OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Helminthology is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Phylogenetic relationships and further unknown diversity of diplostomids (Diplostomida: Diplostomidae) parasitic in kingfishers	28
Morphological and molecular characterization of Prosthogonimus falconis n. sp. (Trematoda; Prosthogonimidae), found in a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) (Aves: Falconidae) in the Uni	24
Epidemiology and diversity of gastrointestinal tract helminths of wild ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa: a review	24
Sequence analyses of mitochondrial gene may support the existence of cryptic species withinAscaridia galli	20
New trematode species Lecithostaphylus halongi n. sp. (Zoogonidae, Microphalloidea) and Gymnotergestia strongyluri n. sp. (Fellodistomidae, Gymnophalloidea) from beloniform fishes in Vie	20
Small islands as potential model ecosystems for parasitology: climatic influence on parasites of feral cats	17
Temporal effects and changes in the parasitic community ofProchilodus lineatus(Valenciennes, 1837) (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) in a floodplain	16
Two trichinellosis outbreaks in Serbia – challenging diagnosis due to a potential co-infection with Toxocara spp.	16
Morphological and genetic analysis of a rediscovered Clinostomum sp. parasitising Titanolebias monstrosus and Trigonectes aplocheiloides (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)	15
Description and pathology of a new genus and species of fish blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae Odhner, 1912) infecting white mullet, Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae)	13
Genetic characterization of the zoonotic parasite Ancylostoma caninum in the central and eastern United States	13
How to use natural history collections to resurrect information on historical parasite abundances	11
Molecular and morphological screening of Podocotyle spp. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) sheds light on their diversity in Northwest Pacific and eastern European Arctic	11
First genetic characterisation and phylogenetic position of Aplectana hylambatis (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae), infecting Pithecopus azureus (Anura: Hylidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal	10
Anantrum gallopintoi sp. nov. (Bothriocephalidae Blanchard, 1849), a cestode parasite of the shorthead lizardfish Synodus scituliceps (Synodontidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica	10
Trichuris infection in captive non-human primates in zoological gardens in Spain	9
New insights into two poorly known monogeneans (Platyhelminthes), gill parasites of the European barracuda Sphyraena sphyraena (Teleostei, Sphyraenidae) with notes on Chauhanea Ramalinga	9
A general and epidemiological overview of strongyloidiasis in Brazil	9
First molecular characterization of Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: Fellodistomidae) infecting blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the northeastern USA	9
Comparative analysis of diagnostic methods and risk factors for Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection in brazilian cats	9
Short communication: Exploring gastrointestinal tract nemabiomes in captive ungulates at the SANBI National Zoological Gardens: A next-generation sequencing baseline approach	9
Nematodes and trematodes associated with terrestrial gastropods in Nottingham, England	8
Seasonal dynamics of brown bear parasites: opposite trends for nematodes and protozoa	8
Exploring hidden parasite diversity during a ParasiteBlitz across a coastal habitat gradient using environmental DNA metabarcoding	8
Evaluation of the antiparasitic and antifibrotic effects of gallic acid on experimental hepatic schistosomiasis mansoni	8

Seasonal prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in northern Mexico	8
Metformin innovative repurposing as anti-parasitic drug in the treatment of murine trichinosis	8
Helminths of the hooded crow ( Corvus cornix ) in cities and beyond: a descriptive analysis of historical and contemporary data from Ukraine	8
Steinernema shorin. sp., a new entomopathogenic nematode (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) from India	8
The first modern morphological description of Cercaria pennata and molecular evidence of its synonymy with Pronoprymna ventricosa in the Black Sea	7
A new species of lungworm from the Atlantic Forest: Rhabdias megacephala n. sp. parasite of the endemic anuran Proceratophrys boiei	7
Planarians to schistosomes: an overview of flatworm cell-types and regulators	7
Ultrasound diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis: updates and implications for clinical management	7
Morphological and molecular characterization of Mylonchulus laocaiensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Mylonchulidae) from Vietnam	7
First integrative assessment of Ochetosoma heterocoelium (Travassos, 1921) (Digenea: Ochetosomatidae) parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Reptilia: Viperidae) from Brazil	7
The prophylactic and therapeutic impact of Trichinella spiralis larvae excretory secretory antigens- loaded Ca-BTC metal organic frameworks on induced murine colitis	7
Parasitic manipulation or by-product of infection: an experimental approach using trematode-infected snails	7
Natural infection of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa	7
A century of parasitology in fisheries and aquaculture	6
Previous hookworm infection attenuates the immune response to a subsequent Schistosoma mansoni infection in an experimental model	6
