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D-Index
45
Citations
7678
World Ranking
4703
National Ranking
118

Volker Gerdts 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 Volker Gerdts sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 189 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Gerdts 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 Volker Gerdts sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker Gerdts is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their primary fields of study include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Immunology, Microbiology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The main topics of Volker Gerdts's research encompass:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Vaccine
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors of Volker Gerdts include:

  • Darryl Falzarano
  • J. Lew
  • Alyson A. Kelvin
  • Magen E. Francis
  • Andrea Kroeker

Among recent publications associated with Volker Gerdts are:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Syrian hamster model causes inflammation as well as type I interferon dysregulation in both respiratory and non-respiratory tissues including the heart and kidney," 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Animal board invited review: Risks of zoonotic disease emergence at the interface of wildlife and livestock systems," 2021, animal
  • "Contagious Bovine and Caprine Pleuropneumonia: a research community's recommendations for the development of better vaccines," 2020, npj Vaccines
  • "Construction of a Noninfectious SARS-CoV-2 Replicon for Antiviral-Drug Testing and Gene Function Studies," 2021, Journal of Virology
  • "CpG-Recoding in Zika Virus Genome Causes Host-Age-Dependent Attenuation of Infection With Protection Against Lethal Heterologous Challenge in Mice," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • The pig: a model for human infectious diseases

    François Meurens;Artur Summerfield;Hans Nauwynck;Linda Saif

  • Humoral and cellular factors of maternal immunity in swine.

    Henri Salmon;Mustapha Berri;Volker Gerdts;François Meurens

  • The porcine innate immune system: an update.

    K.H. Mair;C. Sedlak;T. Käser;A. Pasternak

  • Vaccines for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and other swine coronaviruses.

    Volker Gerdts;Alexander Zakhartchouk

  • Protection of pigs against Aujeszky's disease by DNA vaccination

    V Gerdts;A Jöns;B Makoschey;N Visser

  • Early immune response following Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in porcine jejunal gut loops

    François Meurens;Mustapha Berri;Gael Auray;Sandrine Melo

  • Peste des petits ruminants virus tissue tropism and pathogenesis in sheep and goats following experimental infection.

    Thang Truong;Hani Boshra;Carissa Embury-Hyatt;Charles Nfon

  • Large animal models for vaccine development and testing.

    Volker Gerdts;Heather L. Wilson;Francois Meurens;Sylvia van Drunen Littel van den Hurk

  • S1 domain of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus spike protein as a vaccine antigen

    Niraj Makadiya;Robert Brownlie;Jan van den Hurk;Nathalie Berube

  • Combination adjuvants: the next generation of adjuvants?

    George Mutwiri;Volker Gerdts;Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk;Gael Auray

  • The host defense peptide beta-defensin 1 confers protection against Bordetella pertussis in newborn piglets.

    Shokrollah Elahi;Rachelle M. Buchanan;Sam Attah-Poku;Hugh G. G. Townsend

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Syrian hamster model causes inflammation as well as type I interferon dysregulation in both respiratory and non-respiratory tissues including the heart and kidney.

    Magen Ellen Francis;Magen Ellen Francis;Una Goncin;Andrea Kroeker;Cynthia Swan

  • A novel vaccine adjuvant comprised of a synthetic innate defence regulator peptide and CpG oligonucleotide links innate and adaptive immunity.

    Jason Kindrachuk;Håvard Jenssen;Melissa Elliott;Rebecca Townsend

  • The benefits of using diverse animal models for studying pertussis

    Shokrollah Elahi;James Holmstrom;Volker Gerdts;Volker Gerdts

  • Mucosal delivery of vaccines in domestic animals.

    Volker Gerdts;George K. Mutwiri;Suresh K. Tikoo;Lorne A. Babiuk

  • Fetal immunization by a DNA vaccine delivered into the oral cavity

    V Gerdts;L A Babiuk;van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk;P J Griebel

  • Enhanced immune responses and protection by vaccination with respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein formulated with CpG oligodeoxynucleotide and innate defense regulator peptide in polyphosphazene microparticles

    S. Garlapati;R. Garg;R. Brownlie;L. Latimer

  • Potency of an experimental DNA vaccine against Aujeszky's disease in pigs.

    Volker Gerdts;Alice Jöns;Thomas C Mettenleiter

  • Maternal immunity provides protection against pertussis in newborn piglets.

    Shokrollah Elahi;Rachelle M. Buchanan;Lorne A. Babiuk;Volker Gerdts

  • New insights into the dual recruitment of IgA+ B cells in the developing mammary gland.

    Dorothée Bourges;François Meurens;Mustapha Berri;Claire Chevaleyre

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorne A. Babiuk
Lorne A. Babiuk University of Alberta
George Mutwiri
George Mutwiri University of Saskatchewan
Hugh G.G. Townsend
Hugh G.G. Townsend University of Saskatchewan
Philip J. Griebel
Philip J. Griebel University of Saskatchewan
Thomas C. Mettenleiter
Thomas C. Mettenleiter Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk
S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk University of Saskatchewan
Peter Timms
Peter Timms University of the Sunshine Coast
David Safronetz
David Safronetz University of Manitoba
Scott A. Halperin
Scott A. Halperin Dalhousie University

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