Katherine C. Prager

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Katherine C. Prager is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine C. Prager has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Parasitology, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Katherine C. Prager's work include Leptospirosis research and findings (13 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (6 papers). Katherine C. Prager is often cited by papers focused on Leptospirosis research and findings (13 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers) and Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (6 papers). Katherine C. Prager collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Katherine C. Prager's co-authors include C. Drew Harvell, Ernesto Weil, Bette L. Willis, Colleen A. Burge, Carolyn S. Friedman, Eileen E. Hofmann, Laura E. Petes, Susan E. Ford, Paul K. Hershberger and Brett Froelich and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Katherine C. Prager

28 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

2013 427 citations Colleen A. Burge, C. Mark Eakin et al. Annual Review of Marine Science profile →

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Susan Knowles United States

A.A. Cunningham United Kingdom

Jack A. Ames United States

Daria Sanna Italy

Mario Santoro Italy

Nancy J. Thomas United States

Eleca J. Dunham United States

Christine Kreuder United States

Christopher J. Kyle Canada

Antje Lauer United States

Susan Knowles United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katherine C. Prager

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Torres, Fernando, Pádraig J. Duignan, Katherine C. Prager, et al.. (2025). Leptospirosis in marine mammals: An in-depth look at an underexplored ecosystem. Research in Veterinary Science. 193. 105760–105760.

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Mummah, Riley O., Ana C. R. Gomez, Benny Borremans, et al.. (2024). Navigating cross-reactivity and host species effects in a serological assay: A case study of the microscopic agglutination test for Leptospira serology. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(10). e0012042–e0012042. 4 indexed citations

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Prager, Katherine C., Kerri Danil, Kathleen M. Colegrove, et al.. (2024). Detection of Leptospira kirschneri in a short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis delphis) stranded off the coast of southern California, USA. BMC Veterinary Research. 20(1). 266–266. 5 indexed citations

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Borremans, Benny, Riley O. Mummah, Renee L. Galloway, et al.. (2023). Inferring time of infection from field data using dynamic models of antibody decay. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14(10). 2654–2667. 3 indexed citations

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López‐Pérez, Andrés M., Katherine C. Prager, Deana L. Clifford, et al.. (2023). Vector-Borne Disease in Wild Mammals Impacted by Urban Expansion and Climate Change. EcoHealth. 20(3). 286–299. 1 indexed citations

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Borremans, Benny, et al.. (2020). Quantifying antibody kinetics and RNA detection during early-phase SARS-CoV-2 infection by time since symptom onset. eLife. 9. 46 indexed citations

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Mummah, Riley O., et al.. (2020). Estimating prevalence and test accuracy in disease ecology: How Bayesian latent class analysis can boost or bias imperfect test results. Ecology and Evolution. 10(14). 7221–7232. 13 indexed citations

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Prager, Katherine C., Michael Buhnerkempe, Denise J. Greig, et al.. (2020). Linking longitudinal and cross-sectional biomarker data to understand host-pathogen dynamics: Leptospira in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) as a case study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(6). e0008407–e0008407. 13 indexed citations

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Neely, Benjamin A., et al.. (2018). Proteomic Analysis of Urine from California Sea Lions ( Zalophus californianus ): A Resource for Urinary Biomarker Discovery. Journal of Proteome Research. 17(9). 3281–3291. 11 indexed citations

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Graham, Andrea L., Daniel H. Nussey, James O. Lloyd‐Smith, et al.. (2016). Exposure to viral and bacterial pathogens among Soay sheep (Ovis aries) of the St Kilda archipelago. Epidemiology and Infection. 144(9). 1879–1888. 5 indexed citations

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Laake, Jeffrey L., Sharon R. Melin, Anthony J. Orr, et al.. (2016). California sea lion sex- and age-specific morphometry.. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library. 6 indexed citations

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Prager, Katherine C., David P. Alt, Michael Buhnerkempe, et al.. (2015). Antibiotic Efficacy in Eliminating Leptospiruria in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Stranding with Leptospirosis. Aquatic Mammals. 41(2). 203–212. 8 indexed citations

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Wu, Qinghua, Katherine C. Prager, Tracey Goldstein, et al.. (2014). Development of a real-time PCR for the detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in California sea lions. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 110(3). 165–172. 11 indexed citations

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Prager, Katherine C., Denise J. Greig, David P. Alt, et al.. (2013). Asymptomatic and chronic carriage of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Veterinary Microbiology. 164(1-2). 177–183. 28 indexed citations

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Burge, Colleen A., C. Mark Eakin, Carolyn S. Friedman, et al.. (2013). Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society. Annual Review of Marine Science. 6(1). 249–277. 427 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bellan, Steven E., Carrie A. Cizauskas, Karen Ebersohn, et al.. (2012). BLACK-BACKED JACKAL EXPOSURE TO RABIES VIRUS, CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS, AND BACILLUS ANTHRACIS IN ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 48(2). 371–381. 40 indexed citations

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Woodroffe, Roșie, Katherine C. Prager, Linda Munson, et al.. (2012). Contact with Domestic Dogs Increases Pathogen Exposure in Endangered African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus). PLoS ONE. 7(1). e30099–e30099. 103 indexed citations

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Prager, Katherine C., Jonna A. K. Mazet, Linda Munson, et al.. (2012). The effect of protected areas on pathogen exposure in endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations. Biological Conservation. 150(1). 15–22. 38 indexed citations

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Antunes, Agostinho, Jennifer L. Troyer, Melody E. Roelke, et al.. (2008). The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics. PLoS ONE. 4. 1–11. 21 indexed citations

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Antunes, Agostinho, Jennifer L. Troyer, Melody E. Roelke, et al.. (2008). The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Lion Panthera leo Revealed by Host and Viral Population Genomics. PLoS Genetics. 4(11). e1000251–e1000251. 84 indexed citations

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