Helena Helmby

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Helena Helmby is a scholar working on Parasitology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Helmby has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Parasitology, 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 14 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Helena Helmby's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (21 papers), Malaria Research and Control (15 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (7 papers). Helena Helmby is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (21 papers), Malaria Research and Control (15 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (7 papers). Helena Helmby collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and United States. Helena Helmby's co-authors include Brigitta Stockinger, Christoph Wilhelm, Richard K. Grencis, Jacques Van Snick, Marita Troye‐Blomberg, Mats Wahlgren, Jan Buer, Marc Veldhoen, Catherine Uyttenhove and Bruno Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Helena Helmby

42 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transforming growth factor-β 'reprograms' the differentiation of T helper 2 cells and promotes an interleukin 9–producing subset

2008 904 citations Marc Veldhoen, Catherine Uyttenhove et al. Nature Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Helmby United Kingdom	25	2.2k	1.1k	769	578	442	42	3.8k
Marika C. Kullberg United States	30	3.1k 1.4×	738 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	644 1.1×	293 0.7×	41	5.5k
Shinjiro Hamano Japan	31	2.3k 1.1×	901 0.8×	790 1.0×	376 0.7×	249 0.6×	125	4.4k
F D Finkelman United States	31	2.7k 1.2×	434 0.4×	988 1.3×	203 0.4×	570 1.3×	51	4.6k
Joseph P. Sypek United States	29	1.5k 0.7×	900 0.8×	387 0.5×	179 0.3×	409 0.9×	60	3.1k
Jean‐Paul Dessaint France	29	1.1k 0.5×	313 0.3×	993 1.3×	331 0.6×	408 0.9×	99	2.9k
Christian E. Demeure France	30	1.9k 0.8×	490 0.4×	725 0.9×	105 0.2×	323 0.7×	55	3.5k
Miguel J. Stadecker United States	41	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	2.7k 3.6×	303 0.5×	297 0.7×	122	5.3k
Nancy Noben-Trauth United States	28	3.7k 1.7×	1.7k 1.6×	777 1.0×	216 0.4×	851 1.9×	38	5.9k
Lisa Schopf United States	23	866 0.4×	365 0.3×	634 0.8×	157 0.3×	241 0.5×	32	2.1k
T. Sakari Jokiranta Finland	46	3.5k 1.6×	1.6k 1.4×	686 0.9×	174 0.3×	576 1.3×	112	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helena Helmby

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Meissl, Katrin, Jonathan W. Lo, Joana F. Neves, et al.. (2021). T-Bet Controls Cellularity of Intestinal Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 623324–623324. 12 indexed citations

Wu, Jian, Wei Zhao, Xiaokui Guo, et al.. (2020). Schistosoma japonicum SjE16.7 Protein Promotes Tumor Development via the Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE). Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 1767–1767. 10 indexed citations

Fu, Hongmei, Maryam Jangani, Guosu Wang, et al.. (2019). A Subset of CCL25-Induced Gut-Homing T Cells Affects Intestinal Immunity to Infection and Cancer. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 271–271. 20 indexed citations

Helmby, Helena. (2015). Human helminth therapy to treat inflammatory disorders- where do we stand?. BMC Immunology. 16(1). 12–12. 127 indexed citations

Turner, Jan‐Eric, Peter J. Morrison, Christoph Wilhelm, et al.. (2013). IL-9–mediated survival of type 2 innate lymphoid cells promotes damage control in helminth-induced lung inflammation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(13). 2951–2965. 339 indexed citations

Turner, Jan‐Eric, Brigitta Stockinger, & Helena Helmby. (2013). IL-22 Mediates Goblet Cell Hyperplasia and Worm Expulsion in Intestinal Helminth Infection. PLoS Pathogens. 9(10). e1003698–e1003698. 125 indexed citations

Helmby, Helena. (2009). Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection Exacerbates Malaria-Induced Liver Pathology. The Journal of Immunology. 182(9). 5663–5671. 33 indexed citations

Helmby, Helena, et al.. (2008). Concurrent gastro-intestinal nematode infection does not alter the development of experimental cerebral malaria. Microbes and Infection. 10(8). 916–921. 19 indexed citations

Veldhoen, Marc, Catherine Uyttenhove, Jacques Van Snick, et al.. (2008). Transforming growth factor-β 'reprograms' the differentiation of T helper 2 cells and promotes an interleukin 9–producing subset. Nature Immunology. 9(12). 1341–1346. 904 indexed citations breakdown →

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Helmby, Helena & Richard K. Grencis. (2004). Interleukin 1 plays a major role in the development of Th2‐mediated immunity. European Journal of Immunology. 34(12). 3674–3681. 56 indexed citations

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Helmby, Helena & Richard K. Grencis. (2003). IFN-γ-Independent Effects of IL-12 During Intestinal Nematode Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 171(7). 3691–3696. 43 indexed citations

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Helmby, Helena & Richard K. Grencis. (2003). Contrasting roles for IL‐10 in protective immunity to different life cycle stages of intestinal nematode parasites. European Journal of Immunology. 33(9). 2382–2390. 66 indexed citations

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Helmby, Helena & Richard K. Grencis. (2003). Essential role for TLR4 and MyD88 in the development of chronic intestinal nematode infection. European Journal of Immunology. 33(11). 2974–2979. 75 indexed citations

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Helmby, Helena, Kiyoshi Takeda, Shizuo Akira, & Richard K. Grencis. (2001). Interleukin (Il)-18 Promotes the Development of Chronic Gastrointestinal Helminth Infection by Downregulating IL-13. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 194(3). 355–364. 86 indexed citations

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Poorafshar, Maryam, Helena Helmby, Marita Troye‐Blomberg, & Lars Hellman. (2000). MMCP-8, the first lineage-specific differentiation marker for mouse basophils. Elevated numbers of potent IL-4-producing and MMCP-8-positive cells in spleens of malaria-infected mice. European Journal of Immunology. 30(9). 2660–2668. 72 indexed citations

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Helmby, Helena & Marita Troye‐Blomberg. (2000). Differential immunoglobulin E and cytokine responses in BALB/c and C57Bl/6 mice during repeated infections with blood‐stage Plasmodium chabaudi malaria. Parasite Immunology. 22(4). 185–190. 9 indexed citations

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Sjölander, Anders, Stefan Ståhl, Karin Lövgren, et al.. (1993). Plasmodium falciparum: The Immune Response in Rabbits to the Clustered Asparagine-Rich Protein (CARP) after Immunization in Freund′s Adjuvant or Immunostimulating Complexes (ISCOMS). Experimental Parasitology. 76(2). 134–145. 10 indexed citations

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Ruangjirachuporn, Wipaporn, B.A. Afzelius, Helena Helmby, et al.. (1992). Ultrastructural Analysis of Fresh Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes and Their Cytoadherence to Human Leukocytes. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 46(5). 511–519. 23 indexed citations

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Carlson, Johan E., H P Ekre, Helena Helmby, et al.. (1992). Disruption of Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Rosettes by Standard Heparin and Heparin Devoid of Anticoagulant Activity. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 46(5). 595–602. 67 indexed citations

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Wahlgren, Mats, Johan E. Carlson, Wipaporn Ruangjirachuporn, et al.. (1990). Geographical Distribution of Plasmodium Falciparum Erythrocyte Rosetting and Frequency of Rosetting Antibodies in Human Sera. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 43(4). 333–338. 26 indexed citations

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