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Eric A. F. Simões

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University of the Witwatersrand

Respiratory viral infections researchPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsPediatric health and respiratory diseasesNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Eric A. F. Simões works in Respiratory viral infections research, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research. Recorded institutional associations include South African Medical Research Council, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Cape Town.

349Publications
35,383Citations
82H-index

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

  1. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050

    2024 · 3,743 citations

  2. Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    2010 · 2,774 citations

  3. Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study

    2017 · 2,371 citations

  4. Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis

    2022 · 1,941 citations

  5. Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    2011 · 1,006 citations

  6. Bivalent Prefusion F Vaccine in Pregnancy to Prevent RSV Illness in Infants

    2023 · 975 citations

  7. Causes of severe pneumonia requiring hospital admission in children without HIV infection from Africa and Asia: the PERCH multi-country case-control study

    2019 · 879 citations

  8. Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis

    2013 · 779 citations

  9. Single-Dose Nirsevimab for Prevention of RSV in Preterm Infants

    2020 · 762 citations

  10. Prophylactic Administration of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immune Globulin to High-Risk Infants and Young Children

    1993 · 746 citations

  11. Respiratory syncytial virus infection

    1999 · 603 citations

  12. Evaluation of the BNT162b2 Covid-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to 11 Years of Age

    2021 · 591 citations

  13. Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    2024 · 580 citations

  14. Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Protection of Their Infants

    2014 · 557 citations

  15. Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis

    2019 · 539 citations

  16. Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study

    2020 · 492 citations

  17. The respiratory syncytial virus vaccine landscape: lessons from the graveyard and promising candidates

    2018 · 457 citations

  18. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants

    2020 · 418 citations

  19. Environmental and demographic risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease

    2003 · 402 citations

  20. Quality of hospital care for seriously ill children in less-developed countries

    2001 · 397 citations

  21. Case-control study of the role of nutritional rickets in the risk of developing pneumonia in Ethiopian children

    1997 · 364 citations

  22. Otitis media and its consequences: beyond the earache

    2010 · 341 citations

  23. Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials

    2023 · 318 citations

  24. Palivizumab Prophylaxis, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Subsequent Recurrent Wheezing

    2007 · 305 citations

  25. Defining the Epidemiology and Burden of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Infants and Children in Western Countries

    2016 · 288 citations

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