2026 Ron Dagan: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	114	415	382	4	4	718	43996
Medicine	114	4777	4482	9	7	726	44205

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Immunology in Israel Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Medicine in Israel Leader Award
2019 - European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Excellence Award

Overview

Ron Dagan is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine with an emphasis on Epidemiology, Microbiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology.

Their recent publications include:

"Nirsevimab for Prevention of RSV in Term and Late-Preterm Infants" (2023) published in New England Journal of Medicine
"Decline in Pneumococcal Disease in Young Children During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Israel Associated With Suppression of Seasonal Respiratory Viruses, Despite Persistent Pneumococcal Carriage: A Prospective Cohort Study" (2021) published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
"Global Perspectives on Immunization During Pregnancy and Priorities for Future Research and Development: An International Consensus Statement" (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology
"The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity for unravelling the causative association between respiratory viruses and pneumococcus-associated disease in young children: a prospective study" (2023) published in EBioMedicine
"A phase 3 trial of safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of V114, 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, compared with 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in adults 50 years of age and older (PNEU-AGE)" (2021) published in Vaccine

The main topics covered by their work are:

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
Respiratory viral infections research
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
Influenza Virus Research Studies
Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering

Frequent co-authors include:

Shalom Ben-Shimol
Noga Givon-Lavi
Luwy Musey
Bart Adriaan van der Beek
David Greenberg

Common publication venues for Ron Dagan's work are:

Clinical Infectious Diseases
Vaccine
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
SSRN Electronic Journal

Ron Dagan's research mainly concentrates on infectious diseases, particularly relating to respiratory infections and immunization strategies. The work includes clinical trials and epidemiological studies on pneumococcal diseases and respiratory viruses, reflecting a detailed focus on prevention and immunogenic responses within vulnerable populations such as young children and older adults.

Among the distinctions, Ron Dagan received the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Excellence Award in 2019.

Best Publications

The fundamental link between pneumococcal carriage and disease

Birgit Simell;Kari Auranen;Helena Käyhty;David Goldblatt

738
Citations
Evaluation and Improvement of Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting lytA, ply, and psaA Genes for Detection of Pneumococcal DNA

Maria da Gloria S. Carvalho;Maria Lucia Tondella;Karen McCaustland;Luciana Weidlich

689
Citations
Febrile infants at low risk for serious bacterial infection - An appraisal of the Rochester criteria and implications for management

Jaskiewicz Ja;McCarthy Ca;Richardson Ac;White Kc

563
Citations
Reduction of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Pneumococci during the Second Year of Life by a Heptavalent Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine

Ron Dagan;Rimma Melamed;Marie Muallem;Lolita Piglansky

562
Citations
Reduction of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae after administration of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to toddlers attending day care centers.

Ron Dagan;Noga Givon-Lavi;Orly Zamir;Merav Sikuler-Cohen

513
Citations
Identification of infants unlikely to have serious bacterial infection although hospitalized for suspected sepsis.

Ron Dagan;Keith R. Powell;Caroline B. Hall;Marilyn A. Menegus

462
Citations
Serological criteria for evaluation and licensure of new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine formulations for use in infants.

Luis Jódar;Jay Butler;George Carlone;Ron Dagan

444
Citations
Association of Serotype with Risk of Death Due to Pneumococcal Pneumonia: A Meta-Analysis

Daniel M. Weinberger;Zitta B. Harboe;Elisabeth A. M. Sanders;Moses Ndiritu

423
Citations
Otitis media and its consequences: beyond the earache

Anne Vergison;Ron Dagan;Adriano Arguedas;Jan Bonhoeffer

412
Citations
Association between carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Children.

Gili Regev-Yochay;Ron Dagan;Meir Raz;Yehuda Carmeli

400
Citations
Nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae by adults and children in community and family settings.

Gili Regev-Yochay;Gili Regev-Yochay;Meir Raz;Ron Dagan;Nurith Porat

395
Citations
Reduced response to multiple vaccines sharing common protein epitopes that are administered simultaneously to infants

Ron Dagan;Juhani Eskola;Claude Leclerc;Odile Leroy

366
Citations
Glycoconjugate vaccines and immune interference: A review

Ron Dagan;Jan Poolman;Claire-Anne Siegrist

356
Citations
Potential interventions for the prevention of childhood pneumonia: geographic and temporal differences in serotype and serogroup distribution of sterile site pneumococcal isolates from children--implications for vaccine strategies.

David H. Sniadack;Benjamin Schwartz;Harvey Lipman;J. Bogaerts

345
Citations
Evidence to support the rationale that bacterial eradication in respiratory tract infection is an important aim of antimicrobial therapy

Ron Dagan;Keith P. Klugman;William A. Craig;Fernando Baquero

340
Citations
Identification and characterization of a novel family of pneumococcal proteins that are protective against sepsis.

John E. Adamou;Jon H. Heinrichs;Alice L. Erwin;William Walsh

335
Citations
Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine against Covid-19 in Israel.

Dror Mevorach;Emilia Anis;Noa Cedar;Michal Bromberg

329
Citations
Impact of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines on antibiotic resistance.

Ron Dagan;Keith P Klugman;Keith P Klugman

328
Citations
Incidence of hepatitis a in Israel following universal immunization of toddlers

Ron Dagan;Alex Leventhal;Emilia Anis;Paul Slater

326
Citations
Comparative Immunogenicity and Efficacy of 13-Valent and 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in Reducing Nasopharyngeal Colonization: A Randomized Double-Blind Trial

Ron Dagan;Scott Patterson;Christine Juergens;David Greenberg

321
Citations
Otitis media and its consequences: beyond the earache

Anne Vergison;Ron Dagan;Adriano Arguedas;Jan Bonhoeffer

95
Citations
The fundamental link between pneumococcal carriage and disease

Birgit Simell;Kari Auranen;Helena Kayhty;David Goldblatt

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Noga Givon-Lavi Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

David Greenberg Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Eugene Leibovitz Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Pablo Yagupsky Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Keith P. Klugman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Michael R. Jacobs University Hospitals of Cleveland

Helena Käyhty Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

Shabir A. Madhi University of the Witwatersrand

Marc Lipsitch Harvard University

Ethan Rubinstein University of Manitoba

External Links

Personal website of Ron Dagan

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