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D-Index
45
Citations
7210
World Ranking
5035
National Ranking
1945

Philip LaRussa 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 Philip LaRussa sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 129 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip LaRussa 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 Philip LaRussa sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Philip LaRussa is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Modeling and Simulation, and Health.

The scientist has produced significant work on topics including:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Tracheal and airway disorders

Philip LaRussa's recent papers include:

  • "Epidemiology, clinical features, and resource utilization associated with respiratory syncytial virus in the community and hospital," 2020, published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • "Five-Year Community Surveillance Study for Acute Respiratory Infections Using Text Messaging: Findings From the MoSAIC Study," 2022, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Analysis of the reiteration regions (R1 to R5) of varicella-zoster virus," 2020, published in Virology
  • "Household transmission of influenza A and B within a prospective cohort during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons," 2021, published in Statistics in Medicine
  • "Treatment of Sick Children Seeking Care in the Private Health Sector in Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Trial," 2020, published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Philip LaRussa frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable co-authors include Lisa Saiman, Melissa S. Stockwell, Celibell Vargas, Carrie Reed, and Maitry Mahida.

Their publications have appeared in various scientific venues, such as:

  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Virology
  • Statistics in Medicine
  • International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Best Publications

  • Viral Load and Disease Progression in Infants Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    William T. Shearer;Thomas C. Quinn;Philip LaRussa;Judy F. Lew

  • The incidence of zoster after immunization with live attenuated varicella vaccine. A study in children with leukemia. Varicella Vaccine Collaborative Study Group.

    Iain Hardy;Anne A. Gershon;Sharon P. Steinberg;Philip LaRussa

  • The postmarketing safety profile of varicella vaccine.

    Robert G. Sharrar;Philip LaRussa;Susan A. Galea;Sharon P. Steinberg

  • Effectiveness Over Time of Varicella Vaccine

    Marietta Vázquez;Philip S. LaRussa;Anne A. Gershon;Linda M. Niccolai

  • The Safety Profile of Varicella Vaccine: A 10-Year Review

    Susan A. Galea;Ann Sweet;Paul Beninger;Sharon P. Steinberg

  • Restriction fragment length polymorphism of polymerase chain reaction products from vaccine and wild-type varicella-zoster virus isolates.

    P LaRussa;O Lungu;I Hardy;A Gershon

  • Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine: Efficacy for Children With Leukemia in Remission

    Anne A. Gershon;Sharon Projansky Steinberg;Lawrence Gelb;George Galasso

  • Immunization of Healthy Adults with Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine

    Anne A. Gershon;Sharon P. Steinberg;Philip LaRussa;Angelo Ferrara

  • Effectiveness of 2 Doses of Varicella Vaccine in Children

    Eugene D. Shapiro;Marietta Vazquez;Daina Esposito;Nancy Holabird

  • Reactivated and latent varicella-zoster virus in human dorsal root ganglia.

    Octavian Lungu;Paula W. Annunziato;Anne Gershon;Susan M. Staugaitis

  • Recommendations from the national vaccine advisory committee: Standards for adult immunization practice

    Walter A. Orenstein;Bruce G. Gellin;Richard H. Beigi;Sarah Despres

  • Primary Vaccine Failure after 1 Dose of Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Children

    David E Michalik;Sharon P Steinberg;Philip S LaRussa;Kathryn M Edwards

  • Adherence to antiretroviral treatment among pregnant and postpartum HIV-infected women

    C A Mellins;C Chu;K Malee;S Allison

  • Varicella Vaccine: The American Experience

    A A Gershon;P LaRussa;I Hardy;S Steinberg

  • Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection in Children with Underlying Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

    Anne A. Gershon;Nancy Mervish;Philip LaRussa;Sharon Steinberg

  • The Protective Effect of Immunologic Boosting against Zoster: An Analysis in Leukemic Children Who Were Vaccinated against Chickenpox

    Anne A. Gershon;Philip LaRussa;Sharon Steinberg;Nancy Mervish

  • Varicella Vaccine For Immunocompromised Children: Results Of Collaborative Studies In The United States And Canada

    Philip Larussa;Sharon Steinberg;Anne A. Gershon

  • Persistence of Immunity to Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine in Healthy Adults

    Krow Ampofo;Lisa Saiman;Philip LaRussa;Sharon Steinberg

  • Cardiac effects of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-negative infants born to HIV-positive mothers: NHLBI CHAART-1 (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Cardiovascular Status of HAART Therapy in HIV-Exposed Infants and Children Cohort Study)

    Steven E. Lipshultz;William T. Shearer;Bruce Thompson;Kenneth C. Rich

  • Transmission of varicella-vaccine virus from a healthy 12-month-old child to his pregnant mother

    Mark B. Salzman;Robert G. Sharrar;Sharon Steinberg;Philip LaRussa

  • Transmission of Vaccine Strain Varicella-Zoster Virus from a Healthy Adult with Vaccine-Associated Rash to Susceptible Household Contacts

    Philip LaRussa;Sharon Steinberg;François Meurice;Anne Gershon

  • Persistence of immunity to varicella-zoster virus after vaccination of healthcare workers.

    Lisa Saiman;Philip LaRussa;Sharon P. Steinberg;Juyan Zhou

  • Detection of fecal shedding of rotavirus vaccine in infants following their first dose of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine.

    Catherine Yen;Kathleen Jakob;Mathew D. Esona;Ximara Peckham

  • Disseminated Vaccine Strain Varicella as the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-Defining Illness in a Previously Undiagnosed Child

    J. M. Kramer;P. LaRussa;W. C. Tsai;P. Carney

  • Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Human Coronaviruses in the Pediatric Population.

    Litty Varghese;Philip Zachariah;Celibell Vargas;Philip LaRussa

  • Effectiveness of Varicella Vaccine in Children Infected with HIV

    Moeun Son;Eugene D. Shapiro;Philip LaRussa;Natalie Neu

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne A. Gershon
Anne A. Gershon Columbia University
Sharon Steinberg
Sharon Steinberg Columbia University
Lisa Saiman
Lisa Saiman Columbia University
Kathryn M. Edwards
Kathryn M. Edwards Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cornelia L. Dekker
Cornelia L. Dekker Stanford University
Neal A. Halsey
Neal A. Halsey Johns Hopkins University
Nicola P. Klein
Nicola P. Klein Kaiser Permanente
Roger Baxter
Roger Baxter Kaiser Permanente
D. Scott Schmid
D. Scott Schmid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Elaine Larson
Elaine Larson Columbia University

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