James B. Wing

9.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
44 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

James B. Wing is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, James B. Wing has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in James B. Wing's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (31 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (22 papers). James B. Wing is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (31 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (30 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (22 papers). James B. Wing collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and United States. James B. Wing's co-authors include Shimon Sakaguchi, Atsushi Tanaka, Naganari Ohkura, Kenji Ichiyama, Norihisa Mikami, Tomohiro Kurosaki, Murat Tekgüç, Wataru Ise, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi and Motonao Osaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

James B. Wing

41 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Regulatory T Cells and Human Disease

2020 719 citations Shimon Sakaguchi, James B. Wing et al. profile →
The microbiota regulates type 2 immunity through RORγt ⁺ T cells

2015 650 citations Caspar Ohnmacht, Sascha Cording et al. Science profile →
Human FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cell Heterogeneity and Function in Autoimmunity and Cancer

2019 517 citations James B. Wing, Shimon Sakaguchi et al. Immunity profile →
Regulatory T Cells Control Antigen-Specific Expansion of Tfh Cell Number and Humoral Immune Responses via the Coreceptor CTLA-4

2014 299 citations James B. Wing, Wataru Ise et al. Immunity profile →
Treg-expressed CTLA-4 depletes CD80/CD86 by trogocytosis, releasing free PD-L1 on antigen-presenting cells

2021 286 citations Murat Tekgüç, James B. Wing et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James B. Wing Japan	22	2.8k	952	734	284	229	44	3.9k
Venetia Bigley United Kingdom	21	2.2k 0.8×	631 0.7×	677 0.9×	178 0.6×	314 1.4×	39	3.2k
Masako Kohyama Japan	21	3.2k 1.1×	767 0.8×	951 1.3×	236 0.8×	323 1.4×	44	4.1k
Walter Ferlin Switzerland	30	2.0k 0.7×	707 0.7×	579 0.8×	193 0.7×	339 1.5×	65	3.2k
Sara Gasperini Italy	28	2.4k 0.9×	875 0.9×	617 0.8×	178 0.6×	443 1.9×	48	3.5k
Karen M. Haas United States	30	3.1k 1.1×	705 0.7×	793 1.1×	248 0.9×	419 1.8×	62	4.5k
WanJun Chen United States	16	3.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	381 1.3×	301 1.3×	18	5.5k
Espen S. Bækkevold Norway	31	2.5k 0.9×	783 0.8×	808 1.1×	184 0.6×	275 1.2×	54	3.9k
Federica Calzetti Italy	33	2.9k 1.0×	895 0.9×	962 1.3×	219 0.8×	405 1.8×	60	4.3k
Kazuko Shibuya Japan	34	3.8k 1.4×	805 0.8×	911 1.2×	220 0.8×	402 1.8×	90	5.0k
George McGrady United States	5	3.5k 1.2×	830 0.9×	677 0.9×	326 1.1×	224 1.0×	5	4.6k

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Søndergaard, Jonas Nørskov, David G. Priest, Takeshi Ebihara, et al.. (2025). Human precursor T follicular regulatory cells are primed for differentiation into mature Tfr and disrupted during severe infections. Science Advances. 11(39). eadv6939–eadv6939.

Taguchi, Ayumi, Shunsuke Teraguchi, Takeshi Nagamatsu, et al.. (2025). Multifaceted profiling of virus-specific CD8 T cells reveals distinct immune signatures against cytomegalovirus infection states during pregnancy. iScience. 28(5). 112416–112416.

