2026 Robert A. Wirtz: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	64	2621	2400	1054	935	171	13838

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Research.com Recognitions

1990 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Best Publications

Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 2a Trial of Falciparum Malaria Vaccines RTS,S/AS01B and RTS,S/AS02A in Malaria-Naive Adults: Safety, Efficacy, and Immunologic Associates of Protection

Kent E. Kester;James F. Cummings;Opokua Ofori-Anyinam;Christian F. Ockenhouse

724
Citations
SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF A RECOMBINANT DNA PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM SPOROZOITE VACCINE

W. Ripley Ballou;JamesA. Sherwood;JamesA. Sherwood;FranklinA. Neva;DanielM. Gordon

588
Citations
Bloodmeal Identification by Direct Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa), Tested on Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kenya

John C. Beier;Peter V. Perkins;Robert A. Wirtz;Joseph Koros

509
Citations
Comparative testing of monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites for ELISA development.

R. A. Wirtz;F. Zavala;Y. Charoenvit;G. H. Campbell

462
Citations
Circumsporozoite protein heterogeneity in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax

Ronald Rosenberg;Robert A. Wirtz;David E. Lanar;Jetsumon Sattabongkot

333
Citations
Long-Term Efficacy and Immune Responses following Immunization with the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine

J A Stoute;K E Kester;U Krzych;B T Wellde

326
Citations
Expression of Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite proteins in Escherichia coli for potential use in a human malaria vaccine

JF Young;WT Hockmeyer;M Gross;WR Ballou

310
Citations
Field evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax sporozoites in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Papua New Guinea.

R. A. Wirtz;T. R. Burkot;P. M. Graves;R. G. Andre

297
Citations
EVIDENCE FOR TRANSMISSION OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX AMONG A DUFFY ANTIGEN NEGATIVE POPULATION IN WESTERN KENYA

Jeffrey R. Ryan;José A. Stoute;Joseph Amon;Raymond F. Dunton

289
Citations
Naturally acquired antibodies to sporozoites do not prevent malaria: vaccine development implications

Stephen L. Hoffman;Charles N. Oster;Christopher V. Plowe;Gillian R. Woollett

276
Citations
An estimation of the number of malaria sporozoites ejected by a feeding mosquito

Unknown

255
Citations
Xanthurenic Acid Induces Gametogenesis in Plasmodium, the Malaria Parasite

Gregory E. Garcia;Robert A. Wirtz;John R. Barr;A. Woolfitt

242
Citations
Emergence of a New Neotropical Malaria Vector Facilitated by Human Migration and Changes in Land Use

Jan E Conn;Richard C Wilkerson;M Nazaré O Segura;Raimundo T L de Souza

237
Citations
Efficacy of murine malaria sporozoite vaccines: implications for human vaccine development

James E. Egan;James L. Weber;W. Ripley Ballou;Michael R. Hollingdale

234
Citations
Immunogenicity of synthetic peptides from circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum.

Unknown

199
Citations
Field evaluation of a lethal ovitrap against dengue vectors in Brazil.

M. J. Perich;A. Kardec;I. A. Braga;I. F. Portal

191
Citations
Non-destructive Determination of Age and Species of Anopheles gambiae s.l. Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy

Valeliana S. Mayagaya;Kristin Michel;Mark Q. Benedict;Gerry F. Killeen

189
Citations
Phylogeny of Anophelinae (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences

Maria Anice Mureb Sallum;T. R. Schultz;P. G. Foster;K. Aronstein

181
Citations
Identification of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites in mosquitoes using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

R. A. Wirtz;T. R. Burkot;R. G. Andre;Ronald Rosenberg

179
Citations
Immunity to malaria and naturally acquired antibodies to the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum.

Hoffman Sl;Wistar R;Ballou Wr;Hollingdale Mr

155
Citations