Michael R. Betts

31.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
164 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Michael R. Betts is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael R. Betts has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Immunology, 80 papers in Virology and 44 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michael R. Betts's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (93 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (78 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (60 papers). Michael R. Betts is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (93 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (78 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (60 papers). Michael R. Betts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Michael R. Betts's co-authors include Richard A. Koup, Daniel C. Douek, Jason M. Brenchley, Mario Roederer, David A. Price, Joseph P. Casazza, Brenna J. Hill, David R. Ambrozak, Stephen C. De Rosa and E. John Wherry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Michael R. Betts

159 papers receiving 17.5k citations

Hit Papers

Coregulation of CD8+ T cell exhaustion by multiple inhibi... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2008 2006 2003 2002 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Coregulation of CD8+ T cell exhaustion by multiple inhibitory receptors during chronic viral infection
    2008 1.6k citations Michael R. Betts, E. John Wherry et al. profile →
  2. HIV nonprogressors preferentially maintain highly functional HIV-specific CD8+ T cells
    2006 1.5k citations Michael R. Betts Blood profile →
  3. Sensitive and viable identification of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells by a flow cytometric assay for degranulation
    2003 1.3k citations Michael R. Betts, Jason M. Brenchley et al. profile →
  4. HIV preferentially infects HIV-specific CD4+ T cells
    2002 982 citations Daniel C. Douek, Jason M. Brenchley et al. profile →
  5. Expression of CD57 defines replicative senescence and antigen-induced apoptotic death of CD8+ T cells
    2003 812 citations Jason M. Brenchley, Michael R. Betts et al. Blood profile →
  6. Analysis of Total Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Specific CD4 + and CD8 + T-Cell Responses: Relationship to Viral Load in Untreated HIV Infection
    2001 574 citations Michael R. Betts, David R. Ambrozak et al. Journal of Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael R. Betts United States 65 12.4k 6.0k 4.0k 3.0k 2.9k 164 17.7k
Derya Unutmaz United States 60 11.3k 0.9× 6.1k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 3.6k 1.2× 141 18.1k
Douglas F. Nixon United States 62 11.0k 0.9× 7.5k 1.2× 3.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 300 17.1k
John D. Altman United States 73 17.4k 1.4× 4.3k 0.7× 4.2k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 3.5k 1.2× 173 22.2k
Rafick‐Pierre Sékaly United States 70 12.1k 1.0× 8.8k 1.4× 3.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 3.4k 1.2× 310 19.1k
Louis J. Picker United States 77 16.9k 1.4× 8.0k 1.3× 6.5k 1.6× 3.4k 1.1× 4.7k 1.6× 199 29.2k
Peter C. L. Beverley United Kingdom 71 11.8k 1.0× 3.6k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 3.8k 1.3× 297 19.0k
Giuseppe Pantaleo Switzerland 71 11.2k 0.9× 10.6k 1.7× 4.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 2.4k 0.8× 288 19.9k
Shane Crotty United States 80 17.1k 1.4× 3.5k 0.6× 4.3k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 6.1k 2.1× 190 28.9k
Persephone Borrow United Kingdom 58 9.7k 0.8× 5.8k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 159 15.3k
Gene M. Shearer United States 52 7.3k 0.6× 5.9k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 197 13.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Golden, Gregory J., Vincent H. Wu, Jacob T. Hamilton, et al.. (2025). Immune perturbations in human pancreas lymphatic tissues prior to and after type 1 diabetes onset. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4621–4621. 1 indexed citations
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Lam, Lian, John P. Reilly, Ann H. Rux, et al.. (2021). Erythrocytes identify complement activation in patients with COVID-19. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 321(2). L485–L489. 43 indexed citations
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McLane, Laura M., Shin Foong Ngiow, Zeyu Chen, et al.. (2021). Role of nuclear localization in the regulation and function of T-bet and Eomes in exhausted CD8 T cells. Cell Reports. 35(6). 109120–109120. 77 indexed citations
