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D-Index
67
Citations
14052
World Ranking
2300
National Ranking
945

John E. Volanakis publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John E. Volanakis sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 175 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

John E. Volanakis D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John E. Volanakis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

John E. Volanakis is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their academic and research activities are primarily connected to this institution.

Volanakis's recognized contributions include the achievement of becoming a member of the Association of American Physicians. This membership reflects an acknowledgment by a professional organization, although the specific year of induction is not documented.

No publicly listed recent papers, frequent co-authors, or main publication venues have been recorded. Similarly, there is no available data regarding book publications, main or subfields of study, or specific topics of research to characterize the detailed scope of their scientific contributions.

Due to the absence of detailed documented research outputs such as titles or publication years, a comprehensive overview of their scholarly work remains limited to their institutional affiliation and professional recognition.

Best Publications

  • Human C-reactive protein: expression, structure, and function.

    John E Volanakis

  • 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

    Melvin H. Kaplan;John E. Volanakis

  • Three dimensional structure of human C-reactive protein

    A.K Shrive;G.M Cheetham;G.M Cheetham;D Holden;D.A Myles

  • The human complement system in health and disease

    John E. Volanakis

  • Specificity of C-Reactive Protein for Choline Phosphate Residues of Pneumococcal C-Polysaccharide

    Unknown

  • COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION BY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN COMPLEXES*

    John E. Volanakis

  • Topology and Structure of the C1q-Binding Site on C-Reactive Protein

    Alok Agrawal;Annette K. Shrive;Trevor J. Greenhough;John E. Volanakis

  • HUMAN C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IS PROTECTIVE AGAINST FATAL STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE INFECTION IN TRANSGENIC MICE

    A J Szalai;D E Briles;J E Volanakis

  • Interaction of C-Reactive Protein Complexes with the Complement System II. Consumption of Guinea Pig Complement by CRP Complexes: Requirement for Human Clq

    John E. Volanakis;Melvin H. Kaplan

  • Complement activation in factor D-deficient mice

    Yuanyuan Xu;Minghe Ma;Gregory C. Ippolito;Harry W. Schroeder

  • Complement factor D, a novel serine protease

    John E. Volanakis;Sthanam V.L. Narayana

  • Individuals with IgA deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency share polymorphisms of major histocompatibility complex class III genes.

    F M Schaffer;J Palermos;Z B Zhu;B O Barger

  • Genetic disruption of the murine complement C3 promoter region generates deficient mice with extrahepatic expression of C3 mRNA.

    Antonella Circolo;Gérard Garnier;Gérard Garnier;Wataru Fukuda;Wataru Fukuda;Xeufeng Wang;Xeufeng Wang

  • C-reactive protein: purification by affinity chromatography and physicochemical characterization

    John E. Volanakis;W.Lowell Clements;Ralph E. Schrohenloher

  • Testosterone and IL-6 Requirements for Human C-Reactive Protein Gene Expression in Transgenic Mice

    A J Szalai;F W van Ginkel;S A Dalrymple;R Murray

  • Metabolism of complement factor D in renal failure.

    Manuel Pascual;Gertraud Steiger;Jurek Estreicher;Kevin Macon

  • C-reactive protein: structural biology and host defense function.

    Alexander J. Szalai;Alok Agrawal;Trevor J. Greenhough;John E. Volanakis

  • Major histocompatibility complex class III genes and susceptibility to immunoglobulin A deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency.

    J E Volanakis;Z B Zhu;F M Schaffer;K J Macon

  • Human c-reactive protein is protective against fatal Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in transgenic mice

    Alexander J. Szalai;J. L. VanCott;Jerry R. McGhee;John E. Volanakis

  • Susceptibility locus for IgA deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency in the HLA-DR3, -B8, -A1 haplotypes.

    Harry W. Schroeder;Zeng-Bian Zhu;Ruth E. March;R. Duncan Campbell

  • Human C-reactive protein is protective against fatal Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in mice.

    J Yother;J E Volanakis;D E Briles

  • C-reactive protein: structural biology, gene expression, and host defense function.

    Alex J. Szalai;Alok Agrawal;Trevor J. Greenhough;John E. Volanakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Stroud
Robert M. Stroud University of California, San Francisco
Alexander J. Szalai
Alexander J. Szalai University of Alabama at Birmingham
John F. Kearney
John F. Kearney University of Alabama at Birmingham
Scott R. Barnum
Scott R. Barnum CNine Biosolutions
Max D. Cooper
Max D. Cooper Emory University
David E. Briles
David E. Briles University of Alabama at Birmingham
Harry W. Schroeder
Harry W. Schroeder University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jerry R. McGhee
Jerry R. McGhee University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mark B. Pepys
Mark B. Pepys University College London
Francesco Cucca
Francesco Cucca University of Sassari

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