Robert L. Modlin

54.5k total citations · 15 hit papers
356 papers, 38.3k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Modlin is a scholar working on Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Modlin has authored 356 papers receiving a total of 38.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Immunology, 138 papers in Infectious Diseases and 118 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Modlin's work include Leprosy Research and Treatment (95 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (87 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (83 papers). Robert L. Modlin is often cited by papers focused on Leprosy Research and Treatment (95 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (87 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (83 papers). Robert L. Modlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. Robert L. Modlin's co-authors include Barry R. Bloom, Steven A. Porcelli, Peter A. Sieling, Steffen Stenger, Philip T. Liu, Thomas H. Rea, Koichi Uyemura, Stephan R. Krutzik, Peter F. Barnes and María Teresa Ochoa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Modlin

351 papers receiving 37.2k citations

Hit Papers

Host Defense Mechanisms Triggered by Microbial Lipoprotei... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1999 2002 1991 1998 2002 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Host Defense Mechanisms Triggered by Microbial Lipoproteins Through Toll-Like Receptors
    1999 1.4k citations Stephan R. Krutzik, John T. Belisle et al. Science profile →
  2. Cutting Edge: Role of Toll-Like Receptor 1 in Mediating Immune Response to Microbial Lipoproteins
    2002 1.1k citations Robert L. Modlin et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  3. Differing Lymphokine Profiles of Functional Subsets of Human CD4 and CD8 T Cell Clones
    1991 875 citations Robert L. Modlin, Barry R. Bloom et al. Science profile →
  4. An Antimicrobial Activity of Cytolytic T Cells Mediated by Granulysin
    1998 844 citations Steffen Stenger, Sybille Thoma-Uszynski et al. Science profile →
  5. IRF3 Mediates a TLR3/TLR4-Specific Antiviral Gene Program
    2002 718 citations Sean E. Doyle, Sagar A. Vaidya et al. profile →
  6. Cutting Edge: Vitamin D-Mediated Human Antimicrobial Activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Dependent on the Induction of Cathelicidin
    2007 632 citations Philip T. Liu, Steffen Stenger et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  7. CD1-Restricted T Cell Recognition of Microbial Lipoglycan Antigens
    1995 623 citations Steven A. Porcelli, Richard J. Mazzaccaro et al. Science profile →
  8. THE CD1 SYSTEM: Antigen-Presenting Molecules for T Cell Recognition of Lipids and Glycolipids
    1999 582 citations Steven A. Porcelli, Robert L. Modlin profile →
  9. Induction of Direct Antimicrobial Activity Through Mammalian Toll-Like Receptors
    2001 576 citations Sybille Thoma-Uszynski, Steffen Stenger et al. Science profile →
  10. Propionibacterium acnes Strain Populations in the Human Skin Microbiome Associated with Acne
    2013 528 citations David Elashoff, Robert L. Modlin et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology profile →
  11. Lymphocytes bearing antigen-specific γδ T-cell receptors accumulate in human infectious disease lesions
    1989 519 citations Robert L. Modlin, Thomas H. Rea et al. profile →
  12. Injury enhances TLR2 function and antimicrobial peptide expression through a vitamin D–dependent mechanism
    2007 512 citations Philip T. Liu, Robert L. Modlin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  13. IL-17 is essential for host defense against cutaneous Staphylococcus aureus infection in mice
    2010 508 citations Genhong Cheng, Robert L. Modlin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  14. Activation of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Acne Triggers Inflammatory Cytokine Responses
    2002 484 citations María Teresa Ochoa, Stephan R. Krutzik et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  15. STING activation of tumor endothelial cells initiates spontaneous and therapeutic antitumor immunity
    2015 447 citations Jérémy Di Domizio, Robert L. Modlin et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert L. Modlin United States 113 21.5k 10.3k 9.9k 6.1k 3.4k 356 38.3k
Jay K. Kolls United States 101 21.6k 1.0× 8.5k 0.8× 5.8k 0.6× 8.5k 1.4× 3.4k 1.0× 477 40.9k
Anne O’Garra United States 101 36.0k 1.7× 9.5k 0.9× 6.6k 0.7× 8.3k 1.4× 2.9k 0.9× 210 55.1k
Robert L. Coffman United States 104 39.5k 1.8× 9.0k 0.9× 4.4k 0.4× 8.8k 1.4× 2.2k 0.7× 256 60.9k
Leo A. B. Joosten Netherlands 116 27.5k 1.3× 8.5k 0.8× 8.2k 0.8× 17.0k 2.8× 1.6k 0.5× 701 52.3k
Giorgio Trinchieri United States 136 46.8k 2.2× 10.2k 1.0× 4.8k 0.5× 13.0k 2.1× 2.0k 0.6× 434 67.5k
Alan Sher United States 122 29.2k 1.4× 16.5k 1.6× 8.5k 0.9× 9.8k 1.6× 1.5k 0.4× 449 57.2k
Jean‐Laurent Casanova France 109 27.0k 1.3× 12.6k 1.2× 11.0k 1.1× 8.1k 1.3× 1.6k 0.5× 649 43.7k
Yasmine Belkaid United States 95 20.4k 0.9× 6.0k 0.6× 4.7k 0.5× 10.5k 1.7× 858 0.3× 217 39.8k
Bruce Beutler United States 112 38.1k 1.8× 10.8k 1.1× 3.8k 0.4× 17.2k 2.8× 1.5k 0.5× 406 64.5k
Richard M. Locksley United States 106 32.5k 1.5× 8.9k 0.9× 3.3k 0.3× 7.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 271 51.4k

