Frances Ayres

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 729 citations indexed

About

Frances Ayres is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances Ayres has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 729 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Infectious Diseases, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Frances Ayres's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (5 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (3 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (2 papers). Frances Ayres is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (5 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (3 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (2 papers). Frances Ayres collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and United States. Frances Ayres's co-authors include Penny L. Moore, Bronwen E. Lambson, Theresa M. Rossouw, Veronica Ueckermann, Lynn Morris, Michael T. Boswell, Brent Oosthuysen, Prudence Kgagudi, Anne von Gottberg and Susan Meiring and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Journal of Virology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Frances Ayres

7 papers receiving 718 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma

2021 657 citations Constantinos Kurt Wibmer, Frances Ayres et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frances Ayres South Africa	5	660	181	110	79	74	8	729
Michael T. Boswell South Africa	8	679 1.0×	184 1.0×	108 1.0×	71 0.9×	60 0.8×	11	751
Brent Oosthuysen South Africa	3	617 0.9×	173 1.0×	103 0.9×	60 0.8×	61 0.8×	4	678
Claire Carlin United States	11	701 1.1×	210 1.2×	130 1.2×	59 0.7×	60 0.8×	14	743
Alina Seidel Germany	8	679 1.0×	146 0.8×	109 1.0×	78 1.0×	57 0.8×	12	736
Bojan F. Hörnich Germany	5	606 0.9×	170 0.9×	90 0.8×	75 0.9×	55 0.7×	6	701
Prudence Kgagudi South Africa	7	685 1.0×	185 1.0×	108 1.0×	69 0.9×	73 1.0×	10	797
Prerna Arora Germany	10	879 1.3×	208 1.1×	127 1.2×	92 1.2×	88 1.2×	18	961
Alexander S. Hahn Germany	8	619 0.9×	181 1.0×	91 0.8×	100 1.3×	55 0.7×	18	762
Cheila Rocha Germany	13	725 1.1×	221 1.2×	77 0.7×	114 1.4×	62 0.8×	27	943
Emanuele Andreano Italy	11	446 0.7×	202 1.1×	66 0.6×	89 1.1×	69 0.9×	24	611

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frances Ayres

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frances Ayres. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frances Ayres based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frances Ayres. Frances Ayres is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Bhiman, Jinal N., Cathrine Scheepers, Tandile Hermanus, et al.. (2025). Population shift in antibody immunity following the emergence of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5549–5549.

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Moyo-Gwete, Thandeka, Frances Ayres, Nonkululeko Mzindle, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the antibody response elicited by diverse HIV envelope immunogens in the African green monkey (Vervet) model. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13311–13311. 1 indexed citations

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Manamela, Nelia P., Haajira Kaldine, Prudence Kgagudi, et al.. (2023). Despite delayed kinetics, people living with HIV achieve equivalent antibody function after SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1231276–1231276. 2 indexed citations

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Richardson, Simone I., Nelia P. Manamela, Haajira Kaldine, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 Beta and Delta variants trigger Fc effector function with increased cross-reactivity. Cell Reports Medicine. 3(2). 100510–100510. 36 indexed citations

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Moyo-Gwete, Thandeka, Cathrine Scheepers, Zanele Makhado, et al.. (2022). Enhanced neutralization potency of an identical HIV neutralizing antibody expressed as different isotypes is achieved through genetically distinct mechanisms. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 16473–16473. 11 indexed citations

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Moyo-Gwete, Thandeka, Mashudu Madzivhandila, Nonhlanhla N. Mkhize, et al.. (2022). Shared N417-Dependent Epitope on the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron, Beta, and Delta Plus Variants. Journal of Virology. 96(15). e0055822–e0055822. 7 indexed citations

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Wibmer, Constantinos Kurt, Frances Ayres, Tandile Hermanus, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 escapes neutralization by South African COVID-19 donor plasma. Nature Medicine. 27(4). 622–625. 657 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richardson, Simone I., Frances Ayres, Nelia P. Manamela, et al.. (2021). HIV Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Expressed as IgG3 Preserve Neutralization Potency and Show Improved Fc Effector Function. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 733958–733958. 15 indexed citations

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