Sean R. Christensen

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Sean R. Christensen is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean R. Christensen has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Sean R. Christensen's work include Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies (13 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). Sean R. Christensen is often cited by papers focused on Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies (13 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (8 papers). Sean R. Christensen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Sean R. Christensen's co-authors include Mark J. Shlomchik, Michael Kashgarian, Richard A. Flavell, Kevin M. Nickerson, Jonathan Shupe, Shizuo Akira, Chad W. Euler, Jacqueline William, Ann Marshak‐Rothstein and R. A. Flavell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Sean R. Christensen

31 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Toll-like Receptor 7 and TLR9 Dictate Autoantibody Specificity and Have Opposing Inflammatory and Regulatory Roles in a Murine Model of Lupus

2006 838 citations Sean R. Christensen, Jonathan Shupe et al. Immunity profile →
RNA-associated autoantigens activate B cells by combined B cell antigen receptor/Toll-like receptor 7 engagement

2005 641 citations Christina M. Lau, Shizuo Akira et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sean R. Christensen United States	16	2.9k	965	392	299	296	34	3.3k
Birgitta Gullstrand Sweden	27	1.7k 0.6×	954 1.0×	706 1.8×	192 0.6×	147 0.5×	57	2.4k
Iwao Sekigawa Japan	29	1.1k 0.4×	866 0.9×	509 1.3×	245 0.8×	323 1.1×	112	2.2k
Andreas M. Hohlbaum United States	15	1.6k 0.6×	407 0.4×	644 1.6×	293 1.0×	193 0.7×	25	2.4k
Stephen Adelstein Australia	27	2.4k 0.8×	417 0.4×	413 1.1×	629 2.1×	404 1.4×	75	3.5k
Martine Chabaud France	10	1.6k 0.6×	989 1.0×	482 1.2×	156 0.5×	664 2.2×	12	2.6k
Stefan Kuchen Switzerland	24	1.7k 0.6×	855 0.9×	903 2.3×	138 0.5×	416 1.4×	35	3.2k
Margarita López‐Trascasa Spain	37	3.5k 1.2×	506 0.5×	546 1.4×	257 0.9×	168 0.6×	126	4.9k
Syamal K. Datta United States	29	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	337 0.9×	691 2.3×	227 0.8×	61	2.8k
Julie Déchanet France	19	1.5k 0.5×	377 0.4×	294 0.8×	213 0.7×	437 1.5×	24	2.2k
Naoto Tamura Japan	23	884 0.3×	1.0k 1.0×	327 0.8×	118 0.4×	200 0.7×	196	2.2k

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Vesely, Matthew D. & Sean R. Christensen. (2025). Type 2 immunity to the rescue: enhancing antitumor immunity for skin cancer prevention. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(1).

Jiang, Ruoyi, Sa Rang Kim, Sean R. Christensen, & Amanda Zubek. (2024). Isolated single or pauci-nail lichen planus, three cases. JAAD Case Reports. 46. 52–56.

Christensen, Sean R., et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of acitretin for skin cancer prevention in immunosuppressed and nonimmunosuppressed patients: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 90(4). 821–822. 2 indexed citations

Belzer, Annika, James Clune, Kelly Olino, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the medical management of locally advanced and metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A single institutional retrospective analysis investigating efficacy, safety, and tolerability. JAAD International. 11. 174–175. 1 indexed citations

Kim, David Nam-Woo, Nour Kibbi, Sean R. Christensen, David J. Leffell, & Kathleen C. Suozzi. (2022). Factors affecting outcomes of second intent healing of nasal defects after Mohs micrographic surgery. Archives of Dermatological Research. 315(1). 67–73. 1 indexed citations

Totonchy, Mariam, Jennifer M. McNiff, Kathleen C. Suozzi, David J. Leffell, & Sean R. Christensen. (2021). A Histopathologic Scoring System for Perineural Invasion Correlates With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Dermatologic Surgery. 47(4). 445–451. 7 indexed citations

Kibbi, Nour, et al.. (2020). Predicting outcomes following second intent healing of periocular surgical defects. Archives of Dermatological Research. 313(6). 483–489. 6 indexed citations

Kibbi, Nour, Yuemei Zhang, David J. Leffell, & Sean R. Christensen. (2019). Photodynamic therapy for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in situ: Impact of anatomic location, tumor diameter, and incubation time on effectiveness. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 82(5). 1124–1130. 21 indexed citations

Yoo, Jane, et al.. (2018). Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with subtle perineural invasion detected with cytokeratin and epithelial membrane antigen immunohistochemistry. JAAD Case Reports. 4(9). 934–937. 1 indexed citations

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Nickerson, Kevin M., Sean R. Christensen, Jonathan Shupe, et al.. (2010). TLR9 Regulates TLR7- and MyD88-Dependent Autoantibody Production and Disease in a Murine Model of Lupus. The Journal of Immunology. 184(4). 1840–1848. 267 indexed citations

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Christensen, Sean R., et al.. (2010). Erythroderma and Spontaneous Blistering in a 49-Year-Old Man—Quiz Case. Archives of Dermatology. 146(12). 1419–1419. 2 indexed citations

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Sweet, Rebecca A., et al.. (2010). A new site-directed transgenic rheumatoid factor mouse model demonstrates extrafollicular class switch and plasmablast formation. Autoimmunity. 43(8). 607–618. 36 indexed citations

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Avalos, Ana M., Kerstin Kiefer, Jane Tian, et al.. (2009). RAGE-independent autoreactive B cell activation in response to chromatin and HMGB1/DNA immune complexes. Autoimmunity. 43(1). 103–110. 48 indexed citations

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Uccellini, Melissa B., Liliana Busconi, Patricia Busto, et al.. (2008). Autoreactive B Cells Discriminate CpG-Rich and CpG-Poor DNA and This Response Is Modulated by IFN-α. The Journal of Immunology. 181(9). 5875–5884. 62 indexed citations

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Herlands, Robin, Sean R. Christensen, Rebecca A. Sweet, Uri Hershberg, & Mark J. Shlomchik. (2008). T Cell-Independent and Toll-like Receptor-Dependent Antigen-Driven Activation of Autoreactive B Cells. Immunity. 29(2). 249–260. 166 indexed citations

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Poligone, Brian, Sean R. Christensen, Rossitza Lazova, & Peter Heald. (2007). Bazex syndrome (acrokeratosis paraneoplastica). The Lancet. 369(9560). 530–530. 15 indexed citations

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Christensen, Sean R. & Mark J. Shlomchik. (2007). Regulation of lupus-related autoantibody production and clinical disease by Toll-like receptors. Seminars in Immunology. 19(1). 11–23. 126 indexed citations

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Christensen, Sean R., Jonathan Shupe, Kevin M. Nickerson, et al.. (2006). Toll-like Receptor 7 and TLR9 Dictate Autoantibody Specificity and Have Opposing Inflammatory and Regulatory Roles in a Murine Model of Lupus. Immunity. 25(3). 417–428. 838 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lau, Christina M., Shizuo Akira, Richard A. Flavell, et al.. (2005). RNA-associated autoantigens activate B cells by combined B cell antigen receptor/Toll-like receptor 7 engagement. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 202(9). 1171–1177. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

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William, Jacqueline, Chad W. Euler, Sean R. Christensen, & Mark J. Shlomchik. (2002). Evolution of Autoantibody Responses via Somatic Hypermutation Outside of Germinal Centers. Science. 297(5589). 2066–2070. 423 indexed citations

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