William B. Karesh

17.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
193 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

William B. Karesh is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Karesh has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 78 papers in Infectious Diseases and 70 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in William B. Karesh's work include Zoonotic diseases and public health (79 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (69 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (59 papers). William B. Karesh is often cited by papers focused on Zoonotic diseases and public health (79 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (69 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (59 papers). William B. Karesh collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. William B. Karesh's co-authors include Peter Daszak, Sharon L. Deem, Robert A. Cook, Catherine Machalaba, W. Ian Lipkin, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Wendy Weisman, Nathan Wolfe, Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio and Elizabeth L. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

William B. Karesh

189 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis 2004 2026 2011 2018 2012 2012 2004 2014 2017 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis
    2012 664 citations William B. Karesh, Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio et al. profile →
  2. Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories
    2012 556 citations William B. Karesh, Catherine Machalaba et al. profile →
  3. Multiple Ebola Virus Transmission Events and Rapid Decline of Central African Wildlife
    2004 513 citations William B. Karesh et al. profile →
  4. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Dromedary Camels in Saudi Arabia
    2014 362 citations Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Thomas Briese et al. mBio profile →
  5. Global patterns in coronavirus diversity
    2017 266 citations Peter Daszak, William B. Karesh et al. profile →
  6. Sustainable development must account for pandemic risk
    2020 198 citations Peter Daszak, William B. Karesh et al. profile →
  7. Infectious disease and economics: The case for considering multi-sectoral impacts
    2019 197 citations Kristine M. Smith, Catherine Machalaba et al. One Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William B. Karesh United States 51 4.1k 3.5k 2.0k 2.0k 1.3k 193 10.1k
Nathan Wolfe United States 45 3.4k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 827 0.4× 2.1k 1.6× 117 8.8k
Alex D. Hyatt Australia 52 5.0k 1.2× 3.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.3× 2.3k 1.8× 126 13.9k
A. Marm Kilpatrick United States 57 6.0k 1.5× 5.7k 1.6× 1.2k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 894 0.7× 132 11.9k
James O. Lloyd‐Smith United States 45 3.3k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 984 0.5× 2.4k 1.8× 117 9.4k
Tony L. Goldberg United States 52 2.9k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 584 0.3× 1.9k 1.0× 701 0.5× 260 8.3k
Hamish McCallum Australia 51 1.8k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 3.8k 2.0× 634 0.5× 202 10.3k
Richard Kock United Kingdom 42 2.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 186 6.7k
Andrew A. Cunningham United Kingdom 62 5.4k 1.3× 4.4k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 5.0k 2.6× 1.8k 1.4× 265 19.7k
Daniel T. Haydon United Kingdom 57 2.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 4.2k 2.1× 1.8k 1.4× 205 12.6k
Kate E. Jones United Kingdom 52 4.1k 1.0× 5.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 6.0k 3.1× 716 0.6× 146 18.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karesh, William B., et al.. (2025). Guidelines for addressing disease risks in wildlife trade. One Health. 20. 100998–100998. 1 indexed citations
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Uhart, Marcela, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Flavio Quintana, et al.. (2025). Four unusual mortality events of seabirds in the Patagonian Sea, 2000–2006: species affected and possible causes. Polar Biology. 48(3).
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Rossouw, Jennifer, et al.. (2025). Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Human Brucellosis in a Farming and Animal Health Community in South Africa, 2015–2016. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 10(11). 302–302.
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Abu‐Basha, Ehab A., et al.. (2024). Serological prevalence of Brucella spp. at the livestock-human interface in Jordan. One Health. 19. 100906–100906. 1 indexed citations
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Abu‐Basha, Ehab A., et al.. (2024). Molecular diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus human case in Jordan. European Journal of Public Health. 35(Supplement_1). i55–i59. 1 indexed citations
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Msimang, Veerle, Jacqueline Weyer, Chantel le Roux, et al.. (2021). Risk factors associated with exposure to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in animal workers and cattle, and molecular detection in ticks, South Africa. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(5). e0009384–e0009384. 31 indexed citations
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Machalaba, Catherine, Yasha Feferholtz, Marcela Uhart, & William B. Karesh. (2020). Wildlife conservation status and disease trends: ten years of reports to the Worldwide Monitoring System for Wild Animal Diseases. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 39(3). 991–1001. 3 indexed citations
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Sainsbury, Anthony W., Julian Chantrey, John G. Ewen, et al.. (2020). Implications of squirrelpox virus for successful red squirrel translocations within mainland UK. Conservation Science and Practice. 2(6). 5 indexed citations
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Rostal, Melinda K., William B. Karesh, Janusz T. Pawęska, et al.. (2020). Patterns of Rift Valley fever virus seropositivity in domestic ruminants in central South Africa four years after a large outbreak. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 5489–5489. 26 indexed citations
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Anyamba, Assaf, Jean-Paul Chrétien, Seth C. Britch, et al.. (2019). Global Disease Outbreaks Associated with the 2015–2016 El Niño Event. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 116 indexed citations
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Msimang, Veerle, Peter N. Thompson, Petrus Jansen van Vuren, et al.. (2019). Rift Valley Fever Virus Exposure amongst Farmers, Farm Workers, and Veterinary Professionals in Central South Africa. Viruses. 11(2). 140–140. 26 indexed citations
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Machalaba, Catherine, Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio, Yasha Feferholtz, et al.. (2019). Incorporating Health Outcomes into Land-Use Planning. EcoHealth. 16(4). 627–637. 4 indexed citations
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Olival, Kevin J., Marc Artois, R G Bengis, et al.. (2018). Rabies as a threat to wildlife. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 37(2). 341–357. 17 indexed citations
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White, Allison M., Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio, Toph Allen, et al.. (2017). Hotspots of canine leptospirosis in the United States of America. The Veterinary Journal. 222. 29–35. 42 indexed citations
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Alagaili, Abdulaziz N., Thomas Briese, Nischay Mishra, et al.. (2014). Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Dromedary Camels in Saudi Arabia. mBio. 5(2). e00884–14. 362 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uhart, Marcela, William B. Karesh, & Kristine M. Smith. (2008). Lecciones aprendidas de la influenza aviar. El Hornero. 23(2). 61–66. 1 indexed citations
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Karesh, William B., et al.. (2007). Implications of wildlife trade on the movement of avian influenza and other infectious diseases. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 43(3). 72 indexed citations
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Kock, Michael D., Angela Wei Hong Yang, William B. Karesh, et al.. (2005). Conservation and development interventions at the wildlife/livestock interface : implications for wildlife, livestock and human health. Proceedings of the Southern and East African experts panel on designing successful conservation... AHEAD (Animal Health for the Environment And Development) Forum. IUCN eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Karesh, William B., et al.. (1997). Health evaluation of black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) using blood chemistry and serology.. PubMed. 28(4). 361–7. 12 indexed citations

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