Wenjun Ouyang

36.2k total citations · 14 hit papers
123 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Wenjun Ouyang is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Ouyang has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Immunology, 30 papers in Oncology and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Ouyang's work include Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (37 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (28 papers) and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (26 papers). Wenjun Ouyang is often cited by papers focused on Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (37 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (28 papers) and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (26 papers). Wenjun Ouyang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Wenjun Ouyang's co-authors include Yan Zheng, Sascha Rutz, Patricia Valdez, Jay K. Kolls, Kenneth M. Murphy, Dimitry M. Danilenko, Anne O’Garra, Natasha K. Crellin, S.G. Hymowitz and Sheila Ranganath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Wenjun Ouyang

121 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin-22 mediates early host defense against attac... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2008 2006 2011 2017 2008 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. Interleukin-22 mediates early host defense against attaching and effacing bacterial pathogens
    2008 1.5k citations Yan Zheng, Patricia Valdez et al. profile →
  2. Interleukin-22, a TH17 cytokine, mediates IL-23-induced dermal inflammation and acanthosis
    2006 1.5k citations Yan Zheng, Dimitry M. Danilenko et al. profile →
  3. Regulation and Functions of the IL-10 Family of Cytokines in Inflammation and Disease
    2011 1.5k citations Wenjun Ouyang, Sascha Rutz et al. profile →
  4. Landscape of Infiltrating T Cells in Liver Cancer Revealed by Single-Cell Sequencing
    2017 1.4k citations Liangtao Zheng, Boxi Kang et al. profile →
  5. The Biological Functions of T Helper 17 Cell Effector Cytokines in Inflammation
    2008 1.4k citations Wenjun Ouyang, Jay K. Kolls et al. Immunity profile →
  6. Lineage tracking reveals dynamic relationships of T cells in colorectal cancer
    2018 814 citations Liangtao Zheng, Boxi Kang et al. profile →
  7. STAT3 links IL-22 signaling in intestinal epithelial cells to mucosal wound healing
    2009 803 citations Geethanjali Pickert, Clemens Neufert et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  8. IL-10 Family Cytokines IL-10 and IL-22: from Basic Science to Clinical Translation
    2019 739 citations Wenjun Ouyang et al. Immunity profile →
  9. Inhibition of Th1 Development Mediated by GATA-3 through an IL-4-Independent Mechanism
    1998 656 citations Wenjun Ouyang, Sheila Ranganath et al. Immunity profile →
  10. IL-22BP is regulated by the inflammasome and modulates tumorigenesis in the intestine
    2012 583 citations Wenjun Ouyang et al. profile →
  11. Stat6-Independent GATA-3 Autoactivation Directs IL-4-Independent Th2 Development and Commitment
    2000 576 citations Wenjun Ouyang, Sheila Ranganath et al. Immunity profile →
  12. Signaling and Transcription in T Helper Development
    2000 533 citations Kenneth M. Murphy, Wenjun Ouyang et al. profile →
  13. Therapeutic opportunities of the IL-22–IL-22R1 system
    2013 444 citations Wenjun Ouyang et al. profile →
  14. Understanding the Surface Hopping View of Electronic Transitions and Decoherence
    2016 324 citations Wenjun Ouyang et al. profile →

