Gary J. Nabel

59.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
365 papers, 38.2k citations indexed

About

Gary J. Nabel is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary J. Nabel has authored 365 papers receiving a total of 38.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Immunology, 130 papers in Virology and 114 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Gary J. Nabel's work include HIV Research and Treatment (130 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (79 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (61 papers). Gary J. Nabel is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (130 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (79 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (61 papers). Gary J. Nabel collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Gary J. Nabel's co-authors include David Baltimore, Zhi-Yong Yang, Elizabeth G. Nabel, Kwanyee Leung, Wing-Pui Kong, John R. Mascola, Ling Xu, Neil D. Perkins, Gregory E. Plautz and Peter D. Kwong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Gary J. Nabel

361 papers receiving 36.9k citations

Hit Papers

An inducible transcriptio... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 2010 1993 1997 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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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. An inducible transcription factor activates expression of human immunodeficiency virus in T cells
    1987 1.8k citations Gary J. Nabel et al. Nature profile →
  2. Structural Basis for Broad and Potent Neutralization of HIV-1 by Antibody VRC01
    2010 821 citations Tongqing Zhou, Ivelin S. Georgiev et al. Science profile →
  3. Direct gene transfer with DNA-liposome complexes in melanoma: expression, biologic activity, and lack of toxicity in humans.
    1993 692 citations Gary J. Nabel et al. profile →
  4. Regulation of NF-κB by Cyclin-Dependent Kinases Associated with the p300 Coactivator
    1997 645 citations Kwanyee Leung, Gary J. Nabel et al. Science profile →
  5. Self-assembling influenza nanoparticle vaccines elicit broadly neutralizing H1N1 antibodies
    2013 642 citations Masaru Kanekiyo, Chih‐Jen Wei et al. Nature profile →
  6. HIV vaccine design and the neutralizing antibody problem
    2004 610 citations Peter D. Kwong, Gary J. Nabel et al. profile →
  7. Structural definition of a conserved neutralization epitope on HIV-1 gp120
    2007 600 citations Tongqing Zhou, Ling Xu et al. Nature profile →
  8. HTLV-1 transactivator induces interleukin-2 receptor expression through an NF-κB-like factor
    1988 550 citations Kwanyee Leung, Gary J. Nabel Nature profile →
  9. Activation of HIV gene expression during monocyte differentiation by induction of NF-kB
    1989 533 citations George E. Griffin, Kwanyee Leung et al. Nature profile →
  10. Hemagglutinin-stem nanoparticles generate heterosubtypic influenza protection
    2015 515 citations Jeffrey C. Boyington, Patrick M. McTamney et al. profile →
  11. Development of a preventive vaccine for Ebola virus infection in primates
    2000 512 citations Nancy J. Sullivan, Zhi-Yong Yang et al. Nature profile →
  12. A DNA vaccine induces SARS coronavirus neutralization and protective immunity in mice
    2004 509 citations Zhi-Yong Yang, Wing-Pui Kong et al. Nature profile →
  13. Next-generation influenza vaccines: opportunities and challenges
    2020 234 citations Chih‐Jen Wei, Michelle C. Crank et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gary J. Nabel 14.3k 14.1k 10.9k 9.8k 8.8k 365 38.2k
Flossie Wong‐Staal 12.3k 0.9× 11.7k 0.8× 8.5k 0.8× 14.6k 1.5× 7.1k 0.8× 354 34.6k
Warner C. Greene 17.2k 1.2× 11.0k 0.8× 6.2k 0.6× 11.2k 1.2× 4.4k 0.5× 281 33.3k
Mario Roederer 20.3k 1.4× 9.8k 0.7× 6.3k 0.6× 7.7k 0.8× 7.3k 0.8× 347 36.9k
Michel C. Nussenzweig 39.4k 2.7× 20.1k 1.4× 6.9k 0.6× 8.7k 0.9× 5.0k 0.6× 379 61.3k
Naoki Yamamoto 12.9k 0.9× 9.9k 0.7× 5.5k 0.5× 6.0k 0.6× 5.1k 0.6× 741 30.6k
Michael B. A. Oldstone 19.0k 1.3× 7.7k 0.5× 9.7k 0.9× 4.8k 0.5× 10.7k 1.2× 536 39.7k
Charles M. Rice 13.1k 0.9× 16.8k 1.2× 16.0k 1.5× 7.1k 0.7× 27.4k 3.1× 476 67.0k
Hilary Koprowski 10.1k 0.7× 16.7k 1.2× 4.8k 0.4× 6.8k 0.7× 8.1k 0.9× 811 41.4k
William A. Haseltine 7.5k 0.5× 11.7k 0.8× 6.3k 0.6× 11.2k 1.1× 3.8k 0.4× 222 26.9k
Charles R. Mackay 25.5k 1.8× 12.5k 0.9× 3.9k 0.4× 5.7k 0.6× 3.9k 0.4× 255 47.0k

