Ciriaco A. Piccirillo

16.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
145 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Ciriaco A. Piccirillo is a scholar working on Immunology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Immunology, 33 papers in Genetics and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ciriaco A. Piccirillo's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (89 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (80 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (36 papers). Ciriaco A. Piccirillo is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (89 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (80 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (36 papers). Ciriaco A. Piccirillo collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Ciriaco A. Piccirillo's co-authors include Ethan M. Shevach, Angela M. Thornton, Yasmine Belkaid, Rebecca S. McHugh, David L. Sacks, Susana Méndez, Evridiki Sgouroudis, Gérald J. Prud’homme, Mary Collins and Michael C. Byrne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ciriaco A. Piccirillo

141 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major per... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2002 2002 2008 2005 2001 400 800 1.2k
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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. CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major persistence and immunity
    2002 1.4k citations Yasmine Belkaid, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo et al. profile →
  2. CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory T Cells
    2002 1.2k citations Rebecca S. McHugh, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo et al. profile →
  3. Central Role of Defective Interleukin-2 Production in the Triggering of Islet Autoimmune Destruction
    2008 610 citations Ciriaco A. Piccirillo et al. profile →
  4. CD8+ T Cell Immunity Against a Tumor/Self-Antigen Is Augmented by CD4+ T Helper Cells and Hindered by Naturally Occurring T Regulatory Cells
    2005 585 citations Paul A. Antony, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  5. Cutting Edge: Control of CD8+ T Cell Activation by CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory Cells
    2001 581 citations Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Ethan M. Shevach The Journal of Immunology profile →
  6. The Energy Sensor AMPK Regulates T Cell Metabolic Adaptation and Effector Responses In Vivo
    2015 501 citations Ekaterina A. Yurchenko, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ciriaco A. Piccirillo Canada 54 9.5k 2.1k 1.9k 1.7k 1.2k 145 13.2k
Wenda Gao United States 40 10.7k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 2.1k 1.1× 925 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 95 15.1k
Megan K. Levings Canada 60 10.4k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 197 13.9k
Paulo Vieira France 33 8.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 829 0.5× 2.0k 1.7× 61 13.1k
Jason D. Fontenot United States 23 14.3k 1.5× 2.5k 1.2× 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 39 17.0k
Laurie E. Harrington United States 31 9.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 891 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 50 12.5k
Alf Hamann Germany 59 11.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.2× 2.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 153 15.6k
Edgar Schmitt Germany 64 12.8k 1.3× 2.6k 1.2× 4.4k 2.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 192 17.9k
Mamoru Ito Japan 53 4.1k 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 3.0k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 895 0.7× 220 10.0k
Jochen Huehn Germany 50 10.2k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 751 0.6× 141 13.2k
Nancy H. Ruddle United States 67 9.1k 1.0× 2.9k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 863 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 174 14.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Al-Aubodah, Tho-Alfakar, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Howard Trachtman, & Tomoko Takano. (2024). The autoimmune architecture of childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. Kidney International. 107(2). 271–279. 4 indexed citations
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Hes, Cecilia, Fernando Alvarez, Nadejda Bozadjieva-Kramer, et al.. (2024). GDNF family receptor alpha-like (GFRAL) expression is restricted to the caudal brainstem. Molecular Metabolism. 91. 102070–102070. 5 indexed citations
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Almeida, N., Ian Schiller, Danbing Ke, et al.. (2024). The effect of dose-interval on antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: a prospective cohort study. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1330549–1330549. 3 indexed citations
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Dupuy, Franck P., Zoulfia Allakhverdi, Joaquı́n Madrenas, et al.. (2023). NOD2 Agonism Counter-Regulates Human Type 2 T Cell Functions in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Cultures: Implications for Atopic Dermatitis. Biomolecules. 13(2). 369–369. 2 indexed citations
