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Hugh G.G. Townsend

Hugh G.G. Townsend

University of Saskatchewan
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
6934
World Ranking
17779
National Ranking
621

Hugh G.G. Townsend 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 Hugh G.G. Townsend sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 126 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugh G.G. Townsend 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 Hugh G.G. Townsend sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hugh G.G. Townsend is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and has contributed to research predominantly within the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Immunology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research interests center on several key topics:

  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation

Townsend's recent publications include:

  • "Regional Dichotomy in Enteric Mucosal Immune Responses to a Persistent Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis Infection," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "A Bovine Enteric Mycobacterium Infection Model to Analyze Parenteral Vaccine-Induced Mucosal Immunity and Accelerate Vaccine Discovery," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Depletion of pulmonary intravascular macrophages rescues inflammation-induced delayed neutrophil apoptosis in horses," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • "A call to action to address critical flaws and bias in laboratory animal experiments and preclinical research," 2025, Scientific Reports

The scholar frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Andrew Potter, Volker Gerdts, Antonio Facciuolo, Amy Huei-Yi Lee, and Lucy M. Mutharia. Their work has been published primarily in venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Decreased shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by cattle following vaccination with type III secreted proteins.

    Andrew A. Potter;Sandra Klashinsky;Yuling Li;Elizabeth Frey

  • Equine Herpesvirus‐1 Consensus Statement

    D. P. Lunn;N. Davis-Poynter;M. J B F Flaminio;D. W. Horohov

  • Protection of chickens against Escherichia coli infections by DNA containing CpG motifs.

    Susantha Gomis;Lorne Babiuk;Dale L. Godson;Brenda Allan

  • Biological activity of immunostimulatory CpG DNA motifs in domestic animals.

    G Mutwiri;R Pontarollo;S Babiuk;P Griebel

  • Diverged evolution of recent equine-2 influenza (H3N8) viruses in the Western Hemisphere.

    A. C. K. Lai;T. M. Chambers;R. E. Holland;P. S. Morley

  • Poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene] is a potent adjuvant for intradermal immunization

    Alexander K. Andrianov;Daniel P. DeCollibus;Helice A. Gillis;Henry H. Kha

  • The equine immune response to equine herpesvirus-1: the virus and its vaccines.

    Julia H. Kydd;Hugh G.G. Townsend;Duncan Hannant

  • Comparative Aspects of the Healing of Excisional Wounds on the Leg and Body of Horses

    K. A. Jacobs;D. H. Leach;P. B. Fretz;H. G. G. Townsend

  • Kinematics of the equine thoracolumbar spine

    H. G. G. Townsend;D. H. Leach;P. B. Fretz

  • Foal diarrhoea between 1991 and 1994 in the United Kingdom associated with Clostridium perfringens , rotavirus, Strongyloides westeri and Cryptosporidium spp.

    T. Netherwood;J. L. N. Wood;H. G. G. Townsend;J. A. Mumford

  • Epidemiological study of enzootic pneumonia in dairy calves in Saskatchewan.

    J. van Donkersgoed;C. S. Ribble;L. G. Boyer;H. G. G. Townsend

  • Immunity to equine influenza: relationship of vaccine-induced antibody in young Thoroughbred racehorses to protection against field infection with influenza A/equine-2 viruses (H3N8).

    J. R. Newton;H. G. G. Townsend;J. L. N. Wood;R. Sinclair

  • Poly[di(sodium carboxylatoethylphenoxy)phosphazene] (PCEP) is a potent enhancer of mixed Th1/Th2 immune responses in mice immunized with influenza virus antigens.

    George Mutwiri;Ponn Benjamin;Henry Soita;Hugh G.G. Townsend

  • Large animal models for vaccine development and testing.

    Volker Gerdts;Heather L. Wilson;Francois Meurens;Sylvia van Drunen Littel van den Hurk

  • Efficacy of a cold-adapted, intranasal, equine influenza vaccine: challenge trials.

    H. G. G. Townsend;S. J. Penner;T. C. Watts;A. Cook

  • The host defense peptide beta-defensin 1 confers protection against Bordetella pertussis in newborn piglets.

    Shokrollah Elahi;Rachelle M. Buchanan;Sam Attah-Poku;Hugh G. G. Townsend

  • Relationship between intervertebral joint morphology and mobility in the equine thoracolumbar spine

    H. G. G. Townsend;D. H. Leach

  • Meniscal tears in horses: an evaluation of clinical signs and arthroscopic treatment of 80 cases.

    J. P. Walmsley;T. J. Phillips;H. G. G. Townsend

  • Relationship between spinal biomechanics and pathological changes in the equine thoracolumbar spine

    H. G. G. Townsend;D. H. Leach;C.E. Doige;W. H. Kirkaldy-Willis

  • Intraabdominal carbon dioxide insufflation in the pregnant ewe. Uterine blood flow, intraamniotic pressure, and cardiopulmonary effects.

    Antonio M. Cruz;Lucy C. Southerland;Tanya Duke;Hugh G. G. Townsend

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorne A. Babiuk
Lorne A. Babiuk University of Alberta
George Mutwiri
George Mutwiri University of Saskatchewan
Philip J. Griebel
Philip J. Griebel University of Saskatchewan
Volker Gerdts
Volker Gerdts University of Saskatchewan
Paul S. Morley
Paul S. Morley Texas A&M University
Deborah M. Haines
Deborah M. Haines Western University of Health Sciences
Cheryl L. Waldner
Cheryl L. Waldner University of Saskatchewan
S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk
S. van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk University of Saskatchewan
Amy S. Lee
Amy S. Lee University of Southern California
Julius S. Youngner
Julius S. Youngner University of Pittsburgh

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Shayan Sharif

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Philip J. Griebel

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Publications: 16

Noah D. Cohen

Noah D. Cohen

Texas A&M University

Publications: 16

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Hans Nauwynck

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Publications: 16

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David R. Smith

Mississippi State University

Publications: 15

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Paul S. Morley

Texas A&M University

Publications: 14

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David L. Gally

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Publications: 14

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Mark R. Prausnitz

Georgia Institute of Technology

Publications: 14

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Publications: 12

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