David S. Blehert

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
72 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

David S. Blehert is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David S. Blehert has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 28 papers in Infectious Diseases and 26 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David S. Blehert's work include Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (38 papers), Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (25 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (24 papers). David S. Blehert is often cited by papers focused on Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (38 papers), Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (25 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (24 papers). David S. Blehert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. David S. Blehert's co-authors include Jeffrey M. Lorch, Carol U. Meteyer, Paul M. Cryan, Andrea Gargas, Paul E. Kolenbrander, Robert Palmer, Paul G. Egland, Justin G. Boyles, Alan C. Hicks and Melissa Behr and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David S. Blehert

72 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen?

2008 782 citations David S. Blehert, Alan C. Hicks et al. profile →
Communication among Oral Bacteria

2002 748 citations David S. Blehert et al. profile →
Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome

2011 389 citations Jeffrey M. Lorch, Carol U. Meteyer et al. Nature profile →
Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture

2020 326 citations Matthew C. Fisher, Sarah J. Gurr et al. mBio profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David S. Blehert United States	37	3.8k	2.3k	2.0k	1.4k	1.1k	72	6.8k
Olga Chernomor Austria	8	3.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.6×	3.8k 2.7×	6.4k 5.9×	8	15.6k
Seth R. Bordenstein United States	52	1.1k 0.3×	1.0k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	3.0k 2.8×	125	10.4k
Matthew C. Fisher United Kingdom	61	2.4k 0.6×	6.0k 2.6×	984 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	3.1k 2.8×	204	18.5k
Peter Meintjes New Zealand	3	3.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	3.3k 1.6×	3.8k 2.7×	6.4k 5.9×	4	15.1k
Paul A. Fuerst United States	46	972 0.3×	601 0.3×	2.6k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	3.3k 3.1×	117	7.8k
Amy Wilson Canada	14	3.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	3.3k 1.7×	4.0k 2.8×	6.3k 5.9×	34	15.5k
Tommy Tsan‐Yuk Lam Hong Kong	38	733 0.2×	4.5k 2.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	2.5k 2.3×	108	10.4k
Michael D. Woodhams Australia	11	1.5k 0.4×	972 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	3.7k 3.5×	16	8.3k
Dominik Schrempf United Kingdom	12	1.5k 0.4×	968 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	3.7k 3.5×	17	8.3k
Mary B. Brown United States	41	994 0.3×	485 0.2×	349 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	330 0.3×	160	5.7k

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Suwanpakdee, Sarin, Anuwat Wiratsudakul, Witthawat Wiriyarat, et al.. (2024). Wildlife health capacity enhancement in Thailand through the World Organisation for Animal Health Twinning Program. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1462280–1462280. 2 indexed citations

Andrews, Caitlin M., Joseph A. Bard, David S. Blehert, et al.. (2023). Community for data integration 2019 project report. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations

Hicks, Alan C., Scott R. Darling, Carol U. Meteyer, et al.. (2023). Environmental transmission of Pseudogymnoascus destructans to hibernating little brown bats. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 5 indexed citations

Fu, Yezhi, Nkuchia M. M’ikanatha, Jeffrey M. Lorch, et al.. (2022). Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates from Wild Birds in the United States Represent Distinct Lineages Defined by Bird Type. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(6). e0197921–e0197921. 11 indexed citations

Lofgren, Lotus, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Robert A. Cramer, et al.. (2022). Avian-associated Aspergillus fumigatus displays broad phylogenetic distribution, no evidence for host specificity, and multiple genotypes within epizootic events. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(5). 8 indexed citations

Runge, Michael C., Evan H. Campbell Grant, Jeremy T. H. Coleman, et al.. (2020). Assessing the risks posed by SARS-CoV-2 in and via North American bats — Decision framing and rapid risk assessment. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 19 indexed citations

Fisher, Matthew C., Sarah J. Gurr, Christina A. Cuomo, et al.. (2020). Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture. mBio. 11(3). 326 indexed citations breakdown →

Drees, Kevin P., Jonathan Palmer, Robert Sebra, et al.. (2016). Use of Multiple Sequencing Technologies To Produce a High-Quality Genome of the Fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans , the Causative Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome. Genome Announcements. 4(3). 21 indexed citations

Bohuski, Elizabeth, et al.. (2015). TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the fungus associated with snake fungal disease. BMC Veterinary Research. 11(1). 95–95. 58 indexed citations

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Mascuch, Samantha J., Wilna J. Moree, Cheng‐Chih Hsu, et al.. (2015). Direct Detection of Fungal Siderophores on Bats with White-Nose Syndrome via Fluorescence Microscopy-Guided Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119668–e0119668. 26 indexed citations

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Voyles, Jamie, A. Marm Kilpatrick, James P. Collins, et al.. (2014). Moving Beyond Too Little, Too Late: Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases in Wild Populations Requires International Policy and Partnerships. EcoHealth. 12(3). 404–407. 47 indexed citations

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Lorch, Jeffrey M., Daniel L. Lindner, Andrea Gargas, et al.. (2013). A culture-based survey of fungi in soil from bat hibernacula in the eastern United States and its implications for detection of Geomyces destructans , the causal agent of bat white-nose syndrome. Mycologia. 105(2). 237–252. 89 indexed citations

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Müller, L., Jeffrey M. Lorch, Daniel L. Lindner, et al.. (2013). Bat white-nose syndrome: a real-time TaqMan polymerase chain reaction test targeting the intergenic spacer region of Geomyces destructans. Mycologia. 105(2). 253–259. 121 indexed citations

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Blehert, David S.. (2012). Fungal Disease and the Developing Story of Bat White-nose Syndrome. PLoS Pathogens. 8(7). e1002779–e1002779. 52 indexed citations

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Verant, Michelle L., et al.. (2012). Temperature-Dependent Growth of Geomyces destructans, the Fungus That Causes Bat White-Nose Syndrome. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46280–e46280. 213 indexed citations

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Reeder, DeeAnn M., Craig L. Frank, Gregory G. Turner, et al.. (2012). Frequent Arousal from Hibernation Linked to Severity of Infection and Mortality in Bats with White-Nose Syndrome. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e38920–e38920. 244 indexed citations

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Lorch, Jeffrey M., Carol U. Meteyer, Melissa Behr, et al.. (2011). Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome. Nature. 480(7377). 376–378. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cryan, Paul M., Carol U. Meteyer, Justin G. Boyles, & David S. Blehert. (2010). Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology. BMC Biology. 8(1). 135–135. 234 indexed citations

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Demcheck, Dennis K., et al.. (2007). Bacteriological water quality in and around Lake Pontchartrain following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. U.S. Geological Survey circular. 239–244. 1 indexed citations

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Orville, Allen M., et al.. (2004). Crystallization and preliminary analysis of xenobiotic reductase A and ligand complexes fromPseudomonas putidaII-B. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 60(5). 957–961. 6 indexed citations

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