Ivaylo I. Ivanov

29.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
42 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Ivaylo I. Ivanov is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ivaylo I. Ivanov has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Immunology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ivaylo I. Ivanov's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (17 papers) and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (11 papers). Ivaylo I. Ivanov is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (17 papers) and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (11 papers). Ivaylo I. Ivanov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Ivaylo I. Ivanov's co-authors include Dan R. Littman, Liang Zhou, Kenya Honda, Alice Lepelley, J. Daniel, Juan J. Lafaille, Carlos E. Tadokoro, Brent S. McKenzie, Yoshinori Umesaki and Tatsuichiro Shima and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ivaylo I. Ivanov

41 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Orphan Nuclear Receptor RORγt Directs the Differentia... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2009 2010 2007 2008 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. The Orphan Nuclear Receptor RORγt Directs the Differentiation Program of Proinflammatory IL-17+ T Helper Cells
    2006 4.1k citations Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Brent S. McKenzie et al. Cell profile →
  2. Induction of Intestinal Th17 Cells by Segmented Filamentous Bacteria
    2009 3.4k citations Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Koji Atarashi et al. Cell profile →
  3. Induction of Colonic Regulatory T Cells by Indigenous Clostridium Species
    2010 2.9k citations Koji Atarashi, Takeshi Tanoue et al. Science profile →
  4. IL-6 programs TH-17 cell differentiation by promoting sequential engagement of the IL-21 and IL-23 pathways
    2007 1.7k citations Liang Zhou, Ivaylo I. Ivanov et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  5. TGF-β-induced Foxp3 inhibits TH17 cell differentiation by antagonizing RORγt function
    2008 1.5k citations Liang Zhou, Jared E. Lopes et al. Nature profile →
  6. Specific Microbiota Direct the Differentiation of IL-17-Producing T-Helper Cells in the Mucosa of the Small Intestine
    2008 1.4k citations Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Rosa de Llanos et al. Cell Host & Microbe profile →
  7. Gut-Residing Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Drive Autoimmune Arthritis via T Helper 17 Cells
    2010 1.2k citations Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Tatsuichiro Shima et al. Immunity profile →
  8. Innate lymphoid cells drive interleukin-23-dependent innate intestinal pathology
    2010 884 citations Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Dan R. Littman et al. Nature profile →
  9. Lymphoid tissue inducer–like cells are an innate source of IL-17 and IL-22
    2008 607 citations Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Dan R. Littman et al. profile →
  10. Microbiota imbalance induced by dietary sugar disrupts immune-mediated protection from metabolic syndrome
    2022 208 citations Madeline Edwards, Yiming Huang et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ivaylo I. Ivanov United States 31 12.5k 8.4k 3.3k 2.6k 2.1k 42 21.6k
María Rescigno Italy 68 10.7k 0.9× 7.7k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 232 21.9k
Klaus Pfeffer Germany 77 14.1k 1.1× 9.2k 1.1× 3.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 266 28.3k
Kenya Honda Japan 63 14.8k 1.2× 13.6k 1.6× 5.1k 1.5× 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 129 29.9k
Charles O. Elson United States 76 12.6k 1.0× 6.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 6.1k 2.4× 3.3k 1.5× 218 23.7k
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck United States 70 4.7k 0.4× 10.9k 1.3× 3.4k 1.0× 3.8k 1.5× 2.7k 1.2× 175 21.0k
Dana J. Philpott Canada 81 12.5k 1.0× 8.9k 1.1× 3.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 2.8k 1.3× 244 23.6k
Gérard Eberl France 68 16.9k 1.4× 5.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 5.5k 2.6× 158 25.0k
Naohiro Inohara United States 81 15.2k 1.2× 15.3k 1.8× 3.4k 1.0× 5.4k 2.1× 3.4k 1.6× 154 32.3k
Casey T. Weaver United States 73 18.6k 1.5× 5.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 172 26.8k
Stephen E. Girardin Canada 72 11.7k 0.9× 8.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 179 21.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ivaylo I. Ivanov

