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Randolph H. Richards

Randolph H. Richards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 41 1069 987 104 92 138 6546

Randolph H. Richards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Randolph H. Richards between 1974 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Randolph H. Richards published across 47 years, from 1974 to 2020, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1997. 5 of the 139 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1997. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 0 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications
1974 2020

139 publications in total across all disciplines

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Randolph H. Richards: publications per year, 1974 to 2020
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 5
1979 4
1980 4
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 4
1993 5
1994 3
1995 4
1996 5
1997 14
1998 5
1999 6
2000 8
2001 4
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
2005 0
2006 1
2007 2
2008 3
2009 3
2010 1
2011 0
2012 3
2013 7
2014 4
2015 2
2016 3
2017 4
2018 2
2019 2
2020 3
Total 139
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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.

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, 134–138 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: 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.

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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
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95 138
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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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.

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, 41 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: 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.

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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 41
42 74
43 62
44 61
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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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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