N L Letvin

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

N L Letvin is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, N L Letvin has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 21 papers in Virology and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in N L Letvin's work include HIV Research and Treatment (21 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). N L Letvin is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (21 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). N L Letvin collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. N L Letvin's co-authors include N. W. King, R. C. Desrosiers, R. D. Hunt, Mari Kannagi, Joseph Sodroski, Laura V. Chalifoux, Priya Sehgal, M. D. Daniel, Max Essex and P. J. Kanki and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

N L Letvin

45 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation of T-Cell Tropic HTLV-III-Like Retrovirus from ... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 1985 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Isolation of T-Cell Tropic HTLV-III-Like Retrovirus from Macaques
    1985 746 citations M. D. Daniel, N L Letvin et al. Science profile →
  2. Induction of AIDS-Like Disease in Macaque Monkeys with T-Cell Tropic Retrovirus STLV-III
    1985 530 citations N L Letvin, M. D. Daniel et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
N L Letvin United States 30 2.7k 2.0k 1.3k 1.2k 503 45 4.1k
Janet K.A. Nicholson United States 30 2.6k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 990 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 713 1.4× 72 4.3k
Francesca Chiodi Sweden 41 3.6k 1.4× 2.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.5× 668 1.3× 166 5.6k
M B Oldstone United States 35 1.3k 0.5× 2.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 694 1.4× 63 5.1k
D J Ringler United States 35 3.6k 1.4× 3.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 748 1.5× 62 6.7k
D Dina United States 28 1.3k 0.5× 816 0.4× 686 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 720 1.4× 44 2.9k
Xiaojiang Gao United States 45 1.7k 0.6× 4.9k 2.4× 1.4k 1.1× 827 0.7× 577 1.1× 83 6.8k
Hideto Kaneshima United States 31 2.4k 0.9× 2.8k 1.4× 2.0k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 2.1× 58 6.0k
David R. Ambrozak United States 30 2.9k 1.1× 4.1k 2.0× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 896 1.8× 65 6.0k
Anders Vahlne Sweden 35 713 0.3× 979 0.5× 1.7k 1.4× 563 0.5× 710 1.4× 119 3.7k
Volker Erfle Germany 40 2.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 842 0.7× 2.4k 4.8× 175 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bielefeldt‐Ohmann, Helle, Dan H. Barouch, A. Gregory Bruce, et al.. (2005). Intestinal Stromal Tumors in a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-infected, Simian Retrovirus-2 Negative Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta). Veterinary Pathology. 42(3). 391–396. 29 indexed citations
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Chen, Z W, et al.. (1996). The T cell receptor gene usage by simian immunodeficiency virus gag-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in rhesus monkeys. The Journal of Immunology. 156(4). 1469–1475. 26 indexed citations
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Kanai, Takuya, Elaine K. Thomas, Yasuhiro Yasutomi, & N L Letvin. (1996). IL-15 stimulates the expansion of AIDS virus-specific CTL. The Journal of Immunology. 157(8). 3681–3687. 96 indexed citations
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Reimann, Keith A., Ronald S. Veazey, Matilda Halloran, et al.. (1996). A chimeric simian/human immunodeficiency virus expressing a primary patient human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolate env causes an AIDS-like disease after in vivo passage in rhesus monkeys. Journal of Virology. 70(10). 6922–6928. 410 indexed citations
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Genain, Claude P., Michael H. L. Nguyen, N L Letvin, et al.. (1995). Antibody facilitation of multiple sclerosis-like lesions in a nonhuman primate.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(6). 2966–2974. 252 indexed citations
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Chen, Z W, Zengwei Kou, Christine Lekutis, et al.. (1995). T cell receptor V beta repertoire in an acute infection of rhesus monkeys with simian immunodeficiency viruses and a chimeric simian-human immunodeficiency virus.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 182(1). 21–31. 72 indexed citations
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Yasutomi, Yasuhiro, Scott Koenig, C. Kendall Stover, et al.. (1993). Immunization with recombinant BCG-SIV elicits SIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in rhesus monkeys. The Journal of Immunology. 150(7). 3101–3107. 77 indexed citations
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Yasutomi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1993). Synthetic peptide in mineral oil adjuvant elicits simian immunodeficiency virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes in rhesus monkeys.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(9). 5096–5105. 50 indexed citations
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Panicali, Dennis, Gail P. Mazzara, J L Sullivan, et al.. (1992). Use of Lentivirus-Like Particles Alone and in Combination with Live Vaccinia-Virus-Based Vaccines. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(8). 1449–1449. 5 indexed citations
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Miller, Michael D., Susan Gould-Fogerite, Lei Shen, et al.. (1992). Vaccination of rhesus monkeys with synthetic peptide in a fusogenic proteoliposome elicits simian immunodeficiency virus-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 176(6). 1739–1744. 58 indexed citations
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Torimoto, Yoshihiro, K Sugita, David S. Weinberg, et al.. (1991). Development of a monoclonal antibody, anti-6C2, which is involved in the interaction of CD4 T helper cells and activated B cells. The Journal of Immunology. 146(7). 2176–2184. 10 indexed citations
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Tsubota, Hiroshi, et al.. (1990). CD4-Pseudomonas exotoxin conjugates delay but do not fully inhibit human immunodeficiency virus replication in lymphocytes in vitro.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 86(5). 1684–1689. 12 indexed citations
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Miller, Michael D., Carol I. Lord, Virginia Stallard, Gail P. Mazzara, & N L Letvin. (1990). The gag -specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in rhesus monkeys infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus of macaques.. The Journal of Immunology. 144(1). 122–128. 75 indexed citations
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Morimoto, Chikao, et al.. (1988). 2H1--a novel antigen involved in T lymphocyte triggering.. The Journal of Immunology. 140(7). 2165–2170. 59 indexed citations
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Letvin, N L, Laura V. Chalifoux, Keith A. Reimann, et al.. (1986). In vivo administration of lymphocyte-specific monoclonal antibodies in nonhuman primates. Delivery of ribosome-inactivating proteins to spleen and lymph node T cells.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 78(3). 666–673. 20 indexed citations
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Letvin, N L, M. D. Daniel, Prabhat K. Sehgal, et al.. (1985). Induction of AIDS-Like Disease in Macaque Monkeys with T-Cell Tropic Retrovirus STLV-III. Science. 230(4721). 71–73. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Daniel, M. D., N L Letvin, N. W. King, et al.. (1985). Isolation of T-Cell Tropic HTLV-III-Like Retrovirus from Macaques. Science. 228(4704). 1201–1204. 746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hauser, S L, et al.. (1984). Prevention of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) in the SJL/J mouse by whole body ultraviolet irradiation.. The Journal of Immunology. 132(3). 1276–1281. 44 indexed citations
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Letvin, N L, Ira J. Fox, M I Greene, Baruj Benacerraf, & R N Germain. (1980). Immunologic effects of whole body ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. II. Defect in splenic adherent cell antigen presentation for stimulation of T cell proliferation.. The Journal of Immunology. 125(3). 1402–1404. 30 indexed citations

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