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David L. Sacks

Active 1982–2025

129
Papers
25,520
Citations
95
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127
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Citations

Citations per year for David L. Sacks1951: 1 citations1982: 1 citations1983: 2 citations1984: 6 citations1985: 5 citations1986: 3 citations1987: 15 citations1988: 24 citations1989: 28 citations1990: 38 citations1991: 37 citations1992: 54 citations1993: 72 citations1994: 48 citations1995: 42 citations1996: 58 citations1997: 39 citations1998: 68 citations1999: 117 citations2000: 139 citations2001: 162 citations2002: 237 citations2003: 271 citations2004: 385 citations2005: 357 citations2006: 339 citations2007: 318 citations2008: 280 citations2009: 278 citations2010: 245 citations2011: 252 citations2012: 278 citations2013: 161 citations2014: 203 citations2015: 159 citations2016: 168 citations2017: 170 citations2018: 92 citations2019: 494 citations2020: 570 citations2021: 498 citations2022: 308 citations2023: 188 citations2024: 291 citations2025: 137 citations1952–1981: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,728 citing papers, 28.1% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 582 citing papers, 9.5% of this breakdownBrazil: 435 citing papers, 7.1% of this breakdownGermany: 353 citing papers, 5.8% of this breakdownCanada: 302 citing papers, 4.9% of this breakdownFrance: 279 citing papers, 4.5% of this breakdownIndia: 272 citing papers, 4.4% of this breakdownAustralia: 177 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 167 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownSpain: 140 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownChina: 129 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownBelgium: 117 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdown
0%28.1%Other 23.8%

Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine57.5%
  • Immunology and Microbiology30.5%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.7%
  • Neuroscience0.8%
  • Chemistry0.4%
  • Other1.8%

Topics

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies17.1%
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications11.1%
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction6.5%
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology5.7%
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses5%
  • Parasites and Host Interactions3.8%
  • Other50.8%

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  1. In Vivo Imaging Reveals an Essential Role for Neutrophils in Leishmaniasis Transmitted by Sand Flies

    Authors: Nathan C. Peters, Jackson G. Egen, Nagila Secundino, Alain Debrabant, Nicola Kimblin, Shaden Kamhawi, Phillip G. Lawyer, Michael P. Fay, Ronald N. Germain, David L. Sacks - Science 2008 cited by 840

  2. M2-like, dermal macrophages are maintained via IL-4/CCL24–mediated cooperative interaction with eosinophils in cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Authors: Sang Hun Lee, Mariana M. Chaves, Olena Kamenyeva, Pedro Henrique Gazzinelli-Guimarães, Byunghyun Kang, Gabriela Pessenda, Katiuska Passelli, Fabienne Tacchini‐Cottier, Juraj Kabát, Elizabeth A. Jacobsen, Thomas B. Nutman, David L. Sacks - Science Immunology 2020 cited by 92

  3. CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major persistence and immunity

    Authors: Yasmine Belkaid, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Susana Méndez, Ethan M. Shevach, David L. Sacks - Nature 2002 cited by 1,717

  4. Xenodiagnosis to evaluate the infectiousness of humans to sandflies in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India: a transmission-dynamics study

    Authors: Om Prakash Singh, Puja Tiwary, Anurag Kumar Kushwaha, Shakti Kumar Singh, Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Phillip G. Lawyer, Edgar Rowton, Rahul Chaubey, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Tulika Kumari, Michael P. Fay, Jaya Chakravarty, David L. Sacks, Shyam Sundar - The Lancet Microbe 2021 cited by 91

  5. Interleukin-10 and the pathogenesis of human visceral leishmaniasis

    Authors: Susanne Nylén, David L. Sacks - Trends in Immunology 2007 cited by 377

  6. Dermis resident macrophages orchestrate localized ILC2 eosinophil circuitries to promote non-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Authors: Sang Hun Lee, Byunghyun Kang, Olena Kamenyeva, Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira, Kyoungin Cho, Jaspal S. Khillan, Juraj Kabát, Brian L. Kelsall, David L. Sacks - Nature Communications 2023 cited by 32

  7. Mannose receptor high, M2 dermal macrophages mediate nonhealing Leishmania major infection in a Th1 immune environment

    Authors: Sang Hun Lee, Mélanie Charmoy, Audrey Romano, Andrea Paun, Mariana M. Chaves, Frederick O. Cope, David Ralph, David L. Sacks - The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2017 cited by 118

  8. Type I Interferons Suppress Anti-parasitic Immunity and Can Be Targeted to Improve Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Authors: Rajiv Kumar, Patrick T. Bunn, Siddharth Singh, Susanna S. Ng, Marcela Montes de, Fabian de Labastida Rivera, Shashi Bhushan Chauhan, Neetu Singh, Rebecca J. Faleiro, Chelsea L. Edwards, Teija Frame, Meru Sheel, Rebecca Austin, Steven Lane, Tobias Bald, Mark J. Smyth, Geoffrey R. Hill, Shannon E. Best, Ashraful Haque, Dillon Corvino, Nicola Waddell, Lambross T. Koufariotis, Pamela Mukhopadhay, Madhukar Rai, Jaya Chakravarty, Om Prakash Singh, David L. Sacks, Susanne Nylén, Jude E. Uzonna, Shyam Sundar, Christian Engwerda - Cell Reports 2020 cited by 73

