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Salim S. Abdool Karim 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 Salim S. Abdool Karim sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 507 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Salim S. Abdool Karim 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 Salim S. Abdool Karim sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2009 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Salim S. Abdool Karim is affiliated with the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases and epidemiology. The major fields of study include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with subfields specifically highlighting Infectious Diseases, Virology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Modeling and Simulation.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, such as HIV Research and Treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Reproductive tract infections research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment.

Salim S. Abdool Karim has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Nature Communications

Notable recent papers feature:

  • New SARS-CoV-2 Variants - Clinical, Public Health, and Vaccine Implications, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization, 2021, Nature
  • The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, The Lancet
  • SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, The Lancet
  • SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has extensive but incomplete escape of Pfizer BNT162b2 elicited neutralization and requires ACE2 for infection, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborations have been frequent with co-authors including Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Nigel Garrett, Túlio de Oliveira, Penny L. Moore, and Natasha Samsunder.

Recognition for the scientist has included various fellowships and memberships, such as:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2019)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2012)
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women

    Quarraisha Abdool Karim;Salim S. Abdool Karim;Salim S. Abdool Karim;Salim S. Abdool Karim;Janet A. Frohlich;Anneke C. Grobler

  • Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

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  • Effectiveness of COL-1492, a nonoxynol-9 vaginal gel, on HIV-1 transmission in female sex workers: a randomised controlled trial

    Lut Van Damme;Gita Ramjee;Michel Alary;Bea Vuylsteke

  • Timing of Initiation of Antiretroviral Drugs during Tuberculosis Therapy

    Salim S. Abdool Karim;Kogieleum Naidoo;Anneke Grobler;Nesri Padayatchi

  • Initial B-Cell Responses to Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1: Virion-Binding Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Antibodies Followed by Plasma Anti-gp41 Antibodies with Ineffective Control of Initial Viremia

    Georgia D. Tomaras;Nicole L. Yates;Pinghuang Liu;Li Qin

  • Developmental pathway for potent V1V2-directed HIV-neutralizing antibodies.

    Nicole A. Doria-Rose;Chaim A. Schramm;Jason Gorman;Penny L. Moore

  • Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009

    Bongani M. Mayosi;Joy E. Lawn;Ashley. Van Niekerk;Ashley. Van Niekerk;Debbie. Bradshaw

  • HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response.

    Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Gavin J. Churchyard;Quarraisha. Abdool Karim;Quarraisha. Abdool Karim;Stephen D. Lawn

  • New SARS-CoV-2 Variants - Clinical, Public Health, and Vaccine Implications.

    Salim S Abdool Karim;Tulio de Oliveira

  • Integration of antiretroviral therapy with tuberculosis treatment

    Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Kogieleum. Naidoo;Anna Christina. Grobler;Nesri. Padayatchi

  • The impact of migration on HIV-1 transmission in South Africa: a study of migrant and nonmigrant men and their partners.

    Mark N. Lurie;Brian G. Williams;Khangelani Zuma;David Mkaya-Mwamburi

  • The Neutralization Breadth of HIV-1 Develops Incrementally over Four Years and Is Associated with CD4+ T Cell Decline and High Viral Load during Acute Infection

    Elin S. Gray;Maphuti C. Madiga;Tandile. Hermanus;Penny L. Moore

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants and ending the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Arnaud Fontanet;Arnaud Fontanet;Brigitte Autran;Bruno Lina;Marie Paule Kieny

  • Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities

    Mickey. Chopra;Mickey. Chopra;Joy E. Lawn;Joy E. Lawn;David. Sanders;Peter. Barron

  • Genital Inflammation and the Risk of HIV Acquisition in Women

    Lindi Masson;Lindi Masson;Jo Ann S. Passmore;Jo Ann S. Passmore;Lenine J. Liebenberg;Lise Werner

  • Who infects whom? HIV-1 concordance and discordance among migrant and non-migrant couples in South Africa.

    Mark N. Lurie;Brian G. Williams;Khangelani Zuma;Khangelani Zuma;David Mkaya-Mwamburi

  • Viral escape from HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies drives increased plasma neutralization breadth through sequential recognition of multiple epitopes and immunotypes

    Constantinos Kurt Wibmer;Jinal N Bhiman;Elin S Gray;Nancy Tumba

  • Vaginal bacteria modify HIV tenofovir microbicide efficacy in African women

    Nichole R. Klatt;Ryan. Cheu;Kenzie. Birse;Kenzie. Birse;Alexander S. Zevin

  • Evolution of an HIV glycan-dependent broadly neutralizing antibody epitope through immune escape

    Penny L. Moore;Elin S. Gray;C. Kurt Wibmer;C. Kurt Wibmer;Jinal N. Bhiman;Jinal N. Bhiman

  • Genetic and Neutralization Properties of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Molecular env Clones from Acute and Early Heterosexually Acquired Infections in Southern Africa

    Ming Li;Jesus F. Salazar-Gonzalez;Cynthia A. Derdeyn;Lynn Morris

  • HIV prevention transformed: the new prevention research agenda

    Nancy S. Padian;Nancy S. Padian;Sandra I. McCoy;Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Nina. Hasen

Frequent Co-Authors

Quarraisha Abdool Karim
Quarraisha Abdool Karim Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
Carolyn Williamson
Carolyn Williamson University of Cape Town
Lynn Morris
Lynn Morris University of the Witwatersrand
Penny L. Moore
Penny L. Moore National Health Laboratory Service
Koleka Mlisana
Koleka Mlisana National Health Laboratory Service
Thumbi Ndung'u
Thumbi Ndung'u University of KwaZulu-Natal
Vivek Naranbhai
Vivek Naranbhai Monash University
Elin S. Gray
Elin S. Gray Edith Cowan University
Jinal N. Bhiman
Jinal N. Bhiman University of the Witwatersrand
Barton F. Haynes
Barton F. Haynes Duke University

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