K N Clifford

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

K N Clifford is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, K N Clifford has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Immunology, 1 paper in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in K N Clifford's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers). K N Clifford is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (6 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers). K N Clifford collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. K N Clifford's co-authors include William C. Fanslow, Richard J. Armitage, Brian M. Macduff, Melanie K. Spriggs, L Strockbine, Kenneth H. Grabstein, Timothy A. Sato, Craig A. Smith, Steven D. Gimpel and David Cosman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

K N Clifford

10 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Molecular and biological characterization of a murine ligand for CD40

1992 875 citations Richard J. Armitage, William C. Fanslow et al. Nature profile →
Molecular characterization of murine and human OX40/OX40 ligand systems: identification of a human OX40 ligand as the HTLV-1-regulated protein gp34.

1994 252 citations Peter Baum, Richard B. Gayle et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K N Clifford Canada	10	1.6k	283	249	221	185	10	1.9k
Ulf Korthäuer Germany	14	1.5k 0.9×	286 1.0×	300 1.2×	181 0.8×	151 0.8×	14	1.7k
L Strockbine United States	8	1.7k 1.1×	414 1.5×	484 1.9×	251 1.1×	191 1.0×	8	2.4k
Christiane Werner‐Favre Switzerland	14	1.1k 0.7×	304 1.1×	170 0.7×	97 0.4×	290 1.6×	25	1.7k
K L Cepek United States	11	1.2k 0.8×	437 1.5×	197 0.8×	521 2.4×	159 0.9×	12	1.9k
R J Noelle United States	13	2.3k 1.5×	363 1.3×	267 1.1×	248 1.1×	268 1.4×	14	2.8k
Claude Gimmi United States	14	1.4k 0.9×	407 1.4×	450 1.8×	172 0.8×	234 1.3×	30	1.9k
Marylou G. Gibson United States	6	1.3k 0.8×	229 0.8×	253 1.0×	144 0.7×	190 1.0×	8	1.9k
W M Gallatin United States	20	950 0.6×	464 1.6×	229 0.9×	562 2.5×	335 1.8×	25	1.7k
D T Fearon United States	16	1.3k 0.9×	359 1.3×	192 0.8×	204 0.9×	315 1.7×	17	1.7k
Blair Ardman United States	16	959 0.6×	591 2.1×	196 0.8×	328 1.5×	210 1.1×	24	1.6k

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10 of 10 papers shown

Kennedy, Mary K., Kathleen S. Picha, William C. Fanslow, et al.. (1996). CD40/CD40 ligand interactions are required for T cell‐dependent production of interleukin‐12 by mouse macrophages. European Journal of Immunology. 26(2). 370–378. 165 indexed citations

Ramsdell, Fred, Michael S. Seaman, K N Clifford, & William C. Fanslow. (1994). CD40 ligand acts as a costimulatory signal for neonatal thymic gamma delta T cells.. The Journal of Immunology. 152(5). 2190–2197. 17 indexed citations

Baum, Peter, Richard B. Gayle, Fred Ramsdell, et al.. (1994). Molecular characterization of murine and human OX40/OX40 ligand systems: identification of a human OX40 ligand as the HTLV-1-regulated protein gp34.. The EMBO Journal. 13(17). 3992–4001. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

Fanslow, William C., K N Clifford, Michael S. Seaman, et al.. (1994). Recombinant CD40 ligand exerts potent biologic effects on T cells.. The Journal of Immunology. 152(9). 4262–4269. 60 indexed citations

Baum, Peter, Richard B. Gayle, Fred Ramsdell, et al.. (1994). Identification of OX40 ligand and preliminary characterization of its activities on OX40 receptor.. PubMed. 44(1). 30–4. 22 indexed citations

Armitage, Richard J., William C. Fanslow, L Strockbine, et al.. (1992). Molecular and biological characterization of a murine ligand for CD40. Nature. 357(6373). 80–82. 875 indexed citations breakdown →

Armitage, Richard J., Timothy A. Sato, Brian M. Macduff, et al.. (1992). Identification of a source of biologically active CD40 ligand. European Journal of Immunology. 22(8). 2071–2076. 68 indexed citations

Spriggs, Melanie K., Richard J. Armitage, L Strockbine, et al.. (1992). Recombinant human CD40 ligand stimulates B cell proliferation and immunoglobulin E secretion.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(6). 1543–1550. 338 indexed citations

Fanslow, William C., et al.. (1991). Regulation of alloreactivity in vivo by IL-4 and the soluble IL-4 receptor. The Journal of Immunology. 147(2). 535–540. 90 indexed citations

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Fanslow, William C., K N Clifford, Tim VandenBos, et al.. (1990). A soluble form of the interleukin 4 receptor in biological fluids. Cytokine. 2(6). 398–401. 35 indexed citations

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