OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Parasites & Vectors is 31. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
The life-cycle of Toxoplasma gondii reviewed using animations	124
Outbreaks of clinical toxoplasmosis in humans: five decades of personal experience, perspectives and lessons learned	80
Detection of human intestinal protozoan parasites in vegetables and fruits: a review	65
A review on the diagnosis of animal trypanosomoses	60
Dengue fever and insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes in Southeast Asia: a review	52
Updated distribution maps of predominant Culex mosquitoes across the Americas	48
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	45
Emergence of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Khartoum State, Central Sudan	44
Efficacy of Fludora® Fusion (a mixture of deltamethrin and clothianidin) for indoor residual spraying against pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors: laboratory and experimental hut evaluation	42
The great potential of entomopathogenic bacteria Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus for mosquito control: a review	41
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	41
A U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis, Ikeda genotype, is transmitted to cattle by the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis	41
The threat of reduced efficacy of anthelmintics against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep from an area considered anthelmintic resistance-free	40
Species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex causing human cystic echinococcosis in Europe (2000–2021): a systematic review	39
Description of Cryptosporidium ornithophilus n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in farmed ostriches	36
Determinants of Plasmodium falciparum multiplicity of infection and genetic diversity in Burkina Faso	36
Meta-analysis of cyathostomin species-specific prevalence and relative abundance in domestic horses from 1975–2020: emphasis on geographical region and specimen collection method	36
Association between lone star tick bites and increased alpha-gal sensitization: evidence from a prospective cohort of outdoor workers	36
Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs	35
Assessing the suitability of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA genetic markers for molecular systematics and species identification of helminths	35
Transcriptomic response of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto mosquito larvae to Curry tree (Murraya koenigii) phytochemicals	35
Human gnathostomiasis: a neglected food-borne zoonosis	34
CRISPR/Cas12a-based on-site diagnostics of Cryptosporidium parvum IId-subtype-family from human and cattle fecal samples	34
Mechanical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by house flies	33
National mapping of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia	32

Canine infection with Dirofilaria immitis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma spp., and Ehrlichia spp. in the United States, 2013–2019	32
Overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen transmission by insect vectors	32
Parasitic diseases of equids in Iran (1931–2020): a literature review	32
The survival and dispersal of Taenia eggs in the environment: what are the implications for transmission? A systematic review	31
Risk factors associated with tick infestations on equids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with notes on Rickettsia massiliae detection	31
Behavioral biology of Toxoplasma gondii infection	31
Monitoring the expansion of Dermacentor reticulatus and occurrence of canine babesiosis in Poland in 2016–2018	31
Personal protection with PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated nets after 2 years of household use against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles in Tanzania	31
Identification of tick-borne pathogens by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in Dermacentor nuttalli and Ixodes persulcatus in Inner Mongolia, China	31
First molecular subtyping and phylogeny of Blastocystis sp. isolated from domestic and synanthropic animals (dogs, cats and brown rats) in southern Iran	31