Thomas G. Forsthuber

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
114 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas G. Forsthuber is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas G. Forsthuber has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Immunology, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas G. Forsthuber's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (45 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (38 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers). Thomas G. Forsthuber is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (45 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (38 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (23 papers). Thomas G. Forsthuber collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Thomas G. Forsthuber's co-authors include Paul Lehmann, Eli E. Sercarz, Itay Raphael, Alexander Miller, Saisha Nalawade, Todd N. Eagar, Michael Clare‐Salzler, Jide Tian, Mark A. Atkinson and Daniel L. Kaufman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas G. Forsthuber

108 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Spreading of T-cell autoimmunity to cryptic determinants of an autoantigen

1992 991 citations Paul Lehmann, Thomas G. Forsthuber et al. profile →
Spontaneous loss of T-cell tolerance to glutamic acid decarboxylase in murine insulin-dependent diabetes

1993 890 citations Thomas G. Forsthuber, Paul Lehmann et al. profile →
T cell subsets and their signature cytokines in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

2014 857 citations Itay Raphael, Saisha Nalawade et al. profile →
Induction of T _H 1 and T _H 2 Immunity in Neonatal Mice

1996 580 citations Thomas G. Forsthuber, Paul Lehmann et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas G. Forsthuber United States	37	4.6k	1.4k	1.2k	892	826	114	7.7k
Paul Lehmann United States	40	5.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	858 1.0×	962 1.2×	167	8.6k
David C. Wraith United Kingdom	52	6.2k 1.3×	906 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	699 0.8×	445 0.5×	166	9.4k
Silvia Gregori Italy	51	6.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	619 0.7×	920 1.1×	137	9.4k
Dimitry M. Danilenko United States	39	5.1k 1.1×	816 0.6×	2.3k 1.9×	848 1.0×	992 1.2×	72	9.0k
Franck J. Barrat United States	41	7.8k 1.7×	796 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	556 0.7×	66	11.0k
Hans Acha‐Orbea Switzerland	55	9.5k 2.1×	2.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.6×	547 0.6×	970 1.2×	172	13.2k
Muneo Inaba Japan	40	7.1k 1.5×	797 0.6×	2.3k 1.9×	329 0.4×	682 0.8×	164	10.2k
Ciriaco A. Piccirillo Canada	54	9.5k 2.1×	1.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.6×	444 0.5×	875 1.1×	145	13.2k
Chaim O. Jacob United States	42	4.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	356 0.4×	466 0.6×	96	7.8k
William W. Kwok United States	64	6.6k 1.4×	2.6k 1.9×	2.1k 1.7×	364 0.4×	1.6k 1.9×	266	11.7k

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Nalawade, Saisha, et al.. (2025). The distinct functions of MIF in inflammatory cardiomyopathy. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1544484–1544484.

Reinheimer, Jorge, Ahmed Habib, Baoli Hu, et al.. (2025). Transcript-targeted antigen mapping reveals the potential of POSTN splicing junction epitopes in glioblastoma immunotherapy. Genes and Immunity. 26(3). 190–199.

Asmis, Reto, et al.. (2024). Dietary Supplementation with 23-Hydroxy Ursolic Acid Reduces the Severity and Incidence of Acute Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) in a Murine Model of Multiple Sclerosis. Nutrients. 16(3). 348–348. 1 indexed citations

Manouchehri, Navid, Rehana Z. Hussain, Petra D. Cravens, et al.. (2021). CD11c ⁺ CD88 ⁺ CD317 ⁺ myeloid cells are critical mediators of persistent CNS autoimmunity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(14). 14 indexed citations

Raphael, Itay, et al.. (2019). TNFR2 limits proinflammatory astrocyte functions during EAE induced by pathogenic DR2b-restricted T cells. JCI Insight. 4(24). 14 indexed citations

Raphael, Itay, et al.. (2014). Body fluid biomarkers in multiple sclerosis: how far we have come and how they could affect the clinic now and in the future. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology. 11(1). 69–91. 45 indexed citations