  9. The immunology of susceptibility and resistance to Leishmania major in mice

    Authors: David L. Sacks, Nancy Noben-Trauth - Nature reviews. Immunology 2002 cited by 1,203

  10. Whole genome sequencing of experimental hybrids supports meiosis-like sexual recombination in Leishmania

    Authors: Ehud Inbar, Jahangheer Shaik, Stefano Iantorno, Audrey Romano, Chukwunonso O. Nzelu, Katherine Owens, Mandy Sanders, Deborah E. Dobson, James A. Cotton, Michael E. Grigg, Stephen M. Beverley, David L. Sacks - PLoS Genetics 2019 cited by 95

  11. The role of dermis resident macrophages and their interaction with neutrophils in the early establishment of Leishmania major infection transmitted by sand fly bite

    Authors: Mariana M. Chaves, Sang Hun Lee, Olena Kamenyeva, Kashinath Ghosh, Nathan C. Peters, David L. Sacks - PLoS Pathogens 2020 cited by 68

  12. Demonstration of Genetic Exchange During Cyclical Development of Leishmania in the Sand Fly Vector

    Authors: Natalia S. Akopyants, Nicola Kimblin, Nagila Secundino, Rachel L. Patrick, Nathan C. Peters, Phillip G. Lawyer, Deborah E. Dobson, Stephen M. Beverley, David L. Sacks - Science 2009 cited by 336

  13. The midgut microbiota plays an essential role in sand fly vector competence forLeishmania major

    Authors: Isabelle Louradour, Carolina Cunha Monteiro, Ehud Inbar, Kashinath Ghosh, Richard M. Merkhofer, Phillip G. Lawyer, Andrea Paun, Margery Smelkinson, Nágila Francinete Costa Secundino, Michael D. Lewis, Dinesh Erram, Ludek Zurek, David L. Sacks - Cellular Microbiology 2017 cited by 97

  14. Stress conditions promote Leishmania hybridization in vitro marked by expression of the ancestral gamete fusogen HAP2 as revealed by single-cell RNA-seq

    Authors: Isabelle Louradour, Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira, Emma Duge, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Andrea Paun, David L. Sacks - eLife 2022 cited by 43

  15. Self-Hybridization in Leishmania major

    Authors: Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira, Ehud Inbar, Jahangheer Shaik, Brendan M. Jeffrey, Kashinath Ghosh, Deborah E. Dobson, Stephen M. Beverley, David L. Sacks - mBio 2022 cited by 19

  16. Molecular Aspects of Parasite-Vector and Vector-Host Interactions in Leishmaniasis

    Authors: David L. Sacks, Shaden Kamhawi - Annual Review of Microbiology 2001 cited by 430

  17. CD8 T Cell Exhaustion in Human Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Authors: Shalini Gautam, Rajiv Kumar, Neetu Singh, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Madhukar Rai, David L. Sacks, Shyam Sundar, Susanne Nylén - The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2013 cited by 139

  18. The Transcriptome ofLeishmania majorDevelopmental Stages in Their Natural Sand Fly Vector

    Authors: Ehud Inbar, V. Keith Hughitt, Laura A. L. Dillon, Kashinath Ghosh, Najib M. El-Sayed, David L. Sacks - mBio 2017 cited by 108

  19. Xenodiagnosis to address key questions in visceral leishmaniasis control and elimination

    Authors: Om Prakash Singh, Epco Hasker, Marleen Boelaert, David L. Sacks, Shyam Sundar - PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2020 cited by 40

  20. CD4+CD25−Foxp3− Th1 cells are the source of IL-10–mediated immune suppression in chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Authors: Charles Anderson, Mohammed Oukka, Vijay J. Kuchroo, David L. Sacks - The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2007 cited by 566

  21. The Role of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Persistence of Leishmania major in the Skin after Healing and the Therapeutic Potential of Anti–IL-10 Receptor Antibody for Sterile Cure

    Authors: Yasmine Belkaid, Karl F. Hoffmann, Susana Méndez, Shaden Kamhawi, Mark C. Udey, Tom A. Wynn, David L. Sacks - The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2001 cited by 552

  22. Splenic accumulation of IL-10 mRNA in T cells distinct from CD4+CD25+ (Foxp3) regulatory T cells in human visceral leishmaniasis

    Authors: Susanne Nylén, Radheshyam Maurya, Liv Eidsmo, Krishna Das Manandhar, Shyam Sundar, David L. Sacks - The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2007 cited by 326

  23. A Role for Insect Galectins in Parasite Survival

    Authors: Shaden Kamhawi, Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigão, Van My Pham, Sanjeev Kumar, Phillip G. Lawyer, Salvatore J. Turco, Carolina Barillas‐Mury, David L. Sacks, Jesús G. Valenzuela - Cell 2004 cited by 268

  24. Gene Expression in Leishmania Is Regulated Predominantly by Gene Dosage

    Authors: Stefano Iantorno, Caroline Durrant, Asis Khan, Mandy Sanders, Stephen M. Beverley, Wesley C. Warren, Matthew Berriman, David L. Sacks, James A. Cotton, Michael E. Grigg - mBio 2017 cited by 128