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D-Index
87
Citations
37522
World Ranking
13448
National Ranking
1251

Mark E. J. Woolhouse publications per year

1989: 1 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1989 2025

412 publications in total across all disciplines

Mark E. J. Woolhouse publication distribution in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Mark E. J. Woolhouse sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 378 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Mark E. J. Woolhouse D-index placement in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Mark E. J. Woolhouse sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Mark E. J. Woolhouse is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research mainly spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Epidemiology.

Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics such as COVID-19 epidemiological studies, animal disease management and epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, zoonotic diseases and public health, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and viral infections and outbreaks research.

Mark E. J. Woolhouse has published research articles in several notable venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Global Health
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • The Lancet

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Francisca Mutapi
  • Aziz Sheikh
  • Lu Lu
  • Margo Chase-Topping
  • Samantha Lycett

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope and impact of their work:

  • Interim findings from first-dose mass COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and COVID-19 hospital admissions in Scotland: a national prospective cohort study, 2021, The Lancet
  • Severity of omicron variant of concern and effectiveness of vaccine boosters against symptomatic disease in Scotland (EAVE II): a national cohort study with nested test-negative design, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Using sewage for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, 2020, Science
  • Effectiveness of First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines Against Hospital Admissions in Scotland: National Prospective Cohort Study of 5.4 Million People, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Adaptation, spread and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks and associated humans in the Netherlands, 2021, Nature Communications

Mark E. J. Woolhouse has received recognition in the form of fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2004
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Risk factors for human disease emergence.

    Louise H. Taylor;Sophia M. Latham;Mark E.J. woolhouse

  • Host range and emerging and reemerging pathogens.

    Mark E.J. Woolhouse;Sonya Gowtage-Sequeria

  • Heterogeneities in the transmission of infectious agents: implications for the design of control programs.

    M. E. J. Woolhouse;C. Dye;J.-F. Etard;T. Smith

  • Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis

    Stephen S Morse;Stephen S Morse;Jonna A K Mazet;Mark Woolhouse;Colin R Parrish

  • Dynamics of the 2001 UK foot and mouth epidemic: stochastic dispersal in a heterogeneous landscape

    Matt J. Keeling;Mark E. J. Woolhouse;Darren J. Shaw;Louise Matthews

  • Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage

    Rene S. Hendriksen;Patrick Munk;Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage;Bram van Bunnik

  • Biological and biomedical implications of the co-evolution of pathogens and their hosts

    Mark E. J. Woolhouse;Joanne P. Webster;Esteban Domingo;Brian Charlesworth

  • Antibiotic resistance is the quintessential One Health issue.

    T. P. Robinson;D. P. Bu;J. Carrique-Mas;E. M. Fèvre

  • Transmission dynamics and epidemiology of BSE in British cattle.

    R. M. Anderson;C. A. Donnelly;N. M. Ferguson;M. E. J. Woolhouse

  • Antimicrobial resistance in humans, livestock and the wider environment

    Mark Woolhouse;Melissa Ward;Bram Ad van Bunnik;Jeremy Farrar

  • Interim findings from first-dose mass COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and COVID-19 hospital admissions in Scotland: a national prospective cohort study.

    Eleftheria Vasileiou;Colin R. Simpson;Colin R. Simpson;Ting Shi;Steven Kerr

  • Modelling vaccination strategies against foot-and-mouth disease

    M. J. Keeling;M. E. J. Woolhouse;R. M. May;G. Davies

  • Human viruses: discovery and emergence

    Mark Woolhouse;Fiona Scott;Zoe Hudson;Richard Howey

  • Role for migratory wild birds in the global spread of avian influenza H5N8

    S.J. Lycett;R. Bodewes;Anne Pohlmann

  • Population biology of emerging and re-emerging pathogens.

    Mark E.J. Woolhouse

  • Super-shedding and the link between human infection and livestock carriage of Escherichia coli O157

    Margo Chase-Topping;David Gally;Chris Low;Louise Matthews

  • Ecological origins of novel human pathogens

    Mark Woolhouse;Eleanor Gaunt

  • Heterogeneous shedding of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle and its implications for control.

    L. Matthews;J.C. Low;D. L. Gally;M. C. Pearce

  • Transmission Dynamics and Epidemiology of Bse in British Cattle (Vol 382, Pg 779, 1996)

    R. M. Anderson;C. A. Donnelly;N. M. Ferguson;M. E. J. Woolhouse

  • Zoonoses 3 Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis

    Stephen S Morse;Jonna A K Mazet;Mark Woolhouse;Colin R Parrish

Frequent Co-Authors

Darren J. Shaw
Darren J. Shaw University of Edinburgh
George J. Gunn
George J. Gunn Scotland's Rural College
Eric M. Fèvre
Eric M. Fèvre University of Liverpool
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Stephen Baker
Stephen Baker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Ian Handel
Ian Handel University of Edinburgh
Daniel T. Haydon
Daniel T. Haydon University of Glasgow
Bryan T. Grenfell
Bryan T. Grenfell Princeton University
Andrew Rambaut
Andrew Rambaut University of Edinburgh
Peter Simmonds
Peter Simmonds University of Oxford

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