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D-Index
31
Citations
3713
World Ranking
2280
National Ranking
186

K. J. Bown 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 K. J. Bown sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 61 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

K. J. Bown 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 K. J. Bown sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

K. J. Bown is affiliated with the University of Salford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily covers fields such as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Parasitology; Ecology; Infectious Diseases; and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases and animal diseases, including viral infections and vectors. They have also explored areas concerning gut microbiota and health, plant and fungal interactions, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, and rangeland and wildlife management.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by K. J. Bown are:

  • "Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome," 2021, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria: Findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States," 2021, published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Isolation and partial characterisation of a novel Trypanosoma from the tick Ixodes ricinus," 2020, published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • "Determinants of Eimeria and Campylobacter infection dynamics in UK domestic sheep: the role of co-infection," 2021, published in Parasitology
  • "Resource competition drives an invasion-replacement event among shrew species on an island," 2023, published in Journal of Animal Ecology

K. J. Bown frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Parasites & Vectors, SSRN Electronic Journal, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard J. Birtles
  • Adamu Haruna Mamman
  • Vincenzo Lorusso
  • Allan D. McDevitt
  • Samuel S. Browett

Best Publications

  • Cowpox: reservoir hosts and geographic range.

    J. Chantrey;H. Meyer;D. Baxby;M. Begon

  • Transmission dynamics of a zoonotic pathogen within and between wildlife host species

    M. Begon;S. M. Hazel;D. Baxby;K. Bown

  • Seasonal dynamics of Anaplasma phagocytophila in a rodent-tick (Ixodes trianguliceps) system, United Kingdom.

    Kevin J. Bown;Michael Begon;Malcolm Bennett;Zerai Woldehiwet

  • Granulocytic Ehrlichia infection in ixodid ticks and mammals in woodlands and uplands of the U.K.

    N. H. Ogden;K. Bown;B. K. Horrocks;Z. Woldehiwet

  • Flea-borne Bartonella grahamii and Bartonella taylorii in bank voles.

    Kevin J. Bown;Malcolm John Bennett;Michael Begon

  • Disruption of a host-parasite system following the introduction of an exotic host species.

    S. Telfer;K. J. Bown;R. Sekules;M. Begon

  • Relative importance of Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes trianguliceps as vectors for Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in field vole (Microtus agrestis) populations.

    K. J. Bown;X. Lambin;G. R. Telford;N. H. Ogden

  • Delineating Anaplasma phagocytophilum ecotypes in coexisting, discrete enzootic cycles.

    Kevin J. Bown;Xavier Lambin;Nicholas H. Ogden;Michael Begon

  • The effects of cowpox virus on survival in natural rodent populations: increases and decreases

    Sandra Telfer;Malcolm Bennett;Kevin Bown;Rachel Cavanagh

  • The effects of invasion on parasite dynamics and communities

    Sandra Telfer;Kevin Bown

  • Longitudinal monitoring of the dynamics of infections due to Bartonella species in UK woodland rodents.

    R. J. Birtles;S. M. Hazel;M. Bennett;K. Bown

  • A longitudinal study of an endemic disease in its wildlife reservoir: cowpox and wild rodents.

    S. M. Hazel;M. Bennett;J. Chantrey;K. Bown

  • Contrasting dynamics of Bartonella spp. in cyclic field vole populations: the impact of vector and host dynamics.

    S. Telfer;M. Begon;M. Bennett;K. J. Bown

  • High-Resolution Genetic Fingerprinting of European Strains of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by Use of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis

    Kevin J. Bown;Xavier Lambin;Nicholas H. Ogden;Miroslav Petrovec

  • Infection with cowpox virus decreases female maturation rates in wild populations of woodland rodents

    Sandra Telfer;Malcolm Bennett;Kevin Bown;David Carslake

  • Sympatric Ixodes trianguliceps and Ixodes ricinus Ticks Feeding on Field Voles (Microtus agrestis): Potential for Increased Risk of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the United Kingdom?

    K. J. Bown;M. Begon;M. Bennett;R. J. Birtles

  • Fatal borreliosis in bat caused by relapsing fever spirochete, United Kingdom.

    Nicholas J. Evans;Kevin Bown;Dorina Timofte;Vic R. Simpson

  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in sympatric red deer (Cervus elaphus) and sheep in southern Norway.

    Snorre Stuen;Kristin Sæbø Pettersen;Erik Georg Granquist;Karin Bergström

  • Dynamic Transmission of Numerous Anaplasma phagocytophilum Genotypes among Lambs in an Infected Sheep Flock in an Area of Anaplasmosis Endemicity

    Georgia A. F. Ladbury;Snorre Stuen;Rachael Thomas;Kevin J. Bown

  • Host specificity of Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) species: evidence that bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) carry only one T. (H.) evotomys 18S rRNA genotype but wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) carry at least two polyphyletic parasites.

    H. A. Noyes;P. Ambrose;F. Barker;M. Begon

  • Cultivation of an ovine strain of Ehrlichia phagocytophila in tick cell cultures.

    Z. Woldehiwet;B.K. Horrocks;H. Scaife;G. Ross

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Birtles
Richard J. Birtles University of Salford
Michael Begon
Michael Begon University of Liverpool
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Xavier Lambin
Xavier Lambin University of Aberdeen
Nicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada
Erik Georg Granquist
Erik Georg Granquist Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Snorre Stuen
Snorre Stuen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Nigel P. French
Nigel P. French Massey University
Damer P. Blake
Damer P. Blake Royal Veterinary College

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