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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Phylogenetic relationships and further unknown diversity of diplostomids (Diplostomida: Diplostomidae) parasitic in kingfishers	29
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
New trematode species Lecithostaphylus halongi n. sp. (Zoogonidae, Microphalloidea) and Gymnotergestia strongyluri n. sp. (Fellodistomidae, Gymnophalloidea) from beloniform fishes in Vie	21
Sequence analyses of mitochondrial gene may support the existence of cryptic species withinAscaridia galli	20
Two trichinellosis outbreaks in Serbia – challenging diagnosis due to a potential co-infection with Toxocara spp.	17
Morphological and genetic analysis of a rediscovered Clinostomum sp. parasitising Titanolebias monstrosus and Trigonectes aplocheiloides (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)	17
Temporal effects and changes in the parasitic community ofProchilodus lineatus(Valenciennes, 1837) (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) in a floodplain	17
Small islands as potential model ecosystems for parasitology: climatic influence on parasites of feral cats	15
Genetic characterization of the zoonotic parasite Ancylostoma caninum in the central and eastern United States	15
Molecular and morphological screening of Podocotyle spp. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) sheds light on their diversity in Northwest Pacific and eastern European Arctic	14
How to use natural history collections to resurrect information on historical parasite abundances	12
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)	12
First genetic characterisation and phylogenetic position of Aplectana hylambatis (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae), infecting Pithecopus azureus (Anura: Hylidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal	11
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
Comparative analysis of diagnostic methods and risk factors for Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection in brazilian cats	10
Metformin innovative repurposing as anti-parasitic drug in the treatment of murine trichinosis	9
First molecular characterization of Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: Fellodistomidae) infecting blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from the northeastern USA	9
Short communication: Exploring gastrointestinal tract nemabiomes in captive ungulates at the SANBI National Zoological Gardens: A next-generation sequencing baseline approach	9
Steinernema shorin. sp., a new entomopathogenic nematode (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) from India	9
A general and epidemiological overview of strongyloidiasis in Brazil	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
Trichuris infection in captive non-human primates in zoological gardens in Spain	9
Ultrasound diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis: updates and implications for clinical management	8
Helminths of the hooded crow ( Corvus cornix ) in cities and beyond: a descriptive analysis of historical and contemporary data from Ukraine	8

The first modern morphological description of Cercaria pennata and molecular evidence of its synonymy with Pronoprymna ventricosa in the Black Sea	8
Natural infection of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa	8
Seasonal dynamics of brown bear parasites: opposite trends for nematodes and protozoa	8
Nematodes and trematodes associated with terrestrial gastropods in Nottingham, England	8
Evaluation of the antiparasitic and antifibrotic effects of gallic acid on experimental hepatic schistosomiasis mansoni	8
Morphological and molecular characterization of Mylonchulus laocaiensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Mylonchulidae) from Vietnam	8
Exploring hidden parasite diversity during a ParasiteBlitz across a coastal habitat gradient using environmental DNA metabarcoding	8
Seasonal prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in northern Mexico	8
First integrative assessment of Ochetosoma heterocoelium (Travassos, 1921) (Digenea: Ochetosomatidae) parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Reptilia: Viperidae) from Brazil	8
Planarians to schistosomes: an overview of flatworm cell-types and regulators	8
The prophylactic and therapeutic impact of Trichinella spiralis larvae excretory secretory antigens- loaded Ca-BTC metal organic frameworks on induced murine colitis	7
Previous hookworm infection attenuates the immune response to a subsequent Schistosoma mansoni infection in an experimental model	7
A new ring nematode, Xenocriconemella costaricense sp. nov., (Nematoda: Criconematidae) from Costa Rica	7
A new species of lungworm from the Atlantic Forest: Rhabdias megacephala n. sp. parasite of the endemic anuran Proceratophrys boiei	7
The effect of waterfowl signals andPseudocorynosoma enriettiinfection on the behaviour of the amphipodHyalella patagonica	7
Parasitic manipulation or by-product of infection: an experimental approach using trematode-infected snails	7
A century of parasitology in fisheries and aquaculture	7
Toxocara canis infections in mice: from subtle to severe consequences in 100 weeks	7
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
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	6
