James D. Watson

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

James D. Watson is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James D. Watson has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in James D. Watson's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (18 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers). James D. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (18 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (13 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers). James D. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom. James D. Watson's co-authors include Roy Riblet, Diane Y. Mochizuki, Benjamin A. Taylor, Courtney Beers, Minoo Ahdieh, Dirk Anderson, June Eisenman, Victor Fung, M A Schoenborn and Jane S. Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James D. Watson

90 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Cloning of a T Cell Growth Factor that Interacts with the β Chain of the Interleukin-2 Receptor

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James D. Watson United States	28	2.7k	1.2k	561	514	373	93	4.4k
Hideo Nariuchi Japan	35	2.8k 1.0×	899 0.7×	633 1.1×	384 0.7×	391 1.0×	130	4.3k
D Fradelizi France	39	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	711 1.3×	579 1.1×	304 0.8×	114	4.4k
Nancy C. Fiore United States	17	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	929 1.7×	465 0.9×	288 0.8×	23	4.6k
Mogens H. Claësson Denmark	36	3.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	951 1.7×	414 0.8×	315 0.8×	212	4.6k
J J Oppenheim United States	34	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	919 1.6×	398 0.8×	495 1.3×	46	4.7k
Gale A. Granger United States	34	3.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	945 1.7×	479 0.9×	554 1.5×	156	5.4k
Irene S. Figari United States	8	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 2.0×	619 1.2×	542 1.5×	11	4.8k
Melanie R. Mark United States	13	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	420 0.7×	478 0.9×	133 0.4×	14	4.0k
James P. Merryweather United States	17	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	313 0.6×	584 1.1×	215 0.6×	22	4.1k
Dwain L. Thiele United States	31	1.5k 0.6×	879 0.7×	545 1.0×	800 1.6×	223 0.6×	89	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by James D. Watson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James D. Watson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James D. Watson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James D. Watson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James D. Watson. James D. Watson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Chandra, Sidhanth, Naveen Kumar Singhal, Elyse Watkins, et al.. (2025). The gut microbiome controls reactive astrocytosis during Aβ amyloidosis via propionate-mediated regulation of IL-17. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(13). 2 indexed citations

Bencze, Szilvia, Keith Rivera, James D. Watson, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Mito-oncology agent: fermented extract suppresses the Warburg effect, restores oxidative mitochondrial activity, and inhibits in vivo tumor growth. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3036–3036. 1 indexed citations

Froeling, Fieke E. M., Astrid Deschênes, Iok In Christine Chio, et al.. (2019). Bioactivation of Napabucasin Triggers Reactive Oxygen Species–Mediated Cancer Cell Death. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(23). 7162–7174. 58 indexed citations

Sleeman, Matthew A., Megan C. McDonald, Prudence M. Grandison, et al.. (2001). Identification of a new fibroblast growth factor receptor, FGFR5. Gene. 271(2). 171–182. 215 indexed citations

Sleeman, Matthew A., J. Greg Murison, Ross L. Prestidge, et al.. (2000). B cell- and monocyte-activating chemokine (BMAC), a novel non-ELR α-chemokine. International Immunology. 12(5). 677–689. 91 indexed citations

Watson, James D., et al.. (1995). Cytokine mRNA expressed in tuberculin skin test biopsies from BCG‐vaccinated and Mycobacterium bovis inoculated cattle. Immunology and Cell Biology. 73(4). 362–368. 10 indexed citations

Brooks, Jack C., et al.. (1995). Amylase secretion by cultured porcine parotid cells. Archives of Oral Biology. 40(5). 425–432. 4 indexed citations

Alberts, Bruce, Dennis Bray, Julian Lewis, et al.. (1994). MHC Molecules and Antigen Presentation to T Cells. 124. 741–6. 1 indexed citations

Print, Cristin G., et al.. (1994). Cloning of a gene encoding a human leukocyte protein characterised by extensive heptad repeats. Gene. 144(2). 221–228. 13 indexed citations

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Doherty, T. Mark, et al.. (1993). Identification of T cell stimulatory epitopes from the 18 kDa protein of Mycobacterium leprae. International Immunology. 5(6). 673–680. 1 indexed citations

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Leung, Euphemia, et al.. (1993). The mouse β7 integrin gene promoter: transcriptional regulation of the leukocyte integrins LPAM-1 and M290. International Immunology. 5(5). 551–558. 14 indexed citations

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Jenkins, David R., et al.. (1992). The gene organization of the human β₇ subunit, the common β subunit of the leukocyte integrins HML-1 and LPAM-1. International Immunology. 4(9). 1031–1040. 12 indexed citations

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Krissansen, Geoffrey W., Cristin G. Print, Ross L. Prestidge, et al.. (1992). Immunologic and structural relatedness of the integrin β₇complex and the human intraepithelial lymphocyte antigen HML‐1. FEBS Letters. 296(1). 25–28. 13 indexed citations

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Tan, Paul, et al.. (1992). Lymphocyte responses to DR4/1‐restricted peptides in rheumatoid arthritis. The immunodominant T cell epitope on the 19‐kd mycobacterium tuberculosis protein. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 35(12). 1419–1426. 7 indexed citations

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Watson, James D.. (1986). Cytokines and their receptors. Immunology Today. 7(11). 320–321. 6 indexed citations

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Herbert, Alan & James D. Watson. (1986). T-cell ontogeny: the role of a stimulator — suppressor cell. Immunology Today. 7(3). 72–76. 2 indexed citations

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Jones, William T., Roger J. Booth, & James D. Watson. (1984). Monoclonal antibodies against band 4 protein of bovine saliva. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 27(2). 189–194. 1 indexed citations

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Watson, James D., Lucien A. Aarden, & Ivan Lefkovits. (1979). The Purification and Quantitation of Helper T Cell-Replacing Factors Secreted by Murine Spleen Cells Activated by Concanavalin A. The Journal of Immunology. 122(1). 209–215. 68 indexed citations

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Watson, James D. & Roy Riblet. (1974). GENETIC CONTROL OF RESPONSES TO BACTERIAL LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES IN MICE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 140(5). 1147–1161. 302 indexed citations

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Watson, James D.. (1973). The Role of Humoral Factors in the Initiation of in Vitro Primary Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 111(5). 1301–1313. 38 indexed citations

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