Sujan Shresta

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
104 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

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Sujan Shresta is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sujan Shresta has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 72 papers in Infectious Diseases and 24 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Sujan Shresta's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (83 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (63 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (42 papers). Sujan Shresta is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (83 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (63 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (42 papers). Sujan Shresta collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Thailand. Sujan Shresta's co-authors include Timothy J. Ley, Raphaël M. Zellweger, William W. Tang, John H. Russell, Tyler R. Prestwood, Jonathan W. Heusel, Annie Elong Ngono, Lauren E. Yauch, Robin L. Wesselschmidt and Eva Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sujan Shresta

103 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

ICOS co-stimulatory receptor is essential for T-cell activation and function

2001 747 citations Sujan Shresta et al. profile →
Modified mRNA Vaccines Protect against Zika Virus Infection

2017 731 citations William W. Tang, Sujan Shresta et al. Cell profile →
Cytotoxic lymphocytes require granzyme B for the rapid induction of DNA fragmentation and apoptosis in allogeneic target cells

1994 721 citations Jonathan W. Heusel, Robin L. Wesselschmidt et al. Cell profile →
Comprehensive analysis of dengue virus-specific responses supports an HLA-linked protective role for CD8 ⁺ T cells

2013 454 citations Daniela Weiskopf, Michael A. Angelo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sujan Shresta United States	49	5.0k	4.7k	2.5k	1.7k	1.5k	104	8.8k
Andreas Suhrbier Australia	55	3.9k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	218	9.4k
Gavin Screaton United Kingdom	55	4.4k 0.9×	4.6k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	4.6k 2.6×	1.5k 0.9×	128	11.8k
Mehul S. Suthar United States	40	2.6k 0.5×	4.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	108	6.8k
Ana Fernández-Sesma United States	44	1.9k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	3.1k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	93	6.1k
Helen M. Lazear United States	34	2.3k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	861 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	53	5.2k
Thomas E. Morrison United States	39	2.3k 0.5×	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	917 0.5×	873 0.6×	116	5.5k
Ali Amara France	47	3.0k 0.6×	3.5k 0.8×	4.7k 1.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	82	10.5k
Philippe Desprès France	40	4.2k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	848 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	67	5.9k
Jonathan J. Miner United States	33	2.6k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	53	5.4k
Michael S. Diamond United States	34	2.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	637 0.4×	609 0.4×	47	4.3k

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Olmedillas, Eduardo, Ruben Diaz Avalos, Fernanda Ana‐Sosa‐Batiz, et al.. (2025). Structure of a SARS-CoV-2 spike S2 subunit in a pre-fusion, open conformation. Cell Reports. 44(8). 116052–116052.

Ngono, Annie Elong, Kathie A. Mihindukulasuriya, Lindsay Droit, et al.. (2024). Dengue virus surveillance in Nepal yields the first on-site whole genome sequences of isolates from the 2022 outbreak. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 3 indexed citations

Droit, Lindsay, Kathie A. Mihindukulasuriya, Annie Elong Ngono, et al.. (2024). Gemykibivirus detection in acute encephalitis patients from Nepal. mSphere. 9(7). e0021924–e0021924. 4 indexed citations

Lu, Hsueh-Han, Rúbens Prince dos Santos Alves, Shailendra Kumar Verma, et al.. (2024). Co-immunization with spike and nucleocapsid based DNA vaccines for long-term protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron. npj Vaccines. 9(1). 252–252. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Ying-Ting, Karla M. Viramontes, Jialei Xie, et al.. (2022). SREBP2-dependent lipid gene transcription enhances the infection of human dendritic cells by Zika virus. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5341–5341. 28 indexed citations

Regla-Nava, José Ángel, Ying-Ting Wang, Camila R. Fontes-Garfias, et al.. (2022). A Zika virus mutation enhances transmission potential and confers escape from protective dengue virus immunity. Cell Reports. 39(2). 110655–110655. 32 indexed citations

Ngono, Annie Elong, José Ángel Regla-Nava, Darina Spasova, et al.. (2020). CD8 ⁺ T cells mediate protection against Zika virus induced by an NS3-based vaccine. Science Advances. 6(45). 29 indexed citations

Nair, Sharmila, Luciano Mazzoccoli, Arijita Jash, et al.. (2020). Zika virus oncolytic activity requires CD8+ T cells and is boosted by immune checkpoint blockade. JCI Insight. 6(1). 64 indexed citations

Regla-Nava, José Ángel, Annie Elong Ngono, Karla M. Viramontes, et al.. (2018). Cross-reactive Dengue virus-specific CD8+ T cells protect against Zika virus during pregnancy. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3042–3042. 78 indexed citations

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Wen, Jinsheng & Sujan Shresta. (2017). T Cell Immunity to Zika and Dengue Viral Infections. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 37(11). 475–479. 19 indexed citations

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Tang, William W., et al.. (2016). A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Sexual Transmission and Vaginal Viral Replication. Cell Reports. 17(12). 3091–3098. 115 indexed citations

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Zellweger, Raphaël M., et al.. (2015). CD8 ⁺ T Cells Can Mediate Short-Term Protection against Heterotypic Dengue Virus Reinfection in Mice. Journal of Virology. 89(12). 6494–6505. 73 indexed citations

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Weiskopf, Daniela, Michael A. Angelo, John Sidney, et al.. (2014). Immunodominance Changes as a Function of the Infecting Dengue Virus Serotype and Primary versus Secondary Infection. Journal of Virology. 88(19). 11383–11394. 73 indexed citations

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Weiskopf, Daniela, Michael A. Angelo, Elzinandes Leal de Azeredo, et al.. (2013). Comprehensive analysis of dengue virus-specific responses supports an HLA-linked protective role for CD8 ⁺ T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(22). E2046–53. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prestwood, Tyler R., et al.. (2012). Trafficking and Replication Patterns Reveal Splenic Macrophages as Major Targets of Dengue Virus in Mice. Journal of Virology. 86(22). 12138–12147. 53 indexed citations

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Yauch, Lauren E., Raphaël M. Zellweger, Maya F. Kotturi, et al.. (2009). A Protective Role for Dengue Virus-Specific CD8+ T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 182(8). 4865–4873. 280 indexed citations

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Shresta, Sujan, et al.. (2006). Murine Model for Dengue Virus-Induced Lethal Disease with IncreasedVascular Permeability. Journal of Virology. 80(20). 10208–10217. 293 indexed citations

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Shresta, Sujan, Jennifer L. Kyle, P. Robert Beatty, & Eva Harris. (2004). Early activation of natural killer and B cells in response to primary dengue virus infection in A/J mice. Virology. 319(2). 262–273. 97 indexed citations

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Shresta, Sujan, Christine T. N. Pham, Dori A. Thomas, Timothy A. Graubert, & Timothy J. Ley. (1998). How do cytotoxic lymphocytes kill their targets?. Current Opinion in Immunology. 10(5). 581–587. 316 indexed citations

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Heusel, Jonathan W., Robin L. Wesselschmidt, Sujan Shresta, John H. Russell, & Timothy J. Ley. (1994). Cytotoxic lymphocytes require granzyme B for the rapid induction of DNA fragmentation and apoptosis in allogeneic target cells. Cell. 76(6). 977–987. 721 indexed citations breakdown →

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