Sirkka B. Stephan

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sirkka B. Stephan is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sirkka B. Stephan has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Oncology, 10 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sirkka B. Stephan's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Sirkka B. Stephan is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (6 papers). Sirkka B. Stephan collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Africa. Sirkka B. Stephan's co-authors include Matthias T. Stephan, Amanda Koehne, Neha N. Parayath, Howell Moffett, Smitha P.S. Pillai, Michael Coon, Laura E. McKnight, Fan Zhang, Eric C. Holland and Chibawanye Ene and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Sirkka B. Stephan

14 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

In situ programming of leukaemia-specific T cells using synthetic DNA nanocarriers

2017 593 citations Sirkka B. Stephan, Howell Moffett et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Genetic programming of macrophages to perform anti-tumor functions using targeted mRNA nanocarriers

2019 406 citations Fan Zhang, Neha N. Parayath et al. Nature Communications profile →
In vitro-transcribed antigen receptor mRNA nanocarriers for transient expression in circulating T cells in vivo

2020 310 citations Neha N. Parayath, Sirkka B. Stephan et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

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Joel Sunshine United States

Matthias T. Stephan United States

Karlo Perica United States

Louai Labanieh United States

Albert Lo United States

Adham S. Bear United States

Yao Xu United States

Luis Sánchez-Pérez United States

Sarah Ahn United States

Carolina Colli Cruz United States

Joel Sunshine United States

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1.0k ×0.8

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887 ×0.7

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1.5k ×1.4

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556 ×0.5

BE

374 ×0.9

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sirkka B. Stephan

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Stephan, Sirkka B., et al.. (2024). Liquid foam improves potency and safety of gene therapy vectors. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4523–4523. 5 indexed citations

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Hao, Shuai, et al.. (2024). Biomaterial-based scaffolds for direct in situ programming of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes. Journal of Controlled Release. 370. 310–317. 10 indexed citations

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Parayath, Neha N., et al.. (2021). Genetic in situ engineering of myeloid regulatory cells controls inflammation in autoimmunity. Journal of Controlled Release. 339. 553–561. 10 indexed citations

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Hao, Shuai, Elena C. Sigmund, Fan Zhang, et al.. (2021). BiTE secretion from in situ-programmed myeloid cells results in tumor-retained pharmacology. Journal of Controlled Release. 342. 14–25. 9 indexed citations

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Parayath, Neha N., Sirkka B. Stephan, Amanda Koehne, Peter S. Nelson, & Matthias T. Stephan. (2020). In vitro-transcribed antigen receptor mRNA nanocarriers for transient expression in circulating T cells in vivo. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6080–6080. 310 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Fan, Neha N. Parayath, Chibawanye Ene, et al.. (2019). Genetic programming of macrophages to perform anti-tumor functions using targeted mRNA nanocarriers. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3974–3974. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coon, Michael, Sirkka B. Stephan, Vikas Gupta, Colin P. Kealey, & Matthias T. Stephan. (2019). Nitinol thin films functionalized with CAR-T cells for the treatment of solid tumours. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 4(2). 195–206. 92 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, et al.. (2018). Nanoparticles That Reshape the Tumor Milieu Create a Therapeutic Window for Effective T-cell Therapy in Solid Malignancies. Cancer Research. 78(13). 3718–3730. 108 indexed citations

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Stephan, Sirkka B., Howell Moffett, Laura E. McKnight, et al.. (2017). In situ programming of leukaemia-specific T cells using synthetic DNA nanocarriers. Nature Nanotechnology. 12(8). 813–820. 593 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moffett, Howell, Sirkka B. Stephan, Cary F. Opel, et al.. (2017). Biopolymers codelivering engineered T cells and STING agonists can eliminate heterogeneous tumors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(6). 2176–2191. 273 indexed citations

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Moffett, Howell, Michael Coon, Stefan Radtke, et al.. (2017). Hit-and-run programming of therapeutic cytoreagents using mRNA nanocarriers. Nature Communications. 8(1). 389–389. 147 indexed citations

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Stephan, Sirkka B., et al.. (2014). Biopolymer implants enhance the efficacy of adoptive T-cell therapy. Nature Biotechnology. 33(1). 97–101. 367 indexed citations

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Stephan, Matthias T., et al.. (2012). Synapse-directed delivery of immunomodulators using T-cell-conjugated nanoparticles. Biomaterials. 33(23). 5776–5787. 176 indexed citations

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Cooper, Laurence J.N., Lara J. Ausubel, Sirkka B. Stephan, et al.. (2006). Manufacturing of gene-modified cytotoxic T lymphocytes for autologous cellular therapy for lymphoma. Cytotherapy. 8(2). 105–117. 45 indexed citations

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