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P. Anton van der Merwe

P. Anton van der Merwe

University of Oxford
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
20386
World Ranking
4364
National Ranking
327

P. Anton van der Merwe publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Anton van der Merwe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 378 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

P. Anton van der Merwe D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. Anton van der Merwe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

P. Anton van der Merwe is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions in Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics including Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, CAR-T cell therapy research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Van der Merwe has authored publications in notable journals and platforms such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by van der Merwe include:

  • Effects of common mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD and its ligand, the human ACE2 receptor on binding affinity and kinetics, 2021, eLife
  • Biomarkers of response to PD-1 pathway blockade, 2022, British Journal of Cancer
  • Inefficient exploitation of accessory receptors reduces the sensitivity of chimeric antigen receptors, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Mechanical forces impair antigen discrimination by reducing differences in T-cell receptor/peptide-MHC off-rates, 2022, The EMBO Journal
  • Dephosphorylation accelerates the dissociation of ZAP70 from the T cell receptor, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Omer Dushek
  • Mikhail A. Kutuzov
  • Michael I. Barton
  • Johannes Pettmann
  • Anna Huhn

Best Publications

  • A novel adaptor protein orchestrates receptor patterning and cytoskeletal polarity in T-cell contacts.

    Michael L Dustin;Michael W Olszowy;Amy D Holdorf;Jun Li

  • The interaction properties of costimulatory molecules revisited.

    Alison V. Collins;Douglas W. Brodie;Robert J.C. Gilbert;Andrea Iaboni

  • CD80 (B7-1) Binds Both CD28 and CTLA-4 with a Low Affinity and Very Fast Kinetics

    P A van der Merwe;D L Bodian;S Daenke;P Linsley

  • Human inhibitory receptors Ig-like transcript 2 (ILT2) and ILT4 compete with CD8 for MHC class I binding and bind preferentially to HLA-G

    Mitsunori Shiroishi;Kouhei Tsumoto;Kimie Amano;Yasuo Shirakihara

  • The kinetic-segregation model: TCR triggering and beyond

    S J Davis;P A van der Merwe

  • Molecular Interactions Mediating T Cell Antigen Recognition

    P. Anton van der Merwe;Simon J. Davis

  • Mechanisms for T cell receptor triggering

    P. Anton van der Merwe;Omer Dushek

  • 2B4, the Natural Killer and T Cell Immunoglobulin Superfamily Surface Protein, Is a Ligand for CD48

    Marion H. Brown;Kent Boles;P. Anton van der Merwe;Vinay Kumar

  • The structure and ligand interactions of CD2: implications for T-cell function

    S J Davis;P A van der Merwe

  • Production of soluble alphabeta T-cell receptor heterodimers suitable for biophysical analysis of ligand binding.

    B E Willcox;G F Gao;Wyer;C A O'Callaghan

  • T-cell receptor triggering is critically dependent on the dimensions of its peptide-MHC ligand.

    Kaushik Choudhuri;David Wiseman;Marion H. Brown;Keith Gould

  • TCR binding to peptide-MHC stabilizes a flexible recognition interface.

    Benjamin E. Willcox;George F. Gao;Jessica R. Wyer;John Edward Simon Durham Ladbury

  • Cytoskeletal polarization and redistribution of cell-surface molecules during T cell antigen recognition.

    P.Anton van der Merwe;Simon J. Davis;Andrey S. Shaw;Michael L. Dustin

  • Structural and Kinetic Basis for Heightened Immunogenicity of T Cell Vaccines

    Ji-Li Chen;Guillaume Stewart-Jones;Giovanna Bossi;Nikolai M. Lissin

  • Effects of common mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 Spike RBD and its ligand, the human ACE2 receptor on binding affinity and kinetics.

    Michael I Barton;Stuart A MacGowan;Mikhail A Kutuzov;Omer Dushek

  • The nature of molecular recognition by T cells

    Simon J. Davis;Shinji Ikemizu;Edward J. Evans;Lars Fugger

  • The mast cell tumor necrosis factor α response to FimH-expressing Escherichia coli is mediated by the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored molecule CD48

    Ravi Malaviya;Zhimin Gao;Krishnan Thankavel;P. Anton van der Merwe

  • CDR3 loop flexibility contributes to the degeneracy of TCR recognition.

    Jean-Baptiste Reiser;Claudine Darnault;Claude Grégoire;Thomas Mosser

  • Siglecs: a family of sialic-acid binding lectins.

    P R Crocker;E A Clark;M Filbin;S Gordon

  • Transient intercellular adhesion: the importance of weak protein-protein interactions.

    P A van der Merwe;A N Barclay

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon J. Davis
Simon J. Davis University of Oxford
Michael L. Dustin
Michael L. Dustin University of Oxford
A. Neil Barclay
A. Neil Barclay University of Oxford
David I. Stuart
David I. Stuart University of Oxford
Katsumi Maenaka
Katsumi Maenaka Hokkaido University
Vincenzo Cerundolo
Vincenzo Cerundolo University of Oxford
Bernard Malissen
Bernard Malissen Aix-Marseille University
Geoffrey J. Barton
Geoffrey J. Barton University of Dundee
Pierre Bongrand
Pierre Bongrand Aix-Marseille University
Philip K. Maini
Philip K. Maini University of Oxford

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