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D-Index
38
Citations
4690
World Ranking
1435
National Ranking
420

Howard S. Ginsberg 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 Howard S. Ginsberg sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 104 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Howard S. Ginsberg 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 Howard S. Ginsberg sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Howard S. Ginsberg is affiliated with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersections of infectious diseases, parasitology, public health, environmental and occupational health, ecology, and insect science within the broader fields of medicine and agricultural and biological sciences.

Their work covers a variety of topics including:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Ginsberg has published in several academic journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • PLoS Biology
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Parasites & Vectors

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ginsberg include:

  • "Possible Effects of Climate Change on Ixodid Ticks and the Pathogens They Transmit: Predictions and Observations" (2020, 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)
  • "Selective Host Attachment by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Tick-Lizard Associations in the Southeastern United States" (2021, Journal of Medical Entomology)

Ginsberg has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:

  • Jean I. Tsao
  • Nicholas H. Ogden
  • Graham J. Hickling
  • Russell L. Burke
  • Lorenza Béati

Their scholarship includes extensive research on vector-borne diseases, focusing on how various vectors such as ticks and mosquitoes contribute to disease transmission. This research often explores ecological and behavioral factors affecting vector-host interactions as well as the implications of environmental changes.

Overall, Ginsberg's work contributes to understanding the dynamics of vector-borne infectious diseases within the interface of environmental factors and public health concerns. Their research outputs inform the academic community about disease ecology, vector behavior, and disease control strategies.

Best Publications

  • Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: Consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control

    A. Marm Kilpatrick;Andrew D. M. Dobson;Taal Levi;Daniel J. Salkeld

  • Biological control of ticks.

    M. Samish;H. Ginsberg;I. Glazer

  • Possible Effects of Climate Change on Ixodid Ticks and the Pathogens They Transmit: Predictions and Observations.

    Nicholas H Ogden;Nicholas H Ogden;C Ben Beard;Howard S Ginsberg;Jean I Tsao

  • Prevalence of Ehrlichia, Borrelia, and Rickettsial Agents in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected from Nine States

    Tonya R. Mixson;Scott R. Campbell;James S. Gill;Howard S. Ginsberg

  • 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

  • Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Elyes Zhioua;Marsha Browning;Paul W. Johnson;Howard S. Ginsberg

  • Reservoir Competence of Native North American Birds for the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi

    Howard S. Ginsberg;Howard S. Ginsberg;P. A. Buckley;P. A. Buckley;Maxon G. Balmforth;Elyes Zhioua

  • Adverse moisture events predict seasonal abundance of Lyme disease vector ticks (Ixodes scapularis)

    Kathryn A Berger;Kathryn A Berger;Howard S Ginsberg;Howard S Ginsberg;Katherine D Dugas;Lutz H Hamel

  • Relative Humidity and Activity Patterns of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

    K. A. Berger;Howard S. Ginsberg;L. Gonzalez;Thomas N. Mather

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

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

  • Potential effects of mixed infections in ticks on transmission dynamics of pathogens: comparative analysis of published records.

    Howard S. Ginsberg

  • 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

  • Evidence for Geographic Variation in Life-Cycle Processes Affecting Phenology of the Lyme Disease Vector Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States.

    Nicholas H Ogden;Nicholas H Ogden;Genevieve Pang;Howard S Ginsberg;Graham J Hickling

  • Assessing peridomestic entomological factors as predictors for Lyme disease.

    Neeta P. Connally;Howard S. Ginsberg;Thomas N. Mather

  • Pathogenicity of Steinernema carpocapsae and S. glaseri (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

    Elyes Zhioua;Roger A. Lebrun;Howard S. Ginsberg;Andre Aeschlimann

  • Influence of deer abundance on the abundance of questing adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Howard S. Ginsberg;Elyes Zhioua

  • Environmental Factors Affecting Survival of Immature Ixodes scapularis and Implications for Geographical Distribution of Lyme Disease: The Climate/Behavior Hypothesis

    Howard S. Ginsberg;Marisa Albert;Lixis Acevedo;Megan C. Dyer

  • Anti-tick biological control agents: assessment and future perspectives.

    M. Samish;H. Ginsberg;I. Glazer

  • Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island.

    Mary C. Carroll;Howard S. Ginsberg;Kerwin E. Hyland;Renjie Hu

  • Transmission Risk of Lyme Disease and Implications for Tick Management

    Howard S. Ginsberg

  • Pathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis variety kurstaki to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Elyes Zhioua;Klaus Heyer;Marsha Browning;Howard S. Ginsberg

  • Nymphal survival and habitat distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on Fire Island, New York, USA

    Howard S. Ginsberg;Elyes Zhioua

  • Passive tick surveillance, dog seropositivity, and incidence of human lyme disease.

    Jaree L. Johnson;Howard S. Ginsberg;Elyes Zhioua;Ulysses G. Whitworth

  • Management of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

    Howard S. Ginsberg;Kirby C. Stafford

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada
Graham J. Hickling
Graham J. Hickling University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Laura D. Kramer
Laura D. Kramer University at Albany, State University of New York
Harry M. Savage
Harry M. Savage Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William E. Bradshaw
William E. Bradshaw University of Oregon
Steven A. Juliano
Steven A. Juliano Illinois State University
Richard S. Ostfeld
Richard S. Ostfeld Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Shannon L. LaDeau
Shannon L. LaDeau Duke University
William K. Reisen
William K. Reisen University of California, Davis
Christopher M. Barker
Christopher M. Barker University of California, Davis

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