Lawrence Steinman

64.6k total citations · 16 hit papers
558 papers, 48.5k citations indexed

About

Lawrence Steinman is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence Steinman has authored 558 papers receiving a total of 48.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 296 papers in Immunology, 146 papers in Molecular Biology and 120 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lawrence Steinman's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (133 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (104 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (103 papers). Lawrence Steinman is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (133 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (104 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (103 papers). Lawrence Steinman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Israel. Lawrence Steinman's co-authors include Scott S. Zamvil, Dennis J. Mitchell, Jonathan B. Rothbard, Raymond A. Sobel, Jorge R. Oksenberg, Sawsan Youssef, William H. Robinson, Stefan Brocke, Peggy P. Ho and Hugh O. McDevitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence Steinman

550 papers receiving 47.3k citations

Hit Papers

Prevention of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis b... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1992 2002 2000 2011 2007 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. Prevention of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by antibodies against α4βl integrin
    1992 1.4k citations Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →
  2. Gene-microarray analysis of multiple sclerosis lesions yields new targets validated in autoimmune encephalomyelitis
    2002 1.4k citations Hideki Garren, Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →
  3. The design, synthesis, and evaluation of molecules that enable or enhance cellular uptake: Peptoid molecular transporters
    2000 1.4k citations Lawrence Steinman, Jonathan B. Rothbard et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Treatment of Brain Inflammatory Diseases by Delivering Exosome Encapsulated Anti-inflammatory Drugs From the Nasal Region to the Brain
    2011 1.2k citations Robert C. Axtell, Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →
  5. A brief history of TH17, the first major revision in the TH1/TH2 hypothesis of T cell–mediated tissue damage
    2007 1.1k citations Lawrence Steinman profile →
  6. Polyarginine enters cells more efficiently than other polycationic homopolymers
    2000 910 citations Lawrence Steinman, Jonathan B. Rothbard et al. profile →
  7. The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, atorvastatin, promotes a Th2 bias and reverses paralysis in central nervous system autoimmune disease
    2002 896 citations Sawsan Youssef, Eun Mi Hur et al. profile →
  8. The T Lymphocyte in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis
    1990 870 citations Scott S. Zamvil, Lawrence Steinman profile →
  9. Mice with a disrupted IFN-γ gene are susceptible to the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)
    1996 777 citations Stefan Brocke, Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →
  10. Multiple Sclerosis: A Coordinated Immunological Attack against Myelin in the Central Nervous System
    1996 750 citations Lawrence Steinman profile →
  11. The Influence of the Proinflammatory Cytokine, Osteopontin, on Autoimmune Demyelinating Disease
    2001 704 citations Raymond A. Sobel, Lawrence Steinman et al. Science profile →
  12. THE INFLUENCE OF THE PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE, OSTEOPONTIN, ON AUTOIMMUNE DEMYELINATING DISEASE
    2002 662 citations Raymond A. Sobel, Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →
  13. A Molecular Basis for MHC Class II—Associated Autoimmunity
    1988 606 citations Lawrence Steinman et al. Science profile →
  14. Statin therapy and autoimmune disease: from protein prenylation to immunomodulation
    2006 534 citations Lawrence Steinman, Scott S. Zamvil et al. profile →
  15. Autoantigen microarrays for multiplex characterization of autoantibody responses
    2002 529 citations William H. Robinson, Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →
  16. Science Communication to the General Public: Why We Need to Teach Undergraduate and Graduate Students this Skill as Part of Their Formal Scientific Training.
    2013 272 citations Lawrence Steinman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence Steinman United States 112 21.9k 15.4k 9.5k 6.4k 5.0k 558 48.5k
David A. Hafler United States 105 26.7k 1.2× 7.5k 0.5× 7.6k 0.8× 6.6k 1.0× 3.1k 0.6× 371 41.3k
Howard L. Weiner United States 128 35.3k 1.6× 14.2k 0.9× 15.5k 1.6× 9.3k 1.5× 5.8k 1.1× 826 73.1k
Roland Martinꝉ United States 82 14.0k 0.6× 6.8k 0.4× 8.8k 0.9× 4.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 461 28.2k
Tomas Olsson Sweden 92 10.6k 0.5× 5.8k 0.4× 14.4k 1.5× 4.9k 0.8× 4.0k 0.8× 679 31.2k
Jack P. Antel Canada 102 12.0k 0.5× 11.1k 0.7× 12.9k 1.3× 3.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.5× 525 38.0k
Raymond A. Sobel United States 83 15.3k 0.7× 6.3k 0.4× 4.5k 0.5× 4.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 329 28.8k
Tak W. Mak Canada 156 34.0k 1.5× 49.6k 3.2× 6.5k 0.7× 22.6k 3.5× 2.7k 0.5× 710 96.1k
Hans Lassmann Austria 145 18.8k 0.9× 18.7k 1.2× 30.8k 3.2× 7.6k 1.2× 6.9k 1.4× 645 70.7k
Richard M. Ransohoff United States 116 20.4k 0.9× 12.2k 0.8× 9.8k 1.0× 9.7k 1.5× 3.0k 0.6× 352 54.3k
Christian Weber Germany 131 22.5k 1.0× 22.5k 1.5× 2.2k 0.2× 8.9k 1.4× 2.1k 0.4× 1.1k 69.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sattarnezhad, Neda, Ingrid Kockum, Yicong Liu, et al.. (2025). Antibody reactivity against EBNA1 and GlialCAM differentiates multiple sclerosis patients from healthy controls. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(11). e2424986122–e2424986122. 8 indexed citations
