Robert A. Wirtz

Robert A. Wirtz publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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Robert A. Wirtz 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 Robert A. Wirtz sits on this spectrum.

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