Mala K. Maini

19.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
130 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Mala K. Maini is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mala K. Maini has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Epidemiology, 82 papers in Immunology and 48 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Mala K. Maini's work include Hepatitis B Virus Studies (67 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (58 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (43 papers). Mala K. Maini is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis B Virus Studies (67 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (58 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (43 papers). Mala K. Maini collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Italy. Mala K. Maini's co-authors include Antonio Bertoletti, Patrick Kennedy, Dimitra Peppa, Laura J. Pallett, Anna Schurich, Richard Gilson, Upkar S. Gill, Percy A. Knolle, Ulrike Protzer and Geoffrey Dusheiko and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mala K. Maini

125 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Immunotherapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

2021 1.1k citations Mala K. Maini et al. profile →
The Role of Virus-Specific Cd8+ Cells in Liver Damage and Viral Control during Persistent Hepatitis B Virus Infection

2000 658 citations Mala K. Maini, Roger Williams et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Living in the liver: hepatic infections

2012 417 citations Mala K. Maini et al. profile →
New Approaches to Chronic Hepatitis B

2023 97 citations Mala K. Maini et al. profile →
The scientific basis of combination therapy for chronic hepatitis B functional cure

2023 88 citations Ed Gane, Mala K. Maini et al. profile →

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Expanded adaptive NKG2C+ NK cells exhibit potent ADCC and functional responses against HBV-infected hepatoma cell lines 2025 ·Cytotherapy ·(unknown), (unknown), Benjamin Hammond, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Fernandez, Sabine Kinloch, Fiona Burns, Patrick Kennedy, Douglas MacDonald, Mala K. Maini, Upkar S. Gill, Xiaodong Zhuang, Mark W. Lowdell, Karl‐Johan Malmberg, Ebba Sohlberg, Dimitra Peppa	0
2	HBV Suppression by Nucleos(t)ide Analogues Reduces PD ‐1 Expression on Liver‐Resident T Cells 2025 ·Liver International ·(unknown), Sabela Lens, Laura J. Pallett, (unknown), (unknown), Ernest Belmonte, Ester García‐Pras, Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, Zoe Mariñó, (unknown), (unknown), Ariadna Rando‐Segura, Francisco Rodríguez‐Frias, (unknown), Adam J. Gehring, Mala K. Maini, Xavier Forns, Sofía Pérez‐del‐Pulgar	1
3	Tracking B cell immunity during perturbation of hepatitis B infection induced by treatment withdrawal 2025 ·Gut ·Sabela Lens, Alice R. Burton, (unknown), Maëlle Locatelli, (unknown), (unknown), Anna Jeffery-Smith, Nikolai Novikov, Simon P. Fletcher, Xavier Forns, Sofía Pérez‐del‐Pulgar, Mala K. Maini	0
4	Chronic Hepatitis B Finite Treatment: Similar and Different Concerns With New Drug Classes 2023 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Marion G. Peters, Man‐Fung Yuen, Norah A. Terrault, John Fry, Pietro Lampertico, Ed Gane, Carey Hwang, Luisa M. Stamm, (unknown), Mala K. Maini, Patricia Méndez, Isabelle Lonjon‐Domanec, Thomas Berg, Su Wang, Poonam Mishra, Eric Donaldson, Stephanie Buchholz, Veronica Miller, Oliver Lenz	5
5	Can T Cells Abort SARS-CoV-2 and Other Viral Infections? 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Leo Swadling, Mala K. Maini	5
6	Respiratory mucosal immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 after infection and vaccination 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Elena Mitsi, Mariana O. Diniz, Jesús Reiné, Andrea M. Collins, Ryan Robinson, Angela Hyder-Wright, (unknown), Konstantinos Liatsikos, (unknown), (unknown), Britta C. Urban, Carla Solórzano, Sandra Belij‐Rammerstorfer, Emma Sheehan, Teresa Lambe, Simon J. Draper, Daniela Weiskopf, Alessandro Sette, Mala K. Maini, Daniela M. Ferreira	30
7	An ACAT inhibitor suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication and boosts antiviral T cell activity 2023 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Peter A. C. Wing, Nathalie Schmidt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hao Wang, Leo Swadling, (unknown), Joseph Newman, Nazia Thakur, Kaho Shionoya, Sophie Morgan, Timothy Hinks, Koichi Watashi, Dalan Bailey, Scott B. Hansen, Andrew D. Davidson, Mala K. Maini, Jane A. McKeating	8
