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Daniel E. Sonenshine

Daniel E. Sonenshine

Old Dominion University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
13680
World Ranking
11323
National Ranking
4904

Daniel E. Sonenshine publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel E. Sonenshine sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 262 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Daniel E. Sonenshine D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel E. Sonenshine sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Daniel E. Sonenshine is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. A significant focus of their work pertains to Insect Science, Parasitology, and Genetics within the broader scope of infectious diseases and vector biology.

The scientist's research addresses topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases, insect and pesticide research, and insect and arachnid ecology and behavior. Additional thematic areas include viral infections and vectors, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect-plant interactions and control, and various plant and animal studies.

Sonenshine has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, Microorganisms, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Frequent collaborators include Jesús G. Valenzuela, Jay D. Evans, Steven C. Cook, Pedro Cecílio, and Utpal Pal.

Recent publications by Daniel E. Sonenshine include:

  • "Tick extracellular vesicles enable arthropod feeding and promote distinct outcomes of bacterial infection," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Varroa destructor mites vector and transmit pathogenic honey bee viruses acquired from an artificial diet," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Tick transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to the murine host is not influenced by environmentally acquired midgut microbiota," 2022, Microbiome
  • "Microbiomes of Blood-Feeding Arthropods: Genes Coding for Essential Nutrients and Relation to Vector Fitness and Pathogenic Infections. A Review," 2021, Microorganisms
  • "Three-dimensional reconstruction of the feeding apparatus of the tick Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae): a new insight into the mechanism of blood-feeding," 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Biology of ticks

    Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Overview: Ticks as vectors of pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals.

    de la Fuente J;Estrada-Pena A;Venzal Jm;Kocan Km

  • Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

    Monika Gulia-Nuss;Monika Gulia-Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Jason M. Meyer;Jason M. Meyer;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Rickettsial Infection in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Inhibits Transovarial Transmission of a Second Rickettsia

    Kevin R. Macaluso;Daniel E. Sonenshine;Shane M. Ceraul;Abdu F. Azad

  • Electron microscopic investigation of the effects of diabetes mellitus on the Achilles tendon

    William P. Grant;Robert Sullivan;Daniel E. Sonenshine;Michael Adam

  • Tick-borne diseases of humans

    Jesse L. Goodman;David T. Dennis;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Ecological Dynamics of Tick-Borne Zoonoses

    Daniel E. Sonenshine;Thomas N. Mather

  • Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals of the Acari

    Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list.

    Ben J. Mans;Jonathan Featherston;Marija Kvas;Kerry-Anne Pillay

  • Exploring the mialome of ticks: an annotated catalogue of midgut transcripts from the hard tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)

    Jennifer M Anderson;Daniel E Sonenshine;Jesus G Valenzuela

  • Biology of Ticks: Volume 2

    Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Tick pheromones and their use in tick control.

    Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Identification of a Defensin from the Hemolymph of the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis

    Robert Johns;Daniel E. Sonenshine;Wayne L. Hynes

  • Systematics of the Subfamily Ixodinae (Acarina: Ixodidae). 1. the Subgenera of Ixodes

    Carleton M. Clifford;Daniel E. Sonenshine;James E. Keirans;Glen M. Kohls

  • Epidemic Typhus in the United States Associated With Flying Squirrels

    Richard J. Duma;Daniel E. Sonenshine;F. Marilyn Bozeman;James M. Veazey

  • Molecular characterization and related aspects of the innate immune response in ticks

    Daniel E Sonenshine;Wayne L Hynes

  • Infection and transovarial transmission of rickettsiae in Dermacentor variabilis ticks acquired by artificial feeding.

    Kevin R. Macaluso;Daniel E. Sonenshine;Shane M. Ceraul;Abdu F. Azad

  • Efficacy of the new repellent BioUD® against three species of ixodid ticks

    B. W. Bissinger;C. S. Apperson;D. E. Sonenshine;D. W. Watson

  • Tick control: further thoughts on a research agenda

    Daniel E. Sonenshine;Katherine M. Kocan;José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente

  • Ticks and spotted fever group rickettsiae of southeastern Virginia

    Robyn M. Nadolny;Chelsea L. Wright;Daniel E. Sonenshine;Wayne L. Hynes

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Burridge
Michael J. Burridge University of Florida
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Sandra A. Allan
Sandra A. Allan United States Department of Agriculture
R.A.I. Norval
R.A.I. Norval University of Florida
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Abdu F. Azad
Abdu F. Azad University of Maryland, Baltimore
Utpal Pal
Utpal Pal University of Maryland, College Park
Laura D. Kramer
Laura D. Kramer University at Albany, State University of New York
José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Rebecca J. Eisen
Rebecca J. Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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