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Animal Science and Veterinary
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2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
80
Citations
19570
World Ranking
1179
National Ranking
531

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
80
Citations
19562
World Ranking
82
National Ranking
30

Katherine M. Kocan 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 Katherine M. Kocan sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 285 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Katherine M. Kocan 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 Katherine M. Kocan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Katherine M. Kocan is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as immunology and microbiology. Their work focuses particularly on vector-borne animal diseases and infectious diseases transmitted by insects and ticks.

The scientist has contributed to the following recent publications:

  • "Characterization of tick salivary gland and saliva alphagalactome reveals candidate alpha-gal syndrome disease biomarkers" (2021), published in Expert Review of Proteomics
  • "Citizen science initiative points at childhood BCG vaccination as a risk factor for COVID-19" (2021), published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "The Impact of RNA Interference in Tick Research" (2022), published in Pathogens
  • "Genetically modified live vaccine offers protective immunity against wild-type Anaplasma marginale tick-transmission challenge" (2024), published in Vaccine
  • "Genetically Modified Live Vaccine Offers Protective Immunity Against Wild-Type Anaplasma Marginale Tick-Transmission Challenge" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The main research topics covered include:

  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Key fields of study in their research are:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Immunology and Microbiology

More specific subfields associated with their work include:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Parasitology
  • Insect Science
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

Katherine M. Kocan frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • José de la Fuente
  • Margarita Villar
  • Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
  • Ala E. Tabor
  • Albert Mulenga

The main venues where their research has been published encompass:

  • Expert Review of Proteomics
  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Vaccine
  • Pathogens
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Overview: Ticks as vectors of pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals.

    de la Fuente J;Estrada-Pena A;Venzal Jm;Kocan Km

  • The natural history of Anaplasma marginale.

    Katherine M. Kocan;José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Edmour F. Blouin;Johann F. Coetzee

  • The relevance of tick bites to the production of IgE antibodies to the mammalian oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose

    Scott P. Commins;Hayley R. James;Libby A. Kelly;Shawna L. Pochan

  • Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

    Monika Gulia-Nuss;Monika Gulia-Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Jason M. Meyer;Jason M. Meyer;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Antigens and Alternatives for Control of Anaplasma marginale Infection in Cattle

    Katherine M. Kocan;José de la Fuente;Alberto A. Guglielmone;Roy D. Meléndez

  • A ten-year review of commercial vaccine performance for control of tick infestations on cattle.

    José de la Fuente;Consuelo Almazán;Mario Canales;José Manuel Pérez de la Lastra

  • Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Sandra Antunes;Sarah Bonnet;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

  • Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae): recent advances in defining host-pathogen adaptations of a tick-borne rickettsia.

    K. M. Kocan;J. De La Fuente;E. F. Blouin;J. C. Garcia-Garcia

  • Experimental transmission of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) among white-tailed deer by Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)

    S. A. Ewing;J. E. Dawson;A. A. Kocan;R. W. Barker

  • Strategies for development of vaccines for control of ixodid tick species.

    J. De La Fuente;J. De La Fuente;K. M. Kocan

  • Sequence Analysis of the msp4 Gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Robert F Massung;Susan J Wong;Frederick K Chu

  • Identification of protective antigens for the control of Ixodes scapularis infestations using cDNA expression library immunization

    Consuelo Almazán;Katherine M Kocan;Douglas K Bergman;Jose C Garcia-Garcia

  • Anaplasmosis control. Past, present, and future.

    Katherine M. Kocan;Edmour F. Blouin;Anthony F. Barbet

  • Sequence analysis of the msp4 gene of Anaplasma ovis strains

    José de la Fuente;Mark W. Atkinson;Victoria Naranjo;Isabel G. Fernández de Mera

  • Molecular basis for vaccine development against the ehrlichial pathogen Anaplasma marginale.

    G.H Palmer;F.R Rurangirwa;K.M Kocan;W.C Brown

  • The tick protective antigen, 4D8, is a conserved protein involved in modulation of tick blood ingestion and reproduction.

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Consuelo Almazán;Uriel Blas-Machado;Victoria Naranjo

  • Advances in the identification and characterization of protective antigens for recombinant vaccines against tick infestations.

    José de la Fuente;Katherine M Kocan

  • Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain.

    José De La Fuente;Victoria Naranjo;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ursula Höfle

  • Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens associated with fatal hemolytic anemia in a cattle herd in Switzerland

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Marina L. Meli;Ute M. Dreher;Enikö Gönczi

  • Genetic diversity of anaplasma species major surface proteins and implications for anaplasmosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development

    José de la Fuente;Ala Lew;Hans Lutz;Marina L. Meli

Frequent Co-Authors

José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Edmour F. Blouin
Edmour F. Blouin Oklahoma State University
Sidney A. Ewing
Sidney A. Ewing Oklahoma State University
Consuelo Almazán
Consuelo Almazán Autonomous University of Queretaro
Jakie A. Hair
Jakie A. Hair Oklahoma State University
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
Alessandra Torina
Alessandra Torina Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Sicilia
Jeremiah T. Saliki
Jeremiah T. Saliki University of Georgia
Atilio J. Mangold
Atilio J. Mangold National Agricultural Technology Institute

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