Peter Simmonds

69.0k total citations · 17 hit papers
529 papers, 38.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Simmonds is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Simmonds has authored 529 papers receiving a total of 38.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 230 papers in Epidemiology, 221 papers in Infectious Diseases and 212 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Peter Simmonds's work include Hepatitis C virus research (193 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (144 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (95 papers). Peter Simmonds is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (193 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (144 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (95 papers). Peter Simmonds collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Peter Simmonds's co-authors include Donald B. Smith, Edward C. Holmes, F. McOmish, P.L. Yap, Heli Harvala, Andrew Brown, Jens Bukh, Kate Templeton, Jeanne E. Bell and Amit Kapoor and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter Simmonds

521 papers receiving 37.5k citations

Hit Papers

Classification of hepatitis C virus into six major genoty... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1993 2013 2004 2017 2014 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Classification of hepatitis C virus into six major genotypes and a series of subtypes by phylogenetic analysis of the NS-5 region
    1993 1.2k citations Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  2. Expanded classification of hepatitis C virus into 7 genotypes and 67 subtypes: Updated criteria and genotype assignment web resource
    2013 982 citations Donald B. Smith, Jens Bukh et al. Hepatology profile →
  3. Genetic diversity and evolution of hepatitis C virus – 15 years on
    2004 647 citations Peter Simmonds profile →
  4. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Flaviviridae
    2017 576 citations Peter Simmonds, Jens Bukh et al. profile →
  5. Consensus proposals for classification of the family Hepeviridae
    2014 565 citations Donald B. Smith, Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  6. The evolution of SARS-CoV-2
    2023 545 citations Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  7. Human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals contain provirus in small numbers of peripheral mononuclear cells and at low copy numbers
    1990 496 citations Peter Simmonds et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  8. Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2017)
    2017 496 citations Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Balázs Harrach et al. Archives of Virology profile →
  9. Epidemiology and Clinical Presentations of the Four Human Coronaviruses 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43 Detected over 3 Years Using a Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR Method
    2010 493 citations Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  10. Hepatitis C virus genotypes: An investigation of type-specific differences in geographic origin and disease
    1994 488 citations Peter Simmonds et al. Hepatology profile →
  11. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Picornaviridae
    2017 390 citations Eric Delwart, Nick J. Knowles et al. profile →
  12. Proposed reference sequences for hepatitis E virus subtypes
    2016 321 citations Donald B. Smith, Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  13. Detection of Zoonotic Pathogens and Characterization of Novel Viruses Carried by Commensal Rattus norvegicus in New York City
    2014 296 citations Cadhla Firth, Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  14. Proposed revision to the taxonomy of the genus Pestivirus, family Flaviviridae
    2017 257 citations Donald B. Smith, Jens Bukh et al. profile →
  15. Characterization of a canine homolog of hepatitis C virus
    2011 205 citations Amit Kapoor, Peter Simmonds et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  16. Identification of Rodent Homologs of Hepatitis C Virus and Pegiviruses
    2013 194 citations Amit Kapoor, Peter Simmonds et al. profile →
  17. Renaming of the genus Flavivirus to Orthoflavivirus and extension of binomial species names within the family Flaviviridae
    2023 124 citations Jens Bukh, Amit Kapoor et al. Archives of Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Simmonds United Kingdom 102 17.8k 15.8k 15.0k 5.3k 5.0k 529 38.6k
Robert H. Purcell United States 114 24.7k 1.4× 31.6k 2.0× 15.0k 1.0× 2.5k 0.5× 3.0k 0.6× 488 44.2k
Hiroaki Okamoto Japan 87 15.9k 0.9× 23.3k 1.5× 11.8k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 469 0.1× 710 32.6k
Marion Koopmans Netherlands 97 8.8k 0.5× 3.5k 0.2× 27.9k 1.9× 6.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.2× 711 39.6k
Marc Van Ranst Belgium 68 5.9k 0.3× 2.8k 0.2× 11.8k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 1.2k 0.2× 438 20.2k
Harry B. Greenberg United States 103 8.1k 0.5× 5.9k 0.4× 18.9k 1.3× 7.3k 1.4× 736 0.1× 549 37.1k
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus Netherlands 118 40.9k 2.3× 2.3k 0.1× 34.5k 2.3× 2.5k 0.5× 5.4k 1.1× 1.0k 74.2k
Pei‐Jer Chen Taiwan 95 23.3k 1.3× 22.6k 1.4× 3.7k 0.2× 889 0.2× 496 0.1× 836 38.4k
Patrick C. Y. Woo Hong Kong 84 9.2k 0.5× 942 0.1× 18.8k 1.3× 2.0k 0.4× 555 0.1× 595 31.0k
Susanna K. P. Lau Hong Kong 79 7.2k 0.4× 861 0.1× 16.2k 1.1× 1.9k 0.4× 516 0.1× 444 25.5k
Herbert W. Virgin United States 98 16.0k 0.9× 633 0.0× 10.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.2× 258 38.7k

