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55
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10382
World Ranking
450
National Ranking
49

Overview

Richard Wall is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has a focused research profile within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily addresses aspects of parasitology, infectious diseases, and vector-borne animal diseases, combining expertise in ecology, evolution, and insect science.

The scientist's recent research includes investigations into the prevalence and distribution of ticks and tick-borne diseases on livestock farms across Great Britain. Their publications often explore the interaction between vectors such as Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus with environmental factors like temperature and climate, emphasizing the implications for farm animal health management.

Richard Wall's notable recent papers include:

  • "Distribution and prevalence of ticks and tick-borne disease on sheep and cattle farms in Great Britain" (2020), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Metabolic rate and resource depletion in the tick Ixodes ricinus in response to temperature" (2020), published in Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • "Predicting the distribution of Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe: a comparison of climate niche modelling approaches" (2023), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "The high cost of sheep scab" (2020), published in Veterinary Record
  • "Predicting the current and future risk of ticks on livestock farms in Britain using random forest models" (2022), published in Veterinary Parasitology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with several repeat coauthors including Katie Lihou, Emily Nixon, Hannah Rose Vineer, Hannah Newbury, and Madeleine Noll. These collaborations reflect a network of expertise focused on parasitology, vector ecology, and livestock diseases.

Publication venues frequently featuring Richard Wall's work include:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Veterinary Record
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Acta Tropica

Their scientific contributions span multiple interrelated fields and subfields such as:

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Insect Science
  • Small Animals

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Best Publications

  • Myiasis of humans and domestic animals.

    Martin Hall;Richard Wall

  • Environmental consequences of treating cattle with the antiparasitic drug ivermectin

    Richard Wall;Les Strong

  • Responses of the sheep blowflies Lucilia sericata and L. cuprina to odour and the development of semiochemical baits.

    Jeremy R. Ashworth;Richard Wall

  • Effects of temperature on the development and abundance of the sheep blowfly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    R. Wall;N. French;K.L. Morgan

  • Phylogenetic analysis of forensically important Lucilia flies based on cytochrome oxidase I sequence: a cautionary tale for forensic species determination.

    Jeffrey D. Wells;Richard Wall;Jamie R. Stevens

  • The use of essential oils in veterinary ectoparasite control: A review

    L. Ellse;R. Wall

  • Paraphyly in Hawaiian hybrid blowfly populations and the evolutionary history of anthropophilic species

    JR Stevens;RL Wall;JD Wells

  • Prevalence, distribution and risk associated with tick infestation of dogs in Great Britain.

    FD Smith;R Ballantyne;ER Morgan;Richard L Wall

  • Climate change and parasitic disease: farmer mitigation?

    Eric R. Morgan;Richard Wall

  • The effect of faecally excreted ivermectin and fenbendazole on the insect colonisation of cattle dung following the oral administration of sustained-release boluses.

    L Strong;Richard L Wall;AC Woolford;D Djeddour

  • Species, sub-species and hybrid populations of the blowflies Lucilia cuprina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera:Calliphoridae).

    Jamie Stevens;Richard Wall

  • Prevalence, regional distribution and control of blowfly strike in England and Wales.

    NP French;R Wall;PJ Cripps;KL Morgan

  • Effects of ivermectin and moxidectin on the insects of cattle dung

    L Strong;Richard L Wall

  • The reproductive output of the blowfly Lucilia sericata

    Richard L Wall

  • The evolution of ectoparasitism in the genus Lucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Jamie Stevens;Richard Wall

  • Ectoparasites of livestock in Europe and the Mediterranean region.

    Ellen Colebrook;Richard Wall

  • Flea control failure? Myths and realities

    Lénaïg Halos;Frédéric Beugnet;Luís Cardoso;Robert Farkas

  • The evolution of myiasis in humans and other animals in the Old and New Worlds (part II): biological and life-history studies.

    Jamie R. Stevens;James F. Wallman;Domenico Otranto;Richard Wall

  • Lamb tail docking: a controlled field study of the effects of tail amputation on health and productivity

    N P French;R Wall;K L Morgan

  • Prevalence and regional distribution of scab, lice and blowfly strike in Great Britain

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  • Development of an attractive target for the sheep blowfly Lucilia sericata

    R. Wall;C. H. Green;N. French;K. L. Morgan

  • Visual and olfactory cue interaction in resource-location by the blowfly, Lucilia sericata

    Richard Wall;Paul Fisher

  • The seasonal pattern of sheep blowfly strike in England and Wales.

    N. P. French;R. Wall;K. L. Morgan

  • Prevalence of ticks and tick-borne pathogens: Babesia and Borrelia species in ticks infesting cats of Great Britain.

    Saran Davies;Swaid Abdullah;Chris Helps;Severine Tasker

  • The seasonal abundance of blowflies infesting drying fish in south‐west India

    Richard L Wall;JJ Howard;J Bindu

  • Blowfly species composition in sheep myiasis in Britain

    R. Wall;N. P. French;K. L. Morgan

  • Classification of the genus Lucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae): a preliminary parsimony analysis

    JR Stevens;RL Wall

  • Modelling the impact of climate change on spatial patterns of disease risk: sheep blowfly strike by Lucilia sericata in Great Britain.

    Hannah Rose;Richard L Wall

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel P. French
Nigel P. French Massey University
Jamie R. Stevens
Jamie R. Stevens University of Exeter
Kenton L. Morgan
Kenton L. Morgan University of Liverpool
Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Christopher R Helps
Christopher R Helps University of Bristol
Andy Fenton
Andy Fenton University of Liverpool
Eric R. Morgan
Eric R. Morgan Queen's University Belfast
Elias Papadopoulos
Elias Papadopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor Fera Science (United Kingdom)
Martin J. R. Hall
Martin J. R. Hall Natural History Museum

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