Ian Johnston

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ian Johnston is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Johnston has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Immunology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ian Johnston's work include Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (17 papers), CAR-T cell therapy research (14 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (12 papers). Ian Johnston is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (17 papers), CAR-T cell therapy research (14 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (12 papers). Ian Johnston collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and United States. Ian Johnston's co-authors include Andrew D. Paterson, Michael Besser, Michael K. Morgan, Volker ter Meulen, Andrzej Dzionek, Marco Colonna, Jürgen Schmitz, Tsutomu Okada, William Vermi and Antonio Lanzavecchia and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ian Johnston

88 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

BDCA-2, a Novel Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell–specific Type... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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. BDCA-2, a Novel Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell–specific Type II C-type Lectin, Mediates Antigen Capture and Is a Potent Inhibitor of Interferon α/β Induction
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Johnston Germany 33 1.1k 929 837 480 476 93 3.6k
Nada Jabado Canada 48 885 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 3.0k 3.6× 751 1.6× 778 1.6× 168 7.0k
Fausto J. Rodríguez United States 47 2.2k 2.0× 368 0.4× 2.3k 2.7× 810 1.7× 1.5k 3.1× 214 7.5k
Henry Hirschberg Norway 34 258 0.2× 994 1.1× 791 0.9× 324 0.7× 411 0.9× 195 4.2k
S. D. Cook United States 31 356 0.3× 411 0.4× 391 0.5× 264 0.6× 510 1.1× 80 2.5k
Anja E. Hauser Germany 37 447 0.4× 3.8k 4.1× 1.0k 1.2× 742 1.5× 477 1.0× 113 6.3k
Jay H. Beckstead United States 30 374 0.3× 759 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 1.1k 2.3× 356 0.7× 67 4.5k
Martin E. Sanders United States 30 253 0.2× 3.7k 4.0× 862 1.0× 597 1.2× 720 1.5× 65 6.1k
Christian Urban Austria 28 796 0.7× 329 0.4× 494 0.6× 436 0.9× 353 0.7× 110 2.5k
J L Cordell United Kingdom 23 191 0.2× 1.5k 1.6× 1.7k 2.0× 1.3k 2.7× 435 0.9× 26 5.3k
Hidehiro Takei United States 28 494 0.5× 151 0.2× 472 0.6× 507 1.1× 361 0.8× 177 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Johnston

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Johnston

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Johnston

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Johnston. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Johnston 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 Ian Johnston. Ian Johnston 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
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Rawashdeh, Wa’el Al, Dominik Lock, Christoph Herbel, et al.. (2023). Targeting Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigen 4 (SSEA-4) in Triple Negative Breast Cancer by CAR T Cells Results in Unexpected on Target/off Tumor Toxicities in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9184–9184. 7 indexed citations
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Johnston, Ian, Amrita Sarkar, Vincent Hayes, et al.. (2020). Recognition of PF4-VWF complexes by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia antibodies contributes to thrombus propagation. Blood. 135(15). 1270–1280. 53 indexed citations
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Gollomp, Kandace, Ian Johnston, Vincent Hayes, et al.. (2018). Neutrophil accumulation and NET release contribute to thrombosis in HIT. JCI Insight. 3(18). 128 indexed citations
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Bach, Patricia, Tobias Abel, Christopher M. Hoffmann, et al.. (2013). Specific Elimination of CD133+ Tumor Cells with Targeted Oncolytic Measles Virus. Cancer Research. 73(2). 865–874. 100 indexed citations
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Aran, Kiana, et al.. (2011). Microfiltration device for continuous, label-free bacteria separation from whole blood for sepsis treatment. 497–499. 2 indexed citations
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Anliker, Brigitte, Tobias Abel, Sabrina Kneissl, et al.. (2010). Specific gene transfer to neurons, endothelial cells and hematopoietic progenitors with lentiviral vectors. Nature Methods. 7(11). 929–935. 116 indexed citations
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Adams, Laura L., et al.. (2009). Strategies for Measuring Identity in Ethnographic Research. 55(4). 298–318. 4 indexed citations
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Johnston, Ian. (1998). Review: Requirements Engineering: A Good Practice Guide. 40(2). 31–31.
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Steel, Timothy, et al.. (1997). Demonstration of membranous aqueduct occlusion by fast multiphase magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 4(3). 352–354. 4 indexed citations
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Usherwood, Edward J., et al.. (1995). Lymphocyte recognition elements on the VP1 protein of Theiler's virus.. PubMed Central. 85(2). 190–7. 8 indexed citations
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Johnston, Ian, Edward J. Usherwood, Anthony A. Nash, & T. D. K. Brown. (1995). Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus 3D RNA polymerase: its expression in the CNS and the specific immune response generated in persistently infected mice. Journal of General Virology. 76(11). 2765–2777. 1 indexed citations
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Sheridan, Mark & Ian Johnston. (1994). Hydrocephalus and pseudotumour cerebri in the mucopolysaccharidoses. Child s Nervous System. 10(3). 148–150. 12 indexed citations
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Johnston, Ian. (1991). The Pseudotumor Syndrome. Archives of Neurology. 48(7). 740–740. 107 indexed citations
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Speirs, Andrew, et al.. (1990). Human chorionic gonadotropin to oocyte retrieval interval in in vitro fertilization—how critical is it?. Fertility and Sterility. 53(1). 177–179. 8 indexed citations
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Speirs, Andrew L., et al.. (1990). Increasing the human menopausal gonadotropin dose—does the response really improve?. Fertility and Sterility. 53(3). 436–439. 20 indexed citations
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Johnston, Ian, Michael Besser, & Michael K. Morgan. (1988). Cerebrospinal fluid diversion in the treatment of benign intracranial hypertension. Journal of neurosurgery. 69(2). 195–202. 92 indexed citations
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Morgan, Michael K., et al.. (1986). Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation Presenting at Birth: Case Report. Neurosurgery. 19(4). 637–640. 8 indexed citations
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Hoult, Ian J., Lachlan Ch. de Crespigny, Colm O’Herlihy, et al.. (1981). Ultrasound Control of Clomiphene/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Stimulated Cycles for Oocyte Recovery and in Vitro Fertilization. Fertility and Sterility. 36(3). 316–319. 33 indexed citations
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Tait, Brian D., et al.. (1976). Cellular Immunity to Lymphocyte Antigens in Human Infertility. Fertility and Sterility. 27(4). 389–396. 5 indexed citations

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