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147
Citations
84385
World Ranking
131
National Ranking
87

John W. Kappler publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 533 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

John W. Kappler D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 147 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1994 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 1993 - Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

John W. Kappler is affiliated with National Jewish Health in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on subfields such as Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their main research topics include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequently collaborating coauthors include Philippa Marrack, Pengcheng Wei, Haolin Liu, Gongyi Zhang, and Zhongzhou Chen.

John W. Kappler has contributed to a range of journals, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • mAbs

Some recent research papers published by John W. Kappler include:

  • The basis of a more contagious 501Y.V1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Cell Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest Receptor Binding Domain Mutations and Virus Infectivity, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • 501Y.V2 and 501Y.V3 variants of SARS-CoV-2 lose binding to bamlanivimab in vitro, 2021, mAbs
  • Lysosomal cathepsin creates chimeric epitopes for diabetogenic CD4 T cells via transpeptidation, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • The Lambda variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a better chance than the Delta variant to escape vaccines, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

John W. Kappler has received several awards and honors, including:

  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI), 2020
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2008
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University, 1994
  • Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize, 1993
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1989

Best Publications

  • T cell tolerance by clonal elimination in the thymus

    John W. Kappler;Neal Roehm;Philippa Marrack

  • The staphylococcal enterotoxins and their relatives

    Philippa Marrack;John Kappler

  • The Vβ-specific superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B: Stimulation of mature T cells and clonal deletion in neonatal mice

    Janice White;Andrew Herman;Ann M. Pullen;Ralph Kubo

  • Characterization of the Murine Antigenic Determinant, Designated L3T4a, Recognized by Monoclonal Antibody GK 1.5: Expression of L3T4a by Functional T Cell Clones Appears to Correlate Primarily with Class II MHC Antigen‐Reactivity

    D. P. Dialynas;D. B. Wilde;P. Marrack;A. Pierres

  • Antigen-inducible, H-2-restricted, interleukin-2-producing T cell hybridomas. Lack of independent antigen and H-2 recognition

    John W. Kappler;Barry Skidmore;Janice White;Philippa Marrack

  • Self-tolerance eliminates T cells specific for Mls-modified products of the major histocompatibility complex

    John W. Kappler;Uwe Staerz;Janice White;Philippa C. Marrack;Philippa C. Marrack

  • Interaction of Staphylococcus aureus toxin "superantigens" with human T cells.

    Yongwon Choi;Brian Kotzin;Lynne Herron;Jill Callahan

  • Normal development of mice deficient in beta 2M, MHC class I proteins, and CD8+ T cells

    Beverly H. Koller;Philippa Marrack;John W. Kappler;Oliver Smithies

  • The major histocompatibility complex-restricted antigen receptor on T cells. I. Isolation with a monoclonal antibody.

    K Haskins;R Kubo;J White;M Pigeon

  • Type I Interferons Keep Activated T Cells Alive

    Philippa Marrack;John Kappler;Tom Mitchell

  • Superantigens: Mechanism of T-Cell Stimulation and Role in Immune Responses

    Andrew Herman;John W. Kappler;Philippa Marrack;Ann M. Pullen

  • Control of Homeostasis of CD8+ Memory T Cells by Opposing Cytokines

    Chia Chi Ku;Masaaki Murakami;Akemi Sakamoto;John Kappler

  • Characterization of a monoclonal antibody which detects all murine alpha beta T cell receptors.

    R T Kubo;W Born;J W Kappler;P Marrack

  • Antigen recognition by H-2-restricted T cells. I. Cell-free antigen processing.

    R Shimonkevitz;J Kappler;P Marrack;H Grey

  • Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)–driven accumulation of a novel CD11c+ B-cell population is important for the development of autoimmunity

    Anatoly V. Rubtsov;Kira Rubtsova;Aryeh Fischer;Richard T. Meehan

  • Vβ-specific stimulation of human T cells by staphylococcal toxins

    John Kappler;Brian Kotzin;Lynne Herron;Erwin W. Gelfand

  • Superantigens and their potential role in human disease.

    Brian L. Kotzin;Donald Y.M. Leung;John Kappler;John Kappler;Philippa Marrack;Philippa Marrack

  • An animal model of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): CD8+ T cells and interferon gamma are essential for the disorder.

    Michael B. Jordan;David Hildeman;John Kappler;Philippa Marrack

  • The role of the T cell receptor in positive and negative selection of developing T cells

    Marcia A. Blackman;John W. Kappler;Philippa Marrack

  • Evidence for the effects of a superantigen in rheumatoid arthritis

    Xavier Paliard;Sterling G. West;Joyce A. Lafferty;Janice R. Clements

  • The antigen-specific, major histocompatibility complex-restricted receptor on T cells. VI. An antibody to a receptor allotype.

    K Haskins;C Hannum;J White;N Roehm

  • A role for clonal inactivation in T cell tolerance to Mls-1a.

    Marcia A. Blackman;Hans Gerhard-Burgert;David L. Woodland;Ed Palmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippa Marrack
Philippa Marrack National Jewish Health
Janice White
Janice White Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ralph T. Kubo
Ralph T. Kubo Johns Hopkins University
Brian L. Kotzin
Brian L. Kotzin University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Yongwon Choi
Yongwon Choi University of Pennsylvania
Laurent Gapin
Laurent Gapin University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David A. Hildeman
David A. Hildeman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Andrew P. Fontenot
Andrew P. Fontenot University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kathryn Haskins
Kathryn Haskins University of Colorado Denver
Marcia A. Blackman
Marcia A. Blackman Trudeau Institute

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