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Vasso Apostolopoulos

Vasso Apostolopoulos

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 83 1458 1329 53 50 464 23396

Vasso Apostolopoulos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vasso Apostolopoulos between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vasso Apostolopoulos published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 18.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 76 publications in 2024. 113 of the 601 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 76. Peak 76 publications in 2024. 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 52 publications 2022: 72 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 76 publications 2025: 37 publications
1993 2025

601 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vasso Apostolopoulos: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 3
1994 4
1995 5
1996 2
1997 6
1998 5
1999 5
2000 17
2001 8
2002 14
2003 2
2004 7
2005 11
2006 16
2007 5
2008 16
2009 12
2010 11
2011 8
2012 5
2013 11
2014 8
2015 13
2016 19
2017 25
2018 28
2019 20
2020 37
2021 52
2022 72
2023 41
2024 76
2025 37
Total 601
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Vasso Apostolopoulos 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 Vasso Apostolopoulos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 462–471 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 464 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40 464
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Vasso Apostolopoulos 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 Vasso Apostolopoulos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125 83
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Vasso Apostolopoulos is affiliated with Victoria University in Australia and has a significant research footprint in the field of Medicine, with 406 publications attributed to this area. Their work spans several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics, notably SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, with 90 publications, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, with 62 publications. Additional topics include Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Gut microbiota and health.

Vasso Apostolopoulos has published extensively in a range of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include Maturitas with 20 publications, Expert Review of Vaccines with 15, Nutrients and Vaccines both with 11 publications each, and Molecules with 10 publications. These venues highlight a focus on immunology, nutrition, vaccine development, and molecular studies.

Several papers represent important contributions from this scientist including:

  • Immune-boosting role of vitamins D, C, E, zinc, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids: Could they help against COVID-19? (2020, Maturitas)
  • A Global Review on Short Peptides: Frontiers and Perspectives (2021, Molecules)
  • Mechanisms of Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Pathological Mechanisms, Pharmacological Interventions, and Genetic Mitigations (2021, Cancers)
  • The potential application of probiotics and prebiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 (2020, npj Science of Food)
  • Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Polyphenols (2021, Nutrients)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Jack Feehan, Vivek P. Chavda, Kulmira Nurgali, John Matsoukas, and Lily Stojanovska, reflecting partnerships across diverse biomedical research areas.

Best Publications

  • Exercise and mental health

    Kathleen Mikkelsen;Lily Stojanovska;Momir Polenakovic;Marijan Bosevski

  • Pathogen recognition and development of particulate vaccines: does size matter?

    Sue Dong Xiang;Anja Scholzen;Gabriela Minigo;Cassandra David

  • Immune-boosting role of vitamins D, C, E, zinc, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids: Could they help against COVID-19?

    Hira Shakoor;Jack Feehan;Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri;Habiba I. Ali

  • A Global Review on Short Peptides: Frontiers and Perspectives.

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Joanna Bojarska;Tsun-Thai Chai;Sherif Elnagdy

  • Antibody and T cell responses of patients with adenocarcinoma immunized with mannan-MUC1 fusion protein.

    V. Karanikas;L.-A. Hwang;J. Pearson;C.-S. Ong

  • A structural framework for deciphering the link between I-Ag7 and autoimmune diabetes.

    Adam L. Corper;Thomas Stratmann;Vasso Apostolopoulos;Christopher A. Scott

  • Multiple Sclerosis: Immunopathology and Treatment Update

    Narges Dargahi;Maria Katsara;Theodore Tselios;Maria Eleni Androutsou

  • Mechanisms of Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Pathological Mechanisms, Pharmacological Interventions, and Genetic Mitigations

    Kristen Renee McSweeney;Laura Kate Gadanec;Tawar Qaradakhi;Benazir Ashiana Ali

  • A functional hot spot for antigen recognition in a superagonist TCR/MHC complex

    Massimo Degano;K.Christopher Garcia;Vasso Apostolopoulos;Markus G Rudolph

  • Cellular Mucins: Targets for Immunotherapy

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Ian F C McKenzie

  • OXIDATIVE/REDUCTIVE CONJUGATION OF MANNAN TO ANTIGEN SELECTS FOR T1 OR T2 IMMUNE RESPONSES

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Geoffrey A. Pietersz;Bruce E. Loveland;Mauro S. Sandrin

  • Role of the Mannose Receptor in the Immune Response

    V Apostolopoulos;I F McKenzie

  • Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno: A novel, evidence-based, unifying theory for the pathogenesis of endometriosis.

    Antonio Simone Laganà;Salvatore Giovanni Vitale;Francesca Maria Salmeri;Onofrio Triolo

  • Characterization of mice lacking the tetraspanin superfamily member CD151.

    Mark D Wright;Sean Geary;Stephen Fitter;Gregory William Moseley

  • Targeting Antigens to Dendritic Cell Receptors for Vaccine Development

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Theresia Thalhammer;Andreas G. Tzakos;Lily Stojanovska

  • Short-Chain Fatty Acids Regulate Cytokines and Th17/Treg Cells in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in vitro.

    M Asarat;Vasso Apostolopoulos;Todor Vasiljevic;Osaana Donkor

  • The complex immunological and inflammatory network of adipose tissue in obesity.

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Maximilian P. J. de Courten;Lily Stojanovska;Gregory L. Blatch

  • Methamphetamine: Effects on the brain, gut and immune system

    Monica D. Prakash;Kathy Tangalakis;Juliana Antonipillai;Lily Stojanovska

  • Pilot phase III immunotherapy study in early-stage breast cancer patients using oxidized mannan-MUC1 [ISRCTN71711835].

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Geoffrey A Pietersz;Anastasios Tsibanis;Annivas Tsikkinis

  • Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Polyphenols.

    Hira Shakoor;Jack Feehan;Jack Feehan;Vasso Apostolopoulos;Carine Platat

  • Mannan-MUC1 - Pulsed dendritic cell immunotherapy: A phase I trial in patients with adenocarcinoma

    Bruce E Loveland;Anne Zhao;Shane C White;Hui K Gan

  • Cell-mediated immune responses to MUC1 fusion protein coupled to mannan

    Vasso Apostolopoulos;Geoffrey A. Pietersz;Ian F.C. McKenzie

  • Round and round we go : Cyclic peptides in disease

    Maria Katsara;Theodore Tselios;Spyros Deraos;George Deraos

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey A. Pietersz
Geoffrey A. Pietersz Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Ian F. C. McKenzie
Ian F. C. McKenzie University of Melbourne
Magdalena Plebanski
Magdalena Plebanski RMIT University
Ian A. Wilson
Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute
Luc Teyton
Luc Teyton Scripps Research Institute
Mark D. Wright
Mark D. Wright Monash University
Todor Vasiljevic
Todor Vasiljevic Victoria University
Lesley Probert
Lesley Probert Institut Pasteur
Jianlin Gong
Jianlin Gong Boston University
Remco Polman
Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology

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