OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal for Parasitology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Searching for common patterns in parasite ecology: species and host contributions to beta-diversity in helminths of South African ungulates and fleas of South American rodents	49
Editorial board	48
Tangled communities: links between predation and parasitism through trophically transmitted digeneans in aquatic communities	39
NcROP24 loss attenuates Neospora caninum virulence and alters rhoptry organization	38
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) derived from Leishmania and bacteria increase gene expression of antimicrobial peptides and gut surface proteins in sand flies	35
Bat microfilariae in the cityscape: a transmission tale between bats, mites, and bat flies	32
How do trematode clones differ by fitness-related traits and interact within a host?	32
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies in pigs using an oral fluid-based commercial ELISA: Advantages and limitations	31
Parasite exchange and hybridisation at a wild-feral-domestic interface	29
In vitro cultivation methods for coccidian parasite research	28
Tissue stages of Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) in Ficedula flycatchers with evidence for phenotypic variation in Haemoproteus balmorali and implications for haemosporidian taxonom	26
Vol 52 Keyword Index	24
Inertia of parasite infection versus host biomass fluctuation	23
Is parasite taxonomy really in trouble? A quantitative analysis	23
GRA47 is important for the morphology and permeability of the parasitophorous vacuole in Toxoplasma gondii	23
The miRNAome of the honey bee parasite, Varroa destructor, shows sex-specific expression of miRNA clusters across life stages	22
Callunene, mitophagy, and flagellum removal in trypanosomatids	22
The oceanic pleuston community as a potentially crucial life-cycle pathway for pelagic fish-infecting parasitic worms	22
DNA N-glycosylases Ogg1 and EndoIII as components of base excision repair in Plasmodium falciparum organelles	21
Development of a ptp2-LAMP assay for the specific and sensitive detection of Nosema apis and its comparison with ptp3-LAMP for the detection of Nosema ceranae, in a region endemic for both microsporid	20
Plasmodium DDI1 is a potential therapeutic target and important chromatin-associated protein	19
Positive correlation of prevalence of Angiostongylis cantonensis in Parmarion martensi (semi-slug) with higher human neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) caseloads in east Hawai‘i Island	19
The key glycolytic enzyme phosphofructokinase is involved in Eimeria tenella resistance to maduramycin	19
Vaccination of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.) with nanoparticle-based Toxoplasma gondii antigens: new hope for captive susceptible species	18
One of us survived: persistence of a syringophilid mite after Passenger Pigeon extinction	18

Gyrodactylidae from Fundulus heteroclitus (Fundulidae, Cyprinodontiformes) in South Carolina, USA, and insights on the historical ecology of the gyrodactylids of Fundulidae	18
Compositional and phylogenetic nestedness of host assemblages exploited by generalist ectoparasites across their geographic ranges: drivers and associations with ectoparasite traits	17
Updates on subgenus Ixodes in the Mediterranean region: validity of Ixodes festai Rondelli, 1926, reinstatement of Ixodes tatei Arthur, 1959, and a new species closely related to Ixodes gibbosus Nutta	17
Sharing is caring? Barcoding suggests co-introduction of dactylogyrid monogeneans with Nile tilapia and transfer towards native tilapias in sub-Saharan Africa	17
HpBoRB, a helminth-derived CCP domain protein which binds RELMβ	16
Dirofilaria spp. infection in cats from the Mediterranean basin: diagnosis and epidemiology	16
Keyword Index	15
Editorial board	14
Editorial board	14
Editorial board	14
Comparative genomic analysis of necrophagous and parasitic subspecies of Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) provides important insight into their divergent biologies	13
Evidence for a constitutive cost of host resistance on body fat growth in ewe lambs from lines selected for resistance or susceptibility to experimental infections with Haemonchus contortus	13
Innovating stomach fluke identification: an integrative approach combining Micro-CT imaging and molecular tools	13
RNA interference as a tool for functional genomics in parasitic helminths	13
Rich but morphologically problematic: an integrative approach to taxonomic resolution of the genus Neospirorchis (Trematoda: Schistosomatoidea)	13
A study of the epidemiology of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in horses and the oribatid mite vector in southern England	13
Complete mitochondrial exploration of Echinococcus multilocularis from French alveolar echinococcosis patients	13
Portable near-infrared spectroscopy: A rapid and accurate blood test for diagnosis of Haemonchus contortus infection and for targeted selective treatment of sheep	13
Editorial board	12
GI-NemaTracker – A farm system-level mathematical model to predict the consequences of gastrointestinal parasite control strategies in sheep	12
Evolutionary history as the main driver of cohesive groups’ hierarchical organization in flea-mammal interaction networks	12
Editorial board	12
Defining the minimal enzymatic requirements for fatty acid scavenging from lysophosphatidylcholine by erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum	12
Functional validation of the truncated UNC-63 acetylcholine receptor subunit in levamisole resistance	11
An intimate view of Leishmania infantum chromosome ends reveals less conserved subtelomeric regions and variations in the telomeric repeat	11
Diversity of domestic and imported assemblages of Giardia in Norway and multi-locus sequence typing of domestic assemblage A isolates	11
Insight into Hyalomma anatolicum biology by comparative genomics analyses	11
Parasite β-diversity along a stream: effect of distance and environment	11
Editorial board	10
Host specificity of monogenean ectoparasites on fish skin and gills assessed by a metabarcoding approach	10
