Francisco A. Uzal

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
336 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Francisco A. Uzal is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francisco A. Uzal has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Infectious Diseases, 70 papers in Epidemiology and 65 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francisco A. Uzal's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (164 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (49 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (41 papers). Francisco A. Uzal is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (164 papers), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (49 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (41 papers). Francisco A. Uzal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Australia. Francisco A. Uzal's co-authors include Bruce A. McClane, J. Glenn Songer, Julian I. Rood, Mauricio A. Navarro, Vicki Adams, W. R. Kelly, Mariano E. Fernández-Miyakawa, Jihong Li, Archana Shrestha and Jorge P. García and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Francisco A. Uzal

320 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Expansion of the Clostridium perfringens toxin-based typi... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Expansion of the Clostridium perfringens toxin-based typing scheme
    2018 399 citations Michel R. Popoff, Francisco A. Uzal 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
Francisco A. Uzal United States 44 4.7k 1.8k 1.5k 867 812 336 7.3k
Bruce A. McClane United States 57 7.2k 1.6× 3.8k 2.1× 1.9k 1.3× 573 0.7× 938 1.2× 201 9.8k
Jürgen Heesemann Germany 58 2.0k 0.4× 3.5k 1.9× 493 0.3× 1.9k 2.1× 163 0.2× 181 9.7k
Lucy S. Tompkins United States 55 2.5k 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 629 0.4× 1.6k 1.8× 74 0.1× 103 10.1k
Andreas Sing Germany 39 1.9k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 466 0.3× 1.3k 1.6× 64 0.1× 166 5.2k
Hubert Lépidi France 50 2.1k 0.5× 659 0.4× 1.6k 1.1× 2.0k 2.3× 94 0.1× 200 6.7k
Ian R. Poxton United Kingdom 38 2.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 241 0.2× 1.5k 1.8× 115 0.1× 153 5.1k
Xavier Nassif France 64 1.7k 0.4× 3.6k 2.0× 740 0.5× 3.0k 3.5× 81 0.1× 193 10.8k
Saul Tzipori United States 71 8.4k 1.8× 2.1k 1.2× 391 0.3× 1.6k 1.9× 300 0.4× 314 15.0k
Michel Huerre France 64 5.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 2.1k 1.4× 3.0k 3.4× 133 0.2× 214 12.9k
Gursharan S. Chhatwal Germany 49 3.0k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 4.0k 2.7× 2.0k 2.3× 100 0.1× 156 7.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francisco A. Uzal

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All Works

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Lee, Stephen T., et al.. (2025). Oxalate nephropathy in cattle associated with the consumption of Megathyrsus maximus in Argentina. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 37(5). 813–816.
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Dolz, Gaby, et al.. (2025). Psittacine beak and feather disease in 2 free-living great green macaws: a case report and literature review. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 37(4). 666–673.
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Morrell, Eleonora, Mauricio A. Navarro, Jorge P. García, Juliann Beingesser, & Francisco A. Uzal. (2024). Intestinal pathology in goats challenged with Clostridium perfringens type D strain CN1020 wild-type and its genetically modified derivatives. Veterinary Pathology. 62(1). 53–63. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira, et al.. (2024). Acute Fatal Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus in a Captive Adult Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in Amazon Biome. Animals. 14(23). 3527–3527. 1 indexed citations
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Dorso, Laëtitia, et al.. (2023). Postpartum clostridial gangrenous metritis in 12 dairy goats in France. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 35(3). 266–271. 1 indexed citations
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Aguirreburualde, María Sol Pérez, María José Dus Santos, Carolina Natalia Zanuzzi, et al.. (2023). Bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection in feedlot cattle cases in Argentina. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 35(5). 535–542. 1 indexed citations
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Asín, Javier, Andrea Mikolon, Deana L. Clifford, et al.. (2023). An RT-qPCR Assay from Rectal Swabs for the Detection of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 in Natural Cases. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2023. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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González-Astudillo, Viviana, Aslı Mete, Mauricio A. Navarro, Francisco A. Uzal, & Javier Asín. (2021). Alimentary squamous cell carcinoma in psittacines: 12 cases and review of the literature. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 33(5). 906–912. 3 indexed citations
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García, Juan Agustín, et al.. (2021). Clostridium piliforme infection (Tyzzer disease) in horses: retrospective study of 25 cases and literature review. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 34(3). 421–428. 10 indexed citations
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González-Astudillo, Viviana, et al.. (2021). Pathology of cryptosporidiosis in raccoons: case series and retrospective analysis, 1990–2019. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 33(4). 721–727. 2 indexed citations
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Altan, Eda, Yanpeng Li, Patricia A. Pesavento, et al.. (2021). New Parvoviruses and Picornavirus in Tissues and Feces of Foals with Interstitial Pneumonia. Viruses. 13(8). 1612–1612. 7 indexed citations
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Uzal, Francisco A., Robert H. Poppenga, Hailu Kinde, et al.. (2020). Equine dental and skeletal fluorosis induced by well water consumption. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 32(6). 942–947. 6 indexed citations
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Ortega, J., Mauricio A. Navarro, Mark Anderson, et al.. (2019). Clostridium sordellii–associated gas gangrene in 8 horses, 1998–2019. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 32(2). 246–251. 8 indexed citations
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Navarro, Mauricio A. & Francisco A. Uzal. (2019). Pathobiology and diagnosis of clostridial hepatitis in animals. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 32(2). 192–202. 20 indexed citations
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Wiedner, Ellen, et al.. (2014). Severe laminitis in multiple zoo species. Veterinary Quarterly. 34(1). 22–28. 6 indexed citations
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Costa, Jessica L., et al.. (2007). Outbreak of malignant oedema in sheep caused by Clostridium sordellii , predisposed by routine vaccination. Veterinary Record. 160(17). 594–595. 9 indexed citations
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Ibargüengoytía, Nora R., P. S. Bird, Francisco A. Uzal, & A. L. Cipolla. (2005). Oral microbiota of Patagonian lizards of genus Diplolaemus (Leiosauridae): fable to facts. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 18(2). 37–41. 2 indexed citations
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Robles, Carlos Alejandro, et al.. (1993). Ovine brucellosis in Merino flocks in Chubut province, Argentina.. 10(97). 458–461. 1 indexed citations

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