Rick M. Maizels

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Rick M. Maizels is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rick M. Maizels has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Infectious Diseases, 20 papers in Parasitology and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rick M. Maizels's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (22 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (12 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (11 papers). Rick M. Maizels is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (22 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (12 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (11 papers). Rick M. Maizels collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Tanzania and United States. Rick M. Maizels's co-authors include Bridget Ogilvie, Judith E. Allen, F Partònò, Murray E. Selkirk, D. de Savigny, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Agnes Kurniawan, Mario T. Philipp, Brian D. Robertson and R. A. Lawrence and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Rick M. Maizels

44 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Intestinal epithelial tuft cells initiate type 2 mucosal immunity to helminth parasites

2016 653 citations François Gerbe, Emmanuelle Sidot et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rick M. Maizels United Kingdom	25	1.2k	904	600	562	408	44	2.7k
David Abraham United States	34	1.9k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	976 1.6×	733 1.3×	618 1.5×	107	3.6k
David I. Pritchard United Kingdom	37	1.8k 1.5×	621 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	575 1.0×	505 1.2×	126	4.1k
Donald L. Wassom United States	31	878 0.7×	730 0.8×	618 1.0×	704 1.3×	308 0.8×	61	3.0k
James B. Lok United States	34	1.6k 1.3×	638 0.7×	1.1k 1.8×	289 0.5×	522 1.3×	100	2.8k
Judith A. Appleton United States	31	859 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	607 1.0×	545 1.0×	443 1.1×	63	2.4k
William F. Gregory United Kingdom	23	797 0.7×	688 0.8×	477 0.8×	325 0.6×	359 0.9×	36	1.7k
Tokuma Yanai Japan	30	645 0.5×	468 0.5×	174 0.3×	265 0.5×	635 1.6×	280	3.4k
James P. Hewitson United Kingdom	24	1.9k 1.6×	724 0.8×	971 1.6×	966 1.7×	765 1.9×	37	3.4k
Bridget Ogilvie Tanzania	41	2.1k 1.8×	1.2k 1.3×	1.4k 2.4×	502 0.9×	333 0.8×	97	4.1k
Allison J. Bancroft United Kingdom	24	1.3k 1.1×	545 0.6×	657 1.1×	691 1.2×	611 1.5×	36	2.5k

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Smyth, Danielle J., et al.. (2025). Vaccination against helminth IL-33 modulators permits immune-mediated parasite ejection. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115721–115721. 1 indexed citations

Colomb, Florent, Abhishek Jamwal, Rick M. Maizels, et al.. (2024). IL-33-binding HpARI family homologues with divergent effects in suppressing or enhancing type 2 immune responses. Infection and Immunity. 92(3). e0039523–e0039523. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Fei, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Danielle J. Smyth, et al.. (2024). Helminth protein enhances wound healing by inhibiting fibrosis and promoting tissue regeneration. Life Science Alliance. 7(11). e202302249–e202302249. 2 indexed citations

Grigg, Jonathan, Benjamin Barratt, Klaus Bønnelykke, et al.. (2024). European Respiratory Society Research Seminar on Preventing Pediatric Asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology. 60(1). e27401–e27401. 1 indexed citations

Maizels, Rick M. & Stuart J. Newfeld. (2023). Convergent Evolution in a Murine Intestinal Parasite Rapidly Created the TGM Family of Molecular Mimics to Suppress the Host Immune Response. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(9). 2 indexed citations

Britton, Collette, Eileen Devaney, Tom N. McNeilly, et al.. (2023). Tuft Cells: Detectors, Amplifiers, Effectors and Targets in Parasite Infection. Cells. 12(20). 2477–2477. 6 indexed citations

Gerbe, François, Emmanuelle Sidot, Danielle J. Smyth, et al.. (2016). Intestinal epithelial tuft cells initiate type 2 mucosal immunity to helminth parasites. Nature. 529(7585). 226–230. 653 indexed citations breakdown →

Coakley, Gillian, Amy H. Buck, & Rick M. Maizels. (2016). Host parasite communications—Messages from helminths for the immune system. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 208(1). 33–40. 81 indexed citations

Loke, P’ng, Andrew S. MacDonald, Amy O. Robb, Rick M. Maizels, & Judith E. Allen. (2000). Alternatively activated macrophages induced by nematode infection inhibit proliferation via cell-to-cell contact. European Journal of Immunology. 30(9). 2669–2678. 172 indexed citations

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Sartono, Erliyani, Yvonne C. M. Kruize, Agnes Kurniawan, Rick M. Maizels, & Maria Yazdanbakhsh. (1997). Depression of Antigen-Specific Interleukin-5 and Interferon-γ Responses in Human Lymphatic Filariasis as a Function of Clinical Status and Age. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 175(5). 1276–1280. 82 indexed citations

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Murdoch, Michele E., A Abiose, Teresa Gárate, et al.. (1996). Human Onchocerciasis in Nigeria: Isotypic Responses and Antigen Recognition in Individuals with Defined Cutaneous Pathology. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 54(6). 600–612. 7 indexed citations

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Gems, David & Rick M. Maizels. (1996). An abundantly expressed mucin-like protein from Toxocara canis infective larvae: the precursor of the larval surface coat glycoproteins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(4). 1665–1670. 77 indexed citations

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Yazdanbakhsh, Maria, William A. Paxton, Yvonne C. M. Kruize, et al.. (1993). T Cell Responsiveness Correlates Differentially with Antibody Isotype Levels in Clinical and Asymptomatic Filariasis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 167(4). 925–931. 82 indexed citations

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Kurniawan, Agnes, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Ronald van Ree, et al.. (1993). Differential expression of IgE and IgG4 specific antibody responses in asymptomatic and chronic human filariasis. The Journal of Immunology. 150(9). 3941–3950. 168 indexed citations

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Gillespie, Stephen H., D. E. Bidwell, A. Voller, Brian D. Robertson, & Rick M. Maizels. (1993). Diagnosis of human toxocariasis by antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 46(6). 551–554. 50 indexed citations

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Blaxter, Mark, Antony P. Page, W. Rudin, & Rick M. Maizels. (1992). Nematode surface coats: Actively evading immunity. Parasitology Today. 8(7). 243–247. 150 indexed citations

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Robertson, Brian D., et al.. (1989). Toxocara canis: Proteolytic enzymes secreted by the infective larvae in vitro. Experimental Parasitology. 69(1). 30–36. 45 indexed citations

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Maizels, Rick M., et al.. (1987). Shared carbohydrate epitopes on distinct surface and secreted antigens of the parasitic nematode Toxocara canis.. The Journal of Immunology. 139(1). 207–214. 88 indexed citations

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Selkirk, Murray E., et al.. (1987). Cloned antigen genes of Brugia filarial parasites.. PubMed. 53. 91–102. 19 indexed citations

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Maizels, Rick M., et al.. (1984). Human serum albumin is a major component on the surface of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti. Parasite Immunology. 6(2). 185–190. 34 indexed citations

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