Norman L. Letvin

38.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
410 papers, 25.1k citations indexed

About

Norman L. Letvin is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman L. Letvin has authored 410 papers receiving a total of 25.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 289 papers in Immunology, 274 papers in Virology and 113 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Norman L. Letvin's work include HIV Research and Treatment (269 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (195 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (134 papers). Norman L. Letvin is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (269 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (195 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (134 papers). Norman L. Letvin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Norman L. Letvin's co-authors include Jörn E. Schmitz, David C. Montefiori, Michelle A. Lifton, Dan H. Barouch, Marcelo J. Kuroda, Stuart F. Schlossman, Keith A. Reimann, Chikao Morimoto, Carol I. Lord and Sampa Santra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Norman L. Letvin

407 papers receiving 24.4k 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.

Control of Viremia in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by CD8 ⁺ Lymphocytes

1999 1.8k citations Jörn E. Schmitz, Marcelo J. Kuroda et al. Science profile →
The isolation and characterization of the human suppressor inducer T cell subset.

1985 768 citations Norman L. Letvin et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
The isolation and characterization of the human helper inducer T cell subset.

1985 625 citations Norman L. Letvin et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
Eventual AIDS vaccine failure in a rhesus monkey by viral escape from cytotoxic T lymphocytes

2002 544 citations Dan H. Barouch, Marcelo J. Kuroda et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norman L. Letvin United States	84	15.1k	13.8k	6.7k	6.1k	4.6k	410	25.1k
Ronald C. Desrosiers United States	80	9.0k 0.6×	16.3k 1.2×	9.1k 1.4×	7.7k 1.3×	5.7k 1.3×	289	25.2k
Mary Carrington United States	88	21.1k 1.4×	10.7k 0.8×	6.1k 0.9×	5.4k 0.9×	4.0k 0.9×	359	32.3k
Nathaniel R. Landau United States	57	10.0k 0.7×	14.7k 1.1×	4.4k 0.7×	7.4k 1.2×	6.2k 1.3×	116	21.5k
Jeffrey D. Lifson United States	84	13.7k 0.9×	20.5k 1.5×	7.3k 1.1×	9.8k 1.6×	4.6k 1.0×	360	28.1k
Barton F. Haynes United States	90	16.7k 1.1×	14.9k 1.1×	5.7k 0.8×	8.5k 1.4×	8.5k 1.9×	432	34.7k
Louis J. Picker United States	77	16.9k 1.1×	8.0k 0.6×	6.5k 1.0×	4.0k 0.7×	4.7k 1.0×	199	29.2k
Ashley T. Haase United States	73	9.5k 0.6×	13.7k 1.0×	6.3k 0.9×	7.5k 1.2×	3.5k 0.8×	194	23.0k
Jaap Goudsmit Netherlands	85	6.1k 0.4×	11.5k 0.8×	7.1k 1.1×	11.1k 1.8×	5.1k 1.1×	329	23.6k
David B. Weiner United States	77	10.8k 0.7×	5.2k 0.4×	4.6k 0.7×	4.8k 0.8×	8.2k 1.8×	483	22.1k
Giuseppe Pantaleo Switzerland	71	11.2k 0.7×	10.6k 0.8×	4.9k 0.7×	6.5k 1.1×	2.4k 0.5×	288	19.9k

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Jiang, Guosheng, et al.. (2015). Regulatory T Cells Modulate DNA Vaccine Immunogenicity at Early Time via Functional CD4+ T Cells and Antigen Duration. Frontiers in Immunology. 6. 510–510. 7 indexed citations

Fischer, Will, Cristian Apetrei, Mario L. Santiago, et al.. (2012). Distinct Evolutionary Pressures Underlie Diversity in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Lineages. Journal of Virology. 86(24). 13217–13231. 21 indexed citations

Permar, Sallie R., Helen H. Kang, Tatenda Mahlokozera, et al.. (2010). Limited Contribution of Mucosal IgA to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)-Specific Neutralizing Antibody Response and Virus Envelope Evolution in Breast Milk of SIV-Infected, Lactating Rhesus Monkeys. Journal of Virology. 84(16). 8209–8218. 20 indexed citations

Liu, Jinyan, Brandon F. Keele, Hui Li, et al.. (2010). Low-Dose Mucosal Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Restricts Early Replication Kinetics and Transmitted Virus Variants in Rhesus Monkeys. Journal of Virology. 84(19). 10406–10412. 88 indexed citations

