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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 37 1559 1440 451 384 126 4086

Suman M. Mahan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Suman M. Mahan between 1981 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Suman M. Mahan published across 42 years, from 1981 to 2022, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1998. 3 of the 127 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1998. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 0 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication
1981 2022

127 publications in total across all disciplines

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Suman M. Mahan: publications per year, 1981 to 2022
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 8
1994 6
1995 8
1996 10
1997 3
1998 16
1999 15
2000 10
2001 5
2002 9
2003 4
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 0
2008 0
2009 2
2010 2
2011 1
2012 1
2013 1
2014 1
2015 0
2016 3
2017 0
2018 3
2019 0
2020 1
2021 2
2022 1
Total 127
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Suman M. Mahan 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 Suman M. Mahan 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, 124–128 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: 126 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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 93 126
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
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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Suman M. Mahan 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 Suman M. Mahan 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% 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 37
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
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Overview

Suman M. Mahan is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Immunology and Microbiology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader domains, their work focuses on subfields such as Microbiology, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Parasitology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The main topics addressed in their research include microbial infections and disease, virus-based gene therapy, animal virus infections, vector-borne infectious diseases, animal disease management and epidemiology, and respiratory viral infections.

Suman M. Mahan has contributed to several scientific publications, with research appearing predominantly in the journals The Bovine Practitioner and Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Their recent published papers are as follows:

  • Development of inactivated heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) vaccine in South Africa, 2022, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Efficacy of a combination modified-live IBR-BVD-PI3-BRSV vaccine + Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid against challenge with virulent BVDV-1b and BVDV-2 viruses in young calves 60 days of age, 2021, The Bovine Practitioner
  • Efficacy of a combination modified-live IBR-BVD-PI3-BRSV vaccine + Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid against challenge with virulent bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) in young calves 60 days of age, 2021, The Bovine Practitioner
  • Efficacy of a modified-live IBR-BVD-PI3-BRSV-Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid vaccine against challenge with virulent BHV-1 and PI3 viruses in calves 60 days of age, 2020, The Bovine Practitioner

Collaboration is a consistent feature of Suman M. Mahan's work. Their frequent coauthors include Aleksandar Mašić, Brian Sobecki, Chadwick Brice, Sally Mattern, and T.R. Meinert, each having contributed jointly on multiple occasions. These collaborations have played a role in the concentration of publications within their principal venues of research.

Best Publications

  • Differential Endometrial Cell Sensitivity to a Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin Links Trueperella pyogenes to Uterine Disease in Cattle

    Matthew R. Amos;Gareth D. Healey;Robert J. Goldstone;Suman M. Mahan

  • Use of a specific immunogenic region on the Cowdria ruminantium MAP1 protein in a serological assay.

    A. H. M. van Vliet;B. A. M. van der Zeijst;E. Camus;S. M. Mahan

  • Molecular Characterization of a 28 kDa Surface Antigen Gene Family of the Tribe Ehrlichiae

    G.Roman Reddy;G.Roman Reddy;Carlos R. Sulsona;Anthony F. Barbet;Suman M. Mahan

  • Comparison of three enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays with the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test for the diagnosis of canine infection with Ehrlichia canis

    Shimon Harrus;A.Rick Alleman;Hylton Bark;Suman M. Mahan

  • A cloned DNA probe identifies Cowdria ruminantium in Amblyomma variegatum ticks.

    S D Waghela;F R Rurangirwa;S M Mahan;C E Yunker

  • A cloned DNA probe for Cowdria ruminantium hybridizes with eight heartwater strains and detects infected sheep.

    S M Mahan;S D Waghela;T C McGuire;F R Rurangirwa

  • Ticks and tick-borne disease in Guatemalan cattle and horses.

    Mike Teglas;Erin Matern;Sarah Lein;Patrick Foley

  • An immunoblotting diagnostic assay for heartwater based on the immunodominant 32-kilodalton protein of Cowdria ruminantium detects false positives in field sera.

    S M Mahan;N Tebele;D Mukwedeya;S Semu

  • An assessment of the economic impact of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) and its control in Zimbabwe.

    A.W. Mukhebi;Tafireyi Chamboko;C.J. O'Callaghan;T.F. Peter

  • Infection of a goat with a tick-transmitted Ehrlichia from Georgia, U.S.A., that is closely related to Ehrlichia ruminantium.

