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D-Index
37
Citations
4086
World Ranking
1559
National Ranking
451

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.

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29 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.

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.

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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.

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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