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Alasdair J. C. Cook

Alasdair J. C. Cook

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
35
Citations
5114
World Ranking
1710
National Ranking
140

Alasdair J. C. Cook publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alasdair J. C. Cook sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 113 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Alasdair J. C. Cook D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alasdair J. C. Cook sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alasdair J. C. Cook is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with particular focus on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Infectious Diseases, Small Animals, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics addressed by their work include Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Viral Infections and Vectors, Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Virology and Viral Diseases, and Veterinary Practice and Education Studies.

Alasdair J. C. Cook has contributed to numerous publications across several venues with notable frequency in:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Value in Health
  • IET conference proceedings.
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Antibiotics

Recent papers attributed to them include:

  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Veterinarians Towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Nigeria (2020, Antibiotics)
  • Evolution and expansion of the One Health approach to promote sustainable and resilient health and well-being: A call to action (2023, Frontiers in Public Health)
  • Small Ruminant Production in Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia: A Systematic Review of Constraints and Potential Solutions (2020, Veterinary Sciences)
  • Antibiotic use practices of veterinarians and para-veterinarians and the implications for antibiotic stewardship in Nigeria (2021, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association)
  • A Review of the Current Status of Peste des Petits Ruminants Epidemiology in Small Ruminants in Tanzania (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Abel B. Ekiri
  • Ruth Alafiatayo
  • Erik Mijten
  • Gabriel Varga
  • Bryony Armson

Best Publications

  • Sources of toxoplasma infection in pregnant women: European multicentre case-control study

    A J C Cook;R E Gilbert;W Buffolano;J Zufferey

  • Perceptions, circumstances and motivators that influence implementation of zoonotic control programs on cattle farms

    Johanne Ellis-Iversen;Alasdair J.C. Cook;Eamon Watson;Mirjam Nielen

  • Intestinal carriage of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella, thermophilic Campylobacter and Yersinia enterocolitica, in cattle, sheep and pigs at slaughter in Great Britain during 2003.

    A. S S. Milnes;I. Stewart;F. A A. Clifton-Hadley;R. H H. Davies

  • Meta-analyses of the sensitivity and specificity of ante-mortem and post-mortem diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis in the UK and Ireland

    Javier Nuñez-Garcia;Sara H. Downs;Jessica E. Parry;Darrell A. Abernethy

  • Evaluation of animal and public health surveillance systems: a systematic review.

    J. A. Drewe;L. J. Hoinville;A. J. C. Cook;T. Floyd

  • Retrospective study of the relationships between age, inflammation and the isolation of bacteria from the lower respiratory tract of thoroughbred horses

    P. S. Chapman;C. Green;J. P. M. Main;P. M. Taylor

  • Survey of the prevalence of Salmonella species on commercial laying farms in the United Kingdom.

    L. C. Snow;R. H. Davies;K. H. Christiansen;J. J. Carrique-Mas

  • Avian influenza surveillance in wild birds in the European Union in 2006.

    Uta Hesterberg;Kate Harris;David Stroud;Vittorio Guberti

  • Reducing Campylobacter and Salmonella infection: two studies of the economic cost and attitude to adoption of on-farm biosecurity measures.

    Robert Fraser;N.T. Williams;L.F. Powell;A.J.C. Cook

  • Investigation of risk factors for Salmonella on commercial egg-laying farms in Great Britain, 2004-2005.

    L. C. Snow;R. H. Davies;K. H. Christiansen;J. J. Carrique-Mas

  • Risk factors for Campylobacter colonisation during rearing of broiler flocks in Great Britain.

    J. Ellis-Iversen;F. Jorgensen;S. Bull;L. Powell

  • Towards a standardised surveillance for Trichinella in the European Union.

    L Alban;E Pozio;J Boes;P Boireau

  • Flock health indicators and Campylobacter spp. in commercial housed broilers reared in Great Britain.

    Stephanie A. Bull;Alastair Thomas;Thomas Humphrey;Johanne Ellis-Iversen

  • SERVAL: a new framework for the evaluation of animal health surveillance.

    J. A. Drewe;L. J. Hoinville;A. J. C. Cook;T. Floyd

  • A meta-analysis of studies of the effect of GnRH 11-14 days after insemination on pregnancy rates in cattle

    A R Peters;T Martinez;A J C Cook

  • A modelling approach to estimate the sensitivity of pooled faecal samples for isolation of Salmonella in pigs

    Mark E Arnold;Alasdair Cook;Rob Davies

  • Factors related to the carriage of Verocytotoxigenic E. coli, Salmonella, thermophilic Campylobacter and Yersinia enterocolitica in cattle, sheep and pigs at slaughter.

    A. S. Milnes;A. R. Sayers;I. Stewart;F. A. Clifton-Hadley

  • Producing Salmonella-free pigs: a review focusing on interventions at weaning.

    Andrew Wales;Ajc Cook;RH Davies

  • Farm practices to control E. coli O157 in young cattle--a randomised controlled trial.

    Johanne Ellis-Iversen;Richard P. Smith;Steven Van Winden;Giles A. Paiba

  • Longitudinal survey of the occurrence of Salmonella in pigs and the environment of nucleus breeder and multiplier pig herds in England.

    Andrew Wales;IM McLaren;S Bedford;JJ Carrique-Mas

  • Identification of management risk factors for VTEC O157 in young-stock in England and Wales.

    Johanne Ellis-Iversen;Richard P. Smith;Lucy C. Snow;Eamon Watson

  • Dynamics of Salmonella transmission on a British pig grower-finisher farm: a stochastic model

    Andrew Hill;E.L. Snary;M.E. Arnold;L. Alban

  • Development of harmonised schemes for the monitoring and reporting of Cysticercus in animals and foodstuffs in the European Union

    Edoardo Pozio;Lis Alban;Jaap Boes;Pascal Boireau

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Davies
Robert H. Davies Animal and Plant Health Agency
Juan Carrique-Mas
Juan Carrique-Mas University of Oxford
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Mirjam Nielen
Mirjam Nielen Utrecht University
Richard S. Clifton-Hadley
Richard S. Clifton-Hadley Animal and Plant Health Agency
Matthias Greiner
Matthias Greiner Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Henk Hogeveen
Henk Hogeveen Wageningen University & Research
John Woolliams
John Woolliams University of Edinburgh
Roberto M. La Ragione
Roberto M. La Ragione University of Surrey
Ian H. Brown
Ian H. Brown Animal and Plant Health Agency

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