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D-Index
30
Citations
4308
World Ranking
2402
National Ranking
680

Pete D. Teel 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 Pete D. Teel sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 118 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pete D. Teel 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 Pete D. Teel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pete D. Teel is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases, with notable contributions to the study of parasites, infectious diseases, and entomological vectors.

Their published work spans several fields of study including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology, and Medicine. Subfields of particular interest consist of Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Plant Science.

Key research topics covered by Teel include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Insect pest control strategies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Teel has coauthored multiple publications with a core group of researchers, including:

  • Adalberto Á. Pérez de León (14 coauthored papers)
  • William E. Grant (12 coauthored papers)
  • Hsiao-Hsuan Wang (11 coauthored papers)
  • Taylor G. Donaldson (10 coauthored papers)
  • Job E. López (7 coauthored papers)

Frequent publication venues for Teel's work comprise:

  • Parasites & Vectors (4 publications)
  • Journal of Medical Entomology (3 publications)
  • Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Teel include:

  • "A Survey of Tick Surveillance and Control Practices in the United States," 2020, Journal of Medical Entomology
  • "Amplification and sequencing of entire tick mitochondrial genomes for a phylogenomic analysis," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Increasing Incidence of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in the United States, 2010-2018," 2022, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
  • "Enhanced biosurveillance of high-consequence invasive pests: southern cattle fever ticks, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, on livestock and wildlife," 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Tularemia cases increase in the USA from 2011 through 2019," 2023, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases

Best Publications

  • Off-Host Physiological Ecology of Ixodid Ticks

    Glen R. Needham;Pete D. Teel

  • Response of Grassland arthropods to burning: a review

    S.D. Warren;C.J. Scifres;P.D. Teel

  • Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list.

    Ben J. Mans;Jonathan Featherston;Marija Kvas;Kerry-Anne Pillay

  • Integrated Strategy for Sustainable Cattle Fever Tick Eradication in USA is Required to Mitigate the Impact of Global Change

    Adalberto A. Pérez de León;Pete D. Teel;Allan N. Auclair;Matthew T. Messenger

  • The Gulf Coast Tick: A Review of the Life History, Ecology, Distribution, and Emergence as an Arthropod of Medical and Veterinary Importance

    P. D. Teel;H. R. Ketchum;D. E. Mock;R. E. Wright

  • Water balance by ticks between bloodmeals

    G.R. Needham;P.D. Teel

  • Preliminary assessment of microbiome changes following blood-feeding and survivorship in the Amblyomma americanum nymph-to-adult transition using semiconductor sequencing.

    Arturo C. Menchaca;David K. Visi;David K. Visi;Otto F. Strey;Pete D. Teel

  • One Health approach to identify research needs in bovine and human babesioses: workshop report

    Adalberto A. Perez de Leon;Daniel A. Strickman;Donald P Knowles;Durland Fish

  • Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): Climate Variation and Host Diversity

    Taylor G. Donaldson;Adalberto A. Pèrez de León;Andrew I. Li;Ivan Castro-Arellano

  • Evaluation of transovarial transmission and transmissibility of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae).

    S. Wesley Long;Xiaofeng Zhang;Jianzhi Zhang;Randall P. Ruble

  • Microclimate influence in a physiological model of cattle-fever tick (Boophilus spp.) population dynamics

    Michael S. Corson;Pete D. Teel;William E. Grant

  • Detection of a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) in South Texas

    Adrian N. Billings;Xue Jie Yu;Pete D. Teel;David H. Walker

  • A Survey of Tick Surveillance and Control Practices in the United States

    Emily M Mader;Claudia Ganser;Annie Geiger;Laura C Harrington

  • Population dynamics of immature Amblyomma maculatum (Acari : Ixodidae) and other ectoparasites on meadowlarks and northern bobwhite quail resident to the coastal prairie of Texas

    Pete D. Teel;Sidney W. Hopkins;William A. Donahue;Otto F. Strey

  • Reviewing the Potential Vectors and Hosts of African Swine Fever Virus Transmission in the United States

    Andrew J Golnar;Estelle Martin;Jillian D Wormington;Rebekah C Kading

  • The neuropeptidomics of Ixodes scapularis synganglion

    Susanne Neupert;Susanne Neupert;William K. Russell;Reinhard Predel;David H. Russell

  • Simulation of host-parasite-landscape interactions: influence of season and habitat on cattle fever tick (Boophilus sp.) population dynamics

    P.D. Teel;S.L. Marin;W.E. Grant

  • Simulation of climate–host–parasite–landscape interactions: A spatially explicit model for ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

    Hsiao-Hsuan Wang;W.E. Grant;P.D. Teel

  • Advancing Integrated Tick Management to Mitigate Burden of Tick-Borne Diseases

    Adalberto A. Pérez de León;Pete D. Teel;Andrew Li;Loganathan Ponnusamy

  • Fluvalinate treatment of queen and worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L) and effects on subsequent mortality, queen acceptance and supersedure

    J.S. Pettis;W.T. Wilson;H. Shimanuki;P.D. Teel

  • Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) Populations and Responses to Burning of Coastal Prairie Habitats

    Charles J. Scifres;Thomas W. Oldham;Pete D. Teel;D. Lynn Drawe

  • Simulation of host-parasite-landscape interactions: influence of season and habitat on cattle fever tick (Boophilus sp.) population dynamics in rotational grazing systems

    P.D. Teel;S. Marin;W.E. Grant;J.W. Stuth

  • Amblyomma imitator ticks as vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii, Mexico.

    Karla A. Oliveira;Adriano Pinter;Aaron Medina-Sanchez;Venkata D. Boppana

  • Lynxacarus radovskyi infestation in a cat.

    T M Craig;P D Teel;L M Dubuisson;R K Dubuisson

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Grant
William E. Grant Texas A&M University
Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Adalberto A. Pérez de León Agricultural Research Service
Sarah A. Hamer
Sarah A. Hamer Texas A&M University
Thomas H. Welsh
Thomas H. Welsh Texas A&M University
Jakie A. Hair
Jakie A. Hair Oklahoma State University
Felix D. Guerrero
Felix D. Guerrero United States Department of Agriculture
Gordon E. Carstens
Gordon E. Carstens Texas A&M University
Robert J. Miller
Robert J. Miller Agricultural Research Service
Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Jeffery K. Tomberlin Texas A&M University
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha

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