Leonel Joannas

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Leonel Joannas is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonel Joannas has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Leonel Joannas's work include Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (4 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers). Leonel Joannas is often cited by papers focused on Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (4 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (3 papers). Leonel Joannas collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Argentina. Leonel Joannas's co-authors include Carla V. Rothlin, Jorge Henao‐Mejia, Sourav Ghosh, Nicola Gagliani, Lidia Bosurgi, Sebastián Amigorena, Jean-Marie Carpier, Andrés Alloatti, Walter K. Mowel and Adam Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Leonel Joannas

18 papers receiving 1.2k 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 gut microbiota regulates white adipose tissue inflammation and obesity via a family of microRNAs

2019 243 citations Anthony Virtue, Sam J. McCright et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leonel Joannas United States	14	699	489	228	150	145	19	1.2k
Tracy L. Burcin United States	10	1.1k 1.6×	499 1.0×	139 0.6×	184 1.2×	148 1.0×	10	1.7k
David N. Douda Canada	17	1.1k 1.6×	489 1.0×	227 1.0×	141 0.9×	67 0.5×	21	1.6k
Yongxue Yao United States	18	604 0.9×	504 1.0×	136 0.6×	118 0.8×	242 1.7×	30	1.4k
Il‐Young Hwang United States	20	539 0.8×	572 1.2×	80 0.4×	137 0.9×	144 1.0×	40	1.2k
Tim Smallie United Kingdom	9	964 1.4×	503 1.0×	93 0.4×	221 1.5×	233 1.6×	9	1.6k
Julie Carman United States	19	772 1.1×	441 0.9×	103 0.5×	73 0.5×	287 2.0×	32	1.4k
Eamon P. Breen Ireland	16	425 0.6×	495 1.0×	190 0.8×	148 1.0×	234 1.6×	25	1.1k
Alfredo Caro‐Maldonado Spain	13	425 0.6×	595 1.2×	88 0.4×	182 1.2×	114 0.8×	14	1.2k
Irina N. Baranova United States	18	431 0.6×	566 1.2×	90 0.4×	238 1.6×	127 0.9×	29	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonel Joannas

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Clark, Megan L., Kamen P. Simeonov, Walter K. Mowel, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial complex IV remodeling in tumor-associated macrophages amplifies interferon signaling and promotes anti-tumor immunity. Immunity. 58(7). 1670–1687.e12. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Joshua X., Emily A. McMillan, Yusen Zhou, et al.. (2024). Lysyl Oxidase Mediates Proliferation and Differentiation in the Esophageal Epithelium. Biomolecules. 14(12). 1560–1560.

Paneru, Bam, Julia Chini, Sam J. McCright, et al.. (2024). Myeloid-derived miR-6236 potentiates adipocyte insulin signaling and prevents hyperglycemia during obesity. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5394–5394. 7 indexed citations

Shmuel-Galia, Liraz, Fiachra Humphries, Tim Vierbuchen, et al.. (2023). The lncRNA HOXA11os regulates mitochondrial function in myeloid cells to maintain intestinal homeostasis. Cell Metabolism. 35(8). 1441–1456.e9. 14 indexed citations

Chandra, Aditi, Sora Yoon, Michaël F. Michieletto, et al.. (2023). Quantitative control of Ets1 dosage by a multi-enhancer hub promotes Th1 cell differentiation and protects from allergic inflammation. Immunity. 56(7). 1451–1467.e12. 17 indexed citations

Jimenez, Monica T., Megan L. Clark, Jasmine M. Wright, et al.. (2022). The miR-181 family regulates colonic inflammation through its activity in the intestinal epithelium. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(12). 10 indexed citations

Michieletto, Michaël F., Walter K. Mowel, Aditi Chandra, et al.. (2022). Multiscale 3D genome organization underlies ILC2 ontogenesis and allergic airway inflammation. Nature Immunology. 24(1). 42–54. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Kaiwen, Benjamin Demarco, Saray Ramos, et al.. (2021). RIPK1 activates distinct gasdermins in macrophages and neutrophils upon pathogen blockade of innate immune signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(28). 87 indexed citations

Kozik, Patrycja, Marine Gros, Daniel N. Itzhak, et al.. (2020). Small Molecule Enhancers of Endosome-to-Cytosol Import Augment Anti-tumor Immunity. Cell Reports. 32(2). 107905–107905. 38 indexed citations

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Virtue, Anthony, Sam J. McCright, Jasmine M. Wright, et al.. (2019). The gut microbiota regulates white adipose tissue inflammation and obesity via a family of microRNAs. Science Translational Medicine. 11(496). 243 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kotzin, Jonathan J., Jasmine M. Wright, Megha Basavappa, et al.. (2019). The long noncoding RNA Morrbid regulates CD8 T cells in response to viral infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(24). 11916–11925. 54 indexed citations

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Carpier, Jean-Marie, Andrés E. Zucchetti, Laurence Ardouin, et al.. (2018). Rab6-dependent retrograde traffic of LAT controls immune synapse formation and T cell activation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(4). 1245–1265. 38 indexed citations

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Alloatti, Andrés, Derek C. Rookhuizen, Leonel Joannas, et al.. (2017). Critical role for Sec22b-dependent antigen cross-presentation in antitumor immunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(8). 2231–2241. 95 indexed citations

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Chan, Pamela, Eugenio Antonio Carrera Silva, Dimitri de Kouchkovsky, et al.. (2016). The TAM family receptor tyrosine kinase TYRO3 is a negative regulator of type 2 immunity. Science. 352(6281). 99–103. 70 indexed citations

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Alloatti, Andrés, Fiorella Kotsias, Jean-Marie Carpier, et al.. (2015). Toll-like Receptor 4 Engagement on Dendritic Cells Restrains Phago-Lysosome Fusion and Promotes Cross-Presentation of Antigens. Immunity. 43(6). 1087–1100. 148 indexed citations

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Bárcena, Cristina, Milica Stefanović, Anna Tutusaus, et al.. (2015). Gas6/Axl pathway is activated in chronic liver disease and its targeting reduces fibrosis via hepatic stellate cell inactivation. Journal of Hepatology. 63(3). 670–678. 115 indexed citations

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Silva, Eugenio Antonio Carrera, Pamela Chan, Leonel Joannas, et al.. (2013). T Cell-Derived Protein S Engages TAM Receptor Signaling in Dendritic Cells to Control the Magnitude of the Immune Response. Immunity. 39(1). 160–170. 143 indexed citations

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Bosurgi, Lidia, Jochem H. Bernink, Víctor D. Cuevas, et al.. (2013). Paradoxical role of the proto-oncogene Axl and Mer receptor tyrosine kinases in colon cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(32). 13091–13096. 121 indexed citations

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Diaz, Silvina L., et al.. (2007). Pharmacokinetic aspects of naloxone‐precipitated morphine withdrawal in male and female prepubertal mice. Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition. 28(6). 283–289. 13 indexed citations

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