Nathalie Rufer

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
114 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Nathalie Rufer is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathalie Rufer has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Immunology, 42 papers in Oncology and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nathalie Rufer's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (62 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (59 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (56 papers). Nathalie Rufer is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (62 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (59 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (56 papers). Nathalie Rufer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Belgium. Nathalie Rufer's co-authors include Daniel E. Speiser, Pedro Romero, Eddy Roosnek, Peter M. Lansdorp, Petra Baumgaertner, Estelle Devêvre, Jean‐Charles Cerottini, Donata Rimoldi, Tim H. Brümmendorf and Danielle Líénard 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

Nathalie Rufer

114 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Exhaustion of tumor-specific CD8+ T cells in metastases from melanoma patients

2011 650 citations Lukas Baitsch, Petra Baumgaertner et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Infusion of cytomegalovirus (CMV)–specific T cells for the treatment of CMV infection not responding to antiviral chemotherapy

2002 559 citations Nathalie Rufer et al. profile →
Telomere Fluorescence Measurements in Granulocytes and T Lymphocyte Subsets Point to a High Turnover of Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Memory T Cells in Early Childhood

1999 553 citations Nathalie Rufer, Tim H. Brümmendorf et al. profile →
Rapid and strong human CD8+ T cell responses to vaccination with peptide, IFA, and CpG oligodeoxynucleotide 7909

2005 514 citations Daniel E. Speiser, Danielle Líénard et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nathalie Rufer Switzerland	42	5.6k	3.1k	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	114	8.2k
William Vermi Italy	54	8.5k 1.5×	3.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	999 0.8×	569 0.5×	157	12.3k
Richard A. Kroczek Germany	54	9.2k 1.7×	2.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	975 0.8×	635 0.5×	103	12.5k
Shixin Qin United States	37	6.4k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	631 0.5×	921 0.7×	49	9.1k
Carola G. Vinuesa Australia	54	11.2k 2.0×	1.7k 0.6×	2.9k 1.5×	992 0.8×	646 0.5×	117	14.8k
Richard J. Armitage United States	45	7.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	835 0.7×	405 0.3×	75	9.3k
Helmut Jonuleit Germany	44	10.8k 1.9×	2.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.5×	632 0.5×	583 0.5×	107	12.8k
Otto Majdic Austria	59	6.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	648 0.5×	717 0.6×	192	10.5k
M P Beckmann United States	33	3.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	583 0.5×	515 0.4×	44	6.9k
Masaki Yasukawa Japan	47	4.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	310 0.3×	249	8.1k
Lishan Su United States	48	3.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	3.4k 1.8×	1.9k 1.5×	817 0.7×	184	8.8k

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Croce, Giancarlo, Sara Bobisse, Maiia E. Bragina, et al.. (2025). Phage display enables machine learning discovery of cancer antigen–specific TCRs. Science Advances. 11(24). eads5589–eads5589. 2 indexed citations

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Gachoud, David, Trestan Pillonel, Γεράσιμος Τσιλιμιδός, et al.. (2022). Antibody response and intra‐host viral evolution after plasma therapy in COVID ‐19 patients pre‐exposed or not to B‐cell‐depleting agents. British Journal of Haematology. 199(4). 549–559. 5 indexed citations

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Martínez-Usatorre, Amaia, Lorenzo F. Sempere, Santiago J. Carmona, et al.. (2019). MicroRNA-155 Expression Is Enhanced by T-cell Receptor Stimulation Strength and Correlates with Improved Tumor Control in Melanoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(6). 1013–1024. 33 indexed citations

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Gannon, Philippe O., Petra Baumgaertner, Alexandre Huber, et al.. (2016). Rapid and Continued T-Cell Differentiation into Long-term Effector and Memory Stem Cells in Vaccinated Melanoma Patients. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(13). 3285–3296. 19 indexed citations

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Hebeisen, Michaël, Julien Schmidt, Philippe Guillaume, et al.. (2015). Identification of Rare High-Avidity, Tumor-Reactive CD8+ T Cells by Monomeric TCR–Ligand Off-Rates Measurements on Living Cells. Cancer Research. 75(10). 1983–1991. 38 indexed citations

