Melissa Cunningham

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Melissa Cunningham is a scholar working on Immunology, Rheumatology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Cunningham has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Rheumatology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Cunningham's work include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (12 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Melissa Cunningham is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (12 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Melissa Cunningham collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Peru. Melissa Cunningham's co-authors include Gary S. Gilkeson, Rosalie C. Sears, Elizabeth S. Yeh, Anthony R. Means, Gilles Ivaldi, William C. Hahn, P. Todd Stukenberg, Shirish Shenolikar, Takafumi Uchida and Hugh Arnold and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, Gastroenterology and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Cunningham

30 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A signalling pathway controlling c-Myc degradation that impacts oncogenic transformation of human cells

2004 619 citations Elizabeth S. Yeh, Melissa Cunningham et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Cunningham United States	15	815	366	361	175	160	35	1.5k
Monica Miele Italy	16	790 1.0×	257 0.7×	313 0.9×	107 0.6×	313 2.0×	32	1.7k
Kuo‐Pao Lai Taiwan	20	524 0.6×	286 0.8×	267 0.7×	74 0.4×	212 1.3×	22	1.6k
Marie Cohen Switzerland	25	710 0.9×	582 1.6×	199 0.6×	111 0.6×	120 0.8×	77	1.9k
Laurent Gros France	24	1.1k 1.4×	564 1.5×	418 1.2×	72 0.4×	232 1.4×	59	2.3k
Karin Potthoff Germany	20	828 1.0×	397 1.1×	804 2.2×	43 0.2×	123 0.8×	60	2.3k
Oxana Bereshchenko Italy	23	1.1k 1.3×	465 1.3×	325 0.9×	39 0.2×	229 1.4×	43	2.0k
Xinhua Yu Germany	24	578 0.7×	412 1.1×	153 0.4×	338 1.9×	215 1.3×	84	1.7k
Biliang Chen China	26	1.1k 1.3×	345 0.9×	339 0.9×	47 0.3×	106 0.7×	85	1.9k
H.-J. Gröne Germany	18	799 1.0×	271 0.7×	170 0.5×	56 0.3×	120 0.8×	32	1.6k
Jacek Bartkowiak Poland	21	461 0.6×	238 0.7×	294 0.8×	85 0.5×	91 0.6×	78	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Cunningham

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Cunningham

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cunningham, Melissa, et al.. (2025). Harnessing T-cell therapy for lupus nephritis: Opportunities and challenges. Cell Transplantation. 34. 4251428970–4251428970.

Wen, Xiaoting, et al.. (2024). Racial Differences in Plasma Microbial Translocation and Plasma Microbiome, Implications in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Pathogenesis. ACR Open Rheumatology. 6(6). 365–374. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Sarah E., Robert C. Wilson, DeAnna Baker Frost, et al.. (2023). Distinct genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression signatures in classical monocytes from African American patients with systemic sclerosis. Clinical Epigenetics. 15(1). 25–25. 4 indexed citations

Andrews, Laura, et al.. (2022). A case of Rowell syndrome with excellent improvement following anifrolumab. JAAD Case Reports. 31. 27–30. 10 indexed citations

Molano, Ivan, et al.. (2020). TLR7 Agonism Accelerates Disease and Causes a Fatal Myeloproliferative Disorder in NZM 2410 Lupus Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 3054–3054. 9 indexed citations

Cunningham, Melissa, Mara Lennard Richard, Jennifer L. Scott, et al.. (2018). Novel mechanism for estrogen receptor alpha modulation of murine lupus. Journal of Autoimmunity. 97. 59–69. 7 indexed citations

Scott, Jennifer L., et al.. (2016). Plasmacytoid dendritic cell distribution and maturation are altered in lupus prone mice prior to the onset of clinical disease. Clinical Immunology. 175. 109–114. 11 indexed citations

Cunningham, Melissa, et al.. (2016). Early Ovariectomy Results in Reduced Numbers of CD11c+/CD11b+ Spleen Cells and Impacts Disease Expression in Murine Lupus. Frontiers in Immunology. 7. 31–31. 21 indexed citations

Degnan, Andrew P., Ying Han, Ramkumar Rajamani, et al.. (2015). Biaryls as potent, tunable dual neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists and serotonin transporter inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(15). 3039–3043. 5 indexed citations

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Yuen, Hon K. & Melissa Cunningham. (2014). Optimal management of fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 10. 775–775. 43 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Melissa. (2014). Estrogen Receptor Alpha Binding to ERE is Required for Full Tlr7- and Tlr9-Induced Inflammation. PubMed. 2(1). 23 indexed citations

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Svenson, John L., Melissa Cunningham, Subhajit Dasgupta, & Gary S. Gilkeson. (2014). Estrogen Receptor Alpha Modulates Mesangial Cell Responses to Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 348(6). 492–500. 16 indexed citations

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Carroll, Dianna D., et al.. (2014). Awareness and Knowledge of the Youth 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 11(3). 495–501. 14 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Melissa, et al.. (2014). Estrogen receptor alpha deficiency protects against development of cognitive impairment in murine lupus. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 11(1). 171–171. 11 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Melissa, Osama Naga, Jackie Eudaly, Jennifer L. Scott, & Gary S. Gilkeson. (2012). Estrogen receptor alpha modulates toll-like receptor signaling in murine lupus. Clinical Immunology. 144(1). 1–12. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoyan, Melissa Cunningham, Xiaoli Zhang, et al.. (2011). Phosphorylation Regulates c-Myc's Oncogenic Activity in the Mammary Gland. Cancer Research. 71(3). 925–936. 130 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Melissa & Gary S. Gilkeson. (2010). Estrogen Receptors in Immunity and Autoimmunity. Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. 40(1). 66–73. 220 indexed citations

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Malempati, Suman, Deanne Tibbitts, Melissa Cunningham, et al.. (2006). Aberrant stabilization of c-Myc protein in some lymphoblastic leukemias. Leukemia. 20(9). 1572–1581. 68 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Melissa, Qin Zhu, & James M. Hammond. (2004). FoxO1a Can Alter Cell Cycle Progression by Regulating the Nuclear Localization of p27^kipin Granulosa Cells. Molecular Endocrinology. 18(7). 1756–1767. 44 indexed citations

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Yeh, Elizabeth S., Melissa Cunningham, Hugh Arnold, et al.. (2004). A signalling pathway controlling c-Myc degradation that impacts oncogenic transformation of human cells. Nature Cell Biology. 6(4). 308–318. 619 indexed citations breakdown →

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