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Domenech, Pilar, Fernando Alvarez, Matthew Stuible, et al.. (2023). BCG administration promotes the long-term protection afforded by a single-dose intranasal adenovirus-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. iScience. 26(9). 107612–107612. 3 indexed citations
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Piccirillo, Ciriaco A., et al.. (2019). PD-1/PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibition with Radiation in Bladder Cancer: In Situ and Abscopal Effects. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(1). 211–220. 39 indexed citations
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Massoud, Amir Hossein, Di Xue, Marieme Dembele, et al.. (2017). Peripherally Generated Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells Mediate the Immunomodulatory Effects of IVIg in Allergic Airways Disease. The Journal of Immunology. 198(7). 2760–2771. 13 indexed citations
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Pesenacker, Anne M., Adele Y. Wang, Amrit Singh, et al.. (2016). A Regulatory T-Cell Gene Signature Is a Specific and Sensitive Biomarker to Identify Children With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 65(4). 1031–1039. 47 indexed citations
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Piccirillo, Ciriaco A., Eva Bjur, Ivan Topisirović, Nahum Sonenberg, & Ola Larsson. (2014). Translational control of immune responses: from transcripts to translatomes. Nature Immunology. 15(6). 503–511. 176 indexed citations
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Ursini‐Siegel, Josie, Sean Cory, Dongmei Zuo, et al.. (2010). Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Favors a Protumorigenic State in Breast Cancer Cells by Inhibiting the Adaptive Immune Response. Cancer Research. 70(20). 7776–7787. 24 indexed citations
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Himmel, Megan E., Gijs Hardenberg, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Theodore S. Steiner, & Megan K. Levings. (2008). The role of T‐regulatory cells and Toll‐like receptors in the pathogenesis of human inflammatory bowel disease. Immunology. 125(2). 145–153. 125 indexed citations
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Yurchenko, Ekaterina A., et al.. (2007). T Regulatory Cells Control the Numbers of NK Cells and Thereby Protect CD8alpha+ Immature Dendritic Cells Presence in the Lymph Node Paracortex (88.13). The Journal of Immunology. 178(1_Supplement). S141–S141. 2 indexed citations
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Yurchenko, Ekaterina A., et al.. (2007). T Regulatory Cells Control Numbers of NK Cells and CD8α+ Immature Dendritic Cells in the Lymph Node Paracortex. The Journal of Immunology. 179(7). 4492–4502. 31 indexed citations
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Suffia, Isabelle, Stacie Reckling, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Romina S. Goldszmid, & Yasmine Belkaid. (2006). Infected site-restricted Foxp3+ natural regulatory T cells are specific for microbial antigens. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(3). 777–788. 247 indexed citations
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Yurchenko, Ekaterina A., et al.. (2006). CCR5-dependent homing of naturally occurring CD4+ regulatory T cells to sites of Leishmania major infection favors pathogen persistence. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(11). 2451–2460. 188 indexed citations
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Antony, Paul A., Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Akgül Akpınarlı, et al.. (2005). CD8+ T Cell Immunity Against a Tumor/Self-Antigen Is Augmented by CD4+ T Helper Cells and Hindered by Naturally Occurring T Regulatory Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 174(5). 2591–2601. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hesse, Matthias, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Yasmine Belkaid, et al.. (2004). The Pathogenesis of Schistosomiasis Is Controlled by Cooperating IL-10-Producing Innate Effector and Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 172(5). 3157–3166. 308 indexed citations
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Thornton, Angela M., Erin Donovan, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, & Ethan M. Shevach. (2004). Cutting Edge: IL-2 Is Critically Required for the In Vitro Activation of CD4+CD25+ T Cell Suppressor Function. The Journal of Immunology. 172(11). 6519–6523. 447 indexed citations
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Shevach, Ethan M., Rebecca S. McHugh, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, & Angela M. Thornton. (2001). Control of T‐cell activation by CD4+ CD25+ suppressor T cells. Immunological Reviews. 182(1). 58–67. 452 indexed citations
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Piccirillo, Ciriaco A. & Ethan M. Shevach. (2001). Cutting Edge: Control of CD8+ T Cell Activation by CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(3). 1137–1140. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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