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Jane Christopher-Hennings

Jane Christopher-Hennings

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 51 4322 3975 1668 1492 131 9779

Jane Christopher-Hennings publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jane Christopher-Hennings between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jane Christopher-Hennings published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2021. 7 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2021. 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 7 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
1993 2025

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jane Christopher-Hennings: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 3
1994 1
1995 7
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 4
2005 2
2006 5
2007 6
2008 7
2009 6
2010 5
2011 3
2012 5
2013 3
2014 2
2015 6
2016 7
2017 3
2018 8
2019 5
2020 12
2021 13
2022 2
2023 3
2024 5
2025 2
Total 142
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Jane Christopher-Hennings publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jane Christopher-Hennings sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 125–134 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 131 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234 131
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Jane Christopher-Hennings D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jane Christopher-Hennings sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111 51
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Jane Christopher-Hennings is affiliated with South Dakota State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily spans infectious diseases, epidemiology, agronomy and crop science, animal science and zoology, and microbiology.

The scientist's research topics include animal disease management and epidemiology, animal virus infections studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, influenza virus research studies, microbial infections and disease research, vector-borne animal diseases, and respiratory viral infections research.

Christopher-Hennings has co-authored research with several frequent collaborators, including Eric Nelson, Travis Clement, Rodger Main, Phillip C. Gauger, and Giovani Trevisan.

They have published in various scientific venues with multiple papers in the following journals and conferences:

  • AASV Annual Meeting (4 publications)
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (3 publications)
  • Pathogens (2 publications)
  • Journal of Virology (2 publications)
  • Virology (2 publications)

Among Christopher-Hennings' recent research papers are:

  • Integration of culture-dependent and independent methods provides a more coherent picture of the pig gut microbiome, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Suggested guidelines for validation of real-time PCR assays in veterinary diagnostic laboratories, 2020, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Population Genomic Analysis of Mycoplasma bovis Elucidates Geographical Variations and Genes associated with Host-Types, 2020, Microorganisms
  • Prediction of seasonal patterns of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus RNA detection in the U.S. swine industry, 2020, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Piglet immunization with a spike subunit vaccine enhances disease by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, 2021, npj Vaccines

Best Publications

  • Differentiation of U.S. and European isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus by monoclonal antibodies.

    E A Nelson;J Christopher-Hennings;T Drew;G Wensvoort

  • A 10-kDa structural protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus encoded by ORF2b.

    Wai-Hong Wu;Ying Fang;Rachel Farwell;Melissa Steffen-Bien

  • Assessment of the efficacy of commercial porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) vaccines based on measurement of serologic response, frequency of gamma-IFN-producing cells and virological parameters of protection upon challenge.

    Federico A. Zuckermann;Esther Alvarez Garcia;Ivan Diaz Luque;Jane Christopher-Hennings

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: a persistent infection.

    R.W. Wills;J.J. Zimmerman;K.-J. Yoon;S.L. Swenson

  • Persistence of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Serum and Semen of Adult Boars

    Jane Christopher-Hennings;Eric A. Nelson;Rebecca J. Hines;Julie K. Nelson

  • Pathogenesis of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection in Gnotobiotic Pigs

    K. D. Rossow;J. E. Collins;S. M. Goyal;E. A. Nelson

  • Detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in boar semen by PCR.

    Jane Christopher-Hennings;E A Nelson;J K Nelson;R J Hines

  • Characterization of Emerging European-Like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Isolates in the United States

    Susan L. Ropp;Carrie E. Mahlum Wees;Ying Fang;Eric A. Nelson

  • Detection of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection in porcine oral fluid samples: a longitudinal study under experimental conditions.

    John Prickett;Robert Simer;Jane Christopher-Hennings;Kyoung-Jin Yoon

  • Heterogeneity in Nsp2 of European-like porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses isolated in the United States

    Ying Fang;Dal-Young Kim;Susan Ropp;Pam Steen

  • Identification of two auto-cleavage products of nonstructural protein 1 (nsp1) in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infected cells: nsp1 function as interferon antagonist

    Z. Chen;S. Lawson;Z. Sun;X. Zhou

  • Serum immune responses to the proteins of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus.

    Eric A. Nelson;Jane Christopher-Hennings;David A. Benfield

  • Detection of U.S., Lelystad, and European-Like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses and Relative Quantitation in Boar Semen and Serum Samples by Real-Time PCR

    A. Wasilk;J. D. Callahan;J. Christopher-Hennings

  • Survival of viral pathogens in animal feed ingredients under transboundary shipping models.

    Scott A. Dee;Fernando V. Bauermann;Megan C. Niederwerder;Aaron Singrey

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus productively infects monocyte-derived dendritic cells and compromises their antigen-presenting ability

    X. Wang;M. Eaton;M. Mayer;H. Li

  • An Evaluation of Contaminated Complete Feed as a Vehicle for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection of Naïve Pigs Following Consumption Via Natural Feeding Behavior: Proof of Concept

    Scott Dee;Travis Clement;Adam Schelkopf;Joel Nerem

  • Metagenomic characterization of the effect of feed additives on the gut microbiome and antibiotic resistome of feedlot cattle

    Milton Thomas;Megan J Webb;Sudeep Ghimire;Amanda Blair

  • Pathogenic and humoral immune responses to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) are related to viral load in acute infection.

    Wesley Johnson;Michael Roof;Eric Vaughn;Jane Christopher-Hennings

  • Evidence for the transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus in boar semen

    M.J. Yaeger;T. Prieve;J. Collins;J. Christopher-Hennings

  • Comparison of Real-Time, Quantitative PCR with Molecular Beacons to Nested PCR and Culture Methods for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Bovine Fecal Samples

    Ying Fang;Wai-Hong Wu;Jessica L. Pepper;Jill L. Larsen

  • Detection and Duration of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Semen, Serum, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, and Tissues from Yorkshire, Hampshire, and Landrace Boars

    Jane Christopher-Hennings;Larry D. Holler;David A. Benfield;Eric A. Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric A. Nelson
Eric A. Nelson South Dakota State University
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman
Jeffrey J. Zimmerman Iowa State University
Raymond R. R. Rowland
Raymond R. R. Rowland University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Joan K. Lunney
Joan K. Lunney Agricultural Research Service
Scott Dee
Scott Dee University of Minnesota
Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Kyoung-Jin Yoon Iowa State University
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
James E. Collins
James E. Collins University of Minnesota
Phillip C. Gauger
Phillip C. Gauger Iowa State University
Feng Li
Feng Li Shandong University

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