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Robert J. Wilkinson publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Wilkinson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 537 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Robert J. Wilkinson D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert J. Wilkinson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

  • The Immune Response in Tuberculosis

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

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

  • A single dose of vitamin D enhances immunity to mycobacteria.

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Nanofiltered C1 Inhibitor Concentrate for Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema

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

  • Neutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to mycobacteria

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Katalin A. Wilkinson
Katalin A. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Adrian R. Martineau
Adrian R. Martineau Queen Mary University of London
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens University of Cape Town
Anne O'Garra
Anne O'Garra The Francis Crick Institute
Douglas B. Young
Douglas B. Young Imperial College London
Mark P. Nicol
Mark P. Nicol University of Western Australia
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Gerhard Walzl
Gerhard Walzl Stellenbosch University
Sonia Borrell
Sonia Borrell Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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