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Randolph H. Richards

Randolph H. Richards

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
41
Citations
6546
World Ranking
1069
National Ranking
104

Randolph H. Richards 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 Randolph H. Richards sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 138 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Randolph H. Richards 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 Randolph H. Richards sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Randolph H. Richards is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their research focus spans multiple intersecting fields related to aquaculture, infectious diseases, microbiology, and immunology. The scientist's work addresses areas including aquatic science and ecology, with specific attention to microbial infections, antifungal resistance, and disease management within aquaculture systems.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Plant pathogens and fungal diseases
  • Infectious diseases and mycology
  • Aquaculture nutrition and growth

Their publication record features articles in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in Veterinary Record, which includes five publications. Other journals include INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Aquaculture, and Journal of Fish Diseases.

Notable recent papers contributed to by Randolph H. Richards include:

  • "Reclassification of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Ottem et al. 2009 as Francisella orientalis sp. nov., Francisella noatunensis subsp. chilensis subsp. nov. and emended description of Francisella noatunensis" (2020), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • "Species Distribution and Comparison between EUCAST and Gradient Concentration Strips Methods for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of 112 Aspergillus Section Nigri Isolates" (2020), Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "Environmental conditions influence susceptibility of striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage) to Edwardsiella ictaluri" (2020), Aquaculture
  • "Establishing bacterial infectivity models in striped Catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage) with Edwardsiella ictaluri" (2020), Journal of Fish Diseases
  • "Issue Information" (2023), Veterinary Record

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Randolph H. Richards include Suzanne Deputy, Alexandria Lipka, Josh Surveillance, Kathryn Clark, and Emma Boxer.

Randolph H. Richards received the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Aquaculture: global status and trends

    John Bostock;Brendan McAndrew;Randolph Richards;Kim Jauncey

  • Current practices in the chemotherapeutic control of sea lice infestations in aquaculture: a review

    M. Roth;R. H. Richards;C. Sommerville

  • Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in the United Kingdom.

    H. D. Rodger;T. Turnbull;F. Muir;S. Millar

  • The histopathology of acute and chronic infections of rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri Richardson with eye flukes, Diplostomum spp.

    M. Shariff;R. H. Richards;Christina Sommerville

  • The efficacy of emamectin benzoate as an oral treatment of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (KrÒyer), infestations in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

    J. Stone;I. H. Sutherland;C. S. Sommerville;R. H. Richards

  • A study of the sequential clinical and pathological changes during proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson

    R. S. Clifton-Hadley;D. Bucke;R. H. Richards

  • Temperature, pH and electrolyte sensitivity, and heat, UV and disinfectant inactivation of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) neuropathy nodavirus

    G.N Frerichs;A Tweedie;W.G Starkey;R.H Richards

  • Phylogenetic and antigenic characterization of new fish nodavirus isolates from Europe and Asia.

    George P. Skliris;John V. Krondiris;Diamantis C. Sideris;Andrew P. Shinn

  • Florfenicol in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., parr: tolerance and assessment of efficacy against furunculosis

    V. Inglis;R. H. Richards;K. J. Varma;I. H. Sutherland

  • Field trials on the efficacy of the organophosphorus compound azamethiphos for the control of sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) infestations of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Myron Roth;Randolph H. Richards;D. Philip Dobson;Gordon H. Rae

  • Frequency and distribution patterns of Saprolegnia infection in wild and hatchery‐reared brown trout Salmo trutta L. and char Salvelinus alpinus (L.)

    R. H. Richards;A. D. Pickering

  • Attack site and resultant damage during aggressive encounters in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr

    J.F Turnbull;C.E Adams;R.H Richards;D.A Robertson

  • The duration of efficacy following oral treatment with emamectin benzoate against infestations of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer), in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.

    J Stone;I H Sutherland;C Sommerville;R H Richards

  • Field trials to evaluate the efficacy of emamectin benzoate in the control of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Krøyer) and Caligus elongatus Nordmann, infestations in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.

    J Stone;I.H Sutherland;C Sommerville;R.H Richards

  • Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) in rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri: Further observations on the effects of water temperature

    R.S. Clifton-Hadley;R.H. Richards;D. Bucke

  • Proliferative kidney disease of salmonid fish: a review

    R. S. Clifton-Hadley;D. Bucke;R. H. Richards

  • Nodavirus infection in Atlantic cod and Dover sole in the UK.

    W. G. Starkey;J. H. Ireland;K. F. Muir;M. E. Jenkins

  • The in vitro susceptibility of Aeromonas salmonicida and other fish-pathogenic bacteria to 29 antimicrobial agents.

    V. Inglis;R. H. Richards

  • In situ hybridisation identifies the gill as a portal of entry for PKX (Phylum Myxozoa), the causative agent of proliferative kidney disease in salmonids.

    D. J. Morris;A. Adams;R. H. Richards

  • Severe degenerative cardiomyopathy associated with pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

    H. W. Ferguson;R. J. Roberts;R. H. Richards;R. O. Collins

  • Minimum inhibitory concentrations of selected antimicrobial compounds against Flavobacterium psychrophilum the causal agent of rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS)

    R.E. Rangdale;R.H. Richards;D.J. Alderman

  • Peracute vibriosis in juvenile turbot Scophthalmus maximus

    M. T. Horne;R. H. Richards;R. J. Roberts;P. C. Smith

  • Commercial trials using emamectin benzoate to control sea lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestations in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar.

    J Stone;I H Sutherland;C Sommerville;R H Richards

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Taggart
John B. Taggart University of Stirling
Andrew P. Shinn
Andrew P. Shinn University of Stirling
Christina Sommerville
Christina Sommerville University of Stirling
Hugh W. Ferguson
Hugh W. Ferguson St. George's University
David J. Penman
David J. Penman University of Stirling
Ronald J. Roberts
Ronald J. Roberts University of Idaho
Manfred Weidmann
Manfred Weidmann University of Stirling
Takashi Aoki
Takashi Aoki Waseda University
Lars Helge Stien
Lars Helge Stien Animal Welfare Institute
Hans-Jürgen Busse
Hans-Jürgen Busse University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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