Mapping of schistosome hybrids of the haematobium group in West and Central Africa	6
On the identity of the genusEpacrolaimusAndrássy, 2000 (Nematoda, Dorylaimida), with new insights into its phylogeny	6
Description of three new species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Monopisthocotylea: Gyrodactylidae) on Triplophysa species (Nemacheilidae) from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	6
Toxocara canis infections in mice: from subtle to severe consequences in 100 weeks	6
The effect of waterfowl signals andPseudocorynosoma enriettiinfection on the behaviour of the amphipodHyalella patagonica	6
Host response of Nicotiana benthamiana to the parasitism of five populations of root-lesion nematode, Pratylenchus coffeae, from China	6
New species of the genus Alippistrongylus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylina) parasitic in Delomys dorsalis (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6
The white grunt, Haemulon plumierii (Lacepède, 1801) as paratenic and definitive host of two acanthocephalan species, with the description of a new species of Dollfusentis (Palaeacanthoc	6
A new ring nematode, Xenocriconemella costaricense sp. nov., (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from Costa Rica	6
Behavioural alterations in surface and cave populations of isopod crustacean Asellus aquaticus by Acanthocephalus anguillae	6
Twenty thousand fishes under the seas: Insights into the collection and storage of trematodes from the examination of 20,000 fishes in the tropical Indo west-Pacific	6
A new species of Urocleidoides Mizelle & Price 1964 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) parasite of Hemiodus orthonops Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Hemiodontidae) from the upper Paraná Riv	6
Tetrathyridia in an endemic lizard from Chile: molecular evidence for South America	6
Helminth diversity in brine shrimps (Artemia) from Ukraine	5
Morphological and molecular characterisation of two new species of Rhipidocotyle (Digenea: Bucephalidae Poche, 1907) from Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale in Mozambique	5
Agamermissp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizingArmadillidium vulgare(Crustacea: Isopoda) in Argentina	5
Redescription and taxonomic position of Rodentolepis (sensu lato) asymmetrica (Janicki, 1904), with the erection of Kontrimavichusia n. g. (Eucestoda: Hymenolepididae) from	5
The elevation of a unique population of Corynosoma strumosum (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from the Caspian seal, Pusa caspica, in the Caspian Sea to Corynosoma neostrumosum n. sp. – CORRIGENDUM	5
Acquisition and transmission of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) by Xiphinema index and Xiphinema italiae (Longidoridae)	5
Integrative taxonomy suggests that South American freshwater nematodes Echinocephalus and their host stingrays co-originated in late Oligocene to early Miocene	5
Efficacy of levamisole, ivermectin and moxidectin against Capillaria spp. in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)	5
Metazoan endoparasites of snakes from Argentina: Review and checklist with distributional notes and remarks	5
Quantifying senescence, death rates, and lifespans of trematode parthenitae	5
Redescription of Thubunaea schukurovi Annaev, 1973 from Ablepharus chernovi, with notes on the members of Thubunaea (Spirurida: Physalopteridae) from the Palaearctic and Indomalay	5
Taxonomic summary of Schyzocotyle (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) with a redescription of Schyzocotyle nayarensis (Malhotra, 1983) from India	5
Flying across Europe: the case of the spread of Chaunocephalus ferox on a black stork (Ciconia nigra)	5
A new needle nematode,Longidorus maginicusn. sp. (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from southern Spain	5
Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of taxa recognized within the expanded concept of Sphincteristomum Oshmarin, Mamaev & Parukhin, 1961 and the related Lobatotrema Manter, 1963 (D	5
Supplemental description of Stephanoprora ornata Odhner, 1902 (Digenea: Echinochasmidae) infecting the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus (Crocodylidae) from Namibia with emendation of	5
From the laboratory to the clinic: advancing helminthic therapy for type 2 diabetes	5
An automated faecal egg count system for detection of Ascaridia galli ova in chickens	5
Geography and ecology of invasive Pseudosuccinea columella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) and implications in the transmission of Fasciola species (Digenea: Fasciolidae) – a review	4
Integrative taxonomy reveals two new species of Maritrema Nicoll, 1907 (Digenea: Microphallidae Ward, 1901), parasitizing birds in the Gulf of Mexico	4
Gleasonian structure in the helminth metacommunity of the opossumDidelphis albiventrisin two extremes of the Atlantic Forest	4
Synthetic camphor derivative (E)-2-((1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ylidene)amino)phenol: A novel anthelmintic drug candidate for visceral toxocariasis	4

Avian trematodes of central European corvids are heterogeneous regarding preferences for host species and age	4
Can Schistosoma japonicum infection cause liver cancer?	4
Canine parasitoses in north Patagonia (Argentina): comparison between different social and environmental factors	4
First insights into the ectoparasitic helminth fauna of freshwater fish on an Adriatic island	4
Morphological and molecular characterization of larval trematodes infecting the assassin snail genusAnentomein Thailand	4
