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D-Index
105
Citations
57057
World Ranking
6669
National Ranking
643

Piero Olliaro publications per year

1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 17 publications
1982 2025

592 publications in total across all disciplines

Piero Olliaro publication distribution in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Piero Olliaro sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 535 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Piero Olliaro D-index placement in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Piero Olliaro sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Piero Olliaro is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and focuses on research in the field of Medicine, particularly within Infectious Diseases. Their work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Neurology, and Virology.

The scientist's publication record emphasizes topics related to COVID-19, including clinical research studies and the long-term effects of the disease. Other notable research topics include poxvirus outbreaks, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, mosquito-borne diseases and control, bacterial research involving Bacillus and Francisella, and the intersection of COVID-19 and mental health.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Peter Horby
  • Laura Merson
  • Josephine Bourner
  • Jake Dunning
  • Amanda Rojek

Their work has appeared repeatedly in a core set of scientific venues, reflecting their research focuses:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Wellcome Open Research

Several recent research papers are notable for their contribution to the field:

  • Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score (2020, BMJ)
  • Characterising long COVID: a living systematic review (2021, BMJ Global Health)
  • Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study (2020, BMJ)
  • Scaling up COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: promises and challenges (2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Risk factors for post-COVID-19 condition in previously hospitalised children using the ISARIC Global follow-up protocol: a prospective cohort study (2021, European Respiratory Journal)

Best Publications

  • Drug development for neglected diseases: a deficient market and a public-health policy failure

    Patrice Trouiller;Piero Olliaro;Piero Olliaro;Els Torreele;James Orbinski;James Orbinski

  • Visceral leishmaniasis : current status of control, diagnosis, and treatment, and a proposed research and development agenda

    Philippe J Guerin;Philippe J Guerin;Piero Olliaro;Piero Olliaro;Shyam Sundar;Marleen Boelaert

  • Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score.

    Stephen R. Knight;Antonia Ho;Riinu Pius;Iain Buchan

  • Artesunate combinations for treatment of malaria: meta-analysis

    M Adjuik;A Babiker;P Garner;P Olliaro

  • Characterising long COVID: a living systematic review.

    Melina Michelen;Melina Michelen;Lakshmi Manoharan;Natalie Elkheir;Vincent Cheng

  • Averting a malaria disaster.

    NJ White;F Nosten;S Looareesuwan;WM Watkins

  • Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study.

    Olivia V Swann;Olivia V Swann;Karl A Holden;Lance Turtle;Lance Turtle;Louisa Pollock

  • Global health security: the wider lessons from the west African Ebola virus disease epidemic

    David L Heymann;Lincoln Chen;Keizo Takemi;David P Fidler

  • Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles

    Shabir Banoo;David Bell;Patrick Bossuyt;Alan Herring

  • Malaria: current status of control, diagnosis, treatment, and a proposed agenda for research and development

    Philippe J Guerin;Piero Olliaro;Francois Nosten;Pierre Druilhe

  • Leishmaniasis chemotherapy—challenges and opportunities

    S.L. Croft;P. Olliaro;P. Olliaro

  • A Four-Month Gatifloxacin-Containing Regimen for Treating Tuberculosis

    Corinne S. Merle;Katherine Fielding;Omou Bah Sow;Martin Gninafon

  • Strategies for the prevention of antimalarial drug resistance: rationale for combination chemotherapy for malaria.

    N.J White;N.J White;P.L Olliaro

  • Epidemiology and control of human gastrointestinal parasites in children

    Michael O Harhay;John Horton;Piero L Olliaro

  • Amodiaquine-artesunate versus amodiaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children: a randomised, multicentre trial.

    M. Adjuik;P. Agnamey;A. Babiker;S. Borrmann;S. Borrmann

  • Comparison of short-course multidrug treatment with standard therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in India: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial

    Shyam Sundar;Prabhat Kumar Sinha;Madhukar Rai;Deepak Kumar Verma

  • Artemisinin-based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated malaria.

    David Sinclair;Babalwa Zani;Sarah Donegan;Piero Olliaro

  • Chemotherapy in the Treatment and Control of Leishmaniasis

    Jorge Alvar;Simon Croft;Piero Olliaro

  • Urban parasitology: visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Michael O. Harhay;Piero L. Olliaro;Piero L. Olliaro;Dorcas Lamounier Costa;Carlos Henrique Nery Costa

  • Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score

    Stephen R Knight;Antonia Ho;Riinu Pius;Iain Buchan

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Donatella Taramelli
Donatella Taramelli University of Milan
Grant Dorsey
Grant Dorsey University of California, San Francisco
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Kasia Stepniewska
Kasia Stepniewska University of Oxford
Paul Garner
Paul Garner Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Abdoulaye Djimde
Abdoulaye Djimde University of Bamako
Elizabeth A. Ashley
Elizabeth A. Ashley University of Oxford
Ric N. Price
Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University
Shyam Sundar
Shyam Sundar Banaras Hindu University

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