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David J. Waters

Immunology and Microbiology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1972Rising activity
T-cell and Retrovirus StudiesAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyVeterinary Oncology ResearchVector-Borne Animal DiseasesVeterinary Medicine and Surgery

Publications

188

Citations

7,840

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1972

Research summary
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This researcher's bibliographic record appears to mix work on canine aging and longevity, particularly studies using Rottweiler dogs to understand frailty, disease risk, and life-course biology, with a number of publications from apparently unrelated fields (physics, geothermal energy, education, hydrology) that likely reflect a name-matching issue in the data source rather than a single coherent body of work. The clearest and most consistent theme concerns veterinary aging research: frailty indices, mortality risk, and reproductive/disease interactions in dogs. Prospective students should be aware that this profile may combine records from multiple different individuals sharing the same name.

Canine aging and longevityFrailty and mortality risk in companion animalsLife-course approaches to disease riskVeterinary epidemiology (cruciate ligament rupture, cancer, pyometra)Precision and language in scientific communication

Publication output has been uneven over the last decade, with a peak in 2017 and 2023, a near-absence in 2022, and a recent modest increase in 2023-2025, averaging about 2 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 4 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication21222023: 5 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Animals×2
  • AGUFM×2
  • PLoS ONE×1
  • Higher Education×1
  • The Veterinary Journal×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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