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Richard J. Reid-Smith

Richard J. Reid-Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
57
Citations
11427
World Ranking
3580
National Ranking
103

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
57
Citations
11663
World Ranking
408
National Ranking
30

Richard J. Reid-Smith 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. Reid-Smith sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 202 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Reid-Smith 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. Reid-Smith sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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. Reid-Smith is affiliated with the Public Health Agency of Canada in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. These areas encompass multiple subfields, including Food Science, Molecular Medicine, Pollution, Endocrinology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics investigated by Reid-Smith include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research, Escherichia coli research studies, and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Reid-Smith has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • Correlation between Phenotypic and In Silico Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella enterica in Canada Using Staramr, 2022, Microorganisms
  • A farm-to-fork quantitative risk assessment model for Salmonella Heidelberg resistant to third-generation cephalosporins in broiler chickens in Canada, 2020, International Journal of Food Microbiology
  • Evaluation of the health and healthcare system burden due to antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli infections in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • Resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins in Escherichia coli and other Enterobacterales from Canadian turkeys, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: Towards Elucidating the Roles of Bioaerosols in Transmission and Detection of Antibacterial Resistance Genes, 2022, Antibiotics

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as PLoS ONE, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Epidemiology and Infection, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and International Journal of Food Microbiology.

Regular collaborators include Michael R. Mulvey, Amrita Bharat, Carolee A. Carson, E. Jane Parmley, and Anne Deckert, with whom they have coauthored multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • The Scourge of Antibiotic Resistance: The Important Role of the Environment

    Rita L. Finley;Peter Collignon;D. G. Joakim Larsson;Scott A. McEwen

  • Association of Genomic O Island 122 of Escherichia coli EDL 933 with Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli Seropathotypes That Are Linked to Epidemic and/or Serious Disease

    Mohamed A. Karmali;Mohamed A. Karmali;Mariola Mascarenhas;Songhai Shen;Kim Ziebell

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Swine in Ontario

    Patrick Boerlin;Rebeccah Travis;Carlton L Gyles;Richard Reid-Smith;Richard Reid-Smith

  • Food reservoir for Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections

    Caroline Vincent;Patrick Boerlin;Danielle Daignault;Charles M Dozois

  • Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from swine and wild small mammals in the proximity of swine farms and in natural environments in Ontario, Canada.

    Gosia K. Kozak;Patrick Boerlin;Patrick Boerlin;Nicol Janecko;Richard J. Reid-Smith;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • World Health Organization Ranking of Antimicrobials According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Critical Step for Developing Risk Management Strategies to Control Antimicrobial Resistance From Food Animal Production

    Peter C. Collignon;Peter C. Collignon;John M. Conly;Antoine Andremont;Scott A. McEwen

  • Correlation between Phenotypic and In Silico Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella enterica in Canada Using Staramr

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  • Detection and Enumeration of Clostridium difficile Spores in Retail Beef and Pork

    J. Scott Weese;Brent P. Avery;J. Rousseau;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • Chicken as Reservoir for Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Humans, Canada

    Catherine Racicot Bergeron;Catharine Prussing;Patrick Boerlin;Danielle Daignault

  • Antimicrobial resistance: its emergence and transmission.

    Patrick Boerlin;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • Prevalence of zoonotic agents in dogs visiting hospitalized people in Ontario: implications for infection control.

    S.L. Lefebvre;D. Waltner-Toews;A.S. Peregrine;R. Reid-Smith

  • Evaluation of the risks of shedding Salmonellae and other potential pathogens by therapy dogs fed raw diets in Ontario and Alberta.

    S. L. Lefebvre;R. Reid-Smith;P. Boerlin;J. S. Weese

  • Detection and quantification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in retail meat products

    J.S. Weese;B.P. Avery;R.J. Reid-Smith

  • Possible seasonality of Clostridium difficile in retail meat, Canada.

    Alexander Rodriguez-Palacios;Richard J. Reid-Smith;Henry R. Staempfli;Danielle Daignault

  • Human Health Implications of Salmonella-Contaminated Natural Pet Treats and Raw Pet Food

    Rita Finley;Richard Reid-Smith;Richard Reid-Smith;J. Scott Weese;Frederick J. Angulo

  • The Risk of Salmonellae Shedding by Dogs Fed Salmonella-contaminated Commercial Raw Food Diets

    Rita Finley;Carl Ribble;Jeff Aramini;Meredith Vandermeer

  • Antimicrobial resistance in generic Escherichia coli isolates from wild small mammals living in swine farm, residential, landfill, and natural environments in southern Ontario, Canada.

    Samantha E. Allen;Patrick Boerlin;Nicol Janecko;John S. Lumsden

  • Detection and characterization of Clostridium difficile in retail chicken.

    J.S. Weese;R.J. Reid-Smith;B.P. Avery;J. Rousseau

  • Antimicrobial drug use and resistance in dogs.

    John F Prescott;W J Brad Hanna;Richard Reid-Smith;Kelli Drost

  • Acquisition of Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Newport and Escherichia coli in the Turkey Poult Intestinal Tract

    C. Poppe;L. C. Martin;C. L. Gyles;R. Reid-Smith

  • Associations between antimicrobial resistance phenotypes, antimicrobial resistance genes, and virulence genes of fecal Escherichia coli isolates from healthy grow-finish pigs.

    Leigh B. Rosengren;Cheryl L. Waldner;Richard J. Reid-Smith;Richard J. Reid-Smith

  • Incidence of acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, and other health-care-associated pathogens by dogs that participate in animal-assisted interventions.

    Sandra L Lefebvre;Richard J Reid-Smith;David Waltner-Toews;J Scott Weese

  • Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) Farm Program: Results from Finisher Pig Surveillance

    A. Deckert;A. Deckert;S. Gow;S. Gow;L. Rosengren;D. Léger

  • Evaluation of pet-related management factors and the risk of Salmonella spp. carriage in pet dogs from volunteer households in Ontario (2005-2006).

    E. K. Leonard;D. L. Pearl;R. L. Finley;R. L. Finley;N. Janecko

  • Phenotypic and genetic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella serovars isolated from retail meats in Alberta, Canada.

    Mueen Aslam;Sylvia Checkley;Brent Avery;Gabhan Chalmers

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott A. McEwen
Scott A. McEwen University of Guelph
Patrick Boerlin
Patrick Boerlin University of Guelph
David L. Pearl
David L. Pearl University of Guelph
J. Scott Weese
J. Scott Weese University of Guelph
J. S. Weese
J. S. Weese University of Guelph
Andrew S. Peregrine
Andrew S. Peregrine University of Guelph
Michael R. Mulvey
Michael R. Mulvey University of Manitoba
Olaf Berke
Olaf Berke University of Guelph
Cheryl L. Waldner
Cheryl L. Waldner University of Saskatchewan
John F. Prescott
John F. Prescott University of Guelph

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