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D-Index
38
Citations
6277
World Ranking
1370
National Ranking
47

Piet Vellema 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 Piet Vellema 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.

Piet Vellema 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 Piet Vellema sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Piet Vellema is affiliated with GD Animal Health in the Netherlands and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Veterinary studies. Their work encompasses various subfields including Small Animals, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Parasitology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics focus on Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, Viral Infections and Vectors, Helminth infection and control, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Animal health and immunology.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Piet Vellema include:

  • "Zoonotic risks of pathogens from sheep and their milk borne transmission" (2020) published in Small Ruminant Research
  • "Monitoring and Surveillance of Small Ruminant Health in The Netherlands" (2022) published in Pathogens
  • "An Accessible Diagnostic Toolbox to Detect Bacterial Causes of Ovine and Caprine Abortion" (2021) published in Pathogens
  • "Dairy Sheep Played a Minor Role in the 2005-2010 Human Q Fever Outbreak in The Netherlands Compared to Dairy Goats" (2021) published in Pathogens
  • "Evaluation of five SRLV ELISAs for fitness for purpose in sheep and goat accreditation schemes in the Netherlands" (2021) published in Small Ruminant Research

Frequent co-authors working with Piet Vellema include René van den Brom, I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends, Eveline Dijkstra, Carlijn ter Bogt-Kappert, and Erik van Engelen.

Common publication venues for their work are Small Ruminant Research, Pathogens, Veterinary Record Case Reports, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation.

Best Publications

  • The Q fever epidemic in The Netherlands: history, onset, response and reflection

    H. I. J. Roest;J. J. H. C. Tilburg;W. Van Der Hoek;P. Vellema

  • Resistance of Fasciola hepatica against triclabendazole in cattle and sheep in The Netherlands.

    Lammert Moll;Cor P.H Gaasenbeek;Piet Vellema;Fred H.M Borgsteede

  • Q fever in the Netherlands: an update on the epidemiology and control measures.

    W. van der Hoek;F. Dijkstra;B. Schimmer;P.M. Schneeberger

  • The 2007–2010 Q fever epidemic in the Netherlands: characteristics of notified acute Q fever patients and the association with dairy goat farming

    Frederika Dijkstra;Wim van der Hoek;Nancy Wijers;Barbara Schimmer

  • Q fever in humans and farm animals in four European countries, 1982 to 2010

    M. Georgiev;A. Afonso;Heinrich Karl Johann Neubauer;H. Needham

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii from Ruminants in Q Fever Outbreak, the Netherlands

    Hendrik I.J. Roest;Robin C. Ruuls;Jeroen J.H.C. Tilburg;Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen

  • The use of a geographic information system to identify a dairy goat farm as the most likely source of an urban Q-fever outbreak.

    Barbara Schimmer;Ronald ter Schegget;Marjolijn Wegdam;Lothar Züchner

  • Scientific opinion on Q fever

    S. More;J.A. Stegeman;A. Rodolakis;H.J. Roest

  • The foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in The Netherlands in 2001

    A. Bouma;A.R.W. Elbers;A. Dekker;A. de Koeijer

  • Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep or goats: an opinionated review

    R.Van den Brom;E.van Engelen;H.I.J. Roest;W.van der Hoek

  • Epizootic of ovine congenital malformations associated with Schmallenberg virus infection

    R van den Brom;S J M Luttikholt;K Lievaart-Peterson;N H M T Peperkamp

  • Haemonchus contortus resistance to monepantel in sheep.

    R. Van den Brom;L. Moll;C. Kappert;P. Vellema

  • Sustained intensive transmission of Q fever in the south of the Netherlands, 2009.

    B Schimmer;F Dijkstra;P Vellema;P M Schneeberger

  • Reduction of Coxiella burnetii prevalence by vaccination of goats and sheep, the Netherlands

    Lenny Hogerwerf;René van den Brom;Hendrik I.J. Roest;Annemarie Bouma

  • An experimental study on triclabendazole resistance of Fasciola hepatica in sheep.

    C.P.H Gaasenbeek;L Moll;J.B.W.J Cornelissen;P Vellema

  • Q fever in The Netherlands: the role of local environmental conditions

    Wim van der Hoek;Johannes Hunink;Piet Vellema;Peter Droogers

  • Coxiella burnetii in bulk tank milk samples from dairy goat and dairy sheep farms in The Netherlands in 2008

    R. van den Brom;E. van Engelen;S. Luttikholt;L. Moll

  • Seroprevalence and risk factors of Q fever in goats on commercial dairy goat farms in the Netherlands, 2009-2010.

    Barbara Schimmer;Saskia Luttikholt;Jeannine L A Hautvast;Elisabeth A M Graat

  • Q fever outbreaks in small ruminants and people in the Netherlands

    R. Van den Brom;P. Vellema

  • Schmallenberg virus epidemic in the Netherlands: Spatiotemporal introduction in 2011 and seroprevalence in ruminants

    A.M.B. Veldhuis;G. van Schaik;P. Vellema;A.R.W. Elbers

  • Schmallenberg virus infection in small ruminants - First review of the situation and prospects in Northern Europe

    K. Lievaart-Peterson;S.J.M. Luttikholt;R. Van den Brom;P. Vellema

  • The effect of cobalt supplementation on the immune response in vitamin B12 deficient Texel lambs

    P. Vellema;V.P.M.G. Rutten;A. Hoek;L. Moll

  • Detection of Coxiella burnetii DNA on Small-Ruminant Farms during a Q Fever Outbreak in the Netherlands

    A. de Bruin;R. Q. J. van der Plaats;L. de Heer;R. Paauwe

Frequent Co-Authors

G. van Schaik
G. van Schaik Utrecht University
Armin R.W. Elbers
Armin R.W. Elbers Wageningen University & Research
Harm W. Ploeger
Harm W. Ploeger Utrecht University
Jan Arend Stegeman
Jan Arend Stegeman Utrecht University
Mirjam Nielen
Mirjam Nielen Utrecht University
I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends
I.M.G.A. Santman-Berends De Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren
Marion Koopmans
Marion Koopmans Erasmus University Rotterdam
Daan W. Notermans
Daan W. Notermans University of Minnesota
Ynte H. Schukken
Ynte H. Schukken Wageningen University & Research

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