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Alasdair J. C. Cook

Alasdair J. C. Cook

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 35 1710 1574 140 126 113 5114

Alasdair J. C. Cook publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alasdair J. C. Cook between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alasdair J. C. Cook published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2010. 17 of the 141 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2010. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 9 publications
1991 2025

141 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alasdair J. C. Cook: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 1
2005 4
2006 0
2007 5
2008 8
2009 8
2010 19
2011 13
2012 9
2013 7
2014 3
2015 2
2016 2
2017 7
2018 2
2019 1
2020 4
2021 7
2022 6
2023 4
2024 8
2025 9
Total 141
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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.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 109–113 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89 113
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134 35
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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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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