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Cornelia M. Weyand

Cornelia M. Weyand

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2025
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Immunology
USA
2026

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Best Female Scientists

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147
Citations
74308
World Ranking
172
National Ranking
104

Immunology

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151
Citations
78859
World Ranking
118
National Ranking
75

Medicine

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151
Citations
79702
World Ranking
1128
National Ranking
649

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award

Overview

Cornelia M. Weyand is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research publications primarily focus on immunology and medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as immunology, rheumatology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and epidemiology. The research topics covered include immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, vasculitis and related conditions, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus research, immunotherapy and immune responses, and cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research.

Weyand's recent papers include:

  • The immunology of rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • Influence of immune aging on vaccine responses, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2021, Stroke
  • Large-vessel vasculitis, 2022, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Immunometabolism in the development of rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Immunological Reviews

Frequent co-authors of Weyand include:

  • Jörg J. Goronzy
  • Kenneth J. Warrington
  • Wenqiang Cao
  • Matthew J. Koster
  • Gerald J. Berry

The primary publication venues where Weyand has contributed multiple works are:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Nature Immunology

The main fields of study for Weyand include:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

In terms of research topics, Weyand's work encompasses:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span

    David Furman;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi;Eric Verdin;Pedro Carrera-Bastos

  • Role of the T cell in the genesis of angiotensin II–induced hypertension and vascular dysfunction

    Tomasz J. Guzik;Nyssa E. Hoch;Kathryn A. Brown;Louise A. McCann

  • Inflammation, Immunity, and Hypertension

    David G. Harrison;Tomasz J. Guzik;Heinrich E. Lob;Meena S. Madhur

  • Giant-cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica.

    Cornelia M. Weyand;Jörg J. Goronzy

  • The Influence of Age on T Cell Generation and TCR Diversity

    Keith Naylor;Guangjin Li;Abbe N. Vallejo;Won-Woo Lee

  • Medium- and Large-Vessel Vasculitis

    Cornelia M. Weyand;Jörg J. Goronzy

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Understanding immunosenescence to improve responses to vaccines

    Jörg J Goronzy;Cornelia M Weyand

  • Diversity and clonal selection in the human T-cell repertoire.

    Qian Qi;Yi Liu;Yong Cheng;Jacob Glanville

  • Lymphoid Neogenesis in Rheumatoid Synovitis

    Seisuke Takemura;Andrea Braun;Cynthia Crowson;Paul J. Kurtin

  • Monoclonal T-Cell Proliferation and Plaque Instability in Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Giovanna Liuzzo;Jörg J. Goronzy;Hongyu Yang;Stephen L. Kopecky

  • The influence of HLA-DRB1 genes on disease severity in rheumatoid arthritis

    Cornelia M. Weyand;Kevin C. Hicok;Doyt L. Conn;Jörg J. Goronzy

  • The immunology of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Cornelia M. Weyand;Cornelia M. Weyand;Jörg J. Goronzy;Jörg J. Goronzy

  • T Cell Activation in Rheumatoid Synovium Is B Cell Dependent

    Seisuke Takemura;Piotr A. Klimiuk;Andrea Braun;Jörg J. Goronzy

  • Infliximab for Maintenance of Glucocorticosteroid-Induced Remission of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Randomized Trial

    Gary S. Hoffman;Maria C. Cid;Karen E. Rendt-Zagar;Peter A. Merkel

  • CD4+ CD7- CD28- T cells are expanded in rheumatoid arthritis and are characterized by autoreactivity.

    Dorle Schmidt;Jörg J. Goronzy;Cornelia M. Weyand

  • T cell subset-specific susceptibility to aging.

    Marta Czesnikiewicz-Guzik;Won Woo Lee;Dapeng Cui;Yuko Hiruma

  • Disease pattern in cranial and large-vessel giant cell arteritis.

    A. Brack;V. Martinez-Taboada;A. Stanson;J. J. Goronzy

  • Value of Immunological Markers in Predicting Responsiveness to Influenza Vaccination in Elderly Individuals

    Jörg J. Goronzy;James W. Fulbright;Cynthia S. Crowson;Gregory A. Poland

  • T cell homeostasis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Kerstin Koetz;Ewa Bryl;Kay Spickschen;W. Michael O'Fallon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg J. Goronzy
Jörg J. Goronzy Stanford University
David G. Harrison
David G. Harrison Vanderbilt University
Gerald J. Berry
Gerald J. Berry Stanford University
Eric L. Matteson
Eric L. Matteson Mayo Clinic
Gene G. Hunder
Gene G. Hunder Mayo Clinic
Tomasz J. Guzik
Tomasz J. Guzik University of Glasgow
Gary S. Hoffman
Gary S. Hoffman Cleveland Clinic
Paul J. Kurtin
Paul J. Kurtin Mayo Clinic
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore

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