Christopher A. Hunter

39.7k citations

291 papers · 29.0k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 91

Impact in

Parasitology top 0.02%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
Immunology top 0.02%
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

Papers in

Parasitology 125
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies 111
Immunology 172
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction 94
- Immune Response and Inflammation 49
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology 45
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses 39
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis 25

Co-authors: Simon A. Jones Emma H. Wilson Jason S. Stumhofer Harry L. Anderson Robert A. Kastelein Jorge Caamaño Alejandro V. Villarino Jonathan S. Silver
Journals: The Journal of Immunology (61 papers)Infection and Immunity (19 papers)PLoS Pathogens (11 papers)Immunity (10 papers)Nature Immunology (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Australia

In The Last Decade

Christopher A. Hunter

286 papers receiving 28.6k citations

Hit Papers

11 papers align trajectories log scale

Cytokine Storms: Understanding COVID-19 2020 · 464 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Immunity
2019 Immunity
2016 Nature Immunology
2015 Nature Immunology
2012 Nature Reviews Microbiology
2009 Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2007 Nature Immunology
2006 Nature Immunology
2006 Annual Review of Immunology
2005 Nature reviews. Immunology
2003 Science

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1	Interleukin-27 is antiviral against Zika virus at the maternal-fetal interface Nature Communications ·福子香川, Sascha Saupe, V. V. Bobr, 颜加强, A.Z. Bagautdinov, Yaser Ahmed Mowffaq Sulaiman, Artem Meth, Sneha Mani, Monica Mainigi, Christopher A. Hunter, Kellie A. Jurado	2025	0
2	An Il12 mRNA-LNP adjuvant enhances mRNA vaccine–induced CD8 T cell responses Science Immunology ·冉禾剑, Anthony T. Phan, Mohamad‐Gabriel Alameh, Garima Dwivedi, Samuel J. Holton, David A. Christian, Ying K. Tam, Farmington Valley Nursery., Abdul Hakim Baihaqi, Tan Wen, Saman Khayyamian, Colleen Furey, Phillip Scott, Robert H. Vonderheide, Scott E. Hensley, Ross M. Kedl, Drew Weissman, Christopher A. Hunter	2025	11
3	Dendritic cell-mediated responses to secreted Cryptosporidium effectors promote parasite-specific CD8+ T cell responses Mucosal Immunology ·Lianchao Zhu, Jodi A. Gullicksrud, James CH Chow, Konishi Tomoe, Amandine Guérin, Ririn Sugiyarti, Tan Wen, Ryan D. Pardy, Saman Khayyamian, Fabio Chiti, Wynter Helene Nardi, Ольга Анатольевна Чаусская, Eleanor J. Smith, Gabrielle de Kassia Carrera de OLIVEIRA, Robin Piper, David A. Christian, Boris Striepen, Christopher A. Hunter	2024	5
4	Intestinal cDC1s provide cues required for CD4+ T cell–mediated resistance to Cryptosporidium The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Ririn Sugiyarti, James CH Chow, Lianchao Zhu, Tan Wen, Ryan D. Pardy, Hédi Ben Ghozlene, Saman Khayyamian, Jodi A. Gullicksrud, David A. Christian, Boris Striepen, Christopher A. Hunter	2024	4
5	PD-1 and CTLA-4 exert additive control of effector regulatory T cells at homeostasis Frontiers in Immunology ·Chetna Shamshery, Mamoru Touko, Joseph T. Clark, أنمار عبدالجبار جاسم, Bonnie Douglas, Fabio Chiti, Tan Wen, David A. Christian, Christopher A. Hunter	2023	13
6	A genetic screen identifies a protective type III interferon response to Cryptosporidium that requires TLR3 dependent recognition PLoS Pathogens ·Alejandro Carreón-Pérez, Adam Sateriale, Konishi Tomoe, Julie B. Engiles, Ryan D. Pardy, Jodi A. Gullicksrud, Tan Wen, John G. Doench, Daniel P. Beiting, Christopher A. Hunter, Boris Striepen	2022	24
7	cDC1 coordinate innate and adaptive responses in the omentum required for T cell priming and memory Science Immunology ·David A. Christian, Thomas A. Adams, Fabio Chiti, Anthony T. Phan, Tony Smith, N. F. Balabanova, E. Glanzmann, Gordon Ruthel, Joseph T. Clark, Gretchen Harms Pritchard, Lillian R. Aronson, Selamawit Gossa, Dorian B. McGavern, Ross M. Kedl, Christopher A. Hunter	2022	18
8	DNA binding to TLR9 expressed by red blood cells promotes innate immune activation and anemia Science Translational Medicine ·Lian Lam, محمود غلاب إبراهيم دودو, Jonathan Dankoff, Alessandro Venosa, Scott Sherrill-Mix, Carla Casu, Stefano Rivella, Aaron I. Weiner, Jeongho Park, Sunny Shin, Andrew E. Vaughan, Beatrice H. Hahn, Audrey R. Odom John, Nuala J. Meyer, Christopher A. Hunter, G. Scott Worthen, Nilam S. Mangalmurti	2021	135
9	The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is controlled by an enterocyte intrinsic inflammasome that depends on NLRP6 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Adam Sateriale, Jodi A. Gullicksrud, Julie B. Engiles, Robin Piper, Emily M. Kugler, Jorge Henao‐Mejia, Ting Zhou, Aaron M. Ring, Igor E. Brodsky, Christopher A. Hunter, Boris Striepen	2020	51
