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52
Citations
10430
World Ranking
16634
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467

Ross L. Tellam publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ross L. Tellam sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 133 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ross L. Tellam D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ross L. Tellam sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ross L. Tellam is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. They have contributed to research primarily within the domains of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their scholarly work covers diverse subfields including molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, insect science, and small animals.

The topics frequently addressed in their research encompass vector-borne animal diseases, congenital heart defects, animal behavior and welfare studies, insect and pesticide research, forensic entomology and diptera studies, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Prominent venues where their research has been published include Animal Production Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Physiology, and Physiological Genomics.

Recent papers demonstrating their scientific focus are:

  • Dermatophilosis (lumpy wool) in sheep: a review of pathogenesis, aetiology, resistance and vaccines, 2021, Animal Production Science
  • Fleece rot in sheep: a review of pathogenesis, aetiology, resistance and vaccines, 2021, Animal Production Science
  • Identification of Novel miRNAs Involved in Cardiac Repair Following Infarction in Fetal and Adolescent Sheep Hearts, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Differential gene responses 3 days following infarction in the fetal and adolescent sheep heart, 2020, Physiological Genomics
  • Fleece rot and dermatophilosis (lumpy wool) in sheep: opportunities and challenges for new vaccines, 2021, Animal Production Science

Collaborations have been notable with several frequent co-authors in their scientific network, including Ian G. Colditz, Tony Vuocolo, Stuart E. Denman, Aaron Ingham, and Gene Wijffels, reflecting recurring teamwork and contribution within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

    Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Ross L. Tellam;Kim C. Worley;Kim C. Worley;Richard A. Gibbs

  • Immunologic control of a parasitic arthropod. Identification of a protective antigen from Boophilus microplus.

    P Willadsen;G A Riding;R V McKenna;D H Kemp

  • Peritrophic matrix proteins.

    Ross L. Tellam;Gene Wijffels;Peter Willadsen

  • Level of nutrition affects leptin concentrations in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid in sheep

    Dominique Blache;R.L. Tellam;L.M. Chagas;Margaret Blackberry

  • MicroRNA-26a targets the histone methyltransferase Enhancer of Zeste homolog 2 during myogenesis.

    Chung Fai Wong;Ross L. Tellam

  • Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project

    Leif Andersson;Leif Andersson;Alan L. Archibald;Cynthia D. Bottema;Rudiger Brauning

  • Cloning and expression of a protective antigen from the cattle tick Boophilus microplus

    Keith N. Rand;Terry Moore;Alagacone Sriskantha;Kevin Spring

  • Lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid induce different innate immune responses in bovine mammary epithelial cells.

    Ylva Strandberg;Christian Gray;Christian Gray;Tony Vuocolo;Tony Vuocolo;Laurelea Donaldson;Laurelea Donaldson

  • The bovine lactation genome: insights into the evolution of mammalian milk

    Danielle G Lemay;David J Lynn;William F Martin;Margaret C Neville

  • Recent developments on the role of epigenetics in obesity and metabolic disease

    Susan J. van Dijk;Ross L. Tellam;Janna L. Morrison;Beverly S. Muhlhausler

  • Characterization of a Major Peritrophic Membrane Protein, Peritrophin-44, from the Larvae of Lucilia cuprina cDNA AND DEDUCED AMINO ACID SEQUENCES

    Chris M. Elvin;Tony Vuocolo;Roger D. Pearson;Iain J. East

  • Genome-wide association study of body weight in Australian Merino sheep reveals an orthologous region on OAR6 to human and bovine genomic regions affecting height and weight.

    Hawlader A. Al-Mamun;Paul Kwan;Samuel A. Clark;Mohammad H. Ferdosi

  • Larvicidal activity of lectins on Lucilia cuprina: mechanism of action

    C. H. Eisemann;R. A. Donaldson;R. D. Pearson;L. C. Cadogan

  • The peritrophic matrix

    R. L. Tellam

  • Insect chitin synthase. cDNA sequence, gene organization and expression

    Ross L. Tellam;Tony Vuocolo;Samuel E. Johnson;Janine Jarmey

  • Identification of immune genes and proteins involved in the response of bovine mammary tissue to Staphylococcus aureus infection

    Ylva C Strandberg Lutzow;Laurelea Donaldson;Christian P Gray;Christian P Gray;Tony Vuocolo

  • Cytochalasin D and platelet gelsolin accelerate actin polymer formation. A model for regulation of the extent of actin polymer formation in vivo.

    Ross Tellam;Carl Frieden

  • Improving pregnancy outcomes in humans through studies in sheep

    Janna L. Morrison;Mary J. Berry;Kimberley J. Botting;Jack R. T. Darby

  • Control of blowfly strike in sheep: Current strategies and future prospects

    R.L. Tellam;V.M. Bowles

  • Bovine muc1 inhibits binding of enteric bacteria to caco-2 cells

    Phillip Parker;Lillian Sando;Roger Pearson;Kritaya Kongsuwan

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian P. Dalrymple
Brian P. Dalrymple University of Western Australia
Doug A. Brooks
Doug A. Brooks University of South Australia
Antonio Reverter
Antonio Reverter Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Donald J. Winzor
Donald J. Winzor University of Queensland
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Stephen S. Moore
Stephen S. Moore University of Queensland
Kim C. Worley
Kim C. Worley Baylor College of Medicine
J. Bruce German
J. Bruce German University of California, Davis
William Barendse
William Barendse Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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