Zanvil A. Cohn

38.7k total citations · 20 hit papers
235 papers, 32.0k citations indexed

About

Zanvil A. Cohn is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zanvil A. Cohn has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 32.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Immunology, 81 papers in Molecular Biology and 45 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Zanvil A. Cohn's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (24 papers), Leprosy Research and Treatment (22 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (20 papers). Zanvil A. Cohn is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (24 papers), Leprosy Research and Treatment (22 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (20 papers). Zanvil A. Cohn collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Zanvil A. Cohn's co-authors include Ralph M. Steinman, Gilla Kaplan, James G. Hirsch, Carl Nathan, R. van Furth, John Ding‐E Young, Henry W. Murray, N Nogueira, Samuel C. Silverstein and William A. Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Zanvil A. Cohn

235 papers receiving 28.0k citations

Hit Papers

IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CELL TYPE IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOI... 1960 2026 1982 2004 1973 1983 1968 1977 1991 500 1000 1.5k
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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. IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CELL TYPE IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID ORGANS OF MICE
    1973 1.7k citations Ralph M. Steinman, Zanvil A. Cohn The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  2. Endocytosis and the recycling of plasma membrane.
    1983 1.2k citations Ralph M. Steinman, Ira Mellman et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  3. THE ORIGIN AND KINETICS OF MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES
    1968 1.2k citations Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  4. Endocytosis
    1977 1.1k citations Samuel C. Silverstein, Ralph M. Steinman et al. profile →
  5. Thalidomide selectively inhibits tumor necrosis factor alpha production by stimulated human monocytes.
    1991 997 citations Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  6. IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CELL TYPE IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID ORGANS OF MICE
    1974 812 citations Ralph M. Steinman, Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  7. THE ENZYMATIC IODINATION OF THE RED CELL MEMBRANE
    1972 651 citations Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  8. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES
    1965 617 citations Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  9. IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CELL TYPE IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID ORGANS OF MICE
    1974 598 citations Ralph M. Steinman, Zanvil A. Cohn The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  10. THE ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF THE SPECIFIC CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES OF RABBIT POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUCOCYTES
    1960 589 citations Zanvil A. Cohn, James G. Hirsch The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  11. The Macrophage as an Effector Cell
    1980 528 citations Carl Nathan, Henry W. Murray et al. profile →
  12. The Activation of Mononuclear Phagocytes: Fact, Fancy, and Future
    1978 487 citations Zanvil A. Cohn profile →
  13. Extracellular cytolysis by activated macrophages and granulocytes. II. Hydrogen peroxide as a mediator of cytotoxicity.
    1979 456 citations Carl Nathan, S C Silverstein et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  14. IN VITRO SYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF LYSOZYME BY MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES
    1974 434 citations Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  15. Identification of a novel cell type in peripheral lymphoid organs of mice. V. Purification of spleen dendritic cells, new surface markers, and maintenance in vitro.
    1979 418 citations R M Steinman, Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  16. THE INTERACTION OF SOLUBLE HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE WITH MOUSE PERITONEAL MACROPHAGES IN VITRO
    1972 375 citations Ralph M. Steinman, Zanvil A. Cohn The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  17. Extracellular cytolysis by activated macrophages and granulocytes. I. Pharmacologic triggering of effector cells and the release of hydrogen peroxide.
    1979 363 citations Carl Nathan, S C Silverstein et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  18. PINOCYTOSIS IN FIBROBLASTS
    1974 345 citations Ralph M. Steinman, Zanvil A. Cohn et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  19. Local and Systemic Effects of Intradermal Recombinant Interferon-γ in Patients with Lepromatous Leprosy
    1986 261 citations Carl Nathan, Ralph M. Steinman et al. profile →
  20. The Cutaneous Infiltrates of Leprosy
    1982 178 citations Ralph M. Steinman, N Nogueira et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zanvil A. Cohn United States 90 13.4k 10.6k 4.0k 3.9k 3.1k 235 32.0k
Robert A. Good United States 91 17.4k 1.3× 6.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 4.9k 1.2× 930 0.3× 1.0k 37.8k
Emil R. Unanue United States 106 24.6k 1.8× 10.3k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 3.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 432 39.9k
Peter M. Henson United States 118 28.1k 2.1× 16.9k 1.6× 8.3k 2.1× 4.2k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 375 51.4k
Jack Gauldie Canada 95 9.1k 0.7× 8.2k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 3.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.5× 416 31.9k
Fred S. Rosen United States 86 12.4k 0.9× 5.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 429 25.9k
P Vassalli Switzerland 76 10.2k 0.8× 6.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 209 22.4k
