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Most cited papers in T-cell and Retrovirus Studies

What are the most cited papers in T-cell and Retrovirus Studies?

The most cited paper in T-cell and Retrovirus Studies is "Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)" (Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann, FA Rey et al., 1983), with 6,979 citations. Next come "Detection and isolation of type C retrovirus particles from fresh and cultured lymphocytes of a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma" (5,108) and "Frequent Detection and Isolation of Cytopathic Retroviruses (HTLV-III) from Patients with AIDS and at Risk for AIDS" (3,658).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 824 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann, FA Rey et al. · Science 20 May 1983 6,979
2 Detection and isolation of type C retrovirus particles from fresh and cultured lymphocytes of a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma Bernard J. Poiesz, Francis W. Ruscetti, Adi F. Gazdar et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Dec 1980 5,108
3 Frequent Detection and Isolation of Cytopathic Retroviruses (HTLV-III) from Patients with AIDS and at Risk for AIDS Robert C. Gallo, Syed Zaki Salahuddin, Mikuláš Popovič et al. · Science 4 May 1984 3,658
4 Detection, Isolation, and Continuous Production of Cytopathic Retroviruses (HTLV-III) from Patients with AIDS and Pre-AIDS Mikuláš Popovič, M. G. Sarngadharan, Elizabeth J. Read et al. · Science 4 May 1984 3,556
5 The CD4 (T4) antigen is an essential component of the receptor for the AIDS retrovirus Angus George Dalgleish, Peter C. L. Beverley, Paul R. Clapham et al. · Nature 20 Dec 1984 3,548
6 The global health burden of infection‐associated cancers in the year 2002 Donald Maxwell Parkin · International Journal of Cancer Open access 10 Jan 2006 2,957
7 ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE-I IN PATIENTS WITH TROPICAL SPASTIC PARAPARESIS Antoine Gessain, J C Vernant, L. Maurs et al. · The Lancet Aug 1985 2,866
8 Selective in Vitro Growth of T Lymphocytes from Normal Human Bone Marrows Doris A. Morgan, Francis W. Ruscetti, Robert C. Gallo · Science 10 Sep 1976 2,501
9 T-lymphocyte T4 molecule behaves as the receptor for human retrovirus LAV David Klatzmann, Éric Champagne, Sophie Chamaret et al. · Nature Dec 1984 2,442
10 Interleukin-12: A Proinflammatory Cytokine with Immunoregulatory Functions that Bridge Innate Resistance and Antigen-Specific Adaptive Immunity Giorgio Trinchieri · Annual Review of Immunology Apr 1995 2,433
11 HTLV-I ASSOCIATED MYELOPATHY, A NEW CLINICAL ENTITY Mitsuhiro Osame, Koichiro Usuku, Shuji Izumo et al. · The Lancet May 1986 2,426
12 Complete nucleotide sequence of the AIDS virus, HTLV-III Lee Ratner, William A. Haseltine, Roberto Patarca et al. · Nature 1985 2,256
13 Interleukin-2: Inception, Impact, and Implications Kendall A. Smith · Science 27 May 1988 2,168
14 A Method of Trace Iodination of Proteins for Immunologic Studies Patricia J. McConahey, Frank J. Dixon · International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology 16 Jul 2009 2,124
15 International Peripheral T-Cell and Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma Study: Pathology Findings and Clinical Outcomes International T-Cell Lymphoma Project · Journal of Clinical Oncology 14 Jul 2008 2,119
16 Viral RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase: RNA-dependent DNA Polymerase in Virions of Rous Sarcoma Virus Howard M. Temin, Satoshi Mizutani · Nature 27 Jun 1970 2,105
17 An inducible transcription factor activates expression of human immunodeficiency virus in T cells Gary J. Nabel, David Baltimore · Nature 22 Apr 1987 2,086
18 The Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Viral Infections George B. Schreiber, Michael Paul Busch, Steven H Kleinman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 27 Jun 1996 1,899
19 The Pathophysiology of Tumor Necrosis Factors PIERRE VASSALLI · Annual Review of Immunology Apr 1992 1,885
20 3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (BW A509U): an antiviral agent that inhibits the infectivity and cytopathic effect of human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus in vitro. Hiroaki Mitsuya, Kent J. Weinhold, P A Furman et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Oct 1985 1,866
21 JAKS AND STATS: Biological Implications Warren J. Leonard, John J. O’Shea · Annual Review of Immunology Review Apr 1998 1,833
22 The Role of Mononuclear Phagocytes in HTLV-III/LAV Infection Suzanne Gartner, Paul Markovits, David M. Markovitz et al. · Science 11 Jul 1986 1,822
23 Human c-myc onc gene is located on the region of chromosome 8 that is translocated in Burkitt lymphoma cells. Riccardo Dalla‐Favera, Marco Bregni, J Erikson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Dec 1982 1,785
