George C. Tsokos

38.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
603 papers, 28.8k citations indexed

About

George C. Tsokos is a scholar working on Immunology, Rheumatology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, George C. Tsokos has authored 603 papers receiving a total of 28.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 427 papers in Immunology, 268 papers in Rheumatology and 92 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in George C. Tsokos's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (259 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (257 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (195 papers). George C. Tsokos is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (259 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (257 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (195 papers). George C. Tsokos collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. George C. Tsokos's co-authors include Vasileios C. Kyttaris, José C. Crispín, Yuang‐Taung Juang, Vaishali R. Moulton, Christian M. Hedrich, Stamatis‐Nick C. Liossis, Mindy S. Lo, Gary M. Kammer, Madhusoodana P. Nambiar and Katalin Kis‐Tóth and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

George C. Tsokos

590 papers receiving 28.2k citations

Hit Papers

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 2008 2026 2014 2020 2011 2016 2008 2020 2021 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    2011 2.0k citations George C. Tsokos profile →
  2. New insights into the immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
    2016 886 citations George C. Tsokos et al. profile →
  3. Expanded Double Negative T Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Produce IL-17 and Infiltrate the Kidneys
    2008 615 citations José C. Crispín, Vasileios C. Kyttaris et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  4. Autoimmunity and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus
    2020 359 citations George C. Tsokos profile →
  5. Glutathione peroxidase 4–regulated neutrophil ferroptosis induces systemic autoimmunity
    2021 318 citations Suzanne Krishfield, George C. Tsokos et al. profile →
  6. Pathogenesis of Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cellular Perspective
    2017 317 citations Vaishali R. Moulton, Abel Suárez‐Fueyo et al. profile →
  7. The role of platelets in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases
    2023 169 citations Marc Scherlinger, Christophe Richez et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George C. Tsokos United States 83 18.9k 12.2k 6.2k 3.8k 3.0k 603 28.8k
René E. M. Toes Netherlands 90 15.6k 0.8× 12.6k 1.0× 6.5k 1.0× 5.0k 1.3× 6.4k 2.1× 490 30.9k
Paul P. Tak Netherlands 96 11.8k 0.6× 14.0k 1.1× 8.6k 1.4× 4.5k 1.2× 3.4k 1.1× 459 33.5k
Yoshiya Tanaka Japan 80 9.6k 0.5× 14.5k 1.2× 5.7k 0.9× 5.4k 1.4× 3.0k 1.0× 1.1k 30.4k
Fabienne Mackay Australia 69 13.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.3× 5.1k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 146 22.2k
Ravinder N. Maini United Kingdom 80 10.2k 0.5× 17.2k 1.4× 5.1k 0.8× 4.7k 1.2× 5.1k 1.7× 271 31.4k
Peter Valent Austria 97 16.7k 0.9× 8.6k 0.7× 9.7k 1.6× 4.3k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 900 40.5k
Robert P. Kimberly United States 71 9.2k 0.5× 5.0k 0.4× 5.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 4.4k 1.5× 223 18.0k
V. Michael Holers United States 85 13.5k 0.7× 6.8k 0.6× 4.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 4.0k 1.4× 434 24.7k
Fionula M. Brennan United Kingdom 71 7.7k 0.4× 6.1k 0.5× 4.3k 0.7× 3.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 172 17.5k
William P. Arend United States 58 7.5k 0.4× 7.4k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 139 22.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George C. Tsokos

