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John H. White

John H. White

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
91
Citations
34639
World Ranking
2301
National Ranking
67

John H. White 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 John H. White sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 323 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John H. White 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 John H. White sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John H. White is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Immunology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics including Vitamin D Research Studies, Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research, Estrogen and related hormone effects, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, and Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation.

White's recent publications demonstrate consistent engagement with the topic of vitamin D and its role in immune function. Notable papers include:

  • "Vitamin D and Immune Regulation: Antibacterial, Antiviral, Anti-Inflammatory" (2020, JBMR Plus)
  • "Vitamin D, infections and immunity" (2021, Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders)
  • "Controversies in Vitamin D: A Statement From the Third International Conference" (2020, JBMR Plus)
  • "Vitamin D and Immunity in Infants and Children" (2020, Nutrients)
  • "Emerging Roles of Vitamin D-Induced Antimicrobial Peptides in Antiviral Innate Immunity" (2022, Nutrients)

Frequent co-authors in White's publications include Martin Hewison, A Pitsillides, Zane B. Andrews, Andrew Batchelor, and David W. Chambers, each having collaborated on multiple occasions.

White's research outputs are published in a range of scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Cell Biochemistry and Function
  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • JBMR Plus
  • Nutrients
  • The Journal of Immunology

Best Publications

  • Cutting Edge: 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 Is a Direct Inducer of Antimicrobial Peptide Gene Expression

    Tian Tian Wang;Frederick P. Nestel;Véronique Bourdeau;Yoshihiko Nagai

  • Continuous positive airways pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults

    Tammie L Giles;Toby J Lasserson;Brian Smith;John White

  • The human estrogen receptor has two independent nonacidic transcriptional activation functions.

    Laszio Tora;John White;Christel Brou;Dlane Tasset

  • British guideline on the management of asthma: A national clinical guideline

    Graham Douglas;Bernard Higgins;Neil Barnes;Anne Boyter

  • Skeletal and Extraskeletal Actions of Vitamin D: Current Evidence and Outstanding Questions.

    Roger Bouillon;Claudio Marcocci;Geert Carmeliet;Daniel Bikle

  • Large-scale in silico and microarray-based identification of direct 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 target genes.

    Tian-Tian Wang;Luz Elisa Tavera-Mendoza;David Laperriere;Eric Libby

  • The human oestrogen receptor functions in yeast

    D. Metzger;J. H. White;P. Chambon

  • Nutritional supplementation for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Ivone M Ferreira;Dina Brooks;John White;Roger Goldstein

  • A dual AAV system enables the Cas9-mediated correction of a metabolic liver disease in newborn mice

    Yang Yang;Lili Wang;Peter Bell;Deirdre McMenamin

  • A microfluidic model for single-cell capillary obstruction by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

    J. Patrick Shelby;John White;Karthikeyan Ganesan;Pradipsinh K. Rathod

  • Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient

    J Bott;S Blumenthal;M Buxton;S Ellum

  • Comparison of the effectiveness of inhaler devices in asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease: a systematic review of the literature

    Brocklebank D;Ram F;Wright J;Barry P

  • Vitamin D Signaling, Infectious Diseases, and Regulation of Innate Immunity

    John H. White

  • Direct and Indirect Induction by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 of the NOD2/CARD15-Defensin β2 Innate Immune Pathway Defective in Crohn Disease

    Tian-Tian Wang;Basel Dabbas;David Laperriere;Ari J. Bitton

  • Genome-wide identification of high-affinity estrogen response elements in human and mouse.

    Véronique Bourdeau;Julie Deschênes;Raphaël Métivier;Yoshihiko Nagai

  • The pleiotropic actions of vitamin D.

    Roberto Lin;John H. White

  • Structure-Guided Lead Optimization of Triazolopyrimidine-Ring Substituents Identifies Potent Plasmodium falciparum Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors with Clinical Candidate Potential

    Jose M. Coteron;María Marco;Jorge Esquivias;Xiaoyi Deng

  • Non-uniform bird assemblages in urban environments: the influence of streetscape vegetation

    John G. White;Mark J. Antos;James A. Fitzsimons;Grant C. Palmer

  • A long-duration dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitor (DSM265) for prevention and treatment of malaria

    Margaret A. Phillips;Julie Lotharius;Kennan Marsh;John White

  • Structure of vitamin B12.

    Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin;Jennifer Kamper;Maureen Mackay;Jenny Pickworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Mader
Sylvie Mader University of Montreal
David Goltzman
David Goltzman McGill University
Margaret A. Phillips
Margaret A. Phillips The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Geoffrey N. Hendy
Geoffrey N. Hendy McGill University Health Centre
Susan A. Charman
Susan A. Charman Monash University
Marcel A. Behr
Marcel A. Behr McGill University
Diana R. Tomchick
Diana R. Tomchick The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sergio Wittlin
Sergio Wittlin Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Martin Hewison
Martin Hewison University of Birmingham

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