Samuel D. Wright United States 86 13.9k 1.0× 9.6k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 4.3k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 219 29.2k
Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard United States 89 15.6k 1.2× 5.7k 0.5× 3.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 283 25.1k
Raif S. Geha United States 99 19.4k 1.5× 5.3k 0.5× 4.6k 1.2× 2.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 501 31.8k
Arne Bøyum Norway 23 9.1k 0.7× 6.5k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.6× 688 0.2× 54 22.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nathan, Carl, et al.. (1985). Murine Kupffer cells. Mononuclear phagocytes deficient in the generation of reactive oxygen intermediates.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 161(5). 1079–1096. 127 indexed citations
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Aderem, Alan, Samuel D. Wright, Samuel C. Silverstein, & Zanvil A. Cohn. (1985). Ligated complement receptors do not activate the arachidonic acid cascade in resident peritoneal macrophages.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 161(3). 617–622. 93 indexed citations
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Pologe, Laura G., et al.. (1984). Stimulation of human endothelial cell prostacyclin synthesis by select leukotrienes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 160(4). 1043–1053. 37 indexed citations
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Mellman, Ira, Helen Plutner, Ralph M. Steinman, Jay C. Unkeless, & Zanvil A. Cohn. (1983). Internalization and degradation of macrophage Fc receptors during receptor-mediated phagocytosis.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 96(3). 887–895. 165 indexed citations
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Pawlowski, Nicholas A., et al.. (1982). Uptake and metabolism of monohydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acids by macrophages.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 155(6). 1653–1664. 78 indexed citations
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Nogueira, N, et al.. (1981). Trypanosoma cruzi. Surface antigens of blood and culture forms.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 153(3). 629–639. 87 indexed citations
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Scott, W A, et al.. (1980). Regulation of arachidonic acid metabolites in macrophages.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 152(2). 324–335. 244 indexed citations
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Kielian, Margaret & Zanvil A. Cohn. (1979). Characterization of phagosome-lysosome fusion in mouse macrophages. The Journal of Cell Biology. 83. 1 indexed citations
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Murray, Henry W., et al.. (1979). Macrophage oxygen-dependent antimicrobial activity. II. The role of oxygen intermediates.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 150(4). 950–964. 195 indexed citations
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Nathan, Carl, et al.. (1979). Extracellular cytolysis by activated macrophages and granulocytes. I. Pharmacologic triggering of effector cells and the release of hydrogen peroxide.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 149(1). 84–99. 363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murray, Henry W. & Zanvil A. Cohn. (1979). Macrophage oxygen-dependent antimicrobial activity. I. Susceptibility of Toxoplasma gondii to oxygen intermediates.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 150(4). 938–949. 154 indexed citations
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Bianco, Celso, Aline Eden, & Zanvil A. Cohn. (1976). The induction of macrophage spreading: role of coagulation factors and the complement system.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 144(6). 1531–1544. 85 indexed citations
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Steinman, Ralph M. & Zanvil A. Cohn. (1974). IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CELL TYPE IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID ORGANS OF MICE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 139(2). 380–397. 598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steinman, Ralph M., et al.. (1974). IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL CELL TYPE IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOID ORGANS OF MICE. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 139(6). 1431–1445. 812 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gordon, Saimon, et al.. (1974). INDUCTION OF MACROPHAGE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR BY ENDOTOXIN STIMULATION AND PHAGOCYTOSIS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 140(4). 995–1010. 268 indexed citations
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Cohn, Zanvil A.. (1968). The Structure and Function of Monocytes and Macrophages. Advances in immunology. 9. 163–214. 223 indexed citations
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Cohn, Zanvil A., James G. Hirsch, & Martha E. Fedorko. (1966). THE IN VITRO DIFFERENTIATION OF MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 123(4). 747–756. 135 indexed citations
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Cohn, Zanvil A.. (1963). THE FATE OF BACTERIA WITHIN PHAGOCYTIC CELLS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 117(1). 27–42. 147 indexed citations
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Cohn, Zanvil A.. (1962). Determinants of infection in the peritoneal cavity. III. The action of selected inhibitors on the fate of Staphylococcus aureus in the mouse.. PubMed Central. 35. 48–61. 16 indexed citations
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Cohn, Zanvil A. & James G. Hirsch. (1960). THE INFLUENCE OF PHAGOCYTOSIS ON THE INTRACELLULAR DISTRIBUTION OF GRANULE-ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS OF POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUCOCYTES. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 112(6). 1015–1022. 168 indexed citations

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