Peter C. Doherty

45.3k total citations · 23 hit papers
470 papers, 35.6k citations indexed

About

Peter C. Doherty is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter C. Doherty has authored 470 papers receiving a total of 35.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 335 papers in Immunology, 189 papers in Epidemiology and 50 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Peter C. Doherty's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (239 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (184 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (120 papers). Peter C. Doherty is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (239 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (184 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (120 papers). Peter C. Doherty collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Peter C. Doherty's co-authors include Rolf M. Zinkernagel, R M Zinkernagel, Stephen T. Turner, Ralph A. Tripp, Katherine Kedzierska, Paul G. Thomas, Gabrielle T. Belz, Sally R. Sarawar, David J. Topham and Nicole L. La Gruta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter C. Doherty

461 papers receiving 33.8k citations

Hit Papers

MHC-Restricted Cytotoxic T Cells: Studies on the Biologic... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1979 1974 1996 2018 1996 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. MHC-Restricted Cytotoxic T Cells: Studies on the Biological Role of Polymorphic Major Transplantation Antigens Determining T-Cell Restriction-Specificity, Function, and Responsiveness
    1979 1.6k citations R M Zinkernagel, Peter C. Doherty Advances in immunology profile →
  2. Restriction of in vitro T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in lymphocytic choriomeningitis within a syngeneic or semiallogeneic system
    1974 1.5k citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  3. Lack of IL-4-induced Th2 response and IgE class switching in mice with disrupted State6 gene
    1996 1.1k citations Mark Y. Sangster, Ralph A. Tripp et al. profile →
  4. Influenza
    2018 1.0k citations Katherine Kedzierska, Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  5. Requirement for Stat4 in interleukin-12-mediated responses of natural killer and T cells
    1996 976 citations Ralph A. Tripp, Mark Y. Sangster et al. profile →
  6. Immunological surveillance against altered self components by sensitised T lymphocytes in lymphocytes choriomeningitis
    1974 620 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  7. The Intracellular Sensor NLRP3 Mediates Key Innate and Healing Responses to Influenza A Virus via the Regulation of Caspase-1
    2009 617 citations Paul G. Thomas, Pradyot Dash et al. profile →
  8. Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Primary and Secondary Influenza Pneumonia
    1998 595 citations Gabrielle T. Belz, John D. Altman et al. profile →
  9. Enhanced immunological surveillance in mice heterozygous at the H-2 gene complex
    1975 593 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  10. Defective Lymphoid Development in Mice Lacking Jak3
    1995 544 citations Ralph A. Tripp, Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  11. H-2 compatability requirement for T-cell-mediated lysis of target cells infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Different cytotoxic T-cell specificities are associated with structures coded for in H-2K or H-2D;.
    1975 511 citations R M Zinkernagel, Peter C. Doherty The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  12. Virus-specific CD8+ T-cell memory determined by clonal burst size
    1994 458 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  13. Progressive loss of CD8+ T cell-mediated control of a gamma-herpesvirus in the absence of CD4+ T cells.
    1996 455 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  14. A BIOLOGICAL ROLE FOR THE MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS
    1975 374 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  15. Altered peptidase and viral-specific T cell response in LMP2 mutant mice
    1994 366 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  16. Specificity of Virus‐Immune Effector T Cells for H‐2K or H‐2D Compatible Interactions: Implications for H‐Antigen Diversity
    1976 326 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  17. Clearance of influenza virus respiratory infection in mice lacking class I major histocompatibility complex-restricted CD8+ T cells.
    1991 322 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  18. Roles of alphabeta and gammadelta T Cell Subsets in Viral Immunity
    1992 318 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  19. Cellular events in the lymph node and lung of mice with influenza. Consequences of depleting CD4+ T cells.
    1990 304 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  20. H-2 compatibility is required for T-cell-mediated lysis of target cells infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus.
    1975 285 citations Peter C. Doherty, R M Zinkernagel The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  21. T‐Cell‐Mediated Immunopathology in Viral Infections
    1974 240 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →
  22. Generation of both cross-reactive and virus-specific T-cell populations after immunization with serologically distinct influenza A viruses.
    1977 237 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  23. Genes required for cytotoxicity against virus-infected target cells in K and D regions of H-2 complex
    1975 179 citations Peter C. Doherty et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter C. Doherty United States 97 24.8k 12.5k 6.1k 5.5k 3.7k 470 35.6k
Hans Hengartner Switzerland 99 24.6k 1.0× 5.4k 0.4× 6.2k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 3.6k 1.0× 340 34.0k
Jonathan W. Yewdell United States 86 14.0k 0.6× 9.5k 0.8× 9.7k 1.6× 3.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 262 25.5k
Rolf M. Zinkernagel Switzerland 115 35.4k 1.4× 8.7k 0.7× 9.1k 1.5× 6.2k 1.1× 5.9k 1.6× 400 50.7k
Hermann Wagner Germany 101 31.2k 1.3× 7.0k 0.6× 10.3k 1.7× 3.3k 0.6× 3.7k 1.0× 417 42.2k
Martin F. Bachmann Switzerland 96 18.0k 0.7× 5.1k 0.4× 8.3k 1.4× 3.6k 0.7× 4.1k 1.1× 371 31.3k
Francis V. Chisari United States 117 14.8k 0.6× 29.8k 2.4× 7.8k 1.3× 2.5k 0.5× 5.3k 1.4× 301 44.4k
Michael B. A. Oldstone United States 107 19.0k 0.8× 10.7k 0.9× 7.7k 1.3× 3.0k 0.6× 9.7k 2.6× 536 39.7k
Paul Klenerman United Kingdom 88 14.4k 0.6× 10.8k 0.9× 3.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.5× 4.4k 1.2× 500 27.7k
Howard A. Young United States 97 16.6k 0.7× 3.4k 0.3× 9.5k 1.6× 6.3k 1.2× 3.2k 0.9× 369 31.4k
Caetano Reis e Sousa United Kingdom 85 27.4k 1.1× 5.6k 0.4× 9.2k 1.5× 5.1k 0.9× 3.9k 1.1× 150 34.9k

