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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 24 3010 856 52 2667

D. A. Yates publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by D. A. Yates between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. D. A. Yates published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 1.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2009. 3 of the 57 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2009. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 18 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

57 publications in total across all disciplines

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D. A. Yates: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 1
2007 2
2008 1
2009 18
2010 11
2011 7
2012 4
2013 1
2014 3
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 57
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D. A. Yates 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 D. A. Yates 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, 49–53 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: 52 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 52
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
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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D. A. Yates 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 D. A. Yates 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, 24 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: 24 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% 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 24
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
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

D. A. Yates is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the study of parasitic diseases, parasite biology, and host interactions, with additional emphasis on extracellular vesicles in disease and genetic aspects related to aging and longevity in model organisms.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Specific subfields pursued are:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Parasitology
  • Aging

The core topics addressed in Yates's research involve:

  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Insects and Parasite Interactions

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Bruce A. Rosa
  • Makedonka Mitreva
  • Gary J. Weil
  • Peter Fischer
  • Lucía Sánchez Di Maggio

D. A. Yates has published in several academic venues, notably:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Frontiers in Parasitology
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent publications include:

  • Identification of biomarker candidates for filarial parasite infections by analysis of extracellular vesicles, 2023, Frontiers in Parasitology
  • The proteome of extracellular vesicles of the lung fluke Paragonimus kellicotti produced in vitro and in the lung cyst, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • A novel antigen biomarker for detection of high-level of Loa loa microfilaremia, 2024, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Spatial proteomics of Onchocerca volvulus with pleomorphic neoplasms shows local and systemic dysregulation of protein expression, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Spatial proteomics of Onchocerca volvulus with pleomorphic neoplasms shows local and systemic dysregulation of protein expression, 2025, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Best Publications

  • Research Guidelines for Cookery, Sensory Evaluation, and Instrumental Tenderness Measurements of Meat

    Tommy L. Wheeler;Linda S. Papadopoulos;K. Miller

  • Dietary zilpaterol hydrochloride. I. Feedlot performance and carcass traits of steers and heifers.

    J. L. Montgomery;C. R. Krehbiel;J. J. Cranston;D. A. Yates

  • Effect of zilpaterol hydrochloride duration of feeding on performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot cattle.

    N. A. Elam;J. T. Vasconcelos;G. Hilton;D. L. VanOverbeke

  • Effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride with and without monensin and tylosin on carcass cutability and meat palatability of beef steers.

    G. G. Hilton;J. L. Montgomery;C. R. Krehbiel;D. A. Yates

  • Dietary zilpaterol hydrochloride. II. Carcass composition and meat palatability of beef cattle

    JM Leheska;JL Montgomery;CR Krehbiel;DA Yates

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride with or without an estrogen-trenbolone acetate terminal implant on carcass traits, retail cutout, tenderness, and muscle fiber diameter in finishing steers.

    J.D. Kellermeier;A.W. TIttor;J.C. Brooks;M.L. Galyean

  • Response to ractopamine-hydrogen chloride is similar in yearling steers across days on feed.

    S. J. Winterholler;G. L. Parsons;C. D. Reinhardt;J. P. Hutcheson

  • Additive effects of a steroidal implant and zilpaterol hydrochloride on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and skeletal muscle messenger ribonucleic acid abundance in finishing steers.

    T.J. Baxa;J.P. Hutcheson;M.F. Miller;J.C. Brooks

  • Effects of dietary zilpaterol hydrochloride on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of beef steers fed with and without monensin and tylosin.

    J. L. Montgomery;C. R. Krehbiel;J. J. Cranston;D. A. Yates

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride and days on the finishing diet on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and tenderness in beef heifers

    R.J. Rathmann;B.C. Bernhard;R.S. Swingle;T.E. Lawrence

  • Effects of duration of zilpaterol hydrochloride and days on the finishing diet on carcass cutability, composition, tenderness, and skeletal muscle gene expression in feedlot steers.

    R.J. Rathmann;J.M. Mehaffey;T.J. Baxa;W.T. Nichols

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride and zilpaterol hydrochloride withdrawal time on beef carcass cutability, composition, and tenderness.

    J. N. Shook;D. L. VanOverbeke;L. A. Kinman;C. R. Krehbiel

  • Efficacy of laidlomycin propionate to reduce ruminal acidosis in cattle

    M. L. Bauer;D. W. Herold;R. A. Britton;R. A. Stock

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride on growth rates, feed conversion, and carcass traits in calf-fed Holstein steers.

    J. L. Beckett;R. J. Delmore;G. C. Duff;D. A. Yates

  • Effect of extended withdrawal of zilpaterol hydrochloride on performance and carcass traits in finishing beef steers

    B. P. Holland;C. R. Krehbiel;G. G. Hilton;M. N. Streeter

  • Response to ractopamine-HCl in heifers is altered by implant strategy across days on feed.

    E. K. Sissom;C. D. Reinhardt;J. P. Hutcheson;W. T. Nichols

  • Dose and release pattern of anabolic implants affects growth of finishing beef steers across days on feed.

    S.L. Parr;K.Y. Chung;J.P. Hutcheson;W.T. Nichols

  • The effect of zilpaterol hydrochloride on meat quality of calf-fed Holstein steers

    S. F. Holmer;D. M. Fernández-Dueñas;S. M. Scramlin;C. M. Souza

  • Effect of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride to beef and calf-fed Holstein cattle on consumer palatability ratings.

    J.M. Mehaffey;J.C. Brooks;R.J. Rathmann;E.M. Alsup

  • Effects of zilpaterol hydrochloride feeding duration and postmortem aging on Warner-Bratzler shear force of three muscles from beef steers and heifers.

    J.C. Brooks;H.C. Claus;M.E. Dikeman;J. Shook

  • Effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride for twenty to forty days on carcass cutability and subprimal yield of calf-fed Holstein steers.

    D. D. Boler;S. F. Holmer;F. K. McKeith;J. Killefer

  • Zilpaterol hydrochloride supplementation has no effect on the shelf life of ground beef.

    L. D. Luqué;B. J. Johnson;J. N. Martin;M. F. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

W. T. Nichols
W. T. Nichols MSD (United States)
J.C. Brooks
J.C. Brooks Texas Tech University
John Killefer
John Killefer South Dakota State University
Michael E. Dikeman
Michael E. Dikeman Kansas State University
C. R. Krehbiel
C. R. Krehbiel Texas Tech University
Melvin C. Hunt
Melvin C. Hunt Kansas State University
M. L. Galyean
M. L. Galyean Texas Tech University
J. W. Savell
J. W. Savell Texas A&M University
Floyd K. Mckeith
Floyd K. Mckeith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller Texas A&M University

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