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Annelies Wilder-Smith

Annelies Wilder-Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
82
Citations
29443
World Ranking
1043
National Ranking
29

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
33442
World Ranking
14910
National Ranking
215

Annelies Wilder-Smith publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Annelies Wilder-Smith sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 364 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Annelies Wilder-Smith D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Annelies Wilder-Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Annelies Wilder-Smith is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases. Their research encompasses a range of topics including infectious disease epidemiology, public health measures, and vaccine-related studies.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, they have concentrated on several subfields:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Health
  • Epidemiology

The research topics most associated with their work are:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

They have published in several high-profile venues, notably:

  • Journal of Travel Medicine
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Vaccine
  • The Lancet
  • EClinicalMedicine

Some recent significant papers include:

  • "The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus," 2020, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • "Isolation, quarantine, social distancing and community containment: pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak," 2020, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • "The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak," 2020, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • "Can we contain the COVID-19 outbreak with the same measures as for SARS?," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease: a systematic review and meta-regression," 2023, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several other scientists, among them:

  • Heidi J. Larson
  • Peter J. Hotez
  • Carolina Batista
  • Önder Ergönül
  • Mazen Hassanain

Best Publications

  • The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus.

    Ying Liu;Albert A Gayle;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Joacim Rocklöv

  • Epidemiology of dengue: past, present and future prospects.

    Natasha Evelyn Anne Murray;Mikkel B Quam;Annelies Wilder-Smith

  • The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak.

    Anneliese Depoux;Anneliese Depoux;Sam Martin;Sam Martin;Emilie Karafillakis;Emilie Karafillakis;Raman Preet;Raman Preet

  • Can we contain the COVID-19 outbreak with the same measures as for SARS?

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Calvin J Chiew;Vernon J Lee

  • Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease: a systematic review and meta-regression

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  • Epidemic arboviral diseases: priorities for research and public health

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Duane J Gubler;Scott C Weaver;Thomas P Monath

  • Dengue in travelers

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Eli Schwartz

  • COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation.

    Marcel Salathé;Christian L Althaus;Richard Neher;Silvia Stringhini

  • GeoSentinel Surveillance of Illness in Returned Travelers, 2007–2011

    Karin Sharona Leder;Joseph Torresi;Michael D Libman;Jakob P Cramer

  • COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess cruise ship: estimating the epidemic potential and effectiveness of public health countermeasures

    Joacim Rocklöv;Henrik Sjödin;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith

  • Geographic Expansion of Dengue: The Impact of International Travel

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Duane J. Gubler;Duane J. Gubler

  • Vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti: effects of temperature and implications for global dengue epidemic potential.

    Jing Liu-Helmersson;Hans Stenlund;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Joacim Rocklöv

  • Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination

    Wim H. van Brakel;Benyamin Sihombing;Hernani Djarir;Kerstin Beise

  • Illness in travelers visiting friends and relatives: a review of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network.

    Charles D. Ericsson;Christoph Hatz;Karin Leder;Karin Leder;Steven Tong

  • Only strict quarantine measures can curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, 2020.

    Henrik Sjödin;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Sarah Osman;Zia Farooq

  • The revised global yellow fever risk map and recommendations for vaccination, 2010: consensus of the Informal WHO Working Group on Geographic Risk for Yellow Fever.

    Emily S Jentes;Gilles Poumerol;Mark D Gershman;David R Hill

  • Update on Dengue: Epidemiology, Virus Evolution, Antiviral Drugs, and Vaccine Development

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Eng Eong Ooi;Subhash G. Vasudevan;Duane J. Gubler

  • Seasonality, annual trends, and characteristics of dengue among ill returned travelers, 1997-2006.

    Eli Schwartz;Leisa H. Weld;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Frank von Sonnenburg

  • Public Health Emergencies of International Concern: A Historic Overview.

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Annelies Wilder-Smith;Sarah Osman

  • Chloroquine for influenza prevention: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.

    Nicholas I Paton;Lawrence Lee;Ying Xu;Eng Eong Ooi;Eng Eong Ooi

  • Travel Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Australasian Travelers

    Annelies Wilder-Smith;Nor S. Khairullah;Jae-Hoon Song;Ching-Yu Chen

  • The severe acute respiratory syndrome: Impact on travel and tourism

    Annelies Wilder-Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Joacim Rocklöv
Joacim Rocklöv Umeå University
Duane J. Gubler
Duane J. Gubler Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Nicholas I. Paton
Nicholas I. Paton National University of Singapore
Pattamaporn Kittayapong
Pattamaporn Kittayapong Mahidol University
Peter Byass
Peter Byass Umeå University
Vernon J. Lee
Vernon J. Lee Ministry of Health
Yee Sin Leo
Yee Sin Leo Nanyang Technological University
Joseph Torresi
Joseph Torresi University of Melbourne
Barnaby Young
Barnaby Young National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Eng Eong Ooi
Eng Eong Ooi National University of Singapore

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