    Amanda D. Loftis;Will K. Reeves;John P. Spurlock;Suman M. Mahan

  • Sequence heterogeneity of the major antigenic protein 1 genes from Cowdria ruminantium isolates from different geographical areas.

    G R Reddy;C R Sulsona;R H Harrison;S M Mahan

  • Immunisation of sheep against heartwater with inactivated Cowdria ruminantium

    S.M Mahan;H.R Andrew;N Tebele;M.J Burridge

  • Development and evaluation of PCR assay for detection of low levels of Cowdria ruminantium infection in Amblyomma ticks not detected by DNA probe.

    T. F. Peter;S. L. Deem;A. F. Barbet;R. A. I. Norval

  • Variations in prevalence rates of tick-borne diseases in Zebu cattle by agroecological zone: implications for East Coast fever immunization

    S.L. Deem;Brian D. Perry;J.M. Katende;John J. McDermott;John J. McDermott

  • DNA vaccination with map1 gene followed by protein boost augments protection against challenge with Cowdria ruminantium, the agent of heartwater

    Aceme Nyika;Anthony F Barbet;Michael J Burridge;Suman M Mahan

  • Evidence of Cowdria ruminantium infection (heartwater) in Amblyomma sparsum ticks found on tortoises imported into Florida.

    M. J. Burridge;L. A. Simmons;B. H. Simbi;T. F. Peter

  • The map1 gene of Cowdria ruminantium is a member of a multigene family containing both conserved and variable genes.

    Carlos R. Sulsona;Suman M. Mahan;Anthony F. Barbet

  • Reduction in mortality from heartwater in cattle, sheep and goats exposed to field challenge using an inactivated vaccine.

    Suman M Mahan;Gillian E Smith;David Kumbula;Michael J Burridge

  • COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF AMERICAN AND AFRICAN AMBLYOMMA TICKS AS VECTORS OF HEARTWATER (COWDRIA RUMINANTIUM) INFECTION BY MOLECULAR ANALYSES AND TRANSMISSION TRIALS

    Suman M. Mahan;Trevor F. Peter;Bigboy H. Simbi;Katherine M. Kocan

  • Phylogenetic Relationship of Cowdria ruminantium, Agent of Heartwater, to Anaplasma marginale and Other Members of the Order Rickettsiales Determined on the Basis of 16s rRNA Sequence?

    John B. Dame;Suman M. Mahan;Charles A. Yowell

  • Ehrlichia ruminantium infection (heartwater) in wild animals.

    Trevor F Peter;Michael J Burridge;Suman M Mahan

  • Molecular cloning of a gene encoding the immunogenic 21 kDa protein of Cowdria ruminantium

    S. M. Mahan;T. C. McGuire;S. M. Semu;M. V. Bowie

  • Immunization of Cattle by Infection with Cowdria ruminantium Elicits T Lymphocytes That Recognize Autologous, Infected Endothelial Cells and Monocytes†

    Duncan M. Mwangi;Suman M. Mahan;John K. Nyanjui;Evans L. N. Taracha

  • Immune Responses to Cowdria ruminantium Infections

    Philippe Totté;Albert Bensaïd;Suman M. Mahan;Dominique Martinez

  • Detection of the Agent of Heartwater, Cowdria ruminantium, in Amblyomma Ticks by PCR: Validation and Application of the Assay to Field Ticks

    Trevor F. Peter;Anthony F. Barbet;Arthur R. Alleman;Bigboy H. Simbi

  • The inactivated Cowdria ruminantium vaccine for heartwater protects against heterologous strains and against laboratory and field tick challenge

    S.M. Mahan;D. Kumbula;M.J. Burridge;A.F. Barbet

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony F. Barbet
Anthony F. Barbet University of Florida
Michael J. Burridge
Michael J. Burridge University of Florida
Brian D. Perry
Brian D. Perry University of Oxford
Graham F. Medley
Graham F. Medley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Travis C. McGuire
Travis C. McGuire Washington State University
Frans Jongejan
Frans Jongejan University of Pretoria
Patrick Kelly
Patrick Kelly Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
John B. Dame
John B. Dame University of Florida
Sharon L. Deem
Sharon L. Deem University of Missouri–St. Louis
John J. McDermott
John J. McDermott International Food Policy Research Institute

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