2026 Lionel Apetoh: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	75	1947	1781	952	859	162	49963
Medicine	75	18955	17806	9450	8728	163	49957

Overview

Lionel Apetoh is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medical science, with a strong emphasis on immunology and oncology.

Their work is primarily situated within the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of interest include Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Pharmacology.

Their research topics focus on diverse aspects of immune function and cancer biology, including:

Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Immune cells in cancer
Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
CAR-T cell therapy research
Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Interferon and immune responses

Frequent coauthors of Lionel Apetoh include:

Sayyed Hamed Shahoei
Erik R. Nelson
Frédérique Végran
Liqian Ma
Élise Jacquin

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

Cancer Immunology Research
Nature
Cell Reports
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Cancer Letters

Representative recent publications include:

"Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)," 2021, published in Autophagy
"B-cell-specific checkpoint molecules that regulate anti-tumour immunity," 2023, published in Nature
"An IL-27-Driven Transcriptional Network Identifies Regulators of IL-10 Expression across T Helper Cell Subsets," 2020, published in Cell Reports
"CD4 T cell-intrinsic STING signaling controls the differentiation and effector functions of T_H1 and T_H9 cells," 2022, published in Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
"Downregulation of Elovl5 promotes breast cancer metastasis through a lipid-droplet accumulation-mediated induction of TGF-β receptors," 2022, published in Cell Death and Disease

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

10661
Citations
Calreticulin exposure dictates the immunogenicity of cancer cell death

Michel Obeid;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;François Ghiringhelli;François Ghiringhelli;François Ghiringhelli;Gian Maria Fimia

3501
Citations
Toll-like receptor 4-dependent contribution of the immune system to anticancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Lionel Apetoh;François Ghiringhelli;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Michel Obeid;Michel Obeid;Michel Obeid

3428
Citations
Targeting Tim-3 and PD-1 pathways to reverse T cell exhaustion and restore anti-tumor immunity

Kaori Sakuishi;Lionel Apetoh;Jenna M. Sullivan;Bruce R. Blazar

2317
Citations
The intestinal microbiota modulates the anticancer immune effects of cyclophosphamide

Sophie Viaud;Sophie Viaud;Fabiana Saccheri;Grégoire Mignot;Takahiro Yamazaki

2187
Citations
Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in dendritic cells induces IL-1β–dependent adaptive immunity against tumors

François Ghiringhelli;Lionel Apetoh;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Laetitia Aymeric;Laetitia Aymeric;Laetitia Aymeric

2102
Citations
Immunological aspects of cancer chemotherapy.

Laurence Zitvogel;Lionel Apetoh;Lionel Apetoh;François Ghiringhelli;Guido Kroemer;Guido Kroemer

2021
Citations
5-Fluorouracil Selectively Kills Tumor-Associated Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Resulting in Enhanced T Cell–Dependent Antitumor Immunity

Julie Vincent;Grégoire Mignot;Fanny Chalmin;Sylvain Ladoire

1327
Citations
Immunogenic death of colon cancer cells treated with oxaliplatin.

A. Tesniere;F. Schlemmer;F. Schlemmer;F. Schlemmer;V. Boige;O. Kepp;O. Kepp;O. Kepp

1248
Citations
Membrane-associated Hsp72 from tumor-derived exosomes mediates STAT3-dependent immunosuppressive function of mouse and human myeloid-derived suppressor cells

Fanny Chalmin;Sylvain Ladoire;Grégoire Mignot;Julie Vincent

1123
Citations
Enterococcus hirae and Barnesiella intestinihominis Facilitate Cyclophosphamide-Induced Therapeutic Immunomodulatory Effects

Romain Daillère;Romain Daillère;Romain Daillère;Marie Vétizou;Marie Vétizou;Marie Vétizou;Nadine Waldschmitt;Takahiro Yamazaki;Takahiro Yamazaki

876
Citations
Consensus guidelines for the detection of immunogenic cell death

Oliver Kepp;Laura Senovilla;Ilio Vitale;Erika Vacchelli

866
Citations
Chemotherapy-triggered cathepsin B release in myeloid-derived suppressor cells activates the Nlrp3 inflammasome and promotes tumor growth

Mélanie Bruchard;Grégoire Mignot;Grégoire Mignot;Valentin Derangère;Valentin Derangère;Fanny Chalmin;Fanny Chalmin

854
Citations
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacts with c-Maf to promote the differentiation of type 1 regulatory T cells induced by IL-27

Lionel Apetoh;Francisco J Quintana;Caroline Pot;Nicole Joller

834
Citations
The anticancer immune response: indispensable for therapeutic success?

Laurence Zitvogel;Lionel Apetoh;François Ghiringhelli;Fabrice André

698
Citations
The interaction between HMGB1 and TLR4 dictates the outcome of anticancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Lionel Apetoh;François Ghiringhelli;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Antoine Tesniere;Alfredo Criollo;Alfredo Criollo;Alfredo Criollo

680
Citations
Caloric Restriction Mimetics Enhance Anticancer Immunosurveillance

Federico Pietrocola;Federico Pietrocola;Jonathan Pol;Erika Vacchelli;Erika Vacchelli;Shuan Rao

572
Citations
Molecular characteristics of immunogenic cancer cell death.

A Tesniere;T Panaretakis;T Panaretakis;T Panaretakis;O Kepp;O Kepp;O Kepp;L Apetoh;L Apetoh;L Apetoh

561
Citations
A novel dendritic cell subset involved in tumor immunosurveillance.

Julien Taieb;Nathalie Chaput;Cédric Ménard;Lionel Apetoh

524
Citations
Radiotherapy and immunogenic cell death.

Encouse B. Golden;Lionel Apetoh;Lionel Apetoh

516
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

François Ghiringhelli Centre Georges François Leclerc

Guido Kroemer Université Paris Cité

Antoine Tesniere Université Paris Cité

Laurence Zitvogel University of Paris-Saclay

Bernhard Ryffel University of Orléans

Theocharis Panaretakis The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy

Yuting Ma University of Oxford

Mark J. Smyth QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Takahiro Yamazaki Cornell University

External Links

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