OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Parasitology International is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Plagioporus wataugaensis n. sp. (Digenea: Opecoelidae) infecting intestine of northern hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans, and white sucker, Catostomus commersonii, (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) from th	50
Parasites of Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877 (Actinopterygii: Odontobutidae) in the native and the introduced host range: Abundance–occupancy and abundance–variance relationships	34
Schistosoma-related molecules as a new strategy to combat type 1 diabetes through immune regulation	33
Identification of protein biomarkers of attenuation and immunogenicity of centrin or p27 gene deleted live vaccine candidates of Leishmania against visceral leishmaniasis	27
Molecular characterization and phylogeny of Anaplasma marginale, A. phagocytophilum and A. bovis in livestock of Bangladesh	25
Contact between Mesocestoides vogae tetrathyridia induces their division	25
Recent advances in identifying and characterizing secretory proteins of Toxoplasma gondii by CRISPR-based screening	25
Helminthes detected from wild sika deer (Cervus nippon centralis) in Kanto-Chubu region, Japan	20
Metazoan parasite fauna of grey mullet (Mugilidae) from the coastal waters of Vietnam	18
Sustainable approach to control gastrointestinal nematodes using pelargonium quercetorum Agnew in goats	18
Exploring the impacts of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on the spatial distribution of Fasciola spp. in the Gilan province, Iran	18
Invisible burden: Prevalence of Chagas disease in Latin American migrants in Turin, North-Western Italy – A STROBE compliant-cross-sectional study	18
A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the literature between 1945 and 2024 about urinary tract echinococcosis	17
Integrative taxonomy in the genus Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905 from anuran in Brazil, description of two new species and phylogenetic analyses	16
Revisiting the taxonomy of Rhabdias fuelleborni Travassos, 1928 (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae) with approaches to delimitation of species and notes on molecular phylogeny	16
Identification of polymorphisms in genes associated with drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from school-age children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo	15
Occurrence and molecular identification of nematodes from blue mackerel Scomber australasicus Cuvier in Australian waters	15
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Hoferellus jutubensis n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxozoa) found parasitising Ageneiosus inermis (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), in the Brazilian Amazon region	15
Tapeworms (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) of the gars (Lepisosteidae), living fossils in America, including proposal of a new genus and a new species	15
Evaluation of the inhibitory effects of sitamaquine on Babesia infections	14
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in sand fly saliva	14
Co-infection of Helicobacter pylori and intestinal parasites in children of selected low-income communities in Lagos State, Nigeria	14
Superb bio-effectiveness of Cobalt (II) phthalocyanine and Ag NPs adorned Sm-doped ZnO nanorods/cuttlefish bone to annihilate Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae and adult worms: In-vitro evaluation	13
Blastocystis colonization among inland and forest periphery Negritos in Malaysia: The crucial role of sanitation and hygiene practices	13
The role of Acanthamoeba castellanii (T4 genotype) antioxidant enzymes in parasite survival under H2O2-induced oxidative stress	13

Microscopy and molecular survey of Hepatozoon spp. in domestic cats and their ticks: First report of H. silvestris from Türkiye	13
Proposal of a new genus, Doorochen (Digenea: Lepocreadioidea), for reef-inhabiting members of the genus Postlepidapedon Zdzitowiecki, 1993	13
Sex-biased, but not plumage color-based, prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in free-range chickens	12
A systematic review of the genus Tyzzeria Allen, 1936 (Chromista: Apicomplexa), including the molecular phylogenetic position of Tyzzeria parvula (Kotlán, 1933) Klimeš, 1963	12
Corrigendum to “Parasite diversity in painted frogs inhabiting desert oases in southern Tunisia” [Parasitology International, volume 111C (2026), 103195]	12
Current status of parasitic diseases in Japan and request from a clinician to parasitologists	12
On the genetics of malaria parasites, a memoir: Part I, rodent malaria parasites and the first genetic crosses	12
Molecular and morphological description of Myxidium parvum (Cnidaria) from Salaria pavo (Blenniidae) in the Black Sea	12
Expression profile analysis of the transient receptor potential (TRPM) channel, a possible target of praziquantel in Schistosoma japonicum	12