24 TAN-1, the human homolog of the Drosophila Notch gene, is broken by chromosomal translocations in T lymphoblastic neoplasms Leif William Ellisen, Jeffrey Bird, Daniel C. West et al. · Cell Aug 1991 1,706
25 Rapid and automated tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay for the detection of anti-HIV compounds Rudi Pauwels, Jan M. Balzarini, Masanori Baba et al. · Journal of Virological Methods Aug 1988 1,655
26 Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1 stimulate the human immunodeficiency virus enhancer by activation of the nuclear factor kappa B. L Osborn, S L Kunkel, Gary J. Nabel · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Apr 1989 1,648
27 Reversible Defects in Natural Killer and Memory Cd8 T Cell Lineages in Interleukin 15–Deficient Mice Mary K. Kennedy, Moira B. Glaccum, Sandra N. Brown et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 28 Feb 2000 1,624
28 SUMO Ronald T. Hay · Molecular Cell Open access Apr 2005 1,619
29 Diagnostic criteria and classification of clinical subtypes of adult T‐cell leukaemia‐lymphoma Masanori Shimoyama, members of The Lymphoma Study Group (1984–87) · British Journal of Haematology Nov 1991 1,611
30 Human adult T-cell leukemia virus: complete nucleotide sequence of the provirus genome integrated in leukemia cell DNA. Motoharu Seiki, Satoshi Hattori, Yoko Hirayama et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Jun 1983 1,532
31 Epidemiological Aspects and World Distribution of HTLV-1 Infection Antoine Gessain, Olivier Cassar · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 2012 1,455
32 Isolation of Lymphocytopathic Retroviruses from San Francisco Patients with AIDS Jay A. Levy, Anthony D. Hoffman, Susan Mukavitz Kramer et al. · Science 24 Aug 1984 1,434
33 Cloning of a T Cell Growth Factor that Interacts with the β Chain of the Interleukin-2 Receptor Kenneth H. Grabstein, June Eisenman, Kurt D. Shanebeck et al. · Science 13 May 1994 1,432
34 Type C virus particles in a cord T-cell line derived by co-cultivating normal human cord leukocytes and human leukaemic T cells Isao Miyoshi, Ichiro Kubonishi, Shizuo Yoshimoto et al. · Nature Dec 1981 1,415
35 Interleukin-6 in Biology and Medicine Shizuo Akira, Tetsuya Taga, Tadamitsu Kishimoto · Advances in immunology Book chapter 1993 1,406
36 Long term culture of tumour-specific cytotoxic T cells Steven A. Gillis, Kendall A. Smith · Nature Jul 1977 1,395
37 Natural cytotoxic reactivity of mouse lymphoid cells against syngeneic and allogeneic tumors. I. Distribution of reactivity and specificity Ronald B. Herberman, Myrthel E. Nunn, David H. Lavrin · International Journal of Cancer 15 Aug 1975 1,344
38 Natural Killer Cells: Their Roles in Defenses Against Disease Ronald B. Herberman, John R. Ortaldo · Science 2 Oct 1981 1,343
39 SRα Promoter: an Efficient and Versatile Mammalian cDNA Expression System Composed of the Simian Virus 40 Early Promoter and the R-U5 Segment of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Long Terminal Repeat Yutaka Takebe, Motoharu Seiki, Jun–ichi Fujisawa et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology Open access 1988 1,336
40 Active human immunodeficiency virus protease is required for viral infectivity. Nancy E. Kohl, Emilio A. Emini, William A. Schleif et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Jul 1988 1,312
41 Population Dynamics of Immune Responses to Persistent Viruses Martin A. Nowak, Charles R. M. Bangham · Science 5 Apr 1996 1,297
42 Isolation of a New Human Retrovirus from West African Patients with AIDS François Clavel, Denise Guétard, Françoise Brun‐Vézinet et al. · Science 18 Jul 1986 1,287
43 Cellular localization of human immunodeficiency virus infection within the brains of acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients. Clayton A. Wiley, Rachel D. Schrier, Jay A. Nelson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Sep 1986 1,248
44 Isolation of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Robert C. Gallo, Prem S. Sarin, E P Gelmann et al. · Science 20 May 1983 1,231
45 SERUM AND URINARY LYSOZYME (MURAMIDASE) IN MONOCYTIC AND MONOMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA Elliott F. Osserman, Dolores P. Lawlor · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access Nov 1966 1,222
46 Dimethyl sulfoxide to vorinostat: development of this histone deacetylase inhibitor as an anticancer drug Paul A. Marks, Ronald Breslow · Nature Biotechnology 2007 1,212
47 Nucleotide sequence of the AIDS virus, LAV Simon Wain–Hobson, P. Sonigo, Olivier Danos et al. · Cell 1985 1,193
48 The Polymerase Chain Reaction Jane F. Desforges, Barry I. Eisenstein · New England Journal of Medicine 18 Jan 1990 1,172
49 UPDATED KIEL CLASSIFICATION FOR LYMPHOMAS A G Stansfeld, Jacques Diebold, Y Kapançi et al. · The Lancet Feb 1988 1,163
50 Soluble interleukin 2 receptors are released from activated human lymphoid cells in vitro. Laurence A. Rubin, Carole C. Kurman, M E Fritz et al. · The Journal of Immunology Nov 1985 1,160

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