Tom L. Stephen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Tom L. Stephen is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom L. Stephen has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tom L. Stephen's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (5 papers). Tom L. Stephen is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers) and Immune cells in cancer (5 papers). Tom L. Stephen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Argentina. Tom L. Stephen's co-authors include José R. Conejo-García, Evgeniy Eruslanov, Sunil Singhal, Jon G. Quatromoni, Leslie A. Litzky, Pratik Bhojnagarwala, Wayne W. Hancock, Charuhas Deshpande, Michael D. Feldman and Steven Μ. Albelda and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Tom L. Stephen

20 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Tumor-associated neutrophils stimulate T cell responses in early-stage human lung cancer

2014 495 citations Evgeniy Eruslanov, Pratik Bhojnagarwala et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom L. Stephen United States	17	1.2k	813	464	136	114	21	1.7k
Takayuki Ohkuri Japan	22	1.5k 1.2×	976 1.2×	583 1.3×	131 1.0×	106 0.9×	56	2.0k
Aleksandra J. Ozga United States	11	856 0.7×	760 0.9×	314 0.7×	110 0.8×	135 1.2×	11	1.3k
H. Blees Germany	4	1.1k 0.9×	798 1.0×	335 0.7×	134 1.0×	113 1.0×	4	1.5k
Kim Vrijland Netherlands	12	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	542 1.2×	253 1.9×	187 1.6×	17	2.1k
Grégory Verdeil Switzerland	22	1.2k 1.0×	957 1.2×	409 0.9×	157 1.2×	177 1.6×	40	1.8k
Stéphanie Corgnac France	16	938 0.8×	748 0.9×	339 0.7×	104 0.8×	108 0.9×	28	1.3k
Jiacheng Bi China	18	1.4k 1.2×	976 1.2×	304 0.7×	77 0.6×	84 0.7×	30	1.9k
Michael J. Allegrezza United States	15	707 0.6×	737 0.9×	641 1.4×	124 0.9×	109 1.0×	18	1.4k
Ravikumar Muthuswamy United States	24	1.6k 1.3×	958 1.2×	458 1.0×	163 1.2×	71 0.6×	34	2.1k
Elise Alspach United States	14	856 0.7×	679 0.8×	632 1.4×	210 1.5×	147 1.3×	19	1.7k

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Sindhava, Vishal, Martin S. Naradikian, Tom L. Stephen, et al.. (2025). Normal Treg homeostasis and suppressive function require both FOXP1 and FOXP4. JCI Insight. 10(20).

Stephen, Tom L., Qian Zhang, Byoung Kwon Lee, et al.. (2023). Abstract 3477: Maximizing the outcome of CD226 stimulation through targeting beyond TIGIT signaling with combination and multi-specific approaches for cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Research. 83(7_Supplement). 3477–3477. 1 indexed citations

Stephen, Tom L., Kyle K. Payne, Ricardo A. Chaurio, et al.. (2017). SATB1 Expression Governs Epigenetic Repression of PD-1 in Tumor-Reactive T Cells. Immunity. 46(1). 51–64. 115 indexed citations

Singhal, Sunil, Pratik Bhojnagarwala, Shaun O’Brien, et al.. (2016). Origin and Role of a Subset of Tumor-Associated Neutrophils with Antigen-Presenting Cell Features in Early-Stage Human Lung Cancer. Cancer Cell. 30(1). 120–135. 334 indexed citations

Tesone, Amelia J., Melanie R. Rutkowski, Eva Brencicova, et al.. (2016). Satb1 Overexpression Drives Tumor-Promoting Activities in Cancer-Associated Dendritic Cells. Cell Reports. 14(7). 1774–1786. 86 indexed citations

Allegrezza, Michael J., Melanie R. Rutkowski, Tom L. Stephen, et al.. (2016). Trametinib Drives T-cell–Dependent Control of KRAS-Mutated Tumors by Inhibiting Pathological Myelopoiesis. Cancer Research. 76(21). 6253–6265. 43 indexed citations