Sindiplozoon coreius n. sp. (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) from the gills of Coreius guichenoti (Cyprinidae) in China	12
Prevalence of three important tick-borne pathogens in ticks and humans in Shaanxi Province, Northwest China	12
Loss of complex-type N-linked glycans attenuates maximum cell density and susceptibility to human serum of Trypanosoma brucei brucei	11
On the genetics of malaria parasites, a memoir: Part III, Genetic crossing in human malaria parasites	11
Synthetic arrest of Man5GlcNAc2-PP-Dol increases procyclin mRNA level and induces cell death in the bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei brucei	11
Effect of light exposure on circadian rhythm in theront excystment in Cryptocaryon irritans	11
Identification of a novel protein localized to the crystalloid of the Plasmodium ookinete	11
No strict host specificity: Brain metacercariae Diplostomum petromyzifluviatilis Müller (Diesing, 1850) are conspecific with Diplostomum sp. Lineage 4 of Blasco-Costa et al. (2014)	11
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A severe case of hyperinfection by Strongyloides stercoralis in a pet dog from Romania	11
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Role of dense granule antigen 7 in vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in C57BL/6 mice infected during early pregnancy	11
Identification of the intermediate host of Gongylonema sp., the etiological agent of the necrotic oropharyngeal disease of the Scops owl (Otus scops)	11
Seasonal detection of pathogens in honeybees kept in natural and laboratory conditions	10
Histone H3.3 variant plays a critical role on zygote-to-oocyst development in malaria parasites	10
First report of Eimeria myoxi in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus Linnaeus, 1766) from Doñana Natural Area (Andalusia, SW Spain)	10
Amended diagnosis of the genus Provitellotrema (Digenea: Haplosplanchnidae) with description of a new species from vietnamese mullets	10
First report of a hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) parasitized by Harpirhynchus nidulans in the Iberian Peninsula	10
Gastrointestinal parasitic infections in intensive dairy cattle breeding: Update on the epidemiology and associated risk factors in northern Italy	10
The vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) as a natural host of Dictyocaulus filaria in Peru	10
Ecology of the free-living stages of cattle nematodes in the dry season in the Lerma Valley, Salta province, Argentina	10
Phylogenetic relationships of Ochoterenatrema Caballero, 1943 (Digenea: Lecithodendriidae) with descriptions of two new species	10
Redescription and molecular characterization of two Trichodina species (Ciliophora, Peritrichia, Mobilida) from freshwater fish in China	10
Molecular identification of the broodsacs from Leucochloridium passeri (Digenea: Leucochloridiidae) with a review of Leucochloridium species records in Taiwan	10
Babesia bigemina (smith and Kilbourne, 1893) detection in Amblyomma sculptum (Berlese, 1888) ticks in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil.	9
Biogeography of larval trematodes in the freshwater snail, Semisulcospira libertina: a comparison of the morphological and molecular approaches	9
Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi isolated from skin lesions of patients affected by non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis lead to visceral lesion in hamsters	9
Occurrence of five distinct clades of mermithid nematodes (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting black fly larvae (Diptera: Simuliidae) in tropical streams in Malaysia	9
Blastocystis in humans and domestic animals: Risk factors assessment and potential zoonotic transmission in a periurban and rural region of Northeastern Argentina	9
Adeno-associated virus-based malaria booster vaccine following attenuated replication-competent vaccinia virus LC16m8Δ priming	9
Defective glycolysis in the cerebrum and cerebellum correlates with the pathology and neurological declines in mice with Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection	9
Phylogenetic position of Atriophallophorus minutus (Trematoda: Microphallidae), the type-species of the genus Atriophallophorus Deblock & Rosé, 1964, based on partial 28S rDNA gene sequence	9
Infant gastrointestinal canthariasis caused by cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne)	9
Investigation of peripheral blood responses in chickens infested with Dermanyssus gallinae	9
Anti-malarial activity in a Chinese herbal supplement containing Inonotus obliquus and Panax notoginseng	9
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Molecular survey of Babesia, Theileria, Trypanosoma, and Anaplasma infections in camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Egypt	8
Infection patterns and new definitive host records for New Zealand gordiid hairworms (phylum Nematomorpha)	8
Oxidative stress evaluation in patients with chronic Chagas disease	8
