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D-Index
42
Citations
5510
World Ranking
1030
National Ranking
307

Sarah A. Hamer 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 Sarah A. Hamer sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 152 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sarah A. Hamer 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 Sarah A. Hamer sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sarah A. Hamer is a researcher affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within medicine, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, parasitology, and insect science.

Their recent research covers a range of topics including Trypanosoma species research and implications, studies on Leishmaniasis, vector-borne infectious diseases, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, viral infections and vectors, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sarah A. Hamer include Gabriel L. Hamer, Lisa D. Auckland, Ashley B. Saunders, Rachel E. Busselman, and Italo B. Zecca.

Their work has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with a notable number of papers appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports

Significant publications by Sarah A. Hamer include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Viral Isolations among Serially Tested Cats and Dogs in Households with Infected Owners in Texas, USA, 2021, Viruses
  • Natural SARS-CoV-2 infections, including virus isolation, among serially tested cats and dogs in households with confirmed human COVID-19 cases in Texas, USA, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant of concern detected in a pet dog and cat after exposure to a person with COVID-19, USA, 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

The thematic focus of their publications represents an intersection of veterinary health and infectious disease epidemiology, particularly concerning emerging viral infections and their transmission between humans and animals.

Best Publications

  • Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States

    Maria A. Diuk-Wasser;Anne Gatewood Hoen;Paul Cislo;Robert Brinkerhoff

  • Field and climate-based model for predicting the density of host-seeking nymphal Ixodes scapularis, an important vector of tick-borne disease agents in the eastern United States

    Maria A. Diuk-Wasser;Gwenaël Vourc'h;Paul Cislo;Anne Gatewood Hoen

  • Geographic Variation in the Relationship between Human Lyme Disease Incidence and Density of Infected Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis Nymphs in the Eastern United States

    Kim M. Pepin;Rebecca J. Eisen;Paul S. Mead;Joseph Piesman

  • Climate and Tick Seasonality Are Predictors of Borrelia burgdorferi Genotype Distribution

    Anne G. Gatewood;Kelly A. Liebman;Gwenaël Vourc'h;Jonas Bunikis

  • Invasion of the lyme disease vector ixodes scapularis: Implications for Borrelia burgdorferi endemicity

    Sarah A. Hamer;Jean I. Tsao;Edward D. Walker;Graham J. Hickling

  • SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Viral Isolations among Serially Tested Cats and Dogs in Households with Infected Owners in Texas, USA

    Sarah A Hamer;Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa;Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa;Italo B Zecca;Edward Davila

  • Combining Public Health Education and Disease Ecology Research: Using Citizen Science to Assess Chagas Disease Entomological Risk in Texas.

    Rachel Curtis-Robles;Edward J. Wozniak;Edward J. Wozniak;Lisa D. Auckland;Gabriel L. Hamer

  • Shelter dogs as sentinels for Trypanosoma cruzi transmission across Texas.

    Trevor D. Tenney;Rachel Curtis-Robles;Karen F. Snowden;Sarah A. Hamer

  • The Contribution of Wildlife Hosts to the Rise of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in North America.

    Jean I Tsao;Sarah A Hamer;Seungeun Han;Jennifer L Sidge

  • Wild birds and urban ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2005-2010.

    Sarah A. Hamer;Tony L. Goldberg;Uriel D. Kitron;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Avian migrants facilitate invasions of neotropical ticks and tick-borne pathogens into the United States.

    Emily B. Cohen;Lisa D. Auckland;Peter P. Marra;Sarah A. Hamer

  • Wild birds as sentinels for multiple zoonotic pathogens along an urban to rural gradient in greater Chicago, Illinois.

    S. A. Hamer;E. Lehrer;S. B. Magle

  • Epidemiology and Molecular Typing of Trypanosoma cruzi in Naturally-Infected Hound Dogs and Associated Triatomine Vectors in Texas, USA.

    Rachel Curtis-Robles;Karen F. Snowden;Brandon Dominguez;Lewis Dinges

  • Associations of passerine birds, rabbits, and ticks with Borrelia miyamotoi and Borrelia andersonii in Michigan, U.S.A.

    Sarah A Hamer;Graham J Hickling;Rich Keith;Jennifer L Sidge

  • Synchronous phenology of juvenile Ixodes scapularis, vertebrate host relationships, and associated patterns of Borrelia burgdorferi ribotypes in the midwestern United States.

    Sarah A. Hamer;Graham J. Hickling;Jennifer L. Sidge;Edward D. Walker

  • Bionomics and Spatial Distribution of Triatomine Vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Texas and Other Southern States, USA.

    Rachel Curtis-Robles;Sarah A. Hamer;Sage Lane;Michael Z. Levy

  • Analysis of over 1500 triatomine vectors from across the US, predominantly Texas, for Trypanosoma cruzi infection and discrete typing units.

    Rachel Curtis-Robles;Lisa D. Auckland;Karen F. Snowden;Gabriel L. Hamer

  • Use of tick surveys and serosurveys to evaluate pet dogs as a sentinel species for emerging Lyme disease

    Sarah A. Hamer;Jean I. Tsao;Edward D. Walker;Linda S. Mansfield

  • A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Questing Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae): A Standardized Tick Dragging Protocol.

    Jordan Salomon;Sarah A Hamer;Andrea Swei

  • Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Discordant serology, parasite genotyping and associated vectors.

    Alyssa C. Meyers;Marvin Meinders;Sarah A. Hamer

  • Diverse Borrelia burgdorferi strains in a bird-tick cryptic cycle.

    Sarah A. Hamer;Graham J. Hickling;Jennifer L. Sidge;Michelle E. Rosen

  • Two Boundaries Separate Borrelia burgdorferi Populations in North America

    Gabriele Margos;Jean I. Tsao;Santiago Castillo-Ramírez;Yvette A. Girard

  • Natural SARS-CoV-2 infections, including virus isolation, among serially tested cats and dogs in households with confirmed human COVID-19 cases in Texas, USA

    Sarah A. Hamer;Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa;Italo B. Zecca;Edward Davila

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham J. Hickling
Graham J. Hickling University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Pete D. Teel
Pete D. Teel Texas A&M University
Edward D. Walker
Edward D. Walker Michigan State University
Joseph Piesman
Joseph Piesman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Alan G. Barbour
Alan G. Barbour University of California, Irvine
Durland Fish
Durland Fish Yale University
Nicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada
Michael J. Yabsley
Michael J. Yabsley University of Georgia
Rebecca J. Eisen
Rebecca J. Eisen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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