Description of Acromoldavicus xerophilus n. sp. (Nematoda, Rhabditida, Elaphonematidae) from the southern Iberian Peninsula, including a key to species of the genus	4
Diversity of European lissorchiid trematodes from fish and snail hosts with comments on the validity of the genusParasymphylodoraSzidat, 1943	4
Novel sequences of schistosomes and their snail intermediate host species in the Democratic Republic of Congo: first phylogenetic analyses	4
ParasiteBlitz: Adaptation of the BioBlitz concept to parasitology	4
The number ofOesophagostomumspp. larvae recovered in coprocultures varies with media used	4
Is parasitic infection a buffer against metal pollution?	4
Endoparasite community of anurans from an altitudinal rainforest enclave in a Brazilian semiarid area	4
Helminth-host-environment interactions: Looking down from the tip of the iceberg	4
Integrative taxonomy of Anaporrhutum mundae sp. nov. (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae), a parasite of the Munda round ray Urotrygon munda (Urotrygonidae) in Costa Rica	4
Description and molecular characterization of Trachactinolaimus persicus sp. n. from Iran (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Actinolaimidae), with new insights into the taxonomy and evolutionary relations	4
Evaluation of in vitro methods of anthelmintic efficacy testing against Ascaridia galli	4
First isolation and scanning electron microscopy of haptoral sclerites ofMacrogyrodactylus(Monogenea)	4
A checklist of helminths associated with reptiles (Tetrapoda: Reptilia) from Peru	4
Phylogenetic position of Ancyrocephalus (sensu lato) curtus Achmerov, 1952 (Monopisthocotylea, Dactylogyridae), a parasite of fish Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877(Gobiiformes: Odontobutidae)	3
Relationship between histopathological lesions and oxidative stress in mice infected with Angiostrongylus costaricensis	3
Gastrointestinal parasite assemblages from the wild rodent capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) inhabiting a natural protected area from Argentina	3
New perspectives on morphological and genetic variability of Corynosoma bullosum [Linstow, 1892] parasitizing southern elephant seals from the Antarctic Peninsula	3
Trichurid nematodes from South American Camelid: an approach to native assemblages through the parasitology of archaeological sites	3
A review of the nematode assemblage of the Australian bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus (Peramelidae), from material held in the South Australian Museum with the description of Sprattellus casson	3
Morphological and genetic variability of the cryptic Gyrodactylus sphinx and Gyrodactylus gerasevi n. sp. (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea: two new m	3
Microanatomy and ultrastructure of the mother sporocyst of Bunocotyle progenetica (Markowski, 1936) Chabaud et Buttner, 1959 (Digenea: Hemiuroidea)	3
Wind-borne dispersion of Echinococcus multilocularis eggs – a flight model	3
Variability ofCalodium hepaticumeggs from sigmodontine host species through geometric morphometric analysis	3
How agricultural land use affects the abundance and prevalence of monoxenous and heteroxenous helminths in the generalist lizardTropidurus hispidus	3
Far from home: Morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular characterization of Thometrema patagonicum (Szidat, 1956) (Hemiuroidea: Derogenidae) from an unexpected host and locality, with taxo	3
Linalyl acetate against larvae of Haemonchus spp. and Trichostrongylus spp. that affects ruminants: considerations about the hormetic effect	3
Characterisation of the mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Toxocara apodemi (Nematoda: Ascarididae)	3
Palaeoparasitology confirms Early Lapita evidence of pig and dog at Kamgot, Bismarck Archipelago	3
Detailed characterisation of the Co-Smad protein in liver fluke Fasciola gigantica	3
Neuromuscular organization and haptoral armament of Polyclithrum ponticum (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae)	3
Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in Swedish agricultural fields	3
A rare discovery: a new Loimos species (Monocotylidae: Loimoinae) from the gills of Rhizoprionodon taylori (Carcharhinidae) off the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia	3
Dive into the sea: first molecular phylogenetic evidence of host expansion from terrestrial/freshwater to marine organisms in Mermithidae (Nematoda: Mermithida)	3
Schistosome exposure and diet induced effects on candidate immune gene expression in an African snail vector	3
An integrative taxonomy study reveals a rare new species of the genus Creptotrema (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae) in an endangered frog in South America	3
Lifecycle of an introduced Dollfustrema (Bucephalidae) trematode in the Tone River system, Japan	3
Trematodes 2024 – An international meeting for trematodology	3
Identification and pathogenicity ofPratylenchus scribnerion tomato in Sichuan Province of People's Republic of China	3
New perspectives of Microsentis wardae Martin & Multani, 1966 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper in California, with scanning electron microscopy	3
The elucidation of the life cycle of Saccocoelioides nanii Szidat, 1954 (Digenea: Haploporidae) using molecular techniques	3
Transcriptomics of Cruznema velatum (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) with a redescription of the species	3
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Neothada olearum sp. nov. (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) from Spain	3