Vaiva Vezys

12.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
73 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Vaiva Vezys is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vaiva Vezys has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Immunology, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Vaiva Vezys's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (44 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (43 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (41 papers). Vaiva Vezys is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (44 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (43 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (41 papers). Vaiva Vezys collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Vaiva Vezys's co-authors include David Masopust, Leo Lefrançois, Amanda L. Marzo, Jason M. Schenkel, Kathryn Fraser, Lalit K. Beura, Rafi Ahmed, Daniel L. Barber, Kerry A. Casey and E. John Wherry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Vaiva Vezys

72 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

Preferential Localization of Effector Memory Cells in Non... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2016 2014 2014 2012 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Preferential Localization of Effector Memory Cells in Nonlymphoid Tissue
    2001 1.6k citations David Masopust, Vaiva Vezys et al. Science profile →
  2. Normalizing the environment recapitulates adult human immune traits in laboratory mice
    2016 760 citations Lalit K. Beura, Sara E. Hamilton et al. Nature profile →
  3. Intravascular staining for discrimination of vascular and tissue leukocytes
    2014 565 citations Lalit K. Beura, Vaiva Vezys et al. profile →
  4. Resident memory CD8 T cells trigger protective innate and adaptive immune responses
    2014 545 citations Jason M. Schenkel, Kathryn Fraser et al. Science profile →
  5. Antigen-Independent Differentiation and Maintenance of Effector-like Resident Memory T Cells in Tissues
    2012 511 citations Kerry A. Casey, Kathryn Fraser et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →
  6. Functional T cells are capable of supernumerary cell division and longevity
    2023 111 citations Andrew G. Soerens, Marco Künzli et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vaiva Vezys United States 39 7.7k 1.5k 1.2k 1.2k 776 73 9.2k
Scott N. Mueller Australia 45 7.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 519 0.7× 103 9.5k
Jens Geginat Italy 34 6.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 783 1.0× 64 9.2k
Jason M. Schenkel United States 30 5.8k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 774 0.6× 599 0.8× 50 7.4k
Ross M. Kedl United States 46 7.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 630 0.8× 119 9.4k
Edith M. Janssen United States 34 6.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 597 0.8× 69 8.3k
Manfred B. Lutz Germany 45 9.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.1× 2.4k 2.0× 1.0k 0.8× 612 0.8× 123 12.3k
Hao Shen United States 45 6.9k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 2.3k 1.9× 1.2k 1.0× 794 1.0× 134 9.7k
Jóse A. Villadangos Australia 57 9.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 3.2k 2.6× 1.5k 1.2× 545 0.7× 156 13.0k
David Jarrossay Switzerland 28 6.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 926 0.8× 729 0.9× 40 8.4k
Joseph C. Sun United States 50 10.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.5× 980 1.3× 132 12.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vaiva Vezys

