Conrad M. Freuling

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Conrad M. Freuling is a scholar working on Virology, Epidemiology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Conrad M. Freuling has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Virology, 65 papers in Epidemiology and 62 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Conrad M. Freuling's work include Rabies epidemiology and control (139 papers), Microbial infections and disease research (62 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (54 papers). Conrad M. Freuling is often cited by papers focused on Rabies epidemiology and control (139 papers), Microbial infections and disease research (62 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (54 papers). Conrad M. Freuling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Conrad M. Freuling's co-authors include Thomas Müller, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Anthony R. Fooks, Ad Vos, Stefan Finke, Nicholas Johnson, Ashley C. Banyard, Thomas Selhorst, Denise A. Marston and Lorraine M. McElhinney and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Conrad M. Freuling

160 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Rabies
    2017 249 citations Anthony R. Fooks, Stefan Finke et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Conrad M. Freuling Germany 33 2.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.2k 979 163 4.2k
Michael Niezgoda United States 33 2.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 884 0.7× 720 0.7× 73 3.5k
Lorraine M. McElhinney United Kingdom 38 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 944 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 119 4.2k
Daniel L. Horton United Kingdom 31 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 724 0.5× 566 0.5× 885 0.9× 85 3.0k
Ivan V. Kuzmin United States 28 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 911 0.7× 783 0.7× 831 0.8× 54 3.1k
Ashley C. Banyard United Kingdom 37 1.9k 0.7× 2.5k 1.7× 2.5k 1.8× 741 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 162 5.1k
Hervé Bourhy France 45 5.2k 1.9× 2.5k 1.7× 2.1k 1.5× 2.4k 2.0× 1.5k 1.6× 201 7.0k
Florence Cliquet France 30 2.7k 1.0× 957 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 675 0.7× 140 3.5k
Denise A. Marston United Kingdom 31 1.5k 0.6× 881 0.6× 543 0.4× 782 0.7× 587 0.6× 89 2.5k
Susan A. Nadin‐Davis Canada 29 1.8k 0.7× 572 0.4× 608 0.4× 958 0.8× 590 0.6× 109 3.0k
Sharon M. Brookes United Kingdom 35 954 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 474 0.4× 527 0.5× 125 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Conrad M. Freuling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Conrad M. Freuling

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bărbuceanu, Florica, et al.. (2025). Death in the EU/EEA from autochthonous human rabies, Romania, July 2025: a call for action. Eurosurveillance. 30(43).
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Kaiser, Christian, Jörn Gethmann, Jeannette Kliemt, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of Oral Rabies Vaccine Baits Containing SPBN GASGAS in Domestic Dogs According to International Standards. Vaccines. 11(2). 307–307. 12 indexed citations
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Klein, Antonia, et al.. (2022). Comparative pathogenesis of different phylogroup I bat lyssaviruses in a standardized mouse model. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(1). e0009845–e0009845. 8 indexed citations
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Krause, E. Tobias, Mareike Fischer, Thomas Müller, et al.. (2022). Computer Vision for Detection of Body Posture and Behavior of Red Foxes. Animals. 12(3). 233–233. 9 indexed citations
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Freuling, Conrad M., Ad Vos, Antonia Klein, et al.. (2021). Comparable Long-Term Rabies Immunity in Foxes after IntraMuscular and Oral Application Using a Third-Generation Oral Rabies Virus Vaccine. Vaccines. 9(1). 49–49. 4 indexed citations
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Fooks, Anthony R., Wanda Markotter, Noël Tordo, et al.. (2021). Renewed Public Health Threat from Emerging Lyssaviruses. Viruses. 13(9). 1769–1769. 25 indexed citations
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Tammiranta, Niina, Tiina Nokireki, Tuija Gadd, et al.. (2021). Genetic and Antigenetic Characterization of the Novel Kotalahti Bat Lyssavirus (KBLV). Viruses. 13(1). 69–69. 25 indexed citations
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Klein, Antonia, et al.. (2021). Retrospective Enhanced Bat Lyssavirus Surveillance in Germany between 2018–2020. Viruses. 13(8). 1538–1538. 10 indexed citations
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Tenzin, Tenzin, Siegfried Khaiseb, Gregorio Torres, et al.. (2020). Fighting Dog-Mediated Rabies in Namibia—Implementation of a Rabies Elimination Program in the Northern Communal Areas. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 5(1). 12–12. 21 indexed citations
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Müller, Thomas, Conrad M. Freuling, Klaus Cußler, et al.. (2020). A novel electrophoretic immunoblot as antigen desorption and quantification method for alum-adjuvanted veterinary rabies vaccines. Vaccine. 38(27). 4281–4287. 2 indexed citations
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Wernike, Kerstin, Andrea Aebischer, Anna Michelitsch, et al.. (2020). Multi‐species ELISA for the detection of antibodies against SARS‐CoV‐2 in animals. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68(4). 1779–1785. 64 indexed citations
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Freuling, Conrad M., Ad Vos, Peter Schuster, et al.. (2020). Responsiveness of various reservoir species to oral rabies vaccination correlates with differences in vaccine uptake of mucosa associated lymphoid tissues. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 2919–2919. 16 indexed citations
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Smreczak, Marcin, Anna Orłowska, Conrad M. Freuling, et al.. (2020). Population- and Variant-Based Genome Analyses of Viruses from Vaccine-Derived Rabies Cases Demonstrate Product Specific Clusters and Unique Patterns. Viruses. 12(1). 115–115. 6 indexed citations
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Freuling, Conrad M., Antonia Klein, Luca M. Zaeck, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Immunogenicity and Efficacy of the Oral Rabies Virus Vaccine Strain SPBN GASGAS in Foxes. Viruses. 11(9). 790–790. 14 indexed citations
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McElhinney, Lorraine M., Denise A. Marston, Emma L. Wise, et al.. (2018). Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution of European Bat Lyssavirus 2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(1). 156–156. 29 indexed citations
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Smreczak, Marcin, Anna Orłowska, Anna Marzec-Grządziel, et al.. (2018). Bokeloh bat lyssavirus isolation in a Natterer’s bat, Poland. Zoonoses and Public Health. 65(8). 1015–1019. 10 indexed citations
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Pfaff, Florian, Stefan Finke, Dirk W. Höper, et al.. (2017). Comparative analysis of European bat lyssavirus 1 pathogenicity in the mouse model. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(6). e0005668–e0005668. 13 indexed citations
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Moore, Susan M., Amy T. Gilbert, Ad Vos, et al.. (2017). Rabies Virus Antibodies from Oral Vaccination as a Correlate of Protection against Lethal Infection in Wildlife. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2(3). 31–31. 58 indexed citations

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