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2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
63
Citations
11902
World Ranking
2792
National Ranking
1114

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
68
Citations
13286
World Ranking
203
National Ranking
65

Dale D. Hancock 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 Dale D. Hancock sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 147 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dale D. Hancock 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 Dale D. Hancock sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Dale D. Hancock is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics and fields primarily related to food safety, microbiology, and environmental health.

The main fields of study in which Hancock has contributed include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work focuses on several subfields such as Food Science, Biotechnology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Key research topics covered throughout Hancock's publication history are:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hancock include:

  • Michael S. Williams
  • Epiphanie Nyirabahizi
  • Neal J. Golden
  • Mark R. Powell
  • Gurinder Saini

Hancock has published in various scholarly venues, with multiple contributions to the following journals:

  • International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Journal of Food Protection
  • Epidemiology and Infection
  • ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Hancock include:

  • "Changes in Salmonella Contamination in Meat and Poultry Since the Introduction of the Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Rule," 2020, Journal of Food Protection
  • "Assessing the effectiveness of performance standards for Salmonella contamination of chicken parts," 2022, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Comparative history of Campylobacter contamination on chicken meat and campylobacteriosis cases in the United States: 1994-2018," 2021, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • "Temporal changes in the proportion of Salmonella outbreaks associated with 12 food commodity groups in the United States," 2022, Epidemiology and Infection
  • "Blood-Based Ante-Mortem Method for Estimating PFOS in Beef from Contaminated Dairy Cattle," 2023, ACS Agricultural Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157.H7 in dairy and beef cattle in Washington State.

    D. D. Hancock;T. E. Besser;M. L. Kinsel;P. I. Tarr

  • A longitudinal study of Escherichia coli O157 in fourteen cattle herds

    D. D. Hancock;T. E. Besser;D. H. Rice;D. E. Herriott

  • Multiple sources of Escherichia coli O157 in feedlots and dairy farms in the Northwestern USA

    Dale D Hancock;Thomas E Besser;Daniel H Rice;Eric D Ebel

  • An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections traced to jerky made from deer meat.

    William E. Keene;Elizabeth Sazie;Janet Kok;Daniel H. Rice

  • Management and production factors influencing immunoglobulin G1 concentration in colostrum from Holstein cows.

    Lori C. Pritchett;Thomas E. Besser;Dale D. Hancock

  • Evaluation of 3 Assays for Failure of Passive Transfer in Calves

    Jeff W. Tyler;Dale D. Hancock;Steven M. Parish;Douglas E. Rea

  • The control of VTEC in the animal reservoir

    Dale Hancock;Tom Besser;Jeff Lejeune;Margaret Davis

  • Cattle water troughs as reservoirs of Escherichia coli O157.

    Jeffrey T. LeJeune;Thomas E. Besser;Dale D. Hancock

  • Ecology of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various sites on dairy farms

    J.R. Roberson;L.K. Fox;D.D. Hancock

  • Duration of Detection of Fecal Excretion of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in Cattle

    Thomas E. Besser;Dale D. Hancock;Lori C. Pritchett;Ella M. McRae

  • A prolonged outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections caused by commercially distributed raw milk.

    William E. Keene;Katrina Hedberg;Donald E. Herriott;Dale D. Hancock

  • Role of calf-adapted Escherichia coli in maintenance of antimicrobial drug resistance in dairy calves.

    Artashes R. Khachatryan;Dale D. Hancock;Thomas E. Besser;Douglas R. Call

  • Longitudinal Study of Fecal Shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feedlot Cattle: Predominance and Persistence of Specific Clonal Types despite Massive Cattle Population Turnover

    J. T. LeJeune;T. E. Besser;D. H. Rice;J. L. Berg

  • Epidemiology of Escherichia coli O157 in Feedlot Cattle.

    Dale D. Hancock;Daniel H. Rice;Lee Ann Thomas;David A. Dargatz

  • Rectoanal Junction Colonization of Feedlot Cattle by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Its Association with Supershedders and Excretion Dynamics

    Rowland N. Cobbold;Dale D. Hancock;Daniel H. Rice;Janice Berg

  • Factors associated with the presence of Escherichia coli O157 in feces of feedlot cattle

    David A. Dargatz;Scott J. Wells;Lee Ann Thomas;Dale D. Hancock

  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection of calves: infectious dose and direct contact transmission.

    T. E. Besser;B. L. Richards;D. H. Rice;D. D. Hancock

  • Evaluation of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis as a Tool for Determining the Degree of Genetic Relatedness between Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Margaret A. Davis;Dale D. Hancock;Thomas E. Besser;Douglas R. Call

  • Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in Four Animal Facilities

    Jennifer G. Wright;Leslie A. Tengelsen;Kirk E. Smith;Jeff B. Bender

  • Sensitivity of bacteriologic culture for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bovine feces.

    M W Sanderson;D D Hancock

  • Livestock drinking water microbiology and the factors influencing the quality of drinking water offered to cattle.

    J.T. LeJeune;T.E. Besser;N.L. Merrill;D.H. Rice

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas E. Besser
Thomas E. Besser Washington State University
Lawrence K. Fox
Lawrence K. Fox Washington State University
Daniel H. Rice
Daniel H. Rice Washington State University
Douglas R. Call
Douglas R. Call Washington State University
Jeffrey T. LeJeune
Jeffrey T. LeJeune The Ohio State University
Phillip I. Tarr
Phillip I. Tarr Washington University in St. Louis
Charles T. Gaskins
Charles T. Gaskins Washington State University
David A. Dargatz
David A. Dargatz Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Lorin D. Warnick
Lorin D. Warnick Cornell University
Martin Wiedmann
Martin Wiedmann Cornell University

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