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Animal Science and Veterinary
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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 67 218 203 70 61 208 12659

Robert S. Lane publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert S. Lane between 1964 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert S. Lane published across 61 years, from 1964 to 2024, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2016. 3 of the 214 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1964 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2016. 1964: 1 publication 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 11 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1964 2024

214 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert S. Lane: publications per year, 1964 to 2024
Year Publications
1964 1
1965 1
1966 0
1967 1
1968 0
1969 2
1970 1
1971 1
1972 2
1973 2
1974 1
1975 3
1976 6
1977 1
1978 3
1979 1
1980 1
1981 2
1982 4
1983 2
1984 2
1985 4
1986 2
1987 3
1988 6
1989 5
1990 7
1991 6
1992 4
1993 4
1994 3
1995 5
1996 7
1997 4
1998 5
1999 5
2000 6
2001 8
2002 7
2003 3
2004 6
2005 7
2006 7
2007 2
2008 3
2009 7
2010 8
2011 3
2012 4
2013 4
2014 3
2015 1
2016 11
2017 3
2018 5
2019 2
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
Total 214
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Robert S. Lane 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 Robert S. Lane 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, 204–208 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: 208 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.

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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 31 208
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
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Robert S. Lane 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 Robert S. Lane 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 67
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United States Leader Award

Overview

Robert S. Lane is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, focusing primarily on parasitology, infectious diseases, and insect science, with specific expertise in vector-borne infectious diseases.

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on ticks and tick-borne diseases, with notable works including:

  • Prevalence of Babesia canis DNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in forest and urban ecosystems in west-central Poland (2021), published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Modeling future climate suitability for the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in California with an emphasis on land access and ownership (2021), published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Detection and Isolation of Rickettsia tillamookensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) From Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) From Multiple Regions of California (2022), published in Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Recovery of western black-legged tick and vertebrate populations after a destructive wildfire in an intensively-studied woodland in northern California (2023), published in Journal of Vector Ecology
  • Rickettsia rickettsii subsp californica subsp nov, the Etiologic Agent of Pacific Coast Tick Fever (2024), published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Robert S. Lane's work frequently appears in the following journals:

  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Journal of Vector Ecology
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Their research addresses major topics such as:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Insect and pesticide research

Main fields of study include immunology and microbiology, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Subfields that characterize their work are parasitology, infectious diseases, insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and ecological modeling.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kerry A. Padgett
  • Christopher D. Paddock
  • Sandor E. Karpathy
  • Maria L. Zambrano
  • Emily L. Pascoe

Best Publications

  • Lyme borreliosis: relation of its causative agent to its vectors and hosts in North America and Europe.

    R S Lane;J Piesman;W Burgdorfer

  • The western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus: a vector of Borrelia burgdorferi.

    Willy Burgdorfer;Robert S. Lane;Alan G. Barbour;Robert A. Gresbrink

  • Lyme Disease in California: a Novel Enzootic Transmission Cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi

    Richard N. Brown;Robert S. Lane

  • Infection with a Babesia-Like Organism in Northern California

    David H. Persing;Barbara L. Herwaldt;Carol Glaser;Robert S. Lane

  • Expanded Diversity among Californian Borrelia Isolates and Description of Borrelia bissettii sp. nov. (Formerly Borrelia Group DN127)

    D. Postic;N. Marti Ras;R. S. Lane;M. Hendson

  • Research on the ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens--methodological principles and caveats.

    Agustín Estrada-Peña;Jeremy S. Gray;Olaf Kahl;Robert S. Lane

  • BORRELIACIDAL FACTOR IN THE BLOOD OF THE WESTERN FENCE LIZARD (SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS)

    R S Lane;G B Quistad

  • Diapause in ticks of the medically important Ixodes ricinus species complex.

    Jeremy S. Gray;Olaf Kahl;Robert S. Lane;Michael L. Levin

  • Spatial dynamics of lyme disease: a review.

    Mary E. Killilea;Andrea Swei;Robert S. Lane;Cheryl J. Briggs

  • Evidence Implicating Nymphal Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in California

    James R. Clover;Robert S. Lane

  • The transcriptome of the salivary glands of the female western black-legged tick Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Ivo M.B. Francischetti;Van My Pham;Ben J. Mans;John F. Andersen

  • Genetic Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States

    D. A. Mathiesen;J. H. Oliver;C. P. Kolbert;E. D. Tullson

  • Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii.

    Gabriele Margos;Andrias Hojgaard;Robert S. Lane;Muriel Cornet

  • Emerging Bacterial Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases: Ecological and Epidemiological Factors

    David H. Walker;Alan G. Barbour;James H. Oliver;Robert S. Lane

  • Phylogenetic Analysis of the Spirochetes Borrelia parkeri and Borrelia turicatae and the Potential for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Florida

    Tom G. Schwan;Sandra J. Raffel;Merry E. Schrumpf;Paul F. Policastro

  • A comparative study of mammalian and reptilian alternative pathway of complement-mediated killing of the Lyme disease spirochete (Borrelia burgdorferi).

    May M. Kuo;Robert S. Lane;Patricia C. Giclas

  • Lyme disease in California: interrelationship of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae), the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), and Borrelia burgdorferi.

    Robert S. Lane;Jenella E. Loye

  • Detection of a Borrelia miyamotoi Sensu Lato Relapsing-Fever Group Spirochete from Ixodes pacificus in California

    Jeomhee Mun;Rebecca J. Eisen;Lars Eisen;Robert S. Lane

  • Life Cycle of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae): Timing of Developmental Processes Under Field and Laboratory Conditions

    Kerry A. Padgett;Kerry A. Padgett;Robert S. Lane

  • The roles of birds, lizards, and rodents as hosts for the western black-legged tick Ixodes pacificus.

    Lars Eisen;Rebecca J. Eisen;Robert S. Lane

  • Environmentally Related Variability in Risk of Exposure to Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Northern California: Effect of Climatic Conditions and Habitat Type

    Rebecca J. Eisen;Lars Eisen;Martin B. Castro;Robert S. Lane

  • Western Gray Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae): A Primary Reservoir Host of Borrelia burgdorferi in Californian Oak Woodlands?

    Robert S. Lane;Jeomhee Mun;Rebecca J. Eisen;Lars Eisen

  • Seasonal activity patterns of Ixodes pacificus nymphs in relation to climatic conditions.

    L. Eisen;R. J. Eisen;R. S. Lane

  • Transovarial and transstadial passage of Borrelia burgdorferi in the western black-legged tick, Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Robert S. Lane;Willy Burgdorfer

  • Impact of the experimental removal of lizards on Lyme disease risk.

    Andrea Swei;Richard S. Ostfeld;Robert S. Lane;Cheryl J. Briggs

  • Isolation and transmission of the Lyme disease spirochete from the southeastern United States

    J H Oliver;F W Chandler;M P Luttrell;A M James

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Eisen
Lars Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rebecca J. Eisen
Rebecca J. Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John R. Anderson
John R. Anderson Carnegie Mellon University
Gabriele Margos
Gabriele Margos Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Volker Fingerle
Volker Fingerle Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Janet E Foley
Janet E Foley University of California, Davis
Alan G. Barbour
Alan G. Barbour University of California, Irvine
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada
John E Madigan
John E Madigan University of California, Davis

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