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Animal Science and Veterinary
Australia
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
71
Citations
14386
World Ranking
160
National Ranking
10

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

Overview

Richard Malik is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and is primarily engaged in research within the field of Medicine. Their subfields of study encompass Epidemiology, Small Animals, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Parasitology.

The scientist's work spans multiple main research topics including:

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Recent notable publications include:

  • Outcomes of treatment of cats with feline infectious peritonitis using parenterally administered remdesivir, with or without transition to orally administered GS-441524 (2023), Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • Mutations in the Kinesin-2 Motor KIF3B Cause an Autosomal-Dominant Ciliopathy (2020), The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Retrospective study and outcome of 307 cats with feline infectious peritonitis treated with legally sourced veterinary compounded preparations of remdesivir and GS-441524 (2020-2022) (2023), Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
  • Cryptococcus in Wildlife and Free-Living Mammals (2021), Journal of Fungi
  • Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection in domestic pet cats in Australia and New Zealand: Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention and management (2022), Australian Veterinary Journal

Richard Malik frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Australian Veterinary Journal (20 publications)
  • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (4 publications)
  • Parasitology (4 publications)
  • Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (3 publications)
  • Viruses (3 publications)

Collaborations play a significant role in Malik's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Jacqueline M. Norris (16 coauthored works)
  • Mark Westman (14 coauthored works)
  • Mark Krockenberger (10 coauthored works)
  • Rogan Lee (8 coauthored works)
  • Sally Coggins (7 coauthored works)

Best Publications

  • Development and Clinical Application of a Panfungal PCR Assay To Detect and Identify Fungal DNA in Tissue Specimens

    Anna Lau;Sharon Chen;Tania Sorrell;Dee Carter

  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis: a review of its distribution, molecular biology and clinical significance as a human pathogen.

    Joel Barratt;Douglas Chan;Indy Sandaradura;Richard Malik

  • Cryptococcosis in cats: clinical and mycological assessment of 29 cases and evaluation of treatment using orally administered fluconazole

    R. Malik;D.I. Wigney;D.B. Muir;D.J. Gregory

  • Clinical and anatomical features of lymphosarcoma in 118 cats

    L J Gabor;R Malik;P J Canfield

  • Retrospective study of feline and canine cryptococcosis in Australia from 1981 to 2001: 195 cases

    C. R. O'Brien;M. B. Krockenberger;D. I. Wigney;P. Martin

  • Cryptococcosis in domestic animals in Western Australia: a retrospective study from 1995–2006

    S. McGill;R. Malik;N. Saul;S.A. Beetson

  • Clonality and Recombination in Genetically Differentiated Subgroups of Cryptococcus gattii

    Leona T. Campbell;Bart J. Currie;Mark Krockenberger;Richard Malik

  • Retrospective Case—Control Study of the Effects of Long-Term Dosing with Meloxicam on Renal Function in Aged Cats with Degenerative Joint Disease

    Richard A Gowan;Amy E Lingard;Laura Johnston;Wibke Stansen

  • Protothecosis in 17 Australian dogs and a review of the canine literature

    V. J. Stenner;B. MacKay;T. King;V. R. D. Barrs

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of Hemoplasma Species: an International Study

    Severine Tasker;Christopher R Helps;Michael J Day;DA Harbour

  • Clinicopathologic features of an unusual outbreak of cryptococcosis in dogs, cats, ferrets, and a bird: 38 cases (January to July 2003)

    Sally J. Lester;Natalie J. Kowalewich;Karen H. Bartlett;Mark B. Krockenberger

  • Clinicopathological findings associated with feline infectious peritonitis in Sydney, Australia: 42 cases (1990–2002)

    J M Norris;K L Bosward;J D White;R M Baral

  • The Trehalose Synthesis Pathway Is an Integral Part of the Virulence Composite for Cryptococcus gattii

    Popchai Ngamskulrungroj;Popchai Ngamskulrungroj;Popchai Ngamskulrungroj;Uwe Himmelreich;Julia A. Breger;Christabel Wilson

  • Treatment of feline herpesvirus-1 associated disease in cats with famciclovir and related drugs

    Richard Malik;Naomi S Lessels;Sarah Webb;Miriam Meek

  • Natural environmental sources of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii.

    T C Sorrell;A G Brownlee;P Ruma;R Malik

  • Demographics and husbandry of pet cats living in Sydney, Australia: results of cross-sectional survey of pet ownership.

    Jenny-Ann L.M. Toribio;Jacqueline M. Norris;Joanna D. White;Nanveet K. Dhand

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of “Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis” Isolates from Pet Cats in the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa, with Analysis of Risk Factors for Infection

    Barbara Willi;Séverine Tasker;Felicitas S. Boretti;Marcus G. Doherr

  • Lower respiratory tract infections in cats: 21 cases (1995–2000)

    S.F. Foster;P. Martin;G.S. Allan;V.R. Barrs

  • In Vitro Susceptibility of the Yeast Pathogen Cryptococcus to Fluconazole and Other Azoles Varies with Molecular Genotype

    Hin Siong Chong;Rebecca Dagg;Richard Malik;Sharon Chen

  • Cryptococcosis in dogs: a retrospective study of 20 consecutive cases.

    R. Malik;E. Dill-Macky;P. Martin;D.I. Wigney

  • Prevalence of feline immunodeficiency virus infection in domesticated and feral cats in eastern Australia

    Jacqueline M Norris;Erin T Bell;Louise Hales;Jenny-Ann L.M.L. Toribio

  • Cryptococcosis: update and emergence of Cryptococcus gattii.

    Sally J. Lester;Richard Malik;Karen H. Bartlett;Colleen G. Duncan

  • Seroprevalence study of feline coronavirus in owned and feral cats in Sydney, Australia.

    E T Bell;J A L M L Toribio;J D White;R Malik

Frequent Co-Authors

Wieland Meyer
Wieland Meyer Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Tania C. Sorrell
Tania C. Sorrell University of Sydney
Leslie A. Lyons
Leslie A. Lyons University of Missouri
Daria N. Love
Daria N. Love University of Sydney
Jan Šlapeta
Jan Šlapeta University of Sydney
Christopher R Helps
Christopher R Helps University of Bristol
David R. Curtis
David R. Curtis Australian National University
Michael P. Ward
Michael P. Ward University of Sydney
Sharon C.-A. Chen
Sharon C.-A. Chen Westmead Hospital
Dee A. Carter
Dee A. Carter University of Sydney

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