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Marraco, Silvia A. Fuertes, Charlotte Soneson, Laurène Cagnon, et al.. (2015). Long-lasting stem cell–like memory CD8 ⁺ T cells with a naïve-like profile upon yellow fever vaccination. Science Translational Medicine. 7(282). 282ra48–282ra48. 149 indexed citations

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Legat, Amandine, Hélène Maby–El Hajjami, Petra Baumgaertner, et al.. (2015). Vaccination with LAG-3Ig (IMP321) and Peptides Induces Specific CD4 and CD8 T-Cell Responses in Metastatic Melanoma Patients—Report of a Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(6). 1330–1340. 76 indexed citations

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Baitsch, Lukas, Petra Baumgaertner, Estelle Devêvre, et al.. (2011). Exhaustion of tumor-specific CD8+ T cells in metastases from melanoma patients. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(6). 2350–2360. 650 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jandus, Camilla, Gilles Bioley, Danijel Dojcinovic, et al.. (2009). Tumor Antigen–Specific FOXP3+ CD4 T Cells Identified in Human Metastatic Melanoma: Peptide Vaccination Results in Selective Expansion of Th1-like Counterparts. Cancer Research. 69(20). 8085–8093. 34 indexed citations

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Iancu, Emanuela M., Patricia Corthésy, Petra Baumgaertner, et al.. (2009). Clonotype Selection and Composition of Human CD8 T Cells Specific for Persistent Herpes Viruses Varies with Differentiation but Is Stable Over Time. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 319–331. 58 indexed citations

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Appay, Victor, Andreas Bosio, Christian Biervert, et al.. (2007). Sensitive Gene Expression Profiling of Human T Cell Subsets Reveals Parallel Post-Thymic Differentiation for CD4+ and CD8+ Lineages. The Journal of Immunology. 179(11). 7406–7414. 35 indexed citations

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Barbey, Catherine, Petra Baumgaertner, Estelle Devêvre, et al.. (2007). IL-12 Controls Cytotoxicity of a Novel Subset of Self-Antigen-Specific Human CD28+ Cytolytic T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 178(6). 3566–3574. 14 indexed citations

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Migliaccio, Marco, Pedro M. Sousa Alves, Pedro Romero, & Nathalie Rufer. (2006). Distinct Mechanisms Control Human Naive and Antigen-Experienced CD8+ T Lymphocyte Proliferation. The Journal of Immunology. 176(4). 2173–2182. 16 indexed citations

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Colombetti, Sara, Petra Baumgärtner, Laurence Chapatte, et al.. (2006). Impact of Orthologous Melan-A Peptide Immunizations on the Anti-Self Melan-A/HLA-A2 T Cell Cross-Reactivity. The Journal of Immunology. 176(11). 6560–6567. 6 indexed citations

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Migliaccio, Marco, et al.. (2006). Mechanisms Regulating the Proliferative Potential of Human CD8+ T Lymphocytes Overexpressing Telomerase. The Journal of Immunology. 177(6). 3657–3668. 28 indexed citations

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Speiser, Daniel E., Danielle Líénard, Nathalie Rufer, et al.. (2005). Rapid and strong human CD8+ T cell responses to vaccination with peptide, IFA, and CpG oligodeoxynucleotide 7909. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(3). 739–746. 36 indexed citations

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Speiser, Daniel E., Danielle Líénard, Nathalie Rufer, et al.. (2005). Rapid and strong human CD8+ T cell responses to vaccination with peptide, IFA, and CpG oligodeoxynucleotide 7909. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(3). 739–746. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Migliaccio, Marco, et al.. (2005). Mechanisms That Limit the In Vitro Proliferative Potential of Human CD8+ T Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 174(6). 3335–3343. 25 indexed citations

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Zippelius, Alfred, Gilles Bioley, Frédérique‐Anne Le Gal, et al.. (2004). Human Thymus Exports Naive CD8 T Cells That Can Home to Nonlymphoid Tissues. The Journal of Immunology. 172(5). 2773–2777. 19 indexed citations

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Brümmendorf, Tim H., Peter M. Lansdorp, & Nathalie Rufer. (2000). Telomere Length Dynamics in Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis. 3(4). 397–409. 2 indexed citations

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