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D-Index
62
Citations
11607
World Ranking
293
National Ranking
31

Richard J. Delahay 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 Richard J. Delahay sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 211 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Delahay 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 Richard J. Delahay sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard J. Delahay is affiliated with the Animal and Plant Health Agency in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, agronomy and crop science, ecology, genetics, and epidemiology.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to animal disease management and epidemiology, wildlife ecology and conservation, zoonotic diseases and public health, microbial infections and disease research, mycobacterium research and diagnosis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and tuberculosis research and epidemiology.

Delahay has published in several scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include Preventive Veterinary Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Preprints.org, Ecological Solutions and Evidence, and Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Assessing the risks of SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife, 2021, One Health Outlook
  • Quantification of the Animal Tuberculosis Multi-Host Community Offers Insights for Control, 2020, Pathogens
  • Differential susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 in animals: Evidence of ACE2 host receptor distribution in companion animals, livestock and wildlife by immunohistochemical characterisation, 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Biodiversity in residential gardens: a review of the evidence base, 2023, Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Badger vaccination in England: Progress, operational effectiveness and participant motivations, 2020, People and Nature

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Delahay include Robbie A. McDonald, Graham Smith, Clare H. Benton, Matthew J. Silk, and Trevelyan J. McKinley.

Best Publications

  • A review of methods to estimate the abundance of terrestrial carnivores using field signs and observation

    Gavin J. Wilson;Richard J. Delahay

  • Reliable microsatellite genotyping of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) using faecal DNA

    A. C. Frantz;L. C. Pope;P. J. Carpenter;T. J. Roper

  • The status of tuberculosis in European wild mammals

    Christian Gortázar;Richard J. Delahay;Robbie A. Mcdonald;Mariana Boadella

  • Bovine tuberculosis infection in wild mammals in the South-West region of England: a survey of prevalence and a semi-quantitative assessment of the relative risks to cattle.

    R.J. Delahay;G.C. Smith;A.M. Barlow;N. Walker

  • Spatial perturbation caused by a badger (Meles meles) culling operation: implications for the function of territoriality and the control of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis).

    F. A. M. Tuyttens;R. J. Delahay;D. W. Macdonald;C. L. Cheeseman

  • Effects of culling on badger meles meles spatial organization: implications for the control of bovine tuberculosis

    Rosie Woodroffe;Christl A. Donnelly;D. R. Cox;F. John Bourne

  • Culling and cattle controls influence tuberculosis risk for badgers

    Rosie Woodroffe;Christl A. Donnelly;Helen E. Jenkins;W. Thomas Johnston

  • Culling-induced social perturbation in Eurasian badgers Meles meles and the management of TB in cattle: an analysis of a critical problem in applied ecology

    Stephen P Carter;Richard J Delahay;Graham C Smith;David W Macdonald

  • The spatio‐temporal distribution of Mycobacterium bovis (bovine tuberculosis) infection in a high‐density badger population

    R. J. Delahay;S. Langton;G. C. Smith;R. S. Clifton-Hadley

  • Crossing the interspecies barrier: opening the door to zoonotic pathogens.

    Christian Gortazar;Leslie A. Reperant;Thijs Kuiken;José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente

  • Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination reduces the severity and progression of tuberculosis in badgers

    Mark A. Chambers;Fiona Rogers;Fiona Rogers;Richard J. Delahay;Sandrine Lesellier

  • The use of marked bait in studies of the territorial organization of the European Badger (Meles meles)

    R. J. Delahay;J. A. Brown;P. J. Mallinson;P. D. Spyvee

  • The status of Mycobacterium bovis infection in UK wild mammals: a review.

    R.J. Delahay;A.N.S. De Leeuw;A.M. Barlow;R.S. Clifton-Hadley

  • Social organization and movement influence the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in an undisturbed high-density badger Meles meles population.

    J. Vicente;J. Vicente;R. J. Delahay;N. J. Walker;C. L. Cheeseman

  • Movement of badgers (Meles meles) in a high-density population: individual, population and disease effects.

    L. M. Rogers;R. Delahay;C. L. Cheeseman;S. Langton

  • Animal-side serologic assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in multiple species of free-ranging wildlife

    K.P. Lyashchenko;R. Greenwald;J. Esfandiari;M.A. Chambers

  • Using Social Network Measures in Wildlife Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Management

    Matthew J Silk;Darren P Croft;Richard J Delahay;David J Hodgson

  • Use of cattle farm resources by badgers (Meles meles) and risk of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) transmission to cattle

    B. T. Garnett;R. J. Delahay;T. J. Roper

  • Badger social networks correlate with tuberculosis infection

    Nicola Weber;Stephen P. Carter;Sasha R.X. Dall;Richard J. Delahay

  • Management of disease in wild mammals

    Richard J Delahay;Graham C Smith;Michael R Hutchings

  • Is Mycobacterium bovis in the environment important for the persistence of bovine tuberculosis

    Orin Courtenay;L. A. Reilly;F. P. Sweeney;V. Hibberd

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbie A. McDonald
Robbie A. McDonald University of Exeter
Chris L. Cheeseman
Chris L. Cheeseman Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Richard S. Clifton-Hadley
Richard S. Clifton-Hadley Animal and Plant Health Agency
Mike Boots
Mike Boots University of California, Berkeley
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
David J. Hodgson
David J. Hodgson University of Exeter
David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford
Darren P. Croft
Darren P. Croft University of Exeter
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Chris Newman
Chris Newman University of Oxford

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