Nick J. Knowles

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
193 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Nick J. Knowles is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Agronomy and Crop Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick J. Knowles has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 150 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 101 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Nick J. Knowles's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (164 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (150 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (101 papers). Nick J. Knowles is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (164 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (150 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (101 papers). Nick J. Knowles collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Nick J. Knowles's co-authors include A. R. Samuel, Donald P. King, David J. Paton, Peter Simmonds, Jemma Wadsworth, Daniel T. Haydon, Andrew M. Q. King, Alexander E. Gorbalenya, Glyn Stanway and N.P. Ferris and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Nick J. Knowles

189 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

Molecular epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease virus

2003 576 citations Nick J. Knowles, A. R. Samuel Virus Research profile →
Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2017)

2017 496 citations Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Balázs Harrach et al. Archives of Virology profile →
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Picornaviridae

2017 390 citations Roland Zell, Alexander E. Gorbalenya et al. Journal of General Virology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Nick J. Knowles	6.4k	5.7k	4.2k	2.8k	1.8k	193	9.6k
Donald P. King	3.6k 0.6×	4.4k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	741 0.4×	248	7.1k
Søren Alexandersen	3.3k 0.5×	4.4k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	154	7.4k
R.J.M. Moormann	2.0k 0.3×	3.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	3.4k 1.2×	2.9k 1.6×	130	7.3k
José Manuel Sánchez‐Vizcaíno	1.9k 0.3×	5.5k 1.0×	4.8k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	833 0.5×	269	7.9k
Andrew M. Q. King	2.5k 0.4×	2.0k 0.4×	916 0.2×	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	63	6.4k
Amauri Alcindo Alfieri	1.3k 0.2×	1.8k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	385	6.3k
Edward J. Dubovi	1.1k 0.2×	4.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	3.9k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	227	9.7k
Sandra Blome	2.7k 0.4×	4.7k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	178	5.8k
Till Rümenapf	1.6k 0.2×	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	91	4.3k
Ν. James MacLachlan	892 0.1×	4.7k 0.8×	5.1k 1.2×	5.1k 1.8×	1.5k 0.8×	204	8.3k

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Jamal, Syed M., Salman Khan, Syed Asad Ali Shah, et al.. (2025). Emergence of new sublineages of serotype O foot-and-mouth disease viruses circulating in Pakistan during 2012–2021. Virology. 605. 110455–110455.

Colenutt, Claire, Andrew E. Shaw, Seraphine Nkie Esemu, et al.. (2025). Detection and genomic characterisation of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes circulating in Cameroon using environmental sampling. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 2834–2834. 1 indexed citations

Nardo, Antonello Di, Soyoon Ryoo, Hyeonjeong Kang, et al.. (2024). Multiple incursions of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O into the Republic of Korea between 2010 and 2019. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 124. 105664–105664.

Eltahir, Yassir Mohammed, Hassan Zackaria Ali Ishag, Jemma Wadsworth, et al.. (2024). Molecular Epidemiology of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Veterinary Sciences. 11(1). 32–32. 6 indexed citations

Saduakassova, Meruyert A., Britta A. Wood, Ashley R. Gray, et al.. (2023). Establishing a molecular toolbox of lineage-specific real-time RT-PCR assays for the characterization of foot-and-mouth disease viruses circulating in Asia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 10. 1271690–1271690. 1 indexed citations

Simmonds, Peter, Garry A. Luke, Paolo Ribeca, et al.. (2021). Mutagenesis Mapping of RNA Structures within the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Genome Reveals Functional Elements Localized in the Polymerase (3D ^pol )-Encoding Region. mSphere. 6(4). e0001521–e0001521. 5 indexed citations

Sinkala, Yona, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses in Zambia-Implications for the Epidemiology of the Disease in Southern Africa. Viruses. 13(11). 2195–2195. 2 indexed citations

Simmonds, Peter, Alexander E. Gorbalenya, Heli Harvala, et al.. (2020). Recommendations for the nomenclature of enteroviruses and rhinoviruses. Archives of Virology. 165(3). 793–797. 129 indexed citations

Kuhn, Jens H., Samuel D. Sibley, Colin A. Chapman, et al.. (2020). Discovery of Lanama Virus, a Distinct Member of Species Kunsagivirus C (Picornavirales: Picornaviridae), in Wild Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). Viruses. 12(12). 1436–1436. 4 indexed citations

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Siddell, Stuart G., Peter J. Walker, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, et al.. (2019). Binomial nomenclature for virus species: a consultation. Archives of Virology. 165(2). 519–525. 45 indexed citations

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Lycett, Samantha, Vincent N. Tanya, Matthew Hall, et al.. (2019). The evolution and phylodynamics of serotype A and SAT2 foot-and-mouth disease viruses in endemic regions of Africa. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 5614–5614. 20 indexed citations

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Fowler, Veronica L., Jemma Wadsworth, Donald P. King, et al.. (2016). Development of a novel real-time RT-PCR assay to detect Seneca Valley virus-1 associated with emerging cases of vesicular disease in pigs. Journal of Virological Methods. 239. 34–37. 35 indexed citations

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Chamberlain, Kyle, Veronica L. Fowler, Paul V. Barnett, et al.. (2015). Identification of a novel cell culture adaptation site on the capsid of foot-and-mouth disease virus. Journal of General Virology. 96(9). 2684–2692. 17 indexed citations

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Wright, Caroline F., Marco J. Morelli, Gaël Thébaud, et al.. (2010). Beyond the Consensus: Dissecting Within-Host Viral Population Diversity of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus by Using Next-Generation Genome Sequencing. Journal of Virology. 85(5). 2266–2275. 114 indexed citations

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Burek, Kathy, et al.. (2008). Genomic characterization of novel marine vesiviruses from Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska. Virus Research. 138(1-2). 26–35. 8 indexed citations

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Tseng, Chun-Hsien, Nick J. Knowles, & Hsiang‐Jung Tsai. (2006). Molecular analysis of duck hepatitis virus type 1 indicates that it should be assigned to a new genus. Virus Research. 123(2). 190–203. 162 indexed citations

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Haydon, Daniel T., Susan M. Lea, Nick J. Knowles, et al.. (1998). Characterizing sequence variation in the VP1 capsid proteins of foot and mouth disease virus (serotype 0) with respect to virion structure. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 46(4). 465–475. 19 indexed citations

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Pattnaik, Bramhadev, R. Venkataramanan, C. Tosh, et al.. (1998). Genetic heterogeneity of Indian field isolates of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O as revealed by partial sequencing of 1D gene. Virus Research. 55(2). 115–127. 35 indexed citations

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Samuel, A. R., et al.. (1990). Antigenic analysis of serotype O foot-and-mouth disease virus isolates from the Middle East, 1981 to 1988. Vaccine. 8(4). 390–396. 45 indexed citations

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Donaldson, A. I., N.P. Ferris, Nick J. Knowles, & I.T.R. Barnett. (1983). Comparative studies of United Kingdom isolates of swine vesicular disease virus.. PubMed. 35(3). 295–300. 9 indexed citations

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