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D-Index
35
Citations
5769
World Ranking
1694
National Ranking
18

Wageha A. Awad 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 Wageha A. Awad sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 72 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wageha A. Awad 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 Wageha A. Awad sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wageha A. Awad is affiliated with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to animal nutrition and physiology, gastrointestinal barrier functions, and veterinary medicine, with a strong emphasis on poultry health and food safety.

The scientist's work spans several fields of study, mainly within agricultural and biological sciences. More specifically, these include:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Neurology

Among the main topics covered by their research are:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Ginger and Zingiberaceae research

Wageha A. Awad has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Michael Heß
  • Daniel Ruhnau
  • Claudia Hess
  • Dian Schatzmayr
  • Bertrand Grenier

The scientist has published in various journals with an emphasis on poultry and veterinary sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Poultry Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Microbial Pathogenesis
  • Gut Pathogens

Some recent papers by this researcher are:

  • "Establishment of a novel probe-based RT-qPCR approach for detection and quantification of tight junctions reveals age-related changes in the gut barriers of broiler chickens" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "The Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol (DON) Promotes Campylobacter jejuni Multiplication in the Intestine of Broiler Chickens With Consequences on Bacterial Translocation and Gut Integrity" (2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science)
  • "Paracellular intestinal permeability of chickens induced by DON and/or C. jejuni is associated with alterations in tight junction mRNA expression" (2022, Microbial Pathogenesis)
  • "Deepoxy-deoxynivalenol (DOM-1), a derivate of deoxynivalenol (DON), exhibits less toxicity on intestinal barrier function, Campylobacter jejuni colonization and translocation in broiler chickens" (2021, Gut Pathogens)
  • "Campylobacter jejuni increases the paracellular permeability of broiler chickens in a dose-dependent manner" (2020, Poultry Science)

Best Publications

  • Effects of dietary inclusion of probiotic and synbiotic on growth performance, organ weights, and intestinal histomorphology of broiler chickens

    W. A. Awad;K. Ghareeb;K. Ghareeb;S. Abdel-Raheem;J. Böhm

  • INDIGENOUS BACTERIA AND BACTERIAL METABOLIC PRODUCTS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF BROILER CHICKENS

    Habib Ur Rehman;Wilfried Vahjen;Wageha A Awad;Jürgen Zentek

  • Enteric Pathogens and Their Toxin-Induced Disruption of the Intestinal Barrier through Alteration of Tight Junctions in Chickens

    Wageha A Awad;Claudia Hess;Michael Hess

  • Intestinal structure and function of broiler chickens on diets supplemented with a synbiotic containing Enterococcus faecium and oligosaccharides.

    Wageha Awad;Khaled Ghareeb;Josef Böhm

  • Decontamination and detoxification strategies for the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol in animal feed and the effectiveness of microbial biodegradation

    Wageha A Awad;Khaled Ghareeb;Josef Bohm;Jurgen Zentek

  • Age-Related Differences in the Luminal and Mucosa-Associated Gut Microbiome of Broiler Chickens and Shifts Associated with Campylobacter jejuni Infection.

    Wageha A Awad;Evelyne Mann;Monika Dzieciol;Claudia Hess

  • Effect of Addition of a Probiotic Microorganism to Broiler Diets Contaminated with Deoxynivalenol on Performance and Histological Alterations of Intestinal Villi of Broiler Chickens

    W. A. Awad;J. Böhm;E. Razzazi-Fazeli;K. Ghareeb

  • Evaluating the efficacy of an avian-specific probiotic to reduce the colonization of Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens

    K. Ghareeb;K. Ghareeb;W. A. Awad;M. Mohnl;R. Porta

  • Impacts of the feed contaminant deoxynivalenol on the intestine of monogastric animals: poultry and swine.

    Khaled Ghareeb;Khaled Ghareeb;Wageha A. Awad;Wageha A. Awad;Josef Böhm;Qendrim Zebeli

  • Campylobacter infection in chickens modulates the intestinal epithelial barrier function.

    Wageha A Awad;Andor Molnár;Jörg R Aschenbach;Khaled Ghareeb

  • The toxicological impacts of the Fusarium mycotoxin, deoxynivalenol, in poultry flocks with special reference to immunotoxicity.

    Wageha A. Awad;Khaled Ghareeb;Josef Böhm;Jürgen Zentek

  • Effect of addition of a probiotic micro-organism to broiler diet on intestinal mucosal architecture and electrophysiological parameters.

    W. A. Awad;K. Ghareeb;K. Ghareeb;J. Böhm

  • In Vitro Effects of Deoxynivalenol on Small Intestinal d-Glucose Uptake and Absorption of Deoxynivalenol Across the Isolated Jejunal Epithelium of Laying Hens

    W A Awad;J R Aschenbach;F M C S Setyabudi;E Razzazi-Fazeli

  • Re-thinking the chicken-Campylobacter jejuni interaction: a review.

    Wageha A Awad;Claudia Hess;Michael Hess

  • Evaluation of the chicory inulin efficacy on ameliorating the intestinal morphology and modulating the intestinal electrophysiological properties in broiler chickens.

    W. A. Awad;K. Ghareeb;K. Ghareeb;J. Böhm

  • Single and combined effects of deoxynivalenol mycotoxin and a microbial feed additive on lymphocyte DNA damage and oxidative stress in broiler chickens.

    Wageha A. Awad;Khaled Ghareeb;Agnes Dadak;Michael Hess

  • Effects of feeding deoxynivalenol contaminated wheat on growth performance, organ weights and histological parameters of the intestine of broiler chickens.

    W A Awad;J Böhm;E Razzazi-Fazeli;J Zentek

  • Effects of deoxynivalenol on general performance and electrophysiological properties of intestinal mucosa of broiler chickens

    W A Awad;J Böhm;E Razzazi-Fazeli;H W Hulan

  • The impact of the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol on the health and performance of broiler chickens.

    Wageha A. Awad;Michael Hess;Magdalena Twarużek;Jan Grajewski

  • Effects of feed contaminant deoxynivalenol on plasma cytokines and mRNA expression of immune genes in the intestine of broiler chickens

    Khaled Ghareeb;Khaled Ghareeb;Wageha A. Awad;Chimidtseren Soodoi;Soleman Sasgary

  • A diet naturally contaminated with the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) downregulates gene expression of glucose transporters in the intestine of broiler chickens

    Wageha A. Awad;Wilfried Vahjen;Jörg R. Aschenbach;Jürgen Zentek

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Ghareeb
K. Ghareeb University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Josef Böhm
Josef Böhm University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Michael Hess
Michael Hess University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Jörg R. Aschenbach
Jörg R. Aschenbach Freie Universität Berlin
Jürgen Zentek
Jürgen Zentek Freie Universität Berlin
Qendrim Zebeli
Qendrim Zebeli University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Wilfried Vahjen
Wilfried Vahjen Freie Universität Berlin
Susanne Waiblinger
Susanne Waiblinger University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Martin Wagner
Martin Wagner University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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