John E. Volanakis

11.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
155 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

John E. Volanakis is a scholar working on Immunology, Hematology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Volanakis has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Immunology, 59 papers in Hematology and 35 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John E. Volanakis's work include Complement system in diseases (66 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (30 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (26 papers). John E. Volanakis is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (66 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (30 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (26 papers). John E. Volanakis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Greece and United Kingdom. John E. Volanakis's co-authors include Melvin H. Kaplan, Alexander J. Szalai, M. H. Kaplan, Sthanam V.L. Narayana, David E. Briles, Robert M. Stroud, Kevin Macon, Trevor J. Greenhough, J. Michael Kilpatrick and K.W.A. Wirtz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John E. Volanakis

155 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Human C-reactive protein: expression, ... 1971 2026 1989 2007 2001 1974 1971 1974 200 400 600
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. Human C-reactive protein: expression, structure, and function
    2001 707 citations John E. Volanakis Molecular Immunology profile →
  2. Interaction of C-reactive protein complexes with the complement system. I. Consumption of human complement associated with the reaction of C-reactive protein with pneumococcal C-polysaccharide and with the choline phosphatides, lecithin and sphingomyelin.
    1974 481 citations John E. Volanakis et al. PubMed profile →
  3. Specificity of C-Reactive Protein for Choline Phosphate Residues of Pneumococcal C-Polysaccharide
    1971 340 citations John E. Volanakis et al. profile →
  4. Interaction of C-Reactive Protein Complexes with the Complement System
    1974 340 citations John E. Volanakis et al. The Journal of Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John E. Volanakis United States 51 4.4k 2.3k 2.2k 1.4k 998 155 9.1k
H Gewurz United States 59 4.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 244 10.9k
R. van Furth Netherlands 55 4.9k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 757 0.5× 700 0.7× 284 11.6k
John Atkinson United States 59 5.2k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 902 0.9× 160 9.6k
A. O. Carbonara Italy 23 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 2.4k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 930 0.9× 109 10.1k
Carolyn Mold United States 46 3.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 775 0.5× 722 0.7× 101 6.7k
Alfons Billiau Belgium 66 6.7k 1.5× 1.5k 0.7× 3.3k 1.5× 1.0k 0.7× 817 0.8× 267 13.4k
Rebecca H. Buckley United States 58 9.5k 2.1× 3.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.7× 771 0.8× 223 14.0k
Patrice Debré France 69 10.7k 2.4× 3.3k 1.4× 2.5k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 390 18.2k
Ralph C. Williams United States 61 4.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 2.8k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 904 0.9× 315 12.8k
Eckhard R. Podack United States 64 9.0k 2.0× 1.4k 0.6× 3.9k 1.8× 2.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 254 14.0k

Countries citing papers authored by John E. Volanakis

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of John E. Volanakis'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 John E. Volanakis with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites John E. Volanakis more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by John E. Volanakis