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Robinson, William H., et al.. (2024). Epstein–Barr virus as a potentiator of autoimmune diseases. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 20(11). 729–740. 32 indexed citations
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Mader, Marius Marc-Daniel, Yohei Shibuya, Oliver Hãhn, et al.. (2024). Myeloid cell replacement is neuroprotective in chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Nature Neuroscience. 27(5). 901–912. 10 indexed citations
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Sagan, Sharon A., Zahra Moinfar, Carson E. Moseley, et al.. (2023). T cell deletional tolerance restricts AQP4 but not MOG CNS autoimmunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(30). e2306572120–e2306572120. 7 indexed citations
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Glassman, Caleb R., Leon Su, Hauke Winkelmann, et al.. (2021). Calibration of cell-intrinsic interleukin-2 response thresholds guides design of a regulatory T cell biased agonist. eLife. 10. 24 indexed citations
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Küerten, Stefanie, Tobias V. Lanz, Nithya Lingampalli, et al.. (2020). Autoantibodies against central nervous system antigens in a subset of B cell–dominant multiple sclerosis patients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(35). 21512–21518. 39 indexed citations
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Cohen, Jeffrey A., Giancarlo Comi, Douglas L. Arnold, et al.. (2018). Efficacy and safety of ozanimod in multiple sclerosis: Dose-blinded extension of a randomized phase II study. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 25(9). 1255–1262. 39 indexed citations
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Mahapatra, Sidharth, Lihua Ying, Peggy P. Ho, et al.. (2018). An amyloidogenic hexapeptide derived from amylin attenuates inflammation and acute lung injury in murine sepsis. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0199206–e0199206. 6 indexed citations
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Yiu, Gloria, Tue Kruse Rasmussen, Bahareh Ajami, et al.. (2015). Development of Th17‐Associated Interstitial Kidney Inflammation in Lupus‐Prone Mice Lacking the Gene Encoding STAT‐1. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 68(5). 1233–1244. 8 indexed citations
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Doyle, Kristian P., Lisa N. Quach, Montse Solé, et al.. (2015). B-Lymphocyte-Mediated Delayed Cognitive Impairment following Stroke. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(5). 2133–2145. 263 indexed citations
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Zhang, Monan Angela, Hania Kébir, Andrzej Chruscinski, et al.. (2012). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α and -γ regulate IFNγ and IL-17A production by human T cells in a sex-specific way. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(24). 9505–9510. 170 indexed citations
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Ghosn, Eliver, Robert C. Axtell, Katja Herges, et al.. (2012). Reversal of Paralysis and Reduced Inflammation from Peripheral Administration of β-Amyloid in T H 1 and T H 17 Versions of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Science Translational Medicine. 4(145). 145ra105–145ra105. 80 indexed citations
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Newsom-Davis, Thomas, Guoyin Wang, Lawrence Steinman, et al.. (2009). Enhanced Immune Recognition of Cryptic Glycan Markers in Human Tumors. Cancer Research. 69(5). 2018–2025. 39 indexed citations
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Platten, Michael, Peggy P. Ho, Sawsan Youssef, et al.. (2005). Treatment of Autoimmune Neuroinflammation with a Synthetic Tryptophan Metabolite. Science. 310(5749). 850–855. 350 indexed citations
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Steinman, Lawrence, Paul Conlon, Robert G. Maki, & Alan C. Foster. (2003). The intricate interplay among body weight, stress, and the immune response to friend or foe. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(2). 183–185. 28 indexed citations
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Steinman, Lawrence, Paul Conlon, R. Maki, & Alan C. Foster. (2003). The intricate interplay among body weight, stress, and the immune response to friend or foe. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(2). 183–185. 28 indexed citations
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Hauben, Ehud, Eugenia Agranov, Uri Nevo, et al.. (2001). Posttraumatic therapeutic vaccination with modified myelin self-antigen prevents complete paralysis while avoiding autoimmune disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(4). 591–599. 166 indexed citations
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Hauben, Ehud, Eugenia Agranov, Uri Nevo, et al.. (2001). Posttraumatic therapeutic vaccination with modified myelin self-antigen prevents complete paralysis while avoiding autoimmune disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(4). 591–599. 19 indexed citations
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Allegretta, Mark, Richard J. Albertini, Mark D. Howell, et al.. (1994). Homologies between T cell receptor junctional sequences unique to multiple sclerosis and T cells mediating experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(1). 105–109. 41 indexed citations
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Brocke, Stefan, Chaim Brautbar, Lawrence Steinman, et al.. (1988). In vitro proliferative responses and antibody titers specific to human acetylcholine receptor synthetic peptides in patients with myasthenia gravis and relation to HLA class II genes.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 82(6). 1894–1900. 112 indexed citations

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