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D-Index
44
Citations
7415
World Ranking
5142
National Ranking
23

Peter V. Adrian 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 V. Adrian sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 103 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter V. Adrian 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 V. Adrian sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter V. Adrian is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Infectious Diseases.

Adrian's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Adrian are Shabir A. Madhi, Marta C. Nunes, Avy Violari, Milagritos D. Tapia, and Clare Cutland.

Their publications have appeared in venues such as The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Vaccine, Medicine, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Peter V. Adrian include:

  • Efficacy, duration of protection, birth outcomes, and infant growth associated with influenza vaccination in pregnancy: a pooled analysis of three randomised controlled trials, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Effect of HIV-exposure and timing of antiretroviral treatment initiation in children living with HIV on antibody persistence and memory responses to Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccines, 2020, Vaccine
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in pneumococcal vaccine-naïve human immunodeficiency virus-exposed infected and -uninfected South African children, 2020, Medicine
  • Association of natural induced antibodies against select Group B streptococcus surface proteins and invasive disease in early infancy, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Causes of severe pneumonia requiring hospital admission in children without HIV infection from Africa and Asia: the PERCH multi-country case-control study

    Katherine L. O'Brien;Henry C. Baggett;W. Abdullah Brooks;Daniel R. Feikin

  • Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Protection of Their Infants

    Abstr Act;Shabir A. Madhi;Clare L. Cutland;Locadiah Kuwanda

  • Standard method for detecting upper respiratory carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae: updated recommendations from the World Health Organization Pneumococcal Carriage Working Group.

    Catherine Satzke;Catherine Satzke;Paul Turner;Paul Turner;Anni Virolainen-Julkunen;Peter V. Adrian

  • Pneumococcal vaccines: an update on current strategies.

    D Bogaert;P.W.M Hermans;P.V Adrian;H.C Rümke

  • Prevalence of maternal colonisation with group B streptococcus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Gaurav Kwatra;Marianne C Cunnington;Elizabeth Merrall;Peter V Adrian

  • Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Protection of Their Infants

    Shabir A. Madhi;Clare L. Cutland;Locadiah Kuwanda;Adriana Weinberg

  • Long-Term Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae—and Associated Interactions with Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae Colonization—in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Children

    Shabir A. Madhi;Peter Adrian;Locadiah Kuwanda;Clare Cutland

  • Long-term immunogenicity and efficacy of a 9-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine in human immunodeficient virus infected and non-infected children in the absence of a booster dose of vaccine

    Shabir A. Madhi;Peter Adrian;Locadiah Kuwanda;Wasilla Jassat

  • Use of a Rapid Test of Pneumococcal Colonization Density to Diagnose Pneumococcal Pneumonia

    W. C. Albrich;S. A. Madhi;P. V. Adrian;N. van Niekerk

  • The Streptococcal Lipoprotein Rotamase A (SlrA) Is a Functional Peptidyl-prolyl Isomerase Involved in Pneumococcal Colonization

    Peter W.M. Hermans;Peter V. Adrian;Christa Albert;Silvia Estevão

  • Mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase gene of trimethoprim-resistant isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Peter V. Adrian;Keith P. Klugman

  • Serotype distribution and invasive potential of group B streptococcus isolates causing disease in infants and colonizing maternal-newborn dyads.

    Mashudu Madzivhandila;Peter V. Adrian;Clare L. Cutland;Locadiah Kuwanda

  • Development of lactococcal GEM-based pneumococcal vaccines

    Sandrine A. L. Audouy;Saskia van Selm;Maarten L. van Roosmalen;Eduard Post

  • Effect of HIV Infection Status and Anti-Retroviral Treatment on Quantitative and Qualitative Antibody Responses to Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Infants

    Shabir A. Madhi;Peter Adrian;Mark F. Cotton;James A. McIntyre

  • Density of Upper Respiratory Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study

    Henry C. Baggett;Nora L. Watson;Maria Deloria Knoll;W. Abdullah Brooks;W. Abdullah Brooks

  • Serum Immunoglobulin G Response to Candidate Vaccine Antigens during Experimental Human Pneumococcal Colonization

    Tera L. McCool;Thomas R. Cate;Elaine I. Tuomanen;Peter Adrian

  • Chlorhexidine maternal-vaginal and neonate body wipes in sepsis and vertical transmission of pathogenic bacteria in South Africa: a randomised, controlled trial

    Clare L Cutland;Shabir A Madhi;Elizabeth R Zell;Locadiah Kuwanda

  • Association of C-Reactive Protein With Bacterial and Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study

    Melissa M. Higdon;Tham Le;Tham Le;Katherine L. O’Brien;David R. Murdoch;David R. Murdoch

  • The Effect of Antibiotic Exposure and Specimen Volume on the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Children With Pneumonia

    Driscoll Aj;Deloria Knoll M;Hammitt Ll;Hammitt Ll;Baggett Hc

  • Serotype-specific acquisition and loss of group B streptococcus recto-vaginal colonization in late pregnancy

    Gaurav Kwatra;Peter V. Adrian;Tinevimbo Shiri;Eckhart J. Buchmann

  • Conserved Mutations in the Pneumococcal Bacteriocin Transporter Gene, blpA, Result in a Complex Population Consisting of Producers and Cheaters

    Matthew R. Son;Mikhail Shchepetov;Peter V. Adrian;Shabir A. Madhi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shabir A. Madhi
Shabir A. Madhi University of the Witwatersrand
Keith P. Klugman
Keith P. Klugman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Clare L. Cutland
Clare L. Cutland University of the Witwatersrand
David R. Murdoch
David R. Murdoch University of Otago
Martin Antonio
Martin Antonio London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
W. Abdullah Brooks
W. Abdullah Brooks Johns Hopkins University
Daniel R. Feikin
Daniel R. Feikin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Karen L. Kotloff
Karen L. Kotloff University of Maryland, Baltimore
Katherine L. O’Brien
Katherine L. O’Brien Johns Hopkins University
Ruth A. Karron
Ruth A. Karron Johns Hopkins University

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