Qizhi Tang

19.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
146 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Qizhi Tang is a scholar working on Immunology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qizhi Tang has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Immunology, 43 papers in Surgery and 43 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Qizhi Tang's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (76 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (74 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (40 papers). Qizhi Tang is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (76 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (74 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (40 papers). Qizhi Tang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Qizhi Tang's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Robert L. Hendricks, Mingying Bi, Kammi Henriksen, Emma L. Masteller, Mark Bonyhadi, Brian T. Fife, Jianqin Ye, Matthew F. Krummel and Hugh O. McDevitt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qizhi Tang

143 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

In Vitro–expanded Antigen-specific Regulatory T Cells Sup... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2004 2015 2008 2012 2005 250 500 750 1000
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. In Vitro–expanded Antigen-specific Regulatory T Cells Suppress Autoimmune Diabetes
    2004 1.0k citations Qizhi Tang, Kammi Henriksen et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  2. Type 1 diabetes immunotherapy using polyclonal regulatory T cells
    2015 810 citations Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Stephen E. Gitelman et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →
  3. The Foxp3+ regulatory T cell: a jack of all trades, master of regulation
    2008 800 citations Qizhi Tang, Jeffrey A. Bluestone profile →
  4. IRE1α Induces Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein to Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promote Programmed Cell Death under Irremediable ER Stress
    2012 696 citations Vinh Nguyen, Qizhi Tang et al. profile →
  5. Visualizing regulatory T cell control of autoimmune responses in nonobese diabetic mice
    2005 627 citations Qizhi Tang, Aaron J. Tooley et al. profile →
  6. Central Role of Defective Interleukin-2 Production in the Triggering of Islet Autoimmune Destruction
    2008 610 citations Qizhi Tang, Kristin Melli et al. Immunity profile →
  7. Interactions between PD-1 and PD-L1 promote tolerance by blocking the TCR–induced stop signal
    2009 599 citations Brian T. Fife, Todd N. Eagar et al. profile →
  8. Cutting Edge: CD28 Controls Peripheral Homeostasis of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells
    2003 546 citations Qizhi Tang, Kammi Henriksen et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  9. Next-generation regulatory T cell therapy
    2019 347 citations Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Qizhi Tang 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
Qizhi Tang United States 60 10.0k 3.3k 2.6k 2.6k 1.9k 146 15.1k
Megan K. Levings Canada 60 10.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 197 13.9k
Jane H. Buckner United States 55 7.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 188 11.8k
Gerald T. Nepom United States 68 8.3k 0.8× 5.4k 1.6× 3.1k 1.2× 951 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 331 14.7k
Susumu Ikehara Japan 54 7.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 4.0k 2.1× 398 15.1k
Michael J. Grusby United States 77 14.1k 1.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 4.3k 1.7× 4.7k 2.4× 140 20.9k
Cees van Kooten Netherlands 69 12.3k 1.2× 841 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 3.5k 1.8× 365 19.6k
Tomoyuki Yamaguchi Japan 32 10.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.3× 934 0.4× 3.3k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 84 14.6k
Bernhard Odermatt Switzerland 58 8.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 2.6k 1.3× 110 12.9k
Fred Ramsdell United States 38 12.7k 1.3× 1.9k 0.6× 710 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 2.6k 1.3× 57 15.3k
Silvia Gregori Italy 51 6.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 920 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 137 9.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ho, Patrick, Ellen Cahir-McFarland, Jason D. Fontenot, et al.. (2024). Harnessing regulatory T cells to establish immune tolerance. Science Translational Medicine. 16(738). eadm8859–eadm8859. 24 indexed citations
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Guinan, Eva C., Laura Contreras‐Ruiz, Kerry Crisalli, et al.. (2023). Donor antigen-specific regulatory T cell administration to recipients of live donor kidneys: A ONE Study consortium pilot trial. American Journal of Transplantation. 23(12). 1872–1881. 13 indexed citations
