Robert C. Read

20.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
265 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Read is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Read has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Epidemiology, 80 papers in Microbiology and 60 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Read's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (91 papers), Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (79 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (34 papers). Robert C. Read is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (91 papers), Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (79 papers) and Influenza Virus Research Studies (34 papers). Robert C. Read collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Robert C. Read's co-authors include Tânia M. Stevanin, Mark Woodhead, David H. Dockrell, Stephen B. Gordon, Santiago Ewig, Wei Shen Lim, Robert K. Poole, James Moir, Moira K. B. Whyte and Javier Garau and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Read

262 papers receiving 12.6k 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.

BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009

2009 999 citations Wei Shen Lim, Robert C. Read et al. profile →
International ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia

2017 802 citations Santiago Ewig, Robert C. Read et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Full version

2011 649 citations Mark Woodhead, Francesco Blasi et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →
ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis

2016 510 citations Robert C. Read et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Read United Kingdom	59	5.6k	2.4k	2.4k	2.1k	2.0k	265	13.0k
Norbert Suttorp Germany	67	4.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.8×	1.1k 0.5×	4.7k 2.3×	2.5k 1.2×	371	15.3k
Nicola Principi Italy	63	8.8k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	591	16.5k
Andrew B. Onderdonk United States	61	3.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.6×	886 0.4×	197	12.7k
Maija Leinonen Finland	52	7.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	3.8k 1.6×	866 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	169	11.2k
J. Verhoef Netherlands	77	5.7k 1.0×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	5.2k 2.5×	1.8k 0.9×	508	22.2k
Lisa A. Jackson United States	76	10.2k 1.8×	1.6k 0.7×	3.2k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	895 0.4×	280	17.3k
Francesco Blasi Italy	61	7.2k 1.3×	985 0.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	6.3k 3.1×	590	16.1k
Jean‐Marc Cavaillon France	60	3.4k 0.6×	6.0k 2.5×	653 0.3×	2.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	193	12.4k
Theodore J. Standiford United States	79	4.1k 0.7×	7.2k 3.0×	897 0.4×	4.5k 2.2×	4.0k 2.0×	237	17.3k
Ronald de Groot Netherlands	52	7.9k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	251	12.7k

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Bock, Lucy J., Daniel Spencer, Craig Daniels, et al.. (2025). Rapid impedance-based Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (iFAST) of Enterobacterales in urinary tract infections. Journal of Infection. 91(2). 106549–106549. 1 indexed citations

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Graaf, Hans de, et al.. (2023). Distinct early cellular kinetics in participants protected against colonization upon Bordetella pertussis challenge. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(5). 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Emma, Diane Gbesemete, Halle Johnson, et al.. (2022). The role of public involvement in the design of the first SARS-CoV-2 human challenge study during an evolving pandemic. Epidemics. 41. 100626–100626. 1 indexed citations

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Collini, Paul, Martin A. Bewley, Helen M. Marriott, et al.. (2018). HIV gp120 in the Lungs of Antiretroviral Therapy–treated Individuals Impairs Alveolar Macrophage Responses to Pneumococci. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 197(12). 1604–1615. 27 indexed citations

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Vallejo, Andrés F., Robert C. Read, Myriam Arévalo‐Herrera, et al.. (2018). Malaria systems immunology: Plasmodium vivax induces tolerance during primary infection through dysregulation of neutrophils and dendritic cells. Journal of Infection. 77(5). 440–447. 20 indexed citations

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Myles, Puja, Jonathan S. Nguyen‐Van‐Tam, Malcolm G. Semple, et al.. (2012). Differences between asthmatics and nonasthmatics hospitalised with influenza A infection. European Respiratory Journal. 41(4). 824–831. 35 indexed citations

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Woodhead, Mark, Francesco Blasi, Santiago Ewig, et al.. (2011). Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Full version. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17. E1–E59. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bewley, Martin A., Helen M. Marriott, Calogero Tulone, et al.. (2011). A Cardinal Role for Cathepsin D in Co-Ordinating the Host-Mediated Apoptosis of Macrophages and Killing of Pneumococci. PLoS Pathogens. 7(1). e1001262–e1001262. 65 indexed citations

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Killingley, Ben, Jane Greatorex, Simon Cauchemez, et al.. (2010). Virus shedding and environmental deposition of novel A (H1N1) pandemic influenza virus: interim findings. Health Technology Assessment. 14(46). 237–354. 33 indexed citations

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Tappenden, Paul, R Jackson, Katy Cooper, et al.. (2009). Amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza (including a review of existing guidance no. 67): a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment. 13(11). iii, ix–xii, 1. 103 indexed citations

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Exley, Rachel M., Richard Sim, Linda Goodwin, et al.. (2008). Identification of Meningococcal Genes Necessary for Colonization of Human Upper Airway Tissue. Infection and Immunity. 77(1). 45–51. 26 indexed citations

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Gordon, Melita A., et al.. (2007). Primary macrophages from HIV-infected adults show dysregulated cytokine responses to Salmonella, but normal internalization and killing. AIDS. 21(18). 2399–2408. 31 indexed citations

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Stevanin, Tânia M., James Moir, & Robert C. Read. (2005). Nitric Oxide Detoxification Systems Enhance Survival of Neisseria meningitidis in Human Macrophages and in Nasopharyngeal Mucosa. Infection and Immunity. 73(6). 3322–3329. 100 indexed citations

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Marriott, Helen M., Colin D. Bingle, Robert C. Read, et al.. (2005). Dynamic changes in Mcl-1 expression regulate macrophage viability or commitment to apoptosis during bacterial clearance. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(2). 359–368. 79 indexed citations

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Marriott, Helen M., Colin D. Bingle, Robert C. Read, et al.. (2005). Dynamic changes in Mcl-1 expression regulate macrophage viability or commitment to apoptosis during bacterial clearance. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(2). 359–368. 80 indexed citations

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Jack, Dominic, et al.. (2004). Mannose-binding lectin enhances phagocytosis and killing of Neisseria meningitidis by human macrophages. UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations

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Sabroe, Ian, Robert C. Read, Moira K. B. Whyte, et al.. (2003). Toll-Like Receptors in Health and Disease: Complex Questions Remain. The Journal of Immunology. 171(4). 1630–1635. 172 indexed citations

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Kudesia, Goura, et al.. (1998). Prospective comparative study of culture specimens and methods in diagnosing influenza in adults. BMJ. 316(7127). 275–275. 27 indexed citations

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Read, Robert C., et al.. (1995). Interaction of fimbriated and nonfimbriated strains of unencapsulated Haemophilus influenzae with human respiratory tract mucus in vitro. European Respiratory Journal. 8(5). 709–714. 13 indexed citations

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Hall, William H., et al.. (1973). Effect of Vagotomy and Pyloroplasty: The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Gastroenterology. 64(2). 217–222. 15 indexed citations

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