Richard Lessells
University of KwaZulu-Natal(ZA)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV Research and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Most-Cited Works
- → Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa(2022)1,867 cited
- → Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa(2021)1,813 cited
- → Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa(2020)1,200 cited
- → Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization(2021)1,178 cited
- → Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma(2021)706 cited
- → Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa(2022)690 cited
- → Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries(2020)433 cited
- → Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa(2021)395 cited
- → SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has extensive but incomplete escape of Pfizer BNT162b2 elicited neutralization and requires ACE2 for infection(2021)361 cited
- → Urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing nomenclature for monkeypox virus(2022)345 cited