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All Works

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Quiñones‐Parra, Sergio M., Stéphanie Gras, Thi H. O. Nguyen, et al.. (2025). Molecular determinants of cross-strain influenza A virus recognition by αβ T cell receptors. Science Immunology. 10(104). eadn3805–eadn3805. 1 indexed citations
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Sant, Sneha, Misty R. Jenkins, Pradyot Dash, et al.. (2019). Human γδ T‐cell receptor repertoire is shaped by influenza viruses, age and tissue compartmentalisation. Clinical & Translational Immunology. 8(9). e1079–e1079. 33 indexed citations
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Cullen, Jolie G., Kylie M. Quinn, Moshe Olshansky, et al.. (2019). CD4 + T help promotes influenza virus-specific CD8 + T cell memory by limiting metabolic dysfunction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(10). 4481–4488. 49 indexed citations
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Dash, Pradyot, Jennifer McClaren, Thomas H. Oguin, et al.. (2011). Paired analysis of TCR alpha and TCR beta chains at the single-cell level in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(1). 8 indexed citations
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Guillonneau, Carole, Justine D. Mintern, Aeron C. Hurt, et al.. (2009). Combined NKT cell activation and influenza virus vaccination boosts memory CTL generation and protective immunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(9). 3330–3335. 106 indexed citations
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Kedzierska, Katherine, Carole Guillonneau, Stéphanie Gras, et al.. (2008). Complete modification of TCR specificity and repertoire selection does not perturb a CD8 + T cell immunodominance hierarchy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(49). 19408–19413. 34 indexed citations
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Doherty, Peter C., Ralph A. Tripp, & John W. Sixbey. (2007). Evasion of Host Immune Responses by Tumours and Viruses. Novartis Foundation symposium. 187. 245–270. 1 indexed citations
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Gruta, Nicole L. La, Katherine Kedzierska, Ken C. Pang, et al.. (2006). A virus-specific CD8 + T cell immunodominance hierarchy determined by antigen dose and precursor frequencies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(4). 994–999. 137 indexed citations
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Venturi, Vanessa, Katherine Kedzierska, David A. Price, et al.. (2006). Sharing of T cell receptors in antigen-specific responses is driven by convergent recombination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(49). 18691–18696. 129 indexed citations
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Brown, Scott A., Timothy Lockey, Clive A. Slaughter, et al.. (2005). T Cell Epitope "Hotspots" on the HIV Type 1 gp120 Envelope Protein Overlap with Tryptic Fragments Displayed by Mass Spectrometry. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 21(2). 165–170. 18 indexed citations
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Doherty, Peter C., Kay Kinder, & Alex Scott. (2004). Delivering services to hard to reach families in On Track areas: definition, consultation and needs assessment.. CLOK (University of Central Lancashire). 18 indexed citations
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Brown, Bruce K., J. B. Jones, C. Coleclough, et al.. (2004). Overcoming diversity with a multi-envelope HIV vaccine. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 4. 3 indexed citations
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Sangster, Mark Y., et al.. (2003). An Early CD4+ T Cell–dependent Immunoglobulin A Response to Influenza Infection in the Absence of Key Cognate T–B Interactions. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 198(7). 1011–1021. 89 indexed citations
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Crowe, Sherry R., Stephen T. Turner, Shannon C. Miller, et al.. (2003). Differential Antigen Presentation Regulates the Changing Patterns of CD8+ T Cell Immunodominance in Primary and Secondary Influenza Virus Infections. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 198(3). 399–410. 184 indexed citations
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Belz, Gabrielle T., Dominik Wodarz, Gabriela Diaz, Martin A. Nowak, & Peter C. Doherty. (2002). Compromised Influenza Virus-Specific CD8 + -T-Cell Memory in CD4 + -T-Cell-Deficient Mice. Journal of Virology. 76(23). 12388–12393. 235 indexed citations
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Lockey, Timothy, Sherri L. Surman, Scott A. Brown, et al.. (2002). A Five-Residue HIV Envelope Helper T Cell Determinant: Does This Peptide–MHC Interaction Leave the Binding Groove Half Empty?. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 18(15). 1141–1144. 3 indexed citations
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McMichael, Andrew J. & Peter C. Doherty. (2000). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences: 355 (1395). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 355(1395). 1 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Philip G., Gabrielle T. Belz, Maria Rita Castrucci, John D. Altman, & Peter C. Doherty. (1999). A γ-herpesvirus sneaks through a CD8+T cell response primed to a lytic-phase epitope. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(16). 9281–9286. 97 indexed citations
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Zinkernagel, R M & Peter C. Doherty. (1979). MHC-Restricted Cytotoxic T Cells: Studies on the Biological Role of Polymorphic Major Transplantation Antigens Determining T-Cell Restriction-Specificity, Function, and Responsiveness. Advances in immunology. 27. 51–177. 1639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Doherty, Peter C.. (1967). Bovine Leptospira pomona infection: the disease in cattle infected during an experimental outbreak.. Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries). 24(4). 2 indexed citations

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