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by John E. Volanakis. 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 John E. Volanakis. The network helps show where John E. Volanakis may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of John E. Volanakis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John E. Volanakis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John E. Volanakis 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 John E. Volanakis. John E. Volanakis 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.
Krishnan, Vengadesan, Yuanyuan Xu, Kevin Macon, John E. Volanakis, & Sthanam V.L. Narayana. (2009). The structure of C2b, a fragment of complement component C2 produced during C3 convertase formation. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 65(3). 266–274. 26 indexed citations
2.
Szalai, Alexander J., Casey T. Weaver, Mark A. McCrory, et al.. (2003). Delayed lupus onset in (NZB × NZW)F1 mice expressing a human C‐reactive protein transgene. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 48(6). 1602–1611. 87 indexed citations
3.
Narayana, Sthanam V.L., et al.. (1995). Catalytic role of a surface loop of the complement serine protease factor D.. The Journal of Immunology. 154(11). 6073–6079. 13 indexed citations
4.
Volanakis, John E., et al.. (1994). Probing the C1q-binding site on human C-reactive protein by site-directed mutagenesis.. The Journal of Immunology. 152(11). 5404–5410. 63 indexed citations
5.
Zhu, Zeng B., et al.. (1993). Structure of the human C2 gene.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(1). 170–174. 12 indexed citations
6.
Volanakis, John E., Scott R. Barnum, & J. Michael Kilpatrick. (1993). [5] Purification and properties of human factor D. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 223. 82–97. 7 indexed citations
7.
Ashman, Robert F., John D. Kemp, Wayne M. Yokoyama, et al.. (1992). Genetic and immunologic analysis of a family containing five patients with common-variable immune deficiency or selective IgA deficiency. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 12(6). 406–414. 37 indexed citations
8.
Volanakis, John E., Frederick M. Schaffer, Kevin Macon, et al.. (1992). Major histocompatibility complex class III genes and susceptibility to immunoglobulin A deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 89(6). 1914–1922. 101 indexed citations
9.
Zhu, Zeng B., Shu‐Ling Hsieh, D. R. Bentley, R. Duncan Campbell, & John E. Volanakis. (1992). A variable number of tandem repeats locus within the human complement C2 gene is associated with a retroposon derived from a human endogenous retrovirus.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 175(6). 1783–1787. 40 indexed citations
10.
Kilpatrick, John Michael & John E. Volanakis. (1991). Molecular genetics, structure, and function of C-reactive protein. Immunologic Research. 10(1). 43–53. 71 indexed citations
11.
Pascual, Manuel, et al.. (1990). A monoclonal antibody which blocks the function of factor D of human complement. Journal of Immunological Methods. 127(2). 263–269. 22 indexed citations
12.
DeLucas, L.J., Trevor J. Greenhough, Dean A. A. Myles, et al.. (1987). Preliminary X-ray study of crystals of human C-reactive protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 196(3). 741–742. 12 indexed citations
13.
Gray, Barry M., et al.. (1986). Quantitative levels of C-reactive protein in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with bacterial meningitis and other conditions. The Journal of Pediatrics. 108(5). 665–670. 31 indexed citations
14.
Kilpatrick, J. Michael & John E. Volanakis. (1985). Opsonic properties of C-reactive protein. Stimulation by phorbol myristate acetate enables human neutrophils to phagocytize C-reactive protein-coated cells.. The Journal of Immunology. 134(5). 3364–3370. 75 indexed citations
15.
16.
Kilpatrick, J. Michael, John F. Kearney, & John E. Volanakis. (1982). Demonstration of calcium-induced conformational change(s) in C-reactive protein by using monoclonal antibodies. Molecular Immunology. 19(9). 1159–1165. 51 indexed citations
17.
Schultz, Duane R., Guido O. Pérez, John E. Volanakis, Victoriano Pardo, & Steven H. Moss. (1981). Glomerular Disease in Two Patients With Urticaria-Cutaneous Vasculitis and Hypocomplementemia. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1(3). 157–165. 19 indexed citations
18.
Volanakis, John E. & Annie Jo Narkates. (1981). Interaction of C-reactive protein with artificial phosphatidylcholine bilayers and complement.. The Journal of Immunology. 126(5). 1820–1825. 109 indexed citations
19.
Volanakis, John E., et al.. (1974). THE STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR BINDING OF COMPLEMENT BY IMMUNOGLOBULIN M. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 140(4). 1117–1121. 26 indexed citations
20.
Schultz, D. R., et al.. (1974). Inactivation of C1 in rheumatoid synovial fluid, purfied C1 and C1 esterase, by gold compounds.. PubMed. 17(3). 395–406. 35 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 H Gewurz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. van Furth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by John Atkinson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by A. O. Carbonara Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Carolyn Mold Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alfons Billiau Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rebecca H. Buckley Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Patrice Debré Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ralph C. Williams Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eckhard R. Podack
Rankless by CCL
2026