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Kathryn M. Edwards 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 Kathryn M. Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 661 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathryn M. Edwards 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 Kathryn M. Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

Kathryn M. Edwards is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Health, Surgery, and Microbiology.

The scientist's work spans major topics related to infectious diseases and immunology, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Kathryn M. Edwards has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Vaccine
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PEDIATRICS

Among notable papers are:

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients With COVID-19 (April 2020), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Myocarditis Cases Reported After mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccination in the US From December 2020 to August 2021, JAMA (2022)
  • US Case Reports of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis With Thrombocytopenia After Ad26.COV2.S Vaccination, March 2 to April 21, 2021, JAMA (2021)
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients With COVID-19 (September 2022), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Potential mechanisms of anaphylaxis to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2021)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Kathryn M. Edwards include:

  • C. Buddy Creech
  • Karen R. Broder
  • John R. Su
  • Carlos G. Grijalva
  • Leigh M. Howard

In addition to journal articles, Edwards has contributed to book publications, including a publication with RAND Corporation eBooks titled Statistics in the Time of Coronavirus: COVID-19-related Nonresponse in the CPS Household Survey (2020).

Awards received include the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009 and The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. adults

    Seema Jain;Derek J. Williams;Sandra R. Arnold;Krow Ampofo

  • The burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children.

    Caroline Breese Hall;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Marika K. Iwane;Aaron K. Blumkin

  • Human metapneumovirus and lower respiratory tract disease in otherwise healthy infants and children.

    John V. Williams;Paul A. Harris;Sharon J. Tollefson;Lisa L. Halburnt-Rush

  • Live attenuated versus inactivated influenza vaccine in infants and young children.

    Robert B. Belshe;Kathryn M. Edwards;Timo Vesikari;Steven V. Black

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19.

    Adarsh Bhimraj;Rebecca L. Morgan;Amy Hirsch Shumaker;Valery Lavergne

  • The Underrecognized Burden of Influenza in Young Children

    Katherine A. Poehling;Kathryn M. Edwards;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Peter Szilagyi

  • Updated Guidance for Palivizumab Prophylaxis Among Infants and Young Children at Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Michael T. Brady;Carrie L. Byington;H. Dele Davies;Kathryn M. Edwards

  • Decline in pneumonia admissions after routine childhood immunisation with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the USA: a time-series analysis

    Carlos G Grijalva;J Pekka Nuorti;Patrick G Arbogast;Stacey W Martin

  • Norovirus and Medically Attended Gastroenteritis in U.S. Children

    Daniel C. Payne;Jan Vinjé;Peter G. Szilagyi;Kathryn M. Edwards

  • Population-Based Surveillance for Hospitalizations Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza Virus, and Parainfluenza Viruses Among Young Children

    Marika K Iwane;Kathryn M Edwards;Peter G Szilagyi;Frances J Walker

  • Guillain-Barré syndrome and Fisher syndrome: case definitions and guidelines for collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data.

    James J. Sejvar;Katrin S. Kohl;Jane Gidudu;Anthony Amato

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Hospitalizations Among Children Less Than 24 Months of Age

    Caroline Breese Hall;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Aaron K. Blumkin;Kathryn M. Edwards

  • Periodic fever syndrome in children.

    Kenneth Tyson Thomas;Henry M. Feder;Alexander R. Lawton;Kathryn M. Edwards

  • Burden of Interpandemic Influenza in Children Younger than 5 Years: A 25-Year Prospective Study

    Kathleen M. Neuzil;Yuwei Zhu;Marie R. Griffin;Kathryn M. Edwards

  • Syndrome of periodic fever, pharyngitis, and aphthous stomatitis.

    Gary S. Marshall;Gary S. Marshall;Kathryn M. Edwards;Kathryn M. Edwards;Joseph Butler;Joseph Butler;Alexander R. Lawton;Alexander R. Lawton

  • Safety and immunogenicity of heptavalent pneumococcal vaccine conjugated to CRM197 in United States infants.

    Margaret B. Rennels;Kathryn M. Edwards;Harry L. Keyserling;Keith S. Reisinger

  • Pediatric Hospitalizations Associated with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina

    Romina Libster;Jimena Bugna;Silvina Coviello;Diego R. Hijano

  • Efficacy of an acellular pertussis vaccine among adolescents and adults

    Joel I. Ward;James D. Cherry;Swei-Ju Chang;Susan Partridge

  • US Case Reports of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis With Thrombocytopenia After Ad26.COV2.S Vaccination, March 2 to April 21, 2021

    Isaac See;John R. Su;Allison Lale;Emily Jane Woo

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cold-Adapted and Inactivated Vaccines for the Prevention of Influenza A Disease

    Kathryn M. Edwards;William D. Dupont;Mary K. Westrich;Walton D. Plummer

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie R. Griffin
Marie R. Griffin Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Carlos G. Grijalva
Carlos G. Grijalva Vanderbilt University Medical Center
John V. Williams
John V. Williams University of Pittsburgh
Peter G. Szilagyi
Peter G. Szilagyi University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan A. McCullers
Jonathan A. McCullers University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Geoffrey A. Weinberg
Geoffrey A. Weinberg University of Rochester
Peter F. Wright
Peter F. Wright Dartmouth College
Evan J. Anderson
Evan J. Anderson Emory University
Caroline B. Hall
Caroline B. Hall University of Rochester
Richard G. Wunderink
Richard G. Wunderink Northwestern University

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