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D-Index
39
Citations
7325
World Ranking
1245
National Ranking
366

Graham J. Hickling 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 Graham J. Hickling sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 115 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Graham J. Hickling 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 Graham J. Hickling sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Graham J. Hickling is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to infectious diseases, parasitology, ecology, and public health, with an emphasis on vector-borne infectious diseases and wildlife ecology.

Their work spans several main fields of study including Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Environmental Science. The subfields they contribute to are Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Insect Science.

Main research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Graham J. Hickling has coauthored work frequently with the following researchers:

  • Jean I. Tsao
  • Howard S. Ginsberg
  • Russell L. Burke
  • Nicholas H. Ogden
  • Lorenza Béati

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as Journal of Medical Entomology and PLoS Biology, with additional publications in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.

Notable recent papers include:

  • The Contribution of Wildlife Hosts to the Rise of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in North America, 2021, Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density, 2021, PLoS Biology
  • Landscape features predict the current and forecast the future geographic spread of Lyme disease, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Selective Host Attachment by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Tick-Lizard Associations in the Southeastern United States, 2021, Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Seasonality of acarological risk of exposure to Borrelia miyamotoi from questing life stages of Ixodes scapularis collected from Wisconsin and Massachusetts, USA, 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Best Publications

  • RESTITUTION OF MASS–SIZE RESIDUALS: VALIDATING BODY CONDITION INDICES

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Bertram Zinner;John S. Millar;Graham J. Hickling

  • Adaptive human behavior in epidemiological models

    Eli P. Fenichel;Carlos Castillo-Chavez;M. G. Ceddia;Gerardo Chowell;Gerardo Chowell

  • Fasting endurance and the evolution of mammalian body size

    J. S. Millar;G. J. Hickling

  • Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States

    Maria A. Diuk-Wasser;Anne Gatewood Hoen;Paul Cislo;Robert Brinkerhoff

  • Evaluating body condition in small mammals

    A I Schulte-Hostedde;J S Millar;G J Hickling

  • Field and climate-based model for predicting the density of host-seeking nymphal Ixodes scapularis, an important vector of tick-borne disease agents in the eastern United States

    Maria A. Diuk-Wasser;Gwenaël Vourc'h;Paul Cislo;Anne Gatewood Hoen

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States.

    M. A. Diuk-Wasser;A. G. Gatewood;M. R. Cortinas;S. Yaremych-Hamer

  • Managing the wildlife reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis: the Michigan, USA, experience.

    Daniel J. O’Brien;Stephen M. Schmitt;Scott D. Fitzgerald;Dale E. Berry

  • Spatiotemporal Patterns of Host-SeekingIxodes scapularisNymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States

    M. A. Diuk-Wasser;A. G. Gatewood;M. R. Cortinas;S. Yaremych-Hamer

  • Invasion of the lyme disease vector ixodes scapularis: Implications for Borrelia burgdorferi endemicity

    Sarah A. Hamer;Jean I. Tsao;Edward D. Walker;Graham J. Hickling

  • Beyond Lyme: Aetiology of Tick-borne Human Diseases with Emphasis on the South-Eastern United States

    E. Y. Stromdahl;G. J. Hickling

  • A simulation model for the spread of bovine tuberculosis within New Zealand cattle herds

    N.D. Barlow;J.M. Kean;G. Hickling;P.G. Livingstone

  • Different Populations of Blacklegged Tick Nymphs Exhibit Differences in Questing Behavior That Have Implications for Human Lyme Disease Risk

    Isis M. Arsnoe;Graham J. Hickling;Howard S. Ginsberg;Richard McElreath

  • Effects of sustained control of brushtail possums on levels of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle and brushtail possum populations from Hohotaka, New Zealand

    P. Caley;G.J. Hickling;P.E. Cowan;D.U. Pfeiffer

  • The Contribution of Wildlife Hosts to the Rise of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in North America.

    Jean I Tsao;Sarah A Hamer;Seungeun Han;Jennifer L Sidge

  • Increasing Himalayan tahr and decreasing chamois densities in the eastern Southern Alps, New Zealand: evidence for interspecific competition

    David M. Forsyth;Graham J. Hickling

  • Associations of passerine birds, rabbits, and ticks with Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia andersonii in Michigan, U.S.A.

    Sarah A Hamer;Graham J Hickling;Rich Keith;Jennifer L Sidge

  • Sexual dimorphism in body composition of small mammals

    A I Schulte-Hostedde;J S Millar;G J Hickling

  • Flagging versus dragging as sampling methods for nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

    Eric L. Rulison;Isis Kuczaj;Genevieve Pang;Graham J. Hickling

  • Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density.

    Howard S. Ginsberg;Howard S. Ginsberg;Graham J. Hickling;Russell L. Burke;Nicholas H. Ogden

  • Urban cat (Felis catus) movement and predation activity associated with a wetland reserve in New Zealand

    S. A. Morgan;C. M. Hansen;J. G. Ross;G. J. Hickling

  • Synchronous phenology of juvenile Ixodes scapularis, vertebrate host relationships, and associated patterns of Borrelia burgdorferi ribotypes in the midwestern United States.

    Sarah A. Hamer;Graham J. Hickling;Jennifer L. Sidge;Edward D. Walker

  • Nymphal Ixodes scapularis questing behavior explains geographic variation in Lyme borreliosis risk in the eastern United States

    Isis Arsnoe;Jean I. Tsao;Graham J. Hickling

  • Condition dependence of testis size in small mammals

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;John S. Millar;Graham J. Hickling

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah A. Hamer
Sarah A. Hamer Texas A&M University
Howard S. Ginsberg
Howard S. Ginsberg United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Nicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University
Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde
Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde Laurentian University
David M. Forsyth
David M. Forsyth New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Durland Fish
Durland Fish Yale University
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University

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