Lea Brys

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Lea Brys is a scholar working on Immunology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lea Brys has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Immunology, 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 21 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lea Brys's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (18 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers). Lea Brys is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (18 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (17 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (15 papers). Lea Brys collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and South Africa. Lea Brys's co-authors include Patrick De Baetselier, Alain Beschin, Geert Raes, W. Noël, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh, Stefan Magez, Benoı̂t Stijlemans, Boniface Namangala and Frank Brombacher and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Lea Brys

58 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

  1. Tolerance and M2 (alternative) macrophage polarization are related processes orchestrated by p50 nuclear factor κB
    2009 506 citations Geert Raes, Lea Brys et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lea Brys Belgium 34 2.0k 928 918 701 459 58 3.6k
Alain Beschin Belgium 40 3.5k 1.7× 1.6k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.5× 715 1.6× 84 5.8k
Kunisuke Himeno Japan 33 2.2k 1.1× 643 0.7× 889 1.0× 798 1.1× 593 1.3× 171 4.2k
Laurence Fiette France 38 1.7k 0.8× 589 0.6× 1.9k 2.0× 322 0.5× 672 1.5× 81 5.1k
Damo Xu United Kingdom 28 3.9k 2.0× 977 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 778 1.1× 393 0.9× 35 6.0k
Benoı̂t Stijlemans Belgium 35 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 949 1.4× 336 0.7× 92 4.1k
Chris A. Benedict United States 45 3.6k 1.8× 2.0k 2.2× 1.4k 1.5× 240 0.3× 756 1.6× 107 5.8k
John J. Hooks United States 43 1.9k 1.0× 968 1.0× 1.6k 1.8× 303 0.4× 535 1.2× 118 5.7k
Yoichi Maekawa Japan 30 1.7k 0.8× 366 0.4× 1.0k 1.1× 323 0.5× 429 0.9× 82 3.1k
Philip M. Grimley United States 36 858 0.4× 708 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 327 0.5× 848 1.8× 108 4.2k
Katsuyuki Yui Japan 27 2.5k 1.2× 304 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 462 0.7× 489 1.1× 100 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lea Brys

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Yaozhong, Ema Romão, Cécile Vincke, et al.. (2021). Intrabody Targeting HIF-1α Mediates Transcriptional Downregulation of Target Genes Related to Solid Tumors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(22). 12335–12335. 4 indexed citations
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Overmeire, Eva Van, Benoı̂t Stijlemans, Felix Heymann, et al.. (2015). M-CSF and GM-CSF Receptor Signaling Differentially Regulate Monocyte Maturation and Macrophage Polarization in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Research. 76(1). 35–42. 191 indexed citations
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Stijlemans, Benoı̂t, Jiri Keirsse, Lea Brys, et al.. (2015). Murine Liver Myeloid Cell Isolation Protocol. BIO-PROTOCOL. 5(10). 10 indexed citations
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Lo, Alvin W., Kristof Moonens, Lea Brys, et al.. (2014). The Molecular Mechanism of Shiga Toxin Stx2e Neutralization by a Single-domain Antibody Targeting the Cell Receptor-binding Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(36). 25374–25381. 25 indexed citations
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Stijlemans, Benoı̂t, Guy Caljon, Senthil Natesan, et al.. (2011). High Affinity Nanobodies against the Trypanosome brucei VSG Are Potent Trypanolytic Agents that Block Endocytosis. PLoS Pathogens. 7(6). e1002072–e1002072. 55 indexed citations
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Guilliams, Martin, Kiavash Movahedi, Tom Bosschaerts, et al.. (2009). IL-10 Dampens TNF/Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase-Producing Dendritic Cell-Mediated Pathogenicity during Parasitic Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 182(2). 1107–1118. 101 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Rodríguez, Julio, Benoı̂t Stijlemans, Géraldine De Muylder, et al.. (2009). Identification of a Parasitic Immunomodulatory Protein Triggering the Development of Suppressive M1 Macrophages during African Trypanosomiasis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 200(12). 1849–1860. 24 indexed citations
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Bosschaerts, Tom, Martin Guilliams, W. Noël, et al.. (2008). Alternatively Activated Myeloid Cells Limit Pathogenicity Associated with African Trypanosomiasis through the IL-10 Inducible Gene Selenoprotein P. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6168–6175. 80 indexed citations
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Guilliams, Martin, Guillaume Oldenhove, W. Noël, et al.. (2007). African Trypanosomiasis: Naturally Occurring Regulatory T Cells Favor Trypanotolerance by Limiting Pathology Associated with Sustained Type 1 Inflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 179(5). 2748–2757. 75 indexed citations
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Stijlemans, Benoı̂t, Toya Nath Baral, Martin Guilliams, et al.. (2007). A Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Based Treatment Alleviates Trypanosomiasis-Associated Immunopathology. The Journal of Immunology. 179(6). 4003–4014. 61 indexed citations
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Raes, Geert, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh, Lea Brys, et al.. (2007). The metastatic T‐cell hybridoma antigen/P‐selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 is required for hematogenous metastasis of lymphomas. International Journal of Cancer. 121(12). 2646–2652. 16 indexed citations
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Molle, Inge Van, et al.. (2006). N-terminal truncation enables crystallization of the receptor-binding domain of the FedF bacterial adhesin. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 62(12). 1278–1282. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanqing, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Lea Brys, et al.. (2003). Nitric Oxide-Independent CTL Suppression during Tumor Progression: Association with Arginase-Producing (M2) Myeloid Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 170(10). 5064–5074. 85 indexed citations
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Devoogdt, Nick, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2003). Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor promotes the tumorigenic and metastatic potential of cancer cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(10). 5778–5782. 88 indexed citations
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Scorza, Tatiana, Stefan Magez, Lea Brys, & Patrick De Baetselier. (1998). Hemozoin is a key factor in the induction of malaria-associated immunosuppression.. Parasitology International. 47. 360–360. 2 indexed citations
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Dambly‐Chaudière, Christine, Lea Brys, Alain Ghysen, et al.. (1998). Isolation and characterization of single‐chain Fv genes encoding antibodies specific for Drosophila Poxn protein. FEBS Letters. 437(1-2). 75–80. 9 indexed citations
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Beschin, Alain, Lea Brys, Stefan Magez, Magdalena Radwanska, & Patrick De Baetselier. (1998). Trypanosoma brucei infection elicits nitric oxide-dependent and nitric oxide-independent suppressive mechanisms. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 63(4). 429–439. 49 indexed citations
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Bilej, Martin, Alain Beschin, Lea Brys, et al.. (1997). E5 2:45 Glucan-binding properties of a cytolytic protein of Eisenia foetida earthworms. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 21(2). 115–115. 1 indexed citations
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Scheerlinck, Jean‐Pierre Y., et al.. (1993). Redistribution of a murine humoral immune response following removal of an immunodominant B cell epitope from a recombinant fusion protein. Molecular Immunology. 30(8). 733–739. 20 indexed citations

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