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Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
49
Citations
10039
World Ranking
4545
National Ranking
1756

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
49
Citations
10115
World Ranking
640
National Ranking
208

Jeffrey J. Zimmerman 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 Jeffrey J. Zimmerman sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 199 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey J. Zimmerman 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 Jeffrey J. Zimmerman sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jeffrey J. Zimmerman is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, Microbiology, and Genetics.

The principal topics addressed in their work cover a variety of areas related to animal health and infectious diseases. These include:

  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

Zimmerman's publication record features a range of recent papers that indicate active involvement in veterinary medicine and infectious disease research. Recent papers include:

  • "Guidelines for oral fluid-based surveillance of viral pathogens in swine" (2020), published in Porcine Health Management
  • "Inclusive leadership and work engagement: the mediating role of procedural justice" (2020), published in Management Research Review
  • "Development of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies against African Swine Fever Virus" (2021), published in Pathogens
  • "VOC Removal from Manure Gaseous Emissions with UV Photolysis and UV-TiO2 Photocatalysis" (2020), published in Catalysts
  • "Detecting and Monitoring Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus, an Underresearched Betacoronavirus" (2020), published in mSphere

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors. Key collaborators with multiple joint publications include:

  • Luis G. Giménez-Lirola (41 joint works)
  • Ting-Yu Cheng (19 joint works)
  • David H. Baum (16 joint works)
  • Jacek A. Koziel (16 joint works)
  • William S. Jenks (15 joint works)

Zimmerman has published extensively in various venues related to veterinary and animal health disciplines. Frequent publication venues encompass:

  • AASV Annual Meeting (15 publications)
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine (9 publications)
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (8 publications)
  • Pathogens (7 publications)
  • Preprints.org (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome on swine production in the United States.

    Eric J. Neumann;James B. Kliebenstein;Colin D. Johnson;John W. Mabry

  • Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on United States pork producers

    Derald J. Holtkamp;James B. Kliebenstein;Eric J. Neumann;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (porcine arteriviruses)

    Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Scott A. Dee;Derald J. Holtkamp;Michael P. Murtaugh

  • Characterization of the Humoral Immune Response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Virus Infection

    Kyoung-Jin Yoon;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Sabrina L. Swenson;Michael J. McGinley

  • Antibody-Dependent Enhancement (ADE) of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Infection in Pigs

    Kyoung-Jin Yoon;Lie-Ling Wu;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Howard T. Hill

  • Characterization of immune response of young pigs to porcine circovirus type 2 infection.

    Roman M. Pogranichnyy;Kyoung-Jin Yoon;Perry A. Harms;Sabrina L. Swenson

  • Ultraviolet irradiation and the mechanisms underlying its inactivation of infectious agents.

    Timothy D. Cutler;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

  • 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

  • Assessment of the economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on United States pork producers

    D. Holtkamp;James Kliebenstein;E.J. Neumann;Jeffrey Zimmerman

  • Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus during Sequential Passages in Pigs

    C. C. Chang;Kyoung-Jin Yoon;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Karen M. Harmon

  • Terminology for classifying swine herds by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus status

    Derald J. Holtkamp;Dale D. Polson;Montserrat Torremorell;Bob Morrison

  • The development of oral fluid-based diagnostics and applications in veterinary medicine.

    John R. Prickett;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

  • Efficient surveillance of pig populations using oral fluids.

    Alejandro Ramirez;Chong Wang;John R. Prickett;Roman Pogranichniy

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in serum and oral fluid samples from individual boars: Will oral fluid replace serum for PRRSV surveillance?

    Apisit Kittawornrat;John Prickett;Wayne Chittick;Chong Wang

  • Immune components in porcine mammary secretions.

    Elizabeth Allen Wagstrom;Kyoung-Jin Yoon;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

  • Field isolates of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) vary in their susceptibility to antibody dependent enhancement (ADE) of infection.

    Kyoung-Jin Yoon;Lie-Lin Wu;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Kenneth B. Platt

  • Diseases Of Swine 10th Ed.

    G. Stevenson;K. Schwartz;Alejandro Ramirez;L. Karriker

  • Effect of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infectious Doses on Infection Outcomes in Naïve Conventional Neonatal and Weaned Pigs.

    Joseph T. Thomas;Qi Chen;Phillip C. Gauger;Luis G. Giménez-Lirola

  • Toward a better understanding of pig behavior and pig welfare.

    Apisit Kittawornrat;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman

  • Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the stability of infectious porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in aerosols.

    Joseph R. Hermann;Steven J. Hoff;Claudia Munoz-Zanzi;Kyoung-Jin Yoon

  • The epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in Iowa swine farms with an emphasis on the roles of free-living mammals

    Kirk E. Smith;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Sharon Patton;George W. Beran

  • Interleukin-8, Interleukin-1β, and Interferon-γ Levels Are Linked to PRRS Virus Clearance

    Joan K. Lunney;Eric R. Fritz;James M. Reecy;Daniel Kuhar

  • Antigen-Specific B-Cell Responses to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection

    Prasad Mulupuri;Jeffrey J. Zimmerman;Joseph Hermann;Craig R. Johnson

  • Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus: A Review

    Juan Carlos Mora-Díaz;Pablo Enrique Piñeyro;Elizabeth Houston;Jeffrey Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Kyoung-Jin Yoon Iowa State University
Jane Christopher-Hennings
Jane Christopher-Hennings South Dakota State University
Eric A. Nelson
Eric A. Nelson South Dakota State University
Raymond R. R. Rowland
Raymond R. R. Rowland University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jacek A. Koziel
Jacek A. Koziel Iowa State University
Phillip C. Gauger
Phillip C. Gauger Iowa State University
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
Scott Dee
Scott Dee University of Minnesota
Joan K. Lunney
Joan K. Lunney Agricultural Research Service
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Complutense University of Madrid

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