Mary Lea Killian

6.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
101 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Mary Lea Killian is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Lea Killian has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Epidemiology, 61 papers in Infectious Diseases and 60 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Mary Lea Killian's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (67 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (60 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (41 papers). Mary Lea Killian is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (67 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (60 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (41 papers). Mary Lea Killian collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Mary Lea Killian's co-authors include Mia Kim Torchetti, Amy L. Vincent, Leo Koster, David E. Swayne, Martha I. Nelson, Dong‐Hun Lee, Andrew S. Bowman, Kyoung‐Jin Yoon, Thomas J. DeLiberto and Darin Madson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Virology and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Mary Lea Killian

100 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Emergence of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in the United States: clinical signs, lesions, and viral genomic sequences

2013 582 citations Mary Lea Killian et al. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation profile →
SARS-CoV-2 infection in free-ranging white-tailed deer

2021 231 citations Dillon S. McBride, Jacqueline M. Nolting et al. profile →
Intercontinental Movement of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4 Virus to the United States, 2021

2022 132 citations Sarah N. Bevins, Krista E. Dilione et al. Emerging infectious diseases profile →
H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b in wild and domestic birds: Introductions into the United States and reassortments, December 2021–April 2022

2023 106 citations Sungsu Youk, Mia Kim Torchetti et al. Virology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mary Lea Killian	2.3k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	536	101	3.8k
Isabella Monne	2.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	231 0.4×	127	3.9k
Guus Koch	1.7k 0.7×	3.3k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	373 0.7×	60	4.2k
Christian Grund	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	778 0.6×	189 0.4×	117	3.1k
G. Koch	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	590 1.1×	85	3.8k
Alice Fusaro	2.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	918 0.7×	178 0.3×	118	3.7k
Sabrina L. Swenson	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	953 1.8×	44	3.2k
Donata Hoffmann	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	904 0.5×	744 0.6×	302 0.6×	127	3.6k
Diego G. Diel	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	491 0.9×	123	2.9k
Ilaria Capua	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	886 0.5×	954 0.7×	254 0.5×	81	2.6k
Alessio Lorusso	2.4k 1.0×	888 0.4×	868 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	837 1.6×	140	3.5k

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Goraichuk, Iryna V., Mia Kim Torchetti, Mary Lea Killian, et al.. (2024). Introduction of Avian metapneumovirus subtype A to the United States: molecular insights and implications. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1428248–1428248. 8 indexed citations

Arruda, Bailey, Amy L. Vincent Baker, Alexandra Buckley, et al.. (2024). Divergent Pathogenesis and Transmission of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Swine. Emerging infectious diseases. 30(4). 738–751. 15 indexed citations

Tewari, Deepanker, Ryan S. Miller, Leyi Wang, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Infection Dynamics in the Pittsburgh Zoo Wild Felids with Two Viral Variants (Delta and Alpha) during the 2021–2022 Pandemic in the United States. Animals. 13(19). 3094–3094. 9 indexed citations

Youk, Sungsu, Mia Kim Torchetti, Kristina Lantz, et al.. (2023). H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b in wild and domestic birds: Introductions into the United States and reassortments, December 2021–April 2022. Virology. 587. 109860–109860. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

Pantin‐Jackwood, Mary J., Erica Spackman, Christina M. Leyson, et al.. (2023). Pathogenicity in Chickens and Turkeys of a 2021 United States H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Clade 2.3.4.4b Wild Bird Virus Compared to Two Previous H5N8 Clade 2.3.4.4 Viruses. Viruses. 15(11). 2273–2273. 9 indexed citations

Cigel, Francine, Mary Lea Killian, Beate Crossley, et al.. (2023). Discovery of Influenza A (H7N2) in a Cat After Admission to an Animal Shelter: A Case Report. 2(1). 1 indexed citations

Hubbard, L.E., Carrie E. Givens, Erin A. Stelzer, et al.. (2023). Environmental Surveillance and Detection of Infectious Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus in Iowa Wetlands. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 10(12). 1181–1187. 11 indexed citations

Ip, Hon S., et al.. (2023). An Evaluation of Avian Influenza Virus Whole-Genome Sequencing Approaches Using Nanopore Technology. Microorganisms. 11(2). 529–529. 10 indexed citations

Carpenter, Ann, Ryan M. Wallace, Sarah A. Hamer, et al.. (2023). Clinical and epidemiologic features of SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats compiled through national surveillance in the United States. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 261(4). 480–489. 15 indexed citations

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Allender, Matthew C., Michael J. Adkesson, Jennifer N. Langan, et al.. (2022). Multi‐species outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 Delta variant in a zoological institution, with the detection in two new families of carnivores. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 69(5). e3060–e3075. 23 indexed citations

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Youk, Sungsu, Christina M. Leyson, Mary Lea Killian, et al.. (2022). Evolution of the North American Lineage H7 Avian Influenza Viruses in Association with H7 Virus’s Introduction to Poultry. Journal of Virology. 96(14). e0027822–e0027822. 5 indexed citations

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Deng, Kaiping, Steffen Uhlig, Laura B. Goodman, et al.. (2022). Second round of an interlaboratory comparison of SARS-CoV2 molecular detection assays used by 45 veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the United States. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 34(5). 825–834. 5 indexed citations

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Deng, Kaiping, Steffen Uhlig, Hon S. Ip, et al.. (2021). Interlaboratory comparison of SARS-CoV2 molecular detection assays in use by U.S. veterinary diagnostic laboratories. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 33(6). 1039–1051. 8 indexed citations

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Hamer, Sarah A., Alex Pauvolid‐Corrêa, Italo B. Zecca, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Viral Isolations among Serially Tested Cats and Dogs in Households with Infected Owners in Texas, USA. Viruses. 13(5). 938–938. 131 indexed citations

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Tewari, Deepanker, Mary Lea Killian, Meera Surendran Nair, et al.. (2021). Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 from humans to a 16‐year‐old domestic cat with comorbidities in Pennsylvania, USA. Veterinary Medicine and Science. 8(2). 899–906. 7 indexed citations

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McBride, Dillon S., Yao‐Tsun Li, Gavin J. D. Smith, et al.. (2021). Genomic Evidence for Sequestration of Influenza A Virus Lineages in Sea Duck Host Species. Viruses. 13(2). 172–172. 2 indexed citations

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Hamer, Sarah A., Ria R. Ghai, Italo B. Zecca, et al.. (2021). SARS‐CoV‐2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern detected in a pet dog and cat after exposure to a person with COVID‐19, USA. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 69(3). 1656–1658. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Lei, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Mary Lea Killian, Mia Kim Torchetti, & Xiu‐Feng Wan. (2018). Evolutionary pathway for the 2017 emergence of a novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N9) virus among domestic poultry in Tennessee, United States. Virology. 525. 32–39. 5 indexed citations

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Abente, Eugenio J., Phillip C. Gauger, Rasna R. Walia, et al.. (2017). Detection and characterization of an H4N6 avian-lineage influenza A virus in pigs in the Midwestern United States. Virology. 511. 56–65. 29 indexed citations

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DeJesus, Eric, Mar Costa-Hurtado, Diane Smith, et al.. (2016). Changes in adaptation of H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 clade 2.3.4.4 viruses in chickens and mallards. Virology. 499. 52–64. 57 indexed citations

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