John Donnelly

13.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
211 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

John Donnelly is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Donnelly has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Immunology, 44 papers in Epidemiology and 36 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John Donnelly's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (30 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (20 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers). John Donnelly is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (30 papers), HIV Research and Treatment (20 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (20 papers). John Donnelly collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. John Donnelly's co-authors include Jeffrey B. Ulmer, Margaret A. Liu, John W. Shiver, Arthur Friedman, R. Randall Deck, Corrille M. DeWitt, Douglas Martinez, Donna L. Montgomery, Karen Leander and Helen C. Perry and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John Donnelly

181 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Heterologous Protection Against Influenza by Injection of DNA Encoding a Viral Protein

1993 1.9k citations Jeffrey B. Ulmer, John Donnelly et al. profile →
DNA VACCINES

1997 883 citations John Donnelly, Jeffrey B. Ulmer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Donnelly United States	50	4.7k	3.6k	2.9k	1.9k	1.3k	211	9.9k
Theodore S. Jardetzky United States	61	6.8k 1.5×	5.3k 1.5×	3.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	430 0.3×	156	15.1k
Ian H. Frazer Australia	56	4.7k 1.0×	5.5k 1.5×	2.4k 0.9×	693 0.4×	482 0.4×	349	11.9k
Richard B.S. Roden United States	62	4.6k 1.0×	6.4k 1.8×	4.1k 1.4×	735 0.4×	687 0.5×	205	12.8k
Christopher B. Buck United States	47	2.6k 0.6×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	552 0.4×	106	10.5k
Austin L. Hughes United States	58	5.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.4×	4.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	697 0.5×	265	13.3k
Michael Pawlita Germany	70	4.0k 0.9×	8.8k 2.4×	6.1k 2.1×	802 0.4×	726 0.6×	408	20.6k
Ruurd Torensma Netherlands	45	5.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.4×	3.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	335 0.3×	135	10.1k
Harriet L. Robinson United States	59	5.3k 1.1×	3.7k 1.0×	3.8k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	227 0.2×	192	11.3k
Lutz Gissmann Germany	66	4.2k 0.9×	13.6k 3.7×	4.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	244	19.1k
Anna‐Lise Williamson South Africa	46	1.4k 0.3×	4.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	265	7.2k

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Donnelly, John, Johnnie N. Moore, John S. Kimball, et al.. (2025). Going, going, gone: Landscape drying reduces wetland function across the American West. Ecological Indicators. 171. 113172–113172. 1 indexed citations

Du, Jinyang, John S. Kimball, Xiao Cheng, et al.. (2025). A satellite-based ice fraction record for small water bodies of the Arctic Coastal Plain.

Grigoryan, Larissa, et al.. (2025). Survey of VA healthcare facilities to assess organizational readiness to change assessment (ORCA) and challenges to implementing antibiotic stewardship. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 105074–105074.

Lee, Matthew M.Y., Mark C. Petrie, Ninian N. Lang, et al.. (2024). 137 Efficacy of intravenous ferric derisomaltose in hospitalised and outpatient settings: insights from ironman trial. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). A143–A145. 1 indexed citations

Stevens, Bryan S., et al.. (2023). Multi‐scale effects of land cover, weather, and fire on Columbian sharp‐tailed grouse. Journal of Wildlife Management. 87(2).

Donnelly, John, et al.. (2020). Climate and human water use diminish wetland networks supporting continental waterbird migration. Global Change Biology. 26(4). 2042–2059. 60 indexed citations

Donnelly, John, Brady Allred, Daniel Perret, et al.. (2018). Seasonal drought in North America’s sagebrush biome structures dynamic mesic resources for sage‐grouse. Ecology and Evolution. 8(24). 12492–12505. 23 indexed citations

Scorza, Francesco Berlanda, Vadim Tsvetnitsky, & John Donnelly. (2016). Universal influenza vaccines: Shifting to better vaccines. Vaccine. 34(26). 2926–2933. 107 indexed citations

Megede, Jan zur, Brigitte E. Sanders-Beer, Peter Silvera, et al.. (2008). A Therapeutic SIV DNA Vaccine Elicits T-Cell Immune Responses, but No Sustained Control of Viremia in SIVmac239-Infected Rhesus Macaques. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 24(8). 1103–1116. 18 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John. (2007). White, Anglo-Celtic Male - Black, Melanesia Female: A Valid Research Situation?. 7. 35. 1 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John, Britta Wahrén, & Margaret A. Liu. (2005). DNA Vaccines: Progress and Challenges. The Journal of Immunology. 175(2). 633–639. 355 indexed citations

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Vajdy, Michael, Manmohan Singh, Jina Kazzaz, et al.. (2004). Mucosal and Systemic Anti-HIV Responses in Rhesus Macaques following Combinations of Intranasal and Parenteral Immunizations. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(11). 1269–1281. 51 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John. (2003). Ignatius of Loyola: Founder of the Jesuits. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 205 Suppl 1. S91–102.

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Donnelly, John, et al.. (2000). Antigen Presentation and DNA Vaccines. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(Supplement_3). S190–S193. 89 indexed citations

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Dupuis, Marc, Kimberly Denis-Mize, Cheryl Goldbeck, et al.. (2000). Distribution of DNA Vaccines Determines Their Immunogenicity After Intramuscular Injection in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 165(5). 2850–2858. 261 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John. (1990). Padua, Louvain, and Paris: Three Case Studies of University-Jesuit Confrontation (1591-1596). e-publications - Marquette (Marquette University). 1 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John, Stephen E. Orlin, Zhengyu Wei, Irving M. Raber, & J H Rockey. (1990). Class II alloantigen induced on corneal endothelium. Role in corneal allograft rejection.. PubMed. 31(7). 1315–20. 10 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John, et al.. (1989). Baylisascaris procyonis (Stefanski and Zarnowski, 1951) Ascarididae: Nematoda. 2.- Third larvae, morphogenesis and migratory behaviour. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal/Maǧallaẗ Asyūṭ al-ṭibiyyaẗ al-baytariyyaẗ. 1 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John, J H Rockey, A. E. Bianco, & E. J. L. Soulsby. (1983). Aqueous Humor and Serum IgE Antibody in Experimental Ocular Onchocerca Infection of Guinea Pigs. Ophthalmic Research. 15(2). 61–67. 12 indexed citations

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Donnelly, John, J H Rockey, & E. J. L. Soulsby. (1977). Intraocular IgE antibody induced in guinea pigs with Ascaris suum larvae.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 16(10). 976–81. 9 indexed citations

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