Rachel R Caspi

19.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
272 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Rachel R Caspi is a scholar working on Immunology, Ophthalmology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel R Caspi has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 183 papers in Immunology, 146 papers in Ophthalmology and 82 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Rachel R Caspi's work include Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (137 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (77 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (71 papers). Rachel R Caspi is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome (137 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (77 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (71 papers). Rachel R Caspi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Israel. Rachel R Caspi's co-authors include Phyllis B. Silver, Chi‐Chao Chan, Barbara Wiggert, Robert B. Nussenblatt, Reiko Horai, Rajeev Agarwal, François Roberge, Mary J. Mattapallil, Luiz Vicente Rizzo and Dror Luger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rachel R Caspi

266 papers receiving 15.6k 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.

Either a Th17 or a Th1 effector response can drive autoimmunity: conditions of disease induction affect dominant effector category

2008 599 citations Phyllis B. Silver, Chi‐Chao Chan et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
TheRd8Mutation of theCrb1Gene Is Present in Vendor Lines of C57BL/6N Mice and Embryonic Stem Cells, and Confounds Ocular Induced Mutant Phenotypes

2012 531 citations Mary J. Mattapallil, Chi‐Chao Chan et al. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science profile →
Microbiota-Dependent Activation of an Autoreactive T Cell Receptor Provokes Autoimmunity in an Immunologically Privileged Site

2015 299 citations Reiko Horai, Carlos R. Zárate-Bladés et al. Immunity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel R Caspi United States	69	7.5k	6.0k	3.8k	3.2k	2.3k	272	15.8k
Igal Gery United States	46	4.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	198	9.0k
Shigeaki Ohno Japan	58	1.5k 0.2×	6.6k 1.1×	2.3k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	324	11.5k
Biao Yan China	28	1.5k 0.2×	1.4k 0.2×	10.6k 2.8×	251 0.1×	7.5k 3.3×	97	17.9k
Jin Yao China	39	1.5k 0.2×	1.3k 0.2×	10.8k 2.8×	257 0.1×	7.6k 3.4×	90	18.5k
Masabumi Shibuya Japan	68	2.7k 0.4×	765 0.1×	12.6k 3.3×	397 0.1×	714 0.3×	215	20.7k
Thomas Brunner Switzerland	48	5.9k 0.8×	269 0.0×	5.8k 1.5×	560 0.2×	1.9k 0.8×	171	13.8k
Thomas Reinheckel Germany	58	2.4k 0.3×	267 0.0×	7.1k 1.9×	645 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	187	14.2k
Adriana Heguy United States	60	1.9k 0.3×	669 0.1×	6.9k 1.8×	460 0.1×	802 0.4×	178	14.0k
Guo-Fan Cao China	11	1.2k 0.2×	977 0.2×	7.9k 2.1×	207 0.1×	7.5k 3.3×	17	14.4k
Tetsuji Naka Japan	54	6.4k 0.8×	216 0.0×	3.7k 1.0×	860 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	202	13.4k

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Nagarajan, Vijayaraj, Jing Guo, Akriti Gupta, et al.. (2025). TLR2 supports γδ T cell IL-17A response to ocular surface commensals by metabolic reprogramming. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 222(11).

Aydin, Sidar, Britta Engelhardt, Rachel R Caspi, et al.. (2023). Effects of a Small-Molecule Perforin Inhibitor in a Mouse Model of CD8 T Cell–Mediated Neuroinflammation. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 10(4). 12 indexed citations

Nagarajan, Vijayaraj, Anthony J. St. Leger, Amy Zhang, Phyllis B. Silver, & Rachel R Caspi. (2022). Draft Reference Genome Sequence of Corynebacterium mastitidis RC, an Ocular Commensal, Isolated from Mouse Conjunctiva. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11(6). e0018722–e0018722. 1 indexed citations

