David L. Sacks

28.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
209 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

David L. Sacks is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Sacks has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 102 papers in Epidemiology and 64 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in David L. Sacks's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (176 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (98 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (27 papers). David L. Sacks is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (176 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (98 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (27 papers). David L. Sacks collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Sweden. David L. Sacks's co-authors include Yasmine Belkaid, Susana Méndez, Shaden Kamhawi, Nancy Noben-Trauth, Salvatore J. Turco, Nathan C. Peters, Peter V. Perkins, Alan Sher, Susanne Nylén and Ciriaco A. Piccirillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

David L. Sacks

206 papers receiving 21.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major persistence and immunity

2002 1.4k citations Yasmine Belkaid, Susana Méndez et al. profile →
The immunology of susceptibility and resistance to Leishmania major in mice

2002 958 citations David L. Sacks, Nancy Noben-Trauth profile →
In Vivo Imaging Reveals an Essential Role for Neutrophils in Leishmaniasis Transmitted by Sand Flies

2008 626 citations Nathan C. Peters, Jackson G. Egen et al. Science profile →
Phagosomes are competent organelles for antigen cross-presentation

2003 566 citations Sylvie Bertholet, David L. Sacks et al. profile →
Identification of an Infective Stage of Leishmania Promastigotes

1984 422 citations David L. Sacks et al. Science profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David L. Sacks

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Single-cell atlas of Leishmania development in sandflies reveals the heterogeneity of transmitted parasites and their role in infection 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Carolina Moura Costa Catta‐Preta, Kashinath Ghosh, David L. Sacks, Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira	6
2	Resilience of dermis resident macrophages to inflammatory challenges 2024 ·Experimental & Molecular Medicine ·(unknown), David L. Sacks	7
3	Dermis resident macrophages orchestrate localized ILC2 eosinophil circuitries to promote non-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Sang‐Hun Lee, (unknown), Olena Kamenyeva, Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira, Kyoungin Cho, Jaspal S. Khillan, Juraj Kabát, Brian L. Kelsall, David L. Sacks	15
4	Xenodiagnosis to address key questions in visceral leishmaniasis control and elimination 2020 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Om Prakash Singh, Epco Hasker, Marleen Boelaert, David L. Sacks, Shyam Sundar	29
5	Fatal progression of experimental visceral leishmaniasis is associated with intestinal parasitism and secondary infection by commensal bacteria, and is delayed by antibiotic prophylaxis 2020 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Michael D. Lewis, Andrea Paun, Audrey Romano, (unknown), (unknown), Ian N. Moore, Kevin W. Bock, Amanda Fortes Francisco, Jason M. Brenchley, David L. Sacks	17
6	M2-like, dermal macrophages are maintained via IL-4/CCL24–mediated cooperative interaction with eosinophils in cutaneous leishmaniasis 2020 ·Science Immunology ·(unknown), Mariana M. Chaves, Olena Kamenyeva, Pedro Henrique Gazzinelli-Guimarães, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Fabienne Tacchini‐Cottier, Juraj Kabát, Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, Thomas B. Nutman, David L. Sacks	64
7	Tumor necrosis factor alpha neutralization has no direct effect on parasite burden, but causes impaired IFN-γ production by spleen cells from human visceral leishmaniasis patients 2016 ·Cytokine ·Neetu Singh, Rajiv Kumar, Christian Engwerda, David L. Sacks, Susanne Nylén, Shyam Sundar	8
8	Demonstration of Genetic Exchange During Cyclical Development of Leishmania in the Sand Fly Vector 2009 ·Science ·Natalia S. Akopyants, Nicola Kimblin, Nagila Secundino, (unknown), Nathan C. Peters, Phillip G. Lawyer, Deborah E. Dobson, Stephen M. Beverley, David L. Sacks	230
9	In Vivo Imaging Reveals an Essential Role for Neutrophils in Leishmaniasis Transmitted by Sand Flies breakdown → 2008 ·Science ·Nathan C. Peters, Jackson G. Egen, Nagila Secundino, Alain Debrabant, Nicola Kimblin, Shaden Kamhawi, Phillip G. Lawyer, Michael P. Fay, Ronald N. Germain, David L. Sacks	626
10	CD4+CD25−Foxp3− Th1 cells are the source of IL-10–mediated immune suppression in chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis 2007 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Charles Anderson, Mohammed Oukka, (unknown), David L. Sacks	459
11	Splenic accumulation of IL-10 mRNA in T cells distinct from CD4+CD25+ (Foxp3) regulatory T cells in human visceral leishmaniasis 2007 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Susanne Nylén, Radheshyam Maurya, Liv Eidsmo, Krishna Das Manandhar, Shyam Sundar, David L. Sacks	271
12	Leishmania disease development depends on the presence of apoptotic promastigotes in the virulent inoculum 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ger van Zandbergen, Annalena Bollinger, (unknown), S. Kamhawi, Reinhard Voll, Matthias Klinger, Antje Müller, Christoph Hölscher, Martin Herrmann, David L. Sacks, Werner Solbach, Tamás Laskay	163
13	Conditions Influencing the Efficacy of Vaccination with Live Organisms against Leishmania major Infection 2005 ·Infection and Immunity ·Khaled Saeed Tabbara, Nathan C. Peters, Farhat Afrin, Susana Méndez, Sylvie Bertholet, Yasmine Belkaid, David L. Sacks	73
14	Genetic characterization of glucose transporter function in Leishmania mexicana 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard Burchmore, Dayana Rodriguez‐Contreras, (unknown), Michael P. Barrett, Govind B. Modi, David L. Sacks, Scott M. Landfear	112
15	Unique gene expression profiles of human macrophages and dendritic cells to phylogenetically distinct parasites 2003 ·Blood ·Damien Chaussabel, Roshanak Tolouei Semnani, Mary Ann McDowell, David L. Sacks, Alan Sher, Thomas B. Nutman	257
16	Persistence Without Pathology in Phosphoglycan-Deficient Leishmania major 2003 ·Science ·Gérald F. Späth, (unknown), Hiroaki Segawa, David L. Sacks, Salvatore J. Turco, Stephen M. Beverley	136
17	The Relative Contribution of IL-4 Receptor Signaling and IL-10 to Susceptibility to Leishmania major 2003 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Nancy Noben-Trauth, (unknown), Hisashi Nagase, William E. Paul, David L. Sacks	111
18	CD8+ T Cells Are Required for Primary Immunity in C57BL/6 Mice Following Low-Dose, Intradermal Challenge with Leishmania major 2002 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yasmine Belkaid, Esther von Stebut, Susana Méndez, Rosalía Lira, Elisabet Caler, Sylvie Bertholet, Mark C. Udey, David L. Sacks	258
19	A Natural Model of Leishmania major Infection Reveals a Prolonged “Silent” Phase of Parasite Amplification in the Skin Before the Onset of Lesion Formation and Immunity 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yasmine Belkaid, Susana Méndez, Rosalía Lira, (unknown), Geneviève Milon, David L. Sacks	306
20	Requirements for the Maintenance of Th1 Immunity In Vivo Following DNA Vaccination: A Potential Immunoregulatory Role for CD8+ T Cells 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Sanjay Gurunathan, (unknown), Calman Prussin, David L. Sacks, Nicolas Glaichenhaus, Deborah J. Fowell, Richard M. Locksley, John T. Chang, Changyou Wu, Robert A. Seder	123

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