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gelsinger, Diego R., Carlotta Ronda, Madeline Edwards, et al.. (2025). Metagenomic editing of commensal bacteria in vivo using CRISPR-associated transposases. Science. 390(6774). eadx7604–eadx7604. 2 indexed citations
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Araújo, Leandro P., Madeline Edwards, Yiming Huang, et al.. (2024). Context-dependent role of group 3 innate lymphoid cells in mucosal protection. Science Immunology. 9(98). eade7530–eade7530. 8 indexed citations
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Brockmann, Leonie, Yiming Huang, Madeline Edwards, et al.. (2023). Intestinal microbiota-specific Th17 cells possess regulatory properties and suppress effector T cells via c-MAF and IL-10. Immunity. 56(12). 2719–2735.e7. 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiao, Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Leandro P. Araújo, et al.. (2020). Elevating EGFR-MAPK program by a nonconventional Cdc42 enhances intestinal epithelial survival and regeneration. JCI Insight. 5(16). 23 indexed citations
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Ladinsky, Mark S., Leandro P. Araújo, Xiao Zhang, et al.. (2019). Endocytosis of commensal antigens by intestinal epithelial cells regulates mucosal T cell homeostasis. Science. 363(6431). 132 indexed citations
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Ivanov, Ivaylo I.. (2017). Microbe Hunting Hits Home. Cell Host & Microbe. 21(3). 282–285. 4 indexed citations
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Silva-Sánchez, Aarón, André M. Vale, Ada Elgavish, et al.. (2015). Violation of an Evolutionarily Conserved Immunoglobulin Diversity Gene Sequence Preference Promotes Production of dsDNA-Specific IgG Antibodies. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0118171–e0118171. 15 indexed citations
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Goto, Yoshiyuki, Casandra Panea, Gaku Nakato, et al.. (2014). Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Antigens Presented by Intestinal Dendritic Cells Drive Mucosal Th17 Cell Differentiation. Immunity. 40(4). 594–607. 365 indexed citations
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Kunisawa, Jun, Masashi Gohda, Eri Hashimoto, et al.. (2013). Microbe-dependent CD11b+ IgA+ plasma cells mediate robust early-phase intestinal IgA responses in mice. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1772–1772. 51 indexed citations
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Sczesnak, Andrew, Nicola Segata, Xiang Qin, et al.. (2011). The Genome of Th17 Cell-Inducing Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Reveals Extensive Auxotrophy and Adaptations to the Intestinal Environment. Cell Host & Microbe. 10(3). 260–272. 142 indexed citations
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Atarashi, Koji, Takeshi Tanoue, Tatsuichiro Shima, et al.. (2010). Induction of Colonic Regulatory T Cells by Indigenous Clostridium Species. Science. 331(6015). 337–341. 2855 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ivanov, Ivaylo I., Liang Zhou, Jun R. Huh, et al.. (2009). Role of microbiota and transcription factors in control of Th17 cell differentiation. Cytokine. 48(1-2). 18–18. 1 indexed citations
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Ivanov, Ivaylo I., Rosa de Llanos, Nicolas Manel, et al.. (2008). Specific Microbiota Direct the Differentiation of IL-17-Producing T-Helper Cells in the Mucosa of the Small Intestine. Cell Host & Microbe. 4(4). 337–349. 1401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leppkes, Moritz, Christoph Becker, Ivaylo I. Ivanov, et al.. (2008). RORγ-Expressing Th17 Cells Induce Murine Chronic Intestinal Inflammation via Redundant Effects of IL-17A and IL-17F. Gastroenterology. 136(1). 257–267. 366 indexed citations
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Zhou, Liang, Jared E. Lopes, Mark M. W. Chong, et al.. (2008). TGF-β-induced Foxp3 inhibits TH17 cell differentiation by antagonizing RORγt function. Nature. 453(7192). 236–240. 1533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Liang, Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Rosanne Spolski, et al.. (2007). 176 IL-6 Programs TH-17 Cell Differentiation by Promoting the Sequential Engagement of the IL-21 and IL-23 Pathways. Cytokine. 39(1). 49–49. 16 indexed citations
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Zhou, Liang, Ivaylo I. Ivanov, Rosanne Spolski, et al.. (2007). IL-6 programs TH-17 cell differentiation by promoting sequential engagement of the IL-21 and IL-23 pathways. Nature Immunology. 8(9). 967–974. 1721 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ivanov, Ivaylo I., Brent S. McKenzie, Liang Zhou, et al.. (2006). The Orphan Nuclear Receptor RORγt Directs the Differentiation Program of Proinflammatory IL-17+ T Helper Cells. Cell. 126(6). 1121–1133. 4082 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ivanov, Ivaylo I., Robert L. Schelonka, Yingxin Zhuang, et al.. (2005). Development of the Expressed Ig CDR-H3 Repertoire Is Marked by Focusing of Constraints in Length, Amino Acid Use, and Charge That Are First Established in Early B Cell Progenitors. The Journal of Immunology. 174(12). 7773–7780. 84 indexed citations
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Schelonka, Robert L., Ivaylo I. Ivanov, David H. Jung, et al.. (2005). A Single DH Gene Segment Creates Its Own Unique CDR-H3 Repertoire and Is Sufficient for B cell Development and Immune Function. The Journal of Immunology. 175(10). 6624–6632. 31 indexed citations

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