Michael Croft

21.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
206 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Croft is a scholar working on Immunology, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Croft has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Immunology, 38 papers in Physiology and 30 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Michael Croft's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (119 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (109 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (84 papers). Michael Croft is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (119 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (109 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (84 papers). Michael Croft collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. Michael Croft's co-authors include Susan L. Swain, Takanori So, Linda M. Bradley, Shahram Salek‐Ardakani, Paul Rogers, Irene Gramaglia, Caroline Dubey, Jianxun Song, Amit Mehta and Andrew D. Weinberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Michael Croft

204 papers receiving 16.6k citations

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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.

The role of TNF superfamily members in T-cell function and diseases

2009 701 citations Michael Croft profile →
Co-stimulatory members of the TNFR family: keys to effective T-cell immunity?

2003 698 citations Michael Croft profile →
OX40 Promotes Bcl-xL and Bcl-2 Expression and Is Essential for Long-Term Survival of CD4 T Cells

2001 539 citations Jianxun Song, Michael Croft et al. profile →
OX40 in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis—A New Therapeutic Target

2024 39 citations Michael Croft, Ehsanollah Esfandiari et al. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Croft United States	69	12.9k	3.3k	2.5k	1.7k	1.6k	206	16.9k
Louis Boon Netherlands	72	10.3k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	3.8k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	2.0k 1.2×	376	17.7k
Jacques Van Snick Belgium	62	9.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	178	15.8k
Edgar Schmitt Germany	64	12.8k 1.0×	2.6k 0.8×	4.4k 1.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	192	17.9k
Francesco Annunziato Italy	67	10.8k 0.8×	3.4k 1.0×	3.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	209	18.9k
Serge Lebecque France	59	15.0k 1.2×	4.2k 1.3×	3.8k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	123	19.5k
Lorenzo Cosmi Italy	55	7.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	134	12.4k
Tim Sparwasser Germany	73	14.7k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	4.5k 1.8×	1.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	236	20.7k
Jonathon D. Sedgwick Australia	56	10.5k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	98	15.0k
Wenda Gao United States	40	10.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	872 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	95	15.1k
Hans Yssel France	60	8.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	154	13.5k

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Gupta, Rinkesh Kumar, et al.. (2024). LIGHT signaling through LTβR and HVEM in keratinocytes promotes psoriasis and atopic dermatitis-like skin inflammation. Journal of Autoimmunity. 144. 103177–103177. 6 indexed citations

Croft, Michael, Ehsanollah Esfandiari, Hailing Hsu, et al.. (2024). OX40 in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis—A New Therapeutic Target. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 25(3). 447–461. 39 indexed citations breakdown →

Croft, Michael, et al.. (2024). Dopaminergic- and Serotonergic-Dependent Behaviors Are Altered by Lanthanide Series Metals in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxics. 12(10). 754–754. 2 indexed citations

Croft, Michael, Shahram Salek‐Ardakani, & Carl F. Ware. (2024). Targeting the TNF and TNFR superfamilies in autoimmune disease and cancer. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 23(12). 939–961. 26 indexed citations

Picarda, Gaëlle, Ankan Gupta, Bryan McDonald, et al.. (2024). Late-rising CD4 T cells resolve mouse cytomegalovirus persistent replication in the salivary gland. PLoS Pathogens. 20(1). e1011852–e1011852. 2 indexed citations

Gracias, Donald T., Rinkesh Kumar Gupta, Daniel Carr, et al.. (2023). Anti‐CD3 inhibits circulatory and tissue‐resident memory CD4 T cells that drive asthma exacerbations in mice. Allergy. 78(8). 2168–2180. 8 indexed citations

Ware, Carl F., Michael Croft, & Garry A. Neil. (2022). Realigning the LIGHT signaling network to control dysregulated inflammation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(7). 34 indexed citations

Manresa, Mario C., Haruka Miki, Jacqueline Miller, et al.. (2022). A Deficiency in the Cytokine TNFSF14/LIGHT Limits Inflammation and Remodeling in Murine Eosinophilic Esophagitis. The Journal of Immunology. 209(12). 2341–2351. 15 indexed citations

Herro, Rana, Jr‐Wen Shui, Sonja Zahner, et al.. (2018). LIGHT–HVEM signaling in keratinocytes controls development of dermatitis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 215(2). 415–422. 36 indexed citations

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Desai, Pritesh, Vikas Tahiliani, Tarun E. Hutchinson, et al.. (2018). The TNF Superfamily Molecule LIGHT Promotes the Generation of Circulating and Lung-Resident Memory CD8 T Cells following an Acute Respiratory Virus Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 200(8). 2894–2904. 20 indexed citations

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Desai, Pritesh, Georges Abboud, Paul G. Thomas, et al.. (2017). HVEM Imprints Memory Potential on Effector CD8 T Cells Required for Protective Mucosal Immunity. The Journal of Immunology. 199(8). 2968–2975. 20 indexed citations

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Lei, Fengyang, Rizwanul Haque, Xiaofang Xiong, et al.. (2013). Transgenic expression of survivin compensates for OX40‐deficiency in driving Th2 development and allergic inflammation. European Journal of Immunology. 43(7). 1914–1924. 12 indexed citations

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Soroosh, Pejman, Taylor A. Doherty, Wei Duan, et al.. (2013). Lung-resident tissue macrophages generate Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and promote airway tolerance. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(4). 775–788. 272 indexed citations

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Doherty, Taylor A., Naseem Khorram, Jinny Chang, et al.. (2012). STAT6 regulates natural helper cell proliferation during lung inflammation initiated byAlternaria. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 303(7). L577–L588. 127 indexed citations

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Fousteri, Georgia, Jean Jasinski, Maki Nakayama, et al.. (2012). Following the Fate of One Insulin-Reactive CD4 T cell. Diabetes. 61(5). 1169–1179. 22 indexed citations

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Doherty, Taylor A., Naseem Khorram, Kotaro Sugimoto, et al.. (2012). Alternaria Induces STAT6-Dependent Acute Airway Eosinophilia and Epithelial FIZZ1 Expression That Promotes Airway Fibrosis and Epithelial Thickness. The Journal of Immunology. 188(6). 2622–2629. 74 indexed citations

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Magalhães, João G., Stephen Rubino, Leonardo H. Travassos, et al.. (2011). Nucleotide oligomerization domain-containing proteins instruct T cell helper type 2 immunity through stromal activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(36). 14896–14901. 64 indexed citations

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Salek‐Ardakani, Shahram & Michael Croft. (2010). Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor/Tumor Necrosis Factor Family Members in Antiviral CD8 T-Cell Immunity. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 30(4). 205–218. 30 indexed citations

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Duan, Wei, Takanori So, & Michael Croft. (2008). Antagonism of Airway Tolerance by Endotoxin/Lipopolysaccharide through Promoting OX40L and Suppressing Antigen-Specific Foxp3+ T Regulatory Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 181(12). 8650–8659. 64 indexed citations

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Myers, Lara, Seung Woo Lee, Robert J. Rossi, et al.. (2005). Combined CD137 (4-1BB) and adjuvant therapy generates a developing pool of peptide-specific CD8 memory T cells. International Immunology. 18(2). 325–333. 42 indexed citations

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