2026 Chester A. Alper: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	81	1587	1445	791	707	310	19767
Genetics	79	1653	1571	758	714	271	17891
Medicine	82	16297	15327	8194	7581	315	20746

Chester A. Alper publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chester A. Alper sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 310 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Chester A. Alper D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chester A. Alper sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

1988 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Chester A. Alper is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses significantly on genetics, with a particular emphasis on genetic diversity, population structure, and genetic mapping.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate an engagement with topics related to population genomics and conserved polymorphic sequences. Two notable papers include:

The Path to Conserved Extended Haplotypes: Megabase-Length Haplotypes at High Population Frequency (2021, Frontiers in Genetics)
Editorial: Population genomic architecture: Conserved polymorphic sequences (CPSs), not linkage disequilibrium (2023, Frontiers in Genetics)

Alper's work covers multiple research topics such as:

Diabetes and associated disorders
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Digestive system and related health
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Genetic diversity and population structure
Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers including Roger L. Dawkins, Jerzy K. Kulski, Charles E. Larsen, and Sally S. Lloyd, highlighting interdisciplinary connections within their research endeavors.

Alper publishes regularly in the journal Frontiers in Genetics, indicating a focused contribution to developments in genetic research. Their career recognition includes being named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1988, which identifies distinguished contributions in their field.

Best Publications

Genetic polymorphism in human glycine-rich beta-glycoprotein.

Chester A. Alper;Thomas Boenisch;Lillian Watson

729
Citations
Inherited structural polymorphism of the fourth component of human complement.

Zuheir L. Awdeh;Chester A. Alper

657
Citations
Genetic prediction of nonresponse to hepatitis B vaccine.

Chester A. Alper;Margot S. Kruskall;Deborah Marcus-Bagley;Donald E. Craven

559
Citations
Extended HLA/complement allele haplotypes: evidence for T/t-like complex in man.

Z L Awdeh;D Raum;E J Yunis;C A Alper

500
Citations
Human C′3: Evidence for the Liver as the Primary Site of Synthesis

Chester A. Alper;A. Myron Johnson;Alan G. Birtch;Francis D. Moore

491
Citations
Increased susceptibility to infection associated with abnormalities of complement-mediated functions and of the third component of complement (C3).

Chester A. Alper;Neil Abramson;Richard B. Johnston;James H. Jandl

412
Citations
Genetic polymorphism of the third component of human complement (C′3)

Chester A. Alper;Richard P. Propp

368
Citations
Genetically determined heterogeneity of the C1 esterase inhibitor in patients with hereditary angioneurotic edema

Fred S. Rosen;Chester A. Alper;Jack Pensky;Martin R. Klemperer

350
Citations
HOMOZYGOUS DEFICIENCY OF C3 IN A PATIENT WITH REPEATED INFECTIONS

C.A Alper;H.R Colten;F.S Rosen;A.R Rabson

331
Citations
Selective Gamma-G Globulin Deficiencies in Patients with Recurrent Pyogenic Infections

Peter H. Schur;Halina Borel;Erwin W. Gelfand;Chester A. Alper

321
Citations
Polymorphism of the human complement C4 and steroid 21-hydroxylase genes. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms revealing structural deletions, homoduplications, and size variants.

P M Schneider;M C Carroll;C A Alper;C Rittner

310
Citations
Inherited structural polymorphism in human C2: evidence for genetic linkage between C2 and Bf.

Chester A. Alper

307
Citations
THE ENHANCEMENT OF BACTERIAL PHAGOCYTOSIS BY SERUM THE ROLE OF COMPLEMENT COMPONENTS AND TWO COFACTORS

Richard B. Johnston;Martin R. Klemperer;Chester A. Alper;Fred S. Rosen

305
Citations
Nonresponsiveness to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Health Care Workers: Results of Revaccination and Genetic Typings

D E Craven;Z L Awdeh;L M Kunches;E J Yunis

301
Citations
Studies of the In Vivo Behavior of Human C′3 in Normal Subjects and Patients*

Chester A. Alper;Fred S. Rosen

297
Citations
Major histocompatibility complex haplotype studies in Ashkenazi Jewish patients with pemphigus vulgaris.

A R Ahmed;E J Yunis;K Khatri;R Wagner

293
Citations
Immunofixation Electrophoresis: A Technique for the Study of Protein Polymorphism

Unknown

275
Citations
HLA-DQB1*0602 is associated with dominant protection from diabetes even among islet cell antibody-positive first-degree relatives of patients with IDDM.

Alberto Pugliese;Roberto Gianani;Rocio Moromisato;Zuheir L Awdeh

273
Citations
International System for Human Gene Nomenclature (1979) ISGN (1979)

T B Shows;C A Alper;D Bootsma;M Dorf

268
Citations
Statement on the Nomenclature of Human C4 Allotypes

G. Mauff;C.A. Alper;Z. Awdeh;J.R. Batchelor

256
Citations
Genetically Determined Heterogeneity oftheC1Esterase Inhibitor inPatients withHereditary Angioneurotic Edema

Chester A. Alper;Virginia H. Donaldson

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Edmond J. Yunis Harvard University

Fred S. Rosen Harvard University

George S. Eisenbarth University of Colorado Denver

Peter H. Schur Brigham and Women's Hospital

Peter M. Schneider University of Cologne

Alvin E. Davis Harvard University

Harvey R. Colten Washington University in St. Louis

Erwin W. Gelfand University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

David J. Glass Regeneron (United States)

Lennart Truedsson Lund University

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