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Stephanie S. Godfrey

Stephanie S. Godfrey

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
26
Citations
2814
World Ranking
2884
National Ranking
48

Stephanie S. Godfrey 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 Stephanie S. Godfrey sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 95 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephanie S. Godfrey 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 Stephanie S. Godfrey sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 26 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephanie S. Godfrey is a researcher affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their work spans multiple domains within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and parasitology.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these areas, their subfields of research encompass:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Parasitology
  • Genetics

Godfrey's research covers a range of main topics, particularly:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Plant and animal studies

Their recent publications reflect these interdisciplinary interests and include works such as:

  • "A global parasite conservation plan" (2020, Biological Conservation)
  • "Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact" (2021, Conservation Biology)
  • "The global prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in dogs: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020, Veterinary Parasitology)
  • "Intrinsic traits, social context, and local environment shape home range size and fidelity of sleepy lizards" (2022, Ecological Monographs)
  • "When one tail isn't enough: abnormal caudal regeneration in lepidosaurs and its potential ecological impacts" (2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society)

The venues where Godfrey frequently publishes include:

  • Austral Ecology
  • New Zealand Journal of Ecology
  • Biological Conservation
  • Ecological Monographs
  • New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Collaborative efforts feature several frequent co-authors such as:

  • M. Gardner
  • Stephan T. Leu
  • Andrew Sih
  • Orr Spiegel
  • David L. Sinn

Best Publications

  • Network structure and parasite transmission in a group living lizard, the gidgee skink, Egernia stokesii

    Stephanie S. Godfrey;C. Michael Bull;Richard James;Kris Murray;Kris Murray

  • A global parasite conservation plan

    Colin J. Carlson;Skylar R. Hopkins;Kayce C Bell;Kayce C Bell;Jorge Doña;Jorge Doña

  • The relationship between physiological stress and wildlife disease: consequences for health and conservation

    Stephanie Hing;Edward J. Narayan;R. C. Andrew Thompson;Stephanie S. Godfrey

  • Networks and the ecology of parasite transmission: A framework for wildlife parasitology.

    Stephanie S. Godfrey

  • Social networks and the spread of Salmonella in a sleepy lizard population

    C.M. Bull;S.S. Godfrey;S.S. Godfrey;David Gordon

  • When the going gets tough: behavioural type-dependent space use in the sleepy lizard changes as the season dries

    Orr Spiegel;Stephan T. Leu;Andrew Sih;Stephanie S. Godfrey

  • Social network structure and parasite infection patterns in a territorial reptile, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).

    Stephanie S. Godfrey;Jennifer A. Moore;Nicola J. Nelson;C. Michael Bull

  • Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact

    Molly K. Grace;Molly K. Grace;H. Resit Akçakaya;H. Resit Akçakaya;Elizabeth L. Bennett;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks

  • Using social networks to deduce whether residents or dispersers spread parasites in a lizard population

    Aaron L. Fenner;Stephanie S. Godfrey;C. Michael Bull

  • Integrating social networks, animal personalities, movement ecology and parasites: a framework with examples from a lizard

    Andrew Sih;Orr Spiegel;Stephanie Godfrey;Stephan Leu

  • Trypanosomes of Australian mammals: A review

    Craig K. Thompson;Stephanie S. Godfrey;R.C. Andrew Thompson

  • The response of a sleepy lizard social network to altered ecological conditions

    Stephanie S. Godfrey;Stephanie S. Godfrey;Andrew Sih;C. Michael Bull

  • Morphological polymorphism of Trypanosoma copemani and description of the genetically diverse T. vegrandis sp. nov. from the critically endangered Australian potoroid, the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata (Gray, 1837))

    Craig K Thompson;Adriana Botero;Adrian F Wayne;Stephanie S Godfrey

  • Transmission mode and distribution of parasites among groups of the social lizard Egernia stokesii.

    Stephanie S. Godfrey;C. Michael Bull;Kris Murray;Michael G. Gardner

  • Lovers and fighters in sleepy lizard land: where do aggressive males fit in a social network?

    Stephanie S. Godfrey;Jana K. Bradley;Andrew Sih;C. Michael Bull

  • The global prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in dogs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ali Taghipour;Meysam Olfatifar;Saeed Bahadory;Stephanie S. Godfrey

  • Morphological and molecular description of Ixodes woyliei n. sp. (Ixodidae) with consideration for co-extinction with its critically endangered marsupial host

    Amanda Ash;Aileen Elliot;Stephanie Godfrey;Halina Burmej

  • A contact-based social network of lizards is defined by low genetic relatedness among strongly connected individuals

    Stephanie S. Godfrey;Stephanie S. Godfrey;Talat Hojat Ansari;Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner;Damien R. Farine

  • Seasonal monogamy and multiple paternity in a wild population of a territorial reptile (tuatara)

    Jennifer A. Moore;Charles H. Daugherty;Stephanie S. Godfrey;Nicola J. Nelson

  • A review of factors influencing the stress response in Australian marsupials

    Stephanie Hing;Edward Jitik Narayan;R. C. Andrew Thompson;Stephanie Godfrey

  • Temporal and spatial dynamics of trypanosomes infecting the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata): a cautionary note of disease-induced population decline

    Craig K Thompson;Adrian F Wayne;Stephanie S Godfrey;RC Andrew Thompson

  • Nonlinear scaling of foraging contacts with rodent population density

    Benny Borremans;Jonas Reijniers;Nelika K. Hughes;Nelika K. Hughes;Stephanie S. Godfrey

  • Evaluating Stress Physiology and Parasite Infection Parameters in the Translocation of Critically Endangered Woylies (Bettongia penicillata).

    Stephanie Hing;Amy S. Northover;Edward J. Narayan;Adrian F. Wayne

  • The hidden consequences of altering host-parasite relationships during fauna translocations

    A.S. Northover;A.J. Lymbery;A.F. Wayne;S.S. Godfrey

  • Seasonal and spatial dynamics of ectoparasite infestation of a threatened reptile, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

    Stephanie Godfrey;Christopher Bull;Nicola Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Michael Bull
C. Michael Bull Flinders University
Alan J. Lymbery
Alan J. Lymbery Murdoch University
Edward Jitik Narayan
Edward Jitik Narayan Southern Cross University
Andrew Sih
Andrew Sih University of California, Davis
Orr Spiegel
Orr Spiegel Tel Aviv University
Nicola J. Nelson
Nicola J. Nelson Victoria University of Wellington
R.C.A. Thompson
R.C.A. Thompson Murdoch University
Aileen Elliot
Aileen Elliot Murdoch University
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Kris A. Murray
Kris A. Murray Imperial College London

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