Deborah A. Witherden

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Deborah A. Witherden is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah A. Witherden has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Deborah A. Witherden's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (36 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (33 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (21 papers). Deborah A. Witherden is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (36 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (33 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (21 papers). Deborah A. Witherden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Deborah A. Witherden's co-authors include Wendy L. Havran, Morten M. Nielsen, Julie Jameson, Gabrielle Cauvi, Petra Verdino, Ian A. Wilson, Olivia Garijo, Ananda W. Goldrath, Luc Teyton and Quynh Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Deborah A. Witherden

52 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

γδ T cells in homeostasis and host defence of epithelial ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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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. γδ T cells in homeostasis and host defence of epithelial barrier tissues
    2017 353 citations Morten M. Nielsen, Deborah A. Witherden et al. profile →

Peers

Deborah A. Witherden
Atiye Toksoy Germany
Sho Tokumaru Japan
Gudrun F. Debes United States
Maria Nikolova Bulgaria
Anne M. VanBuskirk United States
Brian K. Bonish United States
Machteld M. Tiemessen Netherlands
Julie Jameson United States
Raúl Elgueta United States
Pascal Descargues France
Atiye Toksoy Germany
Deborah A. Witherden
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah A. Witherden

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All Works

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Menzel, Mandy, Kelvin Yeung, Niels Ødum, et al.. (2023). The junctional adhesion molecule‐like protein (JAML) is important for the inflammatory response during contact hypersensitivity. Contact Dermatitis. 89(5). 323–334. 4 indexed citations
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Yeung, Kelvin, Niels Ødum, Anders Woetmann, et al.. (2023). CD100 boosts the inflammatory response in the challenge phase of allergic contact dermatitis in mice. Contact Dermatitis. 89(6). 442–452.
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Hampton, Eric, et al.. (2021). JAML promotes CD8 and γδ T cell antitumor immunity and is a novel target for cancer immunotherapy. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(10). 22 indexed citations
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Milner, J. Justin, Clara Toma, Zhaoren He, et al.. (2020). Heterogenous Populations of Tissue-Resident CD8+ T Cells Are Generated in Response to Infection and Malignancy. Immunity. 52(5). 808–824.e7. 174 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., et al.. (2020). Get in Touch With Dendritic Epithelial T Cells!. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 1656–1656. 9 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Quynh, Tianda Deng, Deborah A. Witherden, & Ananda W. Goldrath. (2019). Origins of CD4+ circulating and tissue‐resident memory T‐cells. Immunology. 157(1). 3–12. 104 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., et al.. (2018). Coreceptors and Their Ligands in Epithelial γδ T Cell Biology. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 731–731. 13 indexed citations
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Ramirez, Kevin, Deborah A. Witherden, & Wendy L. Havran. (2015). All hands on DE(T)C: Epithelial-resident γδ T cells respond to tissue injury. Cellular Immunology. 296(1). 57–61. 49 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Morten M., Beatrice Dyring‐Andersen, Deborah A. Witherden, et al.. (2015). NKG2D-Dependent Activation of Dendritic Epidermal T Cells in Contact Hypersensitivity. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 135(5). 1311–1319. 33 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Morten M., Paola Lovato, Amanda S. MacLeod, et al.. (2014). IL-1β–Dependent Activation of Dendritic Epidermal T Cells in Contact Hypersensitivity. The Journal of Immunology. 192(7). 2975–2983. 67 indexed citations
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Verdino, Petra, Deborah A. Witherden, Katie Podshivalova, et al.. (2011). cDNA Sequence and Fab Crystal Structure of HL4E10, a Hamster IgG Lambda Light Chain Antibody Stimulatory for γδ T Cells. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19828–e19828. 4 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Petra Verdino, Stephanie Rieder, et al.. (2010). The Junctional Adhesion Molecule JAML Is a Costimulatory Receptor for Epithelial γδ T Cell Activation. Science. 329(5996). 1205–1210. 166 indexed citations
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Verdino, Petra, Deborah A. Witherden, Wendy L. Havran, & Ian A. Wilson. (2010). The Molecular Interaction of CAR and JAML Recruits the Central Cell Signal Transducer PI3K. Science. 329(5996). 1210–1214. 102 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Petra Verdino, Stephanie Rieder, et al.. (2009). Novel functional roles for JAML and CAR in epithelial {gamma}{delta} T cell-specific costimulation. The Journal of Immunology. 182. 1 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Petra Verdino, Stephanie Rieder, et al.. (2009). Novel functional roles for JAML and CAR in epithelial γδ T cell-specific costimulation (135.68). The Journal of Immunology. 182(Supplement_1). 135.68–135.68. 1 indexed citations
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Baccalà, Roberto, Deborah A. Witherden, Rosana González‐Quintial, et al.. (2005). γδ T Cell Homeostasis Is Controlled by IL-7 and IL-15 Together with Subset-Specific Factors. The Journal of Immunology. 174(8). 4606–4612. 70 indexed citations
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Havran, Wendy L., Julie Jameson, & Deborah A. Witherden. (2005). Epithelial Cells and Their Neighbors. III. Interactions between intraepithelial lymphocytes and neighboring epithelial cells. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 289(4). G627–G630. 34 indexed citations
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Jameson, Julie, Gabrielle Cauvi, Deborah A. Witherden, & Wendy L. Havran. (2004). A Keratinocyte-Responsive γδ TCR Is Necessary for Dendritic Epidermal T Cell Activation by Damaged Keratinocytes and Maintenance in the Epidermis. The Journal of Immunology. 172(6). 3573–3579. 125 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., Richard Boismenu, & Wendy L. Havran. (2000). CD81 and CD28 Costimulate T Cells Through Distinct Pathways. The Journal of Immunology. 165(4). 1902–1909. 56 indexed citations
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Witherden, Deborah A., et al.. (1995). Antigen‐Independent Maturation of CD2, CD11a/CD18, CD44, and CD58 Expression on Thymic Emigrants in Fetal and Postnatal Sheep. Journal of Immunology Research. 4(3). 199–209. 4 indexed citations

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