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D-Index
70
Citations
28473
World Ranking
2371
National Ranking
9

Carolyn Williamson 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 Carolyn Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 239 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carolyn Williamson 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 Carolyn Williamson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carolyn Williamson is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their work spans multiple disciplines within medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and immunology.

The main fields of study in Williamson's research include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Within these broad areas, their subfields of focus are Infectious Diseases, Virology, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Immunology.

Williamson has contributed extensively to topics related to HIV and SARS-CoV-2, including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Their frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Virology
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature

Williamson has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Deelan Doolabh
  • Arash Iranzadeh
  • Penny L. Moore
  • Lynn Morris
  • Houriiyah Tegally

Some of Williamson's recent papers are:

  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa, 2022, Nature
  • Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa, 2021, Nature
  • Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization, 2021, Nature
  • Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa, 2022, Nature Medicine

The research focus throughout these publications includes genomic surveillance, variant detection, and immunological response to SARS-CoV-2, especially variants of concern such as Omicron.

Best Publications

  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

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  • Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

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  • Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa.

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Arash Iranzadeh

  • Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa

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  • RDP2: recombination detection and analysis from sequence alignments

    D. P. Martin;C. Williamson;D. Posada

  • Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Marta Giovanetti;Marta Giovanetti;Arash Iranzadeh

  • A Modified Bootscan Algorithm for Automated Identification of Recombinant Sequences and Recombination Breakpoints

    D.P. Martin;D. Posada;K.A. Crandall;C. Williamson

  • Developmental pathway for potent V1V2-directed HIV-neutralizing antibodies.

    Nicole A. Doria-Rose;Chaim A. Schramm;Jason Gorman;Penny L. Moore

  • Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma.

    Sandile Cele;Inbal Gazy;Inbal Gazy;Laurelle Jackson;Shi-Hsia Hwa

  • The Neutralization Breadth of HIV-1 Develops Incrementally over Four Years and Is Associated with CD4+ T Cell Decline and High Viral Load during Acute Infection

    Elin S. Gray;Maphuti C. Madiga;Tandile. Hermanus;Penny L. Moore

  • Quantitating the Multiplicity of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Reveals a Non-Poisson Distribution of Transmitted Variants

    M. R. Abrahams;J. A. Anderson;E. E. Giorgi;E. E. Giorgi;C. Seoighe

  • Two Randomized Trials of Neutralizing Antibodies to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition

    Lawrence Corey;Peter B Gilbert;Michal Juraska;David C Montefiori

  • Genital Inflammation and the Risk of HIV Acquisition in Women

    Lindi Masson;Lindi Masson;Jo Ann S. Passmore;Jo Ann S. Passmore;Lenine J. Liebenberg;Lise Werner

  • Viral escape from HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies drives increased plasma neutralization breadth through sequential recognition of multiple epitopes and immunotypes

    Constantinos Kurt Wibmer;Jinal N Bhiman;Elin S Gray;Nancy Tumba

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Acute Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Infection

    E. S. Gray;P. L. Moore;I. A. Choge;J. M. Decker

  • Evolution of an HIV glycan-dependent broadly neutralizing antibody epitope through immune escape

    Penny L. Moore;Elin S. Gray;C. Kurt Wibmer;C. Kurt Wibmer;Jinal N. Bhiman;Jinal N. Bhiman

  • Genetic and Neutralization Properties of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Molecular env Clones from Acute and Early Heterosexually Acquired Infections in Southern Africa

    Ming Li;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Lynn Morris

  • Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa.

    Houriiyah Tegally;Eduan Wilkinson;Richard J. Lessells;Jennifer Giandhari

  • Optimal combinations of broadly neutralizing antibodies for prevention and treatment of HIV-1 Clade C infection

    Kshitij Wagh;Tanmoy Bhattacharya;Carolyn Williamson;Alex Robles

  • Dual HIV-1 infection associated with rapid disease progression.

    Geoffrey S. Gottlieb;David C. Nickle;Mark A. Jensen;Kim G. Wong

  • Limited neutralizing antibody specificities drive neutralization escape in early HIV-1 subtype C infection.

    Penny L. Moore;Nthabeleng Ranchobe;Bronwen E. Lambson;Elin S. Gray

  • Plasma cytokine levels during acute HIV-1 infection predict HIV disease progression.

    Lindi Roberts;Jo-Ann S Passmore;Carolyn Williamson;Francesca Little

Frequent Co-Authors

Salim S. Abdool Karim
Salim S. Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
Lynn Morris
Lynn Morris University of the Witwatersrand
Penny L. Moore
Penny L. Moore National Health Laboratory Service
Koleka Mlisana
Koleka Mlisana National Health Laboratory Service
Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Quarraisha Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
Anna-Lise Williamson
Anna-Lise Williamson University of Cape Town
Jinal N. Bhiman
Jinal N. Bhiman University of the Witwatersrand
Elin S. Gray
Elin S. Gray Edith Cowan University
Bette T. Korber
Bette T. Korber Los Alamos National Laboratory
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University

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