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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 51 4109 3790 361 350 213 15710

John Frater publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Frater between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Frater published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 19 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 7 publications
1988 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Frater: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 5
2002 4
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 3
2008 0
2009 8
2010 5
2011 7
2012 10
2013 11
2014 13
2015 9
2016 16
2017 14
2018 7
2019 18
2020 13
2021 29
2022 16
2023 7
2024 12
2025 7
Total 223
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John Frater 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 John Frater sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 212–221 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 213 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158 213
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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John Frater 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 John Frater sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188 51
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

John Frater is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in immunology and microbiology. The subfields they work in include infectious diseases, immunology, virology, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

Their main research topics encompass HIV research and treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 clinical research studies, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, immune cell function and interaction, and vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by John Frater include:

  • Broad and strong memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells induced by SARS-CoV-2 in UK convalescent individuals following COVID-19 (2020, Nature Immunology)
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses (2022, Cell)
  • Antibody escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 from vaccine and BA.1 serum (2022, Cell)
  • Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison (2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Immunogenicity of standard and extended dosing intervals of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (2021, Cell)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with John Frater include:

  • Paul Klenerman (35 publications)
  • Sarah Fidler (35 publications)
  • Susanna Dunachie (33 publications)
  • Eleanor Barnes (33 publications)
  • Philip Goulder (26 publications)

John Frater publishes regularly in several notable venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 8 publications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal - 7 publications
  • Nature Communications - 6 publications
  • Frontiers in Immunology - 6 publications
  • Journal of Virus Eradication - 6 publications

Best Publications

  • Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK.

    M Voysey;Clemens Sac.;S A Madhi;L Y Weckx

  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 leads to widespread escape from neutralizing antibody responses

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  • Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine: a pooled analysis of four randomised trials.

    M Voysey;S A Costa Clemens;S A Madhi;L Y Weckx

  • CD8+ T-cell responses to different HIV proteins have discordant associations with viral load

    Photini Kiepiela;Kholiswa Ngumbela;Christina Thobakgale;Dhanwanthie Ramduth

  • Antibody escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 from vaccine and BA.1 serum

    Unknown

  • HIV-1 remission following CCR5Δ32/Δ32 haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

    Ravindra K. Gupta;Sultan Abdul-Jawad;Laura E. McCoy;Hoi Ping Mok

  • T cell and antibody responses induced by a single dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in a phase 1/2 clinical trial.

    K J Ewer;Barrett;S Belij-Rammerstorfer;H Sharpe

  • Adaptation of HIV-1 to human leukocyte antigen class I

    Y. Kawashima;K. Pfafferott;J. Frater;P. Matthews

  • A blood atlas of COVID-19 defines hallmarks of disease severity and specificity

    Unknown

  • Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison

    M Ainsworth;M Andersson;M Andersson;K Auckland;J K Baillie

  • Early and nonreversible decrease of CD161++ /MAIT cells in HIV infection.

    Cormac Cosgrove;James E. Ussher;Andri Rauch;Kathleen Gärtner

  • HIV-1 DNA predicts disease progression and post-treatment virological control

    James P Williams;Jacob Hurst;Jacob Hurst;Wolfgang Stöhr;Nicola Robinson;Nicola Robinson

  • Immunogenicity of standard and extended dosing intervals of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.

    R P Payne;S Longet;J A Austin;D T Skelly

  • Phase 1/2 trial of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 with a booster dose induces multifunctional antibody responses.

    Barrett;S Belij-Rammerstorfer;C Dold;K J Ewer

  • Selection bias at the heterosexual HIV-1 transmission bottleneck

    Jonathan M. Carlson;Malinda Schaefer;Daniela C. Monaco;Rebecca Batorsky

  • Short-course antiretroviral therapy in primary HIV infection.

    S Fidler;K Porter;F Ewings

  • Evidence for HIV-1 cure after CCR5Δ32/Δ32 allogeneic haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation 30 months post analytical treatment interruption: a case report

    Ravindra Kumar Gupta;Dimitra Peppa;Dimitra Peppa;Alison L Hill;Cristina Gálvez

  • Epigenetic scars of CD8+ T cell exhaustion persist after cure of chronic infection in humans.

    Kathleen B. Yates;Kathleen B. Yates;Pierre Tonnerre;Pierre Tonnerre;Genevieve E. Martin;Genevieve E. Martin;Ulrike Gerdemann

  • The impact of pre-existing cross-reactive immunity on SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine responses

    Unknown

  • Recommendations for analytical antiretroviral treatment interruptions in HIV research trials—report of a consensus meeting

    Boris Julg;Boris Julg;Lynda Dee;Jintanat Ananworanich;Dan H Barouch;Dan H Barouch

  • Immunological biomarkers predict HIV-1 viral rebound after treatment interruption

    Jacob Hurst;Matthias Hoffmann;Matthew Pace;Matthew Pace;James P. Williams

  • Low copy target detection by Droplet Digital PCR through application of a novel open access bioinformatic pipeline, ‘definetherain’

    Mathew Jones;James Williams;Kathleen Gärtner;Rodney Phillips

  • Two doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination induce robust immune responses to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

    D T Skelly;A C Harding;J Gilbert-Jaramillo;M L Knight

  • Exhaustion of Activated CD8 T Cells Predicts Disease Progression in Primary HIV-1 Infection.

    Matthias Hoffmann;Matthias Hoffmann;Nikos Pantazis;Genevieve E. Martin;Stephen Hickling

  • Single Dose Administration, And The Influence Of The Timing Of The Booster Dose On Immunogenicity and Efficacy Of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) Vaccine (preprint)

    Voysey, Merryn, Costa Clemens, Sue Ann, Madhi, Shabir A.;Weckx, Lily Yin, Folegatti, Pedro M.;Parvinder K. Aley;Angus, Brian John, Baillie, Vicky, Barnabas, Shaun L.

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah Fidler
Sarah Fidler Imperial College London
Philip J. R. Goulder
Philip J. R. Goulder University of Oxford
Paul Klenerman
Paul Klenerman University of Oxford
Rodney E. Phillips
Rodney E. Phillips University of Oxford
Bruce D. Walker
Bruce D. Walker Harvard University
Thumbi Ndung'u
Thumbi Ndung'u University of KwaZulu-Natal
Julie Fox
Julie Fox Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Susanna Dunachie
Susanna Dunachie University of Oxford
Philippa C. Matthews
Philippa C. Matthews University of Oxford
Eleanor Barnes
Eleanor Barnes University of Oxford

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