Leo Lefrançois

23.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
166 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Leo Lefrançois is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Lefrançois has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Leo Lefrançois's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (126 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (125 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (96 papers). Leo Lefrançois is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (126 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (125 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (96 papers). Leo Lefrançois collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Leo Lefrançois's co-authors include Kimberly S. Schluns, Amanda L. Marzo, David Masopust, Vaiva Vezys, Thomas Goodman, Stephen C. Jameson, Lynn Puddington, Joshua J. Obar, William C. Kieper and Sara Olson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Leo Lefrançois

166 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

Preferential Localization of Effector Memory Cells in Non... 1988 2026 2000 2013 2001 2000 2003 1988 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Preferential Localization of Effector Memory Cells in Nonlymphoid Tissue
    2001 1.6k citations David Masopust, Vaiva Vezys et al. Science profile →
  2. Interleukin-7 mediates the homeostasis of naïve and memory CD8 T cells in vivo
    2000 1.3k citations Kimberly S. Schluns, Leo Lefrançois et al. profile →
  3. Cytokine control of memory T-cell development and survival
    2003 715 citations Kimberly S. Schluns, Leo Lefrançois profile →
  4. Expression of the γ-δ T-cell receptor on intestinal CD8+ intraepithelial lymphocytes
    1988 567 citations Leo Lefrançois et al. profile →

Peers

Leo Lefrançois
Kenneth H. Grabstein United States
Francine Brière France
Maurice K. Gately United States
Marc K. Jenkins United States
Susan L. Swain United States
Karolina Palucka United States
James McCluskey Australia
Serge Lebecque France
Steven L. Reiner United States
Filippo Belardelli Italy
Kenneth H. Grabstein United States
Leo Lefrançois
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Fields of papers citing papers by Leo Lefrançois

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leo Lefrançois

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pham, Quynh-Mai, et al.. (2013). CD11a Regulates Effector CD8 T Cell Differentiation and Central Memory Development in Response to Infection with Listeria monocytogenes. Infection and Immunity. 81(4). 1140–1151. 31 indexed citations
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Plumlee, Courtney R., et al.. (2013). Environmental Cues Dictate the Fate of Individual CD8+ T Cells Responding to Infection. Immunity. 39(2). 347–356. 116 indexed citations
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Zehn, Dietmar, Michael J. Turner, Leo Lefrançois, & Michael J. Bevan. (2010). Lack of Original Antigenic Sin in Recall CD8+ T Cell Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 184(11). 6320–6326. 27 indexed citations
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Stoklasek, Thomas A., Sara L. Colpitts, Joshua J. Obar, Caiying Guo, & Leo Lefrançois. (2010). Visualization of IL-15 expression in innate immune cells during homeostasis and inflammation (134.3). The Journal of Immunology. 184(Supplement_1). 134.3–134.3. 1 indexed citations
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Khanna, Kamal M., et al.. (2007). In Situ Imaging of the Endogenous CD8 T Cell Response to Infection. Science. 318(5847). 116–120. 94 indexed citations
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Klonowski, Kimberly D., Kristina Williams, Amanda L. Marzo, & Leo Lefrançois. (2006). Cutting Edge: IL-7-Independent Regulation of IL-7 Receptor α Expression and Memory CD8 T Cell Development. The Journal of Immunology. 177(7). 4247–4251. 61 indexed citations
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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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Zammit, David J. & Leo Lefrançois. (2006). Dendritic cell–T cell interactions in the generation and maintenance of CD8 T cell memory. Microbes and Infection. 8(4). 1108–1115. 13 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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Marzo, Amanda L., Vaiva Vezys, Kimberly D. Klonowski, et al.. (2004). Fully Functional Memory CD8 T Cells in the Absence of CD4 T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 173(2). 969–975. 106 indexed citations
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D’Souza, Warren N. & Leo Lefrançois. (2003). IL-2 Is Not Required for the Initiation of CD8 T Cell Cycling but Sustains Expansion. The Journal of Immunology. 171(11). 5727–5735. 195 indexed citations
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Lefrançois, Leo, Amanda L. Marzo, & Kristina Williams. (2003). Sustained Response Initiation Is Required for T Cell Clonal Expansion But Not for Effector or Memory Development In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 171(6). 2832–2839. 37 indexed citations
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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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Marzo, Amanda L., Vaiva Vezys, Kristina Williams, David F. Tough, & Leo Lefrançois. (2002). Tissue-Level Regulation of Th1 and Th2 Primary and Memory CD4 T Cells in Response to Listeria Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4504–4510. 52 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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Pope, Constance D., Sung-Kwon Kim, Amanda L. Marzo, et al.. (2001). Organ-Specific Regulation of the CD8 T Cell Response to Listeria monocytogenes Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 166(5). 3402–3409. 327 indexed citations
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Masopust, David, Jiu Jiang, Hao Shen, & Leo Lefrançois. (2001). Direct Analysis of the Dynamics of the Intestinal Mucosa CD8 T Cell Response to Systemic Virus Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 166(4). 2348–2356. 123 indexed citations
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Lefrançois, Leo, John D. Altman, Kristina Williams, & Sara Olson. (2000). Soluble Antigen and CD40 Triggering Are Sufficient to Induce Primary and Memory Cytotoxic T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 164(2). 725–732. 86 indexed citations
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Huleatt, James W. & Leo Lefrançois. (1996). β2 Integrins and ICAM-1 Are Involved in Establishment of the Intestinal Mucosal T Cell Compartment. Immunity. 5(3). 263–273. 48 indexed citations
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Lefrançois, Leo & Michael J. Bevan. (1985). Novel antigenic determinants of the T200 glycoprotein expressed preferentially by activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes.. The Journal of Immunology. 135(1). 374–383. 44 indexed citations

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