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Edward C. Franklin

Edward C. Franklin

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
15794
World Ranking
8233
National Ranking
3721

Edward C. Franklin publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward C. Franklin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Edward C. Franklin D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward C. Franklin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1979 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Edward C. Franklin was affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields, with a focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as immunology-related topics.

Throughout their career, they published work in various venues. Their recent papers included:

  • Abstracts of the 100th Annual Meeting June 6-9, 2024 Olympic Valley, California, published in 2024 in the Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
  • Impacts of fast production of afucosylated antibodies and Fc mutants in ExpiCHO-S™ for enhancing FcγRIIIa binding and NK cell activation, published in 2022 in the Journal of Biotechnology

Their frequent coauthors were:

  • Xiaotian Zhong
  • Jennifer Schenk
  • Paul Sakorafas
  • John P. Chamberland
  • Amy Tam

They contributed to fields such as Earth and Planetary Sciences and subfields including Paleontology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Anthropology. Their work covered research topics like:

  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

The scientist was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1979.

Best Publications

  • Mixed cryoglobulinemia: clinical aspects and long-term follow-up of 40 patients.

    Peter D. Gorevic;Hannah Jane Kassab;Yoram Levo;Robert Kohn

  • Cryoglobulinemia—A clinical and laboratory study: II. Cryoglobulins with rheumatoid factor activity

    M. Meltzer;E.C. Franklin;K. Elias;R.T. McCluskey

  • The characterization of soluble amyloid prepared in water

    M Pras;M Schubert;D Zucker-Franklin;A Rimon

  • Cryoglobulinemia--a study of twenty-nine patients. I. IgG and IgM cryoglobulins and factors affecting cryoprecipitability.

    M. Meltzer;E.C. Franklin

  • Association between Hepatitis B Virus and Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

    Y. Levo;P. D. Gorevic;H. J. Kassab;D. Zucker-Franklin

  • AN UNUSUAL PROTEIN COMPONENT OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN THE SERUM OF CERTAIN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

    E. C. Franklin;H. R. Holman;H. J. Müller-Eberhard;H. G. Kunkel

  • The Amino Acid Sequence of a Major Nonimmunoglobulin Component of Some Amyloid Fibrils

    Mark Levin;Edward C. Franklin;Blas Frangione;Mordechai Pras

  • Bence Jones proteins and light chains of immunoglobulins. Preferential association of the V lambda VI subgroup of human light chains with amyloidosis AL (lambda).

    A Solomon;B Frangione;E C Franklin

  • IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE MAJOR NONIMMUNOGLOBULIN PROTEIN OF AMYLOID I. IDENTIFICATION AND PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A RELATED SERUM COMPONENT

    Mark Levin;Mordechai Pras;Edward C. Franklin

  • Degradation of serum amyloid A protein by surface-associated enzymes of human blood monocytes.

    G Lavie;D Zucker-Franklin;E C Franklin

  • Properties of guinea pig 7S antibodies. I. Electrophoretic separation of two types of guinea pig 7S antibodies.

    Baruj Benacerraf;Zoltan Ovary;Kurt J. Bloch;Edward C. Franklin

  • Interaction of the rheumatoid factor with antigen-antibody complexes and aggregated gamma globulin.

    G. M. Edelman;H. G. Kunkel;E. C. Franklin

  • STRUCTURAL UNITS OF HUMAN 7S GAMMA GLOBULIN

    Edward C. Franklin;Frances Prelli

  • Ultracentrifugal fractionation of bovine nasal chondromucoprotein.

    Bernard R. Gerber;Edward C. Franklin;Maxwell Schubert

  • Primary structure of the "hinge" region of human IgG3. Probable quadruplication of a 15-amino acid residue basic unit.

    T E Michaelsen;B Frangione;E C Franklin

  • Isolation and partial characterization of SAA-an amyloid-related protein from human serum.

    Rosenthal Cj;Franklin Ec;Frangione B;Greenspan J

  • Elastase-type proteases on the surface of human blood monocytes: possible role in amyloid formation.

    G Lavie;D Zucker-Franklin;E C Franklin

  • PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES OF WATER-SOLUBLE HUMAN AMYLOID FIBRILS : COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF NINE AMYLOID PREPARATIONS

    Mordechai Pras;Dorothea Zucker-Franklin;Abraham Rimon;Edward C. Franklin

  • The antibody response to bacteriophage phi-X 174 in newborn premature infants.

    J. W. Uhr;J. Dancis;E. C. Franklin;M. S. Finkelstein

  • STUDIES ON THE ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE “RHEUMATOID FACTOR”

    H. G. Kunkel;E. C. Franklin;H. J. Muller-Eberhard

Frequent Co-Authors

Blas Frangione
Blas Frangione New York University
Frances Prelli
Frances Prelli New York University
Dorothea Zucker-Franklin
Dorothea Zucker-Franklin New York University
Henry G. Kunkel
Henry G. Kunkel Rockefeller University
Terje E. Michaelsen
Terje E. Michaelsen University of Oslo
H. Hugh Fudenberg
H. Hugh Fudenberg University of California, San Francisco
John L. Fahey
John L. Fahey University of California, Los Angeles
Enrique Méndez
Enrique Méndez Spanish National Research Council
William D. Terry
William D. Terry Brigham and Women's Hospital

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