10	Infection-Induced Intestinal Dysbiosis Is Mediated by Macrophage Activation and Nitrate Production mBio ·Shuai Wang, Ayah El‐Fahmawi, David A. Christian, Qun Fang, Enrico Radaelli, Longfei Chen, Megan C. Sullivan, Ana M. Misic, Johannes Larson, Xing-Quan Zhu, Sebastian Winter, Christopher A. Hunter, Daniel P. Beiting	2019	54
11	Caspase-8 promotes c-Rel–dependent inflammatory cytokine expression and resistance against Toxoplasma gondii Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexandra DeLaney, Corbett T. Berry, David A. Christian, أنمار عبدالجبار جاسم, Elisabet Bjånes, Meghan A. Wynosky-Dolfi, Xinyuan Li, Bart Tummers, Irina A. Udalova, Youhai H. Chen, Uri Hershberg, Bruce D. Freedman, Christopher A. Hunter, Igor E. Brodsky	2019	38
12	Clonal expansion of vaccine-elicited T cells is independent of aerobic glycolysis Science Immunology ·Jared Klarquist, Alisha Chitrakar, Nathan D. Pennock, 吴海霞, 小山茂樹, Connie Zheng, Thomas Danhorn, Kendra Walton, Li Jiang, Jie Sun, Christopher A. Hunter, Angelo D’Alessandro, Ross M. Kedl	2018	34
13	Pivotal Advance: Peritoneal cavity B-1 B cells have phagocytic and microbicidal capacities and present phagocytosed antigen to CD4+ T cells Journal of Leukocyte Biology ·David Parra, Aja M. Rieger, Jun Li, Yong‐An Zhang, Louise M. Randall, Christopher A. Hunter, Daniel R. Barreda, J. Oriol Sunyer	2011	157
14	Anomalous Type 17 Response to Viral Infection by CD8 ⁺ T Cells Lacking T-bet and Eomesodermin Science ·Andrew M. Intlekofer, Arnob Banerjee, Naofumi Takemoto, Scott M. Gordon, Caitlin S. DeJong, Haina Shin, Christopher A. Hunter, E. John Wherry, Tullia Lindsten, Steven L. Reiner	2008	317
15	Helper T cell IL-2 production is limited by negative feedback and STAT-dependent cytokine signals The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Alejandro V. Villarino, Cristina M. Tato, Jason S. Stumhofer, Zhengju Yao, Yongzhi Cui, Lothar Hennighausen, John J. O’Shea, Christopher A. Hunter	2007	105
16	Apicoplast fatty acid synthesis is essential for organelle biogenesis and parasite survival in Toxoplasma gondii Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jolly Mazumdar, Emma H. Wilson, Carlos Granados García, Christopher A. Hunter, Boris Striepen	2006	173
17	Initiation and termination of NF-κB signaling by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii Journal of Cell Science ·Sagi Shapira, Omar S. Harb, Damiano Spina, Mariana Matrajt, Jerry Han, Alexander Hoffmann, Bruce D. Freedman, Michael J. May, David S. Roos, Christopher A. Hunter	2005	55
18	Control of Effector CD8 ⁺ T Cell Function by the Transcription Factor Eomesodermin Science ·Erika L. Pearce, Alan C. Mullen, Gislâine A. Martins, Connie M. Krawczyk, Anne S. Hutchins, Valerie P. Zediak, Monica Banica, Marina Vicente Ciurans, Peter VanRysdam, Chai‐An Mao, Hao Shen, Nezih Cereb, Soo Young Yang, Tullia Lindsten, Janet Rossant, Christopher A. Hunter, Steven L. Reiner Hit paper breakdown →	2003	774
19	Critical roles of c-Rel in autoimmune inflammation and helper T cell differentiation Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Brendan Hilliard, Nicola J. Mason, Mónica Navarro-Sánchez, Jing Sun, Salah-Eddine Lamhamedi-Cherradi, Hsiou‐Chi Liou, Christopher A. Hunter, Youhai H. Chen	2002	10
20	Critical roles of c-Rel in autoimmune inflammation and helper T cell differentiation Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Brendan Hilliard, Nicola J. Mason, Lingyun Xu, Jing Sun, Salah-Eddine Lamhamedi-Cherradi, Hsiou‐Chi Liou, Christopher A. Hunter, Youhai H. Chen	2002	179

About Christopher A. Hunter

Christopher A. Hunter is a scholar working on Parasitology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Virology and Cancer Research, having authored 291 papers that have together received 29.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (111 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (94 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (60 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (51 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (49 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (45 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (39 papers) and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (5.2k citations), Immunology (16.1k citations), Epidemiology (6.0k citations), Oncology (4.3k citations) and Dermatology (1.3k citations). Christopher A. Hunter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Simon A. Jones, Emma H. Wilson, Jason S. Stumhofer, Harry L. Anderson, Robert A. Kastelein, Jorge Caamaño, Alejandro V. Villarino, Jonathan S. Silver, Elia D. Tait Wojno and J. Daniel. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Infection and Immunity, PLoS Pathogens, Immunity and Nature Immunology.

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