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Animal Science and Veterinary
Korea
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
39
Citations
5067
World Ranking
1314
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Korea Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Joon-Seok Chae is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology. The subfields they focus on include Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Small Animals.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, predominantly addressing various aspects of viral and vector-borne diseases. Key research areas include Viral Infections and Vectors, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Fire effects on ecosystems, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

Joon-Seok Chae has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • Pathogenicity of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in mice regulated in type I interferon signaling (2020), Laboratory Animal Research
  • Co-Infection with Anaplasma Species and Novel Genetic Variants Detected in Cattle and Goats in the Republic of Korea (2021), Pathogens
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in canines from the Republic of Korea (2020), Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Experimental infection of dogs with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus: Pathogenicity and potential for intraspecies transmission (2021), Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus in Ticks in the Republic of Korea (2022), Korean Journal of Parasitology

The most frequent publication venues for their research include Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Journal of Veterinary Science, Journal of Veterinary Clinics, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, and Acta Tropica.

Collaborations constitute a significant element of their scientific output. Frequent coauthors are Sun-Woo Han, Kyoung-Seong Choi, Jun-Gu Kang, Ji-Min Rim, and Jeong-Byoung Chae.

Best Publications

  • Tick-Borne Rickettsial Pathogens in Ticks and Small Mammals in Korea

    Chul Min Kim;Ying Hua Yi;Do Hyeon Yu;Mi Jin Lee

  • Identification of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and A. bovis in Haemaphysalis longicornis and Ixodes persulcatus ticks from Korea.

    Chul-Min Kim;Min-Seok Kim;Mi-Sun Park;Jin-Ho Park

  • Identification of Salmonella gallinarum virulence genes in a chicken infection model using PCR-based signature-tagged mutagenesis.

    Devendra H. Shah;Mi-jin Lee;Jin-ho Park;John-hwa Lee

  • Detection of Bartonella species from ticks, mites and small mammals in Korea

    Chul Min Kim;Ji Young Kim;Ying Hua Yi;Mi Jin Lee

  • Serologic and Molecular Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophila (Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent) in Korean Patients

    Eun jeong Heo;Jin ho Park;Ja ryong Koo;Man suk Park

  • A study of the systematics of Theileria spp. based upon small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences.

    Joon-seok Chae;Basil A. Allsopp;Suryakant D. Waghela;Jin-ho Park

  • Prevalence and characteristics of Escherichia coli O157 from major food animals in Korea

    Mi Yeong Jo;Ji Hyun Kim;Jae Hyang Lim;Mi Young Kang

  • Comparison of the nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA, 444 Ep-ank, and groESL heat shock operon genes in naturally occurring Ehrlichia equi and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent isolates from Northern California.

    Joon Seok Chae;Janet E. Foley;J. Stephen Dumler;John E. Madigan

  • Microbial pathogens in ticks, rodents and a shrew in northern Gyeonggi-do near the DMZ, Korea

    Joon Seok Chae;Do Hyeon Yu;Smriti Shringi;Terry A. Klein

  • Nucleotide sequence heterogeneity in the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene variable (V4) region among and within geographic isolates of Theileria from cattle, elk and white-tailed deer.

    Joon-seok Chae;Joo-mook Lee;Oh-deog Kwon;Patricia J Holman

  • Evaluation of the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Screen Latex Agglutination Test for Detection of MRSA of Animal Origin

    John H. Lee;Jae-Myung Jeong;Yong-Ho Park;Sung-Sun Choi

  • Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks from southern Korea

    Sungjin Ko;Jun Gu Kang;Su Yeon Kim;Heung Chul Kim

  • Digenetic trematodes, Acanthatrium sp. and Lecithodendrium sp., as vectors of Neorickettsia risticii, the agent of Potomac horse fever.

    Nicola Pusterla;E. M. Johnson;J. S. Chae;John E Madigan

  • Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sera of cows in Bangladesh.

    Kazi M R Amin;M Bahanur Rahman;M Siddiqur Rahman;Jae Cheol Han

  • Molecular detection of Anaplasma, Bartonella, and Borrelia species in ticks collected from migratory birds from Hong-do Island, Republic of Korea.

    Jun-Gu Kang;Heung-Chul Kim;Chang-Yong Choi;Hyun-Young Nam

  • Seasonal Distribution of Ticks in Four Habitats near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea

    Sung Tae Chong;Heung Chul Kim;In-Yong Lee;Thomas M. Kollars

  • New genetic variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma bovis from Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus).

    Jun-gu Kang;Sungjin Ko;Young-Jun Kim;Hyo-Jin Yang

  • Infection of Aquatic Insects with Trematode Metacercariae Carrying Ehrlichia risticii, the Cause of Potomac Horse Fever

    Joon Seok Chae;Joon Seok Chae;Nicola Pusterla;Eileen Johnson;Elfriede Derock

  • Molecular Epidemiological Study for Tick-Borne Disease (Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp.) Surveillance at Selected U.S. Military Training Sites/Installations in Korea

    Joon Seok Chae;Chul Min Kim;Eun Ha Kim;Eun Jeong Hur

  • Detection of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus from Wild Animals and Ixodidae Ticks in the Republic of Korea.

    Sung Suck Oh;Jeong Byoung Chae;Jun Gu Kang;Heung Chul Kim

  • Transmission of Ehrlichia risticii, the agent of Potomac horse fever, using naturally infected aquatic insects and helminth vectors: preliminary report.

    John E Madigan;Nicola Pusterla;E. Johnson;J. S. Chae

  • Allele-specific PCR method based on rfbS sequence for distinguishing Salmonella gallinarum from Salmonella pullorum: serotype-specific rfbS sequence polymorphism.

    Devendra H. Shah;Jin-Ho Park;Mae-Rim Cho;Myeong-Cheol Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

John E Madigan
John E Madigan University of California, Davis
Terry A. Klein
Terry A. Klein United States Department of the Army
Janet E Foley
Janet E Foley University of California, Davis
J. Stephen Dumler
J. Stephen Dumler Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Patricia J. Holman
Patricia J. Holman Texas A&M University
Hans Lutz
Hans Lutz University of Zurich
Yong Ho Park
Yong Ho Park Seoul National University
Sharon P. Lawler
Sharon P. Lawler University of California, Davis
Bruno B Chomel
Bruno B Chomel University of California, Davis
Michael G. Levy
Michael G. Levy North Carolina State University

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