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All Works

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Bu, Wei, Wei‐Hung Chen, Rebecca A. Gillespie, et al.. (2025). Structural basis for complement receptor engagement and virus neutralization through Epstein-Barr virus gp350. Immunity. 58(2). 295–308.e5. 3 indexed citations
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Hunegnaw, Ruth, Anna N. Honko, Lingshu Wang, et al.. (2022). A single-shot ChAd3-MARV vaccine confers rapid and durable protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates. Science Translational Medicine. 14(675). eabq6364–eabq6364. 25 indexed citations
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Wei, Chih‐Jen, Wei Bu, Laura A. Nguyen, et al.. (2022). A bivalent Epstein-Barr virus vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies that block infection and confer immunity in humanized mice. Science Translational Medicine. 14(643). eabf3685–eabf3685. 64 indexed citations
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Darricarrère, Nicole, Yu Qiu, Masaru Kanekiyo, et al.. (2021). Broad neutralization of H1 and H3 viruses by adjuvanted influenza HA stem vaccines in nonhuman primates. Science Translational Medicine. 13(583). 46 indexed citations
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Swanson, Kurt A., Michael Kishko, Vincent Pavot, et al.. (2020). A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F protein nanoparticle vaccine focuses antibody responses to a conserved neutralization domain. Science Immunology. 5(47). 83 indexed citations
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Girard, Marc, R. Legrand, Valentina Picot, Christophe Longuet, & Gary J. Nabel. (2016). Report of the Cent Gardes HIV Vaccines Conference. Part 1: The antibody response; Fondation Mérieux Conference Center, Veyrier-du-Lac, France, 25–27 October 2015. Vaccine. 34(31). 3557–3561. 1 indexed citations
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Girard, Marc, Valentina Picot, Christophe Longuet, & Gary J. Nabel. (2015). Report of the 2014 Cent Gardes HIV Vaccine Conference – Part 1: Neutralizing Antibodies; Fondation Mérieux Conference Center, Veyrier du Lac, France, 5–7 October 2014. Vaccine. 33(31). 3605–3608. 1 indexed citations
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Fischer, Will, Cristian Apetrei, Mario L. Santiago, et al.. (2012). Distinct Evolutionary Pressures Underlie Diversity in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Lineages. Journal of Virology. 86(24). 13217–13231. 21 indexed citations
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Bushman, Frederic D., et al.. (2012). HIV : from biology to prevention and treatment : a subject collection from Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tongqing, Ivelin S. Georgiev, Xueling Wu, et al.. (2010). Structural Basis for Broad and Potent Neutralization of HIV-1 by Antibody VRC01. Science. 329(5993). 811–817. 821 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Chih‐Jen, Jeffrey C. Boyington, Patrick M. McTamney, et al.. (2010). Induction of Broadly Neutralizing H1N1 Influenza Antibodies by Vaccination. Science. 329(5995). 1060–1064. 277 indexed citations
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Sun, Yue, Robert T. Bailer, Srinivas S. Rao, et al.. (2009). Systemic and Mucosal T-Lymphocyte Activation Induced by Recombinant Adenovirus Vaccines in Rhesus Monkeys. Journal of Virology. 83(20). 10596–10604. 14 indexed citations
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Kong, Wing-Pui, Lan Wu, Timothy C. Wallstrom, et al.. (2008). Expanded Breadth of the T-Cell Response to Mosaic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope DNA Vaccination. Journal of Virology. 83(5). 2201–2215. 54 indexed citations
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Letvin, Norman L., John R. Mascola, Yue Sun, et al.. (2006). Preserved CD4+ Central Memory T Cells and Survival in Vaccinated SIV-Challenged Monkeys. Science. 312(5779). 1530–1533. 287 indexed citations
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Sun, Yue, Jörn E. Schmitz, Sampa Santra, et al.. (2005). Dysfunction of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus/Simian Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Induced IL-2 Expression by Central Memory CD4+ T Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 174(8). 4753–4760. 22 indexed citations
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Stoddard, Amy, Barbara J. Flynn, Patricia A. Darrah, et al.. (2003). Prime-Boost Vaccination with HIV-1 Gag Protein and Cytosine Phosphate Guanosine Oligodeoxynucleotide, Followed by Adenovirus, Induces Sustained and Robust Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 171(5). 2538–2547. 64 indexed citations
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Ferrone, Soldano, Soldano Ferrone, John F. Finerty, Elizabeth M. Jaffee, & Gary J. Nabel. (2000). How much longer will tumour cells fool the immune system?. Immunology Today. 21(2). 70–72. 34 indexed citations
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Liptay, Susanne, Roland M. Schmid, Elizabeth G. Nabel, & Gary J. Nabel. (1994). Transcriptional Regulation of NF-κB2: Evidence for κB-Mediated Positive and Negative Autoregulation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(12). 7695–7703. 98 indexed citations
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Nabel, Gary J.. (1994). Gene therapy approaches to AIDS. AIDS. 8. 7 indexed citations
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Griffin, George E., Kwanyee Leung, T M Folks, S L Kunkel, & Gary J. Nabel. (1990). NF-κB and HIV (I: Reply). Nature. 343(6255). 1 indexed citations

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