J. Michelle Kahlenberg

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

J. Michelle Kahlenberg is a scholar working on Immunology, Rheumatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Michelle Kahlenberg has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Immunology, 57 papers in Rheumatology and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in J. Michelle Kahlenberg's work include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (51 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (22 papers). J. Michelle Kahlenberg is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (51 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (28 papers) and Inflammasome and immune disorders (22 papers). J. Michelle Kahlenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. J. Michelle Kahlenberg's co-authors include Mariana J. Kaplan, Jóhann E. Guðjónsson, George Dubyak, Carolyne K. Smith, Carmelo Carmona‐Rivera, Céline C. Berthier, Lam C. Tsoi, Allison C. Billi, Paul W. Harms and Xianying Xing and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

J. Michelle Kahlenberg

121 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Michelle Kahlenberg United States	39	2.7k	1.7k	1.4k	744	438	127	4.9k
Jan Dutz Canada	43	3.1k 1.1×	835 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	954 1.3×	615 1.4×	160	6.1k
Qianjin Lu China	51	3.7k 1.4×	3.1k 1.9×	2.0k 1.4×	536 0.7×	542 1.2×	172	8.1k
Timothy R. D. J. Radstake Netherlands	39	2.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	356 0.5×	470 1.1×	174	5.4k
Karin Hartmann Germany	39	3.9k 1.5×	929 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	687 0.9×	239 0.5×	165	5.9k
Tadashi Terui Japan	34	2.0k 0.8×	906 0.5×	772 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	323 0.7×	178	4.1k
Leonie S. Taams United Kingdom	43	4.8k 1.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	418 0.6×	565 1.3×	100	7.0k
José L. Pablos Spain	43	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	279 0.4×	309 0.7×	138	5.0k
Aya Nambu Japan	22	4.1k 1.5×	963 0.6×	560 0.4×	645 0.9×	395 0.9×	36	5.8k
Stephan Meller Germany	28	3.0k 1.1×	749 0.4×	885 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	305 0.7×	70	4.8k
Carlos López‐Larrea Spain	48	3.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	317 0.4×	764 1.7×	221	7.1k

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Klein, Benjamin, Mehrnaz Gharaee‐Kermani, Céline C. Berthier, et al.. (2025). Epidermal ZBP1 stabilizes mitochondrial Z-DNA to drive UV-induced IFN signaling in autoimmune photosensitivity. Science Immunology. 10(105). eado1710–eado1710. 12 indexed citations

Zhang, Haihan, Xianying Xing, Mehrnaz Gharaee‐Kermani, et al.. (2025). Th17 cells with regulatory phenotype are the main IL-17F and IL-26 producers in palmoplantar pustulosis. JCI Insight. 10(20). 1 indexed citations

Berthier, Céline C., Lam C. Tsoi, Sonya Wolf, et al.. (2024). Lupus-prone NZM2328 mice exhibit enhanced UV-induced myeloid cell recruitment and activation in a type I interferon dependent manner. Journal of Autoimmunity. 149. 103296–103296. 5 indexed citations

Uppala, Ranjitha, Mrinal K. Sarkar, Feiyang Ma, et al.. (2024). HERC6 regulates STING activity in a sex-biased manner through modulation of LATS2/VGLL3 Hippo signaling. iScience. 27(2). 108986–108986. 5 indexed citations

Broder, Anna, Jennifer T. Aguilan, Simone Sidoli, et al.. (2023). Urine Proteomics Link Complement Activation with Interstitial Fibrosis/Tubular Atrophy in Lupus Nephritis Patients. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 63. 152263–152263. 8 indexed citations

Hile, Grace A., Patrick Coit, Bin Xu, et al.. (2023). Regulation of Photosensitivity by the Hippo Pathway in Lupus Skin. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 75(7). 1216–1228. 11 indexed citations

Kahlenberg, J. Michelle, Igñacio Sanz, Chun‐Ying Wu, et al.. (2023). POS0112 DEUCRAVACITINIB REDUCES INTERFERONS, B-CELL PATHWAYS, AND SEROLOGICAL BIOMARKERS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS DISEASE ACTIVITY: PHARMACODYNAMIC ANALYSIS FROM THE PHASE 2 PAISLEY STUDY. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82. 271–271. 3 indexed citations

Benet, Zachary, et al.. (2023). Germinal center B cells that acquire nuclear proteins are specifically suppressed by follicular regulatory T cells. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations

Patrick, Matthew T., Rachael Wasikowski, Mrinal K. Sarkar, et al.. (2023). Large-scale functional inference for skin-expressing lncRNAs using expression and sequence information. JCI Insight. 8(24). 5 indexed citations

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Sarkar, Mrinal K., Ranjitha Uppala, Chang Zeng, et al.. (2023). Keratinocytes sense and eliminate CRISPR DNA through STING/IFN-κ activation and APOBEC3G induction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(9). 9 indexed citations

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Hile, Grace A., et al.. (2022). Recent advances in cutaneous lupus. Journal of Autoimmunity. 132. 102865–102865. 14 indexed citations

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Scavuzzi, Bruna Miglioranza, Vincent van Drongelen, Jianhua Liu, et al.. (2022). The lupus susceptibility allele DRB1*03:01 encodes a disease-driving epitope. Communications Biology. 5(1). 751–751. 12 indexed citations

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Billi, Allison C., Feiyang Ma, Olesya Plazyo, et al.. (2022). Nonlesional lupus skin contributes to inflammatory education of myeloid cells and primes for cutaneous inflammation. Science Translational Medicine. 14(642). eabn2263–eabn2263. 79 indexed citations

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Kahlenberg, J. Michelle. (2020). Rethinking the Pathogenesis of Cutaneous Lupus. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(1). 32–35. 7 indexed citations

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Berthier, Céline C., Lam C. Tsoi, Tamra J. Reed, et al.. (2019). Molecular Profiling of Cutaneous Lupus Lesions Identifies Subgroups Distinct from Clinical Phenotypes. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(8). 1244–1244. 51 indexed citations

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Shao, Shuai, Lam C. Tsoi, Mrinal K. Sarkar, et al.. (2019). IFN-γ enhances cell-mediated cytotoxicity against keratinocytes via JAK2/STAT1 in lichen planus. Science Translational Medicine. 11(511). 110 indexed citations

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Ogdie, Alexis, Ami A. Shah, Una E. Makris, et al.. (2015). Barriers to and Facilitators of a Career as a Physician‐Scientist Among Rheumatologists in the US. Arthritis Care & Research. 67(9). 1191–1201. 16 indexed citations

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Reed, Tamra J., et al.. (2015). Epidermal injury promotes nephritis flare in lupus-prone mice. Journal of Autoimmunity. 65. 38–48. 23 indexed citations

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McCoy, Sara S., et al.. (2015). Exacerbation of Psoriasis due to Hydroxychloroquine. 7(3). 3 indexed citations

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Syed, Adnan K., et al.. (2015). Staphlyococcus aureus Phenol-Soluble Modulins Stimulate the Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines from Keratinocytes and Are Required for Induction of Skin Inflammation. Infection and Immunity. 83(9). 3428–3437. 65 indexed citations

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