K Whaley

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
198 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

K Whaley is a scholar working on Immunology, Hematology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, K Whaley has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Immunology, 48 papers in Hematology and 47 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in K Whaley's work include Complement system in diseases (51 papers), Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (45 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (31 papers). K Whaley is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (51 papers), Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (45 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (31 papers). K Whaley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Japan. K Whaley's co-authors include Shaun Ruddy, David F. Lappin, John Williamson, W. Watson Buchanan, W C Dick, G. Nuki, Allan R. McPhaden, J. Webb, Wilhelm Schwaeble and R N MacSween and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

K Whaley

192 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Modulation of the alternative complement pathways by beta 1 H globulin.

1976 489 citations K Whaley, Shaun Ruddy The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
K Whaley	2.2k	905	868	796	740	198	4.7k
J. Stuart	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.8×	1.2k 1.7×	200	7.0k
Francesco Indiveri	3.2k 1.5×	530 0.6×	490 0.6×	588 0.7×	604 0.8×	215	5.9k
John H. Vaughan	1.6k 0.7×	518 0.6×	779 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	364 0.5×	138	5.0k
Pierre Galanaud	4.4k 2.1×	369 0.4×	728 0.8×	1.4k 1.8×	550 0.7×	193	8.2k
Lise Halbwachs‐Mecarelli	2.9k 1.3×	914 1.0×	494 0.6×	422 0.5×	450 0.6×	75	5.1k
Thomas B. Issekutz	3.6k 1.7×	656 0.7×	737 0.8×	378 0.5×	212 0.3×	160	6.8k
Atsushi Komiyama	2.6k 1.2×	692 0.8×	659 0.8×	291 0.4×	360 0.5×	268	6.2k
José Carlos Gutierrez‐Ramos	4.5k 2.1×	816 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	471 0.6×	306 0.4×	55	7.9k
Morten Svenson	2.0k 0.9×	412 0.5×	311 0.4×	817 1.0×	233 0.3×	81	4.0k
Dror Mevorach	2.6k 1.2×	434 0.5×	398 0.5×	801 1.0×	750 1.0×	102	4.5k

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Whaley, K, et al.. (2025). Clinical Outcomes of Switching U-100 Intermediate or Basal Insulin to U-200 Insulin Degludec or U-300 Insulin Glargine. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 16. 2980182–2980182. 1 indexed citations

Mahmoud, Fadia, et al.. (2002). Decreased Total Numbers of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes with Elevated Percentages of CD4+CD45RO+ and CD4+CD25+ of T‐Helper Cells in Non‐Segmental Vitiligo. The Journal of Dermatology. 29(2). 68–73. 26 indexed citations

Holme, E, et al.. (1992). Purification and characterization of RHP (factor H) and study of its interactions with the first component of complement. Molecular Immunology. 29(7-8). 957–964. 5 indexed citations

Jackson, J., Robert B. Sim, K Whaley, & Conleth Feighery. (1989). Autoantibody facilitated cleavage of C1-inhibitor in autoimmune angioedema.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 83(2). 698–707. 48 indexed citations

Bird, P, et al.. (1989). The plasma protein which inhibits complement-mediated prevention of immune precipitation is an Fc binding protein.. PubMed Central. 66(1). 20–5. 7 indexed citations

Whaley, K. (1985). Methods in complement for clinical immunologists. Churchill Livingstone eBooks. 31 indexed citations

Muñoz, Luis E., et al.. (1982). Complement activation in chronic liver disease.. PubMed Central. 47(3). 548–54. 28 indexed citations

Whaley, K. (1980). Biosynthesis of the complement components and the regulatory proteins of the alternative complement pathway by human peripheral blood monocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 151(3). 501–516. 305 indexed citations

Whaley, K, Peter H. Schur, & Shaun Ruddy. (1979). Relative importance of C3b inactivator and beta 1H globulin in the modulation of the properdin amplification loop in systemic lupus erythematosus.. PubMed Central. 36(3). 408–14. 13 indexed citations

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Whaley, K & Shaun Ruddy. (1976). Modulation of the alternative complement pathways by beta 1 H globulin.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 144(5). 1147–1163. 489 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whaley, K, Peter H. Schur, & Shaun Ruddy. (1976). C3b inactivator in the rheumatic diseases. Measurement by radial immunodiffusion and by inhibition of formation of properdin pathway C3 convertase.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 57(6). 1554–1563. 25 indexed citations

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Johnstone, E.C. & K Whaley. (1975). Antinuclear antibodies in psychiatric illness: their relationship to diagnosis and drug treatment.. BMJ. 2(5973). 724–725. 47 indexed citations

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Whaley, K, B Canesi, Anna Moseley, et al.. (1974). Complement metabolism in the seronegative arthritides.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 33(6). 495–499. 20 indexed citations

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Williamson, John, et al.. (1973). Histology of the lacrimal gland in keratoconjunctivitis sicca.. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 57(11). 852–858. 65 indexed citations

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Whaley, K, et al.. (1973). Sjøgren's Syndrome<subtitle>2. CLINICAL ASSOCIATIONS AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PHENOMENA</subtitle>. QJM. 42(167). 513–48. 103 indexed citations

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Whaley, K & John Williamson. (1972). Sjogren's syndrome: its clinical manifestations and associations.. PubMed. 10(14). 383–65. 4 indexed citations

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Young, Alexander S., et al.. (1969). Penicillin allergy in rheumatoid arthritis. With special reference to Sjogren's syndrome.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 28(6). 607–611. 12 indexed citations

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Dick, P., G. Nuki, K Whaley, et al.. (1969). Effect of Anti-inflammatory Drug Therapy on Clearance of 133Xe from Knee Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. BMJ. 3(5665). 278–280. 10 indexed citations

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Whaley, K, D. M. Chisholm, R. B. Goudie, et al.. (1969). Salivary duct autoantibody in Sjøgren's syndrome: correlation with focal sialadenitis in the labial mucosa. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 4(3). 273–8. 36 indexed citations

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Whaley, K, Walker Downie, W. Carson Dick, et al.. (1969). Clinical Trial of Lincomycin Hydrochloride in Reiter's Disease. BMJ. 2(5654). 421–422. 1 indexed citations

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