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D-Index
62
Citations
15207
World Ranking
284
National Ranking
98

Kenneth L. Gage 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 Kenneth L. Gage sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 215 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth L. Gage 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 Kenneth L. Gage sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth L. Gage is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily centers on the study of Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites, along with broader investigations into zoonotic diseases and public health.

Their work spans several fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these areas, specific subfields of study are addressed such as:

  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Parasitology

Kenneth L. Gage's publications cover multiple topics including:

  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research

Their recent papers include:

  • Ecology and Management of Plague in Diverse Communities of Rodents and Fleas, 2020, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • Epidemiology, Ecology and Prevention of Plague in the West Nile Region of Uganda: The Value of Long-Term Field Studies, 2021, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • The changing triad of plague in Uganda: invasive black rats (Rattus rattus), indigenous small mammals, and their fleas, 2020, Journal of Vector Ecology
  • Yersinia pestis Δ ail Mutants Are Not Susceptible to Human Complement Bactericidal Activity in the Flea, 2023, Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Kenneth L. Gage are:

  • Rebecca J. Eisen
  • Linda A. Atiku
  • Russell E. Enscore
  • David A. Eads
  • Dean E. Biggins

Major venues where Kenneth L. Gage's work appears include:

  • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Journal of Vector Ecology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Best Publications

  • NATURAL HISTORY OF PLAGUE: Perspectives from More than a Century of Research ∗

    Kenneth L. Gage;Michael Y. Kosoy

  • Climate and vectorborne diseases.

    Kenneth L. Gage;Thomas R. Burkot;Rebecca J. Eisen;Edward B. Hayes

  • Serologic and Genetic Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus as the Primary Rodent Reservoir for a New Hantavirus in the Southwestern United States

    James E. Childs;Thomas G. Ksiazek;Christina F. Spiropoulou;John W. Krebs

  • Potential influence of climate change on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases: a review and proposed research plan.

    James N. Mills;Kenneth L. Gage;Ali S. Khan

  • Biodistribution, Tumor Detection, and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-DCFBC, a Low-Molecular-Weight Inhibitor of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen, in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

    Steve Y. Cho;Kenneth L. Gage;Ronnie C. Mease;Srinivasan Senthamizhchelvan

  • Plague manual : epidemiology, distribution, surveillance and control

    Dennis Dt;Gage Kl;Gratz N;Poland Jd

  • Incidence of plague associated with increased winter-spring precipitation in New Mexico

    R. R. Parmenter;Ekta Pratap Yadav;C. A. Parmenter;P. Ettestad

  • Early-phase transmission of Yersinia pestis by unblocked fleas as a mechanism explaining rapidly spreading plague epizootics

    Rebecca J. Eisen;Scott W. Bearden;Aryn P. Wilder;John A. Montenieri

  • Using Remotely Sensed Data To Identify Areas at Risk For Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

    Gregory E. Glass;James E. Cheek;Jonathan A. Patz;Timothy M. Shields

  • Cases of Cat-Associated Human Plague in the Western US, 1977–1998

    Gage Kl;Dennis Dt;Orloski Ka;Ettestad P

  • Transmission of Flea-Borne Zoonotic Agents*

    Rebecca J Eisen;Kenneth L Gage

  • Cat-transmitted fatal pneumonic plague in a person who traveled from Colorado to Arizona.

    John M. Doll;Paul S. Zeitz;Paul Ettestad;Ann L. Bucholtz

  • Bartonella strains from ground squirrels are identical to Bartonella washoensis isolated from a human patient.

    Michael Kosoy;Mike Murray;Robert D. Gilmore;Ying Bai

  • Modeling relationships between climate and the frequency of human plague cases in the southwestern United States, 1960-1997.

    Russell E Enscore;Brad J Biggerstaff;Ted L Brown;Ralph E Fulgham

  • Isolation of the causative agent of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

    L. H. Elliott;Thomas Ksiazek;P. E. Rollin;C. F. Spiropoulou

  • Adaptive strategies of Yersinia pestis to persist during inter-epizootic and epizootic periods

    Rebecca J Eisen;Kenneth L Gage

  • Rickettsia peacockii sp. nov., a new species infecting wood ticks, Dermacentor andersoni, in western Montana.

    Mark L. Niebylski;Merry E. Schrumpf;Willy Burgdorfer;Elizabeth R. Fischer

  • Plague and Climate: Scales Matter

    Tamara Ben Ari;Tamara Ben Ari;Simon Neerinckx;Kenneth L. Gage;Katharina Kreppel

  • Genetic and ecologic characteristics of Bartonella communities in rodents in southern China.

    Bai Ying;Michael Y Kosoy;Gary O Maupin;Kiyotaka R Tsuchiya

  • Landscape structure and plague occurrence in black-tailed prairie dogs on grasslands of the western USA

    Sharon K. Collinge;Whitney C. Johnson;Chris Ray;Randy Matchett

  • A Case-Control Study of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome during an Outbreak in the Southwestern United States

    Paul S. Zeitz;Jay C. Butler;James E. Cheek;Michael C. Samuel

  • Classic flea-borne transmission does not drive plague epizootics in prairie dogs.

    Colleen T. Webb;Christopher P. Brooks;Kenneth L. Gage;Michael F. Antolin

  • Persistence of Yersinia pestis in Soil Under Natural Conditions

    Rebecca J. Eisen;Jeannine M. Petersen;Charles L. Higgins;David Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca J. Eisen
Rebecca J. Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John A. Montenieri
John A. Montenieri Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael F. Antolin
Michael F. Antolin Colorado State University
Michael Kosoy
Michael Kosoy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Martin E. Schriefer
Martin E. Schriefer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul S. Mead
Paul S. Mead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Herwig Leirs
Herwig Leirs University of Antwerp
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Daniel J. Salkeld
Daniel J. Salkeld Colorado State University
Dean E. Biggins
Dean E. Biggins United States Geological Survey

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