8	NK cells limit therapeutic vaccine–induced CD8 ⁺ T cell immunity in a PD-L1–dependent manner 2022 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Mariana O. Diniz, Anna Schurich, Senthil Chinnakannan, Marion Duriez, Kerstin A. Stegmann, J.B. Davies, Stephanie Kucykowicz, Kornelija Suveizdytė, Oliver E. Amin, (unknown), Tamsin Cargill, Eleanor Barnes, Mala K. Maini	30
9	The human liver microenvironment shapes the homing and function of CD4 ⁺ T-cell populations 2021 ·Gut ·(unknown), Laura J. Pallett, Xiaoyan Li, Scott Davies, Oliver E. Amin, Upkar S. Gill, Stephanie Kucykowicz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gary Reynolds, Brian R Davidson, Amir Gander, Tu Vinh Luong, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Patrick Kennedy, Yuehua Huang, Mala K. Maini, Zania Stamataki	30
10	Longevity and replenishment of human liver-resident memory T cells and mononuclear phagocytes 2020 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Laura J. Pallett, Alice R. Burton, Oliver E. Amin, Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, Amit A. Patel, Nekisa Zakeri, Anna Jeffery-Smith, Leo Swadling, Nathalie Schmidt, Anna Baiges, Amir Gander, Dominic Yu, David Nasralla, Farid Froghi, Satheesh Iype, Brian R Davidson, Douglas Thorburn, Simon Yona, Xavier Forns, Mala K. Maini	81
11	Viral and immune factors associated with successful treatment withdrawal in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients 2020 ·Journal of Hepatology ·(unknown), Sabela Lens, Laura J. Pallett, Barbara Testoni, Sergio Rodríguez‐Tajes, Zoe Mariñó, (unknown), Ester García‐Pras, (unknown), (unknown), Juan José Lozano, Francisco Rodríguez‐Frias, (unknown), Fabien Zoulim, Mala K. Maini, Xavier Forns, Sofía Pérez‐del‐Pulgar	60
12	CRISPR-Mediated Base Conversion Allows Discriminatory Depletion of Endogenous T Cell Receptors for Enhanced Synthetic Immunity 2020 ·Molecular Therapy — Methods & Clinical Development ·Roland Preece, Andrea Pavesi, Soragia Athina Gkazi, Kerstin A. Stegmann, Christos Georgiadis, Damien Tan, (unknown), Mala K. Maini, Antonio Bertoletti, Waseem Qasim	20
13	Hepatitis B assessment without hepatitis B virus DNA quantification: a prospective cohort study in Uganda 2018 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·(unknown), (unknown), Emmanuel Ochola, (unknown), Mala K. Maini, Nicholas Easom	4
14	T Cells Infiltrating Diseased Liver Express Ligands for the NKG2D Stress Surveillance System 2016 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Wei‐Chen Huang, Nicholas Easom, Xin-Zi Tang, Upkar S. Gill, Harsimran Singh, Francis P. Robertson, Chiwen Chang, John Trowsdale, Brian R Davidson, William Rosenberg, Giuseppe Fusai, Antoine Toubert, Patrick Kennedy, Dimitra Peppa, Mala K. Maini	37
15	Disease-Promoting Effects of Type I Interferons in Viral, Bacterial, and Coinfections 2015 ·Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ·Sophia Davidson, Mala K. Maini, Andreas Wack	158
16	Pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus infection and potential for new therapies 2012 ·British Journal of Hospital Medicine ·Dimitra Peppa, Mala K. Maini	4
17	Modulation of the CD8 ⁺ -T-Cell Response by CD4 ⁺ CD25 ⁺ Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection 2005 ·Journal of Virology ·Ornella Franzese, Patrick Kennedy, Adam J. Gehring, (unknown), Roger Williams, Mala K. Maini, Antonio Bertoletti	192
18	Greater CD8+ TCR Heterogeneity and Functional Flexibility in HIV-2 Compared to HIV-1 Infection 2003 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Andre Lopes, Assan Jaye, Lucy Dorrell, Sehu Sabally, Abraham Alabi, Nicola Jones, Darren R. Flower, Anne S. De Groot, (unknown), R. Monica Lascar, Ian Williams, Hilton Whittle, Antonio Bertoletti, Persephone Borrow, Mala K. Maini	34
19	Clonal Expansions in Acute EBV Infection Are Detectable in the CD8 and not the CD4 Subset and Persist with a Variable CD45 Phenotype 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Mala K. Maini, Nancy Gudgeon, Lucy R. Wedderburn, Alan B. Rickinson, Peter C. L. Beverley	99
20	Virus-Induced CD8+ T Cell Clonal Expansion Is Associated with Telomerase Up-Regulation and Telomere Length Preservation: A Mechanism for Rescue from Replicative Senescence 1999 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Mala K. Maini, Maria V. D. Soares, (unknown), Arne N. Akbar, Peter C. L. Beverley	86

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