Gopal Sapparapu

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Gopal Sapparapu is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gopal Sapparapu has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Infectious Diseases, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Gopal Sapparapu's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (8 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers). Gopal Sapparapu is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (8 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (5 papers). Gopal Sapparapu collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Sri Lanka. Gopal Sapparapu's co-authors include James E. Crowe, Nurgun Kose, Michael Diamond, Robin Bombardi, Julie M. Fox, Benjamin J. Doranz, Estefanı́a Fernández, Daved H. Fremont, Christopher A. Nelson and Trevor Barnes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gopal Sapparapu

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replicat... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice
    2016 295 citations Gopal Sapparapu, Estefanı́a Fernández et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Gopal Sapparapu
Milind M. Gore India
Robin Bombardi United States
Wataru Akahata United States
Nisha K. Duggal United States
Russell R. Bakken United States
James E. Voss United States
Ken Draper United States
Isao Fuke Japan
Sunny Himansu United States
Laura A. VanBlargan United States
Milind M. Gore India
Gopal Sapparapu
Citations per year, relative to Gopal Sapparapu Gopal Sapparapu (= 1×) peers Milind M. Gore

Countries citing papers authored by Gopal Sapparapu

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Gopal Sapparapu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Gopal Sapparapu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Gopal Sapparapu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Gopal Sapparapu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Gopal Sapparapu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Gopal Sapparapu. The network helps show where Gopal Sapparapu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gopal Sapparapu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gopal Sapparapu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gopal Sapparapu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gopal Sapparapu. Gopal Sapparapu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Himburg, Heather A., Martina Roos, Tiancheng Fang, et al.. (2019). Chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells require cell-autonomous pleiotrophin signaling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(1). 315–328. 11 indexed citations
2.
Kose, Nurgun, Julie M. Fox, Gopal Sapparapu, et al.. (2019). A lipid-encapsulated mRNA encoding a potently neutralizing human monoclonal antibody protects against chikungunya infection. Science Immunology. 4(35). 155 indexed citations
3.
Kose, Nurgun, D. Noah Sather, Gopal Sapparapu, et al.. (2018). Increased breadth of HIV-1 neutralization achieved by diverse antibody clones each with limited neutralization breadth. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0209437–e0209437. 6 indexed citations
4.
Thomsen, Isaac, Gopal Sapparapu, David B. A. James, et al.. (2017). Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Staphylococcus aureus Bicomponent Leukotoxin AB Isolated Following Invasive Human Infection Reveal Diverse Binding and Modes of Action. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 215(7). 1124–1131. 71 indexed citations
5.
Hasan, S. Saif, Andrew S. Miller, Gopal Sapparapu, et al.. (2017). A human antibody against Zika virus crosslinks the E protein to prevent infection. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14722–14722. 111 indexed citations
6.
Nivarthi, Usha K., Nurgun Kose, Gopal Sapparapu, et al.. (2016). Mapping the Human Memory B Cell and Serum Neutralizing Antibody Responses to Dengue Virus Serotype 4 Infection and Vaccination. Journal of Virology. 91(5). 39 indexed citations
7.
Cho, Michael Jeffrey, Christoph T. Ellebrecht, Christoph M. Hammers, et al.. (2016). Determinants of VH1-46 Cross-Reactivity to Pemphigus Vulgaris Autoantigen Desmoglein 3 and Rotavirus Antigen VP6. The Journal of Immunology. 197(4). 1065–1073. 20 indexed citations
8.
Sapparapu, Gopal, Rita Czakó, Gabriela Alvarado, et al.. (2016). Frequent Use of the IgA Isotype in Human B Cells Encoding Potent Norovirus-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies That Block HBGA Binding. PLoS Pathogens. 12(6). e1005719–e1005719. 28 indexed citations
9.
Sapparapu, Gopal, Estefanı́a Fernández, Nurgun Kose, et al.. (2016). Neutralizing human antibodies prevent Zika virus replication and fetal disease in mice. Nature. 540(7633). 443–447. 295 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Bangaru, Sandhya, Travis Nieusma, Nurgun Kose, et al.. (2016). Recognition of influenza H3N2 variant virus by human neutralizing antibodies. JCI Insight. 1(10). 18 indexed citations
11.
Smith, Scott A., Laurie A. Silva, Julie M. Fox, et al.. (2015). Isolation and Characterization of Broad and Ultrapotent Human Monoclonal Antibodies with Therapeutic Activity against Chikungunya Virus. Cell Host & Microbe. 18(1). 86–95. 106 indexed citations
12.
Flyak, Andrew I., Philipp A. Ilinykh, Charles D. Murin, et al.. (2015). Mechanism of Human Antibody-Mediated Neutralization of Marburg Virus. Cell. 160(5). 893–903. 115 indexed citations
13.
Willis, Jordan R., Gopal Sapparapu, Sasha Murrell, et al.. (2015). Redesigned HIV antibodies exhibit enhanced neutralizing potency and breadth. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(6). 2523–2531. 20 indexed citations
14.
Planque, Stephanie, Yukie Mitsuda, Vida Chitsazzadeh, et al.. (2014). Deficient synthesis of class-switched, HIV-neutralizing antibodies to the CD4 binding site and correction by electrophilic gp120 immunogen. AIDS. 28(15). 2201–2211. 3 indexed citations
15.
Thornburg, Natalie J., D.P. Nannemann, David Blum, et al.. (2013). Human antibodies that neutralize respiratory droplet transmissible H5N1 influenza viruses. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(10). 4405–4409. 25 indexed citations
16.
Sapparapu, Gopal, et al.. (2013). Intracellular Neutralization of A Virus Using A Cell-Penetrating Molecular Transporter. Nanomedicine. 9(11). 1613–1624. 7 indexed citations
17.
Sapparapu, Gopal, Stephanie Planque, Yukie Mitsuda, et al.. (2012). Constant Domain-regulated Antibody Catalysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(43). 36096–36104. 13 indexed citations
18.
Sapparapu, Gopal, Stephanie Planque, Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Steven K. H. Foung, & Sudhir Paul. (2009). Antigen-specific Proteolysis by Hybrid Antibodies Containing Promiscuous Proteolytic Light Chains Paired with an Antigen-binding Heavy Chain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(36). 24622–24633. 9 indexed citations
19.
Taguchi, Hiroaki, Stephanie Planque, Gopal Sapparapu, et al.. (2008). Exceptional Amyloid β Peptide Hydrolyzing Activity of Nonphysiological Immunoglobulin Variable Domain Scaffolds. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(52). 36724–36733. 34 indexed citations
20.
Sapparapu, Gopal. (2003). DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNOLOGICAL REAGENTS FOR DETECTING Salmonella enterica SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Milind M. Gore Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robin Bombardi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wataru Akahata Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Nisha K. Duggal Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Russell R. Bakken Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by James E. Voss Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ken Draper Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Isao Fuke Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sunny Himansu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Laura A. VanBlargan
Rankless by CCL
2026