OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Parasites & Vectors is 32. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The life-cycle of Toxoplasma gondii reviewed using animations	132
Outbreaks of clinical toxoplasmosis in humans: five decades of personal experience, perspectives and lessons learned	87
A review on the diagnosis of animal trypanosomoses	67
Dengue fever and insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes in Southeast Asia: a review	67
Updated distribution maps of predominant Culex mosquitoes across the Americas	52
The largest meta-analysis on the global prevalence of microsporidia in mammals, avian and water provides insights into the epidemic features of these ubiquitous pathogens	51
Species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex causing human cystic echinococcosis in Europe (2000–2021): a systematic review	49
Migratory birds as disseminators of ticks and the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia bacteria and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus: a seasonal study at Ottenby Bird Observatory in South-eastern Sweden	47
Emergence of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Khartoum State, Central Sudan	47
A U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis, Ikeda genotype, is transmitted to cattle by the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis	47
Human gnathostomiasis: a neglected food-borne zoonosis	39
Transcriptomic response of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto mosquito larvae to Curry tree (Murraya koenigii) phytochemicals	38
Behavioral biology of Toxoplasma gondii infection	38
A cross-sectional study of Leishmania infantum infection in stray cats in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) using serology and PCR	37
Assessing the suitability of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA genetic markers for molecular systematics and species identification of helminths	37
Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs	37
CRISPR/Cas12a-based on-site diagnostics of Cryptosporidium parvum IId-subtype-family from human and cattle fecal samples	36
The use of drones for mosquito surveillance and control	36
Emerging rodent-associated Bartonella: a threat for human health?	35
Global trend of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp. malaria infections in the last two decades (2000–2020): a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
The survival and dispersal of Taenia eggs in the environment: what are the implications for transmission? A systematic review	35
Canine infection with Dirofilaria immitis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma spp., and Ehrlichia spp. in the United States, 2013–2019	35
Seroprevalence and associated risk factors for vector-borne pathogens in dogs from Egypt	34
Mechanical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by house flies	34
Overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen transmission by insect vectors	34

Parasitic diseases of equids in Iran (1931–2020): a literature review	34
Risk factors associated with tick infestations on equids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with notes on Rickettsia massiliae detection	34
Zoonotic parasites associated with predation by dogs and cats	33
Global distribution, host range and prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax: a systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Dipylidium caninum in the twenty-first century: epidemiological studies and reported cases in companion animals and humans	32
Identification of tick-borne pathogens by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in Dermacentor nuttalli and Ixodes persulcatus in Inner Mongolia, China	32
Personal protection with PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated nets after 2 years of household use against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles in Tanzania	32