Mapping of schistosome hybrids of the haematobium group in West and Central Africa	6
Host response of Nicotiana benthamiana to the parasitism of five populations of root-lesion nematode, Pratylenchus coffeae, from China	6
Tetrathyridia in an endemic lizard from Chile: molecular evidence for South America	6
An automated faecal egg count system for detection of Ascaridia galli ova in chickens	6
Acquisition and transmission of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) by Xiphinema index and Xiphinema italiae (Longidoridae)	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 species of Urocleidoides Mizelle & Price 1964 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) parasite of Hemiodus orthonops Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Hemiodontidae) from the upper Paraná Riv	6
On the identity of the genusEpacrolaimusAndrássy, 2000 (Nematoda, Dorylaimida), with new insights into its phylogeny	6
Flying across Europe: the case of the spread of Chaunocephalus ferox on a black stork (Ciconia nigra)	6
Helminth diversity in brine shrimps (Artemia) from Ukraine	6
Behavioural alterations in surface and cave populations of isopod crustacean Asellus aquaticus by Acanthocephalus anguillae	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
Description of three new species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Monopisthocotylea: Gyrodactylidae) on Triplophysa species (Nemacheilidae) from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	6
Taxonomic summary of Schyzocotyle (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae) with a redescription of Schyzocotyle nayarensis (Malhotra, 1983) from India	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
Efficacy of levamisole, ivermectin and moxidectin against Capillaria spp. in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)	5
From the laboratory to the clinic: advancing helminthic therapy for type 2 diabetes	5
Integrative taxonomy reveals two new species of Maritrema Nicoll, 1907 (Digenea: Microphallidae Ward, 1901), parasitizing birds in the Gulf of Mexico	5
A review of the nematode assemblage of the Australian bush rat, Rattus fuscipes (Muridae)	5
Supplemental description of Stephanoprora ornata Odhner, 1902 (Digenea: Echinochasmidae) infecting the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus (Crocodylidae) from Namibia with emendation of	5
Agamermissp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizingArmadillidium vulgare(Crustacea: Isopoda) in Argentina	5
Morphological and molecular characterisations of Aphelenchoides vinhphucensis sp. n. associated with rice from Vietnam	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
Gleasonian structure in the helminth metacommunity of the opossumDidelphis albiventrisin two extremes of the Atlantic Forest	5
Endoparasite community of anurans from an altitudinal rainforest enclave in a Brazilian semiarid area	5
Integrative taxonomy suggests that South American freshwater nematodes Echinocephalus and their host stingrays co-originated in late Oligocene to early Miocene	5
A new needle nematode,Longidorus maginicusn. sp. (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from southern Spain	5
Metazoan endoparasites of snakes from Argentina: Review and checklist with distributional notes and remarks	5
Morphological and molecular characterisation of two new species of Rhipidocotyle (Digenea: Bucephalidae Poche, 1907) from Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale in Mozambique	5

Description of Acromoldavicus xerophilus n. sp. (Nematoda, Rhabditida, Elaphonematidae) from the southern Iberian Peninsula, including a key to species of the genus	5
Helminth-host-environment interactions: Looking down from the tip of the iceberg	5
Quantifying senescence, death rates, and lifespans of trematode parthenitae	5
Microanatomy and ultrastructure of the mother sporocyst of Bunocotyle progenetica (Markowski, 1936) Chabaud et Buttner, 1959 (Digenea: Hemiuroidea)	4
A checklist of helminths associated with reptiles (Tetrapoda: Reptilia) from Peru	4
Novel sequences of schistosomes and their snail intermediate host species in the Democratic Republic of Congo: first phylogenetic analyses	4
Morphological and molecular characterization of larval trematodes infecting the assassin snail genusAnentomein Thailand	4
Integrative taxonomy of Anaporrhutum mundae sp. nov. (Trematoda: Gorgoderidae), a parasite of the Munda round ray Urotrygon munda (Urotrygonidae) in Costa Rica	4
Diversity of European lissorchiid trematodes from fish and snail hosts with comments on the validity of the genusParasymphylodoraSzidat, 1943	4
Helminths associated with terrestrial slugs in Swedish agricultural fields	4
Detailed characterisation of the Co-Smad protein in liver fluke Fasciola gigantica	4
Can Schistosoma japonicum infection cause liver cancer?	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
Is parasitic infection a buffer against metal pollution?	4
Geography and ecology of invasive Pseudosuccinea columella (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) and implications in the transmission of Fasciola species (Digenea: Fasciolidae) – a review	4
ParasiteBlitz: Adaptation of the BioBlitz concept to parasitology	4
