William R. Heath

328 total papers · 41.7k total citations
242 papers, 31.5k citations indexed

About

William R. Heath is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Heath has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 31.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 226 papers in Immunology, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in William R. Heath's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (172 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (162 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (144 papers). William R. Heath is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (172 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (162 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (144 papers). William R. Heath collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. William R. Heath's co-authors include Federico Carbone, Jacques F.A.P. Miller, Ken Shortman, Scott N. Mueller, Gabrielle T. Belz, Christian Kurts, Thomas Gebhardt, Francis R. Carbone, Michael J. Bevan and Jóse A. Villadangos and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

William R. Heath

241 papers receiving 31.0k citations

Hit Papers

T cell receptor antagonis... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1998 1998 2013 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. T cell receptor antagonist peptides induce positive selection
    1994 2.3k citations Kristin A. Hogquist, Stephen C. Jameson et al. Cell profile →
  2. Help for cytotoxic-T-cell responses is mediated by CD40 signalling
    1998 1.8k citations Federico Carbone, Richard A. Flavell et al. Nature profile →
  3. Defective TCR expression in transgenic mice constructed using cDNA‐based α‐ and β‐chain genes under the control of heterologous regulatory elements
    1998 1.2k citations Megan Barnden, William R. Heath et al. Immunology and Cell Biology profile →
  4. The developmental pathway for CD103+CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells of skin
    2013 951 citations Laura K. Mackay, Z. Joel et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  5. Memory T cells in nonlymphoid tissue that provide enhanced local immunity during infection with herpes simplex virus
    2009 846 citations Thomas Gebhardt, Linda M. Wakim et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  6. Cross-Presentation, Dendritic Cells, Tolerance and Immunity
    2001 721 citations William R. Heath, Federico Carbone Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  7. Induction of a CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response by Cross-priming Requires Cognate CD4+ T Cell Help
    1997 621 citations Federico Carbone, Jacques F.A.P. Miller et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  8. Memory T Cell Subsets, Migration Patterns, and Tissue Residence
    2012 606 citations Scott N. Mueller, Thomas Gebhardt et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  9. Class I–restricted Cross-Presentation of Exogenous Self-Antigens Leads to Deletion of Autoreactive CD8+ T Cells
    1997 591 citations Christian Kurts, Hiroshi Kosaka et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  10. Migratory Dendritic Cells Transfer Antigen to a Lymph Node-Resident Dendritic Cell Population for Efficient CTL Priming
    2006 579 citations Rhys S. Allan, Jason Waithman et al. Immunity profile →
  11. Cross-presentation of viral and self antigens by skin-derived CD103+ dendritic cells
    2009 553 citations Sammy Bedoui, Paul G. Whitney et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  12. Cross‐presentation, dendritic cell subsets, and the generation of immunity to cellular antigens
    2004 543 citations William R. Heath, Gabrielle T. Belz et al. Immunological Reviews profile →
  13. Constitutive class I-restricted exogenous presentation of self antigens in vivo.
    1996 521 citations Christian Kurts, William R. Heath et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
William R. Heath 27.1k 5.0k 4.9k 3.2k 2.4k 242 31.5k
Abul K. Abbas 17.5k 0.6× 3.5k 0.7× 4.8k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 189 25.8k
Mitchell Kronenberg 30.6k 1.1× 6.1k 1.2× 5.2k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 344 36.9k
Reinhold Förster 24.6k 0.9× 8.0k 1.6× 5.5k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 239 33.2k
Marina Cella 29.1k 1.1× 4.6k 0.9× 6.2k 1.3× 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 175 35.8k
Gerold Schuler 25.1k 0.9× 7.7k 1.5× 7.8k 1.6× 2.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 355 33.0k
Martin Lipp 20.5k 0.8× 7.5k 1.5× 5.1k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 190 27.2k
Vincenzo Cerundolo 21.6k 0.8× 5.6k 1.1× 6.9k 1.4× 3.8k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 307 27.9k
Takashi Nomura 19.5k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 3.2k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 144 28.2k
Ken Shortman 27.8k 1.0× 4.0k 0.8× 6.4k 1.3× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 317 33.2k
Dario A.A. Vignali 22.6k 0.8× 12.1k 2.4× 6.9k 1.4× 2.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 240 33.0k

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