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Michael J. Day

Michael J. Day

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
17593
World Ranking
1760
National Ranking
56

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
74
Citations
19992
World Ranking
113
National Ranking
7

Michael J. Day 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 Michael J. Day sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 484 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Day 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 Michael J. Day sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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 Australia Leader Award
  • 2015 - Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Michael J. Day was affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on public health and infectious diseases. Their research spanned several specialized areas including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Parasitology.

Their scholarly work included 62 publications in medicine, with notable subfields of study such as:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Parasitology

Key areas explored in their research encompassed topics like:

  • Healthcare Systems and Challenges
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Their recent papers focused largely on COVID-19 and were published in the BMJ during 2020. Some of these works include:

  • Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate, 2020, BMJ
  • Covid-19: identifying and isolating asymptomatic people helped eliminate virus in Italian village, 2020, BMJ
  • Covid-19: ibuprofen should not be used for managing symptoms, say doctors and scientists, 2020, BMJ
  • Covid-19: surge in cases in Italy and South Korea makes pandemic look more likely, 2020, BMJ
  • Covid-19: European drugs agency to review safety of ibuprofen, 2020, BMJ

The main venues where their research was published included:

  • BMJ
  • Journal of Comparative Pathology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Journal of Small Animal Practice
  • Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Michael J. Day collaborated frequently with several co-authors such as Mary Marcondes, Maxime Madder, Xavier Roura, Cécile Clercx, and Barbara Kohn. These collaborators supported research efforts across multiple studies.

In 2015, they received the Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award from the American Society of Animal Science.

Best Publications

  • The canine model of dietary hypersensitivity

    Michael J. Day

  • WSAVA guidelines for the vaccination of dogs and cats

    M.J. Day;M.C. Horzinek;R.D. Schultz

  • Histopathological Standards for the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Inflammation in Endoscopic Biopsy Samples from the Dog and Cat: A Report from the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Gastrointestinal Standardization Group

    MJ Day;T Bilzer;J Mansell;B Wilcock

  • Endoscopic, biopsy, and histopathologic guidelines for the evaluation of gastrointestinal inflammation in companion animals.

    RJ Washabau;MJ Day;Willard;Edward J Hall

  • Tick-borne infectious diseases of dogs

    Susan E. Shaw;Michael J. Day;Richard J. Birtles;Edward B. Breitschwerdt

  • WSAVA Guidelines for the vaccination of dogs and cats: WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines

    M. J. Day;M. C. Horzinek;R. D. Schultz;R. A. Squires

  • One health: the importance of companion animal vector-borne diseases

    Michael J Day

  • One Health: The global challenge of epidemic and endemic leishmaniasis

    Clarisa B Palatnik-de-Sousa;Michael J Day

  • Obesity and Associated Comorbidities in People and Companion Animals: A One Health Perspective

    M. Chandler;S. Cunningham;E.M. Lund;C. Khanna

  • Comparison of Histopathologic Findings in Biopsies from the Duodenum and Ileum of Dogs with Enteropathy

    D. Casamian-Sorrosal;M.D. Willard;J.K. Murray;E.J. Hall

  • Immune system development in the dog and cat.

    M.J. Day

  • Real-time RT-PCR: considerations for efficient and sensitive assay design.

    IR Peters;Christopher R Helps;Edward J Hall;MJ Day

  • Development and application of multiple internal reference (housekeeper) gene assays for accurate normalisation of canine gene expression studies

    Iain R. Peters;Dominique Peeters;Chris R. Helps;Michael J. Day

  • Chronic Intestinal Inflammation and Intestinal Disease in Dogs

    A.J. German;E.J. Hall;M.J. Day

  • Review of thymic pathology in 30 cats and 36 dogs

    M. J. Day

  • Investigation of nasal disease in the cat—A retrospective study of 77 cases:

    S.M. Henderson;K. Bradley;M.J. Day;S. Tasker

  • Ageing, immunosenescence and inflammageing in the dog and cat

    M.J. Day

  • Use of a PCR assay to assess the prevalence and risk factors for Mycoplasma haemofelis and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’ in cats in the United Kingdom

    S. Tasker;S. H. Binns;M. J. Day;T. J. Gruffydd-Jones

  • Immune Cell Populations within the Duodenal Mucosa of Dogs with Enteropathies

    A J German;Edward J Hall;M J Day

  • Tissue Cytokine Responses in Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Rupert J. Quinnell;Orin Courtenay;Marie-Anne Shaw;Michael J. Day

  • IgG subclass responses in a longitudinal study of canine visceral leishmaniasis

    RJ Quinnell;O Courtenay;O Courtenay;L Garcez;PM Kaye

  • Immunomodulatory drugs and their application to the management of canine immune-mediated disease

    N. T. Whitley;M. J. Day

  • A review of Pathological diagnoses made from 87 canine splenic biopsies

    M. J. Day;V. M. Lucke;H. Pearson

  • Cytokine mRNA expression in mucosal biopsies from German shepherd dogs with small intestinal enteropathies.

    A.J. German;C.R. Helps;E.J. Hall;M.J. Day

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of Hemoplasma Species: an International Study

    Severine Tasker;Christopher R Helps;Michael J Day;DA Harbour

  • Immunoglobulin G subclass distribution in canine leishmaniosis: a review and analysis of pitfalls in interpretation.

    M.J. Day

  • A retrospective study of clinical findings, treatment and outcome in 143 dogs with pericardial effusion.

    M Stafford Johnson;M Martin;SH Binns;MJ Day

  • Canine and Feline Gastroenterology

    Robert J. Washabau;Michael J. Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher R Helps
Christopher R Helps University of Bristol
Richard J. Birtles
Richard J. Birtles University of Salford
Toby G Knowles
Toby G Knowles University of Bristol
Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Edward B. Breitschwerdt North Carolina State University
Christopher J. Elson
Christopher J. Elson University of Bristol
Michael R. Lappin
Michael R. Lappin Colorado State University
Christopher R. Stokes
Christopher R. Stokes Durham University
Marian C. Horzinek
Marian C. Horzinek Utrecht University
Roger Powell
Roger Powell University of Melbourne
Rupert J. Quinnell
Rupert J. Quinnell University of Leeds

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