Jason D. Fontenot

21.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
39 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Jason D. Fontenot is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason D. Fontenot has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jason D. Fontenot's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (24 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (12 papers). Jason D. Fontenot is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (24 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (12 papers). Jason D. Fontenot collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Jason D. Fontenot's co-authors include Alexander Y. Rudensky, Marc A. Gavin, Jeffrey P. Rasmussen, Andrew G. Farr, James Dooley, Luke M. Williams, Lea Schroeder, Adrian Ozinsky, Alan Aderem and Christopher B. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jason D. Fontenot

38 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Foxp3 programs the development and function of CD4+CD25+ ... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2003 2005 2000 2005 2008 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. Foxp3 programs the development and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells
    2003 6.1k citations Jason D. Fontenot, Marc A. Gavin et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  2. Regulatory T Cell Lineage Specification by the Forkhead Transcription Factor Foxp3
    2005 1.9k citations Jason D. Fontenot, Jeffrey P. Rasmussen et al. Immunity profile →
  3. The repertoire for pattern recognition of pathogens by the innate immune system is defined by cooperation between Toll-like receptors
    2000 1.6k citations Jason D. Fontenot et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. A function for interleukin 2 in Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells
    2005 1.4k citations Jason D. Fontenot, Jeffrey P. Rasmussen et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  5. Regulatory T Cell-Derived Interleukin-10 Limits Inflammation at Environmental Interfaces
    2008 1.2k citations Yury P. Rubtsov, Jeffrey P. Rasmussen et al. Immunity profile →
  6. Foxp3-dependent programme of regulatory T-cell differentiation
    2007 914 citations Marc A. Gavin, Jeffrey P. Rasmussen et al. Nature profile →
  7. A well adapted regulatory contrivance: regulatory T cell development and the forkhead family transcription factor Foxp3
    2005 749 citations Jason D. Fontenot, Alexander Y. Rudensky Nature Immunology profile →
  8. An essential role for the IL-2 receptor in Treg cell function
    2016 638 citations Takatoshi Chinen, Arun Kannan et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  9. Characterization of Foxp3+CD4+CD25+ and IL-10-Secreting CD4+CD25+ T Cells during Cure of Colitis
    2006 370 citations Holm H. Uhlig, Janine L. Coombes et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jason D. Fontenot United States 23 14.3k 2.5k 2.0k 1.4k 1.3k 39 17.0k
Roza Nurieva United States 43 14.3k 1.0× 3.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 76 17.5k
Ciriaco A. Piccirillo Canada 54 9.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 145 13.2k
Xuexian O. Yang United States 35 12.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 59 15.9k
Brent S. McKenzie Australia 29 9.6k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 45 12.5k
Megan K. Levings Canada 60 10.4k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 197 13.9k
Carola G. Vinuesa Australia 54 11.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 983 0.7× 992 0.8× 117 14.8k
Alf Hamann Germany 59 11.3k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 153 15.6k
Rosanne Spolski United States 50 10.2k 0.7× 3.4k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 90 13.5k
Jochen Huehn Germany 50 10.2k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 751 0.6× 141 13.2k
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi Japan 32 10.6k 0.7× 3.3k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 761 0.6× 84 14.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fong, Helen, Matthew Mendel, Jing Hu, et al.. (2025). A serum- and feeder-free system to generate CD4 and regulatory T cells from human iPSCs. Stem Cells. 43(4). 3 indexed citations
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Monteferrario, Davide, Marion David, Satish K. Tadi, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic control of multiple genes with a lentiviral vector encoding transcriptional repressors fused to compact zinc finger arrays. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 32(2). 101255–101255. 2 indexed citations
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Ho, Patrick, Ellen Cahir-McFarland, Jason D. Fontenot, et al.. (2024). Harnessing regulatory T cells to establish immune tolerance. Science Translational Medicine. 16(738). eadm8859–eadm8859. 24 indexed citations
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David, Marion, et al.. (2023). Production of therapeutic levels of human FIX-R338L by engineered B cells using GMP-compatible medium. Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development. 31. 101111–101111. 3 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Leonardo M. R., et al.. (2018). Tailoring a new generation of chimeric antigen receptors for regulatory T cells. The Journal of Immunology. 200(Supplement_1). 176.15–176.15. 2 indexed citations
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Chinen, Takatoshi, Arun Kannan, Andrew G. Levine, et al.. (2016). An essential role for the IL-2 receptor in Treg cell function. Nature Immunology. 17(11). 1322–1333. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Banerjee, Daliya, Tonika Bohnert, Jianhua Chao, et al.. (2015). Discovery of novel pyrazole-containing benzamides as potent RORγ inverse agonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(15). 2985–2990. 27 indexed citations
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Chao, Jianhua, Istvan Enyedy, D.J. Marcotte, et al.. (2015). Discovery of biaryl carboxylamides as potent RORγ inverse agonists. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(15). 2991–2997. 27 indexed citations
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Gillard, Geoffrey O., Brian Collette, John E. Anderson, et al.. (2015). DMF, but not other fumarates, inhibits NF-κB activity in vitro in an Nrf2-independent manner. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 283. 74–85. 147 indexed citations
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D’Alise, Anna Morena, Vincent C. Auyeung, Markus Feuerer, et al.. (2008). The defect in T-cell regulation in NOD mice is an effect on the T-cell effectors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(50). 19857–19862. 164 indexed citations
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Rubtsov, Yury P., Jeffrey P. Rasmussen, Y. Emil, et al.. (2008). Regulatory T Cell-Derived Interleukin-10 Limits Inflammation at Environmental Interfaces. Immunity. 28(4). 546–558. 1207 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scott‐Browne, James, Shahin Shafiani, Jason D. Fontenot, et al.. (2007). Expansion and function of Foxp3-expressing T regulatory cells during tuberculosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(9). 2159–2169. 302 indexed citations
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Sather, Blythe, Piper Treuting, Nikole Perdue, et al.. (2007). Altering the distribution of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells results in tissue-specific inflammatory disease. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(6). 1335–1347. 328 indexed citations
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Gavin, Marc A., Jeffrey P. Rasmussen, Jason D. Fontenot, et al.. (2007). Foxp3-dependent programme of regulatory T-cell differentiation. Nature. 445(7129). 771–775. 914 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uhlig, Holm H., Janine L. Coombes, Christian Mottet, et al.. (2006). Characterization of Foxp3+CD4+CD25+ and IL-10-Secreting CD4+CD25+ T Cells during Cure of Colitis. The Journal of Immunology. 177(9). 5852–5860. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fontenot, Jason D., James Dooley, Andrew G. Farr, & Alexander Y. Rudensky. (2005). Developmental regulation of Foxp3 expression during ontogeny. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(7). 901–906. 327 indexed citations
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Fontenot, Jason D., Jeffrey P. Rasmussen, Marc A. Gavin, & Alexander Y. Rudensky. (2005). A function for interleukin 2 in Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells. Nature Immunology. 6(11). 1142–1151. 1425 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fontenot, Jason D., Jeffrey P. Rasmussen, Luke M. Williams, et al.. (2005). Regulatory T Cell Lineage Specification by the Forkhead Transcription Factor Foxp3. Immunity. 22(3). 329–341. 1868 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fontenot, Jason D. & Alexander Y. Rudensky. (2005). A well adapted regulatory contrivance: regulatory T cell development and the forkhead family transcription factor Foxp3. Nature Immunology. 6(4). 331–337. 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fontenot, Jason D.. (2004). Molecular aspects of regulatory T cell development. Seminars in Immunology. 16(2). 73–80. 40 indexed citations

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