New perspectives of Microsentis wardae Martin & Multani, 1966 (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper in California, with scanning electron microscopy	4
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	4
Canine parasitoses in north Patagonia (Argentina): comparison between different social and environmental factors	4
The number ofOesophagostomumspp. larvae recovered in coprocultures varies with media used	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
First insights into the ectoparasitic helminth fauna of freshwater fish on an Adriatic island	4
Avian trematodes of central European corvids are heterogeneous regarding preferences for host species and age	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
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	4
Palaeoparasitology confirms Early Lapita evidence of pig and dog at Kamgot, Bismarck Archipelago	4
Record of Renicola sloanei Wright, 1954 (Plagiorchiida: Renicolidae) in the Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) arrived at the Canary Islands (Spain)	3
Phylogenetic position of Ancyrocephalus (sensu lato) curtus Achmerov, 1952 (Monopisthocotylea, Dactylogyridae), a parasite of fish Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877(Gobiiformes: Odontobutidae)	3
Lifecycle of an introduced Dollfustrema (Bucephalidae) trematode in the Tone River system, Japan	3
Morphological and molecular characterisation of Neothada olearum sp. nov. (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) from Spain	3
Characterisation of the mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Toxocara apodemi (Nematoda: Ascarididae)	3
The elucidation of the life cycle of Saccocoelioides nanii Szidat, 1954 (Digenea: Haploporidae) using molecular techniques	3
Neuromuscular organization and haptoral armament of Polyclithrum ponticum (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae)	3
An integrative taxonomy study reveals a rare new species of the genus Creptotrema (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae) in an endangered frog in South America	3
Cryphodera guangdongensis n. sp., (Nematoda: Heteroderidae), a new species of cystoid nematode from roots and surrounding soil of Schima superba in Guangdong, China	3
Aestivation and its impact on the survival of snail intermediate hosts and trematode transmission in rice paddies	3
The genus Microcotyle in Mediterranean scorpaenoids (Teleostei), including the description of Microcotyle merche n. sp. from Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)	3
Relationship between histopathological lesions and oxidative stress in mice infected with Angiostrongylus costaricensis	3
The cestode Stringopotaenia psittacea (Fuhrmann, 1904) (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from a critically endangered New Zealand bird: New evidence from ancient coprolites	3
New perspectives on morphological and genetic variability of Corynosoma bullosum [Linstow, 1892] parasitizing southern elephant seals from the Antarctic Peninsula	3
Linalyl acetate against larvae of Haemonchus spp. and Trichostrongylus spp. that affects ruminants: considerations about the hormetic effect	3
Identification and pathogenicity ofPratylenchus scribnerion tomato in Sichuan Province of People's Republic of China	3
Trematodes 2024 – An international meeting for trematodology	3
Wind-borne dispersion of Echinococcus multilocularis eggs – a flight model	3
How agricultural land use affects the abundance and prevalence of monoxenous and heteroxenous helminths in the generalist lizardTropidurus hispidus	3
Gastrointestinal parasite assemblages from the wild rodent capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) inhabiting a natural protected area from Argentina	3
Therapeutic impact of Citrus paradisi peel extract on muscular trichinellosis: an in vivo study	3
Molecular evidence of Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Pallas, 1781) in cockchafers in rural areas of Elazig, Türkiye	3
Variability ofCalodium hepaticumeggs from sigmodontine host species through geometric morphometric analysis	3
Dive into the sea: first molecular phylogenetic evidence of host expansion from terrestrial/freshwater to marine organisms in Mermithidae (Nematoda: Mermithida)	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
A rare discovery: a new Loimos species (Monocotylidae: Loimoinae) from the gills of Rhizoprionodon taylori (Carcharhinidae) off the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia	3
Trichurid nematodes from South American Camelid: an approach to native assemblages through the parasitology of archaeological sites	3
Schistosome exposure and diet induced effects on candidate immune gene expression in an African snail vector	3
Phylogenetic assessment of the type species of genus Notocotylus Diesing, 1839 (Digenea: Notocotylidae) and other congeners from some Palearctic wetland	3
Transcriptomics of Cruznema velatum (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) with a redescription of the species	3
Three new species of Duplicibothrium (Cestoda: ‘Tetraphyllidea’) from cownose rays in Senegal with a phylogenetic analysis of the genus	3
Biochanin A in murine Schistosoma mansoni infection: effects on inflammation, oxidative stress and fibrosis	3
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of ellagic acid as a new therapy for Trichinella spiralis infection	3