Christine A. Biron

27.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
168 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

Christine A. Biron is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine A. Biron has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Immunology, 49 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Christine A. Biron's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (101 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (48 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (28 papers). Christine A. Biron is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (101 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (48 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (28 papers). Christine A. Biron collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Christine A. Biron's co-authors include Thais P. Salazar‐Mather, Jordan S. Orange, Khuong B. Nguyen, Leslie P. Cousens, Gary C. Pien, Adolfo Garcı́a-Sastre, Kevin Byron, J L Sullivan, Andrew H. Miller and Marc Dalod and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christine A. Biron

166 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

NATURAL KILLER CELLS IN ANTIVIRAL DEFENSE: Function and R... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1999 1989 2003 2001 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. NATURAL KILLER CELLS IN ANTIVIRAL DEFENSE: Function and Regulation by Innate Cytokines
    1999 1.7k citations Christine A. Biron, Khuong B. Nguyen et al. profile →
  2. Severe Herpesvirus Infections in an Adolescent without Natural Killer Cells
    1989 980 citations Christine A. Biron et al. profile →
  3. TNF/iNOS-Producing Dendritic Cells Mediate Innate Immune Defense against Bacterial Infection
    2003 919 citations Thais P. Salazar‐Mather, Christine A. Biron et al. profile →
  4. Mouse type I IFN-producing cells are immature APCs with plasmacytoid morphology
    2001 814 citations Carine Asselin‐Paturel, Marc Dalod et al. profile →
  5. Type 1 Interferons and the Virus-Host Relationship: A Lesson in Detente
    2006 694 citations Christine A. Biron et al. profile →
  6. The role of adrenocorticoids as modulators of immune function in health and disease: neural, endocrine and immune interactions
    1997 654 citations Christine A. Biron, Andrew H. Miller et al. profile →
  7. T-bet Regulates the Terminal Maturation and Homeostasis of NK and Vα14i NKT Cells
    2004 592 citations Christine A. Biron et al. profile →
  8. Interferons α and β as Immune Regulators—A New Look
    2001 576 citations Christine A. Biron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christine A. Biron United States 76 16.3k 5.0k 2.8k 2.0k 1.9k 168 21.9k
Stephen K. Tyring United States 60 6.8k 0.4× 5.7k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 407 16.8k
Kevin W. Moore United States 51 11.4k 0.7× 3.2k 0.6× 3.8k 1.4× 3.7k 1.8× 1.2k 0.7× 98 20.0k
Stephen E. Straus United States 74 6.0k 0.4× 8.9k 1.8× 2.6k 0.9× 3.8k 1.9× 2.0k 1.1× 241 20.1k
René de Waal Malefyt United States 70 25.5k 1.6× 4.8k 1.0× 5.8k 2.1× 4.5k 2.3× 2.1k 1.1× 150 38.3k
Paolo Puccetti Italy 78 10.8k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 4.7k 2.4× 4.1k 2.2× 255 21.4k
Manfred Köpf Switzerland 91 14.6k 0.9× 3.7k 0.7× 3.4k 1.2× 5.6k 2.8× 2.3k 1.2× 234 25.3k
Marina A. Freudenberg Germany 61 12.9k 0.8× 3.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 5.1k 2.6× 1.5k 0.8× 170 20.9k
Susan L. Swain United States 82 17.6k 1.1× 4.2k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 3.0k 1.5× 2.3k 1.3× 241 22.7k
Paulo Vieira France 33 8.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 841 0.5× 61 13.1k
Sergio Romagnani Italy 95 20.6k 1.3× 3.7k 0.7× 4.9k 1.7× 4.7k 2.4× 1.8k 1.0× 350 36.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aittomäki, Saara, Mickaël J. Ploquin, Juha Kesseli, et al.. (2023). FURIN regulates cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte effector function and memory cell transition in mice. European Journal of Immunology. 53(6). e2250246–e2250246. 3 indexed citations
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Kelly, Aoife, et al.. (2016). Immune Cell Profiling of IFN-λ Response Shows pDCs Express Highest Level of IFN-λR1 and Are Directly Responsive via the JAK-STAT Pathway. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 36(12). 671–680. 43 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung‐Hwan, KwangSin Kim, Nassima Fodil-Cornu, Silvia M. Vidal, & Christine A. Biron. (2009). Activating receptors promote NK cell expansion for maintenance, IL-10 production, and CD8 T cell regulation during viral infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(10). 2235–2251. 171 indexed citations
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Fodil-Cornu, Nassima, Seung Hwan Lee, Simon Bélanger, et al.. (2008). Ly49h -Deficient C57BL/6 Mice: A New Mouse Cytomegalovirus-Susceptible Model Remains Resistant to Unrelated Pathogens Controlled by the NK Gene Complex. The Journal of Immunology. 181(9). 6394–6405. 99 indexed citations
