J. Ernst

68.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

J. Ernst is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Ernst has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Infectious Diseases, 69 papers in Immunology and 52 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in J. Ernst's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (70 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (37 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (17 papers). J. Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (70 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (37 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (17 papers). J. Ernst collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Switzerland. J. Ernst's co-authors include Ludovic Desvignes, Andrea J. Wolf, Smita Srivastava, Jennifer A. Philips, R. Alexander Blackwood, Eleanor Kincaid, Robert Blomgran, Niaz Banaiee, Kiyoshi Takatsu and Toshiki Tamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

J. Ernst

129 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Human T cell epitopes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are evolutionarily hyperconserved

2010 507 citations J. Ernst et al. profile →
HIV and Tuberculosis: a Deadly Human Syndemic

2011 497 citations J. Ernst et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Ernst United States	53	5.7k	4.2k	4.1k	2.6k	1.2k	136	10.1k
Lalita Ramakrishnan United States	50	5.6k 1.0×	3.9k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	101	10.9k
Stefan Ehlers Germany	54	3.7k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	146	8.8k
Hardy Kornfeld United States	60	4.7k 0.8×	5.4k 1.3×	4.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	179	12.5k
John T. Belisle United States	56	6.6k 1.1×	4.1k 1.0×	5.5k 1.3×	3.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	165	12.1k
Shabaana A. Khader United States	49	4.5k 0.8×	6.0k 1.4×	3.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	939 0.8×	117	10.1k
Larry S. Schlesinger United States	59	4.3k 0.8×	3.6k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	854 0.7×	161	9.9k
W. Henry Boom United States	62	6.9k 1.2×	5.2k 1.2×	5.3k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	213	11.1k
Joseph Keane Ireland	43	5.3k 0.9×	3.7k 0.9×	4.7k 1.2×	2.3k 0.9×	2.4k 2.0×	151	11.5k
John Chan United States	52	7.4k 1.3×	4.6k 1.1×	5.8k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 2.1×	122	12.6k
Frédéric Altare France	41	3.6k 0.6×	4.0k 1.0×	3.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	85	8.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Ernst

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Prasad, Gauri, Steven J. Grigsby, Gideon Erkenswick, et al.. (2025). Macrophage-T cell interactions promote SLAMF1 expression for enhanced TB defense. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6794–6794. 1 indexed citations

Ogongo, Paul, Cecilia S. Lindestam Arlehamn, A Sette, et al.. (2025). Increased circulating Th17 cells and altered CD4 T cell maturation and differentiation in active tuberculosis with type 2 diabetes: a pilot study. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1637868–1637868.

Limberis, Jason, et al.. (2023). Circularization of rv0678 for Genotypic Bedaquiline Resistance Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(2). e0412722–e0412722. 2 indexed citations

Patrick, Ellis, Jarem Edwards, James S. Wilmott, et al.. (2023). Spatial mapping reveals granuloma diversity and histopathological superstructure in human tuberculosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(6). 29 indexed citations

Zha, Beth Shoshana, Ludovic Desvignes, Amber Cornelius, et al.. (2022). Bacterial Strain–Dependent Dissociation of Cell Recruitment and Cell-to-Cell Spread in Early M. tuberculosis Infection. mBio. 13(3). 10 indexed citations

Nathan, Aparna, Jessica I. Beynor, Yuriy Baglaenko, et al.. (2021). Multimodally profiling memory T cells from a tuberculosis cohort identifies cell state associations with demographics, environment and disease. Nature Immunology. 22(6). 781–793. 56 indexed citations

Norris, Brian A. & J. Ernst. (2018). Mononuclear cell dynamics in M. tuberculosis infection provide opportunities for therapeutic intervention. PLoS Pathogens. 14(10). e1007154–e1007154. 35 indexed citations

Portal‐Celhay, Cynthia, JoAnn M. Tufariello, Smita Srivastava, et al.. (2016). Mycobacterium tuberculosis EsxH inhibits ESCRT-dependent CD4+ T-cell activation. Nature Microbiology. 2(2). 16232–16232. 80 indexed citations

Bold, Tyler D., Niaz Banaei, Andrea J. Wolf, & J. Ernst. (2011). Suboptimal Activation of Antigen-Specific CD4+ Effector Cells Enables Persistence of M. tuberculosis In Vivo. PLoS Pathogens. 7(5). e1002063–e1002063. 117 indexed citations

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Olmos, Sofı́a, et al.. (2009). Ectopic Activation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Specific CD4+ T Cells in Lungs of CCR7−/− Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 184(2). 895–901. 37 indexed citations

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Ernst, J., et al.. (2009). TLR2-Dependent Inhibition of Macrophage Responses to IFN-γ Is Mediated by Distinct, Gene-Specific Mechanisms. PLoS ONE. 4(7). e6329–e6329. 21 indexed citations

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Kincaid, Eleanor, Andrea J. Wolf, Ludovic Desvignes, et al.. (2007). Codominance of TLR2-Dependent and TLR2-Independent Modulation of MHC Class II in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 179(5). 3187–3195. 42 indexed citations

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Wolf, Andrea J., Beth Linas, Giraldina Trevejo-Nuñez, et al.. (2007). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infects Dendritic Cells with High Frequency and Impairs Their Function In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 179(4). 2509–2519. 426 indexed citations

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Banaiee, Niaz, Eleanor Kincaid, Ulrike K. Buchwald, William R. Jacobs, & J. Ernst. (2006). Potent Inhibition of Macrophage Responses to IFN-γ by Live Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Independent of Mature Mycobacterial Lipoproteins but Dependent on TLR2. The Journal of Immunology. 176(5). 3019–3027. 96 indexed citations

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Peters, Wendy, Jason G. Cyster, Matthias Mack, et al.. (2004). CCR2-Dependent Trafficking of F4/80dim Macrophages and CD11cdim/intermediate Dendritic Cells Is Crucial for T Cell Recruitment to Lungs Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Journal of Immunology. 172(12). 7647–7653. 96 indexed citations

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Fortune, Sarah M., Alejandra Solache, Preston J. Hill, et al.. (2004). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inhibits Macrophage Responses to IFN-γ through Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88-Dependent and -Independent Mechanisms. The Journal of Immunology. 172(10). 6272–6280. 162 indexed citations

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Nagabhushanam, Vijaya, et al.. (2003). Innate Inhibition of Adaptive Immunity: Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Induced IL-6 Inhibits Macrophage Responses to IFN-γ. The Journal of Immunology. 171(9). 4750–4757. 205 indexed citations

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Kincaid, Eleanor & J. Ernst. (2003). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exerts Gene-Selective Inhibition of Transcriptional Responses to IFN-γ Without Inhibiting STAT1 Function. The Journal of Immunology. 171(4). 2042–2049. 93 indexed citations

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Frothingham, Thomas E., et al.. (1999). Center for Child and Family Health-North Carolina. What is it? And why?. PubMed. 60(2). 83–9. 1 indexed citations

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Larsson, Marie, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed, Olle Stendahl, et al.. (1995). Mobilization of annexin V during the uptake of DNP‐albumin by human dendritic cells. Apmis. 103(7-8). 855–861. 8 indexed citations

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