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Microbiology

D-Index
57
Citations
11591
World Ranking
3573
National Ranking
313

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Virus
  • Disease

His primary areas of investigation include Rotavirus, Virology, Serotype, Genotype and Diarrhea. His Rotavirus research focuses on Rotavirus vaccine in particular. The concepts of his Virology study are interwoven with issues in Genotyping, Molecular epidemiology and Sequence analysis.

The various areas that Nigel A. Cunliffe examines in his Serotype study include Reoviridae and Human rotavirus. His work investigates the relationship between Genotype and topics such as Epidemiology that intersect with problems in Transmission, Etiology, Genetic variation, Global health and Norovirus. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Clinical trial under Diarrhea, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Environmental health, Childhood immunization, Rate ratio, Relative risk and Mortality rate.

His most cited work include:

  • Effect of human rotavirus vaccine on severe diarrhea in African infants. (697 citations)
  • Serotype diversity and reassortment between human and animal rotavirus strains: implications for rotavirus vaccine programs. (526 citations)
  • Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (227 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Nigel A. Cunliffe spends much of his time researching Rotavirus, Virology, Rotavirus vaccine, Pediatrics and Diarrhea. Nigel A. Cunliffe does research in Rotavirus, focusing on Reoviridae specifically. His Virology study incorporates themes from Molecular epidemiology and Genotype.

His work deals with themes such as Feces and Phylogenetic tree, which intersect with Genotype. His Rotavirus vaccine study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Asymptomatic, Disease burden, Vaccine efficacy and Infant mortality. He has researched Pediatrics in several fields, including Clinical trial, Incidence, Randomized controlled trial, Human rotavirus and Rotavirus infection.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Rotavirus (92.34%)
  • Virology (65.55%)
  • Rotavirus vaccine (41.15%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Rotavirus (92.34%)
  • Rotavirus vaccine (41.15%)
  • Vaccination (24.40%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Rotavirus, Rotavirus vaccine, Vaccination, Transmission and Environmental health. His Rotavirus research entails a greater understanding of Diarrhea. The Rotavirus vaccine study combines topics in areas such as Genotype, Seroconversion and Pediatrics, Acute gastroenteritis.

His Vaccination study is associated with Virology. His Virology study combines topics in areas such as Vaccine-preventable diseases and Feces. His work is dedicated to discovering how Transmission, Cohort study are connected with Confidence interval and Family medicine and other disciplines.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (227 citations)
  • Etiology of Diarrhea Among Hospitalized Children in Blantyre, Malawi, Following Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction: A Case-Control Study. (15 citations)
  • Nonsecretor Histo-blood Group Antigen Phenotype Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Clinical Rotavirus Vaccine Failure in Malawian Infants. (14 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Virus
  • Disease

Nigel A. Cunliffe focuses on Rotavirus vaccine, Rotavirus, Vaccination, Pediatrics and Diarrhea. In his research on the topic of Rotavirus vaccine, Rotavirus gastroenteritis, DS-1, Infant newborn, Genotyping and Vaccine introduction is strongly related with Acute gastroenteritis. His work carried out in the field of Rotavirus brings together such families of science as Transmission, Seroconversion and Genotype.

His research on Vaccination concerns the broader Virology. His Outbreak study, which is part of a larger body of work in Virology, is frequently linked to Coronavirus, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Diarrhea research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Asymptomatic, Case-control study, Etiology and Cryptosporidium.

Best Publications

  • Effect of human rotavirus vaccine on severe diarrhea in African infants.

    Shabir A. Madhi;Nigel A. Cunliffe;Duncan Steele;Desirée Witte

  • Serotype diversity and reassortment between human and animal rotavirus strains: implications for rotavirus vaccine programs.

    Jon R. Gentsch;Ashley R. Laird;Brittany Bielfelt;Dixie D. Griffin

  • Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use

    Karla Soares‐Weiser;Harriet MacLehose;Hanna Bergman;Irit Ben‐Aharon

  • Molecular epidemiology of noroviruses associated with acute sporadic gastroenteritis in children: Global distribution of genogroups, genotypes and GII.4 variants

    T.N. Hoa Tran;Eamonn Trainor;Toyoko Nakagomi;Toyoko Nakagomi;Nigel A. Cunliffe

  • Epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhoea in Africa: a review to assess the need for rotavirus immunization.

    N. A. Cunliffe;P. E. Kilgore;J. S. Bresee;A. D. Steele

  • Rotavirus G and P types in children with acute diarrhea in Blantyre, Malawi, from 1997 to 1998: predominance of novel P[6]G8 strains.

