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Microbiology

D-Index
70
Citations
20560
World Ranking
1915
National Ranking
64

Medicine

D-Index
73
Citations
21361
World Ranking
19619
National Ranking
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Charles F. Gilks 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 Charles F. Gilks sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 290 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles F. Gilks 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 Charles F. Gilks sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Overview

Charles F. Gilks is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant body of work in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Finance

The main research topics covered in their publications include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Charles F. Gilks has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Sexual Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Public Health
  • Globalization and Health

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Gilks include:

  • A Meta-analysis on the Role of Children in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Household Transmission Clusters, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • A meta-analysis on the role of children in SARS-CoV-2 in household transmission clusters, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ending the epidemic of HIV/AIDS by 2030: Will there be an endgame to HIV, or an endemic HIV requiring an integrated health systems response in many countries?, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons towards a more effective response to public health emergencies, 2022, Globalization and Health
  • Primary health care contributions to universal health coverage, Ethiopia, 2020, Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Frequent co-authors collaborating in Gilks' research include:

  • Yibeltal Assefa
  • Judith A. Dean
  • Aklilu Endalamaw
  • Owain David Williams
  • Fentie Ambaw

In 1997, Charles F. Gilks was awarded the Chalmers Medal by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Best Publications

  • Universal voluntary HIV testing with immediate antiretroviral therapy as a strategy for elimination of HIV transmission: a mathematical model

    Reuben M Granich;Charles F Gilks;Christopher Dye;Kevin M De Cock

  • The WHO public-health approach to antiretroviral treatment against HIV in resource-limited settings

    Charles F Gilks;Siobhan Crowley;René Ekpini;Sandy Gove

  • Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings.

    Graeme Meintjes;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Fabio Scano;Gary Maartens

  • 23–valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults: double-blind, randomised and placebo controlled trial

    N French;N French;J Nakiyingi;LM Carpenter;LM Carpenter;E Lugada

  • Cryptococcal infection in a cohort of HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults

    Neil French;Katherine Gray;Christine Watera;Jessica Nakiyingi

  • A trial of a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in HIV-infected adults.

    Neil French;Stephen B. Gordon;Thandie Mwalukomo;Sarah A. White

  • Recommendations for surveillance of transmitted HIV drug resistance in countries scaling up antiretroviral treatment

    Diane E Bennett;Mark Myatt;Silvia Bertagnolio;Donald Sutherland

  • The World Health Organization's global strategy for prevention and assessment of HIV drug resistance.

    Diane E Bennett;Silvia Bertagnolio;Donald Sutherland;Charles F Gilks

  • Life-threatening bacteraemia in HIV-1 seropositive adults admitted to hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

    C F Gilks;R J Brindle;L S Otieno;P M Simani

  • Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Envelope Subtypes A and D on Disease Progression in a Large Cohort of HIV-1—Positive Persons in Uganda

    Pontiano Kaleebu;Pontiano Kaleebu;Neil French;Cedric Mahe;David Yirrell

  • Virological monitoring and resistance to first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy in adults infected with HIV-1 treated under WHO guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ravindra K Gupta;Andrew Hill;Anthony W Sawyer;Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri

  • Non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia among HIV-infected Malawian adults: high mortality and frequent recrudescence.

    Melita A Gordon;Hastings T Banda;Macpherson Gondwe;Stephen B Gordon

  • Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach

    Erik J Schouten;Andreas Jahn;Dalitso Midiani;Simon D Makombe

  • Isolation of Mycobacterium avium complex from water in the United States, Finland, Zaire, and Kenya.

    C F von Reyn;R D Waddell;T Eaton;R D Arbeit

  • The global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria: current status and future perspectives.

    Marco Vitoria;Reuben Granich;Charles F. Gilks;Christian Gunneberg

  • Increasing rates of malarial fever with deteriorating immune status in HIV-1-infected Ugandan adults.

    Neil French;Jessica Nakiyingi;Eric Lugada;Christine Watera

  • Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in a Cohort of Predominantly HIV-1 Infected Female Sex-Workers in Nairobi, Kenya

    C.F Gilks;S.A Ojoo;J.C Ojoo;R.J Brindle

  • Cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions due to thiacetazone in HIV-1 seropositive patients treated for tuberculosis.

    P Nunn;R Brindle;K Wasunna;C Gilks

  • HIV infection as a cofactor for severe falciparum malaria in adults living in a region of unstable malaria transmission in South Africa

    Kate Grimwade;Neil French;Daniel D Mbatha;Dawn D Zungu

  • Gender and the use of antiretroviral treatment in resource-constrained settings: Findings from a multicenter collaboration

    Paula Braitstein;Paula Braitstein;Paula Braitstein;Andrew Boulle;Denis Nash;Martin W G Brinkhof

Frequent Co-Authors

Cissy Kityo
Cissy Kityo Joint Clinical Research Centre
Neil French
Neil French University of Liverpool
Diana M. Gibb
Diana M. Gibb University College London
Deenan Pillay
Deenan Pillay University College London
Pontiano Kaleebu
Pontiano Kaleebu London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Heiner Grosskurth
Heiner Grosskurth University of London
James A. G. Whitworth
James A. G. Whitworth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
A. Sarah Walker
A. Sarah Walker University of Oxford
David Dunn
David Dunn University College London

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