Melanie K. Spriggs

11.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
54 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Melanie K. Spriggs is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie K. Spriggs has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Immunology, 26 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Melanie K. Spriggs's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (16 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers). Melanie K. Spriggs is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (16 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (15 papers). Melanie K. Spriggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Melanie K. Spriggs's co-authors include William C. Fanslow, Richard J. Armitage, Brian M. Macduff, L Strockbine, Sally Painter, Robert A. Olmsted, Michael R. Comeau, Mark R. Alderson, Patrick L. Collins and Peter L. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Melanie K. Spriggs

54 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular and biological characterization of a murine lig... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1992 1995 1995 1993 1993 250 500 750
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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. Molecular and biological characterization of a murine ligand for CD40
    1992 875 citations Richard J. Armitage, William C. Fanslow et al. Nature profile →
  2. Human IL-17: a novel cytokine derived from T cells
    1995 836 citations Sally Painter, William C. Fanslow et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  3. Herpesvirus Saimiri encodes a new cytokine, IL-17, which binds to a novel cytokine receptor
    1995 802 citations Zhengbin Yao, William C. Fanslow et al. Immunity profile →
  4. CD40 Ligand Gene Defects Responsible for X-Linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome
    1993 654 citations Richard J. Armitage, William C. Fanslow et al. profile →
  5. CD40 expression by human monocytes: regulation by cytokines and activation of monocytes by the ligand for CD40.
    1993 508 citations Mark R. Alderson, Richard J. Armitage et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  6. The G glycoprotein of human respiratory syncytial viruses of subgroups A and B: extensive sequence divergence between antigenically related proteins.
    1987 433 citations Philip R. Johnson, Melanie K. Spriggs et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melanie K. Spriggs United States 42 5.6k 2.3k 1.6k 1.6k 908 54 9.7k
Mamoru Ito Japan 53 4.1k 0.7× 895 0.4× 1.9k 1.2× 3.0k 1.9× 407 0.4× 220 10.0k
Paul D. Rennert United States 51 6.9k 1.2× 723 0.3× 2.0k 1.2× 2.3k 1.5× 383 0.4× 84 10.6k
Ofer Lider Israel 52 4.4k 0.8× 818 0.4× 1.8k 1.1× 2.8k 1.8× 349 0.4× 130 10.2k
William C. Fanslow United States 58 9.6k 1.7× 1.3k 0.5× 2.3k 1.4× 2.3k 1.4× 198 0.2× 108 13.1k
Jürgen Löhler Germany 36 4.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 3.4k 2.2× 228 0.3× 99 9.3k
Martin E. Dorf United States 55 8.8k 1.6× 836 0.4× 2.5k 1.5× 2.6k 1.7× 276 0.3× 244 12.3k
Donald E. Staunton United States 39 4.2k 0.7× 748 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 2.6k 1.7× 269 0.3× 67 9.2k
Bernhard Odermatt Switzerland 58 8.7k 1.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 2.6k 1.6× 133 0.1× 110 12.9k
Peter Biberfeld Sweden 53 3.1k 0.6× 3.5k 1.5× 4.4k 2.7× 2.0k 1.2× 224 0.2× 263 10.8k
Alf Hamann Germany 59 11.3k 2.0× 1.2k 0.5× 2.5k 1.5× 2.7k 1.7× 149 0.2× 153 15.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yao, Zhengbin, William C. Fanslow, Michael F. Seldin, et al.. (2011). Pillars Article: Herpesvirus Saimiri Encodes a New Cytokine, IL-17, which Binds to a Novel Cytokine Receptor. Immunity. 1995. 3: 811–821. The Journal of Immunology. 187(9). 4392–4402. 8 indexed citations
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Born, Teresa L., Lynda A. Morrison, David J. Esteban, et al.. (2000). A Poxvirus Protein That Binds to and Inactivates IL-18, and Inhibits NK Cell Response. The Journal of Immunology. 164(6). 3246–3254. 144 indexed citations
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Spriggs, Melanie K.. (1999). Shared resources between the neural and immune systems: semaphorins join the ranks. Current Opinion in Immunology. 11(4). 387–391. 48 indexed citations
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Schwarzenberger, Paul, Vincent La Russa, Allan M. Miller, et al.. (1998). IL-17 Stimulates Granulopoiesis in Mice: Use of an Alternate, Novel Gene Therapy-Derived Method for In Vivo Evaluation of Cytokines. The Journal of Immunology. 161(11). 6383–6389. 269 indexed citations
