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D-Index
58
Citations
15190
World Ranking
3381
National Ranking
16

Marietjie Venter 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 Marietjie Venter sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 187 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marietjie Venter 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 Marietjie Venter sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 39th percentile

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

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

Overview

Marietjie Venter is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and specializes in medical research with a particular focus on infectious diseases. Their scholarly contributions predominantly address viral infections, epidemiology, and public health issues, with significant emphasis on vector-borne diseases and respiratory viruses.

The scientist's research primarily covers these topics:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Within the broader field of Medicine, their subfields of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

Marietjie Venter has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Adriano Mendes
  • Túlio de Oliveira
  • Houriiyah Tegally
  • Nicole Wolter
  • Florette K. Treurnicht

The scientist has authored or co-authored numerous papers published across a range of venues, notably in:

  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications

Recent publications illustrate the focus on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and related epidemiology, including:

  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa, 2022, Nature
  • Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron, 2022, Nature
  • Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron triggers cross-reactive neutralization and Fc effector functions in previously vaccinated, but not unvaccinated, individuals, 2022, Cell Host & Microbe

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study

    Ting Shi;David A. McAllister;Katherine L. O'Brien;Eric A. F. Simoes

  • Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Harish Nair;Harish Nair;W Abdullah Brooks;Mark Katz;Anna Roca

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

    Unknown

  • T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron

    Unknown

  • Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Protection of Their Infants

    Abstr Act;Shabir A. Madhi;Clare L. Cutland;Locadiah Kuwanda

  • Global Role and Burden of Influenza in Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations, 1982–2012: A Systematic Analysis

    Kathryn E. Lafond;Kathryn E. Lafond;Harish Nair;Harish Nair;Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly;Fátima Valente

  • Viral etiology of severe pneumonia among Kenyan infants and children.

    James A. Berkley;Patrick Munywoki;Mwanajuma Ngama;Sidi Kazungu

  • Genetic diversity and molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus over four consecutive seasons in South Africa: identification of new subgroup A and B genotypes.

    Marietjie Venter;Shabir A. Madhi;Caroline T. Tiemessen;Barry D. Schoub

  • Epidemiological and virological characteristics of influenza B: results of the Global Influenza B Study.

    S. Caini;Q.S. Huang;M.A. Ciblak;G. Kusznierz

  • High Nasopharyngeal Pneumococcal Density, Increased by Viral Coinfection, Is Associated With Invasive Pneumococcal Pneumonia

    Nicole Wolter;Stefano Tempia;Cheryl Cohen;Shabir A. Madhi

  • Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Protection of Their Infants

    Shabir A. Madhi;Clare L. Cutland;Locadiah Kuwanda;Adriana Weinberg

  • Respiratory Viral Coinfections Identified by a 10-Plex Real-Time Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay in Patients Hospitalized With Severe Acute Respiratory Illness—South Africa, 2009–2010

    Marthi A Pretorius;Shabir A. Madhi;Shabir A. Madhi;Cheryl Cohen;Dhamari Naidoo

  • Interim report on pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infections in South Africa, April to October 2009: epidemiology and factors associated with fatal cases.

    Brett N. Archer;Brett N. Archer;Cheryl Cohen;Cheryl Cohen;Dhamari Naidoo;J. Thomas;J. Thomas

  • Severe influenza-associated respiratory infection in high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2009-2011

    Cheryl Cohen;Jocelyn Moyes;Stefano Tempia;Michelle Groom

  • Influenza surveillance in 15 countries in Africa, 2006-2010

    Jennifer Michalove Radin;Mark A Katz;Stefano Tempia;Ndahwouh Talla Nzussouo

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Circulation in Seven Countries With Global Disease Detection Regional Centers

    Amber K. Haynes;Arie P. Manangan;Marika K. Iwane;Katharine Sturm-Ramirez;Katharine Sturm-Ramirez

  • Genetic determinants of virulence in pathogenic lineage 2 West Nile virus strains.

    Elizabeth Magdelena Botha;Wanda Markotter;Marianne Wolfaardt;Janusz Tadeusz Paweska

  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection: denominator-based studies in Indonesia, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa.

    Susan E Robertson;Anna Roca;Pedro Alonso;Eric A F Simoes

  • Lineage 2 west nile virus as cause of fatal neurologic disease in horses, South Africa.

    Marietjie Venter;Stacey Human;Dewald Zaayman;Gertruida Hermanna Gerdes

  • Global Distribution of Novel Rhinovirus Genotype

    Thomas Briese;Neil Renwick;Marietjie Venter;Richard G. Jarman

  • Epidemiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants.

    Cheryl Cohen;Jocelyn Moyes;Stefano Tempia;Michelle Groome;Michelle Groome

  • Towards effective diagnostic assays for COVID-19: a review.

    Marietjie Venter;Karin Louise Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryl Cohen
Cheryl Cohen University of the Witwatersrand
Shabir A. Madhi
Shabir A. Madhi University of the Witwatersrand
Sibongile Walaza
Sibongile Walaza Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Anne von Gottberg
Anne von Gottberg National Health Laboratory Service
Nicole Wolter
Nicole Wolter National Health Laboratory Service
Kathleen Kahn
Kathleen Kahn University of the Witwatersrand
Robert Swanepoel
Robert Swanepoel University of Pretoria
Rosemary Sang
Rosemary Sang Kenya Medical Research Institute
Meredith McMorrow
Meredith McMorrow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keith P. Klugman
Keith P. Klugman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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