Allegrezza, Michael J., Melanie R. Rutkowski, Tom L. Stephen, et al.. (2016). IL15 Agonists Overcome the Immunosuppressive Effects of MEK Inhibitors. Cancer Research. 76(9). 2561–2572. 28 indexed citations

Stephen, Tom L., Melanie R. Rutkowski, Michael J. Allegrezza, et al.. (2014). Transforming Growth Factor β-Mediated Suppression of Antitumor T Cells Requires FoxP1 Transcription Factor Expression. Immunity. 41(3). 427–439. 92 indexed citations

Rutkowski, Melanie R., Tom L. Stephen, Nikolaos Svoronos, et al.. (2014). Microbially Driven TLR5-Dependent Signaling Governs Distal Malignant Progression through Tumor-Promoting Inflammation. Cancer Cell. 27(1). 27–40. 237 indexed citations

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Rutkowski, Melanie R., Michael J. Allegrezza, Nikolaos Svoronos, et al.. (2014). Initiation of Metastatic Breast Carcinoma by Targeting of the Ductal Epithelium with Adenovirus-Cre: A Novel Transgenic Mouse Model of Breast Cancer. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 21 indexed citations

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Eruslanov, Evgeniy, Pratik Bhojnagarwala, Jon G. Quatromoni, et al.. (2014). Tumor-associated neutrophils stimulate T cell responses in early-stage human lung cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(12). 5466–5480. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tchou, Julia, Paul J. Zhang, Yingtao Bi, et al.. (2013). Fibroblast activation protein expression by stromal cells and tumor-associated macrophages in human breast cancer. Human Pathology. 44(11). 2549–2557. 80 indexed citations

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Rutkowski, Melanie R., Tom L. Stephen, & José R. Conejo-García. (2012). Anti-tumor immunity: Myeloid leukocytes control the immune landscape. Cellular Immunology. 278(1-2). 21–26. 18 indexed citations

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Stephen, Tom L., Bridget S. Wilson, & Terri M. Laufer. (2012). Subcellular distribution of Lck during CD4 T-cell maturation in the thymic medulla regulates the T-cell activation threshold. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(19). 7415–7420. 15 indexed citations

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Wu, Gregory F., Kenneth S. Shindler, Eric J. Allenspach, et al.. (2010). Limited sufficiency of antigen presentation by dendritic cells in models of central nervous system autoimmunity. Journal of Autoimmunity. 36(1). 56–64. 44 indexed citations

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Stephen, Tom L., et al.. (2010). The Modulation of Adaptive Immune Responses by Bacterial Zwitterionic Polysaccharides. International Journal of Microbiology. 2010. 1–12. 20 indexed citations

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Stephen, Tom L., Anastasia N. Tikhonova, Janice M. Riberdy, & Terri M. Laufer. (2009). The Activation Threshold of CD4+ T Cells Is Defined by TCR/Peptide-MHC Class II Interactions in the Thymic Medulla. The Journal of Immunology. 183(9). 5554–5562. 18 indexed citations

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Schrama, David, et al.. (2009). Oligoclonal CD4⁺T Cells Promote Host Memory Immune Responses to Zwitterionic Polysaccharide ofStreptococcus pneumoniae. Infection and Immunity. 77(9). 3705–3712. 19 indexed citations

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Stephen, Tom L., Mario Fabri, Till A. Röhn, et al.. (2007). Transport of Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide in MHC Class II Tubules. PLoS Pathogens. 3(3). e32–e32. 21 indexed citations

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Stephen, Tom L., et al.. (2005). Effect of B7-2 and CD40 Signals from Activated Antigen-Presenting Cells on the Ability of Zwitterionic Polysaccharides To Induce T-Cell Stimulation. Infection and Immunity. 73(4). 2184–2189. 28 indexed citations

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