Melvin H. Kaplan

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Melvin H. Kaplan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvin H. Kaplan has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 17 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Melvin H. Kaplan's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (15 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (13 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (7 papers). Melvin H. Kaplan is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (15 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (13 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (7 papers). Melvin H. Kaplan collaborates with scholars based in United States and Greece. Melvin H. Kaplan's co-authors include John E. Volanakis, Irving Kushner, Chandrasekharan Krishnan, Kathryn H. Svec, Louis Rakita, Mary Meyeserian, J. Dermot Frengley, Elizabeth H. Leduc, Albert H. Coons and F. D. Dallenbach and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Melvin H. Kaplan

43 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

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 Melvin H. Kaplan, John E. Volanakis PubMed profile →
Interaction of C-Reactive Protein Complexes with the Complement System

1974 340 citations Melvin H. Kaplan, John E. Volanakis The Journal of Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melvin H. Kaplan United States	24	945	728	685	589	443	44	3.0k
J N Siegel United States	27	801 0.8×	681 0.9×	661 1.0×	214 0.4×	120 0.3×	45	2.5k
Felix Milgrom United States	32	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	419 0.6×	205 0.3×	85 0.2×	325	4.0k
S Barandun Switzerland	23	1.4k 1.4×	414 0.6×	331 0.5×	223 0.4×	82 0.2×	120	3.3k
Alan S. Rabson United States	29	558 0.6×	866 1.2×	915 1.3×	139 0.2×	128 0.3×	131	3.3k
Kenneth W. Sell United States	27	884 0.9×	462 0.6×	296 0.4×	181 0.3×	146 0.3×	77	2.3k
D. C. Dumonde United Kingdom	29	1.3k 1.4×	488 0.7×	487 0.7×	531 0.9×	50 0.1×	122	3.2k
Ferenc Györkey United States	31	403 0.4×	676 0.9×	708 1.0×	197 0.3×	117 0.3×	114	3.5k
Eugene V. Barnett United States	33	1.6k 1.7×	446 0.6×	562 0.8×	238 0.4×	127 0.3×	116	4.3k
J H Passwell Israel	29	704 0.7×	874 1.2×	336 0.5×	369 0.6×	57 0.1×	97	2.8k
R.R.A. Coombs United Kingdom	38	2.0k 2.1×	994 1.4×	522 0.8×	208 0.4×	53 0.1×	224	5.1k

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Kaplan, Melvin H.. (2015). Autoimmunity to Heart and its Relation to Heart Disease A Review. Chemical immunology/Fortschritte der Allergielehre/Progress in allergy/Chemical immunology and allergy. 408–429.

Lippa, Carol F., et al.. (1986). Neuropathy associated with cryoglobulinemia. Muscle & Nerve. 9(7). 626–631. 22 indexed citations

Kaplan, Melvin H. & John E. Volanakis. (1974). 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.. PubMed. 112(6). 2135–47. 481 indexed citations breakdown →

Keiser, Harold D., Irving Kushner, & Melvin H. Kaplan. (1971). “Nonspecific” Stimulation of Lymphocyte Transformation by Cellular Fractions and Acid Extracts of Group a Streptococci. The Journal of Immunology. 106(6). 1593–1601. 25 indexed citations

Espinosa, Enrique & Melvin H. Kaplan. (1970). Antigenic Analysis of Human Heart Tissue. Antigens with Restricted Organ Distribution in Acid Extracts of Human Myocardium. The Journal of Immunology. 105(2). 416–425. 13 indexed citations

Espinosa, Enrique & Melvin H. Kaplan. (1968). Antigenic analysis of human heart tissue. Identification of antigens with specificity restricted to heart and skeletal muscle in acid extracts of myocardium.. PubMed. 100(5). 1020–31. 19 indexed citations

Krishnan, Chandrasekharan & Melvin H. Kaplan. (1967). Immunopathologic Studies of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. II. Antinuclear Reaction of γ-Globulin Eluted from Homogenates and Isolated Glomeruli of Kidneys from Patients with Lupus Nephritis *. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 46(4). 569–579. 187 indexed citations

Kaplan, Melvin H.. (1966). Auto-immunity and Rheumatic Fever. Postgraduate Medicine. 40(2). 123–128. 2 indexed citations

Kaplan, Melvin H.. (1965). AUTOANTIBODIES TO HEART AND RHEUMATIC FEVER: THE INDUCTION OF AUTOIMMUNITY TO HEART BY STREPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN CROSS‐REACTIVE WITH HEART^*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 124(2). 904–915. 27 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H. & Kathryn H. Svec. (1964). IMMUNOLOGIC RELATION OF STREPTOCOCCAL AND TISSUE ANTIGENS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 119(4). 651–666. 132 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H., et al.. (1964). IMMUNOLOGIC RELATION OF STREPTOCOCCAL AND TISSUE ANTIGENS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 119(4). 643–650. 74 indexed citations

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Kushner, Irving & Melvin H. Kaplan. (1964). Studies of Acute Phase Protein. The Journal of Immunology. 92(1). 55–60. 4 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H.. (1963). Immunologic Relation of Streptococcal and Tissue Antigens. The Journal of Immunology. 90(4). 595–606. 70 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H., Mary Meyeserian, & Irving Kushner. (1961). IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES OF HEART TISSUE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 113(1). 17–36. 85 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H. & F. D. Dallenbach. (1961). IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES OF HEART TISSUE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 113(1). 1–16. 67 indexed citations

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Kushner, Irving & Melvin H. Kaplan. (1961). STUDIES OF ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 114(6). 961–974. 135 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H.. (1959). The fluorescent antibody technic as a research tool in the study of connective tissue disease. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2(6). 568–573. 28 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H., et al.. (1958). LOCALIZATION OF STREPTOCOCCAL ANTIGENS IN TISSUES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 107(3). 341–352. 39 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Melvin H., et al.. (1958). Immunologic Studies of Heart Tissue. The Journal of Immunology. 80(4). 268–277. 11 indexed citations

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Coons, Albert H., et al.. (1951). LOCALIZATION OF ANTIGEN IN TISSUE CELLS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 93(2). 173–188. 215 indexed citations

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