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Medicine

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World Ranking
1924
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Peter J. Hotez is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a considerable focus on Infectious Diseases. Other subfields include Parasitology, Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

Their research covers several main topics related to infectious diseases and public health. These include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Peter J. Hotez has contributed to numerous publications in prominent venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • EClinicalMedicine
  • Vaccine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet

Their recent notable papers include:

  • The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, published in The Lancet
  • The SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Pipeline: an Overview, 2020, published in Current Tropical Medicine Reports
  • Correlates and disparities of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19, 2021, published in Social Science & Medicine
  • SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Vaccine Efficacy Needed for a COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine to Prevent or Stop an Epidemic as the Sole Intervention, 2020, published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research activities include María Elena Bottazzi, Ulrich Strych, Jeroen Pollet, Leroy Versteeg, and Wen-Hsiang Chen.

In addition to research articles, they have published books, primarily with Johns Hopkins University Press, including:

  • Preventing the Next Pandemic, 2021
  • The Deadly Rise of Anti-science, 2023
  • Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism, 2020
  • Poverty and the Impact of COVID-19, 2020

Another published title is A ascensão letal da anticiência (2025) by Editora FIOCRUZ eBooks.

Peter J. Hotez has been recognized by several professional organizations. Awards and memberships include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) (2011)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2008)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

    Gregory A. Roth;Catherine Johnson;Amanuel Abajobir;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm

    Jeffrey Bethony;Jeffrey Bethony;Simon Brooker;Marco Albonico;Stefan M Geiger;Stefan M Geiger

  • Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

    Peter J. Hotez;David H. Molyneux;Alan Fenwick;Jacob Kumaresan

  • The burden of primary liver cancer and underlying etiologies from 1990 to 2015 at the global, regional, and national level : results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Tomi Akinyemiju;Semaw Abera;Semaw Abera;Muktar Ahmed

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Helminth infections: the great neglected tropical diseases

    Peter J. Hotez;Paul J. Brindley;Jeffrey M. Bethony;Charles Harding King

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990-2015

    Valery L. Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture.

    Nilanthi R de Silva;Simon Brooker;Peter J Hotez;Antonio Montresor

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Elena Bottazzi
Maria Elena Bottazzi Baylor College of Medicine
Bin Zhan
Bin Zhan Baylor College of Medicine
Jeffrey M. Bethony
Jeffrey M. Bethony George Washington University
Alex Loukas
Alex Loukas James Cook University
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Simon Brooker
Simon Brooker Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington

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