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James R. Gilkerson

James R. Gilkerson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 37 1562 1442 91 85 147 4031

James R. Gilkerson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James R. Gilkerson between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James R. Gilkerson published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2012. 9 of the 170 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2012. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

170 publications in total across all disciplines

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James R. Gilkerson: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 4
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 8
2008 2
2009 3
2010 3
2011 7
2012 13
2013 9
2014 3
2015 8
2016 9
2017 10
2018 12
2019 8
2020 12
2021 10
2022 6
2023 8
2024 5
2025 8
2026 1
Total 170
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James R. Gilkerson publications per year - data summary

  • James R. Gilkerson, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Melbourne, has 170 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1995, 1996 and 1997).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.7 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 28 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 17 publications (1.5 per year); 2005-2015: 64 publications (5.8 per year); 2016-2026: 89 publications (8.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

James R. Gilkerson 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 James R. Gilkerson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 144–148 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 147 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80 147
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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James R. Gilkerson publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 84 ranges running from 29–33 to 442+ publications.
  • James R. Gilkerson, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Melbourne, records 147 publications - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than James R. Gilkerson, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 139–143 publications range, and James R. Gilkerson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 119–123 publications, holding 109 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 129–133 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 442 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

James R. Gilkerson 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 James R. Gilkerson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115 37
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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James R. Gilkerson D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 20 to 77+ D-Index.
  • James R. Gilkerson, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from University of Melbourne, records 37 D-Index - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than James R. Gilkerson, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 36 D-Index range, and James R. Gilkerson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 31 D-Index, holding 158 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 43% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 34 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

James R. Gilkerson is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to several subfields including clinical biochemistry, applied microbiology and biotechnology, epidemiology, agronomy and crop science, and equine studies.

The scientist has worked extensively in topics related to bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, antibiotic use and resistance, and veterinary equine medical research. Additional research interests include reproductive tract infections, reproductive physiology in livestock, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, and veterinary medicine and surgery.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Australian Veterinary Journal
  • PLoS ONE
  • Veterinary Record
  • Antibiotics
  • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Notable co-authors collaborating with James R. Gilkerson include:

  • Laura Y. Hardefeldt
  • Glenn F. Browning
  • Charles El-Hage
  • Kirsten E. Bailey
  • Ri Scarborough

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by James R. Gilkerson are:

  • "Describing the antimicrobial usage patterns of companion animal veterinary practices; free text analysis of more than 4.4 million consultation records," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Globetrotting strangles: the unbridled national and international transmission of Streptococcus equi between horses," 2021, Microbial Genomics
  • "Use of Local Antibiogram Data and Antimicrobial Importance Ratings to Select Optimal Empirical Therapies for Urinary Tract Infections in Dogs and Cats," 2020, Antibiotics
  • "Use of cefovecin in dogs and cats attending first-opinion veterinary practices in Australia," 2020, Veterinary Record
  • "Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice: an implementation trial in 135 general practice veterinary clinics," 2022, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance

Best Publications

  • Rhodococcus equi infection in foals: the science of 'rattles'.

    G. Muscatello;D. P. Leadon;M. Klay;A. Ocampo-Sosa

  • Epidemiology of EHV-1 and EHV-4 in the mare and foal populations on a Hunter Valley stud farm: are mares the source of EHV-1 for unweaned foals

    J.R Gilkerson;J.M Whalley;H.E Drummer;M.J Studdert

  • Barriers to and enablers of implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in veterinary practices.

    Laura Y. Hardefeldt;J. R. Gilkerson;H. Billman-Jacobe;M. A. Stevenson

  • Epidemiological studies of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) in Thoroughbred foals: a review of studies conducted in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales between 1995 and 1997

    J.R Gilkerson;J.M Whalley;H.E Drummer;M.J Studdert

  • Glycoprotein G is a virulence factor in infectious laryngotracheitis virus.

    J. M. Devlin;G. F. Browning;C. A. Hartley;N. C. Kirkpatrick

  • Associations between the Ecology of Virulent Rhodococcus equi and the Epidemiology of R. equi Pneumonia on Australian Thoroughbred Farms

    G. Muscatello;G. A. Anderson;J. R. Gilkerson;G. F. Browning

  • Rapid, single-step differentiation of equid herpesviruses 1 and 4 from clinical material using the polymerase chain reaction and virus-specific primers

    G.L. Lawrence;J. Gilkerson;D.N. Love;M. Sabine

  • Detection of EHV-1 and EHV-4 DNA in unweaned Thoroughbred foals from vaccinated mares on a large stud farm.

