Tara C. Smith

Tara C. Smith publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tara C. Smith sits on this spectrum.

Tara C. Smith D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tara C. Smith sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Food-Borne Disease: An Ongoing Challenge in Public Health

  Unknown

  1052
  Citations

• Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host Adaptation and Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in Livestock

  Lance B. Price;Marc Stegger;Henrik Hasman;Maliha Aziz

  876
  Citations

• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

  Tara C. Smith;Michael J. Male;Abby L. Harper;Jennifer S. Kroeger

  599
  Citations

• Report from the American Society for Microbiology COVID-19 International Summit, 23 March 2020: Value of Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19.

  Robin Patel;Esther Babady;Elitza S. Theel;Gregory A. Storch

  409
  Citations

• Comparative Effectiveness of Beta-lactams versus Vancomycin for Treatment of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections among 122 Hospitals

  Jennifer S. McDanel;Eli N. Perencevich;Daniel J. Diekema;Loreen A. Herwaldt

  266
  Citations

• The emergence of Staphylococcus aureus ST398.

  Unknown

  257
  Citations

• Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on retail meat in Iowa.

  Unknown

  243
  Citations

• Vaccine Rejection and Hesitancy: A Review and Call to Action

  Tara C Smith

  238
  Citations

• Complexities in understanding antimicrobial resistance across domesticated animal, human, and environmental systems

  David W. Graham;Gilles Bergeron;Megan W. Bourassa;James Dickson

  212
  Citations

• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs and farm workers on conventional and antibiotic-free swine farms in the USA.

  Tara C. Smith;Wondwossen A. Gebreyes;Melanie J. Abley;Abby L. Harper

  208
  Citations

• Isolation and Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Pork Farms and Visiting Veterinary Students

  Unknown

  182
  Citations

• Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus: the United States experience.

  Unknown

  164
  Citations

• MRSA in conventional and alternative retail pork products.

  Unknown

  159
  Citations

• Critically important antibiotics: criteria and approaches for measuring and reducing their use in food animal agriculture.

  H. Morgan Scott;Gary Acuff;Gilles Bergeron;Megan W. Bourassa

  130
  Citations

• Advancing science through conversations: bridging the gap between blogs and the academy.

  Unknown

  126
  Citations

• Livestock-Associated MRSA and Its Current Evolution

  P. Butaye;P. Butaye;M. A. Argudín;T. C. Smith

  105
  Citations

• Swine Farming Is a Risk Factor for Infection With and High Prevalence of Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  Shylo E. Wardyn;Brett M. Forshey;Sarah A. Farina;Ashley E. Kates

  103
  Citations

• Staphylococcus aureus Epidemiology in Wildlife: A Systematic Review

  Unknown

  83
  Citations

• Prevalence and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus in commercially available meat over a one-year period in Iowa, USA

  Unknown

  82
  Citations

• Human Infections with Staphylococcus aureus CC398

  Unknown

  80
  Citations