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Adeniji, Opeyemi S., Leticia Kuri-Cervantes, Chenfei Yu, et al.. (2021). Siglec-9 defines and restrains a natural killer subpopulation highly cytotoxic to HIV-infected cells. PLoS Pathogens. 17(11). e1010034–e1010034. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Vincent H., Christopher L. Nobles, Leticia Kuri-Cervantes, et al.. (2020). Assessment of HIV-1 integration in tissues and subsets across infection stages. JCI Insight. 5(20). 15 indexed citations
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Chang, Kyong‐Mi, Daniel Traum, Jang‐June Park, et al.. (2019). Distinct phenotype and function of circulating Vδ1+ and Vδ2+ γδT-cells in acute and chronic hepatitis B. PLoS Pathogens. 15(4). e1007715–e1007715. 24 indexed citations
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Knox, James J., Marcus Buggert, Lela Kardava, et al.. (2017). T-bet+ B cells are induced by human viral infections and dominate the HIV gp140 response. JCI Insight. 2(8). 114 indexed citations
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Manuel, Sharrón L, et al.. (2013). An Altered Maturation and Adhesion Phenotype of Dendritic Cells in Diseased Individuals Compared to Asymptomatic Carriers of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 29(9). 1273–1285. 13 indexed citations
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Hersperger, Adam R., Jeffrey N. Martin, Lucy Y. Shin, et al.. (2011). Increased HIV-specific CD8+ T-cell cytotoxic potential in HIV elite controllers is associated with T-bet expression. Blood. 117(14). 3799–3808. 136 indexed citations
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Mingozzi, Federico, J. J. M. Meulenberg, Daniel J. Hui, et al.. (2009). AAV-1–mediated gene transfer to skeletal muscle in humans results in dose-dependent activation of capsid-specific T cells. Blood. 114(10). 2077–2086. 227 indexed citations
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Sanborn, Keri B., Gregory D. Rak, Saumya Maru, et al.. (2009). Myosin IIA Associates with NK Cell Lytic Granules to Enable Their Interaction with F-Actin and Function at the Immunological Synapse. The Journal of Immunology. 182(11). 6969–6984. 78 indexed citations
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Engram, Jessica C., Richard M. Dunham, George Makedonas, et al.. (2009). Vaccine-Induced, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells Reduce Virus Replication but Do Not Protect from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Progression. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 706–717. 27 indexed citations
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Wolint, Petra, Michael R. Betts, Richard A. Koup, & Annette Oxenius. (2004). Immediate Cytotoxicity But Not Degranulation Distinguishes Effector and Memory Subsets of CD8+ T Cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 199(7). 925–936. 217 indexed citations
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Ferrari, Guido, Janet Ottinger, Bradley H. Edwards, et al.. (2004). Absence of Immunodominant Anti-Gag p17 (SL9) Responses among Gag CTL-Positive, HIV-Uninfected Vaccine Recipients Expressing the HLA-A*0201 Allele. The Journal of Immunology. 173(3). 2126–2133. 24 indexed citations
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Betts, Michael R., David A. Price, Jason M. Brenchley, et al.. (2004). The Functional Profile of Primary Human Antiviral CD8+ T Cell Effector Activity Is Dictated by Cognate Peptide Concentration. The Journal of Immunology. 172(10). 6407–6417. 113 indexed citations
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Stoddard, Amy, Barbara J. Flynn, Patricia A. Darrah, et al.. (2003). Prime-Boost Vaccination with HIV-1 Gag Protein and Cytosine Phosphate Guanosine Oligodeoxynucleotide, Followed by Adenovirus, Induces Sustained and Robust Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 171(5). 2538–2547. 64 indexed citations
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Betts, Michael R., David R. Ambrozak, Daniel C. Douek, et al.. (2001). Analysis of Total Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Specific CD4 + and CD8 + T-Cell Responses: Relationship to Viral Load in Untreated HIV Infection. Journal of Virology. 75(24). 11983–11991. 574 indexed citations breakdown →
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Douek, Daniel C., Michael R. Betts, Brenna J. Hill, et al.. (2001). Evidence for Increased T Cell Turnover and Decreased Thymic Output in HIV Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 167(11). 6663–6668. 192 indexed citations
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Hernandez, Diana, Michael R. Betts, Mario Clerici, et al.. (1992). Brucella abortus Stimulates Human T Cells from Uninfected and HIV-infected Individuals to Secrete IFNγ: Implications for Use of Brucella abortus as a Carrier in Development of Human Vaccines. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(4). 479–486. 15 indexed citations

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