Lee M. Wetzler

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Lee M. Wetzler is a scholar working on Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee M. Wetzler has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Microbiology, 49 papers in Immunology and 22 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lee M. Wetzler's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (51 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (37 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (15 papers). Lee M. Wetzler is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (51 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (37 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (15 papers). Lee M. Wetzler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and United Kingdom. Lee M. Wetzler's co-authors include Paola Massari, Laura de Oliveira Nascimento, Yu Ho, M. S. Blake, Hilde‐Kari Guttormsen, E C Gotschlich, Heather MacLeod, Douglas T. Golenbock, Xiuping Liu and Carol A. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Lee M. Wetzler

84 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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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.

The Role of TLR2 in Infection and Immunity

2012 634 citations Laura de Oliveira Nascimento, Paola Massari et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee M. Wetzler United States	36	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	850	628	84	4.0k
Paola Massari United States	26	1.6k 0.9×	916 0.5×	616 0.5×	728 0.9×	460 0.7×	53	3.1k
Robin R. Ingalls United States	34	4.4k 2.3×	1.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	533 0.8×	54	6.2k
Cynthia A. Leifer United States	33	3.2k 1.7×	900 0.5×	976 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	640 1.0×	51	4.9k
Gary A. Jarvis United States	35	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	773 0.7×	834 1.0×	407 0.6×	76	3.0k
Alexander M. Cole United States	40	1.7k 0.9×	2.6k 1.5×	711 0.6×	2.1k 2.5×	933 1.5×	93	5.1k
Richard P. Morrison United States	38	2.1k 1.1×	3.4k 2.0×	2.0k 1.8×	985 1.2×	481 0.8×	57	5.0k
Svend Birkelund Denmark	37	879 0.5×	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	932 1.1×	340 0.5×	154	3.9k
Maria Kaparakis‐Liaskos Australia	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	741 0.7×	1.8k 2.1×	364 0.6×	46	4.1k
Alison J. Quayle United States	33	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	712 0.8×	564 0.9×	70	4.1k
James J. Mond United States	29	1.6k 0.9×	632 0.4×	769 0.7×	1.6k 1.9×	1.1k 1.8×	67	4.2k

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Zheng, Bo, Sanjay Ram, Lee M. Wetzler, et al.. (2023). In Vitro Pre-Clinical Evaluation of a Gonococcal Trivalent Candidate Vaccine Identified by Transcriptomics. Vaccines. 11(12). 1846–1846. 4 indexed citations

Feng, Feng, et al.. (2023). Characterizing adjuvants’ effects at murine immunoglobulin repertoire level. iScience. 27(1). 108749–108749. 3 indexed citations

Lisk, Christina, et al.. (2019). Neisserial PorB immune enhancing activity and use as a vaccine adjuvant. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 15(11). 2778–2781. 14 indexed citations

Mosaheb, Munir M. & Lee M. Wetzler. (2018). Meningococcal PorB induces a robust and diverse antigen specific T cell response as a vaccine adjuvant. Vaccine. 36(50). 7689–7699. 12 indexed citations

Wetzler, Lee M., et al.. (2016). Neisseriae internalization by epithelial cells is enhanced by TLR2 stimulation. Microbes and Infection. 18(10). 627–638. 8 indexed citations

Wetzler, Lee M., Ian M. Feavers, Scott D. Gray‐Owen, et al.. (2016). Summary and Recommendations from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Workshop “Gonorrhea Vaccines: the Way Forward”. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 23(8). 656–663. 32 indexed citations

Nascimento, Laura de Oliveira, Paola Massari, & Lee M. Wetzler. (2012). The Role of TLR2 in Infection and Immunity. Frontiers in Immunology. 3. 79–79. 634 indexed citations breakdown →

Genco, Caroline A. & Lee M. Wetzler. (2010). Neisseria : molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis. 39 indexed citations

Liu, Xiuping, Lee M. Wetzler, Laura de Oliveira Nascimento, & Paola Massari. (2010). Human Airway Epithelial Cell Responses to Neisseria lactamica and Purified Porin via Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Signaling. Infection and Immunity. 78(12). 5314–5323. 28 indexed citations

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Chiavolini, Damiana, et al.. (2008). Neisseria meningitidisPorB, a Toll-Like Receptor 2 Ligand, Improves the Capacity ofFrancisella tularensisLipopolysaccharide To Protect Mice against Experimental Tularemia. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 15(9). 1322–1329. 20 indexed citations

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Burke, Jennifer, et al.. (2007). Neisseria meningitidis PorB, a TLR2 Ligand, Induces an Antigen-Specific Eosinophil Recall Response: Potential Adjuvant for Helminth Vaccines?. The Journal of Immunology. 179(5). 3222–3230. 15 indexed citations

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Massari, Paola, Alberto Visintin, Jay Gunawardana, et al.. (2006). Meningococcal Porin PorB Binds to TLR2 and Requires TLR1 for Signaling. The Journal of Immunology. 176(4). 2373–2380. 128 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jizhong, Geling Li, André Báfica, et al.. (2005). Neisseria gonorrhoeae Enhances Infection of Dendritic Cells by HIV Type 1. The Journal of Immunology. 174(12). 7995–8002. 49 indexed citations

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Laroux, F. Stephen, Xavier Romero, Lee M. Wetzler, Pablo Engel, & Cox Terhorst. (2005). Cutting Edge: MyD88 Controls Phagocyte NADPH Oxidase Function and Killing of Gram-Negative Bacteria. The Journal of Immunology. 175(9). 5596–5600. 124 indexed citations

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Massari, Paola, et al.. (2005). Neisserial Porin-Induced Dendritic Cell Activation Is MyD88 and TLR2 Dependent. The Journal of Immunology. 174(6). 3545–3550. 83 indexed citations

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Massari, Paola, Philipp Henneke, Yu Ho, et al.. (2002). Cutting Edge: Immune Stimulation by Neisserial Porins Is Toll-Like Receptor 2 and MyD88 Dependent. The Journal of Immunology. 168(4). 1533–1537. 227 indexed citations

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Wedege, Elisabeth, et al.. (2000). IgG antibody levels to meningococcal porins in patient sera: comparison of immunoblotting and ELISA measurements. Journal of Immunological Methods. 244(1-2). 9–15. 13 indexed citations

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Wetzler, Lee M., et al.. (1996). Neisserial porins induce B lymphocytes to express costimulatory B7-2 molecules and to proliferate.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 183(3). 1151–1159. 87 indexed citations

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Wetzler, Lee M., E C Gotschlich, M. S. Blake, & Michael Koomey. (1989). The construction and characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lacking protein III in its outer membrane.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 169(6). 2199–2209. 30 indexed citations

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Wetzler, Lee M., M. S. Blake, & E C Gotschlich. (1988). Characterization and specificity of antibodies to protein I of Neisseria gonorrhoeae produced by injection with various protein I-adjuvant preparations.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 168(5). 1883–1897. 57 indexed citations

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