Sosa, Rebecca A. & Thomas G. Forsthuber. (2011). The Critical Role of Antigen-Presentation-Induced Cytokine Crosstalk in the Central Nervous System in Multiple Sclerosis and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(10). 753–768. 20 indexed citations

Selby, Dale M., M. Neal Guentzel, James P. Chambers, et al.. (2010). The Contribution of Interleukin-12/Interferon-γ Axis in Protection Against Neonatal Pulmonary Chlamydia muridarum Challenge. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 30(6). 407–415. 21 indexed citations

Kawamura, Kazuyuki, Katherine A. McLaughlin, Robert Weissert, & Thomas G. Forsthuber. (2008). Myelin-Reactive Type B T Cells and T Cells Specific for Low-Affinity MHC-Binding Myelin Peptides Escape Tolerance in HLA-DR Transgenic Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 181(5). 3202–3211. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Weidang, Ashlesh K. Murthy, M. Neal Guentzel, et al.. (2008). Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cells Produce Sufficient IFN-γ to Mediate Robust Protective Immunity against Genital Chlamydia muridarum Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 180(5). 3375–3382. 77 indexed citations

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Jane‐wit, Dan, et al.. (2007). Sex-Defined T-Cell Responses to Cardiac Self Determine Differential Outcomes of Murine Dilated Cardiomyopathy. American Journal Of Pathology. 172(1). 11–21. 8 indexed citations

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Macaubas, Claudia, Jan Wahlström, Thomas G. Forsthuber, et al.. (2006). Allergen-Specific MHC Class II Tetramer+ Cells Are Detectable in Allergic, but Not in Nonallergic, Individuals. The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 5069–5077. 41 indexed citations

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Nekrasova, Tanya, Carey L. Shive, Yuehua Gao, et al.. (2005). ERK1-Deficient Mice Show Normal T Cell Effector Function and Are Highly Susceptible to Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 175(4). 2374–2380. 66 indexed citations

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Hofstetter, Harald H., Oleg S. Targoni, Alexey Y. Karulin, et al.. (2005). Does the Frequency and Avidity Spectrum of the Neuroantigen-Specific T Cells in the Blood Mirror the Autoimmune Process in the Central Nervous System of Mice Undergoing Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis?. The Journal of Immunology. 174(8). 4598–4605. 27 indexed citations

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Denkinger, Claudia M., Michael Denkinger, Jens Kort, Christine N. Metz, & Thomas G. Forsthuber. (2003). In Vivo Blockade of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Ameliorates Acute Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Impairing the Homing of Encephalitogenic T Cells to the Central Nervous System. The Journal of Immunology. 170(3). 1274–1282. 94 indexed citations

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Hofstetter, Harald H., Carey L. Shive, & Thomas G. Forsthuber. (2002). Pertussis Toxin Modulates the Immune Response to Neuroantigens Injected in Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant: Induction of Th1 Cells and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in the Presence of High Frequencies of Th2 Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 169(1). 117–125. 128 indexed citations

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Weissert, Robert, Jens Kühle, Katrien L. de Graaf, et al.. (2002). High Immunogenicity of Intracellular Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Epitopes. The Journal of Immunology. 169(1). 548–556. 41 indexed citations

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Forsthuber, Thomas G., Carey L. Shive, Wolfgang Wienhold, et al.. (2001). T Cell Epitopes of Human Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Identified in HLA-DR4 (DRB1*0401) Transgenic Mice Are Encephalitogenic and Are Presented by Human B Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(12). 7119–7125. 71 indexed citations

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Targoni, Oleg S., Harald H. Hofstetter, Maike D. Hesse, et al.. (2001). Frequencies of Neuroantigen-Specific T Cells in the Central Nervous System Versus the Immune Periphery During the Course of Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 166(7). 4757–4764. 63 indexed citations

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Heeger, Peter S., Thomas G. Forsthuber, Carey L. Shive, et al.. (2000). Revisiting Tolerance Induced by Autoantigen in Incomplete Freund’s Adjuvant. The Journal of Immunology. 164(11). 5771–5781. 64 indexed citations

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