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joag, Vineet, et al.. (2025). Triggering mouth-resident antiviral CD8+ T cells potentiates experimental periodontitis. Mucosal Immunology. 18(3). 620–630. 3 indexed citations
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Tian, Mi, Andrew G. Soerens, Shanta Alli, et al.. (2024). Conserved epigenetic hallmarks of T cell aging during immunity and malignancy. Nature Aging. 4(8). 1053–1063. 15 indexed citations
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Stolley, J. Michael, Milcah C. Scott, Stephen D. O’Flanagan, et al.. (2024). Cutting Edge: First Lung Infection Permanently Enlarges Lymph Nodes and Enhances New T Cell Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 212(11). 1621–1625. 3 indexed citations
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Stolley, J. Michael, Milcah C. Scott, Vineet Joag, et al.. (2023). Depleting CD103+ resident memory T cells in vivo reveals immunostimulatory functions in oral mucosa. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(7). 14 indexed citations
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Soerens, Andrew G., Marco Künzli, Clare F. Quarnstrom, et al.. (2023). Functional T cells are capable of supernumerary cell division and longevity. Nature. 614(7949). 762–766. 111 indexed citations breakdown →
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Scott, Milcah C., Olivia Smith, Stephen D. O’Flanagan, et al.. (2023). Chronic antigen in solid tumors drives a distinct program of T cell residence. Science Immunology. 8(84). eadd5976–eadd5976. 25 indexed citations
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Beura, Lalit K., Milcah C. Scott, Mark Pierson, et al.. (2022). Novel Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Strain Sustains Abundant Exhausted Progenitor CD8 T Cells without Systemic Viremia. The Journal of Immunology. 209(9). 1691–1702. 3 indexed citations
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Künzli, Marco, Stephen D. O’Flanagan, Thamotharampillai Dileepan, et al.. (2022). Route of self-amplifying mRNA vaccination modulates the establishment of pulmonary resident memory CD8 and CD4 T cells. Science Immunology. 7(78). eadd3075–eadd3075. 45 indexed citations
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Matchett, William E., Vineet Joag, J. Michael Stolley, et al.. (2021). Cutting Edge: Nucleocapsid Vaccine Elicits Spike-Independent SARS-CoV-2 Protective Immunity. The Journal of Immunology. 207(2). 376–379. 102 indexed citations
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Beura, Lalit K., Elizabeth M. Steinert, Milcah C. Scott, et al.. (2019). CD4+ resident memory T cells dominate immunosurveillance and orchestrate local recall responses. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 216(5). 1214–1229. 140 indexed citations
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Beura, Lalit K., Sara E. Hamilton, Kevin Bi, et al.. (2016). Normalizing the environment recapitulates adult human immune traits in laboratory mice. Nature. 532(7600). 512–516. 760 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pauken, Kristen E., Christine E Nelson, Tijana Martinov, et al.. (2015). Cutting Edge: Identification of Autoreactive CD4+ and CD8+ T Cell Subsets Resistant to PD-1 Pathway Blockade. The Journal of Immunology. 194(8). 3551–3555. 37 indexed citations
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Schenkel, Jason M., Kathryn Fraser, Lalit K. Beura, et al.. (2014). Resident memory CD8 T cells trigger protective innate and adaptive immune responses. Science. 346(6205). 98–101. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Podetz-Pedersen, Kelly M., Vaiva Vezys, Nikunj V. Somia, Stephen J. Russell, & R. Scott McIvor. (2014). Cellular Immune Response Against Firefly Luciferase After Sleeping Beauty –Mediated Gene Transfer In Vivo. Human Gene Therapy. 25(11). 955–965. 23 indexed citations
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Masopust, David, Vaiva Vezys, E. John Wherry, Daniel L. Barber, & Rafi Ahmed. (2006). Cutting Edge: Gut Microenvironment Promotes Differentiation of a Unique Memory CD8 T Cell Population. The Journal of Immunology. 176(4). 2079–2083. 294 indexed citations
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Vezys, Vaiva, David Masopust, Christopher C. Kemball, et al.. (2006). Continuous recruitment of naive T cells contributes to heterogeneity of antiviral CD8 T cells during persistent infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(10). 2263–2269. 160 indexed citations
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Kemball, Christopher C., et al.. (2005). Late Priming and Variability of Epitope-Specific CD8+ T Cell Responses during a Persistent Virus Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 174(12). 7950–7960. 65 indexed citations
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Marzo, Amanda L., Vaiva Vezys, Kimberly D. Klonowski, et al.. (2004). Fully Functional Memory CD8 T Cells in the Absence of CD4 T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 173(2). 969–975. 106 indexed citations
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Marzo, Amanda L., Vaiva Vezys, Kristina Williams, David F. Tough, & Leo Lefrançois. (2002). Tissue-Level Regulation of Th1 and Th2 Primary and Memory CD4 T Cells in Response to Listeria Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4504–4510. 52 indexed citations
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Lefrançois, Leo, et al.. (2002). Migration of Primary and Memory Cd8 T Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 512. 141–146. 9 indexed citations

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