Wassim Elyaman

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Wassim Elyaman is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wassim Elyaman has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Immunology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Wassim Elyaman's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (27 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (21 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers). Wassim Elyaman is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (27 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (21 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers). Wassim Elyaman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and France. Wassim Elyaman's co-authors include Samia J. Khoury, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, Mohamed Oukka, Jaime Imitola, Jacques Hugon, Amit Awasthi, Valérie Dardalhon, Khadir Raddassi and Ribal Bassil and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Wassim Elyaman

64 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 250 500 750
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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. IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells
    2008 859 citations Valérie Dardalhon, Amit Awasthi et al. profile →

Peers

Wassim Elyaman
Yochai Wolf Israel
Chen Varol Israel
George Kassiotis United Kingdom
Matthias Klein Germany
Bao‐Guo Xiao China
Ki-Wook Kim United States
Eva Tolosa Germany
Scott R. Barnum United States
Niels Hellings Belgium
Christian Schulz Germany
Yochai Wolf Israel
Wassim Elyaman
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Countries citing papers authored by Wassim Elyaman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wassim Elyaman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bradshaw, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2025). Multi‐omic Immune Cell Phenotypes Associate with Cortical Thickness and Cognition in a Multi‐Ethnic Cohort. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(S1). e107352–e107352.
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Elyaman, Wassim, Lawrence J. Stern, Ning Jiang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the role of T cells in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases: Emerging therapeutic insights from the T Cells in the Brain symposium. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(2). e14548–e14548. 5 indexed citations
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Imitola, Jaime, Ethan W. Hollingsworth, Marta Olah, et al.. (2023). Stat1 is an inducible transcriptional repressor of neural stem cells self-renewal program during neuroinflammation. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17. 1156802–1156802. 11 indexed citations
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Shneider, Neil A., Mengyuan Lyu, Wassim Elyaman, et al.. (2023). Immunotherapy: ADOPTIVE THERAPY WITH OFF THE SHELF, ALLOGENEIC, UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD, REGULATORY T CELLS SHOW SAFETY IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. Cytotherapy. 25(6). S33–S34. 1 indexed citations
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Buttrick, Thomas, Maria Cimpean, David A. Bennett, et al.. (2022). Genotype–phenotype correlation of T-cell subtypes reveals senescent and cytotoxic genes in Alzheimer’s disease. Human Molecular Genetics. 31(19). 3355–3366. 5 indexed citations
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Connor, Sarah M., Mamunur Rashid, Katie J. Ryan, et al.. (2022). GW5074 Increases Microglial Phagocytic Activities: Potential Therapeutic Direction for Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16. 894601–894601. 8 indexed citations
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Ruan, Chun‐Sheng & Wassim Elyaman. (2022). A New Understanding of TMEM119 as a Marker of Microglia. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 16. 902372–902372. 54 indexed citations
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Frangieh, Michael, Allison McHenry, Roxanne Phillips, et al.. (2020). IL-27: An endogenous constitutive repressor of human monocytes. Clinical Immunology. 217. 108498–108498. 14 indexed citations
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Ruan, Chun‐Sheng, Linlin Sun, Alexandra Kroshilina, et al.. (2019). A novel Tmem119-tdTomato reporter mouse model for studying microglia in the central nervous system. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 83. 180–191. 55 indexed citations
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Olah, Marta, Ellis Patrick, Alexandra–Chloé Villani, et al.. (2018). A transcriptomic atlas of aged human microglia. Nature Communications. 9(1). 539–539. 322 indexed citations
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Ryan, Katie J., Charles C. White, K R Patel, et al.. (2017). A human microglia-like cellular model for assessing the effects of neurodegenerative disease gene variants. Science Translational Medicine. 9(421). 97 indexed citations
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Kurdi, Ahmed T., Ribal Bassil, Marta Olah, et al.. (2016). Tiam1/Rac1 complex controls Il17a transcription and autoimmunity. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13048–13048. 38 indexed citations
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Herter, Jan M., Nir Grabie, Xavier Culleré, et al.. (2015). AKAP9 regulates activation-induced retention of T lymphocytes at sites of inflammation. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10182–10182. 14 indexed citations
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Bassil, Ribal, et al.. (2013). Notch Signaling and T-Helper Cells in EAE/MS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013. 1–7. 16 indexed citations
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Purwar, Rahul, Christoph Schlapbach, Sheng Xiao, et al.. (2012). Robust tumor immunity to melanoma mediated by interleukin-9–producing T cells. Nature Medicine. 18(8). 1248–1253. 319 indexed citations
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Elyaman, Wassim, Samia J. Khoury, David W. Scott, & Anne S. De Groot. (2011). Potential Application of Tregitopes as Immunomodulating Agents in Multiple Sclerosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–6. 26 indexed citations
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Elyaman, Wassim, Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, Catherine Uyttenhove, et al.. (2009). IL-9 induces differentiation of T H 17 cells and enhances function of FoxP3 + natural regulatory T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(31). 12885–12890. 390 indexed citations
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Elyaman, Wassim, Elizabeth M. Bradshaw, Yue Wang, et al.. (2007). Jagged1 and Delta1 Differentially Regulate the Outcome of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 179(9). 5990–5998. 90 indexed citations
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Chitnis, Tanuja, Jaime Imitola, Yue Wang, et al.. (2007). Elevated Neuronal Expression of CD200 Protects Wlds Mice from Inflammation-Mediated Neurodegeneration. American Journal Of Pathology. 170(5). 1695–1712. 124 indexed citations
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Elyaman, Wassim, Catherine Yardin, & Jacques Hugon. (2002). Involvement of glycogen synthase kinase‐3β and tau phosphorylation in neuronal Golgi disassembly. Journal of Neurochemistry. 81(4). 870–880. 30 indexed citations

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