Priest, David G., Takeshi Ebihara, Jonas Nørskov Søndergaard, et al.. (2024). Atypical and non-classical CD45RBlo memory B cells are the majority of circulating SARS-CoV-2 specific B cells following mRNA vaccination or COVID-19. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6811–6811. 6 indexed citations

Metwally, Hozaifa, Tatsuhiko Ozawa, Kazuki Okuyama, et al.. (2024). Threonine phosphorylation of STAT1 restricts interferon signaling and promotes innate inflammatory responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(17). e2402226121–e2402226121. 10 indexed citations

Søndergaard, Jonas Nørskov, Ryuya Edahiro, Yuya Shirai, et al.. (2023). A sex-biased imbalance between Tfr, Tph, and atypical B cells determines antibody responses in COVID-19 patients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(4). e2217902120–e2217902120. 10 indexed citations

Okamoto, Masaaki, Miwa Sasai, Daisuke Okuzaki, et al.. (2023). A genetic method specifically delineates Th1-type Treg cells and their roles in tumor immunity. Cell Reports. 42(7). 112813–112813. 18 indexed citations

Shibata, Kensuke, Chihiro Motozono, Masamichi Nagae, et al.. (2022). Symbiotic bacteria-dependent expansion of MR1-reactive T cells causes autoimmunity in the absence of Bcl11b. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6948–6948. 6 indexed citations

Imai, Masaki, James B. Wing, Hiroaki Shime, et al.. (2022). Mature dendritic cells enriched in regulatory molecules may control regulatory T cells and the prognosis of head and neck cancer. Cancer Science. 114(4). 1256–1269. 18 indexed citations

Tekgüç, Murat, James B. Wing, Ari Hashimoto, et al.. (2021). Arid5a Promotes Immune Evasion by Augmenting Tryptophan Metabolism and Chemokine Expression. Cancer Immunology Research. 9(8). 862–876. 21 indexed citations

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Lee, Michelle Sue Jann, Takeshi Inoue, Wataru Ise, et al.. (2021). B cell–intrinsic TBK1 is essential for germinal center formation during infection and vaccination in mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(2). 12 indexed citations

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Wing, James B., Murat Tekgüç, & Shimon Sakaguchi. (2018). Control of Germinal Center Responses by T-Follicular Regulatory Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 1910–1910. 74 indexed citations

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Morita, Takayoshi, Yoshihito Shima, James B. Wing, et al.. (2016). The Proportion of Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162306–e0162306. 78 indexed citations

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Halpert, Matthew M., Vanaja Konduri, Dan Liang, et al.. (2016). Dendritic Cell-Secreted Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein-4 Regulates the T-cell Response by Downmodulating Bystander Surface B7. Stem Cells and Development. 25(10). 774–787. 43 indexed citations

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Ohnmacht, Caspar, Sascha Cording, James B. Wing, et al.. (2015). The microbiota regulates type 2 immunity through RORγt ⁺ T cells. Science. 349(6251). 989–993. 650 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wing, James B., Wataru Ise, Tomohiro Kurosaki, & Shimon Sakaguchi. (2014). Regulatory T Cells Control Antigen-Specific Expansion of Tfh Cell Number and Humoral Immune Responses via the Coreceptor CTLA-4. Immunity. 41(6). 1013–1025. 299 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wing, James B., Ray Borrow, Jamie Findlow, et al.. (2012). Correlation of Group C Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Response with B- and T-Lymphocyte Activity. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31160–e31160. 2 indexed citations

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Wing, James B. & Shimon Sakaguchi. (2012). Multiple treg suppressive modules and their adaptability. Frontiers in Immunology. 3. 178–178. 127 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki, James B. Wing, & Shimon Sakaguchi. (2011). Two modes of immune suppression by Foxp3+ regulatory T cells under inflammatory or non-inflammatory conditions. Seminars in Immunology. 23(6). 424–430. 173 indexed citations

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Wing, James B. & Shimon Sakaguchi. (2011). TCR diversity and Treg cells, sometimes more is more. European Journal of Immunology. 41(11). 3097–3100. 21 indexed citations

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Wing, James B., Ray Borrow, Jamie Findlow, et al.. (2011). Kinetics of Immune Responses to Nasal Challenge With Meningococcal Polysaccharide One Year After Serogroup-C Glycoconjugate Vaccination. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 52(11). 1317–1323. 12 indexed citations

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