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D-Index
119
Citations
45364
World Ranking
3930
National Ranking
2150

John W. Griffin publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 345 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

John W. Griffin D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

John W. Griffin was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with work spanning specific subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, as well as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics addressed in their research included Neurological and metabolic disorders and Peripheral Nerve Disorders.

Their publications appeared in the journal Neurology, with one documented paper titled Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome (P8-14.009), published in 2025.

  • Neurological and metabolic disorders
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders

  • Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome (P8-14.009), 2025, Neurology

Frequent coauthors included:

  • Nikolas Georgakis
  • Sakina Matcheswalla
  • Sarah Muir
  • Alka Vyas
  • Nithisha Thatikonda

Their work contributed to studies published in Neurology, which was the primary venue for their research dissemination.

Best Publications

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome in northern China Relationship to Campylobacter jejuni infection and anti-glycolipid antibodies

    T. W. Ho;B. Mishu;C. Y. Li;C. Y. Gao

  • DNA/RNA Helicase Gene Mutations in a Form of Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS4)

    Ying Zhang Chen;Craig L. Bennett;Huy M. Huynh;Ian P. Blair

  • The spectrum of neuropathy in diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance

    C.J. Sumner;S. Sheth;J.W. Griffin;D.R. Cornblath

  • Neurofilament gene expression: a major determinant of axonal caliber.

    Paul N. Hoffman;Don W. Cleveland;John W. Griffin;Phillip W. Landes

  • Acute motor axonal neuropathy : a frequent cause of acute flaccid paralysis in China

    G. M. McKhann;G. M. McKhann;D. R. Cornblath;J. W. Griffin;T. W. Ho;T. W. Ho

  • A treatable multifocal motor neuropathy with antibodies to GM1 ganglioside.

    A. Pestronk;D. R. Cornblath;A. A. Ilyas;H. Baba

  • Wallerian degeneration in the peripheral nervous system: participation of both Schwann cells and macrophages in myelin degradation.

    G. Stoll;J. W. Griffin;C. Y. Li;B. D. Trapp

  • Cytokine expression in the brain during the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    William R. Tyor;William R. Tyor;Jonathan D. Glass;John W. Griffin;P. Scott Becker

  • Increased expression of neurofilament subunit NF-L produces morphological alterations that resemble the pathology of human motor neuron disease

    Zuoshang Xu;Linda C. Cork;John W. Griffin;Don W. Cleveland

  • Epidermal Nerve Fiber Density Normative Reference Range and Diagnostic Efficiency

    J C McArthur;E A Stocks;P Hauer;D R Cornblath

  • Early onset of spontaneous activity in uninjured C-fiber nociceptors after injury to neighboring nerve fibers.

    Gang Wu;Matthias Ringkamp;Timothy V. Hartke;Beth B. Murinson

  • Cutaneous innervation in sensory neuropathies: Evaluation by skin biopsy

    B.G. McCarthy;S.-T. Hsieh;A. Stocks;P. Hauer

  • Acute motor axonal neuropathy: An antibody‐mediated attack on axolemma

    Charlene Hafer-Macko;Sung Tsang Hsieh;Chun Yan Li;Tony W. Ho

  • Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Is a Myelin Signal that Modulates the Caliber of Myelinated Axons

    Xinghua Yin;Thomas O. Crawford;John W. Griffin;Pang Hsien Tu

  • Pathology of the motor‐sensory axonal Guillain‐Barré syndrome

    J. W. Griffin;C. Y. Li;T. W. Ho;M. Tian

  • Immune attack on the Schwann cell surface in acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.

    C. E. Hafer-Macko;Kazim A Sheikh;C. Y. Li;T. W. Ho

  • Intracerebral cytokine messenger RNA expression in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome dementia.

    Steven L. Wesselingh;Christopher Power;Jonathan D. Glass;William R. Tyor

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome in northern China. The spectrum of neuropathological changes in clinically defined cases.

    J. W. Griffin;C. Y. Li;T. W. Ho;P. Xue

  • The time course of epidermal nerve fibre regeneration: studies in normal controls and in people with diabetes, with and without neuropathy.

    Michael Polydefkis;Peter Hauer;Soham Sheth;Michael Sirdofsky

  • Slow axonal transport of neurofilament proteins: impairment of beta,beta'-iminodipropionitrile administration

    John W. Griffin;Paul N. Hoffman;Arthur W. Clark;Patrick T. Carroll

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald L. Price
Donald L. Price Johns Hopkins University
David R. Cornblath
David R. Cornblath Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Justin C. McArthur
Justin C. McArthur Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Guy M. McKhann
Guy M. McKhann Johns Hopkins University
Paul N. Hoffman
Paul N. Hoffman Johns Hopkins University
Olivier Andreoletti
Olivier Andreoletti École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse
John D. Collins
John D. Collins University College Dublin
Christophe Nguyen-The
Christophe Nguyen-The University of Avignon
Ahmet Hoke
Ahmet Hoke Johns Hopkins University
Ivar Vågsholm
Ivar Vågsholm Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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