Activation and Expansion of T-Regulatory Cells. Cancer Research. 70(23). 9581–9590. 109 indexed citations
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Pappu, Bhanu P., Anna Borodovsky, Timothy S. Zheng, et al.. (2008). TL1A–DR3 interaction regulates Th17 cell function and Th17-mediated autoimmune disease. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(5). 1049–1062. 177 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuexian O., Seon Hee Chang, Heon Park, et al.. (2008). Regulation of inflammatory responses by IL-17F. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(5). 1063–1075. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

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