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Munroe, Melissa E., Kendra A. Young, Rufei Lu, et al.. (2025). Dysregulated soluble immune mediators and lupus-associated autoantibody specificities inform the development of immune indexes that characterise classified SLE transition and SLE disease activity. Lupus Science & Medicine. 12(2). e001753–e001753. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Antonios G.A. Kolios, Wenliang Pan, et al.. (2025). Gluconolactone restores immune regulation and alleviates skin inflammation in lupus-prone mice and in patients with cutaneous lupus. Science Translational Medicine. 17(786). eadp4447–eadp4447. 5 indexed citations
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Karino, Kohei, Masataka Umeda, Wenliang Pan, et al.. (2025). ADAM9 Promotes Glycolysis in Th17 Cells and Autoimmunity Through Activation of IGF ‐1 Signaling. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 77(12). 1689–1696.
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Pan, Wenliang, et al.. (2025). Protein phosphatases in systemic autoimmunity. PubMed. 7(1). e00056–e00056.
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Tsokos, George C., et al.. (2024). Lupus Nephritis Biomarkers: A Critical Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 805–805. 15 indexed citations
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Scherlinger, Marc, Christophe Richez, George C. Tsokos, Éric Boilard, & Patrick Blanco. (2023). Author Correction: The role of platelets in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Nature reviews. Immunology. 23(6). 409–409. 6 indexed citations
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Scherlinger, Marc, Wenliang Pan, Ryo Hisada, et al.. (2022). Phosphofructokinase P fine-tunes T regulatory cell metabolism, function, and stability in systemic autoimmunity. Science Advances. 8(48). eadc9657–eadc9657. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Ninghai, Elisa ten Hacken, Shih‐Shih Chen, et al.. (2019). SLAMF6 as a Regulator of Exhausted CD8+ T Cells in Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(9). 1485–1496. 42 indexed citations
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Sharabi, Amir, Maria Tsokos, Ying Ding, et al.. (2018). Regulatory T cells in the treatment of disease. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 17(11). 823–844. 228 indexed citations
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Nishi, Hiroshi, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Xavier Culleré, et al.. (2017). Neutrophil FcγRIIA promotes IgG-mediated glomerular neutrophil capture via Abl/Src kinases. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(10). 3810–3826. 50 indexed citations
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Satyam, Abhigyan, Lakshmi Kannan, Naoya Matsumoto, et al.. (2016). Intracellular Activation of Complement 3 Is Responsible for Intestinal Tissue Damage during Mesenteric Ischemia. The Journal of Immunology. 198(2). 788–797. 57 indexed citations
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Thai, To‐Ha, et al.. (2013). Deletion of microRNA-155 reduces autoantibody responses and alleviates lupus-like disease in the Fas lpr mouse. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(50). 20194–20199. 78 indexed citations
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Detre, Cynthia, Márton Keszei, Natividad Garrido‐Mesa, et al.. (2012). SAP expression in invariant NKT cells is required for cognate help to support B-cell responses. Blood. 120(1). 122–129. 29 indexed citations
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Apostolidis, Sokratis A., Linda A. Lieberman, Katalin Kis‐Tóth, José C. Crispín, & George C. Tsokos. (2011). The Dysregulation of Cytokine Networks in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(10). 769–779. 98 indexed citations
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Moulton, Vaishali R., et al.. (2009). Alternative Splicing Factor/Splicing Factor 2 (ASF/SF2) regulates the expression of human T cell receptor CD3{zeta} chain. The Journal of Immunology. 182.
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Kyttaris, Vasileios C., Yuang‐Taung Juang, & George C. Tsokos. (2005). Immune cells and cytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus: an update. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 17(5). 518–522. 75 indexed citations
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Kiang, Juliann G., et al.. (2004). Resuscitation with lactated Ringer solution limits the expression of molecular events associated with lung injury after hemorrhage. Journal of Applied Physiology. 98(2). 550–556. 14 indexed citations
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Kammer, Gary M., et al.. (1999). Lupus. Humana Press eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Vogelgesang, Scott A., Melvyn P. Heyes, Sterling G. West, et al.. (1996). Quinolinic acid in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and neuropsychiatric manifestations.. PubMed. 23(5). 850–5. 32 indexed citations
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Sfikakis, P., et al.. (1995). Cd28 expression on t cell subsets in vivo and cd28‐mediated t cell response in vitro in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 38(5). 649–654. 25 indexed citations

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