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Spriggs, Melanie K., Richard J. Armitage, Michael R. Comeau, et al.. (1996). The extracellular domain of the Epstein-Barr virus BZLF2 protein binds the HLA-DR beta chain and inhibits antigen presentation. Journal of Virology. 70(8). 5557–5563. 112 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhengbin, et al.. (1996). Complete nucleotide sequence of the mouse CTLA8 gene. Gene. 168(2). 223–225. 25 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhengbin, William C. Fanslow, Michael F. Seldin, et al.. (1995). Herpesvirus Saimiri encodes a new cytokine, IL-17, which binds to a novel cytokine receptor. Immunity. 3(6). 811–821. 802 indexed citations breakdown →
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Westendorf, Jennifer J., Gregory Ahmann, R J Armitage, et al.. (1994). CD40 expression in malignant plasma cells. Role in stimulation of autocrine IL-6 secretion by a human myeloma cell line.. The Journal of Immunology. 152(1). 117–128. 91 indexed citations
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Spriggs, Melanie K.. (1994). Cytokine and cytokine receptor genes ‘captured’ by viruses. Current Opinion in Immunology. 6(4). 526–529. 31 indexed citations
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Spriggs, Melanie K., William C. Fanslow, Richard J. Armitage, & John W. Belmont. (1993). The biology of the human ligand for CD40. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 13(6). 373–380. 30 indexed citations
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Armitage, Richard J., Charles R. Maliszewski, Mark R. Alderson, et al.. (1993). CD40L: a multi-functional ligand. Seminars in Immunology. 5(6). 404–412. 70 indexed citations
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Armitage, Richard J., Brian M. Macduff, Melanie K. Spriggs, & William C. Fanslow. (1993). Human B cell proliferation and Ig secretion induced by recombinant CD40 ligand are modulated by soluble cytokines. The Journal of Immunology. 150(9). 3671–3680. 221 indexed citations
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Callard, Robin E., Richard J. Armitage, William C. Fanslow, & Melanie K. Spriggs. (1993). CD40 ligand and its role in X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome. Immunology Today. 14(11). 559–564. 214 indexed citations
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Spriggs, Melanie K., Beverly H. Koller, Takeo Sato, et al.. (1992). Beta 2-microglobulin-, CD8+ T-cell-deficient mice survive inoculation with high doses of vaccinia virus and exhibit altered IgG responses.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(13). 6070–6074. 139 indexed citations
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Armitage, Richard J., William C. Fanslow, L Strockbine, et al.. (1992). Molecular and biological characterization of a murine ligand for CD40. Nature. 357(6373). 80–82. 875 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spriggs, Melanie K., Richard J. Armitage, L Strockbine, et al.. (1992). Recombinant human CD40 ligand stimulates B cell proliferation and immunoglobulin E secretion.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(6). 1543–1550. 338 indexed citations
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Spriggs, Melanie K., Jennifer L. Slack, Steven Dower, et al.. (1990). Induction of an interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) on monocytic cells. Evidence that the receptor is not encoded by a T cell-type IL-1R mRNA.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(36). 22499–22505. 79 indexed citations
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Murphy, Brian R., Gregory A. Prince, Peter L. Collins, et al.. (1988). Current approaches to the development of vaccines effective against parainfluenza and respiratory syncytial viruses. Virus Research. 11(1). 1–15. 85 indexed citations
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Collins, Patrick L., Robert A. Olmsted, Melanie K. Spriggs, Philip R. Johnson, & Alicia Buckler‐White. (1987). Gene overlap and site-specific attenuation of transcription of the viral polymerase L gene of human respiratory syncytial virus.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(15). 5134–5138. 68 indexed citations

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