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D-Index
46
Citations
8584
World Ranking
768
National Ranking
238

Melissa A. Miller 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 Melissa A. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 140 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melissa A. Miller 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 Melissa A. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Melissa A. Miller is affiliated with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, immunology, and microbiology, focusing significantly on epidemiology, applied microbiology and biotechnology, parasitology, immunology, and general health professions.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota
  • Microbial Infections and Disease Research
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Melissa A. Miller has published research predominantly in journals such as JAMA Network Open, Frontiers in Marine Science, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, PLoS ONE, and Veterinary Microbiology. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • JAMA Network Open
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • PLoS ONE
  • Veterinary Microbiology

Recent significant publications by this scientist include:

  • Predators, Disease, and Environmental Change in the Nearshore Ecosystem: Mortality in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) From 1998-2012 (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long-term Care Facilities Across the US (2022, JAMA Network Open)
  • Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use With Antibiotic Use and Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates Among US Hospitals (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • Assessment of Changes in Visits and Antibiotic Prescribing During the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022, JAMA Network Open)
  • Newly detected, virulent Toxoplasma gondii COUG strain causing fatal steatitis and toxoplasmosis in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) (2023, Frontiers in Marine Science)

Their frequent collaborators include Francesca Batac, Pranita D. Tamma, Sara E. Cosgrove, Michael J. Murray, and Prashila Dullabh.

Best Publications

  • Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

    M.A Miller;I.A Gardner;C Kreuder;D.M Paradies

  • Transmission of Toxoplasma: Clues from the study of sea otters as sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii flow into the marine environment *

    P.A. Conrad;M.A. Miller;C. Kreuder;E.R. James

  • PATTERNS OF MORTALITY IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS) FROM 1998-2001

    C. Kreuder;M. A. Miller;M. A. Miller;D. A. Jessup;D. A. Jessup;L. J. Lowenstine

  • Type X Toxoplasma gondii in a wild mussel and terrestrial carnivores from coastal California: new linkages between terrestrial mammals, runoff and toxoplasmosis of sea otters.

    M A Miller;W A Miller;P A Conrad;E R James

  • An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality

    M.A Miller;M.E Grigg;M.E Grigg;C Kreuder;E.R James

  • Mass stranding of marine birds caused by a surfactant-producing red tide.

    David A. Jessup;Melissa A. Miller;John P. Ryan;Hannah M. Nevins;Hannah M. Nevins

  • Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts in cat feces and estimates of the environmental oocyst burden

    Haydee A Dabritz;Melissa A Miller;E Robert Atwill;Ian A Gardner

  • Babesia conradae, sp. Nov., a small canine Babesia identified in California.

    Anne M. Kjemtrup;Katlyn Wainwright;Melissa Miller;B.L. Penzhorn

  • Molecular and bioassay-based detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst uptake by mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

    Kristen D Arkush;Melissa A Miller;Melissa A Miller;Christian M Leutenegger;Ian A Gardner

  • Isolation and Characterization of Two Parasitic Protozoa from a Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca Vitulina Richardsi) With Meningoencephalomyelitis

    Melissa A. Miller;Karen Sverlow;Paul R. Crosbie;Bradd C. Barr

  • Becoming a high reliability organization.

    Marlys K Christianson;Kathleen M Sutcliffe;Melissa A Miller;Theodore J Iwashyna

  • Enteric bacterial pathogen detection in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) is associated with coastal urbanization and freshwater runoff

    Melissa A. Miller;Barbara A. Byrne;Barbara A. Byrne;Spencer S. Jang;Erin M. Dodd

  • Presence of Bacteroidales as a predictor of pathogens in surface waters of the central California coast.

    Alexander Schriewer;Woutrina A. Miller;Barbara A. Byrne;Melissa A. Miller

  • Outdoor fecal deposition by free-roaming cats and attitudes of cat owners and nonowners toward stray pets, wildlife, and water pollution

    Haydee A. Dabritz;Edward R Atwill;Ian Gardner;Melissa A. Miller

  • Evaluation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) for demonstration of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris).

    M. A. Miller;Ian Gardner;A. Packham;Jonna A Mazet

  • Self-mating in the definitive host potentiates clonal outbreaks of the apicomplexan parasites Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii.

    Jered M. Wendte;Melissa A. Miller;Dyanna M. Lambourn;Spencer L. Magargal

  • Chemical inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water.

    Katlyn E. Wainwright;Melissa A. Miller;Bradd C. Barr;Ian A. Gardner

  • Southern Sea Otter as a Sentinel of Marine Ecosystem Health

    David A. Jessup;Melissa Miller;Jack Ames;Mike Harris

  • CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OF PATHOGEN EXPOSURE IN SOUTHERN AND ALASKAN SEA OTTERS

    Krista D. Hanni;Krista D. Hanni;Jonna A. K. Mazet;Frances M. D. Gulland;James Estes

  • Diagnosis and seroprevalence of leptospirosis in California sea lions from coastal California.

    Angela M. Colagross-Schouten;Jonna A. K. Mazet;Frances M. D. Gulland;Melissa A. Miller

  • Evaluation of cardiac lesions and risk factors associated with myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

    Christine Kreuder;Melissa A. Miller;Melissa A. Miller;Linda J. Lowenstine;Patricia A. Conrad

  • A protozoal-associated epizootic impacting marine wildlife: mass-mortality of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) due to Sarcocystis neurona infection.

    Melissa A. Miller;Patricia A. Conrad;Michael Harris;Brian Hatfield

  • Clams (Corbicula fluminea) as bioindicators of fecal contamination with Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in freshwater ecosystems in California

    Woutrina A. Miller;Edward R. Atwill;Ian A. Gardner;Melissa A. Miller

  • Prevalence, Environmental Loading, and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Isolates from Domestic and Wild Animals along the Central California Coast

    Stori C. Oates;Stori C. Oates;Melissa A. Miller;Dane Hardin;Patricia A. Conrad

  • Running, swimming and diving modifies neuroprotecting globins in the mammalian brain.

    Terrie M Williams;Mary Zavanelli;Melissa A Miller;Robert A Goldbeck

  • Isolation and characterization of Sarcocystis from brain tissue of a free-living southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) with fatal meningoencephalitis.

    Melissa A. Miller;Paul R. Crosbie;Karen Sverlow;Krista Hanni

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia A. Conrad
Patricia A. Conrad University of California, Davis
Jonna A. K. Mazet
Jonna A. K. Mazet University of California, Davis
Andrea E. Packham
Andrea E. Packham University of California, Davis
Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island
Michael E. Grigg
Michael E. Grigg National Institutes of Health
Frances M. D. Gulland
Frances M. D. Gulland University of California, Davis
Bradd C. Barr
Bradd C. Barr University of California, Davis
M. Tim Tinker
M. Tim Tinker United States Geological Survey
Linda J. Lowenstine
Linda J. Lowenstine University of California, Davis
Edward R. Atwill
Edward R. Atwill University of California, Davis

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