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Han, Zhiyuan, et al.. (2023). Precise surface functionalization of PLGA particles for human T cell modulation. Nature Protocols. 18(11). 3289–3321. 8 indexed citations
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Chandran, Sindhu & Qizhi Tang. (2022). Impact of interleukin-6 on T cells in kidney transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation. 22. 18–27. 8 indexed citations
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Dong, Shen, Kamir J. Hiam-Galvez, Cody T. Mowery, et al.. (2021). The effect of low-dose IL-2 and Treg adoptive cell therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes. JCI Insight. 6(18). 151 indexed citations
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Warshauer, Jeremy, Julia A. Belk, Alice Chan, et al.. (2021). A human mutation in STAT3 promotes type 1 diabetes through a defect in CD8+ T cell tolerance. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(8). 33 indexed citations
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Spence, Allyson L., Whitney E. Purtha, Janice Tam, et al.. (2018). Revealing the specificity of regulatory T cells in murine autoimmune diabetes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(20). 5265–5270. 59 indexed citations
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Frascoli, Michela, Russell G. Witt, Cerine Jeanty, et al.. (2018). Alloreactive fetal T cells promote uterine contractility in preterm labor via IFN-γ and TNF-α. Science Translational Medicine. 10(438). 95 indexed citations
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Klementowicz, Joanna E., Allyson L. Spence, Vinh Nguyen, et al.. (2017). Cutting Edge: Origins, Recruitment, and Regulation of CD11c+ Cells in Inflamed Islets of Autoimmune Diabetes Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 199(1). 27–32. 17 indexed citations
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Frascoli, Michela, Cerine Jeanty, Shannon Fleck, et al.. (2016). Heightened Immune Activation in Fetuses with Gastroschisis May Be Blocked by Targeting IL-5. The Journal of Immunology. 196(12). 4957–4966. 11 indexed citations
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Lindsay, Robin S., Kaitlin Corbin, Matthew J. Gebert, et al.. (2014). Antigen Recognition in the Islets Changes with Progression of Autoimmune Islet Infiltration. The Journal of Immunology. 194(2). 522–530. 29 indexed citations
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Grinberg‐Bleyer, Yenkel, Audrey Baeyens, Sylvaine You, et al.. (2010). IL-2 reverses established type 1 diabetes in NOD mice by a local effect on pancreatic regulatory T cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(9). 1871–1878. 338 indexed citations
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Melli, Kristin, Rachel S. Friedman, Erik B. Finger, et al.. (2009). Amplification of Autoimmune Response through Induction of Dendritic Cell Maturation in Inflamed Tissues. The Journal of Immunology. 182(5). 2590–2600. 60 indexed citations
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Fife, Brian T., Indira Guleria, Melanie Gubbels Bupp, et al.. (2006). Insulin-induced remission in new-onset NOD mice is maintained by the PD-1–PD-L1 pathway. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(12). 2737–2747. 265 indexed citations
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Trenado, Aurélie, Muriel Sudres, Qizhi Tang, et al.. (2006). Ex Vivo-Expanded CD4+CD25+ Immunoregulatory T Cells Prevent Graft-versus-Host-Disease by Inhibiting Activation/Differentiation of Pathogenic T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 176(2). 1266–1273. 120 indexed citations
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Masteller, Emma L., et al.. (2005). Expansion of Functional Endogenous Antigen-Specific CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells from Nonobese Diabetic Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 175(5). 3053–3059. 223 indexed citations
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Eagar, Todd N., Qizhi Tang, Michael S. Wolfe, et al.. (2004). Notch 1 Signaling Regulates Peripheral T Cell Activation. Immunity. 20(4). 407–415. 129 indexed citations
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Tang, Qizhi, Kammi Henriksen, Elisa K. Boden, et al.. (2003). Cutting Edge: CD28 Controls Peripheral Homeostasis of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 171(7). 3348–3352. 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, Qizhi, et al.. (2002). The Src Family Kinase Fyn Mediates Signals Induced by TCR Antagonists. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4480–4487. 23 indexed citations
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O’Herrin, Sean M., Jill E. Slansky, Qizhi Tang, et al.. (2001). Antigen-Specific Blockade of T Cells In Vivo Using Dimeric MHC Peptide. The Journal of Immunology. 167(5). 2555–2560. 50 indexed citations

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