Melvyn Quan

1.3k total citations
51 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Melvyn Quan is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvyn Quan has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 25 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 22 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Melvyn Quan's work include Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (26 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (23 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (20 papers). Melvyn Quan is often cited by papers focused on Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (26 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (23 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (20 papers). Melvyn Quan collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Melvyn Quan's co-authors include Søren Alexandersen, C. Murphy, Zhidong Zhang, Alan J. Guthrie, Nicola E. Collins, Raksha Bhoora, Erich Zweygarth, Ν. James MacLachlan, M. Van Vuuren and Marinda C. Oosthuizen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Virology, Journal of General Virology and Vaccine.

In The Last Decade

Melvyn Quan

49 papers receiving 978 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melvyn Quan South Africa 19 646 523 376 263 218 51 1.0k
Helen Clare Roberts United Kingdom 16 579 0.9× 729 1.4× 468 1.2× 267 1.0× 143 0.7× 70 1.3k
Fernando Boinas Portugal 18 661 1.0× 659 1.3× 390 1.0× 238 0.9× 120 0.6× 37 927
Gian Luca Autorino Italy 16 391 0.6× 418 0.8× 446 1.2× 81 0.3× 103 0.5× 38 904
Barbara Thür Switzerland 22 569 0.9× 711 1.4× 540 1.4× 115 0.4× 145 0.7× 52 1.2k
Sylvester Ochwo Uganda 17 295 0.5× 264 0.5× 176 0.5× 126 0.5× 102 0.5× 39 655
Hans W. Heidner United States 21 373 0.6× 335 0.6× 656 1.7× 136 0.5× 78 0.4× 31 1.1k
Ann Brigitte Cay Belgium 19 639 1.0× 690 1.3× 472 1.3× 121 0.5× 49 0.2× 44 1.0k
E.M.A. van Rooij Netherlands 15 327 0.5× 345 0.7× 242 0.6× 92 0.3× 104 0.5× 21 835
Christopher Oura Trinidad and Tobago 16 920 1.4× 952 1.8× 819 2.2× 238 0.9× 79 0.4× 45 1.6k
C. Luzzago Italy 18 303 0.5× 336 0.6× 411 1.1× 71 0.3× 151 0.7× 53 718

Countries citing papers authored by Melvyn Quan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melvyn Quan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melvyn Quan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melvyn Quan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melvyn Quan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melvyn Quan. Melvyn Quan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ebersohn, Karen, et al.. (2024). Bluetongue Virus Infection in Farm Dogs Exposed to an Infected Sheep Flock in South Africa. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2024(1). 2446398–2446398. 7 indexed citations
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Collins, Nicola E., Marinda C. Oosthuizen, Maria Luisa Menandro, et al.. (2023). Distribution and Prevalence of Anaplasmataceae, Rickettsiaceae and Coxiellaceae in African Ticks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Microorganisms. 11(3). 714–714. 9 indexed citations
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Ludi, Anna B., Ginette Wilsden, Clare Browning, et al.. (2023). The Immunogenicity of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotype O Vaccine in Commercial and Subsistence Cattle Herds in Zambia. Vaccines. 11(12). 1818–1818. 1 indexed citations
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Chirima, George, et al.. (2022). Public Health Awareness on Bat Rabies among Bat Handlers and Persons Residing near Bat Roosts in Makurdi, Nigeria. Pathogens. 11(9). 975–975. 2 indexed citations
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Swanepoel, Robert, et al.. (2019). Development and analytical validation of a group-specific RT-qPCR assay for the detection of the Simbu serogroup orthobunyaviruses. Journal of Virological Methods. 271. 113685–113685. 10 indexed citations
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Troskie, Milana, et al.. (2018). Development and validation of a multiplex, real-time PCR assay for Babesia rossi and Babesia vogeli. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10(2). 421–432. 18 indexed citations
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Quan, Melvyn, et al.. (2016). Comparison of nucleotide sequences of recent and previous lineages of peste-des-petits-ruminants viruses of sheep and goats in Nigeria. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 83(1). e1–e10. 11 indexed citations
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Ekong, Pius S., et al.. (2016). Serosurvey of peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants from different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 83(1). 1035–1035. 14 indexed citations
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Ekong, Pius S., Hussaini Ularamu, David Shamaki, et al.. (2014). Serological evidence of camel exposure to peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 47(3). 603–606. 25 indexed citations
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Quan, Melvyn, et al.. (2012). African horse sickness in naturally infected, immunised horses. Equine Veterinary Journal. 45(1). 117–119. 29 indexed citations
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Vuuren, M. Van, et al.. (2009). Phylogenetic analysis of the haemagglutinin gene of current wild-type canine distemper viruses from South Africa: Lineage Africa. Veterinary Microbiology. 143(2-4). 126–132. 44 indexed citations
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Bhoora, Raksha, Melvyn Quan, Catherine M. Butler, et al.. (2009). Development and evaluation of real-time PCR assays for the quantitative detection of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi infections in horses from South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology. 168(3-4). 201–211. 75 indexed citations
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Quan, Melvyn, C. Murphy, Zhidong Zhang, & Søren Alexandersen. (2004). Determinants of Early Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Dynamics in Pigs. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 131(4). 294–307. 68 indexed citations
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Deftos, Michael, et al.. (1994). Utilization of a Potentially Universal Downstream Primer in the Rapid Identification and Characterization of Vβ Genes from Two New Human Vλ Gene Families. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 39(1). 95–103. 12 indexed citations

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