Peers

Wenjun Ouyang
Abul K. Abbas United States
Xiaoxia Li China
Reinhold Förster Germany
Christopher A. Hunter United States
Ulrich H. von Andrian United States
Manfred Köpf Switzerland
Werner Müller Germany
Bernard Malissen France
Bernhard Ryffel France
Cecília Garlanda Italy
Abul K. Abbas United States
Wenjun Ouyang
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenjun Ouyang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenjun Ouyang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenjun Ouyang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wenjun Ouyang. Wenjun Ouyang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bhatt, Dev, Boxi Kang, Deepali V. Sawant, et al.. (2021). STARTRAC analyses of scRNAseq data from tumor models reveal T cell dynamics and therapeutic targets. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(6). 21 indexed citations
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Ramirez-Carrozzi, Vladimir, Naruhisa Ota, Arivazhagan Sambandam, et al.. (2019). Cutting Edge: IL-17B Uses IL-17RA and IL-17RB to Induce Type 2 Inflammation from Human Lymphocytes. The Journal of Immunology. 202(7). 1935–1941. 28 indexed citations
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Zepp, Jarod A., Junjie Zhao, Caini Liu, et al.. (2017). IL-17A–Induced PLET1 Expression Contributes to Tissue Repair and Colon Tumorigenesis. The Journal of Immunology. 199(11). 3849–3857. 47 indexed citations
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Wong, Kit Hong, Rajkumar Noubade, Paolo Manzanillo, et al.. (2017). Mice deficient in NRROS show abnormal microglial development and neurological disorders. Nature Immunology. 18(6). 633–641. 48 indexed citations
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Kolumam, Ganesh, Xiumin Wu, Wyne P. Lee, et al.. (2017). IL-22R Ligands IL-20, IL-22, and IL-24 Promote Wound Healing in Diabetic db/db Mice. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0170639–e0170639. 68 indexed citations
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Moyat, Mati, Hanifa Bouzourène, Wenjun Ouyang, et al.. (2016). IL-22-induced antimicrobial peptides are key determinants of mucosal vaccine-induced protection against H. pylori in mice. Mucosal Immunology. 10(1). 271–281. 47 indexed citations
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Fauber, Benjamin P., Gladys de Leon Boenig, Brenda Burton, et al.. (2013). Structure-based design of substituted hexafluoroisopropanol-arylsulfonamides as modulators of RORc. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(24). 6604–6609. 49 indexed citations
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Glasmacher, Elke, Smita Agrawal, Anne B. Chang, et al.. (2012). A Genomic Regulatory Element That Directs Assembly and Function of Immune-Specific AP-1–IRF Complexes. Science. 338(6109). 975–980. 260 indexed citations
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McAleer, Jeremy P., Frank R. DeLeo, Lora V. Hooper, et al.. (2012). Epithelial STAT3-induced antimicrobial protein, Reg3{gamma} is required for host defense against MRSA pneumonia in mice. The Journal of Immunology. 188. 1 indexed citations
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McAleer, Jeremy P., Sun Mi Choi, Kong Chen, et al.. (2012). Regenerating islet-derived 3-gamma regulates pulmonary Th17 immunity by altering the gut microbiome (120.37). The Journal of Immunology. 188(1_Supplement). 120.37–120.37. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenhui, Ling Wu, Katarzyna Bulek, et al.. (2012). The psoriasis-associated D10N variant of the adaptor Act1 with impaired regulation by the molecular chaperone hsp90. Nature Immunology. 14(1). 72–81. 87 indexed citations
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Basu, Rajatava, Daniel J. Silberger, Trenton R. Schoeb, et al.. (2012). Th22 Cells Are an Important Source of IL-22 for Host Protection against Enteropathogenic Bacteria. Immunity. 37(6). 1061–1075. 358 indexed citations
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Lobito, Adrian A., Sree R. Ramani, Irene Tom, et al.. (2011). Murine Insulin Growth Factor-like (IGFL) and Human IGFL1 Proteins Are Induced in Inflammatory Skin Conditions and Bind to a Novel Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Family Member, IGFLR1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(21). 18969–18981. 35 indexed citations
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Rutz, Sascha, Rajkumar Noubade, Céline Eidenschenk, et al.. (2011). Transcription factor c-Maf mediates the TGF-β-dependent suppression of IL-22 production in TH17 cells. Nature Immunology. 12(12). 1238–1245. 155 indexed citations
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Pickert, Geethanjali, Clemens Neufert, Moritz Leppkes, et al.. (2009). STAT3 links IL-22 signaling in intestinal epithelial cells to mucosal wound healing. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(7). 1465–1472. 803 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ouyang, Wenjun, Jay K. Kolls, & Yan Zheng. (2008). The Biological Functions of T Helper 17 Cell Effector Cytokines in Inflammation. Immunity. 28(4). 454–467. 1355 indexed citations breakdown →
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Valdez, Patricia, Jianfeng Wu, Kenneth Jung, et al.. (2007). The Effects of IL-20 Subfamily Cytokines on Reconstituted Human Epidermis Suggest Potential Roles in Cutaneous Innate Defense and Pathogenic Adaptive Immunity in Psoriasis. The Journal of Immunology. 178(4). 2229–2240. 409 indexed citations
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Gonzalez, Lino C., Kelly M. Loyet, Jill Calemine-Fenaux, et al.. (2005). A coreceptor interaction between the CD28 and TNF receptor family members B and T lymphocyte attenuator and herpesvirus entry mediator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(4). 1116–1121. 212 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hong, Jianfei Yang, Theresa L. Murphy, et al.. (2001). Unexpected Characteristics of the IFN-γ Reporters in Nontransformed T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 855–865. 37 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Wenjun, Sheila Ranganath, Deepta Bhattacharya, et al.. (1998). Inhibition of Th1 Development Mediated by GATA-3 through an IL-4-Independent Mechanism. Immunity. 9(5). 745–755. 656 indexed citations breakdown →

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