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Animal Science and Veterinary
Australia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 93 27 26 4 4 419 28998
Microbiology 93 593 526 13 13 428 29076

R.C.A. Thompson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R.C.A. Thompson between 1950 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R.C.A. Thompson published across 74 years, from 1950 to 2023, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2009. 2 of the 512 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2009. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 12 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 14 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 24 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 29 publications 2000: 23 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 31 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications
1950 2023

512 publications in total across all disciplines

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R.C.A. Thompson: publications per year, 1950 to 2023
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 1
1963 0
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 3
1973 1
1974 1
1975 2
1976 9
1977 2
1978 3
1979 10
1980 3
1981 6
1982 12
1983 10
1984 7
1985 6
1986 9
1987 12
1988 14
1989 14
1990 12
1991 10
1992 12
1993 17
1994 24
1995 8
1996 9
1997 21
1998 15
1999 29
2000 23
2001 14
2002 17
2003 19
2004 10
2005 6
2006 3
2007 10
2008 10
2009 31
2010 11
2011 7
2012 6
2013 5
2014 18
2015 9
2016 3
2017 9
2018 8
2019 4
2020 2
2021 1
2022 0
2023 2
Total 512
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R.C.A. Thompson publications per year - data summary

  • R.C.A. Thompson, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from Murdoch University, has 512 publications recorded across 74 years, from 1950 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1950, 1962, 1964, 1973 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 20 of the 74 years in the span carry no publications at all (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.5 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 9 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1974: 8 publications (0.3 per year); 1975-1999: 276 publications (11.0 per year); 2000-2023: 228 publications (9.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

R.C.A. Thompson 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 R.C.A. Thompson 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, 419–423 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: 419 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 8 419
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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R.C.A. Thompson publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 84 ranges running from 29–33 to 442+ publications.
  • R.C.A. Thompson, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from Murdoch University, records 419 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than R.C.A. Thompson, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 139–143 publications range, and R.C.A. Thompson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 119–123 publications, holding 109 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 129–133 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 442 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

R.C.A. Thompson 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 R.C.A. Thompson 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, 77+ 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: 93 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 93
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R.C.A. Thompson D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,155 Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 20 to 77+ D-Index.
  • R.C.A. Thompson, a Animal Science and Veterinary scholar from Murdoch University, records 93 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Animal Science and Veterinary scientists score the same or lower than R.C.A. Thompson, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 36 D-Index range, and R.C.A. Thompson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 31 D-Index, holding 158 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 43% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 34 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Australia Leader Award

Overview

R.C.A. Thompson is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several related subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Epidemiology, Parasitology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on zoonotic diseases and public health, with significant attention to Trypanosoma species research and its implications. Additional key topics explored in their work include vector-borne infectious diseases, animal disease management and epidemiology, wildlife ecology and conservation, parasite biology and host interactions, and insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Some of Thompson's recent publications are as follows:

  • Zoonotic helminths - why the challenge remains (2023), Journal of Helminthology
  • Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Gateway to Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (2021), Trends in Parasitology
  • Legal versus Illegal Wildlife Trade: Zoonotic Disease Risks (2021), Trends in Parasitology
  • Species-level identification of trypanosomes infecting Australian wildlife by High-Resolution Melting - Real Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (HRM-qPCR) (2020), International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Invasive mammalian wildlife and the risk of zoonotic parasites (2023), Trends in Parasitology

Thompson frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Journal of Helminthology
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Pathogens
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarah Keatley
  • Peta L. Clode
  • Marcos Antônio Bezerra-Santos
  • Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan
  • Filipe Dantas-Torres

Best Publications

  • Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis.

    P Deplazes;L Rinaldi;C A Alvarez Rojas;P R Torgerson

  • GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AND RELATED CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPECIES

    Lihua Xiao;Una M. Morgan;Josef Limor;Ananias Escalante

  • Discrimination of all genotypes of Giardia duodenalis at the glutamate dehydrogenase locus using PCR-RFLP.

    C M Read;P T Monis;R C Thompson

  • Giardiasis as a re-emerging infectious disease and its zoonotic potential.

    R.C.A. Thompson

  • The role of companion animals in the emergence of parasitic zoonoses

    I.D. Robertson;P.J. Irwin;A.J. Lymbery;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Ribosomal RNA sequencing reveals differences between the genotypes of Giardia isolates recovered from humans and dogs living in the same locality.

    R.M. Hopkins;B.P. Meloni;D.M. Groth;J.D. Wetherall

  • Emergence/re-emergence of Echinococcus spp.—a global update

    David Jenkins;T. Romig;R.C.A. Thompson;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Correlation between genotype of Giardia duodenalis and diarrhoea

    C Read;J Walters;I.D Robertson;R.C.A Thompson

  • The taxonomy, phylogeny and transmission of Echinococcus.

    R.C.A. Thompson

  • Biology and Systematics of Echinococcus.

    R C A Thompson

  • Nomenclature and Genetic Groupings of Giardia Infecting Mammals

    R.C.A Thompson;R.M Hopkins;W.L Homan

  • Epidemiological and molecular evidence supports the zoonotic transmission of Giardia among humans and dogs living in the same community

    R. J. Traub;P. T. Monis;I. Robertson;P. Irwin

  • Variation in Giardia: implications for taxonomy and epidemiology.

    R.C.A. Thompson;P.T. Monis

  • Giardia and Giardiasis

    R.C.A. Thompson;J.A. Reynoldson;A.H.W. Mendis

  • Molecular epidemiology of cystic echinococcosis

    D. P. McMANUS;R. C. A. Thompson

  • Differentiation between human and animal isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum using rDNA sequencing and direct PCR analysis

    U.M. Morgan;C.C. Constantine;D.A. Forbes;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Echinococcus and hydatid disease

    R. C. A. Thompson;A. J. Lymbery

  • Comparison of PCR and Microscopy for Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in Human Fecal Specimens: Clinical Trial

    U.M. Morgan;L. Pallant;B.W. Dwyer;David Forbes

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia-zoonoses: fact or fiction?

    P.T Monis;R.C.A Thompson

  • Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals living in Switzerland, Kenya, and the United States.

    U.M. Morgan;R. Weber;L. Xiao;I. Sulaiman

  • The use of ITS1 rDNA PCR in detecting pathogenic African trypanosomes

    Z. K. Njiru;C. C. Constantine;S. Guya;J. Crowther

  • Reproductive potential of Echinococcus multilocularis in experimentally infected foxes, dogs, raccoon dogs and cats

    C.M.O. Kapel;P.R. Torgerson;R.C.A. Thompson;P. Deplazes

  • Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis

    R C A Thompson;M E Olson;G Zhu;S Enomoto;S Enomoto

  • African trypanosomiasis: Sensitive and rapid detection of the sub-genus Trypanozoon by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of parasite DNA

    Z.K. Njiru;A.S.J. Mikosza;E. Matovu;J.C.K. Enyaru

  • The nature, extent and significance of variation within the genus Echinococcus.

    R.C.A. Thompson;A.J. Lymbery

  • Molecular and morphological characterization of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Iran

    M. Fasihi Harandi;R. P. Hobbs;P. J. Adams;I. Mobedi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Lymbery
Alan J. Lymbery Murdoch University
Ronald Fayer
Ronald Fayer United States Department of Agriculture
Simone M. Cacciò
Simone M. Cacciò Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Huw V. Smith
Huw V. Smith Stobhill Hospital
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich
Johannes Eckert
Johannes Eckert University of Zurich
Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Elizabeth M. C. Fisher
Elizabeth M. C. Fisher University College London
Aileen Elliot
Aileen Elliot Murdoch University

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