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Vasso Apostolopoulos

Vasso Apostolopoulos

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
83
Citations
23396
World Ranking
1458
National Ranking
53

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.

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62 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.

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.

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40 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.

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

  • 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

  • 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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