Louis J. Picker

41.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
199 papers, 29.2k citations indexed

About

Louis J. Picker is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis J. Picker has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 29.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Immunology, 67 papers in Virology and 64 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Louis J. Picker's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (94 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (82 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (67 papers). Louis J. Picker is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (94 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (82 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (67 papers). Louis J. Picker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Louis J. Picker's co-authors include Eugene C. Butcher, Daniel C. Douek, Richard A. Koup, Vernon C. Maino, E C Butcher, R A Warnock, Roger A. Warnke, Michael K. Axthelm, Jason M. Brenchley and Afam A. Okoye and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Louis J. Picker

196 papers receiving 28.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Microbial translocation is a cause of systemic immune activation in chronic HIV infection

2006 2.7k citations Jason M. Brenchley, Jeffrey N. Martin et al. profile →
Lymphocyte Homing and Homeostasis

1996 2.4k citations Louis J. Picker et al. Science profile →
Changes in thymic function with age and during the treatment of HIV infection

1998 1.5k citations Daniel C. Douek, Philip Keiser et al. profile →
Broadly targeted human cytomegalovirus-specific CD4 + and CD8 + T cells dominate the memory compartments of exposed subjects

2005 1.0k citations Andrew Sylwester, John B. Edgar et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Profound early control of highly pathogenic SIV by an effector memory T-cell vaccine

2011 715 citations Scott G. Hansen, Julia C. Ford et al. profile →
ELAM-1 is an adhesion molecule for skin-homing T cells

1991 707 citations Louis J. Picker et al. profile →
HIV-1-specific CD4+ T cells are detectable in most individuals with active HIV-1 infection, but decline with prolonged viral suppression

1999 629 citations Richard A. Koup, Vernon C. Maino et al. profile →
Analysis of Total Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Specific CD4 ⁺ and CD8 ⁺ T-Cell Responses: Relationship to Viral Load in Untreated HIV Infection

2001 574 citations Michael R. Betts, David R. Ambrozak et al. Journal of Virology profile →
Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Lymphocyte Homing

1992 560 citations Louis J. Picker et al. profile →
Effector memory T cell responses are associated with protection of rhesus monkeys from mucosal simian immunodeficiency virus challenge

