World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13150
World Ranking
7966
National Ranking
199

Overview

Barbara F. Nowak is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and has a substantive body of research in environmental science, immunology, and microbiology. Their work predominantly focuses on aquaculture disease management, microbiota, and parasite biology. Throughout their career, they have contributed extensively to understanding interactions between parasites and hosts in aquatic species as well as sustainable practices in seafood systems.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science with 69 publications and Immunology and Microbiology with 61 publications. Subfields prominently covered by their research are Immunology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Cancer Research, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Barbara F. Nowak's research topics include:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Their scholarly output includes recent papers such as:

  • "Microbial Ecology of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Hatcheries: Impacts of the Built Environment on Fish Mucosal Microbiota" (2020), published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Food for all: designing sustainable and secure future seafood systems" (2021), published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • "Salinity and fish age affect the gut microbiota of farmed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)" (2020), published in Aquaculture
  • "Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution" (2021), published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • "Praziquantel use in aquaculture - Current status and emerging issues" (2022), published in International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Fish Diseases
  • Aquaculture
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Barbara F. Nowak has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Nathan J. Bott
  • Cecilia Power
  • Khattapan Jantawongsri
  • Jane E. Symonds
  • Seumas P. Walker

Best Publications

  • Safety and immunogenicity of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) vaccine in HIV-infected children 7 to 12 years old.

    Myron J Levin;Anna-Barbara Moscicki;Lin-Ye Song;Terrence Fenton

  • Administration of a commercial immunostimulant preparation, EcoActiva as a feed supplement enhances macrophage respiratory burst and the growth rate of snapper (Pagrus auratus, Sparidae (Bloch and Schneider)) in winter.

    Mathew T Cook;Peter J Hayball;Wayne Hutchinson;Barbara F Nowak

  • Identification and characterization of a novel intraepithelial lymphoid tissue in the gills of Atlantic salmon

    Erlend Haugarvoll;Inge Bjerkås;Barbara F. Nowak;Ivar Hordvik

  • Neoparamoeba perurans n. sp., an agent of amoebic gill disease of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    N.D. Young;P.B.B. Crosbie;M.B. Adams;B.F. Nowak

  • Amoebic gill disease: sequential pathology in cultured Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

    M B Adams;B F Nowak

  • Field investigations of amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Tasmania

    A. Clark;B F. Nowak

  • Guide to the identification of fish protozoan and metazoan parasites in stained tissue sections.

    DW Bruno;BF Nowak;DG Elliott

  • Distribution and structure of lesions in the gills of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., affected with amoebic gill disease

    M B Adams;B F Nowak

  • Parasitic diseases in marine cage culture--an example of experimental evolution of parasites?

    Barbara F. Nowak

  • Incidence and distribution of amoebic gill disease (AGD) — An epidemiological review

    Tina Oldham;Hamish Rodger;Barbara F. Nowak

  • Cloning and expression analysis of three striped trumpeter (Latris lineata) pro-inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-8, in response to infection by the ectoparasitic, Chondracanthus goldsmidi

    J M Covello;S Bird;R N Morrison;S C Battaglene

  • In vitro cultured Neoparamoeba perurans causes amoebic gill disease in Atlantic salmon and fulfils Koch's postulates.

    P.B.B. Crosbie;A.R. Bridle;K. Cadoret;B.F. Nowak

  • The effect of beta-glucan administration on macrophage respiratory burst activity and Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., challenged with amoebic gill disease--evidence of inherent resistance.

    A R Bridle;C G Carter;R N Morrison;B F Nowak

  • Neoparamoeba perurans is a cosmopolitan aetiological agent of amoebic gill disease.

    Neil D. Young;Iva Dyková;Kevin Snekvik;Barbara F. Nowak

  • Histological changes in gills induced by residues of endosulfan

    Barbara Nowak

  • Epitheliocystis in fish.

    B F Nowak;S E LaPatra

  • Differential effects of cortisol on apoptosis and proliferation of carp B-lymphocytes from head kidney, spleen and blood

    B.M.L. Verburg-Van Kemenade;B. Nowak;M.Y. Engelsma;F.A.A. Weyts

  • Shedding of Live Vaccine Virus, Comparative Safety, and Influenza-Specific Antibody Responses after Administration of Live Attenuated and Inactivated Trivalent Influenza Vaccines to HIV-Infected Children

    Myron J. Levin;Lin-Ye Song;Terrence Fenton;Sharon Nachman

  • Evidence of an antimicrobial-immunomodulatory role of Atlantic salmon cathelicidins during infection with Yersinia ruckeri.

    Andrew Bridle;Elizabeth Nosworthy;Mark Polinski;Barbara Nowak

  • Copper speciation and toxicity in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania: an investigation using a copper ion selective electrode

    Ruth S Eriksen;Denis J Mackey;Rick van Dam;Barbara Nowak

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris G. Carter
Chris G. Carter University of Tasmania
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
John D. Hayball
John D. Hayball University of South Australia
John P. Bowman
John P. Bowman University of Tasmania
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
Christopher J. Secombes
Christopher J. Secombes University of Aberdeen
Tim Dempster
Tim Dempster University of Melbourne
Gilbert Greub
Gilbert Greub University of Lausanne
Shokoofeh Shamsi
Shokoofeh Shamsi Charles Sturt University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Barbara F. Nowak

Trending Scientists