Tandile Hermanus

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Tandile Hermanus is a scholar working on Virology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tandile Hermanus has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Virology, 11 papers in Infectious Diseases and 11 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Tandile Hermanus's work include HIV Research and Treatment (18 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Tandile Hermanus is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (18 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Tandile Hermanus collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Tandile Hermanus's co-authors include Lynn Morris, Penny L. Moore, Constantinos Kurt Wibmer, Elin S. Gray, Carolyn Williamson, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Bronwen E. Lambson, Jinal N. Bhiman, Nancy Tumba and Prudence Kgagudi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Tandile Hermanus

21 papers receiving 1.5k 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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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tandile Hermanus South Africa	10	919	679	450	389	222	24	1.5k
Jinal N. Bhiman South Africa	13	937 1.0×	536 0.8×	408 0.9×	411 1.1×	240 1.1×	29	1.5k
Constantinos Kurt Wibmer South Africa	12	972 1.1×	923 1.4×	593 1.3×	460 1.2×	296 1.3×	17	1.7k
Kevin O. Saunders United States	21	786 0.9×	696 1.0×	701 1.6×	733 1.9×	418 1.9×	58	1.9k
Henning Gruell Germany	17	782 0.9×	377 0.6×	317 0.7×	234 0.6×	185 0.8×	52	1.2k
Joseph G. Jardine United States	11	652 0.7×	827 1.2×	751 1.7×	707 1.8×	498 2.2×	20	1.7k
Lilian Nogueira United States	12	761 0.8×	941 1.4×	686 1.5×	231 0.6×	321 1.4×	12	1.5k
Kshitij Wagh United States	16	568 0.6×	489 0.7×	281 0.6×	294 0.8×	173 0.8×	28	1.1k
Leo Heyndríckx Belgium	24	938 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	365 0.8×	236 0.6×	143 0.6×	63	1.5k
Michael W. Cho United States	19	815 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	715 1.6×	421 1.1×	194 0.9×	36	1.8k
Morgane Rolland United States	23	860 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	689 1.5×	602 1.5×	59 0.3×	64	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tandile Hermanus

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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.

Lemmer, Yolandy, Rosamund Chapman, Célia Abolnik, et al.. (2024). Protective efficacy of a plant-produced beta variant rSARS-CoV-2 VLP vaccine in golden Syrian hamsters. Vaccine. 42(4). 738–744. 2 indexed citations

Chapman, Rosamund, Michiel T. van Diepen, Nicola Douglass, et al.. (2023). Needle-Free Devices and CpG-Adjuvanted DNA Improve Anti-HIV Antibody Responses of Both DNA and Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Vectored Candidate Vaccines. Vaccines. 11(2). 376–376. 3 indexed citations

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

Sheward, Daniel J., Tandile Hermanus, Ben Murrell, et al.. (2022). HIV Coinfection Provides Insights for the Design of Vaccine Cocktails to Elicit Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies. Journal of Virology. 96(14). e0032422–e0032422.

Murji, Amyn A., Juliana S. Qin, Tandile Hermanus, Lynn Morris, & Ivelin S. Georgiev. (2021). Elicitation of Neutralizing Antibody Responses to HIV-1 Immunization with Nanoparticle Vaccine Platforms. Viruses. 13(7). 1296–1296. 7 indexed citations

Ryu, Dong-Kyun, Minsoo Kim, Young‐Il Kim, et al.. (2021). Therapeutic effect of CT-P59 against SARS-CoV-2 South African variant. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 566. 135–140. 35 indexed citations

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 →

Chapman, Rosamund, Michiel T. van Diepen, Nicola Douglass, et al.. (2021). Assessment of an LSDV-Vectored Vaccine for Heterologous Prime-Boost Immunizations against HIV. Vaccines. 9(11). 1281–1281. 7 indexed citations

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Gounder, Kamini, Daniel Muema, Nagarajan Raju, et al.. (2020). Envelope characteristics in individuals who developed neutralizing antibodies targeting different epitopes in HIV-1 subtype C infection. Virology. 546. 1–12. 4 indexed citations

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Douglass, Nicola, Michiel T. van Diepen, Rosamund Chapman, et al.. (2020). Modifications to the HIV-1 SAAVI MVA-C vaccine improve in vitro expression and in vivo immunogenicity. Vaccine. 39(3). 463–468. 1 indexed citations

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Margolin, Emmanuel, Rosamund Chapman, Ann E. Meyers, et al.. (2019). Production and Immunogenicity of Soluble Plant-Produced HIV-1 Subtype C Envelope gp140 Immunogens. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10. 1378–1378. 26 indexed citations

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Diepen, Michiel T. van, Rosamund Chapman, Penny L. Moore, et al.. (2018). The adjuvant AlhydroGel elicits higher antibody titres than AddaVax when combined with HIV-1 subtype C gp140 from CAP256. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0208310–e0208310. 16 indexed citations

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Serwanga, Jennifer, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Susan Nakubulwa, et al.. (2017). HIV-1 superinfection can occur in the presence of broadly neutralizing antibodies. Vaccine. 36(4). 578–586. 3 indexed citations

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Kumar, Rajesh, Tandile Hermanus, Kailapuri G. Murugavel, et al.. (2016). HIV-1 clade C escapes broadly neutralizing autologous antibodies with N332 glycan specificity by distinct mechanisms. Retrovirology. 13(1). 60–60. 15 indexed citations

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Moore, Penny L., Daniel J. Sheward, Molati Nonyane, et al.. (2013). Multiple Pathways of Escape from HIV Broadly Cross-Neutralizing V2-Dependent Antibodies. Journal of Virology. 87(9). 4882–4894. 45 indexed citations

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Moore, Penny L., Elin S. Gray, Constantinos Kurt Wibmer, et al.. (2012). Evolution of an HIV glycan–dependent broadly neutralizing antibody epitope through immune escape. Nature Medicine. 18(11). 1688–1692. 211 indexed citations

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Archary, Derseree, Rong Rong, Michelle Gordon, et al.. (2012). Characterization of anti-HIV-1 neutralizing and binding antibodies in chronic HIV-1 subtype C infection. Virology. 433(2). 410–420. 4 indexed citations

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Gray, Elin S., Maphuti Madiga, Tandile Hermanus, et al.. (2011). The Neutralization Breadth of HIV-1 Develops Incrementally over Four Years and Is Associated with CD4 ⁺ T Cell Decline and High Viral Load during Acute Infection. Journal of Virology. 85(10). 4828–4840. 323 indexed citations

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Moore, Penny L., Elin S. Gray, Daniel J. Sheward, et al.. (2011). Potent and Broad Neutralization of HIV-1 Subtype C by Plasma Antibodies Targeting a Quaternary Epitope Including Residues in the V2 Loop. Journal of Virology. 85(7). 3128–3141. 110 indexed citations

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