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D-Index
75
Citations
15440
World Ranking
1529
National Ranking
668

Peter A. Zimmerman 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 Peter A. Zimmerman sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 206 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter A. Zimmerman 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 Peter A. Zimmerman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter A. Zimmerman is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a specialization spanning Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their scholarly work covers notable topics including Malaria Research and Control, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Infection Control and Ventilation, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy.

Zimmerman has published articles in several venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Pathogens and Immunity
  • Pharmacogenomics

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Effects of race and ethnicity on perinatal outcomes in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 2,198,655 pregnancies" (2022, The Lancet)
  • "Microfluidic assessment of red blood cell mediated microvascular occlusion" (2020, Lab on a Chip)
  • "Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a Patient Transport Van" (2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • "Use of whole-genome sequencing to investigate a cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in emergency department personnel" (2021, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology)
  • "SUMO Modification of Hepatitis B Virus Core Mediates Nuclear Entry, Promyelocytic Leukemia Nuclear Body Association, and Efficient Formation of Covalently Closed Circular DNA" (2023, Microbiology Spectrum)

Frequent co-authors of Peter A. Zimmerman include:

  • E. Ricky Chan
  • Lucas D. Jones
  • Curtis J. Donskey
  • Jürgen Bosch
  • Jennifer L. Cadnum

Best Publications

  • Inherited Resistance to HIV-1 Conferred by an Inactivating Mutation in CC Chemokine Receptor 5: Studies in Populations with Contrasting Clinical Phenotypes, Defined Racial Background, and Quantified Risk

    Peter A. Zimmerman;Alicia Buckler-White;Ghalib Alkhatib;Todd Spalding

  • CCR5 promoter polymorphism and HIV-1 disease progression

    David H McDermott;Peter A Zimmerman;Peter A Zimmerman;Florence Guignard;Cynthia A Kleeberger

  • Plasmodium vivax clinical malaria is commonly observed in Duffy-negative Malagasy people

    Didier Ménard;Céline Barnadas;Christiane Bouchier;Cara Henry-Halldin

  • The global distribution of the Duffy blood group.

    Rosalind E. Howes;Anand P. Patil;Frédéric B. Piel;Oscar A. Nyangiri

  • Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale – the ‘bashful’ malaria parasites

    Ivo Mueller;Peter A. Zimmerman;John C. Reeder

  • Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion through glycophorin C and selection for Gerbich negativity in human populations.

    Alexander Gerd. Maier;Manoj T. Duraisingh;John C. Reeder;Sheral S. Patel

  • Emergence of FY*A(null) in a Plasmodium vivax-endemic region of Papua New Guinea.

    Peter A. Zimmerman;Ian Woolley;Godfred L. Masinde;Stephanie M. Miller

  • R5 HIV productively infects langerhans cells, and infection levels are regulated by compound CCR5 polymorphisms

    Tatsuyoshi Kawamura;Forrest O. Gulden;Makoto Sugaya;David T. McNamara

  • Epidemiologic and Biologic Characterization of a Cohort of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Highly Exposed, Persistently Seronegative Female Sex Workers in Northern Thailand

    Chris Beyrer;Andrew W. Artenstein;Sungwal Rugpao;Henry Stephens

  • Comparing the Ex Vivo Fitness of CCR5-Tropic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates of Subtypes B and C

    Sarah C. Ball;Awet Abraha;Kalonji R. Collins;Andre J. Marozsan

  • Chemokine RANTES promoter polymorphism affects risk of both HIV infection and disease progression in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort study

    David H. McDermott;Matthew J. Beecroft;Cynthia A. Kleeberger;Fadwa M. Al-Sharif

  • Evolution of a unique Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistance phenotype in association with pfcrt polymorphism in Papua New Guinea and South America.

    Rajeev K. Mehlotra;Hisashi Fujioka;Paul D. Roepe;Omar Janneh

  • Plasmodium vivax invasion of human erythrocytes inhibited by antibodies directed against the Duffy binding protein

    Brian T Grimberg;Rachanee Udomsangpetch;Jia Xainli;Amy McHenry

  • Growing evidence of Plasmodium vivax across malaria-endemic Africa.

    Katherine A. Twohig;Daniel A. Pfeffer;Daniel A. Pfeffer;J. Kevin Baird;Ric N. Price;Ric N. Price

  • The risk of malarial infections and disease in Papua New Guinean children.

    Pascal Michon;Jennifer L. Cole-Tobian;Elijah Dabod;Sonja Schoepflin

  • Genetic polymorphisms in molecules of innate immunity and susceptibility to infection with Wuchereria bancrofti in South India

    E. H. Choi;Peter A. Zimmerman;Peter A. Zimmerman;C. B. Foster;S. Zhu

  • Differential Patterns of Infection and Disease with P. falciparum and P. vivax in Young Papua New Guinean Children

    Enmoore Lin;Benson Kiniboro;Laurie Gray;Stuart Dobbie

  • Naturally acquired Duffy-binding protein-specific binding inhibitory antibodies confer protection from blood-stage Plasmodium vivax infection

    Christopher L. King;Pascal Michon;Ahmad Rushdi Shakri;Alexandra Marcotty

  • Acquisition of Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites and Malaria Immunity in Young Children and the Influence of Age, Force of Infection, and Magnitude of Response

    Danielle I. Stanisic;Freya J. I. Fowkes;Melanie Koinari;Sarah Javati

  • Fy(a)/Fy(b) antigen polymorphism in human erythrocyte Duffy antigen affects susceptibility to Plasmodium vivax malaria.

    Christopher L. King;John H. Adams;Jia Xianli;Brian T. Grimberg

  • Glucuronidation of the antiretroviral drug efavirenz by UGT2B7 and an in vitro investigation of drug-drug interaction with zidovudine.

    Anne Sophie Bélanger;Patrick Caron;Mario Harvey;Peter A. Zimmerman

  • DIAGNOSING INFECTION LEVELS OF FOUR HUMAN MALARIA PARASITE SPECIES BY A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION/LIGASE DETECTION REACTION FLUORESCENT MICROSPHERE-BASED ASSAY

    David T. McNAMARA;Laurin J. Kasehagen;Brian T. Grimberg;Jennifer Cole-Tobian

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Peter Siba
Peter Siba Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
James W. Kazura
James W. Kazura Case Western Reserve University
Christopher L. King
Christopher L. King Case Western Reserve University
Moses J. Bockarie
Moses J. Bockarie European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
John C. Reeder
John C. Reeder World Health Organization
Ingrid Felger
Ingrid Felger University of Basel
Mark Stoneking
Mark Stoneking Max Planck Society
Didier Ménard
Didier Ménard Institut Pasteur
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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