Don Mason

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Don Mason is a scholar working on Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Mason has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Don Mason's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (43 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (32 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers). Don Mason is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (43 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (32 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers). Don Mason collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Don Mason's co-authors include Fiona Powrie, Benedict Seddon, Leigh A. Stephens, S. J. Simmonds, Iain MacPhee, F. Antoni, Michael J. Puklavec, Francisco Ramı́rez, A. Neil Barclay and Christian Mottet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Don Mason

58 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

A very high level of crossreactivity is an essential feat... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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.

  1. A very high level of crossreactivity is an essential feature of the T-cell receptor
    1998 727 citations Don Mason Immunology Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Don Mason United Kingdom 32 4.4k 731 665 569 508 60 6.1k
R Chizzonite United States 45 4.7k 1.1× 2.2k 3.0× 483 0.7× 1.1k 2.0× 754 1.5× 72 8.2k
Kenneth Dorshkind United States 49 4.6k 1.0× 2.3k 3.1× 714 1.1× 960 1.7× 440 0.9× 131 8.6k
Barry G.W. Arnason United States 46 2.0k 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 261 0.4× 733 1.3× 717 1.4× 157 6.6k
Stephen P. Eisenberg United States 29 2.6k 0.6× 1.7k 2.3× 492 0.7× 656 1.2× 302 0.6× 42 5.4k
H L Weiner United States 27 2.0k 0.5× 411 0.6× 729 1.1× 416 0.7× 266 0.5× 47 4.0k
Reginald M. Gorczynski Canada 38 2.5k 0.6× 760 1.0× 362 0.5× 414 0.7× 246 0.5× 225 4.6k
Judith G. Giri United States 30 6.5k 1.5× 1.7k 2.3× 388 0.6× 1.4k 2.5× 437 0.9× 43 8.7k
Eda T. Bloom United States 36 2.9k 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 428 0.6× 1.4k 2.5× 172 0.3× 95 5.2k
Maria C. Fioretti Italy 32 4.2k 1.0× 1.4k 2.0× 476 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 195 0.4× 115 7.3k
Cory Teuscher United States 46 3.0k 0.7× 1.9k 2.6× 1.2k 1.8× 745 1.3× 195 0.4× 189 7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Don Mason

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Fields of papers citing papers by Don Mason

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Don Mason

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Don Mason. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Don Mason based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Don Mason. Don Mason is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Larsen, Brandon T., et al.. (2014). Dexmedetomidine and regulation of splenic sympathetic nerve discharge. Autonomic Neuroscience. 183. 111–115. 10 indexed citations
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Fowell, Deborah J., Fiona Powrie, Abdelhadi Saoudi, et al.. (2007). The Role of Subsets of CD4 + T Cells in Autoimmunity. Novartis Foundation symposium. 195. 173–188. 4 indexed citations
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Mason, Don. (2001). T-cell-mediated control of autoimmunity.. Arthritis Research. 3(3). 133–133. 10 indexed citations
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Ramı́rez, Francisco & Don Mason. (2000). Recirculatory and Sessile CD4+ T Lymphocytes Differ on CD45RC Expression. The Journal of Immunology. 165(4). 1816–1823. 16 indexed citations
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Mavaddat, Nasim, Don Mason, Edward J. Evans, et al.. (2000). Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule (CDw150) Is Homophilic but Self-associates with Very Low Affinity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(36). 28100–28109. 131 indexed citations
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Seddon, Benedict & Don Mason. (2000). The third function of the thymus. Immunology Today. 21(2). 95–99. 173 indexed citations
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Ramı́rez, Francisco, et al.. (1998). Rat interleukin-4 assays. Journal of Immunological Methods. 221(1-2). 141–150. 10 indexed citations
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Mason, Don. (1998). A very high level of crossreactivity is an essential feature of the T-cell receptor. Immunology Today. 19(9). 395–404. 727 indexed citations breakdown →
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Seddon, Benedict, Abdelhadi Saoudi, Martin W. Nicholson, & Don Mason. (1996). CD4+CD8− thymocytes that express L‐selectin protect rats from diabetes upon adoptive transfer. European Journal of Immunology. 26(11). 2702–2708. 39 indexed citations
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Mason, Don. (1994). The roles of the hypothalamus and the gastrointestinal tract in the prevention of inflammatory autoimmune disease. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 97(3). 339–341. 4 indexed citations
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Carmo, Alexandre M., Don Mason, & Albertus D. Beyers. (1993). Physical association of the cytoplasmic domain of CD2 with the tyrosine kinases p56lck and p59fyn. European Journal of Immunology. 23(9). 2196–2201. 75 indexed citations
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Mason, Don, et al.. (1992). T-cell subsets in autoimmunity. Current Opinion in Immunology. 4(6). 728–732. 45 indexed citations
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Day, Michael, A G Tse, Michael J. Puklavec, S. J. Simmonds, & Don Mason. (1992). Targeting autoantigen to B cells prevents the induction of a cell-mediated autoimmune disease in rats.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 175(3). 655–659. 85 indexed citations
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Ramı́rez, Francisco, et al.. (1992). Glucocorticoids induce the expression of CD8 alpha chains on concanavalin A-activated rat CD4+ T cells: induction is inhibited by rat recombinant interleukin 4.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(6). 1551–1559. 21 indexed citations
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MacPhee, Iain, F. Antoni, & Don Mason. (1989). Spontaneous recovery of rats from experimental allergic encephalomyelitis is dependent on regulation of the immune system by endogenous adrenal corticosteroids.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 169(2). 431–445. 294 indexed citations
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Mason, Don, et al.. (1986). T cells that help B cell responses to soluble antigen are distinguishable from those producing interleukin 2 on mitogenic or allogeneic stimulation.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 163(4). 774–786. 189 indexed citations

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