Scott J. Wells

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Scott J. Wells is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott J. Wells has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Epidemiology, 23 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 22 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Scott J. Wells's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (37 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (21 papers) and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (14 papers). Scott J. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (37 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (21 papers) and Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (14 papers). Scott J. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Uruguay. Scott J. Wells's co-authors include Bruce A. Wagner, Stephen L. Ott, Terrie E. Inder, Joseph J. Volpe, Carole A. Spencer, S. Godden, N Mogridge, Michael T. Collins, Robert H. Whitlock and James E. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Journal of Dairy Science.

In The Last Decade

Scott J. Wells

83 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Herd-level economic losses associated with Johne's diseas... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Herd-level economic losses associated with Johne's disease on US dairy operations
    1999 511 citations Scott J. Wells, Bruce A. Wagner et al. Preventive Veterinary Medicine profile →

Peers

Scott J. Wells
Kerstin Skovgaard Denmark
G. Jenkin Australia
Andrew Hillier United States
Jiufeng Sun China
Balbir Singh India
Peter Mansell Australia
Mathias Ritzmann Germany
Robert J. Callan United States
P.J. van der Wolf Netherlands
David T. Pride United States
Kerstin Skovgaard Denmark
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott J. Wells

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott J. Wells. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott J. Wells 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 Scott J. Wells. Scott J. Wells is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Makau, Dennis N., et al.. (2024). Use of biosecurity practices to prevent chronic wasting disease in Minnesota cervid herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 234. 106385–106385.
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Ames, Trevor R., Thomas W. Molitor, Katharine M. Pelican, et al.. (2023). One Health as a Core Component of Veterinary Medicine: Defining Day-1 Public Health Competencies for the Veterinary Workforce. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 51(2). 176–184. 1 indexed citations
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Nirmala, Jayaveeramuthu, Vikash Singh, Kelly R. B. Sporer, et al.. (2021). Tracing Viral Transmission and Evolution of Bovine Leukemia Virus through Long Read Oxford Nanopore Sequencing of the Proviral Genome. Pathogens. 10(9). 1191–1191. 8 indexed citations
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Phelps, Nicholas B. D., et al.. (2020). Lessons Learned From the Stakeholder Engagement in Research: Application of Spatial Analytical Tools in One Health Problems. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7. 254–254. 7 indexed citations
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Boonyayatra, Sukolrat, et al.. (2019). Determination of the sensitivity and specificity of bovine tuberculosis screening tests in dairy herds in Thailand using a Bayesian approach. BMC Veterinary Research. 15(1). 149–149. 21 indexed citations
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VanderWaal, Kimberly, Eva A. Enns, Meggan E. Craft, et al.. (2018). Modeling cost-effectiveness of risk-based bovine tuberculosis surveillance in Minnesota. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 159. 1–11. 12 indexed citations
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Hong, Samuel L., Albert Rovira, Peter R. Davies, et al.. (2016). Serotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella enterica Recovered from Clinical Samples from Cattle and Swine in Minnesota, 2006 to 2015. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0168016–e0168016. 54 indexed citations
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Bytyqi, Hysen, et al.. (2014). A Study of the Somatic Cell Count of Kosovo Bulk Milk Farm Management and Perspective. 13. 317–323. 2 indexed citations
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Pithua, Patrick, L.A. Espejo, S. Godden, & Scott J. Wells. (2013). Is an individual calving pen better than a group calving pen for preventing transmission of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in calves? Results from a field trial. Research in Veterinary Science. 95(2). 398–404. 30 indexed citations
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Pithua, Patrick, S. Godden, Scott J. Wells, & Judith R. Stabel. (2011). Evaluation of the risk of paratuberculosis in adult cows fed Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis DNA-positive or -negative colostrum as calves. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 72(11). 1456–1464. 12 indexed citations
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Wells, Scott J., et al.. (2008). Evaluation of progress made by dairy and beef herds enrolled in the Minnesota Johne's Disease Control Program. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 233(12). 1920–1926. 19 indexed citations
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Halbert, Lisa W., John B. Kaneene, P.L. Ruegg, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in Campylobacter spp isolated from dairy cattle and farms managed organically and conventionally in the midwestern and northeastern United States. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 228(7). 1074–1081. 39 indexed citations
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Cho, Seongbeom, Francisco Diez‐Gonzalez, Charles P. Fossler, et al.. (2006). Prevalence of shiga toxin-encoding bacteria and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from dairy farms and county fairs. Veterinary Microbiology. 118(3-4). 289–298. 34 indexed citations
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Raizman, Eran A., et al.. (2005). Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from free-ranging deer and rabbits surrounding Minnesota dairy herds.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 69(1). 32–8. 46 indexed citations
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Fossler, Charles P., Scott J. Wells, John B. Kaneene, et al.. (2004). Prevalence of Salmonella spp on conventional and organic dairy farms. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 225(4). 567–573. 62 indexed citations
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Dargatz, David A., et al.. (2001). Prevalence of antibodies against Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis among beef cow-calf herds. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 219(4). 497–501. 39 indexed citations
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Dargatz, David A., et al.. (1998). Veterinarian's role in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of multidrug resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT 104. The Bovine Practitioner. 1–6. 4 indexed citations
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Wells, Scott J., Lee Ann Thomas, Dale D. Hancock, Lindsey Garber, & David A. Dargatz. (1997). Factors Associated with the Presence of Escherichia coli O157 in Feces of Feedlot Cattle. Journal of Food Protection. 60(5). 466–470. 103 indexed citations

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