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Bradley A. Mullens 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 Bradley A. Mullens sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 188 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bradley A. Mullens 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 Bradley A. Mullens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bradley A. Mullens is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research spans several fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, focusing significantly on vector-borne animal diseases, viral infections and vectors, and bird parasitology and diseases.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Mullens has specialized in subfields such as:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Insect Science
  • Parasitology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science

The scientist's research topics focus on:

  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Mullens has contributed to publications in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Vector Ecology
  • Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Journal of Insect Science
  • Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Selected recent papers by Bradley A. Mullens include:

  • "Hiding in Plain Sight: An Abundant and Widespread North American Horse Fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Tabanus sulcifrons Group, Tabanus variegatus Fabricius, Redescribed" (2022), published in the Journal of Medical Entomology
  • "Parasite load effects on sex ratio, size, survival and mating fitness of Heleidomermis magnapapula in Culicoides sonorensis" (2023), published in the Journal of Nematology
  • "William E. Walton 1956-2020" (2020), published in the Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
  • "Diagnostic applications of molecular and serological assays for bluetongue and African horse sickness" (2021), published in Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE
  • "Collecting and Monitoring for Northern Fowl Mite (Acari: Macronyssidae) and Poultry Red Mite (Acari: Dermanyssidae) in Poultry Systems" (2020), published in the Journal of Insect Science

Frequent collaborators with Bradley A. Mullens include:

  • Alec C. Gerry
  • M. S. Dhillon
  • Christie Mayo
  • C.T. Weyer
  • Molly Carpenter

Best Publications

  • Hen welfare in different housing systems

    D.C. Lay;R.M. Fulton;P.Y. Hester;D.M. Karcher

  • Bionomics of Temperate and Tropical Culicoides Midges: Knowledge Gaps and Consequences for Transmission of Culicoides-Borne Viruses

    B.V. Purse;S. Carpenter;G.J. Venter;G. Bellis

  • Duration of viraemia infectious to Culicoides sonorensis in bluetongue virus-infected cattle and sheep.

    K. R. Bonneau;C. D. DeMaula;B. A. Mullens;Nigel J Maclachlan

  • Behavioural responses of dairy cattle to the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, in an open field environment.

    B. A. Mullens;K.-S. Lii;Y. Mao;J. A. Meyer

  • An Epizootiological Study of Entomophthora muscae in muscoid fly populations on Southern California poultry facilities, with emphasis on Musca domestica

    Bradley A. Mullens;John L. Rodriguez;Jeffery A. Meyer

  • Environmental effects on vector competence and virogenesis of bluetongue virus in Culicoides: interpreting laboratory data in a field context.

    B A Mullens;A C Gerry;T J Lysyk;E T Schmidtmann

  • Occurrence of genetic drift and founder effect during quasispecies evolution of the VP2 and NS3/NS3A genes of bluetongue virus upon passage between sheep, cattle, and Culicoides sonorensis.

    K. R. Bonneau;B. A. Mullens;Nigel J Maclachlan

  • Seasonal abundance and survivorship of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at a southern California dairy, with reference to potential bluetongue virus transmission and persistence.

    Alec C. Gerry;Bradley A. Mullens

  • Seasonal Transmission of Bluetongue Virus by Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at a Southern California Dairy and Evaluation of Vectorial Capacity as a Predictor of Bluetongue Virus Transmission

    Alec C. Gerry;Alec C. Gerry;Bradley A. Mullens;N. James Maclachlan;James O. Mecham

  • Effects of temperature on virogenesis of bluetongue virus serotype 11 in Culicoides variipennis sonorensis.

    Bradley A. Mullens;Walter J. Tabachnick;Frederick R. Holbrook;Lee H. Thompson

  • Biting rates of Culicoides midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on sheep in northeastern Spain in relation to midge capture using UV light and carbon dioxide-baited traps.

    Alec C. Gerry;V. Sarto I Monteys;J.-O. Moreno Vidal;Olga Francino

  • Host inflammatory response governs fitness in an avian ectoparasite, the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum).

    Jeb P. Owen;Mary E. Delany;Carol J. Cardona;Arthur A. Bickford

  • Temporal changes in distribution, prevalence and intensity of northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) parasitism in commercial caged laying hens, with a comprehensive economic analysis of parasite impact

    Bradley A. Mullens;Jeb P. Owen;Douglas R. Kuney;Coralie E. Szijj

  • A survey of Culicoides developmental sites on a farm in northern Spain, with a brief review of immature habitats of European species.

    Mikel González;Sergio López;Bradley A. Mullens;Thierry Baldet

  • Laboratory trials of fatty acids as repellents or antifeedants against houseflies, horn flies and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae).

    Bradley A Mullens;William G Reifenrath;Sarah M Butler

  • Vector competence of Culicoides for arboviruses: three major periods of research, their influence on current studies and future directions.

    S Carpenter;Eva Veronesi;Eva Veronesi;B Mullens;G Venter

  • MHC haplotype involvement in avian resistance to an ectoparasite

    Jeb P. Owen;Mary E. Delany;Bradley A. Mullens

  • In Vivo and In Vitro Rearing of Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

    M. Takano-lee;K. S. Yoon;J. D. Edman;B. A. Mullens

  • Commercial and naturally occurring fly parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) as biological control agents of stable flies and house flies (Diptera: Muscidae) on California dairies.

    J. A. Meyer;B. A. Mullens;T. L. Cyr;C. Stokes

  • House Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Activity near Baits Containing (Z)-9-tricosene and Efficacy of Commercial Toxic Fly Baits on a Southern California Dairy

    Sarah M. Butler;Alec C. Gerry;Bradley A. Mullens

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel J Maclachlan
Nigel J Maclachlan University of California, Davis
Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island
Gert J. Venter
Gert J. Venter University of Pretoria
Jocelyn G. Millar
Jocelyn G. Millar University of California, Riverside
Christopher M. Barker
Christopher M. Barker University of California, Davis
William K. Reisen
William K. Reisen University of California, Davis
Joy A. Mench
Joy A. Mench University of California, Davis
Rytas Vilgalys
Rytas Vilgalys Duke University
Diana L. Six
Diana L. Six University of Montana
John D. Edman
John D. Edman University of California, Davis

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