Sally C. Kent

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Sally C. Kent is a scholar working on Immunology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sally C. Kent has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Immunology, 35 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sally C. Kent's work include Diabetes and associated disorders (35 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (28 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (24 papers). Sally C. Kent is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes and associated disorders (35 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (28 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (24 papers). Sally C. Kent collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Sally C. Kent's co-authors include David A. Hafler, Tihamer Orban, Michael B. Brenner, Manfred Brigl, Jenny E. Gumperz, Lynn Bry, Vissia Viglietta, Jack L. Strominger, Samia J. Khoury and Howard L. Weiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sally C. Kent

59 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 d... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2003 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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. Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes
    1998 550 citations S. Brian Wilson, Sally C. Kent et al. Nature profile →
  2. Mechanism of CD1d-restricted natural killer T cell activation during microbial infection
    2003 538 citations Sally C. Kent, Michael B. Brenner et al. profile →
  3. Pathogenic CD4 T cells in type 1 diabetes recognize epitopes formed by peptide fusion
    2016 379 citations Thomas Delong, Timothy A. Wiles et al. Science profile →

Peers

Sally C. Kent
Agnès Lehuen France
Stuart I. Mannering Australia
Paolo Monti Italy
Roland Tisch United States
Janelle A. Noble United States
Boris Calderón United States
Ronald G. Gill United States
Morten Svenson Denmark
Merrill J. Rowley Australia
Alessandra Fierabracci Italy
Agnès Lehuen France
Sally C. Kent
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Fields of papers citing papers by Sally C. Kent

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sally C. Kent

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sally C. Kent. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sally C. Kent based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sally C. Kent. Sally C. Kent is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elyaman, Wassim, Lawrence J. Stern, Ning Jiang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the role of T cells in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases: Emerging therapeutic insights from the T Cells in the Brain symposium. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(2). e14548–e14548. 5 indexed citations
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Derua, Rita, Mijke Buitinga, Xiaoyan Yi, et al.. (2024). CD4+ T Cells From Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes Respond to a Novel Class of Deamidated Peptides Formed in Pancreatic Islets. Diabetes. 73(5). 728–742. 3 indexed citations
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James, Eddie A., Alok V. Joglekar, Amelia K. Linnemann, Holger A. Russ, & Sally C. Kent. (2023). The beta cell-immune cell interface in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Molecular Metabolism. 78. 101809–101809. 27 indexed citations
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Kent, Sally C. & Jenny Aurielle B. Babon. (2017). Narrowing in on the anti-β cell-specific T cells: looking ‘where the action is’. Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity. 24(2). 98–102. 8 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby, Sarah J. Richardson, Lucy S. K. Walker, et al.. (2017). Germinal centre frequency is decreased in pancreatic lymph nodes from individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 60(7). 1294–1303. 11 indexed citations
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Delong, Thomas, Timothy A. Wiles, Rocky L. Baker, et al.. (2016). Pathogenic CD4 T cells in type 1 diabetes recognize epitopes formed by peptide fusion. Science. 351(6274). 711–714. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scott, David W., Garvin L. Warner, Xiaorui Yao, & Sally C. Kent. (2015). Pathways and Regulation of B-Cell Responsiveness and Tolerance. Chemical immunology/Fortschritte der Allergielehre/Progress in allergy/Chemical immunology and allergy. 58. 34–66.
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Hava, David L., Nicole N. van der Wel, Nadia Cohen, et al.. (2008). Evasion of peptide, but not lipid antigen presentation, through pathogen-induced dendritic cell maturation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(32). 11281–11286. 43 indexed citations
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Costantino, Cristina M., Howard C. Hang, Sally C. Kent, David A. Hafler, & Hidde L. Ploegh. (2008). Lysosomal Cysteine and Aspartic Proteases Are Heterogeneously Expressed and Act Redundantly to Initiate Human Invariant Chain Degradation. The Journal of Immunology. 180(5). 2876–2885. 24 indexed citations
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Waziri, Allen, Brendan D. Killory, Alfred T. Ogden, et al.. (2008). Preferential In Situ CD4+CD56+ T Cell Activation and Expansion within Human Glioblastoma. The Journal of Immunology. 180(11). 7673–7680. 48 indexed citations
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Kent, Sally C., Yahua Chen, Sue M. Clemmings, et al.. (2005). Loss of IL-4 Secretion from Human Type 1a Diabetic Pancreatic Draining Lymph Node NKT Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 175(7). 4458–4464. 49 indexed citations
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Kent, Sally C., Yahua Chen, Lisa Bregoli, et al.. (2005). Expanded T cells from pancreatic lymph nodes of type 1 diabetic subjects recognize an insulin epitope. Nature. 435(7039). 224–228. 325 indexed citations
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Viglietta, Vissia, Sally C. Kent, Tihamer Orban, & David A. Hafler. (2002). GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(7). 895–903. 12 indexed citations
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Viglietta, Vissia, Sally C. Kent, Tihamer Orban, & David A. Hafler. (2002). GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(7). 895–903. 141 indexed citations
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Viglietta, Vissia, Sally C. Kent, Tihamer Orban, & David A. Hafler. (2002). GAD65-reactive T cells are activated in patients with autoimmune type 1a diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(7). 895–903. 155 indexed citations
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Ewert, Donald L., et al.. (2001). Blocked B cell differentiation and emigration support the early growth of Myc-induced lymphomas. Oncogene. 20(25). 3226–3234. 14 indexed citations
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Wilson, S. Brian, Sally C. Kent, Kurt T. Patton, et al.. (1998). Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes. Nature. 391(6663). 177–181. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hafler, David A., et al.. (1997). Oral Administration of Myelin Induces Antigen‐specific TGF‐β1 Secreting T Cells in Patients with Multiple Sclerosisa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 835(1). 120–131. 58 indexed citations
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