    Nigel A. Cunliffe;Nigel A. Cunliffe;Jailosi S. Gondwe;Robin L. Broadhead;Malcolm E. Molyneux

  • Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine (Rotarix) against Severe Diarrhea Caused by Serotypically Unrelated G2P[4] Strains in Brazil

    Jailson B Correia;Manish M Patel;Osamu Nakagomi;Osamu Nakagomi;Fernanda M U Montenegro

  • Rotavirus Strain Diversity in Blantyre, Malawi, from 1997 to 1999

    N. A. Cunliffe;J. S. Gondwe;S. M. Graham;B. D. M. Thindwa

  • Rotavirus Strain Types Circulating in Africa: Review of Studies Published during 1997–2006

    Stacy Todd;Nicola A. Page;A. Duncan Steele;A. Duncan Steele;Ina Peenze

  • Predominance of rotavirus P[4]G2 in a vaccinated population, Brazil.

    Ricardo Q. Gurgel;Luis E. Cuevas;Sarah C.F. Vieira;Vanessa C.F. Barros

  • Effectiveness of a monovalent rotavirus vaccine in infants in Malawi after programmatic roll-out: an observational and case-control study

    Naor Bar-Zeev;Naor Bar-Zeev;Lester Kapanda;Jacqueline E Tate;Khuzwayo C Jere;Khuzwayo C Jere

  • Efficacy of human rotavirus vaccine against severe gastroenteritis in Malawian children in the first two years of life: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.

    Nigel A. Cunliffe;Desiree Witte;Bagrey M. Ngwira;Stacy Todd

  • Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in children in Malawi.

    Michael M. Peng;Michael M. Peng;Steve R. Meshnick;Steve R. Meshnick;Nigel A. Cunliffe;Nigel A. Cunliffe;Benson D.M. Thindwa

  • Molecular Analysis of the 18S rRNA Gene of Cryptosporidium Parasites from Patients with or without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Living in Kenya, Malawi, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam

    Wangeci Gatei;Wangeci Gatei;Julie Greensill;Richard W. Ashford;Luis E. Cuevas

  • Molecular characterization of serotype G9 rotavirus strains from a global collection.

    M. Ramachandran;C.D. Kirkwood;L. Unicomb;N.A. Cunliffe;N.A. Cunliffe

  • Human rotavirus vaccine Rotarix™ provides protection against diverse circulating rotavirus strains in African infants: a randomized controlled trial

    Andrew Duncan Steele;Kathleen M Neuzil;Nigel A Cunliffe;Shabir A Madhi

  • Global impact of rotavirus vaccines

    Jacqueline E Tate;Manish M Patel;A Duncan Steele;Jon R Gentsch

  • Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus diarrhea among children and adults in Nepal: detection of G12 strains with P[6] or P[8] and a G11P[25] strain.

    Ryuichi Uchida;Basu Dev Pandey;Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand;Kamurddin Ahmed

  • Apparent extinction of non-G2 rotavirus strains from circulation in Recife, Brazil, after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine

    T. Nakagomi;L. E. Cuevas;R. G. Gurgel;R. G. Gurgel;S. H. Elrokhsi

  • Healthcare-associated Viral Gastroenteritis among Children in a Large Pediatric Hospital, United Kingdom

    Nigel A. Cunliffe;J. Angela Booth;Claire Elliot;Sharon J. Lowe

  • Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use (Review)

    Karla Soares-Weiser;Harriet MacLehose;Hanna Bergman;Irit Ben-Aharon

  • Rotavirus P[4]G2 in a Vaccinated Population, Brazil

    Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel;Sarah Cristina Fontes Vieira;Vanessa Cristiane Farias Barros;Paula Brandão Fontes

Frequent Co-Authors

Osamu Nakagomi
Osamu Nakagomi Nagasaki University
Miren Iturriza-Gomara
Miren Iturriza-Gomara University of Liverpool
Neil French
Neil French University of Liverpool
C. Anthony Hart
C. Anthony Hart University of Liverpool
Robert S. Heyderman
Robert S. Heyderman University College London
Umesh D. Parashar
Umesh D. Parashar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Malcolm E. Molyneux
Malcolm E. Molyneux Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Jon R. Gentsch
Jon R. Gentsch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Roger I. Glass
Roger I. Glass National Institutes of Health
A. Duncan Steele
A. Duncan Steele Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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