2026 Casey T. Weaver: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	87	1188	1077	627	556	256	49488
Medicine	87	13390	12600	6809	6295	257	49489

Overview

Casey T. Weaver is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of immunology and medicine. Their research focuses primarily on immunology and microbiology with a significant emphasis on immune cell functions, particularly T-cell and B-cell immunology.

Their work spans several subfields including immunology, oncology, dermatology, pathology and forensic medicine, as well as molecular biology. The main topics that characterize their research include:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
Dermatology and Skin Diseases
Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

Casey T. Weaver has authored publications in various notable venues with repeated contributions to The Journal of Immunology and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Other frequent publication outlets include Science Immunology, UNC Libraries, and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The distribution of publications highlights a strong presence in immunology-focused scholarly journals.

Some of their recent papers include:

Insulin-Like Growth Factors Are Key Regulators of T Helper 17 Regulatory T Cell Balance in Autoimmunity (2020, Immunity)
T _H 17 cells require ongoing classic IL-6 receptor signaling to retain transcriptional and functional identity (2020, Science Immunology)
Local IL-23 is required for proliferation and retention of skin-resident memory T _H 17 cells (2022, Science Immunology)
CAR directs T cell adaptation to bile acids in the small intestine (2021, Nature)
Intrinsic IL-2 production by effector CD8 T cells affects IL-2 signaling and promotes fate decisions, stemness, and protection (2022, Science Immunology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Casey T. Weaver include:

Carlene L. Zindl
Stacey N. Harbour
Robin D. Hatton
Min Gao
Blake Frey

The breadth of collaborations and the diversity of publication venues reflect a multidisciplinary approach within immunological research, where Casey T. Weaver explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying immune regulation and autoimmune disorders with particular insight into T helper cells and immune regulation in skin diseases.

Best Publications

Interleukin 17–producing CD4 + effector T cells develop via a lineage distinct from the T helper type 1 and 2 lineages

Laurie E Harrington;Robin D Hatton;Paul R Mangan;Henrietta Turner

6668
Citations
Janeway's immunobiology

Kenneth Murphy;Casey Weaver

4818
Citations
Transforming growth factor-beta induces development of the T(H)17 lineage.

Paul R. Mangan;Laurie E. Harrington;Darrell B. O'Quinn;Whitney S. Helms

4700
Citations
IL-17 Family Cytokines and the Expanding Diversity of Effector T Cell Lineages

Casey T. Weaver;Robin D. Hatton;Paul R. Mangan;Laurie E. Harrington

2434
Citations
Th17: an effector CD4 T cell lineage with regulatory T cell ties.

Casey T. Weaver;Laurie E. Harrington;Paul R. Mangan;Maya Gavrieli

2104
Citations
Reciprocal Interactions of the Intestinal Microbiota and Immune System

Craig L. Maynard;Charles O. Elson;Robin D. Hatton;Casey T. Weaver

1809
Citations
Late Developmental Plasticity in the T Helper 17 Lineage

Yun Kyung Lee;Henrietta Turner;Craig L. Maynard;James R. Oliver

1290
Citations
Expanding the effector CD4 T-cell repertoire: the Th17 lineage.

Laurie E Harrington;Paul R Mangan;Casey T Weaver

925
Citations
Th17 cells transdifferentiate into regulatory T cells during resolution of inflammation

Nicola Gagliani;Maria Carolina Amezcua Vesely;Andrea Iseppon;Leonie Brockmann

877
Citations
The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease

Judy H. Cho;Casey T. Weaver

872
Citations
Regulatory T cells expressing interleukin 10 develop from Foxp3+ and Foxp3- precursor cells in the absence of interleukin 10.

Craig L Maynard;Laurie E Harrington;Karen M Janowski;James R Oliver

769
Citations
Experimental Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Reveal Innate, Adaptive, and Regulatory Mechanisms of Host Dialogue With the Microbiota

Charles O. Elson;Yingzi Cong;Vance J. McCracken;Reed A. Dimmitt

647
Citations
The AP-1 transcription factor Batf controls TH17 differentiation

Barbara U. Schraml;Kai Hildner;Wataru Ise;Wan-Ling Lee

616
Citations
Monoclonal anti-interleukin 23 reverses active colitis in a T cell-mediated model in mice.

Charles O. Elson;Yingzi Cong;Casey T. Weaver;Trenton R. Schoeb

601
Citations
Mature T cells of autoimmune lpr/lpr mice have a defect in antigen-stimulated suicide.

John H. Russell;Brian Rush;Casey Weaver;Ruduan Wang

565
Citations
Interplay between the TH17 and TReg cell lineages: a (co-)evolutionary perspective.

Casey T. Weaver;Robin D. Hatton

553
Citations
Developmental plasticity of Th17 and Treg cells.

Yun Kyung Lee;Ryuta Mukasa;Ryuta Mukasa;Robin D Hatton;Casey T Weaver

552
Citations
The Th17 Pathway and Inflammatory Diseases of the Intestines, Lungs, and Skin

Casey T. Weaver;Charles O. Elson;Lynette A. Fouser;Jay K. Kolls

550
Citations
Th22 Cells Are an Important Source of IL-22 for Host Protection against Enteropathogenic Bacteria

Rajatava Basu;Darrell B. O’Quinn;Daniel J. Silberger;Trenton R. Schoeb

517
Citations
IL-9 as a mediator of Th17-driven inflammatory disease.

Elizabeth C. Nowak;Casey T. Weaver;Henrietta Turner;Sakhina Begum-Haque

508
Citations
A new murine CD4+ T cell subset with an unrestricted cytokine profile.

G S Firestein;W D Roeder;J A Laxer;K S Townsend

503
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles O. Elson University of Alabama at Birmingham

Yingzi Cong The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

David D. Chaplin University of Alabama at Birmingham

Daniel C. Bullard University of Alabama at Birmingham

Allan J. Zajac University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jay K. Kolls Tulane University

Kenneth M. Murphy Washington University in St. Louis

Emil R. Unanue Washington University in St. Louis

Padraic G. Fallon Trinity College Dublin

Antonio A. Freitas Institut Pasteur

External Links

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