2026 Peter G. Szilagyi: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	98	8947	8398	4602	4258	405	33946

Overview

Peter G. Szilagyi is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within medicine, with extensive work in epidemiology, infectious diseases, health, general health professions, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's publication record includes a concentration on respiratory viral infections, influenza virus research, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, pneumonia and respiratory infections, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, child and adolescent health, and asthma and respiratory diseases.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter G. Szilagyi include Natasha Halasa, Geoffrey A. Weinberg, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Mary Allen Staat, and Janet A. Englund.

Key recent papers by the scientist include:

Prevalence and characteristics of HPV vaccine hesitancy among parents of adolescents across the US, 2020, Vaccine
Parental Hesitancy About Routine Childhood and Influenza Vaccinations: A National Survey, 2020, PEDIATRICS
Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations Among Young Children: 2015-2016, 2020, PEDIATRICS
Early Estimate of Nirsevimab Effectiveness for Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalization Among Infants Entering Their First Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season - New Vaccine Surveillance Network, October 2023-February 2024, 2024, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Respiratory Virus Surveillance Among Children with Acute Respiratory Illnesses - New Vaccine Surveillance Network, United States, 2016-2021, 2022, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Their work has appeared in several prominent venues, notably:

Academic Pediatrics
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
PEDIATRICS
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

The research topics covered by Peter G. Szilagyi include:

Respiratory viral infections research
Influenza Virus Research Studies
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Child and Adolescent Health
Asthma and respiratory diseases

The scientist has contributed significantly to understanding vaccine hesitancy and respiratory viral infections, with over 150 publications in medicine reflecting a focused exploration on viral diseases affecting children and populations vulnerable to respiratory illnesses.

Best Publications

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children.

Caroline Breese Hall;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Marika K. Iwane;Aaron K. Blumkin

2597
Citations
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

Lynn S Bickley;Peter G. M.D. Szilagyi

1484
Citations
The Underrecognized Burden of Influenza in Young Children

Katherine A. Poehling;Kathryn M. Edwards;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Peter Szilagyi

1054
Citations
Iron deficiency and cognitive achievement among school-aged children and adolescents in the United States.

Jill S. Halterman;Jeffrey M. Kaczorowski;C. Andrew Aligne;C. Andrew Aligne;Peggy Auinger

815
Citations
Norovirus and Medically Attended Gastroenteritis in U.S. Children

Daniel C. Payne;Jan Vinjé;Peter G. Szilagyi;Kathryn M. Edwards

775
Citations
Population-Based Surveillance for Hospitalizations Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza Virus, and Parainfluenza Viruses Among Young Children

Marika K Iwane;Kathryn M Edwards;Peter G Szilagyi;Frances J Walker

743
Citations
Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Hospitalizations Among Children Less Than 24 Months of Age

Caroline Breese Hall;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Aaron K. Blumkin;Kathryn M. Edwards

726
Citations
Patient reminder and patient recall systems to improve immunization rates.

Julie C Jacobson Vann;Peter Szilagyi

493
Citations
Effect of patient reminder/recall interventions on immunization rates: A review.

Peter G. Szilagyi;Clayton Bordley;Julie C. Vann;Ann Chelminski

464
Citations
Burden of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Young Children

Kathryn M. Edwards;Yuwei Zhu;Marie R. Griffin;Geoffrey A. Weinberg

433
Citations
National, state and urban-area vaccination-coverage levels among children aged 19-35 months, United States, 1999.

E T Luman;L E Barker;D M Simpson;L E Rodewald

416
Citations
Human papillomavirus vaccination for adults: Updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Elissa Meites;Peter G. Szilagyi;Harrell W. Chesson;Elizabeth R. Unger

415
Citations
Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates

Julie C Jacobson Vann;Robert M Jacobson;Tamera Coyne-Beasley;Josephine K Asafu-Adjei

403
Citations
Inadequate therapy for asthma among children in the United States.

Jill S. Halterman;C. Andrew Aligne;C. Andrew Aligne;Peggy Auinger;John T. McBride

394
Citations
A novel group of rhinoviruses is associated with asthma hospitalizations

E. Kathryn Miller;Kathryn M. Edwards;Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Marika K. Iwane

325
Citations
Detection of postpartum depressive symptoms by screening at well-child visits

Linda H Chaudron;Peter G Szilagyi;Harriet J Kitzman;Holly I M Wadkins

304
Citations
Human Rhinovirus Species Associated With Hospitalizations for Acute Respiratory Illness in Young US Children

Marika K. Iwane;Mila M. Prill;Xiaoyan Lu;E. Kathryn Miller

296
Citations
Impact of maternal immunization on influenza hospitalizations in infants

Katherine A. Poehling;Peter G. Szilagyi;Mary A. Staat;Beverly M. Snively

294
Citations
Vaccine Epidemiology: Efficacy, Effectiveness, and the Translational Research Roadmap

Geoffrey A. Weinberg;Peter G. Szilagyi

288
Citations
Does quality of care affect rates of hospitalization for childhood asthma

Charles J. Homer;Peter Szilagyi;Lance Rodewald;Sheila R. Bloom

283
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey A. Weinberg University of Rochester

Kathryn M. Edwards Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Caroline B. Hall University of Rochester

Marie R. Griffin Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Janet A. Englund Seattle Children's Hospital

Natasha Halasa Vanderbilt University Medical Center

John V. Williams University of Pittsburgh

Monica M. McNeal University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Umesh D. Parashar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Peggy Auinger University of Rochester Medical Center

External Links

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