2026 Robert J. Wilkinson: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	106	562	519	50	47	537	45816
Medicine	106	6470	6088	625	597	556	46121

Overview

Robert J. Wilkinson is affiliated with The Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Infectious Diseases, Surgery, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's work concentrates on varied topics within infectious disease research, notably Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, and diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

Frequently published recent papers include the following:

T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron, 2022, Nature
Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study, 2021, Nature Cancer
Relationship of SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4 response to COVID-19 severity and impact of HIV-1 and tuberculosis coinfection, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
Outcomes of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Omicron-driven fourth wave compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, 2022, Tropical Medicine & International Health
Anti-PD-1 immunotherapy leads to tuberculosis reactivation via dysregulation of TNF-α, 2020, eLife

Robert J. Wilkinson collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Graeme Meintjes, Katalin A. Wilkinson, Catherine Riou, Sean Wasserman, and Elsa Du Bruyn.

The scientist has published extensively in several academic venues, such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Wellcome Open Research, Frontiers in Immunology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Best Publications

An interferon-inducible neutrophil-driven blood transcriptional signature in human tuberculosis

Matthew P. R. Berry;Christine M. Graham;Finlay W. McNab;Zhaohui Xu

2157
Citations
The spectrum of latent tuberculosis: rethinking the biology and intervention strategies

Clifton E. Barry;Helena I. Boshoff;Véronique Dartois;Thomas Dick

1718
Citations
The Immune Response in Tuberculosis

Anne O'Garra;Paul S. Redford;Finlay W. McNab;Chloe I. Bloom

1566
Citations
Tuberculous meningitis: a uniform case definition for use in clinical research

Suzaan Marais;Guy Thwaites;Johan F Schoeman;M Estée Török

1108
Citations
Influence of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms on tuberculosis among Gujarati Asians in west London: a case-control study

Robert J Wilkinson;Robert J Wilkinson;Martin Llewelyn;Zahra Toossi;Punita Patel

1070
Citations
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

914
Citations
Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings.

Graeme Meintjes;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Fabio Scano;Gary Maartens

912
Citations
High-dose vitamin D(3) during intensive-phase antimicrobial treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a double-blind randomised controlled trial.

Adrian R Martineau;Adrian R Martineau;Peter M Timms;Graham H Bothamley;Yasmeen Hanifa

780
Citations
Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by enumeration of antigen-specific T cells.

Ajit Lalvani;Ansar A. Pathan;Helen McSHANE;Robert J. Wilkinson

748
Citations
Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries.

Haileyesus Getahun;Alberto Matteelli;Ibrahim Abubakar;Mohamed Abdel Aziz

732
Citations
Predictive value of interferon-γ release assays for incident active tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Molebogeng X Rangaka;Molebogeng X Rangaka;Katalin A Wilkinson;Katalin A Wilkinson;Judith R Glynn;Daphne Ling

632
Citations
T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron

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618
Citations
Final Analysis of a Trial of M72/AS01E Vaccine to Prevent Tuberculosis

Dereck R. Tait;Mark Hatherill;Olivier Van Der Meeren;Ann M. Ginsberg

570
Citations
A single dose of vitamin D enhances immunity to mycobacteria.

Adrian R. Martineau;Robert J. Wilkinson;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Sandra M. Newton

563
Citations
Distinct, Specific IL-17- and IL-22-Producing CD4+ T Cell Subsets Contribute to the Human Anti-Mycobacterial Immune Response

Thomas J. Scriba;Barbara Kalsdorf;Deborah-Ann Abrahams;Fatima Isaacs

535
Citations
IFN-gamma- and TNF-independent vitamin D-inducible human suppression of mycobacteria: the role of cathelicidin LL-37.

Adrian R. Martineau;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Sandra M. Newton;R. Andres Floto

532
Citations
Human cytolytic and interferon gamma-secreting CD8+ T lymphocytes specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Ajit Lalvani;Roger Brookes;Robert J. Wilkinson;Adam S. Malin

510
Citations
Nanofiltered C1 Inhibitor Concentrate for Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema

Bruce L. Zuraw;Bruce L. Zuraw;Paula J. Busse;Martha White;Joshua Jacobs

493
Citations
Neutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to mycobacteria

Adrian R. Martineau;Sandra M. Newton;Katalin A. Wilkinson;Beate Kampmann

472
Citations
Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages.

David Stucki;David Stucki;Daniela Brites;Daniela Brites;Leïla Jeljeli;Mireia Coscolla;Mireia Coscolla

471
Citations
Randomized placebo-controlled trial of prednisone for paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Graeme Meintjes;Robert J Wilkinson;Chelsea Morroni;Dominique J Pepper

436
Citations
Influence of Polymorphism in the Genes for the Interleukin (IL)-1 Receptor Antagonist and IL-1β on Tuberculosis

Robert J. Wilkinson;Punita Patel;Martin Llewelyn;Christina S. Hirsch

434
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Katalin A. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute

Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town

Adrian R. Martineau Queen Mary University of London

Gary Maartens University of Cape Town

Anne O'Garra The Francis Crick Institute

Douglas B. Young Imperial College London

Mark P. Nicol University of Western Australia

Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel

Gerhard Walzl Stellenbosch University

Sonia Borrell Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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