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D-Index
29
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2469
World Ranking
2637
National Ranking
743

Stephen D. Atkinson 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 Stephen D. Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 publications — 18th percentile

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

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Stephen D. Atkinson 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 Stephen D. Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 29 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen D. Atkinson is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. The work covers important subfields such as Cancer Research, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's main topics of investigation include Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Microbial Infections and Disease Research, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, and Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology.

Stephen D. Atkinson has published extensively in journals such as:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Parasitology Research
  • Parasitology
  • Diversity
  • Parasitology International

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen D. Atkinson include:

  • A cnidarian parasite of salmon (Myxozoa: Henneguya) lacks a mitochondrial genome, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A myxozoan genome reveals mosaic evolution in a parasitic cnidarian, 2022, BMC Biology
  • Myxosporea (Myxozoa, Cnidaria) Lack DNA Cytosine Methylation, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • A comparison of the structure and function of nematocysts in free-living and parasitic cnidarians (Myxozoa), 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Transcriptome-Wide Comparisons and Virulence Gene Polymorphisms of Host-Associated Genotypes of the Cnidarian Parasite Ceratonova shasta in Salmonids, 2020, Genome Biology and Evolution

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Jerri L. Bartholomew, Mark Thursz, Nikhil Vergis, Emma Lord, and Ewan Forrest.

Best Publications

  • Molecular and morphological analysis of Myxobolus spp. of salmonid fishes with the description of a new Myxobolus species.

    Jayde A. Ferguson;Stephen D. Atkinson;Christopher M. Whipps;Michael L. Kent

  • INVOLVEMENT OF MANAYUNKIA SPECIOSA (ANNELIDA: POLYCHAETA: SABELLIDAE) IN THE LIFE CYCLE OF PARVICAPSULA MINIBICORNIS, A MYXOZOAN PARASITE OF PACIFIC SALMON

    Jerri L. Bartholomew;Stephen D. Atkinson;Sascha L. Hallett

  • Density of the Waterborne Parasite Ceratomyxa shasta and Its Biological Effects on Salmon

    Sascha L. Hallett;R. Adam Ray;Charlene N. Hurst;Richard A. Holt

  • A cnidarian parasite of salmon (Myxozoa: Henneguya) lacks a mitochondrial genome

    Dayana Yahalomi;Stephen D. Atkinson;Moran Neuhof;E. Sally Chang;E. Sally Chang

  • Myxozoan parasitism in waterfowl

    Jerri L. Bartholomew;Stephen D. Atkinson;Stephen D. Atkinson;Sascha L. Hallett;Linda J. Lowenstine

  • Approaches for Characterising Myxozoan Species

    Stephen D. Atkinson;Pavla Bartošová-Sojková;Christopher M. Whipps;Jerri L. Bartholomew

  • Myxozoan Life Cycles: Practical Approaches and Insights

    Edit Eszterbauer;Stephen Atkinson;Arik Diamant;David Morris

  • Disparate infection patterns of Ceratomyxa shasta (Myxozoa) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) correlate with internal transcribed spacer-1 sequence variation in the parasite.

    Stephen D. Atkinson;Jerri L. Bartholomew

  • Myxozoans: Ancient metazoan parasites find a home in phylum Cnidaria.

    Stephen D. Atkinson;Jerri L. Bartholomew;Tamar Lotan

  • Sphaerospora sensu stricto: taxonomy, diversity and evolution of a unique lineage of myxosporeans (Myxozoa).

    Pavla Bartošová;Ivan Fiala;Miloslav Jirků;Martina Cinková

  • Spatial, temporal and host factors structure the Ceratomyxa shasta (Myxozoa) population in the Klamath River basin

    Stephen D. Atkinson;Jerri L. Bartholomew

  • Evolutionary origin of Ceratonova shasta and phylogeny of the marine myxosporean lineage

    Ivan Fiala;Marie Hlavničková;Alena Kodádková;Mark A. Freeman

  • The invertebrate host of salmonid fish parasites Ceratonova shasta and Parvicapsula minibicornis (Cnidaria: Myxozoa), is a novel fabriciid annelid, Manayunkia occidentalis sp. nov. (Sabellida: Fabriciidae).

    Stephen D. Atkinson;Jerri L. Bartholomew;Greg W. Rouse

  • Molecular characterisation of two aurantiactinomyxon (Myxozoa) phenotypes reveals one genotype

    S L Hallett;S D Atkinson;M El-Matbouli

  • Molecular methods clarify morphometric variation in triactinomyxon spores (Myxozoa) released from different oligochaete hosts.

    Sascha L. Hallett;Stephen D. Atkinson;Christer Erséus;Mansour El-Matbouli

  • Amazonian waters harbour an ancient freshwater Ceratomyxa lineage (Cnidaria: Myxosporea).

    Suellen A. Zatti;Stephen D. Atkinson;Jerri L. Bartholomew;Antônio A.M. Maia

  • Expanded geographical distribution of Myxobolus cerebralis: first detections from Alaska

    E L Arsan;S D Atkinson;S D Atkinson;S L Hallett;T Meyers

  • Some remarks on the occurrence, host-specificity and validity of Myxobolus rotundus Nemeczek, 1911 (Myxozoa: Myxosporea)

    Kálmán Molnár;Csaba Székely;Sascha L. Hallett;Stephen D. Atkinson

  • 'Who's who' in renal sphaerosporids (Bivalvulida: Myxozoa) from common carp, Prussian carp and goldfish--molecular identification of cryptic species, blood stages and new members of Sphaerospora sensu stricto.

    Astrid Sibylle Holzer;P. Bartošová;H. Pecková;T. Tyml

  • Ceratomyxa gracillima n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) provides evidence of panmixia and ceratomyxid radiation in the Amazon basin.

    Suellen Aparecida Zatti;Stephen D Atkinson;Antônio Augusto Mendes Maia;Jerri L Bartholomew

  • Alternate spore stages of Myxobilatus gasterostei, a myxosporean parasite of three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and oligochaetes (Nais communis).

    Stephen D. Atkinson;Stephen D. Atkinson;Jerri L. Bartholomew

  • Myxozoan polar tubules display structural and functional variation

    Jonathan Ben-David;Stephen D. Atkinson;Yulia Pollak;Gilad Yossifon

  • Erection of Ceratonova n. gen. (Myxosporea: Ceratomyxidae) to Encompass Freshwater Species C. gasterostea n. sp. from Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and C. shasta n. comb. from Salmonid Fishes

    S. D. Atkinson;J. S. Foott;J. L. Bartholomew

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerri L. Bartholomew
Jerri L. Bartholomew Oregon State University
Sascha L. Hallett
Sascha L. Hallett Oregon State University
Edson A. Adriano
Edson A. Adriano Federal University of Sao Paulo
Csaba Székely
Csaba Székely Institute for Veterinary Medical Research
Kálmán Molnár
Kálmán Molnár Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Mansour El-Matbouli
Mansour El-Matbouli University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christer Erséus
Christer Erséus University of Gothenburg
Christopher M. Whipps
Christopher M. Whipps SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Beatriz Martínez-López
Beatriz Martínez-López University of California, Davis
Hervé Philippe
Hervé Philippe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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