Michael C. Kelly

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Kelly is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Kelly has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Immunology and 16 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Kelly's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (17 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (12 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (12 papers). Michael C. Kelly is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (17 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (12 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (12 papers). Michael C. Kelly collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Michael C. Kelly's co-authors include Ping Chen, Matthew W. Kelley, J. C. Burns, Zachary Rae, Lichun Ma, Xin Wei Wang, Jonathan M. Hernandez, Tim F. Greten, Bao Tran and David E. Kleiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Kelly

79 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Tumor Cell Biodiversity Drives Microenvironmental Reprogramming in Liver Cancer

2019 513 citations Lichun Ma, Bao Tran et al. profile →
Single-cell atlas of tumor cell evolution in response to therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

2021 189 citations Lichun Ma, Limin Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael C. Kelly United States	25	1.3k	676	642	628	579	85	3.1k
Russell B. Fletcher United States	16	1.7k 1.3×	511 0.8×	244 0.4×	250 0.4×	302 0.5×	21	2.7k
Andreas F. Mack Germany	44	2.6k 2.0×	425 0.6×	406 0.6×	493 0.8×	267 0.5×	160	5.7k
Elke Winterhager Germany	43	4.3k 3.3×	1.0k 1.5×	531 0.8×	300 0.5×	225 0.4×	136	6.4k
Toshiyuki Ohtsuka Japan	42	6.3k 4.7×	288 0.4×	401 0.6×	433 0.7×	939 1.6×	60	8.5k
Miguel Torres Spain	48	6.1k 4.6×	732 1.1×	286 0.4×	611 1.0×	506 0.9×	125	8.6k
Alex S. Nord United States	37	2.5k 1.9×	143 0.2×	130 0.2×	899 1.4×	756 1.3×	85	5.3k
Shinya Matsuura Japan	35	3.1k 2.3×	126 0.2×	355 0.6×	750 1.2×	769 1.3×	120	4.2k
Juha Partanen Finland	44	6.0k 4.5×	515 0.8×	209 0.3×	1.6k 2.5×	711 1.2×	130	8.3k
Shannath L. Merbs United States	32	2.0k 1.5×	205 0.3×	154 0.2×	314 0.5×	225 0.4×	90	3.4k
Juanito J. Meneses United States	26	4.5k 3.4×	228 0.3×	239 0.4×	617 1.0×	446 0.8×	32	6.1k

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Okada, Reona, Taisuke Kondo, Jangsuk Oh, et al.. (2025). GPC2-Targeted CAR T Cells Engineered with NFAT-Inducible Membrane-Tethered IL15/IL21 Exhibit Enhanced Activity against Neuroblastoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 13(9). 1363–1373. 1 indexed citations

Wong, Nathan, Jessica A. Beck, Carly M. Sayers, et al.. (2025). Spatial Profiling Identifies Regionally Distinct Microenvironments and Targetable Immunosuppressive Mechanisms in Pediatric Osteosarcoma Pulmonary Metastases. Cancer Research. 85(12). 2320–2337. 4 indexed citations

Krishna, Benjamin A., et al.. (2025). Inhibition of MAPK signaling suppresses cytomegalovirus reactivation in CD34+ Kasumi-3 cells. Antiviral Research. 238. 106169–106169. 1 indexed citations

Kelly, Michael C., et al.. (2025). Direct oHSV Infection Induces DC Maturation and a Tumor Therapeutic Response. Viruses. 17(8). 1134–1134.

Robinson, Welles, Joshua K. Stone, Fiorella Schischlik, et al.. (2024). Identification of intracellular bacteria from multiple single-cell RNA-seq platforms using CSI-Microbes. Science Advances. 10(27). eadj7402–eadj7402. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Limin, Marshonna Forgues, Shay Behrens, et al.. (2024). Lineage and ecology define liver tumor evolution in response to treatment. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(2). 101394–101394. 3 indexed citations

Chopp, Laura B., Yayi Gao, Jia Nie, et al.. (2023). Zfp281 and Zfp148 control CD4 ⁺ T cell thymic development and T _H 2 functions. Science Immunology. 8(89). eadi9066–eadi9066. 4 indexed citations

Malin, Justin, Gustavo Ulises Martinez‐Ruíz, Yongge Zhao, et al.. (2023). Expression of the transcription factor Klf6 by thymic epithelial cells is required for thymus development. Science Advances. 9(46). eadg8126–eadg8126. 3 indexed citations

Voisin, Benjamin, Vinod Nadella, Thomas Doebel, et al.. (2023). Macrophage-mediated extracellular matrix remodeling controls host Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility in the skin. Immunity. 56(7). 1561–1577.e9. 23 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Rosa, et al.. (2022). Anti-GD2 Antibodies Conjugated to IL15 and IL21 Mediate Potent Antitumor Cytotoxicity against Neuroblastoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 28(17). 3785–3796. 24 indexed citations

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Nie, Jia, Andrea C. Carpenter, Laura B. Chopp, et al.. (2022). The transcription factor LRF promotes integrin β7 expression by and gut homing of CD8αα+ intraepithelial lymphocyte precursors. Nature Immunology. 23(4). 594–604. 10 indexed citations

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Cornelissen, Anne, Liang Guo, Raquel Fernandez, et al.. (2021). Endothelial Recovery in Bare Metal Stents and Drug-Eluting Stents on a Single-Cell Level. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 41(8). 2277–2292. 10 indexed citations

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Ohigashi, Izumi, Sayumi Fujimori, Naozumi Ishimaru, et al.. (2021). The thymoproteasome hardwires the TCR repertoire of CD8+ T cells in the cortex independent of negative selection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(4). 14 indexed citations

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Ciucci, Thomas, Melanie S. Vacchio, Jia Nie, et al.. (2021). Dependence on Bcl6 and Blimp1 drive distinct differentiation of murine memory and follicular helper CD4+ T cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(1). 17 indexed citations

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‍Kim, Do Young, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Benjamin Voisin, et al.. (2020). Targeted therapy guided by single-cell transcriptomic analysis in drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome: a case report. Nature Medicine. 26(2). 236–243. 118 indexed citations

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Mays, Joseph C., Michael C. Kelly, Steven L. Coon, et al.. (2018). Single-cell RNA sequencing of the mammalian pineal gland identifies two pinealocyte subtypes and cell type-specific daily patterns of gene expression. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205883–e0205883. 38 indexed citations

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Knott, Patrick, Peter Sturm, Baron S. Lonner, et al.. (2016). Multicenter Comparison of 3D Spinal Measurements Using Surface Topography With Those From Conventional Radiography. Spine Deformity. 4(2). 98–103. 69 indexed citations

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Kelly, Michael C., et al.. (2012). Atoh1 Directs the Formation of Sensory Mosaics and Induces Cell Proliferation in the Postnatal Mammalian Cochlea In Vivo. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(19). 6699–6710. 180 indexed citations

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Kelly, Michael C., et al.. (2003). The Significance of Spectral Overlap in Multiple-source Localization. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 2 indexed citations

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Bernhardt, P. A., et al.. (1988). Spacelab 2 Upper Atmospheric Modification Experiment over Arecibo. II - Plasma dynamics. 27(3). 183–198. 24 indexed citations

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