2026 Volker Gerdts: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	45	4703	4349	118	107	189	7678

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

1054
Citations
Humoral and cellular factors of maternal immunity in swine.

Henri Salmon;Mustapha Berri;Volker Gerdts;François Meurens

333
Citations
The porcine innate immune system: an update.

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

305
Citations
Vaccines for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and other swine coronaviruses.

Volker Gerdts;Alexander Zakhartchouk

193
Citations
Protection of pigs against Aujeszky's disease by DNA vaccination

V Gerdts;A Jöns;B Makoschey;N Visser

150
Citations
Early immune response following Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in porcine jejunal gut loops

François Meurens;Mustapha Berri;Gael Auray;Sandrine Melo

133
Citations
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

129
Citations
Large animal models for vaccine development and testing.

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

125
Citations
S1 domain of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus spike protein as a vaccine antigen

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

125
Citations
Combination adjuvants: the next generation of adjuvants?

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

122
Citations
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

118
Citations
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

113
Citations
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

111
Citations
The benefits of using diverse animal models for studying pertussis

Shokrollah Elahi;James Holmstrom;Volker Gerdts;Volker Gerdts

106
Citations
Mucosal delivery of vaccines in domestic animals.

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

100
Citations
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

97
Citations
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

96
Citations
Potency of an experimental DNA vaccine against Aujeszky's disease in pigs.

Volker Gerdts;Alice Jöns;Thomas C Mettenleiter

86
Citations
Maternal immunity provides protection against pertussis in newborn piglets.

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

85
Citations
New insights into the dual recruitment of IgA+ B cells in the developing mammary gland.

Dorothée Bourges;François Meurens;Mustapha Berri;Claire Chevaleyre

85
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorne A. Babiuk University of Alberta

George Mutwiri University of Saskatchewan

Hugh G.G. Townsend University of Saskatchewan

Philip J. Griebel University of Saskatchewan

Thomas C. Mettenleiter Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia

S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk University of Saskatchewan

Peter Timms University of the Sunshine Coast

David Safronetz University of Manitoba

Scott A. Halperin Dalhousie University

External Links

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