Sarah E. Townsend

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Sarah E. Townsend is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah E. Townsend has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Oncology and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sarah E. Townsend's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Sarah E. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Sarah E. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Sarah E. Townsend's co-authors include James P. Allison, Christopher C. Goodnow, Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Richard A. Flavell, Mark M. Davis, Michael P. Cooke, William Ho, Jeff Grein, Bennett C. Weintraub and Richard J. Cornall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sarah E. Townsend

9 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tumor Rejection After Direct Costimulation of CD8 ⁺ T Cells by B7-Transfected Melanoma Cells

1993 974 citations Sarah E. Townsend, James P. Allison Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah E. Townsend United States	9	1.8k	673	548	305	190	9	2.1k
C H Delgado United States	8	1.5k 0.8×	840 1.2×	755 1.4×	251 0.8×	172 0.9×	8	1.9k
Solam Tsang United States	10	1.6k 0.9×	628 0.9×	1.3k 2.4×	144 0.5×	360 1.9×	11	2.2k
Annemiek J. de Boer Netherlands	16	1.7k 0.9×	771 1.1×	938 1.7×	156 0.5×	218 1.1×	21	2.0k
Xiqing Cao China	4	1.4k 0.8×	591 0.9×	304 0.6×	165 0.5×	93 0.5×	8	1.8k
Jörg Kirberg Germany	17	1.7k 1.0×	416 0.6×	425 0.8×	171 0.6×	98 0.5×	27	2.1k
Arantza Azpilikueta Spain	26	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 2.4×	438 0.8×	180 0.6×	118 0.6×	47	2.4k
Yao-Tseng Chen United States	20	1.2k 0.7×	657 1.0×	919 1.7×	142 0.5×	187 1.0×	23	1.8k
G. M. Fulop Canada	14	808 0.5×	300 0.4×	553 1.0×	159 0.5×	196 1.0×	24	1.4k
U Storb United States	25	1.6k 0.9×	406 0.6×	1.0k 1.9×	304 1.0×	604 3.2×	52	2.4k
Patricia J. Noel United States	12	2.1k 1.2×	637 0.9×	428 0.8×	204 0.7×	84 0.4×	14	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah E. Townsend

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Valdez, Yanet, et al.. (2002). Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Presentation of Cell-associated Antigen Is Mediated by CD8α+ Dendritic Cells In Vivo. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 195(6). 683–694. 50 indexed citations

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Townsend, Sarah E., Christopher C. Goodnow, & Richard J. Cornall. (2001). Single epitope multiple staining to detect ultralow frequency B cells. Journal of Immunological Methods. 249(1-2). 137–146. 28 indexed citations

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Townsend, Sarah E., Bennett C. Weintraub, & Christopher C. Goodnow. (1999). Growing up on the streets: why B-cell development differs from T-cell development. Immunology Today. 20(5). 217–220. 30 indexed citations

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Hurwitz, Arthur A., et al.. (1998). Enhancement of the anti-tumor immune response using a combination of interferon-γ and B7 expression in an experimental mammary carcinoma. International Journal of Cancer. 77(1). 107–113. 37 indexed citations

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Townsend, Sarah E. & Christopher C. Goodnow. (1998). Abortive Proliferation of Rare T Cells Induced by Direct or Indirect Antigen Presentation by Rare B Cells In Vivo. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 187(10). 1611–1621. 76 indexed citations

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Rathmell, Jeffrey C., et al.. (1996). Expansion or Elimination of B Cells In Vivo: Dual Roles for CD40- and Fas (CD95)-Ligands Modulated by the B Cell Antigen Receptor. Cell. 87(2). 319–329. 341 indexed citations

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Rathmell, Jeffrey C., Michael P. Cooke, William Ho, et al.. (1995). CD95 (Fas)-dependent elimination of self-reactive B cells upon interaction with CD4+T cells. Nature. 376(6536). 181–184. 397 indexed citations

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Townsend, Sarah E., et al.. (1994). Specificity and longevity of antitumor immune responses induced by B7-transfected tumors.. PubMed. 54(24). 6477–83. 119 indexed citations

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Townsend, Sarah E. & James P. Allison. (1993). Tumor Rejection After Direct Costimulation of CD8 ⁺ T Cells by B7-Transfected Melanoma Cells. Science. 259(5093). 368–370. 974 indexed citations breakdown →

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