Thierry Defrance

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

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Thierry Defrance is a scholar working on Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thierry Defrance has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Immunology, 20 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thierry Defrance's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (47 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (35 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (27 papers). Thierry Defrance is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (47 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (35 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (27 papers). Thierry Defrance collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and United States. Thierry Defrance's co-authors include Jacques Banchereau, F Rousset, Béatrice Vanbervliet, Chantal Bella, Paul Mondière, Jacques Banchereau, Catherine Péronne, Morgan Taillardet, Kevin W. Moore and Rob Kastelein and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Thierry Defrance

84 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

Interleukin 10 is a potent growth and differentiation factor for activated human B lymphocytes.

1992 1.1k citations F Rousset, Elisabeth Garcia et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor beta cooperate to induce anti-CD40-activated naive human B cells to secrete immunoglobulin A.

1992 531 citations Thierry Defrance, F Rousset et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thierry Defrance France	42	4.6k	1.3k	962	742	675	85	6.7k
Richard J. Armitage United States	45	7.1k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.8k 1.8×	712 1.0×	374 0.6×	75	9.3k
David N. Posnett United States	36	3.4k 0.7×	859 0.7×	967 1.0×	729 1.0×	309 0.5×	94	5.5k
F Rousset France	38	5.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	926 1.2×	467 0.7×	69	8.5k
Paschalis Sideras Sweden	40	4.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	837 0.9×	562 0.8×	1.5k 2.2×	79	7.3k
Peter M. Lydyard United Kingdom	38	3.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	451 0.5×	1.4k 1.8×	712 1.1×	149	5.4k
Michael P. Cancro United States	55	6.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	665 0.7×	881 1.2×	306 0.5×	143	8.4k
Marika Sarfati Canada	51	4.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	859 0.9×	698 0.9×	601 0.9×	128	7.5k
Louis A. Matis United States	42	4.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	698 0.7×	1.0k 1.4×	245 0.4×	78	6.5k
Chaim O. Jacob United States	42	4.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	881 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	217 0.3×	96	7.8k
Rhodri Ceredig Switzerland	49	5.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	834 1.1×	941 1.4×	176	8.0k

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Espi, Maxime, Xavier Charmetant, Iliès Benotmane, et al.. (2024). Memory B Cells Provide Long‐Term Protection to Vaccinated Kidney Transplant Recipients Against SARS‐CoV‐2 Variants. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(11). e70037–e70037.

Andrieu, Thibault, Paul Mondière, P Jouve, et al.. (2022). Mass cytometry analysis reveals attrition of naïve and anergized self-reactive non-malignant B cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1020740–1020740. 1 indexed citations

This, Sébastien, Julia Hütter, Véronique Barateau, et al.. (2020). αvβ8 integrin-expression by BATF3-dependent dendritic cells facilitates early IgA responses to Rotavirus. Mucosal Immunology. 14(1). 53–67. 28 indexed citations

Blanc, Pascal, Morgan Taillardet, Émilie Bardel, et al.. (2016). Mouse and Human Liver Contain Immunoglobulin A–Secreting Cells Originating From Peyer's Patches and Directed Against Intestinal Antigens. Gastroenterology. 151(2). 311–323. 60 indexed citations

This, Sébastien, Pascal Blanc, Amélien Sanlaville, et al.. (2015). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are dispensable for noninfectious intestinal IgA responses in vivo. European Journal of Immunology. 46(2). 354–359. 8 indexed citations

Taillardet, Morgan, et al.. (2009). The thymus-independent immunity conferred by a pneumococcal polysaccharide is mediated by long-lived plasma cells. Blood. 114(20). 4432–4440. 77 indexed citations

Pelletier, Nadège, Montserrat Casamayor‐Palleja, Karelle De Luca, et al.. (2006). The Endoplasmic Reticulum Is a Key Component of the Plasma Cell Death Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 176(3). 1340–1347. 51 indexed citations

Fournillier, Anne, et al.. (2004). Analysis of B‐lymphocyte differentiation in patients infected with hepatitis C virus. Journal of Medical Virology. 72(4). 566–574. 15 indexed citations

Hennino, Anà, M Bérard, Peter H. Krammer, & Thierry Defrance. (2001). Flice-Inhibitory Protein Is a Key Regulator of Germinal Center B Cell Apoptosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 193(4). 447–458. 103 indexed citations

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Hennino, Anà, M Bérard, Montserrat Casamayor‐Palleja, Peter H. Krammer, & Thierry Defrance. (2000). Regulation of the Fas Death Pathway by FLICE-Inhibitory Protein in Primary Human B Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 165(6). 3023–3030. 65 indexed citations

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Bérard, M, Paul Mondière, Montserrat Casamayor‐Palleja, et al.. (1999). Mitochondria Connects the Antigen Receptor to Effector Caspases During B Cell Receptor-Induced Apoptosis in Normal Human B Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 163(9). 4655–4662. 52 indexed citations

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Altevogt, Peter, et al.. (1997). A role for the VLA‐4 integrin in the activation of human memory B cells. European Journal of Immunology. 27(11). 2757–2764. 22 indexed citations

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Mondière, Paul, et al.. (1997). Antigen receptor‐induced apoptosis of human germinal center B cells is targeted to a centrocytic subset. European Journal of Immunology. 27(2). 405–414. 34 indexed citations

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Defrance, Thierry, et al.. (1997). Fas‐dependent and Fas‐independent Mechanisms for Selection of the Mature Human B Cell Repertoire. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 815(1). 67–73. 5 indexed citations

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Lagresle‐Peyrou, Chantal, et al.. (1996). The differentiation of human memory B cells into specific antibody‐secreting cells is CD40 independent. European Journal of Immunology. 26(3). 517–524. 52 indexed citations

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Defrance, Thierry, P Carayon, Jean-Claude Guillemot, et al.. (1994). Interleukin 13 is a B cell stimulating factor.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 179(1). 135–143. 239 indexed citations

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Lagresle‐Peyrou, Chantal, Chantal Bella, & Thierry Defrance. (1993). Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of the IgD⁻ B cell compartment: identification of two major tonsillar B cell subsets. International Immunology. 5(10). 1259–1268. 56 indexed citations

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Rousset, F, Elisabeth Garcia, Thierry Defrance, et al.. (1992). Interleukin 10 is a potent growth and differentiation factor for activated human B lymphocytes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(5). 1890–1893. 1061 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holder, Michelle J., et al.. (1991). Growth factor requirements for the stimulation of germinal center B cells: evidence for an IL-2-dependent pathway of development. International Immunology. 3(12). 1243–1251. 38 indexed citations

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Bonnefoy, Jean Yves, Thierry Defrance, Catherine Péronne, et al.. (1988). Human recombinant interleukin 4 induces normal B cells to produce soluble CD23/IgE‐binding factor analogous to that spontaneously released by lymphoblastoid B cell lines. European Journal of Immunology. 18(1). 117–122. 60 indexed citations

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