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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 44 875 806 92 81 119 6932

Philip Skuce publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philip Skuce between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philip Skuce published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2013. 6 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2013. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1987 2025

126 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philip Skuce: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 1
2001 4
2002 0
2003 3
2004 1
2005 2
2006 3
2007 2
2008 0
2009 4
2010 3
2011 6
2012 6
2013 9
2014 6
2015 6
2016 7
2017 7
2018 4
2019 6
2020 6
2021 7
2022 1
2023 4
2024 2
2025 4
Total 126
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Philip Skuce 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 Philip Skuce sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 119–123 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 119 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109 119
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Philip Skuce 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 Philip Skuce sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61 44
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Philip Skuce is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Veterinary science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology. Subfields of focus include Small Animals, Parasitology, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Genetics.

The scientist's published work addresses a range of topics within parasitology and veterinary research. Key topics include:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Philip Skuce has contributed to several research papers with a focus on parasitic infections and drug resistance in livestock. Selected recent publications include:

  • Increasing importance of anthelmintic resistance in European livestock: creation and meta-analysis of an open database, 2020, Parasite
  • Drug resistance in liver flukes, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • The influence of liver fluke infection on production in sheep and cattle: a meta-analysis, 2021, International Journal for Parasitology
  • A Universal Approach to Molecular Identification of Rumen Fluke Species Across Hosts, Continents, and Sample Types, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Teladorsagia circumcincta beta tubulin: the presence of the E198L polymorphism on its own is associated with benzimidazole resistance, 2020, Parasites & Vectors

The scientist often publishes in venues including Research Square, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Parasites & Vectors, and Veterinary Record.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Philip Skuce include:

  • Tom N. McNeilly
  • Adam D. Hayward
  • María Martínez Valladares
  • Alison Morrison
  • David J. Bartley

Best Publications

  • Chasing helminths and their economic impact on farmed ruminants.

    Johannes Charlier;Mariska van der Voort;Mariska van der Voort;Fiona Kenyon;Philip Skuce

  • Current Threat of Triclabendazole Resistance in Fasciola hepatica.

    Jane M. Kelley;Timothy P. Elliott;Travis Beddoe;Glenn Anderson

  • Climate change and infectious disease: helminthological challenges to farmed ruminants in temperate regions

    J. Van Dijk;Neil Sargison;F. Kenyon;P. J. Skuce

  • Recent advances in candidate-gene and whole-genome approaches to the discovery of anthelmintic resistance markers and the description of drug/receptor interactions

    Andrew C. Kotze;Peter W. Hunt;Philip John Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Sheep helminth parasitic disease in south eastern Scotland arising as a possible consequence of climate change.

    F. Kenyon;Neil Sargison;P. J. Skuce;F. Jackson

  • Drug resistance in liver flukes.

    Ian Fairweather;Gerard Brennan;Robert Hanna;Mark Robinson

  • The nature and prospects for gut membrane proteins as vaccine candidates for Haemonchus contortus and other ruminant trichostrongyloids.

    David P. Knox;Diane L. Redmond;George F. Newlands;Philip J. Skuce

  • Widespread anthelmintic resistance in European farmed ruminants: a systematic review.

    H Rose;Laura Rinaldi;A Bosco;F Mavrot

  • Molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance in Haemonchus contortus using real-time PCR and pyrosequencing.

    G von Samson-Himmelstjerna;T K Walsh;A A Donnan;S Carriere

  • The emergence of resistance to the benzimidazole anthlemintics in parasitic nematodes of livestock is characterised by multiple independent hard and soft selective sweeps.

    Elizabeth Redman;Fiona Whitelaw;Andrew Tait;Charlotte Burgess

  • Global Change and Helminth Infections in Grazing Ruminants in Europe: Impacts, Trends and Sustainable Solutions

    Eric R. Morgan;Johannes Charlier;Guy Hendrickx;Annibale Biggeri

  • Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for benzimidazole resistance in veterinary nematodes.

    G. Von Samson-Himmelstjerna;W. J. Blackhall;J. S. McCARTHY;P. J. Skuce

  • Anthelmintic resistance: markers for resistance, or susceptibility?

    R. N. Beech;P. Skuce;D. J. Bartley;R. J. Martin

  • Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe.

    P. J. Skuce;E. R. Morgan;J. van Dijk;M. Mitchell

  • Anthelmintic resistance in Swedish sheep flocks based on a comparison of the results from the faecal egg count reduction test and resistant allele frequencies of the β-tubulin gene.

    Johan Höglund;Katarina Gustafsson;Britt-Louise Ljungström;Annie Engström

  • A survey of the trichostrongylid nematode species present on UK sheep farms and associated anthelmintic control practices

    Charlotte G S Burgess;Yvonne Bartley;Elizabeth Redman;Philip J Skuce

  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) Guideline: Anthelmintic combination products targeting nematode infections of ruminants and horses

    Timothy G. Geary;Barry C. Hosking;Philip J. Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Mind the gaps in research on the control of gastrointestinal nematodes of farmed ruminants and pigs

    Johannes Charlier;SM Thamsborg;DJ Bartley;PJ Skuce

  • Identification of the rumen fluke, Calicophoron daubneyi, in GB livestock: possible implications for liver fluke diagnosis

    D K Gordon;L C P Roberts;N Lean;R N Zadoks

  • Gene expression changes in a P-glycoprotein (Tci-pgp-9) putatively associated with ivermectin resistance in Teladorsagia circumcincta☆

    Alison J. Dicker;Alasdair J. Nisbet;Philip J. Skuce

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of gut-derived cysteine proteinases associated with a host protective extract from Haemonchus contortus.

    P. J. Skuce;D. L. Redmond;S. Liddell;E. M. Stewart

  • Confirmation of triclabendazole resistance in liver fluke in the UK

    Danielle Gordon;Ruth Zadoks;Philip Skuce;Neil Sargison

  • On farm evaluation of the coproantigen ELISA and coproantigen reduction test in Scottish sheep naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica

    D.K. Gordon;R.N. Zadoks;H. Stevenson;N.D. Sargison

  • Novel insights into the pathogenic importance, diagnosis and treatment of the rumen fluke (Calicophoron daubneyi) in cattle.

    Karen Malrait;Sien Verschave;Philip Skuce;Hans Van Loo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruth N. Zadoks
Ruth N. Zadoks University of Sydney
Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather Queen's University Belfast
John S. Gilleard
John S. Gilleard University of Calgary
Neil Sargison
Neil Sargison University of Edinburgh
Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
David P. Knox
David P. Knox University of Edinburgh
Alison A. Morrison
Alison A. Morrison Moredun Research Institute
Johan Höglund
Johan Höglund Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna Freie Universität Berlin

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