    C. E. Foote;D. N. Love;J. R. Gilkerson;J. M. Whalley

  • VetCompass Australia: A National Big Data Collection System for Veterinary Science

    Paul McGreevy;Peter Thomson;Navneet K. Dhand;David Raubenheimer

  • Evaluation of immunological responses to a glycoprotein G deficient candidate vaccine strain of infectious laryngotracheitis virus

    Joanne M Devlin;Abel Viejo-Borbolla;Glenn F Browning;Amir H Noormohammadi

  • Describing the antimicrobial usage patterns of companion animal veterinary practices; free text analysis of more than 4.4 million consultation records.

    Brian A. Hur;Laura Y. Hardefeldt;Karin M. Verspoor;Timothy Baldwin

  • Comparison of concentrations of Rhodococcus equi and virulent R. equi in air of stables and paddocks on horse breeding farms in a temperate climate.

    G. Muscatello;S. Gerbaud;C. Kennedy;J. R. Gilkerson

  • Comparison of antibody detection assays for the diagnosis of equine herpesvirus 1 and 4 infections in horses.

    Carol A Hartley;Colin R Wilks;Michael J Studdert;James R Gilkerson

  • Population wide assessment of antimicrobial use in dogs and cats using a novel data source - A cohort study using pet insurance data.

    Laura Yvonne Hardefeldt;Joshua Selinger;Mark Anthony Stevenson;James Rudkin Gilkerson

  • EHV-1 and EHV-4 infection in vaccinated mares and their foals.

    C.E. Foote;D.N. Love;J.R. Gilkerson;J.E. Wellington

  • Glycoprotein G deficient infectious laryngotracheitis virus is a candidate attenuated vaccine

    Joanne M Devlin;Glenn F Browning;Carol A Hartley;James R Gilkerson

  • Koala retrovirus genotyping analyses reveal a low prevalence of KoRV-A in Victorian koalas and an association with clinical disease.

    Alistair R Legione;Jade L. S Patterson;Pam Whiteley;Simon M Firestone

  • Epidemiological investigation of equid herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4) excretion assessed by nasal swabs taken from thoroughbred foals.

    J Gilkerson;L R Jorm;D N Love;G L Lawrence

  • Immune responses and protective efficacy of recombinant baculovirus-expressed glycoproteins of equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) gB, gC and gD alone or in combinations in BALB/c mice.

    P Packiarajah;Catherine Walker;James Gilkerson;J Millar Whalley

  • THE PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CHLAMYDIA INFECTION IN ISLAND AND MAINLAND POPULATIONS OF VICTORIAN KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS)

    Jade L. S. Patterson;Michael Lynch;Garry A. Anderson;Amir H. Noormohammadi

  • Update on viral diseases of the equine respiratory tract.

    James R. Gilkerson;Kirsten E. Bailey;Andrés Diaz-Méndez;Carol A. Hartley

  • Detection of Virulent Rhodococcus equi in Exhaled Air Samples from Naturally Infected Foals

    G. Muscatello;J. R. Gilkerson;G. F. Browning

  • Equine rotaviruses--current understanding and continuing challenges

    Kirsten E. Bailey;James R. Gilkerson;Glenn F. Browning

  • Equine infectious diseases.

    Ben Adler;Wim Gaastra;James Gilkerson;Klaus Osterrieder

  • Veterinary Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions About Antimicrobial Stewardship and Biosecurity—A National Survey

    Laura Hardefeldt;Torben Nielsen;Helen Crabb;James Gilkerson

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn F. Browning
Glenn F. Browning University of Melbourne
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson University of Melbourne
Michael J. Studdert
Michael J. Studdert University of Melbourne
Daria N. Love
Daria N. Love University of Sydney
Timothy Baldwin
Timothy Baldwin University of Melbourne
Karin Verspoor
Karin Verspoor RMIT University
Heidi E. Drummer
Heidi E. Drummer Burnet Institute
Navneet K. Dhand
Navneet K. Dhand University of Sydney
Wayne L. Bryden
Wayne L. Bryden University of Queensland
Pietro Celi
Pietro Celi University of Melbourne

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