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D-Index
47
Citations
7045
World Ranking
744
National Ranking
232

Nicholas W. Lerche 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 Nicholas W. Lerche sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 111 publications — 34th percentile

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

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

Nicholas W. Lerche 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 Nicholas W. Lerche sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 77th percentile

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

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

Overview

Nicholas W. Lerche was a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Davis, located in the United States. Their scientific career was connected with this institution, contributing to its academic environment during their active years.

There are no recorded recent papers, collaborative author relationships, or publication venues associated with their research output in the available data. Similarly, no specific fields or subfields of study, main topics, or research themes have been documented within the accessible information.

No book publications or awards have been listed in relation to their academic work. The absence of detailed publication and research data limits the scope of overview regarding their scholarly contributions.

The profile reflects the limited publicly available bibliometric and research data for Nicholas W. Lerche, indicating that detailed bibliographic records might be scarce or not indexed in the current datasets.

Best Publications

  • Prospect for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection: purified 120-kDa envelope glycoprotein induces neutralizing antibody

    W G Robey;L O Arthur;T J Matthews;A Langlois

  • Simian AIDS: isolation of a type D retrovirus and transmission of the disease

    Preston A. Marx;Donald H. Maul;Kent G. Osborn;Nicholas W. Lerche

  • Seroepidemiologic survey of captive Old-World primates for antibodies to human and simian retroviruses, and isolation of a lentivirus from sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys).

    Linda J. Lowenstine;Niels C. Pedersen;Joanne Higgins;Katherine C. Palus

  • Identification of a Human Population Infected With Simian Foamy Viruses

    Walid Heneine;William M. Switzer;Paul Sandstrom;Jennifer Brown

  • Frequent Simian Foamy Virus Infection in Persons Occupationally Exposed to Nonhuman Primates

    William M. Switzer;Vinod Bhullar;Vedapuri Shanmugam;Mian Er Cong

  • Therapeutic helminth infection of macaques with idiopathic chronic diarrhea alters the inflammatory signature and mucosal microbiota of the colon.

    Mara Jana Broadhurst;Amir Ardeshir;Bittoo Kanwar;Julie Mirpuri

  • Social stress results in altered glucocorticoid regulation and shorter survival in simian acquired immune deficiency syndrome

    John P. Capitanio;Sally P. Mendoza;Nicholas W. Lerche;William A. Mason

  • Cross-Species Transmission of a Novel Adenovirus Associated with a Fulminant Pneumonia Outbreak in a New World Monkey Colony

    Eunice C. Chen;Shigeo Yagi;Kristi R. Kelly;Sally P. Mendoza

  • A family of variably expressed outer-membrane proteins (Vomp) mediates adhesion and autoaggregation in Bartonella quintana.

    Peng Zhang;Bruno B. Chomel;Maureen K. Schau;Jeanna S. Goo

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVsm in U.S. Primate Centers Unravels the Origin of SIVmac and SIVstm

    Cristian Apetrei;Amitinder Kaur;Nicholas W. Lerche;Michael Metzger

  • Experimental measles: I. Pathogenesis in the normal and the immunized host

    Michael B. McChesney;Christopher J. Miller;Paul A. Rota;Yong-de Zhu

  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Course Is Predicted by the Extent of Virus Replication during Primary Infection

    Silvija I. Staprans;Peter J. Dailey;Ann Rosenthal;Chris Horton

  • Genetic Diversity and Histo-Blood Group Antigen Interactions of Rhesus Enteric Caliciviruses

    Tibor Farkas;Tibor Farkas;Robert W. Cross;Edwin Hargitt;Nicholas W. Lerche

  • Evidence of natural bluetongue virus infection among African carnivores

    Kathleen A. Alexander;N. James MacLachlan;Pieter W. Kat;Carol House

  • Potential role of nitric oxide in a model of chronic colitis in rhesus macaques

    Karen A. Ribbons;Xiao-Jing Zhang;Jane H. Thompson;Stanley S. Greenberg

  • Synthetic peptides containing T and B cell epitopes from human immunodeficiency virus envelope gp120 induce anti-HIV proliferative responses and high titers of neutralizing antibodies in rhesus monkeys.

    M K Hart;T J Palker;T J Matthews;A J Langlois

  • Epidemiology of Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1 (B Virus) Infection and Shedding in a Large Breeding Cohort of Rhesus Macaques

    Benjamin J. Weigler;David W. Hird;Julia K. Hilliard;Nicholas W. Lerche

  • Evidence of Infection with Simian Type D Retrovirus in Persons Occupationally Exposed to Nonhuman Primates

    Nicholas W. Lerche;William M. Switzer;JoAnn L. Yee;Vedapuri Shanmugam

  • Origins of simian immunodeficiency virus infection in macaques at the New England Regional Primate Research Center.

    K.G. Mansfield;N.W. Lerche;M.B. Gardner;A.A. Lackner

  • Comparative Pathogenesis of Epidemic and Enzootic Chikungunya Viruses in a Pregnant Rhesus Macaque Model

    Ching-I Chen;David C. Clark;Patricia Pesavento;Nicholas W. Lerche

  • Kuru experiments triggered the emergence of pathogenic SIVmac.

    Cristian Apetrei;Nicholas W Lerche;Ivona Pandrea;Bobby Gormus

  • SOCIAL SEPARATION, HOUSING RELOCATION, AND SURVIVAL IN SIMIAN AIDS: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

    John P. Capitanio;Nicholas Lerche

  • DNA vaccination of infants in the presence of maternal antibody: a measles model in the primate.

    Mary Premenko-Lanier;Paul A Rota;Gary Rhodes;David Verhoeven

  • Evaluation of recombinant vaccinia virus--measles vaccines in infant rhesus macaques with preexisting measles antibody.

    Yong-de Zhu;Paul Rota;Linda Wyatt;Azaibi Tamin

  • Individual differences in peripheral blood immunological and hormonal measures in adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): Evidence for temporal and situational consistency

    John P. Capitanio;Sally P. Mendoza;Nicholas W. Lerche

Frequent Co-Authors

David Glenn Smith
David Glenn Smith University of California, Davis
Murray B. Gardner
Murray B. Gardner University of California, Davis
Paul A. Luciw
Paul A. Luciw University of California, Davis
Linda J. Lowenstine
Linda J. Lowenstine University of California, Davis
Peter A. Barry
Peter A. Barry Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Preston A. Marx
Preston A. Marx Tulane University
John P. Capitanio
John P. Capitanio University of California, Davis
Walid Heneine
Walid Heneine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Andrew A. Lackner
Andrew A. Lackner Tulane University
Sally P. Mendoza
Sally P. Mendoza University of California, Davis

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