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D-Index
45
Citations
8054
World Ranking
5003
National Ranking
1932

Phillip C. Gauger publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Phillip C. Gauger sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 230 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Phillip C. Gauger D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Phillip C. Gauger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Phillip C. Gauger is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular focus on infectious diseases, animal science and zoology, epidemiology, agronomy and crop science, and genetics.

The scientist's work primarily addresses animal virus infections studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, influenza virus research studies, animal disease management and epidemiology, virus-based gene therapy research, respiratory viral infections research, and viral infections and immunology research.

Phillip C. Gauger has contributed to multiple publications with recent papers including:

  • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024, Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Phylogenetics, Genomic Recombination, and NSP2 Polymorphic Patterns of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in China and the United States in 2014-2018, 2020, Journal of Virology
  • Refining PRRSV-2 genetic classification based on global ORF5 sequences and investigation of their geographic distributions and temporal changes, 2023, Microbiology Spectrum
  • Behavioral Monitoring Tool for Pig Farmers: Ear Tag Sensors, Machine Intelligence, and Technology Adoption Roadmap, 2021, Animals
  • Detection of live attenuated influenza vaccine virus and evidence of reassortment in the U.S. swine population, 2020, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jianqiang Zhang
  • Tavis K. Anderson
  • Daniel Linhares
  • Michael Zeller
  • Giovani Trevisan

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • AASV Annual Meeting
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Viruses
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Best Publications

  • Isolation and Characterization of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Viruses Associated with the 2013 Disease Outbreak among Swine in the United States

    Qi Chen;Ganwu Li;Judith Stasko;Joseph T. Thomas

  • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024

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  • Identification of H2N3 influenza A viruses from swine in the United States.

    Wenjun Ma;Amy L. Vincent;Marie R. Gramer;Christy B. Brockwell

  • Role of Transportation in Spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection, United States

    James Lowe;Phillip Gauger;Karen Harmon;Jianqiang Zhang

  • Vaccine-Induced Anti-HA2 Antibodies Promote Virus Fusion and Enhance Influenza Virus Respiratory Disease

    Surender Khurana;Crystal L. Loving;Jody Manischewitz;Lisa R. King

  • Pathogenicity and pathogenesis of a United States porcine deltacoronavirus cell culture isolate in 5-day-old neonatal piglets.

    Qi Chen;Phillip Gauger;Molly Stafne;Joseph Thomas

  • Pathogenesis of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus isolate (US/Iowa/18984/2013) in 3-week-old weaned pigs

    D.M. Madson;D.R. Magstadt;P.H.E. Arruda;H. Hoang

  • Discovery of a novel putative atypical porcine pestivirus in pigs in the USA.

    Ben M. Hause;Emily A. Collin;Lalitha Peddireddi;Fangfeng Yuan

  • Kinetics of lung lesion development and pro-inflammatory cytokine response in pigs with vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease induced by challenge with pandemic (2009) A/H1N1 influenza virus.

    Phillip Charles Gauger;Ame L. Vincent;Crystal Lynn Loving;Jamie N. Henningson

  • Characterization of an influenza A virus isolated from pigs during an outbreak of respiratory disease in swine and people during a county fair in the United States.

    Amy L. Vincent;Sabrina L. Swenson;Kelly M. Lager;Phillip C. Gauger

  • Full-Length Genome Sequence of Porcine Deltacoronavirus Strain USA/IA/2014/8734

    Ganwu Li;Qi Chen;Karen M. Harmon;Kyoung-Jin Yoon

  • Enhanced pneumonia and disease in pigs vaccinated with an inactivated human-like (δ-cluster) H1N2 vaccine and challenged with pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza virus

    Phillip Charles Gauger;Amy L. Vincent;Crystal Lynn Loving;Kelly M. Lager

  • Phylogenetics, Genomic Recombination, and NSP2 Polymorphic Patterns of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in China and the United States in 2014–2018

    Fang Yu;Yi Yan;Mang Shi;Mang Shi;Hai-Zhou Liu

  • Effect of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infectious Doses on Infection Outcomes in Naïve Conventional Neonatal and Weaned Pigs.

    Joseph T. Thomas;Qi Chen;Phillip C. Gauger;Luis G. Giménez-Lirola

  • Pathogenesis comparison between the United States porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus prototype and S-INDEL-variant strains in conventional neonatal piglets.

    Qi Chen;Phillip C. Gauger;Molly R. Stafne;Joseph T. Thomas

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory disease virus: Evolution and recombination yields distinct ORF5 RFLP 1-7-4 viruses with individual pathogenicity

    Albert G.M. van Geelen;Tavis K. Anderson;Kelly M. Lager;Phani B. Das

  • Novel Reassortant Human-Like H3N2 and H3N1 Influenza A Viruses Detected in Pigs Are Virulent and Antigenically Distinct from Swine Viruses Endemic to the United States

    Daniela S. Rajão;Phillip C. Gauger;Tavis K. Anderson;Nicola S. Lewis

  • Efficacy in Pigs of Inactivated and Live Attenuated Influenza Virus Vaccines against Infection and Transmission of an Emerging H3N2 Similar to the 2011-2012 H3N2v

    Crystal L. Loving;Kelly M. Lager;Amy L. Vincent;Susan L. Brockmeier

  • Novel Senecavirus A in Swine with Vesicular Disease, United States, July 2015

    Baoqing Guo;Pablo E. Piñeyro;Christopher J. Rademacher;Ying Zheng

  • Reassortment between Swine H3N2 and 2009 Pandemic H1N1 in the United States Resulted in Influenza A Viruses with Diverse Genetic Constellations with Variable Virulence in Pigs.

    Daniela S. Rajão;Rasna R. Walia;Brian Campbell;Phillip C. Gauger

  • Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) detection and antibody response in commercial growing pigs

    Jordan Bjustrom-Kraft;Katie Woodard;Luis Giménez-Lirola;Marisa Rotolo

  • High-throughput whole genome sequencing of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus from cell culture materials and clinical specimens using next-generation sequencing technology.

    Jianqiang Zhang;Ying Zheng;Ying Zheng;Xiao-Qin Xia;Xiao-Qin Xia;Qi Chen;Qi Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy L. Vincent
Amy L. Vincent Agricultural Research Service
Kyoung-Jin Yoon
Kyoung-Jin Yoon Iowa State University
Kelly M. Lager
Kelly M. Lager Agricultural Research Service
Steve S Dritz
Steve S Dritz Kansas State University
Michael D. Tokach
Michael D. Tokach Kansas State University
Tanja Opriessnig
Tanja Opriessnig Moredun Foundation
Jason C Woodworth
Jason C Woodworth Kansas State University
Jane Christopher-Hennings
Jane Christopher-Hennings South Dakota State University
Daniel R. Perez
Daniel R. Perez University of Georgia
Joel M. DeRouchey
Joel M. DeRouchey Kansas State University

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