Susana Méndez

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Susana Méndez is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susana Méndez has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18 papers in Parasitology and 17 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Susana Méndez's work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (29 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (17 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (11 papers). Susana Méndez is often cited by papers focused on Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (29 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (17 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (11 papers). Susana Méndez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Australia. Susana Méndez's co-authors include David L. Sacks, Yasmine Belkaid, Ethan M. Shevach, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Shaden Kamhawi, Mark C. Udey, Rosalía Lira, Peter J. Hotez, Thomas A. Wynn and Karl F. Hoffmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Susana Méndez

51 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major per... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major persistence and immunity
    2002 1.4k citations Yasmine Belkaid, Susana Méndez et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Susana Méndez United States 33 2.6k 2.2k 1.8k 1.4k 651 52 5.2k
Albert A. Gam United States 30 1.2k 0.5× 594 0.3× 883 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 336 0.5× 48 2.6k
Sima Rafati Iran 38 2.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 613 0.4× 105 0.2× 164 4.3k
Shaden Kamhawi United States 45 6.1k 2.4× 2.1k 0.9× 3.5k 2.0× 1.6k 1.1× 203 0.3× 119 7.7k
Yasir A. W. Skeiky United States 44 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 2.8k 1.6× 513 0.4× 124 0.2× 71 5.2k
Antonio Campos‐Neto United States 37 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 439 0.3× 93 0.1× 106 4.5k
Eric Denkers United States 52 779 0.3× 3.8k 1.7× 4.2k 2.4× 5.2k 3.7× 183 0.3× 108 8.6k
Ingeborg Becker Mexico 29 1.3k 0.5× 555 0.3× 866 0.5× 910 0.6× 104 0.2× 163 2.7k
Manuel A. Patarroyo Colombia 28 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 976 0.6× 625 0.4× 138 0.2× 291 4.1k
Paul A. Bates United Kingdom 44 4.7k 1.8× 681 0.3× 3.2k 1.8× 935 0.7× 111 0.2× 137 5.6k
Hirotomo Kato Japan 33 1.7k 0.7× 809 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 364 0.3× 134 0.2× 163 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susana Méndez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susana Méndez

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All Works

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Rodero, M., et al.. (2021). Expansion of T regulatory lymphocytes by murine bone marrow dendritic cells previously stimulated with Anisakis simplex larval antigens. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 116. e200560–e200560. 4 indexed citations
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Dı́ez, M.A., et al.. (2014). Fitoterapia en infecciones del tracto urinario. 28(2). 32–37.
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Abdallah, Delbert S. Abi, Fabiano Oliveira, Claudio Meneses, et al.. (2014). A Listeria monocytogenes-Based Vaccine That Secretes Sand Fly Salivary Protein LJM11 Confers Long-Term Protection against Vector-Transmitted Leishmania major. Infection and Immunity. 82(7). 2736–2745. 12 indexed citations
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Rosenthal, Joseph, Chung‐Jr Huang, Anne M. Doody, et al.. (2014). Mechanistic Insight into the TH1-Biased Immune Response to Recombinant Subunit Vaccines Delivered by Probiotic Bacteria-Derived Outer Membrane Vesicles. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e112802–e112802. 45 indexed citations
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Cuéllar, Carmen, Wenhui Wu, & Susana Méndez. (2009). The Hookworm Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteases (Ac-TMP-1) Modifies Dendritic Cell Function and Induces Generation of CD4 and CD8 Suppressor T Cells. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 3(5). e439–e439. 37 indexed citations
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Duyne, Rachel Van, Jessica C. Cardenas, Rebecca Easley, et al.. (2008). Effect of transcription peptide inhibitors on HIV-1 replication. Virology. 376(2). 308–322. 36 indexed citations
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Tabbara, Khaled Saeed, Nathan C. Peters, Farhat Afrin, et al.. (2005). Conditions Influencing the Efficacy of Vaccination with Live Organisms against Leishmania major Infection. Infection and Immunity. 73(8). 4714–4722. 73 indexed citations
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Méndez, Susana, Jesús G. Valenzuela, Wenhui Wu, & Peter J. Hotez. (2005). Host Cytokine Production, Lymphoproliferation, and Antibody Responses during the Course of Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection in the Golden Syrian Hamster. Infection and Immunity. 73(6). 3402–3407. 29 indexed citations
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Loukas, Alex, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Susana Méndez, et al.. (2005). Vaccination with Recombinant Aspartic Hemoglobinase Reduces Parasite Load and Blood Loss after Hookworm Infection in Dogs. PLoS Medicine. 2(10). e295–e295. 102 indexed citations
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Méndez, Susana, et al.. (2004). Role for CD4+ CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Reactivation of Persistent Leishmaniasis and Control of Concomitant Immunity. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 200(2). 201–210. 240 indexed citations
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Loukas, Alex, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Angela Williamson, et al.. (2004). Vaccination of Dogs with a Recombinant Cysteine Protease from the Intestine of Canine Hookworms Diminishes the Fecundity and Growth of Worms. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 189(10). 1952–1961. 88 indexed citations
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Shah, Javeed A., Patricia A. Darrah, David R. Ambrozak, et al.. (2003). Dendritic Cells Are Responsible for the Capacity of CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides to Act as an Adjuvant for Protective Vaccine Immunity Against Leishmania major in Mice. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 198(2). 281–291. 69 indexed citations
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Belkaid, Yasmine, Esther von Stebut, Susana Méndez, et al.. (2002). CD8+ T Cells Are Required for Primary Immunity in C57BL/6 Mice Following Low-Dose, Intradermal Challenge with Leishmania major. The Journal of Immunology. 168(8). 3992–4000. 258 indexed citations
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Méndez, Susana, Yasmine Belkaid, Robert A. Seder, & David L. Sacks. (2002). Optimization of DNA vaccination against cutaneous leishmaniasis. Vaccine. 20(31-32). 3702–3708. 53 indexed citations
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Rhee, Elizabeth G., Susana Méndez, Javeed A. Shah, et al.. (2002). Vaccination with Heat-killed Leishmania Antigen or Recombinant Leishmanial Protein and CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Induces Long-Term Memory CD4+and CD8+T Cell Responses and Protection Against Leishmania major Infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 195(12). 1565–1573. 153 indexed citations
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Méndez, Susana, Sanjay Gurunathan, Shaden Kamhawi, et al.. (2001). The Potency and Durability of DNA- and Protein-Based Vaccines Against Leishmania major Evaluated Using Low-Dose, Intradermal Challenge. The Journal of Immunology. 166(8). 5122–5128. 121 indexed citations
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Belkaid, Yasmine, Karl F. Hoffmann, Susana Méndez, et al.. (2001). The Role of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Persistence of Leishmania major in the Skin after Healing and the Therapeutic Potential of Anti–IL-10 Receptor Antibody for Sterile Cure. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 194(10). 1497–1506. 472 indexed citations
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Méndez, Susana, Francisco Fernández‐Pérez, Concepción de la Fuente, et al.. (1999). Partial anaerobiosis induces infectivity of Leishmania infantum promastigotes. Parasitology Research. 85(6). 507–509. 9 indexed citations
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Carrera, Lucı́a, Miguel A. Tesouro, Pilar Garcı́a, et al.. (1996). Antibody Response in Dogs Experimentally Infected withLeishmania infantum:Infection Course Antigen Markers. Experimental Parasitology. 82(2). 139–146. 49 indexed citations

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