Genomic signatures of selection associated with benzimidazole drug treatments in Haemonchus contortus field populations	10
Editorial board	10
Effects of Nosema ceranae and Lotmaria passim infections on honey bee foraging behaviour and physiology	10
Do specialist and generalist parasites differ in their prevalence and intensity of infection? A test of the niche breadth and trade-off hypotheses	10
Aims and scope and Editorial board	10
Bayesian estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of coprological and serological diagnostic tests for the detection of Ascaris suum infection on pig farms	10
Expanding the known haemosporidian parasite diversity in Eurasian bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies through amplicon sequencing	9
Editorial board	9
Disentangling transport and trophic effects of animal movement on environmental parasite abundance	9
Intrinsic multiplication rate variation of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates prior to elimination in Malaysia	9
Vol 52 Contents	9
Is vision deterioration responsible for changes in the host’s behavior caused by eye flukes?	9
How might Gyrodactylus parasitism modify trade-offs between female preference and susceptibility of males to predation in Trinidadian guppies?	9
Editorial board	9
Alkyne modified purines for assessment of activation of Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites and growth of pre-erythrocytic and erythrocytic stages in Plasmodium spp.	9
Intricate balance of dually-localized catalase modulates infectivity of Leptomonas seymouri (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae)	9
Extensive transcriptional differentiation and specialization of a single-host parasite aligns with niche turnover generated by its host’s metamorphosis	9
Tracking life cycles of parasites across a broad taxonomic scale in a marine ecosystem	9
The effect of gregarine (Apicomplexa) colonisation on the functional response of the amphipod host	9
Short-term culture adaptation of Toxoplasma gondii archetypal II and III field isolates affects cystogenic capabilities and modifies virulence in mice	8

Multiple UDP glycosyltransferases modulate benzimidazole drug sensitivity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans in an additive manner	8
The invasive acanthocephalan parasite Pachysentis canicola is associated with a declining endemic island fox population on San Miguel Island	8
Recommendations for sustainable control of cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1887) in Latin America and the Caribbean	8
Variability among taxonomists in helminth species discrimination decisions: a noise audit	8
Morphological and autofluorescence assessment of oocysts differentiate live from dead coccidian parasites	8
Glycan remodelling of live adult Schistosoma mansoni worms by chemical inhibition of α-mannosidases	8
Editorial board	7
Enigmatic host-mite relationships: Unraveling the distribution of quill mites on Birds-of-Paradise	7
Exploring dietary differences among developmental stages of triatomines infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in different habitats	7
From pathology to phylogeny: Highly rearranged mitochondrial genome of the emerging testudine intranuclear coccidium	7
Low parasite infestations in high densities: The paradox of woodpigeons in urban areas	7
Primary infection with Cystoisospora suis modulates systemic immunity and the gut microbiota during secondary infection in piglets	7
Life history matters: Differential effects of abomasal parasites on caribou fitness	7
Population genetic structure of Dactylogyrus vistulae, a gill parasite of cyprinoid fish in the Western Palearctic	7
Generalist nematodes dominate the nemabiome of roe deer in sympatry with sheep at a regional level	7
Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity	7
“Old hosts die hard”: the return of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) and the re-emerging threat of cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis in northern Italy	7
Editorial board	7
Inhibition of sexual stage-specific proteins results in reduced numbers of sexual stages and oocysts of Cystoisospora suis (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) in vitro	7
Effect of parasite infections on fish body condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Monepantel-based anthelmintic combinations to optimize parasite control in cattle	7
Development of adult Dirofilaria immitis worms in the Rag2/Il-2rγ mouse model	6
Dermacentor reticulatus – a tick on its way from glacial refugia to a panmictic Eurasian population	6
Predictors of bovine Schistosoma japonicum infection in rural Sichuan, China	6
Editorial board	6
The microRNAome of Strongylus vulgaris larvae and their excretory/secretory products with identification of parasite-derived microRNAs in horse arterial tissue	6
The geographic limits and life history of the tropical brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826), in Australia with notes on the spread of Ehrlichia canis	6
Host whole genome sequence data represent an untapped resource for characterising affiliated parasite diversity	6
Editorial board	6
Functional characterization of secreted Schistosoma mansoni serpin SmSPI reveals factor XIIa inhibition as evidenced by biochemical and human plasma assays and supported by AI-assisted structural mode	6
Mortality associated with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in non-human primates in Europe	6
mt-LAF3 is a pseudouridine synthase ortholog required for mitochondrial rRNA and mRNA gene expression in Trypanosoma brucei	6
ApicoWplexa 2022: 6th international meeting on apicomplexan parasites in farm animals	6
Editorial board	6
Co-infecting Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida, Apicomplexa) show different host tissue tropism during exo-erythrocytic development in Fringilla coelebs (Fringillidae)	6
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) are a novel potential reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis in the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy	6