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Animal Science and Veterinary
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 80 75 70 7 7 266 27357

Sarah Cleaveland publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sarah Cleaveland between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sarah Cleaveland published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 39 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2015. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 17 publications
1995 2025

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sarah Cleaveland: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 4
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 4
2003 4
2004 3
2005 6
2006 6
2007 10
2008 9
2009 13
2010 11
2011 11
2012 17
2013 14
2014 19
2015 25
2016 12
2017 15
2018 12
2019 14
2020 16
2021 20
2022 20
2023 8
2024 22
2025 17
Total 320
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Sarah Cleaveland 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 Cleaveland 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, 264–268 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: 266 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 25 266
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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Sarah Cleaveland 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 Cleaveland 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, 77+ 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: 80 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100 80
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2016 - Frink Medal, Zoological Society of London
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Sarah Cleaveland is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, virology, agronomy, crop science, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to viral infections and vectors, animal disease management and epidemiology, rabies epidemiology and control, virology and viral diseases, zoonotic diseases and public health, vector-borne animal diseases, and viral infections and outbreaks research.

The following recent papers provide insight into their research contributions:

  • Post COVID-19: a solution scan of options for preventing future zoonotic epidemics (2021) - Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV): Biology, Genomics and Genotypes Circulating in Sub-Saharan Africa (2021) - Viruses
  • Rabies and the pandemic: lessons for One Health (2021) - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • One Health for neglected tropical diseases (2020) - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Distemper, extinction, and vaccination of the Amur tiger (2020) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Blandina T. Mmbaga
  • Felix Lankester
  • Katie Hampson
  • John A. Crump
  • Emmanuel S. Swai

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Throughout their career, Sarah Cleaveland has received several distinctions, including the Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London in 2016, election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom in 2016, membership in the National Academy of Medicine in 2015, fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2012, and fellowship at The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Estimating the global burden of endemic canine rabies.

    Katie Hampson;Laurent Coudeville;Tiziana Lembo;Maganga Sambo

  • Driving improvements in emerging disease surveillance through locally relevant capacity strengthening.

    Jo E. B. Halliday;Katie Hampson;Nick Hanley;Tiziana Lembo

  • Re-evaluating the burden of rabies in Africa and Asia

    Darryn L. Knobel;Sarah Cleaveland;Paul G. Coleman;Eric M. Fèvre

  • Diseases of humans and their domestic mammals: pathogen characteristics, host range and the risk of emergence

    S. Cleaveland;M.K. Laurenson;L.H. Taylor

  • Identifying reservoirs of infection: a conceptual and practical challenge.

    Daniel T. Haydon;Sarah Cleaveland;Louise H. Taylor;M. Karen Laurenson

  • A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions ( Panthera leo )

    Melody E. Roelke-Parker;Linda Munson;Craig Packer;Richard Kock

  • Animal movements and the spread of infectious diseases.

    Eric M. Fèvre;Barend M. de C. Bronsvoort;Katie A. Hamilton;Sarah Cleaveland

  • Transmission Dynamics and Prospects for the Elimination of Canine Rabies

    Katie Hampson;Jonathan Dushoff;Sarah Cleaveland;Sarah Cleaveland;Daniel T. Haydon

  • The feasibility of canine rabies elimination in Africa: dispelling doubts with data.

    Tiziana Lembo;Katie Hampson;Magai T. Kaare;Eblate Ernest

  • Estimating human rabies mortality in the United Republic of Tanzania from dog bite injuries

    Sarah Cleaveland;Eric M. Fèvre;Magai Kaare;Paul G. Coleman

  • A dog rabies vaccination campaign in rural Africa: impact on the incidence of dog rabies and human dog-bite injuries.

    S Cleaveland;M Kaare;P Tiringa;T Mlengeya

  • Assembling evidence for identifying reservoirs of infection

    Mafalda Viana;Rebecca Mancy;Roman Biek;Sarah Cleaveland

  • Serological and demographic evidence for domestic dogs as a source of canine distemper virus infection for Serengeti wildlife.

    S Cleaveland;M.G.J Appel;W.S.K Chalmers;C Chillingworth

  • Brucellosis in low-income and middle-income countries.

    Matthew P. Rubach;Jo E.B. Halliday;Sarah Cleaveland;John A. Crump

  • Canine vaccination--providing broader benefits for disease control.

    Sarah Cleaveland;Magai Kaare;Darryn Knobel;M. Karen Laurenson;M. Karen Laurenson

  • Rabies Exposures, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Deaths in a Region of Endemic Canine Rabies

    Katie Hampson;Andy Dobson;Magai Kaare;Jonathan Dushoff

  • Exploring reservoir dynamics: a case study of rabies in the Serengeti ecosystem

    Tiziana Lembo;Tiziana Lembo;Katie Hampson;Katie Hampson;Katie Hampson;Daniel T. Haydon;Meggan Craft;Meggan Craft

  • Evaluation of a direct, rapid immunohistochemical test for rabies diagnosis.

    Tiziana Lembo;Michael Niezgoda;Andrés Velasco-Villa;Sarah Cleaveland

  • Correction: Estimating the global burden of endemic canine rabies.

    Katie Hampson;Laurent Coudeville;Tiziana Lembo;Maganga Sambo

  • Low-coverage vaccination strategies for the conservation of endangered species

    D T Haydon;D A Randall;L Matthews;D L Knobel

  • Rabies control in rural Africa: evaluating strategies for effective domestic dog vaccination.

    M. Kaare;T. Lembo;T. Lembo;K. Hampson;K. Hampson;E. Ernest

  • Evidence-based control of canine rabies: a critical review of population density reduction

    Michelle K. Morters;Olivier Restif;Katie Hampson;Sarah Cleaveland

  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) about Rabies Prevention and Control: A Community Survey in Tanzania

    Maganga Sambo;Tiziana Lembo;Sarah Cleaveland;Heather M. Ferguson

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel T. Haydon
Daniel T. Haydon University of Glasgow
Rudovick R. Kazwala
Rudovick R. Kazwala Sokoine University of Agriculture
John A. Crump
John A. Crump University of Otago
Darryn L. Knobel
Darryn L. Knobel Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Craig Packer
Craig Packer University of Minnesota
Anthony R. Fooks
Anthony R. Fooks St George's, University of London
Andrew A. Cunningham
Andrew A. Cunningham Zoological Society of London
Brian J. Willett
Brian J. Willett University of Glasgow
Robert F. Breiman
Robert F. Breiman Emory University

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