Wim Pierson

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Wim Pierson is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim Pierson has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Immunology, 4 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wim Pierson's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers). Wim Pierson is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (7 papers). Wim Pierson collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and United Kingdom. Wim Pierson's co-authors include Michelle A. Linterman, Adrian Liston, Axel Kallies, Monika Srivastava, Kenneth G. C. Smith, Sidonia Fagarasan, Sau K. Lee, Devina Divekar, Tim F. Rayner and Shimpei Kawamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Wim Pierson

13 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Foxp3+ follicular regulatory T cells control the germinal center response

2011 979 citations Michelle A. Linterman, Wim Pierson et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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15 of 15 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	AAV-HBV mouse model replicates the intrahepatic immune landscape of chronic HBV patients at single-cell level 2025 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Nádia Conceição‐Neto, Wim Pierson, Qinglin Han, Zhiyuan Yao, Qun Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Dries De Maeyer, Matthias Beyens, Koen Van Den Berge, Chris Li, George Kukolj, (unknown), Vinod Krishna, Ondřej Podlaha, Isabel Nájera, Ellen Van Gulck	0
2	mRNA Therapeutic Vaccine for Hepatitis B Demonstrates Immunogenicity and Efficacy in the AAV-HBV Mouse Model 2024 ·Vaccines ·(unknown), Wim Pierson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Isabel Nájera, Heather L. Davis, Ellen Van Gulck, Daniel Boden	9
3	Retreatment with HBV siRNA Results in Additional Reduction in HBV Antigenemia and Immune Stimulation in the AAV-HBV Mouse Model 2024 ·Viruses ·Ellen Van Gulck, Nádia Conceição‐Neto, (unknown), Wim Pierson, (unknown), (unknown), Vinod Krishna, Isabel Nájera, Frederik Pauwels	2
4	A single, oral dose of the TLR7 agonist JNJ-64794964 induces transcriptomic and phenotypic changes in peripheral immune cells in healthy adults 2023 ·Antiviral Therapy ·Wim Pierson, Marianne Tuefferd, Florence Herschke, Leen Slaets, Marjolein Crabbe, (unknown), (unknown), Ian Strickland, Edward Gane, Christian Schwabe, Yingjie Zhang, Peter Meerts, Joris Vandenbossche, P. Van Remoortere, (unknown), An De Creus	0
5	Sustained Liver HBsAg Loss and Clonal T- and B-Cell Expansion upon Therapeutic DNA Vaccination Require Low HBsAg Levels 2023 ·Vaccines ·Nádia Conceição‐Neto, Wim Pierson, Maurizio Vacca, Matthias Beyens, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ewoud De Troyer, (unknown), Carl Van Hove, Mieke Verslegers, (unknown), Marjolein Crabbe, Vinod Krishna, Isabel Nájera, Ellen Van Gulck	4
6	Follicular Regulatory T Cells Can Access the Germinal Center Independently of CXCR5 2020 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Silvia Innocentin, Marisa Stebegg, Hanneke Okkenhaug, (unknown), Wim Pierson, Alice E. Denton, Michelle A. Linterman	44
7	The adjuvant GLA-SE promotes human Tfh cell expansion and emergence of public TCRβ clonotypes 2019 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Danika L. Hill, Wim Pierson, Daniel J. Bolland, Catherine Mkindi, Edward J Carr, Jiong Wang, Sophie Houard, Steven Wingett, R Audran, Elizabeth Wallin, Said Jongo, (unknown), Martin S. Zand, François Spertini, Claudia Daubenberger, Anne E. Corcoran, Michelle A. Linterman	56
8	Human blood T _fr cells are indicators of ongoing humoral activity not fully licensed with suppressive function 2017 ·Science Immunology ·Válter R. Fonseca, Ana Agua‐Doce, Ana Raquel Maceiras, Wim Pierson, Filipa Ribeiro, Vasco C. Romão, (unknown), Susana L. Silva, João Eurico Fonseca, Ana E. Sousa, Michelle A. Linterman, Luís Graça	116
9	Antiapoptotic Mcl-1 is critical for the survival and niche-filling capacity of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells 2013 ·Nature Immunology ·Wim Pierson, Bénédicte Cauwe, Antonia N. Policheni, Susan Schlenner, Dean Franckaert, (unknown), Stéphanie Humblet‐Baron, Susann Schönefeldt, Marco J. Herold, David A. Hildeman, Andreas Strasser, Philippe Bouillet, Li‐Fan Lu, Patrick Matthys, António A. Freitas, Rita J. Luther, Casey T. Weaver, James Dooley, Daniel H.D. Gray, Adrian Liston	178
10	A novel Zap70 mutation with reduced protein stability demonstrates the rate‐limiting threshold for Zap70 in T‐cell receptor signalling 2013 ·Immunology ·Bénédicte Cauwe, (unknown), Dean Franckaert, Wim Pierson, Kim A. Staats, Susan Schlenner, Adrian Liston	10
11	Foxp3(+) follicular regulatory T cells control the germinal centre response 2012 ·Immunology ·Michelle A. Linterman, Wim Pierson, (unknown), Axel Kallies, Shimpei Kawamoto, Sidonia Fagarasan, Adrian Liston, Carola G. Vinuesa, (unknown)	2
12	Foxp3( ) follicular regulatory T cells control T follicular helper cells and the germinal centre response 2011 ·Immunology ·Michelle A. Linterman, Wim Pierson, (unknown), Axel Kallies, Shimpei Kawamoto, Tim F. Rayner, Monika Srivastava, Devina Divekar, Laura Beaton, Jennifer J. Hogan, Sidonia Fagarasan, Adrian Liston, Carola G. Vinuesa, (unknown)	4
13	The thymic epithelial microRNA network elevates the threshold for infection-associated thymic involution via miR-29a mediated suppression of the IFN-α receptor 2011 ·Nature Immunology ·Aikaterini S. Papadopoulou, James Dooley, Michelle A. Linterman, Wim Pierson, (unknown), Bruno Kyewski, Saulius Žuklys, Georg A. Holländer, Patrick Matthys, Daniel H.D. Gray, Bart De Strooper, Adrian Liston	151
14	Foxp3+ follicular regulatory T cells control the germinal center response breakdown → 2011 ·Nature Medicine ·Michelle A. Linterman, Wim Pierson, Sau K. Lee, Axel Kallies, Shimpei Kawamoto, Tim F. Rayner, Monika Srivastava, Devina Divekar, Laura Beaton, Jennifer J. Hogan, Sidonia Fagarasan, Adrian Liston, Kenneth G. C. Smith, Carola G. Vinuesa	979
15	Down's Syndrome (mongolism): The heritable aspects. 1964 ·Psychological Bulletin ·Lissy F. Jarvik, Arthur Falek, Wim Pierson	3

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