W. A. Webster
Impact in
- Virology top 2%
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Microbiology top 5%
- Microbial infections and disease research
Papers in
- Co-authors
- G A Casey (15 shared papers)Kenneth Charlton (11 shared papers)H. Tabel (2 shared papers)A. H. Corner (2 shared papers)G. Speckmann (4 shared papers)K F Lawson (3 shared papers)James B. Campbell (2 shared papers)P Boulanger (1 shared paper)
In The Last Decade
W. A. Webster
38 papers receiving 341 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 54
- Virology 240
- Microbiology 96
- Parasitology 48
- Small Animals 42
- Ecology 126
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Co-authors
The 22 scholars most cited alongside W. A. Webster, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History and epizootiology of rabies in Canada. | 1974 | 67 |
| 2 | 1990 | 60 | |
| 3 | THE USE OF FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY STAINING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RABIES. | 1965 | 28 |
| 4 | Antigenic variants of rabies virus in isolates from eastern, central and northern Canada. | 1985 | 24 |
| 5 | 1972 | 24 | |
| 6 | 1986 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mutants of rabies viruses in skunks: immune response and pathogenicity. | 1990 | 21 |
| 8 | 1975 | 13 | |
| 9 | The recovery of Parafilaria bovicola Tubangui, 1934 from an imported Charolais bull. | 1970 | 13 |
| 10 | 1969 | 12 | |
| 11 | 1976 | 11 | |
| 12 | 1973 | 11 | |
| 13 | Studies on the parasites of Chiroptera. I. Helminths of Jamaican bats of the genera Tadarida, Chilonycteris, and Monophyllus. | 1971 | 10 |
| 14 | 1967 | 9 | |
| 15 | 1969 | 8 | |
| 16 | 1980 | 8 | |
| 17 | Internal Parasites found in Exotic Birds Imported into Canada. | 1982 | 8 |
| 18 | Recent advances in rabies diagnosis and research. | 1986 | 7 |
| 19 | 1965 | 6 | |
| 20 | Natural infection and treatment of a dog with Mesocestoides tapeworms. | 1975 | 6 |
About W. A. Webster
W. A. Webster is a scholar working on Ecology, Virology, Genetics, Insect Science and Plant Science, having authored 45 papers that have together received 441 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Rabies epidemiology and control (13 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (11 papers), Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (7 papers), Nematode management and characterization studies (7 papers), Virology and Viral Diseases (7 papers), Mollusks and Parasites Studies (5 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (4 papers) and Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (240 citations), Microbiology (96 citations), Parasitology (48 citations), Small Animals (42 citations) and Ecology (126 citations). W. A. Webster has collaborated with scholars based in Tanzania, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include G A Casey, Kenneth Charlton, H. Tabel, A. H. Corner, G. Speckmann, K F Lawson, James B. Campbell, P Boulanger, M. Beauregard and Lothar Schneider. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Zoology, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Journal of Parasitology, Canadian Journal of Microbiology and Canadian veterinary journal.
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