2026 Paul A. Rota: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	106	564	521	336	305	339	43262
Medicine	106	6516	6127	3460	3210	337	43262

Overview

Paul A. Rota is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with extensive work in epidemiology, infectious diseases, health, immunology, and modeling and simulation. The scientist's publications cover a range of topics centered on virology and viral diseases, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, respiratory viral infections research, immune responses and vaccinations, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and viral infections and vectors.

Among their recent papers are:

Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2019 (2020), MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Progress Toward Measles Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2022 (2023), MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2020 (2021), MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2021 (2022), MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Measles in the 21st Century: Progress Toward Achieving and Sustaining Elimination (2020), The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul A. Rota include Bettina Bankamp, Stephen N. Crooke, James L. Goodson, Mick N. Mulders, and David Sugerman.

The scientist's work is regularly published in specific venues, including:

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Vaccines
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Best Publications

A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Ksiazek Tg;Erdman D;Goldsmith Cs;Zaki

6094
Citations
Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Paul A. Rota;M. Steven Oberste;Stephan S. Monroe;W. Allan Nix

3477
Citations
Nipah Virus: A Recently Emergent Deadly Paramyxovirus

K. B. Chua;W. J. Bellini;P. A. Rota;B. H. Harcourt

1679
Citations
Nipah virus-associated encephalitis outbreak, Siliguri, India.

Mandeep S. Chadha;James A. Comer;Luis Lowe;Paul A. Rota

744
Citations
Cocirculation of two distinct evolutionary lineages of influenza type B virus since 1983.

Paul A. Rota;Teresa R. Wallis;Maurice W. Harmon;Jennifer S. Rota

732
Citations
Nipah virus infection in bats (order Chiroptera) in peninsular Malaysia.

J. M. Yob;A. M. Rashdi;C. Morrissy

609
Citations
Person-to-Person Transmission of Nipah Virus in a Bangladeshi Community

Emily S. Gurley;Joel M Montgomery;M. Jahangir Hossain;Michael Bell

595
Citations
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2016

Claudio L. Afonso;Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Krisztián Bányai;Yīmíng Bào

551
Citations
Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Replicase Products and Characterization of Papain-Like Protease Activity

Brian H. Harcourt;Dalia Jukneliene;Amornrat Kanjanahaluethai;Amornrat Kanjanahaluethai;John Bechill

520
Citations
Recent Resurgence of Mumps in the United States

Gustavo H. Dayan;M. Patricia Quinlisk;Amy A. Parker;Albert E. Barskey

516
Citations
Ultrastructural characterization of SARS coronavirus.

Cynthia S. Goldsmith;Kathleen M. Tatti;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Pierre E. Rollin

494
Citations
Recurrent Zoonotic Transmission of Nipah Virus into Humans, Bangladesh, 2001–2007

Stephen P. Luby;M. Jahangir Hossain;Emily S. Gurley;Be-Nazir Ahmed

471
Citations
Molecular characterization of Nipah virus, a newly emergent paramyxovirus.

Brian H. Harcourt;Azaibi Tamin;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Pierre E. Rollin

452
Citations
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018

Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos;Ashley C. Banyard;Christopher F. Basler

406
Citations
Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for SARS-associated coronavirus.

Shannon L. Emery;Dean D. Erdman;Michael D. Bowen;Bruce R. Newton

406
Citations
Measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated population, San Diego, 2008: role of the intentionally undervaccinated.

David E. Sugerman;Albert E. Barskey;Maryann G. Delea;Ismael R. Ortega-Sanchez

400
Citations
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Pneumoviridae.

Bert Rima;Peter Collins;Andrew Easton;Ron Fouchier

391
Citations
Molecular biology of Hendra and Nipah viruses.

Lin-Fa Wang;Brian H Harcourt;Meng Yu;Azaibi Tamin

389
Citations
Genetic characterization of Nipah virus, Bangladesh, 2004.

Brian H. Harcourt;Luis Lowe;Azaibi Tamin;Xin Liu

383
Citations
Ocular Tropism of Respiratory Viruses

Jessica A. Belser;Paul A. Rota;Terrence M. Tumpey

375
Citations
Global distribution of measles genotypes and measles molecular epidemiology.

Paul A. Rota;Kevin Brown;Annette Mankertz;Sabine Santibanez

338
Citations
Implications of a 2005 Measles Outbreak in Indiana for Sustained Elimination of Measles in the United States

Amy A. Parker;Wayne Staggs;Gustavo H. Dayan;Ismael R. Ortega-Sánchez

329
Citations
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2017

Gaya K. Amarasinghe;Yīmíng Bào;Christopher F. Basler;Sina Bavari

293
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Bellini Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thomas G. Ksiazek The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Pierre E. Rollin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mick N. Mulders World Health Organization

James A. Comer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Larry J. Anderson Emory University

Norbert Nowotny University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Peter M. Strebel World Health Organization

Stephen P. Luby Stanford University

Jane F. Seward Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

External Links

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