Sarah Ahn

2.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sarah Ahn is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Ahn has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Oncology, 6 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sarah Ahn's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (13 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Sarah Ahn is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (13 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (5 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Sarah Ahn collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Sarah Ahn's co-authors include Gianpietro Dotti, Quanyin Hu, Qian Chen, Elena Dukhovlinova, Zhen Gu, Edikan A. Ogunnaike, Frances S. Ligler, Guojun Chen, Chao Wang and Barbara Savoldo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Biotechnology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Ahn

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Photothermal Therapy Promotes Tumor Infiltration and Anti... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2021 2022 100 200 300 400
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. Photothermal Therapy Promotes Tumor Infiltration and Antitumor Activity of CAR T Cells
    2019 400 citations Qian Chen, Quanyin Hu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  2. Inhibition of post-surgery tumour recurrence via a hydrogel releasing CAR-T cells and anti-PDL1-conjugated platelets
    2021 292 citations Quanyin Hu, Hongjun Li et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →
  3. Bioinstructive implantable scaffolds for rapid in vivo manufacture and release of CAR-T cells
    2022 138 citations Edikan A. Ogunnaike, Sarah Ahn et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sarah Ahn United States 11 796 786 514 408 209 15 1.4k
Rachel A. Burga United States 19 890 1.1× 518 0.7× 646 1.3× 266 0.7× 189 0.9× 32 1.5k
Adham S. Bear United States 13 964 1.2× 500 0.6× 643 1.3× 483 1.2× 217 1.0× 25 1.5k
Edikan A. Ogunnaike United States 8 362 0.5× 513 0.7× 285 0.6× 235 0.6× 101 0.5× 13 793
Adam Grippin United States 14 463 0.6× 261 0.3× 402 0.8× 362 0.9× 102 0.5× 47 1.1k
David Zhang United States 17 431 0.5× 449 0.6× 417 0.8× 484 1.2× 170 0.8× 25 1.3k
Sirkka B. Stephan United States 11 1.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 1.2k 2.4× 1.1k 2.7× 417 2.0× 14 2.6k
Amin Aalipour United States 15 317 0.4× 572 0.7× 145 0.3× 386 0.9× 97 0.5× 19 1.1k
Elizabeth L. Siegler United States 14 910 1.1× 444 0.6× 398 0.8× 346 0.8× 198 0.9× 37 1.2k
Albert Lo United States 17 2.0k 2.5× 620 0.8× 801 1.6× 1.0k 2.5× 482 2.3× 18 2.8k
Bart Thaçi United States 18 405 0.5× 253 0.3× 212 0.4× 551 1.4× 328 1.6× 34 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Ahn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Ahn

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Jové, Veronica, Luigi Celentano, Sarah Ahn, et al.. (2025). Abstract 5362: Molecular profiling of SW-682, a pan-TEAD inhibitor, as monotherapy and in combination with other treatments across tumor types. Cancer Research. 85(8_Supplement_1). 5362–5362.
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Ogunnaike, Edikan A., Sarah Ahn, Anton Jansson, et al.. (2022). Bioinstructive implantable scaffolds for rapid in vivo manufacture and release of CAR-T cells. Nature Biotechnology. 40(8). 1250–1258. 138 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lichtman, Eben I., Hongwei Du, Peishun Shou, et al.. (2021). Preclinical Evaluation of B7-H3–specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(11). 3141–3153. 57 indexed citations
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Ranganathan, Raghuveer, Peishun Shou, Sarah Ahn, et al.. (2021). CAR T cells Targeting Human Immunoglobulin Light Chains Eradicate Mature B-cell Malignancies While Sparing a Subset of Normal B Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(21). 5951–5960. 18 indexed citations
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Hu, Quanyin, Hongjun Li, Edikan Archibong, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of post-surgery tumour recurrence via a hydrogel releasing CAR-T cells and anti-PDL1-conjugated platelets. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5(9). 1038–1047. 292 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Kai, Yu‐Hui Chen, Sarah Ahn, et al.. (2020). GD2-specific CAR T cells encapsulated in an injectable hydrogel control retinoblastoma and preserve vision. Nature Cancer. 1(10). 990–997. 88 indexed citations
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Ma, Xingcong, Peishun Shou, Christof C. Smith, et al.. (2020). Interleukin-23 engineering improves CAR T cell function in solid tumors. Nature Biotechnology. 38(4). 448–459. 197 indexed citations
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Sun, Chuang, Peishun Shou, Hongwei Du, et al.. (2020). THEMIS-SHP1 Recruitment by 4-1BB Tunes LCK-Mediated Priming of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected T Cells. Cancer Cell. 37(2). 216–225.e6. 100 indexed citations
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Liu, Lumei, Sarah Ahn, Gianpietro Dotti, et al.. (2020). Activation and degranulation of CAR-T cells using engineered antigen-presenting cell surfaces. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238819–e0238819. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Guangming, Yu‐Hui Chen, Kyogo Suzuki, et al.. (2020). THEMIS-SHP1 Recruitment by 4-1BB Tunes LCK-Mediated Priming of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected T Cells. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations
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Ogunnaike, Edikan A., et al.. (2020). Scaffold‐Mediated Static Transduction of T Cells for CAR‐T Cell Therapy. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 9(14). e2000275–e2000275. 19 indexed citations
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Ahn, Sarah, Jingjing Li, Chuang Sun, et al.. (2019). Cancer Immunotherapy with T Cells Carrying Bispecific Receptors That Mimic Antibodies. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(5). 773–783. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Qian, Quanyin Hu, Elena Dukhovlinova, et al.. (2019). Photothermal Therapy: Photothermal Therapy Promotes Tumor Infiltration and Antitumor Activity of CAR T Cells (Adv. Mater. 23/2019). Advanced Materials. 31(23). 25 indexed citations
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Chen, Qian, Quanyin Hu, Elena Dukhovlinova, et al.. (2019). Photothermal Therapy Promotes Tumor Infiltration and Antitumor Activity of CAR T Cells. Advanced Materials. 31(23). e1900192–e1900192. 400 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ahn, Sarah, et al.. (2016). (p)ppGpp-Dependent Persisters Increase the Fitness of Escherichia coli Bacteria Deficient in Isoaspartyl Protein Repair. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(17). 5444–5454. 4 indexed citations

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