2026 Vasso Apostolopoulos: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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

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

1105
Citations
Pathogen recognition and development of particulate vaccines: does size matter?

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

715
Citations
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

426
Citations
A Global Review on Short Peptides: Frontiers and Perspectives.

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

370
Citations
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

345
Citations
A structural framework for deciphering the link between I-Ag7 and autoimmune diabetes.

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

323
Citations
Multiple Sclerosis: Immunopathology and Treatment Update

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

318
Citations
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

315
Citations
A functional hot spot for antigen recognition in a superagonist TCR/MHC complex

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

271
Citations
Cellular Mucins: Targets for Immunotherapy

Vasso Apostolopoulos;Ian F C McKenzie

264
Citations
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

254
Citations
Role of the Mannose Receptor in the Immune Response

V Apostolopoulos;I F McKenzie

250
Citations
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

233
Citations
Characterization of mice lacking the tetraspanin superfamily member CD151.

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

231
Citations
Targeting Antigens to Dendritic Cell Receptors for Vaccine Development

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

230
Citations
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

221
Citations
The complex immunological and inflammatory network of adipose tissue in obesity.

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

220
Citations
Methamphetamine: Effects on the brain, gut and immune system

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

216
Citations
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

213
Citations
Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Polyphenols.

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

213
Citations
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

205
Citations
The potential application of probiotics and prebiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

Amin N Olaimat;Iman Aolymat;Murad Al-Holy;Mutamed M Ayyash

198
Citations
Cell-mediated immune responses to MUC1 fusion protein coupled to mannan

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

193
Citations
Round and round we go : Cyclic peptides in disease

Maria Katsara;Theodore Tselios;Spyros Deraos;George Deraos

192
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey A. Pietersz Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute

Ian F. C. McKenzie University of Melbourne

Magdalena Plebanski RMIT University

Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute

Luc Teyton Scripps Research Institute

Mark D. Wright Monash University

Todor Vasiljevic Victoria University

Lesley Probert Institut Pasteur

Jianlin Gong Boston University

Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology

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