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48
Citations
7099
World Ranking
702
National Ranking
224

Sharon K. Hietala 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 Sharon K. Hietala sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 121 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sharon K. Hietala 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 Sharon K. Hietala sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sharon K. Hietala is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research focuses on areas within Immunology and Microbiology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work spans multiple subfields of study including Agronomy and Crop Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Parasitology, and Immunology.

Key topics addressed in Hietala's research include:

  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hietala demonstrate a focus on viral and parasitic infections in animals as well as diagnostic assay development. These include:

  • Nanopore sequencing as a rapid tool for identification and pathotyping of avian influenza A viruses, 2021, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Focus issue on best practices for development, validation, and use of PCR assays, 2020, Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Epidemiology of Neospora Infection in Ontario Holstein Dairy Cows, 2020, American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings
  • Association Between Neospora caninum Serological Status and Culling in Ontario Holsteins, 2020, American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Hietala include Beate Crossley, T.F. Duffield, Andrew S. Peregrine, Daniel Rejmanek, and John A. Baroch.

Publication venues where Hietala's work has appeared multiple times encompass the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings.

Best Publications

  • Congenital Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle and associated calfhood mortality.

    Julie Paré;Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Effect of congenitally acquired Neospora caninum infection on risk of abortion and subsequent abortions in dairy cattle.

    Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Neospora caninum antibodies in cows during pregnancy as a predictor of congenital infection and abortion.

    Julie Pare;Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Serological Diagnosis of Neospora Sp. Infection in Cattle:

    Julie Paré;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond

  • Interpretation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis of Neospora sp. infection in cattle.

    Julie Paré;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond

  • Recombinant Influenza A Virus Vaccines for the Pathogenic Human A/Hong Kong/97 (H5N1) Viruses

    Shengqiang Li;Chongguang Liu;Chongguang Liu;Alexander Klimov;Alexander Klimov;Kanta Subbarao;Kanta Subbarao

  • Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia: Protective effects of immune plasma in experimentally infected foals

    R. J. Martens;Judy G. Martens;R. A. Fiske;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Herd-Based Diagnosis of Neospora Caninum-Induced Endemic and Epidemic Abortion in Cows and Evidence for Congenital and Postnatal Transmission

    Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala;Patricia C. Blanchard

  • Postnatal Neospora caninum transmission and transient serologic responses in two dairies

    S. K. Hietala;Mark Thurmond

  • Evidence Suggesting a Point Source Exposure in an Outbreak of Bovine Abortion Due to Neosporosis

    Milton M. McAllister;E. M. Huffman;Sharon K. Hietala;Patricia A. Conrad

  • Effect of Neospora caninum infection on milk production in first-lactation dairy cows.

    Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Culling associated with Neospora caninum infection in dairy cows.

    Mark Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Protection against naturally acquired Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals by administration of hyperimmune plasma.

    John E Madigan;S. Hietala;N. Muller

  • Interaction of Rhodococcus equi with phagocytic cells from R. equi-exposed and non-exposed foals

    S. K. Hietala;Alex Ardans

  • Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and abortion in dairy cows in northern Spain

    R. C. Mainar-Jaime;Mark Thurmond;B. Berzal-Herranz;S. K. Hietala

  • Seroepidemiologic survey of antibodies to Ehrlichia equi in horses of northern California.

    John E Madigan;S. Hietala;S. Chalmers;E. DeRock

  • Pooled-sample testing as a herd-screening tool for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus persistently infected cattle.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Wesley O. Johnson;Mark C. Thurmond;Sharon K. Hietala

  • Quantification, risk factors, and health impact of natural congenital infection with bovine viral diarrhea virus in dairy calves.

    Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi;Sharon K. Hietala;Mark C. Thurmond;Wesley O. Johnson

  • Diagnosis and seroprevalence of leptospirosis in California sea lions from coastal California.

    Angela M. Colagross-Schouten;Jonna A. K. Mazet;Frances M. D. Gulland;Melissa A. Miller

  • Detection of Corynebacterium equi-specific antibody in horses by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

    S. K. Hietala;Alex Ardans;A. Sansome

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark C. Thurmond
Mark C. Thurmond University of California, Davis
Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island
Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi
Claudia A. Muñoz-Zanzi University of Minnesota
Todd F. Duffield
Todd F. Duffield University of Guelph
Andrew S. Peregrine
Andrew S. Peregrine University of Guelph
David W. Hird
David W. Hird University of California, Davis
Abiodun A. Adesiyun
Abiodun A. Adesiyun University of the West Indies
Kerry D. Lissemore
Kerry D. Lissemore University of Guelph
Julia F. Ridpath
Julia F. Ridpath Agricultural Research Service
David F. Kelton
David F. Kelton University of Guelph

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