Michael Thrusfield

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Thrusfield is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Thrusfield has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michael Thrusfield's work include Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (23 papers), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (21 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (14 papers). Michael Thrusfield is often cited by papers focused on Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (23 papers), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (21 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (14 papers). Michael Thrusfield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and Switzerland. Michael Thrusfield's co-authors include Susan C. Welburn, Peter Holt, K. Frankena, R. Kitching, Carmelo Ortega, Ignacio de Blas, J. Noordhuizen, Colin Aitken, Helen Brown and Keith Howe and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

Michael Thrusfield

77 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Veterinary Epidemiology

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Thrusfield United Kingdom	26	828	757	645	602	573	79	2.8k
Kenton L. Morgan United Kingdom	38	884 1.1×	699 0.9×	552 0.9×	440 0.7×	678 1.2×	107	3.7k
Santiago Lavı́n Spain	35	917 1.1×	847 1.1×	744 1.2×	595 1.0×	1.1k 1.9×	221	4.3k
Jack C. Rhyan United States	34	1.1k 1.3×	942 1.2×	400 0.6×	697 1.2×	654 1.1×	116	3.0k
Ian Handel United Kingdom	32	611 0.7×	748 1.0×	541 0.8×	619 1.0×	850 1.5×	181	3.4k
Preben Willeberg Denmark	29	1.1k 1.3×	748 1.0×	320 0.5×	533 0.9×	646 1.1×	104	2.9k
A. Pospischil Switzerland	39	841 1.0×	673 0.9×	437 0.7×	1.3k 2.2×	1.2k 2.0×	197	5.3k
Carola Sauter‐Louis Germany	36	1.5k 1.8×	685 0.9×	1.2k 1.9×	514 0.9×	1.2k 2.1×	171	4.0k
Eyal Klement Israel	35	823 1.0×	451 0.6×	1.2k 1.8×	859 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	138	3.8k
Carl S. Ribble Canada	31	805 1.0×	445 0.6×	317 0.5×	330 0.5×	496 0.9×	97	2.7k
Jorge A. Hernández United States	35	1.4k 1.7×	1.4k 1.8×	259 0.4×	618 1.0×	679 1.2×	160	4.2k

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Thrusfield, Michael, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous Expression of Chicken Granulocyte Monocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and the Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase Epitope of the Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Genotype VII C22 Strain in a Functional Synthetic Recombinant Adenovirus as a Genotype-Matched Vaccine with Potential Antiviral Activity. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). e0402422–e0402422.

Chaudhry, Mamoona, et al.. (2021). Serosurvey of Avian Influenza Viruses (H5, H7, and H9) and Associated Risk Factors in Backyard Poultry Flocks of Lahore District, Pakistan. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8. 631164–631164. 6 indexed citations

Chaudhry, Mamoona, Michael Thrusfield, Mark Bronsvoort, et al.. (2018). Risk Factors for Avian Influenza H9 Infection of Chickens in Live Bird Retail Stalls of Lahore District, Pakistan 2009–2010. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5634–5634. 14 indexed citations

Thrusfield, Michael, et al.. (2016). Characterising and comparing animal-health services in the Rift Valley, Kenya: an exploratory analysis (part I). Tropical Animal Health and Production. 48(8). 1621–1632. 13 indexed citations

Nardo, Antonello Di, et al.. (2014). Evidence of rift valley fever seroprevalence in the Sahrawi semi-nomadic pastoralist system, Western Sahara. BMC Veterinary Research. 10(1). 92–92. 33 indexed citations

Muhanguzi, Dennis, Kim Picozzi, Michael Thrusfield, et al.. (2014). Improvements on Restricted Insecticide Application Protocol for Control of Human and Animal African Trypanosomiasis in Eastern Uganda. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8(10). e3284–e3284. 35 indexed citations

Muhanguzi, Dennis, Kim Picozzi, Michael Thrusfield, et al.. (2014). Collateral benefits of restricted insecticide application for control of African trypanosomiasis on Theileria parva in cattle: a randomized controlled trial. Parasites & Vectors. 7(1). 432–432. 17 indexed citations

Dhingra, Madhur, et al.. (2014). Spatio-temporal epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (subtype H5N1) in poultry in eastern India. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. 11. 45–57. 15 indexed citations

Muhanguzi, Dennis, Kim Picozzi, Jan Hattendorf, et al.. (2014). The burden and spatial distribution of bovine African trypanosomes in small holder crop-livestock production systems in Tororo District, south-eastern Uganda. Parasites & Vectors. 7(1). 603–603. 32 indexed citations

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Majekodunmi, Ayodele O., A.O. Fajinmi, Charles Dongkum, et al.. (2013). Social factors affecting seasonal variation in bovine trypanosomiasis on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. Parasites & Vectors. 6(1). 293–293. 22 indexed citations

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Thrusfield, Michael, et al.. (2013). Animal health studies using participatory epidemiology in the Mandrare Valley, Madagascar. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 46(1). 133–137. 4 indexed citations

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Makita, Kohei, Eric M. Fèvre, Charles Waiswa, et al.. (2011). Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda. BMC Veterinary Research. 7(1). 60–60. 106 indexed citations

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Thrusfield, Michael. (2009). Ageing in Animal Populations – an Epidemiological Perspective. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 142. S22–S32. 3 indexed citations

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Kitching, R., Adrian Hutber, & Michael Thrusfield. (2004). A review of foot-and-mouth disease with special consideration for the clinical and epidemiological factors relevant to predictive modelling of the disease. The Veterinary Journal. 169(2). 197–209. 110 indexed citations

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Munro, Helen M.C. & Michael Thrusfield. (2001). ‘Battered pets’: sexual abuse. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 42(7). 333–337. 29 indexed citations

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Davison, Helen C., et al.. (2000). The occurrence of Trypanosoma evansi in buffaloes in Indonesia, estimated using various diagnostic tests. Epidemiology and Infection. 124(1). 163–172. 16 indexed citations

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Davison, Helen C., Michael Thrusfield, Sutijono Partoutomo, et al.. (1999). Evaluation of antigen detection and antibody detection tests for Trypanosoma evansi infections of buffaloes in Indonesia. Epidemiology and Infection. 123(1). 149–155. 34 indexed citations

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Thrusfield, Michael, Colin Aitken, & R. H. Muirhead. (1991). A field investigation of kennel cough: Incubation period and clinical signs. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 32(5). 215–220. 17 indexed citations

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Rowlands, G.J., Édith Authié, G.D.M. D'Ieteren, et al.. (1990). Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense in East African Zebu cattle under high tsetse challenge. Agritrop (Cirad). 3 indexed citations

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Rae, P.F., et al.. (1989). Evaluation of enzyme immunoassays in the diagnosis of camel (Camelus dromedarius) trypanosomiasis: a preliminary investigation. Epidemiology and Infection. 102(2). 297–307. 15 indexed citations

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