Chong, Wai Po, Mary J. Mattapallil, Kumarkrishna Raychaudhuri, et al.. (2020). The Cytokine IL-17A Limits Th17 Pathogenicity via a Negative Feedback Loop Driven by Autocrine Induction of IL-24. Immunity. 53(2). 384–397.e5. 137 indexed citations

Caspi, Rachel R, Rachael C. Rigden, Jennifer L. Kielczewski, et al.. (2017). Neuroprotective effects of IL-22 during CNS inflammation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 1236–1236. 1 indexed citations

Zárate-Bladés, Carlos R., Reiko Horai, & Rachel R Caspi. (2016). Regulation of Autoimmunity by the Microbiome. DNA and Cell Biology. 35(9). 455–458. 17 indexed citations

Chong, Wai Po, Nicholas van Panhuys, Jun Chen, et al.. (2015). NK-DC crosstalk controls the autopathogenic Th17 response through an innate IFN-γ–IL-27 axis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 212(10). 1739–1752. 60 indexed citations

Kielczewski, Jennifer L., Reiko Horai, & Rachel R Caspi. (2012). Migration of retina-specific T Cells into the eye of optic nerve injured mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 4270–4270.

Walsh, Elizabeth R., Prapaporn Pisitkun, Elisaveta Voynova, et al.. (2012). Dual signaling by innate and adaptive immune receptors is required for TLR7-induced B-cell–mediated autoimmunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(40). 16276–16281. 82 indexed citations

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Zárate-Bladés, Carlos R., et al.. (2012). Influence Of The Intestinal Microbiota In The Development Of Spontaneous Autoimmune Uveitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 2234–2234. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Ru, Reiko Horai, Phyllis B. Silver, et al.. (2012). The Living Eye “Disarms” Uncommitted Autoreactive T Cells by Converting Them to Foxp3+ Regulatory Cells following Local Antigen Recognition. The Journal of Immunology. 188(4). 1742–1750. 76 indexed citations

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Chaon, Benjamin, Reiko Horai, Jun Chen, et al.. (2012). The Role of Interleukin-17A in a Spontaneous Model of Autoimmune Uveitis Elicited by Retina-specific T Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 6307–6307. 1 indexed citations

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Horai, Reiko & Rachel R Caspi. (2011). Cytokines in Autoimmune Uveitis. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(10). 733–744. 142 indexed citations

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Lin, Feng, Fengqi An, Zhaoxu Tu, et al.. (2009). DAF Protects Against T Cell Autoreactivity That Leads to Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 824–824. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, De, Qian Chen, Shao Bo Su, et al.. (2008). Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin acts as an alarmin to activate the TLR2–MyD88 signal pathway in dendritic cells and enhances Th2 immune responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 205(1). 79–90. 275 indexed citations

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Avidan, Hila, Jonathan Kipnis, Oleg Butovsky, Rachel R Caspi, & Michal Schwartz. (2004). Vaccination with autoantigen protects against aggregated β‐amyloid and glutamate toxicity by controlling microglia: effect of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T cells. European Journal of Immunology. 34(12). 3434–3445. 59 indexed citations

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Pennesi, Giuseppina, Mary J. Mattapallil, Dody Avichezer, et al.. (2003). A humanized model of experimental autoimmune uveitis in HLA class II transgenic mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(8). 1171–1180. 74 indexed citations

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Su, Shao Bo, Phyllis B. Silver, Meifen Zhang, Chi‐Chao Chan, & Rachel R Caspi. (2001). Pertussis Toxin Inhibits Induction of Tissue-Specific Autoimmune Disease by Disrupting G Protein-Coupled Signals. The Journal of Immunology. 167(1). 250–256. 37 indexed citations

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Jones, Leslie S., Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Rajeev Agarwal, et al.. (1997). IFN-γ-deficient mice develop experimental autoimmune uveitis in the context of a deviant effector response. The Journal of Immunology. 158(12). 5997–6005. 181 indexed citations

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Gery, I, et al.. (1987). Retinal injury enhances the development of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 28(3). 180. 1 indexed citations

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