2026 William D. Rawlinson: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	89	1120	1016	40	38	524	27309
Medicine	89	12745	11997	418	409	531	27544

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

William D. Rawlinson is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Oncology. The scientist's research topics mainly cover SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 clinical research studies, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, respiratory viral infections research, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and herpesvirus infections and treatments.

Recent notable papers authored by Rawlinson include:

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants BA.1 to BA.5: Implications for immune escape and transmission, 2022, Reviews in Medical Virology
Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance, 2022, Nature Communications
Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis, 2020, Nature Communications
Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 with grinch, 2021, Wellcome Open Research
Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2, 2021, Wellcome Open Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rawlinson are:

Gregory J. Walker
Stuart Turville
Rowena A. Bull
Anthony D. Kelleher
Zin Naing

Publications by Rawlinson appear regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Pathology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Microbiology Australia, and Reviews in Medical Virology.

They have also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media: "Recent highlights in the development of therapeutic antiviral strategies" (2023).

Rawlinson was awarded the title of Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2016.

Best Publications

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy and the neonate: consensus recommendations for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.

William D. Rawlinson;Suresh B. Boppana;Karen B. Fowler;David W Kimberlin

882
Citations
Analysis of the complete DNA sequence of murine cytomegalovirus.

William D. Rawlinson;Helen E. Farrell;Barclay G. Barrell

858
Citations
The role of particle size in aerosolised pathogen transmission: A review

Jan Gralton;Euan Tovey;Mary Louise McLaws;William D. Rawlinson

779
Citations
Integrons and gene cassettes in the enterobacteriaceae.

Peter A. White;Christopher J. McIver;William D. Rawlinson

711
Citations
Enterovirus infection and type 1 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational molecular studies.

Wing-Chi G Yeung;William D Rawlinson;Maria E Craig

654
Citations
Emergence of a New Norovirus Genotype II.4 Variant Associated with Global Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis

Rowena A. Bull;Elise T. V. Tu;Christopher J. McIver;William D. Rawlinson

508
Citations
Evolution of the SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variants BA.1 to BA.5: Implications for immune escape and transmission

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505
Citations
Evidence of a large, international network of HCV transmission in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

Thijis van de Laar;Oliver Pybus;Sylvia Bruisten;David Brown

413
Citations
Rapid evolution of pandemic noroviruses of the GII.4 lineage.

Rowena A. Bull;John-Sebastian Eden;William D. Rawlinson;Peter A. White

365
Citations
Norovirus recombination in ORF1/ORF2 overlap.

Rowena A. Bull;Grant S. Hansman;Leighton E. Clancy;Mark M. Tanaka

355
Citations
A Mouse Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein Retains MHC Class I Complexes in the ERGIC/cis-Golgi Compartments

Heike Ziegler;Regine Thäle;Pero Lucin;Walter Muranyi

353
Citations
Emergence and spread of oseltamivir-resistant A(H1N1) influenza viruses in Oceania, South East Asia and South Africa.

Aeron C. Hurt;Joanne Ernest;Yi-Mo Deng;Pina Iannello

348
Citations
Recombination within the Pandemic Norovirus GII.4 Lineage

John Sebastian Eden;Mark M. Tanaka;Maciej F. Boni;William D. Rawlinson

326
Citations
Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis.

Rowena A. Bull;Thiruni N. Adikari;James M. Ferguson;Jillian M. Hammond

274
Citations
Characterisation of two new gene cassettes, aadA5 and dfrA17

Peter A White;Christopher J McIver;Yi-Mo Deng;William D Rawlinson

272
Citations
Identification and characterization of a G protein-coupled receptor homolog encoded by murine cytomegalovirus.

Nicholas J. Davis-Poynter;Dania M. Lynch;Hassan Vally;Geoffrey R. Shellam

270
Citations
Diagnosis of and Screening for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women

S. C. Munro;B. Hall;L. R. Whybin;L. Leader

261
Citations
Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital CMV Infection: What Is the Evidence of Potential Benefit?

Michael J. Cannon;Paul D. Griffiths;Van Aston;William D. Rawlinson

252
Citations
Potential role for interleukin-28B genotype in treatment decision-making in recent hepatitis C virus infection.

Jason Grebely;Kathy Petoumenos;Margaret Hellard;Margaret Hellard;Gail V. Matthews;Gail V. Matthews

249
Citations
Epidemics of Gastroenteritis during 2006 Were Associated with the Spread of Norovirus GII.4 Variants 2006a and 2006b

Elise T.-V. Tu;Rowena A. Bull;Gail E. Greening;Joanne Hewitt

242
Citations
The contrasting phylodynamics of human influenza B viruses

Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna;Edward C. Holmes;Udayan Joseph;Mathieu Fourment

238
Citations
Hepatitis and death following vaccination with 17D-204 yellow fever vaccine

Raymond C Chan;David J Penney;Dianne Little;Ian W Carter

238
Citations
Asthma Exacerbations in Children Associated with Rhinovirus but not Human Metapneumovirus Infection

William D Rawlinson;Zubair Waliuzzaman;Ian W Carter;Yvonne C Belessis

232
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria E. Craig University of New South Wales

Peter A. White University of New South Wales

Gregory J. Dore University of New South Wales

Andrew R. Lloyd University of New South Wales

John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales

Gail V. Matthews University of New South Wales

Dominic E. Dwyer University of Sydney

Euan R. Tovey Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Angela C. Webster University of Sydney

Margaret Hellard Burnet Institute

External Links

Personal website of William D. Rawlinson

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