David A. Morrison

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

David A. Morrison is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Parasitology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Morrison has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Parasitology and 26 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David A. Morrison's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (19 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (17 papers). David A. Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (19 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (17 papers). David A. Morrison collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and United States. David A. Morrison's co-authors include John Ellis, Leonhard Schnittger, Mónica Florin‐Christensen, Anabel Elisa Rodríguez, Geoffrey J. Cary, Jens G. Mattsson, Johan Höglund, A.M. Tenter, Klaus Schliep and Alastair Potts and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Journal of Nutrition and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

David A. Morrison

125 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Babesia: A world emerging 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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. Babesia: A world emerging
    2012 463 citations Leonhard Schnittger, Mónica Florin‐Christensen 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
David A. Morrison Sweden 38 1.6k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 828 128 4.9k
Michael D. Samuel United States 42 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 3.4k 3.1× 840 0.8× 640 0.8× 150 6.9k
P. R. Baverstock Australia 37 581 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 2.0k 2.4× 122 4.9k
Steven A. Nadler United States 49 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 4.2k 3.8× 791 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 134 6.9k
Andy Fenton United Kingdom 39 914 0.6× 758 0.6× 2.2k 2.0× 615 0.6× 1.7k 2.0× 117 5.3k
Jamie R. Stevens United Kingdom 42 941 0.6× 938 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.6× 156 6.3k
Ramón C. Soriguer Spain 42 1.6k 1.0× 262 0.2× 1.8k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 763 0.9× 282 6.3k
A. Marm Kilpatrick United States 57 1.6k 1.0× 482 0.4× 2.2k 2.0× 2.7k 2.6× 1.7k 2.1× 132 11.9k
Herwig Leirs Belgium 48 893 0.6× 399 0.3× 4.0k 3.7× 1.3k 1.2× 2.5k 3.1× 317 8.8k
Jeffrey T. Foster United States 43 297 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 1.8k 1.7× 1.1k 1.3× 144 5.1k
Elisabeth A. Herniou France 37 406 0.3× 2.8k 2.4× 1.5k 1.4× 700 0.7× 882 1.1× 81 5.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Morrison, David A., et al.. (2015). Osteochondrosis, but not lameness, is more frequent among free-range pigs than confined herd-mates. Acta veterinaria Scandinavica. 57(1). 63–63. 26 indexed citations
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Detournay, Olivier, et al.. (2013). Genomic Analysis and mRNA Expression of Equine Type I Interferon Genes. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 33(12). 746–759. 26 indexed citations
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Bapteste, Éric, Leo van Iersel, Axel Janke, et al.. (2013). Networks: expanding evolutionary thinking. Trends in Genetics. 29(8). 439–441. 127 indexed citations
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Romero‐Córdoba, Sandra, et al.. (2013). Molecular identification of Sarcocystis aucheniae as the macrocyst-forming parasite of llamas. Veterinary Parasitology. 198(3-4). 396–400. 11 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A.. (2009). Evolution of the Apicomplexa: where are we now?. Trends in Parasitology. 25(8). 375–382. 133 indexed citations
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Lind, Eva Osterman, et al.. (2007). Parasite control practices on Swedish horse farms. Acta veterinaria Scandinavica. 49(1). 25–25. 43 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A.. (2006). Phylogenetic Analyses of Parasites in the New Millennium. Advances in Parasitology. 63. 1–124. 26 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A.. (2005). Networks in phylogenetic analysis: new tools for population biology. International Journal for Parasitology. 35(5). 567–582. 114 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A. & Johan Höglund. (2005). Testing the hypothesis of recent population expansions in nematode parasites of human-associated hosts. Heredity. 94(4). 426–434. 15 indexed citations
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Ellis, John, David A. Morrison, & Michael P. Reichel. (2003). Genomics and Its Impact on Parasitology and the Potential for Development of New Parasite Control Methods. DNA and Cell Biology. 22(6). 395–403. 21 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A. & John Ellis. (2003). The Design and Analysis of Microarray Experiments: Applications in Parasitology. DNA and Cell Biology. 22(6). 357–394. 12 indexed citations
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Höglund, Johan, Annie Engström, David A. Morrison, & Jens G. Mattsson. (2003). Genetic diversity assessed by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of the parasitic nematode Dictyocaulus viviparus the lungworm of cattle. International Journal for Parasitology. 34(4). 475–484. 29 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A., Set Bornstein, P. Thebo, et al.. (2003). The current status of the small subunit rRNA phylogeny of the coccidia (Sporozoa). International Journal for Parasitology. 34(4). 501–514. 103 indexed citations
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Ellis, John, et al.. (2000). Molecular Phylogeny of Besnoitia and the Genetic Relationships Among Besnoitia of Cattle, Wildebeest and Goats. Protist. 151(4). 329–336. 60 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A. & John Ellis. (1997). Effects of nucleotide sequence alignment on phylogeny estimation: a case study of 18S rDNAs of apicomplexa. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 14(4). 428–441. 276 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A., et al.. (1997). Evolution of the genus Leishmania revealed by comparison of DNA and RNA polymerase gene sequences1Note: Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper have been submitted to the GenBank™ data base with the accession numbers: POLA/RPOIILS (AF009134/AF009153, Leishmania adleri); (AF009135/NS, Leishmania aethiopica); (AF009136/AF009154, Leishmania amazonensis); (AF009137/NS, Leishmania arabica); (AF009138/AF009155, Leishmania braziliensis); (AF009139/NS, Leishmania chagasi); (AF009140/AF009156, Leishmania deanei); (AF009141/AF009157, Leishmania donovani); (AF009142/AF009158, Endotrypanum monterogeii); (AF009143/AF009159, Leishmania gymnodactyli); (AF009144/AF009160, Leishmania herreri); (AF009145/AF009161, Leishmania hertigi); (AF009146/AF009162, Leishmania hoogstraali); (AF009147/NS, Leishmania infantum); (AF009148/AF009163, Leishmania major); (AF009149/AF009164, Leishmania mexicana); (AF009150/AF009165, Leishmania panamensis); (AF009151/AF009166, Leishmania tarentolae); (AF009152/AF009167, Leishmania tropica).1. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 89(2). 149–159. 139 indexed citations
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Morrison, David A., et al.. (1994). Threads of Arctic prehistory : papers in honour of William E. Taylor, Jr.. 30 indexed citations

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