Kimberly S. Schluns

12.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
59 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Kimberly S. Schluns is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kimberly S. Schluns has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Immunology, 11 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kimberly S. Schluns's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (41 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (37 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers). Kimberly S. Schluns is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (41 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (37 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (19 papers). Kimberly S. Schluns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and China. Kimberly S. Schluns's co-authors include Leo Lefrançois, Stephen C. Jameson, Chen Dong, Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang, William C. Kieper, Anton M. Jetten, Stephanie S. Watowich, Bhavin Shah and Athanasia D. Panopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kimberly S. Schluns

59 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin-7 mediates the homeostasis of naïve and memor... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2008 2007 2008 2003 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Interleukin-7 mediates the homeostasis of naïve and memory CD8 T cells in vivo
    2000 1.3k citations Kimberly S. Schluns, Stephen C. Jameson et al. profile →
  2. T Helper 17 Lineage Differentiation Is Programmed by Orphan Nuclear Receptors RORα and RORγ
    2008 1.3k citations Xuexian O. Yang, Roza Nurieva et al. Immunity profile →
  3. Essential autocrine regulation by IL-21 in the generation of inflammatory T cells
    2007 1.2k citations Roza Nurieva, Xuexian O. Yang et al. profile →
  4. Molecular Antagonism and Plasticity of Regulatory and Inflammatory T Cell Programs
    2008 928 citations Xuexian O. Yang, Roza Nurieva et al. Immunity profile →
  5. Cytokine control of memory T-cell development and survival
    2003 715 citations Kimberly S. Schluns, Leo Lefrançois Nature reviews. Immunology profile →
  6. Regulation of inflammatory responses by IL-17F
    2008 625 citations Xuexian O. Yang, Seon Hee Chang et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kimberly S. Schluns United States 35 8.5k 2.2k 1.4k 871 654 59 10.0k
Gustavo Martínez United States 31 6.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 594 0.7× 501 0.8× 70 8.1k
Angela M. Thornton United States 39 8.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 859 1.0× 889 1.4× 66 11.2k
Theresa L. Murphy United States 37 8.6k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.7× 866 1.0× 622 1.0× 54 11.2k
Noriko Sakaguchi Japan 29 8.1k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 547 0.6× 965 1.5× 54 10.4k
Iqbal S. Grewal United States 56 7.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 837 1.0× 873 1.3× 125 10.8k
Sayuri Yamazaki Japan 32 10.7k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 499 0.6× 970 1.5× 53 12.3k
Marc A. Gavin United States 27 11.1k 1.3× 2.5k 1.1× 2.1k 1.5× 889 1.0× 1.2k 1.9× 45 13.7k
Yi-Hong Wang United States 17 8.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 626 0.7× 609 0.9× 19 10.5k
Helmut Jonuleit Germany 44 10.8k 1.3× 2.8k 1.3× 2.8k 2.1× 632 0.7× 712 1.1× 107 12.8k
James B. Rottman United States 39 5.6k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 849 1.0× 643 1.0× 71 8.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pfefferle, Aline, Els Verhoeyen, Kimberly S. Schluns, et al.. (2024). Optimisation of a primary human CAR‐NK cell manufacturing pipeline. Clinical & Translational Immunology. 13(5). e1507–e1507. 11 indexed citations
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Choi, Woonyoung, Sharada Mokkapati, Debasish Sundi, et al.. (2019). Inhibition of urothelial carcinoma through targeted type I interferon-mediated immune activation. OncoImmunology. 8(5). e1577125–e1577125. 10 indexed citations
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Robinson, Tanya O. & Kimberly S. Schluns. (2017). The potential and promise of IL-15 in immuno-oncogenic therapies. Immunology Letters. 190. 159–168. 139 indexed citations
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Anthony, Scott M., et al.. (2015). Soluble Interleukin-15 Complexes Are Generated In Vivo by Type I Interferon Dependent and Independent Pathways. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120274–e0120274. 27 indexed citations
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Singh, Shailbala, Pramod N. Nehete, Patrick W. Hanley, et al.. (2014). Procedures for Mucosal Immunization and Analyses of Cellular Immune Response to Candidate HIV Vaccines in Murine and Nonhuman Primate Models. Methods in molecular biology. 1184. 417–455. 4 indexed citations
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Firth, Matthew A., Sharline Madera, Aimee M. Beaulieu, et al.. (2013). Nfil3-independent lineage maintenance and antiviral response of natural killer cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(13). 2981–2990. 119 indexed citations
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Hailemichael, Yared, Zhimin Dai, Yang Ye, et al.. (2013). Persistent antigen at vaccination sites induces tumor-specific CD8+ T cell sequestration, dysfunction and deletion. Nature Medicine. 19(4). 465–472. 356 indexed citations
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Puebla‐Osorio, Nahum, Sandra S. Ojeda, Huiyuan Zhang, et al.. (2013). A novel Ku70 function in colorectal homeostasis separate from nonhomologous end joining. Oncogene. 33(21). 2748–2757. 13 indexed citations
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Colpitts, Sara L., Spencer W. Stonier, Thomas A. Stoklasek, et al.. (2013). Transcriptional Regulation of IL-15 Expression during Hematopoiesis. The Journal of Immunology. 191(6). 3017–3024. 52 indexed citations
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Castillo, Eliseo F. & Kimberly S. Schluns. (2012). Regulating the immune system via IL-15 transpresentation. Cytokine. 59(3). 479–490. 78 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaohu, Yi-Bing Zhang, Xuexian O. Yang, et al.. (2012). Transcription of Il17 and Il17f Is Controlled by Conserved Noncoding Sequence 2. Immunity. 36(1). 23–31. 102 indexed citations
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Castillo, Eliseo F., Spencer W. Stonier, Loredana Frasca, & Kimberly S. Schluns. (2009). Dendritic Cells Support the In Vivo Development and Maintenance of NK Cells via IL-15 Trans-Presentation. The Journal of Immunology. 183(8). 4948–4956. 79 indexed citations
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Overwijk, Willem W. & Kimberly S. Schluns. (2009). Functions of γC cytokines in immune homeostasis: Current and potential clinical applications. Clinical Immunology. 132(2). 153–165. 67 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuexian O., Seon Hee Chang, Heon Park, et al.. (2008). Regulation of inflammatory responses by IL-17F. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(5). 1063–1075. 625 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stoklasek, Thomas A., Kimberly S. Schluns, & Leo Lefrançois. (2006). Combined IL-15/IL-15Rα Immunotherapy Maximizes IL-15 Activity In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 177(9). 6072–6080. 304 indexed citations
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Schluns, Kimberly S., et al.. (2004). Distinct cell types control lymphoid subset development by means of IL-15 and IL-15 receptor α expression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(15). 5616–5621. 139 indexed citations
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Schluns, Kimberly S. & Leo Lefrançois. (2003). Cytokine control of memory T-cell development and survival. Nature reviews. Immunology. 3(4). 269–279. 715 indexed citations breakdown →
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D’Souza, Warren N., Kimberly S. Schluns, David Masopust, & Leo Lefrançois. (2002). Essential Role for IL-2 in the Regulation of Antiviral Extralymphoid CD8 T Cell Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 168(11). 5566–5572. 103 indexed citations
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Schluns, Kimberly S., Kristina Williams, Averil Ma, Xin Xiao Zheng, & Leo Lefrançois. (2002). Cutting Edge: Requirement for IL-15 in the Generation of Primary and Memory Antigen-Specific CD8 T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 168(10). 4827–4831. 440 indexed citations
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