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All Works

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Zhang, Haihan, Xianying Xing, Mehrnaz Gharaee‐Kermani, et al.. (2025). Th17 cells with regulatory phenotype are the main IL-17F and IL-26 producers in palmoplantar pustulosis. JCI Insight. 10(20). 1 indexed citations
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Gilliet, Michel & Robert L. Modlin. (2024). Immunobiology of IL-26. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(6). 1217–1222. 6 indexed citations
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Fries, Anissa, Fanny Saidoune, François Kuonen, et al.. (2023). Differentiation of IL-26+ TH17 intermediates into IL-17A producers via epithelial crosstalk in psoriasis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3878–3878. 32 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Alan M., Marc C. Liggins, Jason S. Seidman, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial production by perifollicular dermal preadipocytes is essential to the pathophysiology of acne. Science Translational Medicine. 14(632). eabh1478–eabh1478. 46 indexed citations
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Ma, Feiyang, Travis K. Hughes, Rosane M. B. Teles, et al.. (2021). The cellular architecture of the antimicrobial response network in human leprosy granulomas. Nature Immunology. 22(7). 839–850. 61 indexed citations
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Agak, George W., Alice Mouton, Rosane M. B. Teles, et al.. (2020). Extracellular traps released by antimicrobial TH17 cells contribute to host defense. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(2). 38 indexed citations
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Krutzik, Stephan R., Mirjam Schenk, Philip O. Scumpia, et al.. (2018). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transfer RNA Induces IL-12p70 via Synergistic Activation of Pattern Recognition Receptors within a Cell Network. The Journal of Immunology. 200(9). 3244–3258. 17 indexed citations
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Montoya, Dennis, Rosane M. B. Teles, Stephan R. Krutzik, et al.. (2018). Plasticity of antimicrobial and phagocytic programs in human macrophages. Immunology. 156(2). 164–173. 20 indexed citations
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Busch, Martin, Christian Herzmann, Andreas Zimmermann, et al.. (2016). Lipoarabinomannan-Responsive Polycytotoxic T Cells Are Associated with Protection in Human Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(3). 345–355. 51 indexed citations
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Bourgeois, Elvire Anne, Sumithra Subramaniam, Tan‐Yun Cheng, et al.. (2015). Bee venom processes human skin lipids for presentation by CD1a. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 212(2). 149–163. 81 indexed citations
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Teles, Rosane M. B., Thomas G. Graeber, Stephan R. Krutzik, et al.. (2013). Type I Interferon Suppresses Type II Interferon–Triggered Human Anti-Mycobacterial Responses. Science. 339(6126). 1448–1453. 296 indexed citations
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Ochoa, María Teresa, Rosane M. B. Teles, Huiying Li, et al.. (2010). A role for interleukin‐5 in promoting increased immunoglobulin M at the site of disease in leprosy. Immunology. 131(3). 405–414. 13 indexed citations
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Cruz, Daniel, Andrew D. Watson, Christopher S. Miller, et al.. (2008). Host-derived oxidized phospholipids and HDL regulate innate immunity in human leprosy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 118(8). 2917–2928. 130 indexed citations
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Adams, John S., Philip T. Liu, Rene F. Chun, Robert L. Modlin, & Martin Hewison. (2007). Vitamin D in Defense of the Human Immune Response. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1117(1). 94–105. 128 indexed citations
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Ochoa, María Teresa, et al.. (2006). Functional characterization of a T‐cell receptor BV6+ T‐cell clone derived from a leprosy lesion. Immunology. 120(3). 354–361. 6 indexed citations
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Doyle, Sean E., Ryan M. O’Connell, Gustavo A. Miranda, et al.. (2003). Toll-like Receptors Induce a Phagocytic Gene Program through p38. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 199(1). 81–90. 340 indexed citations
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Ochoa, María Teresa, Sybille Thoma-Uszynski, Peter A. Sieling, et al.. (2000). Role of granulysin in immunity to leprosy. Leprosy Review. 71. S115; discussion S115–6. 7 indexed citations
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Stenger, Steffen & Robert L. Modlin. (1999). T cell mediated immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2(1). 89–93. 131 indexed citations
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Morita, Yoshitaka, Masahiro Yamamura, Keiichiro Nishida, et al.. (1998). Expression of interleukin-12 in synovial tissue from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 41(2). 306–314. 95 indexed citations
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Mazzaccaro, Richard J., Steffen Stenger, Kenneth L. Rock, et al.. (1998). Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Resistance to Tuberculosis. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 452. 85–101. 30 indexed citations

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