Paula Preston‐Hurlburt

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Paula Preston‐Hurlburt is a scholar working on Immunology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paula Preston‐Hurlburt's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (14 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers). Paula Preston‐Hurlburt is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (14 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (14 papers). Paula Preston‐Hurlburt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Belgium. Paula Preston‐Hurlburt's co-authors include Charles A. Janeway, Ruslan Medzhitov, Alexander Y. Rudensky, Chaoqun Chen, Elizabeth B. Kopp, Sankar Ghosh, Avlin Barlow, Soon–Cheol Hong, Kevan C. Herold and Octavian Henegariu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Paula Preston‐Hurlburt

35 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1997 1998 1991 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity
    1997 4.2k citations Ruslan Medzhitov, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt et al. Nature profile →
  2. MyD88 Is an Adaptor Protein in the hToll/IL-1 Receptor Family Signaling Pathways
    1998 1.3k citations Ruslan Medzhitov, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt et al. profile →
  3. Sequence analysis of peptides bound to MHC class II molecules
    1991 865 citations Alexander Y. Rudensky, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paula Preston‐Hurlburt United States 20 6.0k 1.6k 1.1k 900 686 36 8.1k
Masao Kimoto Japan 38 6.2k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 866 1.0× 753 1.1× 105 8.5k
Thomas J. Waldschmidt United States 46 7.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 444 0.5× 506 0.7× 113 10.7k
Hayyoung Lee South Korea 24 4.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 726 0.8× 895 1.3× 45 6.7k
Franck J. Barrat United States 41 7.8k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 429 0.5× 380 0.6× 66 11.0k
Sanna M. Goyert United States 43 4.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 451 0.5× 474 0.7× 85 6.8k
Clifford M. Snapper United States 47 6.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 872 1.0× 502 0.7× 122 9.1k
Esther C. de Jong Netherlands 49 5.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 958 0.9× 338 0.4× 323 0.5× 111 8.9k
Zuhair K. Ballas United States 44 5.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 350 0.4× 345 0.5× 143 7.5k
Ruey‐Bing Yang Taiwan 36 3.3k 0.5× 3.2k 1.9× 1.0k 0.9× 823 0.9× 614 0.9× 93 8.5k
Terry K. Means United States 45 6.9k 1.1× 2.2k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 655 0.7× 550 0.8× 69 11.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paula Preston‐Hurlburt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Preston‐Hurlburt, Paula, Pamela Clark, Peter S. Linsley, et al.. (2024). Teplizumab induces persistent changes in the antigen-specific repertoire in individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(18). 17 indexed citations
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Pierce, Carl A., Holly R. Steach, Natalia Cheshenko, et al.. (2023). HSV-2 triggers upregulation of MALAT1 in CD4+ T cells and promotes HIV latency reversal. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(11). 9 indexed citations
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Pierce, Carl A., Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Yile Dai, et al.. (2020). Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized pediatric and adult patients. Science Translational Medicine. 12(564). 213 indexed citations
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Reed, James Christopher, et al.. (2020). The receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) modulates T cell signaling. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0236921–e0236921. 15 indexed citations
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Ogura, Hideki, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Ana Luisa Perdigoto, et al.. (2018). Identification and Analysis of Islet Antigen–Specific CD8+ T Cells with T Cell Libraries. The Journal of Immunology. 201(6). 1662–1670. 19 indexed citations
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Deng, Songyan, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Hideki Ogura, et al.. (2017). Oral treatment with foralumab, a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, prevents skin xenograft rejection in humanized mice. Clinical Immunology. 183. 240–246. 15 indexed citations
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Gülden, Elke, Nalini Vudattu, Songyan Deng, et al.. (2017). Microbiota control immune regulation in humanized mice. JCI Insight. 2(21). 21 indexed citations
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Preston‐Hurlburt, Paula, et al.. (2016). The Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts Drives T Cell Survival and Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of Immunology. 197(8). 3076–3085. 28 indexed citations
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Mesquita, Pedro M. M., Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Marla J. Keller, et al.. (2016). Role of IL-32 in HIV Reactivation and its Link to HIV-HSV Coinfection. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215(4). jiw612–jiw612. 9 indexed citations
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Rudensky, Alexander Y., et al.. (2016). Pillars Article: Sequence Analysis of Peptides Bound to MHC Class II Molecules. Nature. 1991. 353: 622-627.. PubMed. 196(3). 941–6. 5 indexed citations
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Henegariu, Octavian, et al.. (2014). The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) Affects T Cell Differentiation in OVA Induced Asthma. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e95678–e95678. 39 indexed citations
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Kinnunen, Tuure, Nicolas Chamberlain, Henner Morbach, et al.. (2013). Specific peripheral B cell tolerance defects in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(6). 2737–2741. 127 indexed citations
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Waldron-Lynch, Frank, Songyan Deng, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Octavian Henegariu, & Kevan C. Herold. (2012). Analysis of Human Biologics With a Mouse Skin Transplant Model in Humanized Mice. American Journal of Transplantation. 12(10). 2652–2662. 12 indexed citations
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Ablamunits, Vitaly, Octavian Henegariu, Jakob Bondo Hansen, et al.. (2011). Synergistic Reversal of Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice With Anti-CD3 and Interleukin-1 Blockade. Diabetes. 61(1). 145–154. 90 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Melanie, Hui‐Chen Chen, Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, et al.. (2011). TH17 cells mediate pulmonary collateral priming. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 128(1). 168–177.e8. 11 indexed citations
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He, Xin, Charles A. Janeway, Matthew H. Levine, et al.. (2002). Dual receptor T cells extend the immune repertoire for foreign antigens. Nature Immunology. 3(2). 127–134. 94 indexed citations
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Sant’Angelo, Derek B., et al.. (1996). The Specificity and Orientation of a TCR to its Peptide–MHC Class II Ligands. Immunity. 4(4). 367–376. 160 indexed citations
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Rudensky, Alexander Y., Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Basel K. al-Ramadi, Jonathan B. Rothbard, & Charles A. Janeway. (1992). Truncation variants of peptides isolated from MHC class II molecules suggest sequence motifs. Nature. 359(6394). 429–431. 203 indexed citations
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Rudensky, Alexander Y., Paula Preston‐Hurlburt, Soon–Cheol Hong, Avlin Barlow, & Charles A. Janeway. (1991). Sequence analysis of peptides bound to MHC class II molecules. Nature. 353(6345). 622–627. 865 indexed citations breakdown →
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Preston‐Hurlburt, Paula, Paul T. Wilson, Alan J. Dowding, & Edward Hawrot. (1990). Monoclonal antibodies directed against a synthetic peptide corresponding to the α-bungarotoxin binding region of the acetylcholine receptor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1033(3). 324–328. 3 indexed citations

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