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All Works

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Trivedi, Sheetal, Piyush Dravid, Peter D. Burbelo, et al.. (2025). Design and nonviral delivery of live attenuated vaccine to prevent chronic hepatitis C virus-like infection. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7629–7629. 1 indexed citations
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Mayne, Richard, Amy Trebes, Gu-Lung Lin, et al.. (2024). Castanet: a pipeline for rapid analysis of targeted multi-pathogen genomic data. Bioinformatics. 40(10). 1 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Jens H., Leticia Botella, Marcos de la Peña, et al.. (2024). Ambiviricota , a novel ribovirian phylum for viruses with viroid-like properties. Journal of Virology. 98(7). e0083124–e0083124. 8 indexed citations
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Pons-Salort, Margarita, Ben Lambert, Everlyn Kamau, et al.. (2023). Changes in transmission of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in England inferred from seroprevalence data. eLife. 12. 10 indexed citations
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Harvala, Heli & Peter Simmonds. (2022). Evaluating the risk of transfusion and transplant‐transmitted monkeypox infections. Transfusion Medicine. 32(6). 460–466. 8 indexed citations
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Dutilh, Bas E., Arvind Varsani, Yigang Tong, et al.. (2021). Perspective on taxonomic classification of uncultivated viruses. Current Opinion in Virology. 51. 207–215. 35 indexed citations
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Simmonds, Peter, Garry A. Luke, Paolo Ribeca, et al.. (2021). Mutagenesis Mapping of RNA Structures within the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Genome Reveals Functional Elements Localized in the Polymerase (3D pol )-Encoding Region. mSphere. 6(4). e0001521–e0001521. 5 indexed citations
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Siddell, Stuart G., Peter J. Walker, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, et al.. (2019). Binomial nomenclature for virus species: a consultation. Archives of Virology. 165(2). 519–525. 45 indexed citations
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Cuypers, Lize, Pieter Libin, Peter Simmonds, et al.. (2018). Time to Harmonize Dengue Nomenclature and Classification. Viruses. 10(10). 569–569. 10 indexed citations
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Munnink, Bas B. Oude, My V. T. Phan, Peter Simmonds, et al.. (2017). Characterization of Posa and Posa-like virus genomes in fecal samples from humans, pigs, rats, and bats collected from a single location in Vietnam. Virus Evolution. 3(2). vex022–vex022. 29 indexed citations
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Colmant, Agathe M. G., Jody Hobson‐Peters, Helle Bielefeldt‐Ohmann, et al.. (2017). A new clade of insect-specific flaviviruses from Australian Anopheles mosquitoes displays species-specific host restriction. Eukaryotic Cell. 5 indexed citations
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Smith, Donald B., Jens Bukh, Carla Kuiken, et al.. (2013). Expanded classification of hepatitis C virus into 7 genotypes and 67 subtypes: Updated criteria and genotype assignment web resource. Hepatology. 59(1). 318–327. 982 indexed citations breakdown →
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Copson, Ellen, Tom Maishman, Susan M. Gerty, et al.. (2013). Ethnicity and outcome of young breast cancer patients in the United Kingdom: the POSH study. British Journal of Cancer. 110(1). 230–241. 56 indexed citations
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Newman, Ruchi M., Thomas Kuntzen, Brian Weiner, et al.. (2012). Whole Genome Pyrosequencing of Rare Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes Enhances Subtype Classification and Identification of Naturally Occurring Drug Resistance Variants. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 208(1). 17–31. 29 indexed citations
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Kapoor, Amit, Peter Simmonds, Gisa Gerold, et al.. (2011). Characterization of a canine homolog of hepatitis C virus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(28). 11608–11613. 205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kapoor, Amit, Peter Simmonds, W. Ian Lipkin, Sohail Zaidi, & Eric Delwart. (2010). Use of Nucleotide Composition Analysis To Infer Hosts for Three Novel Picorna-Like Viruses. Journal of Virology. 84(19). 10322–10328. 69 indexed citations
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Leo, Angelo Di, Stephen Chan, Marianne Paesmans, et al.. (2004). HER-2/neu as a Predictive Marker in a Population of Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Randomly Treated Either with Single-agent Doxorubicin or Single-agent Docetaxel. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 86(3). 197–206. 121 indexed citations
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Eccles, Diana, et al.. (1999). Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer. Disease Markers. 15(1-3). 187–189. 15 indexed citations
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Hamid, Saeed, Wasim Jafri, L M Jarvis, et al.. (1996). Hepatitis G in the developing world: Impact of HGV on liver disease in Pakistan.. Hepatology. 24. 1576–1576. 1 indexed citations
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Haydon, Geoffrey, L M Jarvis, Peter Simmonds, Ken Simpson, & P C Hayes. (1996). Clinical significance of the detection of GBV-C virus in the serum of patients with acute liver failure of unknown aetiology.. Hepatology. 24. 664–664. 2 indexed citations

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