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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 119 347 319 220 199 588 46743
Medicine 119 3922 3673 2143 1984 593 46475
Molecular Biology 116 297 272 178 161 503 44400

John P. Atkinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John P. Atkinson between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John P. Atkinson published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2023. 9 of the 665 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2023. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 7 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 10 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 59 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1971 2025

665 publications in total across all disciplines

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John P. Atkinson: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 2
1974 6
1975 6
1976 7
1977 7
1978 6
1979 1
1980 10
1981 4
1982 11
1983 7
1984 9
1985 13
1986 10
1987 10
1988 8
1989 16
1990 10
1991 11
1992 10
1993 7
1994 9
1995 8
1996 10
1997 6
1998 14
1999 7
2000 18
2001 8
2002 14
2003 14
2004 15
2005 18
2006 14
2007 33
2008 25
2009 9
2010 24
2011 13
2012 13
2013 20
2014 7
2015 13
2016 22
2017 13
2018 23
2019 20
2020 16
2021 15
2022 4
2023 59
2024 4
2025 5
Total 665
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John P. Atkinson publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John P. Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 497–506 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 503 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13 503
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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John P. Atkinson D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 116–117 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13 116
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research, American Association of Immunologists
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John P. Atkinson is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with focused subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Rheumatology, and Transplantation. Their work centers on several main topics such as the complement system in diseases, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, systemic lupus erythematosus research, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, and long-term effects of COVID-19.

Recent publications by Atkinson include:

  • The complement system in COVID-19: friend and foe?, 2020, JCI Insight
  • Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, Science Immunology
  • The complement system and human autoimmune diseases, 2022, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Membrane cofactor protein (MCP; CD46): deficiency states and pathogen connections, 2021, Current Opinion in Immunology
  • Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequently collaborating researchers include Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Xiaobo Wu, Andrew E. Gelman, Alfred H.J. Kim, and Jennifer H. Anolik.

Atkinson's work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JCI Insight
  • Immunobiology
  • Science Immunology
  • Journal of Autoimmunity

Atkinson has received recognition through awards such as the AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research from the American Association of Immunologists in 2012 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Human T Regulatory Cells Can Use the Perforin Pathway to Cause Autologous Target Cell Death

    William J. Grossman;James W. Verbsky;Winfried Barchet;Marco Colonna

  • Genetics of HUS: the impact of MCP, CFH, and IF mutations on clinical presentation, response to treatment, and outcome.

    Jessica Caprioli;Marina Noris;Simona Brioschi;Gaia Pianetti

  • Membrane cofactor protein (MCP or CD46): newest member of the regulators of complement activation gene cluster.

    M K Liszewski;T W Post;J P Atkinson

  • Hereditary angioedema: the clinical syndrome and its management.

    Michael M. Frank;Jeffrey A. Gelfand;John P. Atkinson

  • Differential expression of granzymes A and B in human cytotoxic lymphocyte subsets and T regulatory cells

    William J. Grossman;James W. Verbsky;Benjamin L. Tollefsen;Claudia Kemper

  • Activation of human CD4 + cells with CD3 and CD46 induces a T-regulatory cell 1 phenotype

    Claudia Kemper;Andrew C Chan;Jonathan M Green;Kelly A Brett

  • Control of the complement system.

    Liszewski Mk;Farries Tc;Lublin Dm;Rooney Ia

  • Immunology of age-related macular degeneration

    Jayakrishna Ambati;John P. Atkinson;Bradley D. Gelfand

  • Intracellular Complement Activation Sustains T Cell Homeostasis and Mediates Effector Differentiation

    M. Kathryn Liszewski;Martin Kolev;Gaelle Le Friec;Marilyn Leung

  • Virulence differences between monkeypox virus isolates from West Africa and the Congo basin.

    Nanhai Chen;Guiyun Li;M. Kathryn Liszewski;John P. Atkinson

  • The Regulators of Complement Activation (RCA) Gene Cluster

    Hourcade D;Holers Vm;Atkinson Jp

  • Membrane cofactor protein (MCP or CD46) is a cellular pilus receptor for pathogenic Neisseria

    Helena Källström;M. Kathryn Liszewski;John P. Atkinson;Ann‐Beth Jonsson

  • Rare variants in CFI, C3 and C9 are associated with high risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration.

    Johanna M Seddon;Yi Yu;Elizabeth C Miller;Robyn Reynolds

  • Mutations in human complement regulator, membrane cofactor protein (CD46), predispose to development of familial hemolytic uremic syndrome

    Anna Richards;Elizabeth J Kemp;M Kathryn Liszewski;Judith A Goodship

  • CD25 deficiency causes an immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked-like syndrome, and defective IL-10 expression from CD4 lymphocytes.

    Amy A. Caudy;Sreelatha T. Reddy;Talal Chatila;John P. Atkinson

  • Purification and characterization of a membrane protein (gp45-70) that is a cofactor for cleavage of C3b and C4b.

    Tsukasa Seya;Jerry R. Turner;John P. Atkinson

  • C-terminal truncations in human 3′-5′ DNA exonuclease TREX1 cause autosomal dominant retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy

    Anna Richards;Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg;Joanna C. Jen;David Kavanagh

  • T-cell regulation: with complements from innate immunity.

    Claudia Kemper;John P. Atkinson

  • Antagonism of the complement component C4 by flavivirus nonstructural protein NS1

    Panisadee Avirutnan;Anja Fuchs;Richard E. Hauhart;Pawit Somnuke;Pawit Somnuke

  • Adenovirus Type 11 Uses CD46 as a Cellular Receptor

    Anna Segerman;John P. Atkinson;Marko Marttila;Veronica Dennerquist

  • Decay-Accelerating Factor: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Function

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Kathryn Liszewski
M. Kathryn Liszewski Washington University in St. Louis
Claudia Kemper
Claudia Kemper National Institutes of Health
David J. Kavanagh
David J. Kavanagh Queensland University of Technology
Paul N. Barlow
Paul N. Barlow University of Edinburgh
Johanna M. Seddon
Johanna M. Seddon University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Tsukasa Seya
Tsukasa Seya Hokkaido University
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Donald C. Shreffler
Donald C. Shreffler Washington University in St. Louis
Timothy H.J. Goodship
Timothy H.J. Goodship Newcastle University

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