2009 511 citations Scott G. Hansen, Don Siess et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Targeting MHC-E as a new strategy for vaccines and immunotherapeutics 2025 ·Nature reviews. Immunology ·Klaus Frueh, Persephone Borrow, Geraldine M. Gillespie, Andrew J. McMichael, Louis J. Picker	0
2	Programming cytomegalovirus as an HIV vaccine 2023 ·Trends in Immunology ·Louis J. Picker, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Michael Gale, Scott G. Hansen, Klaus Früh	26
3	The ingenol-based protein kinase C agonist GSK445A is a potent inducer of HIV and SIV RNA transcription 2022 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Afam A. Okoye, Rémi Fromentin, Hiroshi Takata, Jessica H. Brehm, Yoshinori Fukazawa, (unknown), Marion Pardons, Vincent W.‐F. Tai, Jun Tang, Jeremy Smedley, Michael K. Axthelm, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Louis J. Picker, David Favre, Lydie Trautmann, Nicolas Chomont	14
4	HLA-E–restricted, Gag-specific CD8 ⁺ T cells can suppress HIV-1 infection, offering vaccine opportunities 2021 ·Science Immunology ·Hongbing Yang, Margarida Rei, Simon Brackenridge, (unknown), Hong Sun, Shaheed Abdulhaqq, Michael K. P. Liu, Weiwei Ma, Prathiba Kurupati, Xiao‐Ning Xu, Vincenzo Cerundolo, Edward Jenkins, Simon J. Davis, Jonah B. Sacha, Klaus Früh, Louis J. Picker, Persephone Borrow, Geraldine M. Gillespie, Andrew J. McMichael	34
5	Identification and Characterization of Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cells Using Surface-Trapped TNF-α and Single-Cell Sequencing 2021 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Shaheed Abdulhaqq, Abigail B. Ventura, Jason S. Reed, Arman Bashirova, (unknown), (unknown), Helen L. Wu, Justin Greene, John B. Schell, David Morrow, Karin Wisskirchen, Jeffrey N. Martin, Steven G. Deeks, Mary Carrington, Ulrike Protzer, Klaus Früh, Scott G. Hansen, Louis J. Picker, Jonah B. Sacha, Benjamin N. Bimber	2
6	MHC-E–Restricted CD8+ T Cells Target Hepatitis B Virus–Infected Human Hepatocytes 2020 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Benjamin J. Burwitz, (unknown), Mandana Mansouri, Christine Meyer, Roxanne M. Gilbride, (unknown), (unknown), Jason S. Reed, Helen L. Wu, Michael K. Axthelm, Scott G. Hansen, Louis J. Picker, Klaus Früh, Jonah B. Sacha	17
7	Characterization of a live-attenuated HCMV-based vaccine platform 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Patrizia Caposio, Sjoerd van den Worm, Lindsey B. Crawford, (unknown), Craig N. Kreklywich, Roxanne M. Gilbride, Colette M. Hughes, Abigail B. Ventura, Robert B. Ratts, Emily E. Marshall, Daniel Malouli, Michael K. Axthelm, Daniel N. Streblow, Jay A. Nelson, Louis J. Picker, Scott G. Hansen, Klaus Früh	23
8	Enhancing safety of cytomegalovirus-based vaccine vectors by engaging host intrinsic immunity 2019 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Emily E. Marshall, Daniel Malouli, Scott G. Hansen, Roxanne M. Gilbride, Colette M. Hughes, Abigail B. Ventura, Emily Ainslie, Andrea N. Selseth, Julia C. Ford, David Burke, Craig N. Kreklywich, (unknown), Alfred W. Legasse, Michael K. Axthelm, Christoph Kahl, Daniel N. Streblow, Paul T. Edlefsen, Louis J. Picker, Klaus Früh	22
9	Cross-Species Rhesus Cytomegalovirus Infection of Cynomolgus Macaques 2016 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Benjamin J. Burwitz, Daniel Malouli, Benjamin N. Bimber, Jason S. Reed, Abigail B. Ventura, Meaghan H. Hancock, Luke S. Uebelhoer, (unknown), Katherine B. Hammond, (unknown), (unknown), Alfred W. Legasse, Michael K. Axthelm, Jay A. Nelson, Byung Park, Daniel N. Streblow, Scott G. Hansen, Louis J. Picker, Klaus Früh, Jonah B. Sacha	28
10	Effect of Anti–IL-15 Administration on T Cell and NK Cell Homeostasis in Rhesus Macaques 2016 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Afam A. Okoye, (unknown), Aarthi Talla, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alfred W. Legasse, (unknown), Byung Park, Michael K. Axthelm, Jacob D. Estes, (unknown), Rafick‐Pierre Sékaly, Louis J. Picker	37
11	Naive T cells are dispensable for memory CD4+ T cell homeostasis in progressive simian immunodeficiency virus infection 2012 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Afam A. Okoye, (unknown), Chike O. Abana, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard Lum, Andrew Sylwester, Shannon Planer, Alfred W. Legasse, Byung Park, Michael Piatak, Jeffrey D. Lifson, Michael K. Axthelm, Louis J. Picker	20
12	Evasion of CD8 ⁺ T Cells Is Critical for Superinfection by Cytomegalovirus 2010 ·Science ·Scott G. Hansen, Colin J. Powers, Rebecca Richards, Abigail B. Ventura, Julia C. Ford, Don Siess, Michael K. Axthelm, Jay A. Nelson, Michael A. Jarvis, Louis J. Picker, Klaus Früh	197
13	Evidence of Early B-Cell Dysregulation in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Rapid Depletion of Naive and Memory B-Cell Subsets with Delayed Reconstitution of the Naive B-Cell Population 2009 ·Journal of Virology ·David Kuhrt, Seth A. Faith, Amanda Leone, (unknown), Donald L. Sodora, Louis J. Picker, Kelly Stefano Cole	39
14	Broadly targeted human cytomegalovirus-specific CD4 + and CD8 + T cells dominate the memory compartments of exposed subjects breakdown → 2005 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Andrew Sylwester, (unknown), John B. Edgar, (unknown), (unknown), Franziska Ruchti, Paul R. Sleath, Kenneth H. Grabstein, Nancy Hosken, Florian Kern, Jay A. Nelson, Louis J. Picker	1040
15	An Anti‐CD45RO Immunotoxin Kills Latently Infected Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) CD4 T Cells in the Blood of HIV‐Positive Persons 2002 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Jesús Saavedra‐Lozano, Cynthia McCoig, Jinbo Xu, Yanying Cao, Philip Keiser, Victor Gheţie, Robert F. Siliciano, Janet D. Siliciano, Louis J. Picker, Octavio Ramilo, Ellen S. Vitetta	12
16	Differences Between T Cell Epitopes Recognized After Immunization and After Infection 2002 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Thorsten U. Vogel, Helen Horton, Deborah H. Fuller, Donald K. Carter, (unknown), David H. O’Connor, Tim Shipley, (unknown), Gerd Sutter, Volker Erfle, Nancy A. Wilson, Louis J. Picker, David I. Watkins	30
17	Development and Homeostasis of T Cell Memory in Rhesus Macaque 2002 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Shoko I. Hagen, Joshua M. Walker, Richard Lum, (unknown), Vernon C. Maino, Michael K. Axthelm, Louis J. Picker	396
18	Analysis of Total Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Specific CD4 ⁺ and CD8 ⁺ T-Cell Responses: Relationship to Viral Load in Untreated HIV Infection breakdown → 2001 ·Journal of Virology ·Michael R. Betts, David R. Ambrozak, Daniel C. Douek, Sebastian Bonhoeffer, Jason M. Brenchley, Joseph P. Casazza, Richard A. Koup, Louis J. Picker	574
19	The Cutaneous Response in Humans to Treponema pallidum Lipoprotein Analogues Involves Cellular Elements of Both Innate and Adaptive Immunity 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Timothy J. Sellati, Shar L. Waldrop, Juan C. Salazar, Paul R. Bergstresser, Louis J. Picker, Justin D. Radolf	41
20	Clonotypic Structure of the Human CD4+ Memory T Cell Response to Cytomegalovirus 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·(unknown), Shar L. Waldrop, (unknown), Elham Khatamzas, Florian Kern, Vernon C. Maino, Louis J. Picker	80

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