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D-Index
44
Citations
6085
World Ranking
901
National Ranking
2

Patrick Kelly 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 Patrick Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 167 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Kelly 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 Patrick Kelly sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick Kelly is affiliated with Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of infectious diseases within the field of medicine, with substantial contributions in subfields such as infectious diseases, parasitology, public health, environmental and occupational health, insect science, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Patrick Kelly has published several recent papers, with notable examples including:

  • "Identification of mobile colistin resistance genes (mcr-1.1, mcr-5 and mcr-8.1) in Enterobacteriaceae and Alcaligenes faecalis of human and animal origin, Nigeria" (2020, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents)
  • "Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in dogs and cats, USA" (2021, Emerging Microbes & Infections)
  • "Concurrent Resistance to Carbapenem and Colistin Among Enterobacteriaceae Recovered From Human and Animal Sources in Nigeria Is Associated With Multiple Genetic Mechanisms" (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • "Flies as Vectors and Potential Sentinels for Bacterial Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review" (2022, Veterinary Sciences)
  • "High-resolution melting curve FRET-PCR rapidly identifies SARS-CoV-2 mutations" (2021, Journal of Medical Virology)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Chengming Wang
  • Subarna Barua
  • Md Monirul Hoque
  • Folasade Adekanmbi
  • Matthew John Valentine

Their publications often appear in journals such as:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Veterinary Sciences

Patrick Kelly's research contributes to broader scientific understanding in medicine focused on infectious agents transmitted by vectors, viral infections including SARS-CoV-2, and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms found in both human and animal populations. Their interdisciplinary approach combines elements of epidemiology, microbiology, and vector biology to address significant challenges in global public health and veterinary medicine.

Best Publications

  • African tick bite fever

    Mogens Jensenius;Pierre Edouard Fournier;Patrick Kelly;Bjørn Myrvang

  • Rickettsia africae sp. nov., the etiological agent of African tick bite fever.

    Patrick J. Kelly;Lorenza Beati;Peter R. Mason;Linda A. Matthewman

  • Human Pathogens in Body and Head Lice

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo;Jo Guidran;Patrick J. Kelly

  • African tick-bite fever: a new spotted fever group rickettsiosis under an old name.

    Patrick Kelly;Linda Matthewman;Lorenza Beati;Didier Raoult

  • Sylvatic cycles of arboviruses in non-human primates.

    Matthew John Valentine;Courtney Cuin Murdock;Patrick John Kelly

  • Naming of Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases

    Didier Raoult;Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Marina Eremeeva;Stephen Graves

  • Antimicrobial resistance in clinical Escherichia coli isolates from poultry and livestock, China.

    Afrah Kamal Yassin;Afrah Kamal Yassin;Jiansen Gong;Patrick Kelly;Guangwu Lu

  • Molecular detection of colistin resistance genes (mcr-1, mcr-2 and mcr-3) in nasal/oropharyngeal and anal/cloacal swabs from pigs and poultry.

    Jilei Zhang;Li Chen;Jiawei Wang;Afrah Kamal Yassin;Afrah Kamal Yassin

  • An immunoblotting diagnostic assay for heartwater based on the immunodominant 32-kilodalton protein of Cowdria ruminantium detects false positives in field sera.

    S M Mahan;N Tebele;D Mukwedeya;S Semu

  • Diseases and Management of Backyard Chicken Flocks in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

    Patrick J. Kelly;Daniel Chitauro;Christopher Rohde;John Rukwava

  • Canine babesiosis: a perspective on clinical complications, biomarkers, and treatment

    Liza S Köster;Remo G Lobetti;Patrick Kelly

  • Phylogeography and Demographic History of Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Tropical Bont Tick

    Lorenza Beati;Jaymin Patel;Helene Lucas-Williams;Hassane Adakal

  • Rickettsia felis, Bartonella henselae, and B. clarridgeiae, New Zealand.

    Patrick J. Kelly;Natalie Meads;Anita Theobald;Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  • Prevalence and fimbrial genotype distribution of poultry Salmonella isolates in China (2006 to 2012).

    Jiansen Gong;Jinqiu Zhang;Ming Xu;Chunhong Zhu

  • Isolation of spotted fever group rickettsias from triturated ticks using a modification of the centrifugation-shell vial technique.

    Patrick J. Kelly;Didier Raoult;Peter R. Mason

  • Development and evaluation of PCR assay for detection of low levels of Cowdria ruminantium infection in Amblyomma ticks not detected by DNA probe.

    T. F. Peter;S. L. Deem;A. F. Barbet;R. A. I. Norval

  • Molecular Detection of a New Anaplasma Species Closely Related to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Canine Blood from South Africa

    Hisashi Inokuma;Maremichi Oyamada;Patrick J. Kelly;Linda A. Jacobson

  • Ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and hepatozoonosis in dogs from St. Kitts, West Indies.

    Patrick J. Kelly;Chuanling Xu;Helene Lucas;Amanda Loftis

  • Prevalence of rickettsia-like organisms and spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Zimbabwe.

    Lorenza Beati;Patrick J. Kelly;Linda A. Matthewman;Peter R. Mason

  • Bartonella quintana Endocarditis in Dogs

    Patrick Kelly;Jean-Marc Rolain;Ricardo Maggi;Sushama Sontakke

  • Transmission of a spotted fever group rickettsia by Amblyomma hebraeum (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Patrick J. Kelly;Peter R. Mason

  • Seroepidemiology of spotted fever group rickettsial infections in humans in Zimbabwe.

    Kelly Pj;Mason Pr;Matthewman La;Raoult D

  • A new pathogenic spotted fever group rickettsia from Africa.

    P. J. Kelly;L. Beati;L. A. Matthewman;P. R. Mason

  • First report of Rickettsia felis in China

    Jilei Zhang;Guangwu Lu;Patrick Kelly;Zhenwen Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Patrick Butaye
Patrick Butaye City University of Hong Kong
Suman M. Mahan
Suman M. Mahan University of Florida
Rosina C. Krecek
Rosina C. Krecek University of Johannesburg
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Pierre-Edouard Fournier Aix-Marseille University
Elisabeth A. Innes
Elisabeth A. Innes University of Edinburgh
Frank Katzer
Frank Katzer Moredun Research Institute
Philippe Brouqui
Philippe Brouqui Aix-Marseille University
Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
Anthony F. Barbet
Anthony F. Barbet University of Florida

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