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D-Index
51
Citations
9388
World Ranking
575
National Ranking
194

Tom S. Edrington 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 Tom S. Edrington sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 189 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tom S. Edrington 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 Tom S. Edrington sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tom S. Edrington is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily contributes to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on Food Science, Biotechnology, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics related to food safety, animal health, and microbiological epidemiology. Key research themes include:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Tom S. Edrington's recent published papers highlight contributions to understanding bacterial prevalence in livestock and food safety concerns. Selected works include:

  • "Some aspects of the acute phase immune response to a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge are mitigated by supplementation with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product in weaned beef calves," 2020, Translational Animal Science
  • "Salmonella Carriage in Peripheral Lymph Nodes and Feces of Cattle at Slaughter Is Affected by Cattle Type, Region, and Season," 2022, Frontiers in Animal Science
  • "A Commentary on Salmonella From a Pre-Harvest Perspective," 2022, Frontiers in Animal Science
  • "Salmonella Prevalence Varies Over Time and Space in Three Large, Adjacent Cattle Operations in the Southwestern United States," 2022, Frontiers in Animal Science
  • "Evaluation of a Postbiotic on Salmonella enterica Prevalence, Serotype Diversity, and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Subiliac Lymph Nodes of Cull Dairy Cattle," 2024, Journal of Food Protection

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tom S. Edrington include Nicole C Burdick Sanchez, J. A. Carroll, Paul R. Broadway, I. Yoon, and Craig R Belknap. These collaborations have appeared across multiple publications, often within the realm of animal science and food safety research.

Major publication venues for their work include Frontiers in Animal Science, Journal of Animal Science, Translational Animal Science, Journal of Food Protection, and Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Frontiers in Animal Science stands out as a particularly common outlet for disseminating research findings.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the bacterial diversity in the feces of cattle using 16S rDNA bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing (bTEFAP)

    Scot E. Dowd;Todd R. Callaway;Randall D Wolcott;Yan-Yan Sun

  • Probiotics, prebiotics and competitive exclusion for prophylaxis against bacterial disease.

    T. R. Callaway;T. S. Edrington;R. C. Anderson;R. B. Harvey

  • Ionophores: Their Use as Ruminant Growth Promotants and Impact on Food Safety

    T. R. Callaway;T. S. Edrington;J. L. Rychlik;T. L. Poole

  • Diet, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and cattle: a review after 10 years.

    Todd R. Callaway;M. A. Carr;T. S. Edrington;Robin C. Anderson

  • Evaluation of bacterial diversity in the rumen and feces of cattle fed different levels of dried distillers grains plus solubles using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing.

    T. R. Callaway;S. E. Dowd;T. S. Edrington;R. C. Anderson

  • Gastrointestinal microbial ecology and the safety of our food supply as related to Salmonella.

    T. R. Callaway;T. S. Edrington;R. C. Anderson;J. A. Byrd

  • WGS accurately predicts antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli

    Gregory H. Tyson;Patrick F. McDermott;Cong Li;Yuansha Chen

  • Poultry digestive microflora biodiversity as indicated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

    ME Hume;LF Kubena;TS Edrington;CJ Donskey

  • Isolation and Characterization of a New T-Even Bacteriophage, CEV1, and Determination of Its Potential To Reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 Levels in Sheep

    Raul Ricardo Raya;Raul Ricardo Raya;Peter Varey;Rebecca A. Oot;Michael R. Dyen

  • Bacteriophage isolated from feedlot cattle can reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 populations in ruminant gastrointestinal tracts.

    Todd R. Callaway;Tom S. Edrington;Andrew D. Brabban;Robin C. Anderson

  • Influence of a superactivated charcoal on the toxic effects of aflatoxin or T-2 toxin in growing broilers.

    TS Edrington;LF Kubena;RB Harvey;GE Rottinghaus

  • Evaluation of immunosuppressants and dietary mechanisms in an experimental disease model for necrotic enteritis

    J. L. McReynolds;J. A. Byrd;R. C. Anderson;R. W. Moore

  • What are we doing about Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cattle?

    T. R. Callaway;R. C. Anderson;T. S. Edrington;K. J. Genovese

  • Seasonal shedding of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ruminants: a new hypothesis.

    Tom S. Edrington;Todd R. Callaway;Sam E. Ives;Mike J. Engler

  • Cross-sectional Study Examining Salmonella enterica Carriage in Subiliac Lymph Nodes of Cull and Feedlot Cattle at Harvest

    Sara E. Gragg;Guy H. Loneragan;Mindy M. Brashears;Terrance M. Arthur

  • Evaluation of the bacterial diversity in cecal contents of laying hens fed various molting diets by using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing

    T. R. Callaway;S. E. Dowd;R. D. Wolcott;Y. Sun

  • Variation in the faecal shedding of Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 in lactating dairy cattle and examination of Salmonella genotypes using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

    T.S. Edrington;M.E. Hume;M.L. Looper;C.L. Schultz

  • Fecal prevalence of Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella, Listeria, and Bacteriophage Infecting E. coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle in the Southern Plains region of the United States.

    T.R. Callaway;T.S. Edrington;A.D. Brabban;J.E. Keen

  • Fecal prevalence and diversity of Salmonella species in lactating dairy cattle in four states.

    T.R. Callaway;J.E. Keen;T.S. Edrington;L.H. Baumgard

  • Individual and combined effects of moniliformin present in Fusarium fujikuroi culture material and aflatoxin in broiler chicks.

    LF Kubena;RB Harvey;SA Buckley;TS Edrington

  • Acute hepatic and renal toxicity in lambs dosed with fumonisin-containing culture material

    T S Edrington;C A Kamps-Holtzapple;R B Harvey;L F Kubena

  • Evaluation of feeding glycerol on free-fatty acid production and fermentation kinetics of mixed ruminal microbes in vitro

    N.A. Krueger;R.C. Anderson;L.O. Tedeschi;T.R. Callaway

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility and factors affecting the shedding of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in dairy cattle

    A.C. Fitzgerald;T.S. Edrington;M.L. Looper;T.R. Callaway

  • Recent pre-harvest supplementation strategies to reduce carriage and shedding of zoonotic enteric bacterial pathogens in food animals.

    T. R. Callaway;R. C. Anderson;T. S. Edrington;K. J. Genovese

Frequent Co-Authors

Todd R. Callaway
Todd R. Callaway University of Georgia
David J. Nisbet
David J. Nisbet United States Department of Agriculture
Robin C. Anderson
Robin C. Anderson United States Department of Agriculture
Roger B. Harvey
Roger B. Harvey United States Department of Agriculture
James A. Byrd
James A. Byrd Agricultural Research Service
Guy H. Loneragan
Guy H. Loneragan Texas Tech University
Leon F. Kubena
Leon F. Kubena Agricultural Research Service
Elizabeth Kutter
Elizabeth Kutter The Evergreen State College
Scot E. Dowd
Scot E. Dowd MR DNA (Molecular Research LP)
Dennis M. Hallford
Dennis M. Hallford New Mexico State University

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