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Contractor, Nikhat, Jennifer Louten, Leesun Kim, Christine A. Biron, & Brian L. Kelsall. (2007). Cutting Edge: Peyer’s Patch Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (pDCs) Produce Low Levels of Type I Interferons: Possible Role for IL-10, TGFβ, and Prostaglandin E2 in Conditioning a Unique Mucosal pDC Phenotype. The Journal of Immunology. 179(5). 2690–2694. 124 indexed citations
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Louten, Jennifer, Nico van Rooijen, & Christine A. Biron. (2006). Type 1 IFN Deficiency in the Absence of Normal Splenic Architecture during Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 177(5). 3266–3272. 39 indexed citations
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Robbins, Scott H., Gilles Bessou, Åsa Hidmark, et al.. (2006). DAP12 Signaling Regulates Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Homeostasis and Down-Modulates Their Function during Viral Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 177(5). 2908–2916. 46 indexed citations
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Silverman, Marni N., Brad D. Pearce, Christine A. Biron, & Andrew H. Miller. (2005). Immune Modulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis during Viral Infection. Viral Immunology. 18(1). 41–78. 377 indexed citations
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Hokeness, Kirsten L., William A. Kuziel, Christine A. Biron, & Thais P. Salazar‐Mather. (2005). Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and CCR2 Interactions Are Required for IFN-α/β-Induced Inflammatory Responses and Antiviral Defense in Liver. The Journal of Immunology. 174(3). 1549–1556. 119 indexed citations
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Delale, Thomas, André Paquin, Carine Asselin‐Paturel, et al.. (2005). MyD88-Dependent and -Independent Murine Cytomegalovirus Sensing for IFN-α Release and Initiation of Immune Responses In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 175(10). 6723–6732. 163 indexed citations
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Salazar‐Mather, Thais P., Casey Lewis, & Christine A. Biron. (2002). Type I interferons regulate inflammatory cell trafficking and macrophage inflammatory protein 1α delivery to the liver. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(3). 321–330. 108 indexed citations
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Pien, Gary C., Khuong B. Nguyen, Lene Malmgaard, Abhay R. Satoskar, & Christine A. Biron. (2002). A Unique Mechanism for Innate Cytokine Promotion of T Cell Responses to Viral Infections. The Journal of Immunology. 169(10). 5827–5837. 68 indexed citations
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Robbins, Scott H., Khuong B. Nguyen, Nobuaki Takahashi, et al.. (2002). Cutting Edge: Inhibitory Functions of the Killer Cell Lectin-Like Receptor G1 Molecule During the Activation of Mouse NK Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 168(6). 2585–2589. 119 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Khuong B., Thais P. Salazar‐Mather, Marc Dalod, et al.. (2002). Coordinated and Distinct Roles for IFN-αβ, IL-12, and IL-15 Regulation of NK Cell Responses to Viral Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 169(8). 4279–4287. 491 indexed citations
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Doughty, Lesley, Khuong B. Nguyen, Joan E. Durbin, & Christine A. Biron. (2001). A Role for IFN-αβ in Virus Infection-Induced Sensitization to Endotoxin. The Journal of Immunology. 166(4). 2658–2664. 66 indexed citations
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Su, Helen C., Khuong B. Nguyen, Thais P. Salazar‐Mather, et al.. (2001). NK cell functions restrain T cell responses during viral infections. European Journal of Immunology. 31(10). 3048–3055. 117 indexed citations
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Pien, Gary C., Abhay R. Satoskar, Kiyoshi Takeda, Shizuo Akira, & Christine A. Biron. (2000). Cutting Edge: Selective IL-18 Requirements for Induction of Compartmental IFN-γ Responses During Viral Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 165(9). 4787–4791. 135 indexed citations
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Pien, Gary C. & Christine A. Biron. (2000). Compartmental Differences in NK Cell Responsiveness to IL-12 During Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 164(2). 994–1001. 42 indexed citations
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Salazar‐Mather, Thais P., Rei Ishikawa, & Christine A. Biron. (1996). NK cell trafficking and cytokine expression in splenic compartments after IFN induction and viral infection. The Journal of Immunology. 157(7). 3054–3064. 122 indexed citations

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