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Influenza Virus Research Studies

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Kate M. Bubar
Stanford University
2
Thao-Quyen Nguyen
Agricultural Research Service
3
Ruopeng Xie
University of Oxford
4
Jennie S. Lavine
Emory University
5
Tamiru N. Alkie
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
6
Amanda K. Rudman Spergel
Moderna Therapeutics (United States)
7
Ting-Hui Lin
Scripps Research Institute
8
Luca Bordes
Wageningen University & Research
9
Wenxian Shi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10
Simon P. J. de Jong
Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Papers

1
Publication in Science (2024) [136 citations, W4405056907]
Science|2024
136 cit.
2
Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the United States
Science|2025
126 cit.
3
Publication in JAMA (2025) [38 citations, W4410156963]
JAMA|2025
38 cit.
4
Effectiveness of pasteurization for the inactivation of H5N1 influenza virus in raw whole milk
Food Microbiology|2024
32 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of General Virology (2024) [20 citations, W4400039676]
Journal of General Virology|2024
20 cit.
6
Publication in Emerging Microbes & Infections (2024) [18 citations, W4402135975]
Emerging Microbes & Infections|2024
18 cit.
7
Publication in Nature Medicine (2025) [17 citations, W4408552434]
Nature Medicine|2025
17 cit.
8
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [17 citations, W4411882222]
Nature Communications|2025
17 cit.
9
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [8 citations, W4407079453]
Nature Communications|2025
8 cit.
10
Integrating Contact Tracing Data to Enhance Outbreak Phylodynamic Inference: A Deep Learning Approach
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Desiree Mustaquim
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2
Seema S. Lakdawala
Emory University
3
Francesca Baldinelli
Animal and Plant Health Agency
4
Ali H. Ellebedy
Washington University in St. Louis
5
Raffael Nachbagauer
Moderna Therapeutics (United States)
6
Seungtaek Kim
Institut Pasteur Korea
7
Robert P. de Vries
Utrecht University
8
Takao Shishido
Shionogi (Japan)
9
Weiyong Liu
Tongji Hospital
10
Lingling Mao
Jiangsu University

Papers

1
Germinal centre-driven maturation of B cell response to mRNA vaccination
Nature|2022
366 cit.
2
Avian influenza overview December 2022 – March 2023
EFSA Journal|2023
175 cit.
3
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron boosting induces de novo B cell response in humans
Nature|2023
160 cit.
4
Avian influenza overview December 2021 – March 2022
EFSA Journal|2022
120 cit.
5
Avian influenza overview June – September 2022
EFSA Journal|2022
101 cit.
6
Avian influenza overview September – December 2022
EFSA Journal|2023
70 cit.
7
Persistence of Influenza H5N1 and H1N1 Viruses in Unpasteurized Milk on Milking Unit Surfaces
Emerging infectious diseases|2024
70 cit.
8
Avian influenza overview March – April 2023
EFSA Journal|2023
57 cit.
9
A phase 3 randomized safety and immunogenicity trial of mRNA-1010 seasonal influenza vaccine in adults
Vaccine|2025
54 cit.
10
Efficacy comparison of 3CL protease inhibitors ensitrelvir and nirmatrelvir against SARS-CoV-2<i>in vitro</i>and<i>in vivo</i>
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy|2023
45 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Robert G. Webster
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2
Yoshihiro Kawaoka
University of Wisconsin–Madison
3
Peter Palese
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
4
Ian A. Wilson
Raigmore Hospital
5
Yi Guan
Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital
6
Ron A. M. Fouchier
Erasmus MC
7
Adolfo García‐Sastre
Office of Infectious Diseases
8
Malik Peiris
Biology of Infection
9
Robert A. Lamb
Imperial College London
10
Nancy J. Cox
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Papers

1
Isolation of a Novel Coronavirus from a Man with Pneumonia in Saudi Arabia
New England Journal of Medicine|2012
6k cit.
2
Orthomyxoviridae: The Viruses and Their Replication.
Unknown Journal|1996
2.8k cit.
3
Structure of the haemagglutinin membrane glycoprotein of influenza virus at 3 Å resolution
Nature|1981
2.5k cit.
4
Antigenic and Genetic Characteristics of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Viruses Circulating in Humans
Science|2009
2.5k cit.
5
Isolation and Characterization of Viruses Related to the SARS Coronavirus from Animals in Southern China
Science|2003
2.5k cit.
6
Evolution and ecology of influenza A viruses.
Microbiological Reviews|1992
2.2k cit.
7
Mapping the Antigenic and Genetic Evolution of Influenza Virus
Science|2004
2k cit.
8
Influenza Virus Transmission Is Dependent on Relative Humidity and Temperature
PLoS Pathogens|2007
1.7k cit.
9
Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets
Science|2012
1.7k cit.
10
A highly conserved cryptic epitope in the receptor binding domains of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV
Science|2020
1.7k cit.

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