Sun, Yue, Robert T. Bailer, Srinivas S. Rao, et al.. (2009). Systemic and Mucosal T-Lymphocyte Activation Induced by Recombinant Adenovirus Vaccines in Rhesus Monkeys. Journal of Virology. 83(20). 10596–10604. 14 indexed citations

Grandpre, Lauren E., Jonathan S. Duke‐Cohan, Bonnie A. Ewald, et al.. (2009). Immunogenicity of recombinant Modified Vaccinia Ankara following a single or multi-dose vaccine regimen in rhesus monkeys. Vaccine. 27(10). 1549–1556. 18 indexed citations

Geiben-Lynn, Ralf, et al.. (2008). Kinetics of Recombinant Adenovirus Type 5, Vaccinia Virus, Modified Vaccinia Ankara Virus, and DNA Antigen Expression In Vivo and the Induction of Memory T-Lymphocyte Responses. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 15(4). 691–696. 42 indexed citations

Kong, Wing-Pui, Lan Wu, Timothy C. Wallstrom, et al.. (2008). Expanded Breadth of the T-Cell Response to Mosaic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope DNA Vaccination. Journal of Virology. 83(5). 2201–2215. 54 indexed citations

Santra, Sampa, Yue Sun, Jenny G. Parvani, et al.. (2007). Heterologous Prime/Boost Immunization of Rhesus Monkeys by Using Diverse Poxvirus Vectors. Journal of Virology. 81(16). 8563–8570. 36 indexed citations

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Letvin, Norman L., John R. Mascola, Yue Sun, et al.. (2006). Preserved CD4+ Central Memory T Cells and Survival in Vaccinated SIV-Challenged Monkeys. Science. 312(5779). 1530–1533. 287 indexed citations

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Cayabyab, Mark J., Georgios Pollakis, Almaz Abebe, et al.. (2004). Rapid CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Depletion in Rhesus Monkeys Infected with a Simian–Human Immunodeficiency Virus Expressing the Envelope Glycoproteins of a Primary Dual-Tropic Ethiopian Clade C HIV Type 1 Isolate. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(1). 27–40. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Zheng W. & Norman L. Letvin. (2003). Vγ2Vδ2+ T cells and anti-microbial immune responses. Microbes and Infection. 5(6). 491–498. 54 indexed citations

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Gao, Feng, Yingying Li, Julie M. Decker, et al.. (2003). Codon Usage Optimization of HIV Type 1 Subtype C gag , pol , env , and nef Genes: In Vitro Expression and Immune Responses in DNA-Vaccinated Mice. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(9). 817–823. 98 indexed citations

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Shen, Yun, D. J. Zhou, Liyou Qiu, et al.. (2002). Adaptive Immune Response of Vγ2Vδ2 ⁺ T Cells During Mycobacterial Infections. Science. 295(5563). 2255–2258. 310 indexed citations

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Craiu, Abie, Dan H. Barouch, Xin Xiao Zheng, et al.. (2001). An IL-2/Ig Fusion Protein Influences CD4 ⁺ T Lymphocytes in Naive and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Rhesus Monkeys. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 17(10). 873–886. 14 indexed citations

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Lairmore, Michael D., et al.. (1993). Detection of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Capsid Antigens by a Monoclonal Antibody-Based Antigen Capture Assay. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(6). 565–571. 11 indexed citations

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Shen, Ling, et al.. (1993). Immunization with Lentivirus-Like Particles Elicits a Potent SIV-Specific Recall Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Response in Rhesus Monkeys. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(2). 129–132. 9 indexed citations

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Reimann, Keith A., et al.. (1993). In Vivo Administration to Rhesus Monkeys of a CD4-Specific Monoclonal Antibody Capable of Blocking AIDS Virus Replication. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 9(3). 199–207. 29 indexed citations

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Letvin, Norman L., Zheng W. Chen, Hiroshi Yamamoto, & Mamoru Watanabe. (1992). Active Immune Therapy for the Treatment of HIV Infections. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 8(8). 1499–1499. 1 indexed citations

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Ringler, D J, et al.. (1992). Simian immunodeficiency virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes are present in the AIDS-associated skin rash in rhesus monkeys. The Journal of Immunology. 149(2). 728–734. 23 indexed citations

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