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2026

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D-Index
94
Citations
42799
World Ranking
24
National Ranking
1

Andrew A. Cunningham 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 Andrew A. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 352 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Andrew A. Cunningham 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 Andrew A. Cunningham sits on this spectrum.

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: 94 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK

Overview

Andrew A. Cunningham is affiliated with the Zoological Society of London in the United Kingdom. Their body of work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Environmental Science.

Their research covers a range of subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology. This interdisciplinary approach reflects a broad engagement with topics related to health and environmental systems.

Key research topics that feature prominently in their work are:

  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Amphibian and reptile biology
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Rabies epidemiology and control

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • James L. N. Wood
  • Becki Lawson
  • Salome A. Bukachi
  • Marion Koopmans
  • Wanda Markotter

Andrew A. Cunningham has published repeatedly in several venues, particularly:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Oryx
  • Viruses
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Cunningham include:

  • One Health: A new definition for a sustainable and healthy future, 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • Developing One Health surveillance systems, 2023, One Health
  • What motivates the masses: Understanding why people contribute to conservation citizen science projects, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • The One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), 2023, One Health Outlook
  • Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact, 2021, Conservation Biology

In recognition of their professional standing, Andrew A. Cunningham was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK, in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife-- Threats to Biodiversity and Human Health

    Peter Daszak;Andrew A. Cunningham;Alex D. Hyatt

  • Emerging infectious diseases of plants: pathogen pollution, climate change and agrotechnology drivers

    Pamela K. Anderson;Andrew A. Cunningham;Nikkita G. Patel;Francisco J. Morales

  • Anthropogenic environmental change and the emergence of infectious diseases in wildlife.

    P. Daszak;A.A. Cunningham;A.D. Hyatt

  • Emerging infectious diseases and amphibian population declines.

    P. Daszak;Lee Berger;A.A. Cunningham;A.D. Hyatt

  • Infectious disease and amphibian population declines

    Peter Daszak;Andrew A. Cunningham;Alex D. Hyatt

  • Social Organization and Parasite Risk in Mammals: Integrating Theory and Empirical Studies

    Sonia Altizer;Charles L. Nunn;Peter H. Thrall;John L. Gittleman

  • A comparison of bats and rodents as reservoirs of zoonotic viruses: are bats special?

    Angela D. Luis;Angela D. Luis;David T. S. Hayman;Thomas J. O'Shea;Paul M. Cryan

  • Diclofenac poisoning as a cause of vulture population declines across the Indian subcontinent

    Rhys E. Green;Rhys E. Green;Ian Newton;Susanne Shultz;Susanne Shultz;Andrew A. Cunningham

  • One health, emerging infectious diseases and wildlife: Two decades of progress?

    Andrew A. Cunningham;Peter Daszak;James L. N. Wood

  • Recent introduction of a chytrid fungus endangers Western Palearctic salamanders

    A. Martel;M. Blooi;C. Adriaensen;P. Van Rooij

  • Gas-bubble lesions in stranded cetaceans

    P. D. Jepson;M. Arbelo;R. Deaville;I. A. P. Patterson

  • Disease Risks of Wildlife Translocations

    Andrew A. Cunningham

  • Experimental evidence that the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) is a potential carrier of chytridiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of amphibians

    P. Daszak;A. Strieby;A. A. Cunningham;J. E. Longcore

  • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

    Paul D. Jepson;Rob Deaville;Jonathan L. Barber;Àlex Aguilar

  • Bat flight and zoonotic viruses.

    Thomas J. O’Shea;Paul M. Cryan;Andrew A. Cunningham;Anthony R. Fooks

  • Diclofenac poisoning is widespread in declining vulture populations across the Indian subcontinent.

    Susanne Shultz;Susanne Shultz;Hem Sagar Baral;Sheonaidh Charman;Andrew A. Cunningham

  • Catastrophic collapse of Indian white-backed Gyps bengalensis and long-billed Gyps indicus vulture populations

    V. Prakash;D.J. Pain;A.A. Cunningham;P.F. Donald

  • Toxicity of diclofenac to Gyps vultures.

    Gerry E Swan;Richard Cuthbert;Miguel Quevedo;Rhys E Green;Rhys E Green

  • Pathological and Microbiological Findings from Incidents of Unusual Mortality of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

    A. A. Cunningham;T. E. S. Langton;P. M. Bennett;J. F. Lewin

  • Comparative studies of piscine and amphibian iridoviruses.

    A. D. Hyatt;A. R. Gould;Z. Zupanovic;A. A. Cunningham

  • Is MHC enough for understanding wildlife immunogenetics

    Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse;Andrew A. Cunningham

  • Evidence of Henipavirus Infection in West African Fruit Bats

    David T. S. Hayman;David T. S. Hayman;Richard Suu-Ire;Andrew C. Breed;Andrew C. Breed;Jennifer A. McEachern;Jennifer A. McEachern

Frequent Co-Authors

Becki Lawson
Becki Lawson Zoological Society of London
James L. N. Wood
James L. N. Wood University of Cambridge
David T. S. Hayman
David T. S. Hayman Massey University
Trenton W. J. Garner
Trenton W. J. Garner Zoological Society of London
Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
Matthew C. Fisher
Matthew C. Fisher Imperial College London
Lin-Fa Wang
Lin-Fa Wang Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Deborah J. Pain
Deborah J. Pain University of Cambridge
Robert A. Robinson
Robert A. Robinson British Trust for Ornithology
Dirk S. Schmeller
Dirk S. Schmeller National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

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