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2025

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
49
Citations
8515
World Ranking
656
National Ranking
13

Microbiology

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49
Citations
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World Ranking
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Grace Mulcahy 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 Grace Mulcahy sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 155 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Grace Mulcahy 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 Grace Mulcahy sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Grace Mulcahy is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland and is recognized for work primarily in the veterinary field. Their research spans areas including parasitology, small animals, animal science and zoology, infectious diseases, and equine studies.

The scientist's publications cover a range of topics, notably:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Parasitic infections and diagnostics
  • Parasites and host interactions
  • Veterinary equine medical research
  • Infection control and ventilation
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacts

Their work has appeared frequently in these publication venues:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Parasite Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Equine Veterinary Journal
  • Frontiers in Public Health

Selected recent papers include:

  • Outbreak of acute larval cyathostominosis - A "perfect storm" of inflammation and dysbiosis, 2020, Equine Veterinary Journal
  • Survey of the knowledge and perceptions of horse owners in Ireland of common clinical conditions and their impact, 2022, Equine Veterinary Journal
  • Assessment of Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for the Mitigation and Containment of a COVID-19 Outbreak in a Meat Processing Plant, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Validation of a serum ELISA test for cyathostomin infection in equines, 2023, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Identification of protective peptides of Fasciola hepatica-derived cathepsin L1 (FhCL1) in vaccinated sheep by a linear B-cell epitope mapping approach, 2020, Parasites & Vectors

Grace Mulcahy has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Nicola Walshe
  • J. Pérez
  • Verónica Molina-Hernández
  • Álvaro Martínez-Moreno
  • Uk Glasgow

In 2018, Grace Mulcahy was awarded membership in the Royal Irish Academy.

Best Publications

  • Babesia divergens, a Bovine Blood Parasite of Veterinary and Zoonotic Importance

    Annetta Zintl;Grace Mulcahy;Helen E. Skerrett;Stuart M. Taylor

  • Thioredoxin Peroxidase Secreted by Fasciola hepatica Induces the Alternative Activation of Macrophages

    Sheila Donnelly;Sandra M. O'Neill;Mary Sekiya;Grace Mulcahy

  • Fasciola hepatica cathepsin L-like proteases: biology, function, and potential in the development of first generation liver fluke vaccines.

    John P Dalton;Sandra O Neill;Colin Stack;Peter Collins

  • Bioinformatic discovery and initial characterisation of nine novel antimicrobial peptide genes in the chicken

    David J. Lynn;Rowan Higgs;Susan Gaines;Joanna Tierney

  • Fasciola hepatica infection downregulates Th1 responses in mice

    Sandra M. O'neill;Sandra M. O'neill;Miriam T. Brady;John J. Callanan;Grace Mulcahy

  • Parasite vaccines — a reality?

    J.P Dalton;Grace Mulcahy

  • Immune responses of chronically infected adult cattle to Fasciola hepatica

    D. Clery;P. Torgerson;G. Mulcahy

  • Immunomodulatory molecules of Fasciola hepatica: candidates for both vaccine and immunotherapeutic development.

    John P Dalton;Mark W Robinson;Grace Mulcahy;Sandra M O'Neill

  • Fasciola hepatica is associated with the failure to detect bovine tuberculosis in dairy cattle

    Jen Claridge;Peter Diggle;Peter Diggle;Catherine M. McCann;Catherine M. McCann;Grace Mulcahy

  • Fasciola hepatica vaccine: we may not be there yet but we're on the right road.

    Verónica Molina-Hernández;Grace Mulcahy;Jose Pérez;Álvaro Martínez-Moreno

  • Angiostrongylus vasorum: a real heartbreaker

    Eric R. Morgan;Susan E. Shaw;Sheila F. Brennan;Theo D. De Waal

  • Correlation of specific antibody titre and avidity with protection in cattle immunized against Fasciola hepatica

    Grace Mulcahy;Fiona O'Connor;Sharon McGonigle;Andrew Dowd

  • Experimental Fasciola hepatica infection alters responses to tests used for diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis.

    Robin J. Flynn;Celine Mannion;Olwen Golden;Orcun Hacariz

  • The synthetic form of a novel chicken β-defensin identified in silico is predominantly active against intestinal pathogens

    Rowan Higgs;David J. Lynn;Susan Gaines;Jessica McMahon

  • Protection of cattle against a natural infection of Fasciola hepatica by vaccination with recombinant cathepsin L1 (rFhCL1)

    O. Golden;R.J. Flynn;C. Read;M. Sekiya

  • Texel sheep are more resistant to natural nematode challenge than Suffolk sheep based on faecal egg count and nematode burden.

    B. Good;J.P. Hanrahan;B.A. Crowley;G. Mulcahy

  • Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Ireland as hosts for parasites of potential zoonotic and veterinary significance

    A Wolfe;S Hogan;D Maguire;C Fitzpatrick

  • Helminth vaccines: from mining genomic information for vaccine targets to systems used for protein expression.

    John P Dalton;Paul J Brindley;Dave P Knox;Ciaran P Brady

  • Possible mechanisms underlying age-related resistance to bovine babesiosis.

    Annetta Zintl;Jeremy S. Gray;Helen E. Skerrett;Grace Mulcahy

  • Immune responses of cattle to experimental anti-Fasciola hepatica vaccines.

    G. Mulcahy;F. O’Connor;D. Clery;S.F. Hogan

  • Isotype responses of infected, virus-vaccinated and peptide-vaccinated cattle to foot-and-mouth disease virus

    G. Mulcahy;C. Gale;P. Robertson;S. Iyisan

  • The prevalence of Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in human faecal samples in Ireland.

    A. Zintl;A. F. Proctor;C. Read;T. Dewaal

  • The comparative efficacy of four anthelmintics against a natural acquired Fasciola hepatica infection in hill sheep flock in the west of Ireland

    L. Mooney;B. Good;J.P. Hanrahan;G. Mulcahy

Frequent Co-Authors

Annetta Zintl
Annetta Zintl University College Dublin
John P. Dalton
John P. Dalton University of Galway
Richard D. DiMarchi
Richard D. DiMarchi Indiana University
Eric R. Morgan
Eric R. Morgan Queen's University Belfast
Torres Sweeney
Torres Sweeney University College Dublin
Dirk Berkvens
Dirk Berkvens Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Andrew Forbes
Andrew Forbes University of Glasgow
Séamus Fanning
Séamus Fanning University College Dublin
Paul D. Cotter
Paul D. Cotter University College Cork
Diana L. Williams
Diana L. Williams University of Liverpool

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