A novel rhabdovirus detected in Anisakis larvae distributed in the coastal areas of Japan: Viral genome analysis and possible coevolutionary relationship between virus and host nematodes	8
Artesunate-induced anaemia: A case report of a pharmacological complication to consider	8

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Eimeria pragensis infection alters the gut microenvironment to favor extrinsic shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 colonization in mice	8
Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis: An atypical presentation of a little-known and poorly understood disease – A case report	8
Proterodiplostomid no longer: Molecular phylogeny reveals the true position of Proalarioides (Digenea: Diplostomoidea)	8
Evaluating the effect of new antimalarial N-89 for gametocytes in P. berghei-infected mice	8
Evaluating the vector potential of deer keds Lipoptena fortisetosa for selected pathogens in Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis)	8
Blood parasites of water frogs (Pelophylax esculentus complex) from the Danube Delta, Romania	8
Molecular identification of Eimeria species in Spanish bats	8
On the contribution of the rodent model Plasmodium chabaudi for understanding the genetics of drug resistance in malaria	8
Coccidia of Guinea fowls: Validity of recorded Eimeria spp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) and first molecular identification of Eimeria grenieri Yvoré & Aycardi, 1967	8
Molecular phylogeny by Bayesian analysis and description of a new species of Henneguya, a parasitic cnidarian from Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Characiformes: Acestrorhamphidae) in Caatinga:	8
Activity of 1-aryl-4-(naphthalimidoalkyl) piperazine derivatives against Leishmania major and Leishmania mexicana	8
Parasitic crustaceans as a potential vector of MDR Vibrio alginolyticus infection among farmed marine fish in some earthen-pond based Egyptian aquaculture facilities: Molecular, epidemiological and pa	7
Massive asymptomatic infestation of Pthirus pubis	7
Dynamics of the orphan myosin MyoF over Trypanosoma cruzi life cycle and along the endocytic pathway	7
Diversity of trypanosome species in small ruminants, dogs and pigs from three sleeping sickness foci of the south of Chad	7
Plasmodium vivax – How hidden reservoirs hinder global malaria elimination	7
Efficacy of medicinal plants and their derived biomolecules against Plasmodium falciparum	7
Temporal variation in helminth infracommunities of the Gafftopsail pompano, Trachinotus rhodopus (Pisces: Carangidae) off the Pacific coast of Mexico	7
Docosahexaenoic acid is potent against the growth of mature stages of Plasmodium falciparum; inhibition of hematin polymerization a possible target	7
Dynamics of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and seroconversion during pregnancy and lactation in naturally infected goats	7
Phylogenetic analysis and pyrethroid resistance mutation profiling of Haematopinus tuberculatus in buffaloes from Naqadeh, Iran	7
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Trematode metacercariae parasitic in the estuarine crustacean Cyathura muromiensis Nunomura, 1974 (Peracarida: Isopoda: Anthuroidea)	7
Comparative analysis of the larvicidal activity of temephos (EC50) and novaluaron (EC10) to control Anopheles stephensi in Sri Lanka	7
Multiple calcified neurocysticercosis with several and repetitive episodes of perilesional edema: A case report	7
Detection and genotyping of Dientamoeba fragilis from symptomatic patients: New insights from Italy into a little-known gastrointestinal protozoan	7
Calicotyle confusa n. sp. (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from Okamejei boesemani (Elasmobranchii) off Vietnam	7
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In vitro and in silico analysis of the Anopheles anticholinesterase activity of terpenoids	6
Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a patient initiating corticosteroid therapy for hypereosinophilia: A case report	6
Improving in vitro continuous cultivation of Plasmodium cynomolgi, a model for P. vivax	6
Short tandem repeat (STR) based sequence typing of Entamoeba histolytica identifies S-D locus as a genetic marker, associated with disease outcomes.	6
Phylogenetic position of Acanthobothrium cleofanus (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) using molecular evidence	6
Occurrence of the host-parasite system Rhaphiodon vulpinus and Ceratomyxa barbata n. sp. in the two largest watersheds in South America	6
Ectoparasites of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron and sympatric elasmobranchs in Western Australia	6
Comments on the Letter to the Editor entitled Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) diagnosis in companion animals: let's not overlook ultrasonography	6
An Ascaris lumbricoides infection diagnosed by colonoscopy: A case report and a brief literature review	6
Recommendations for protecting against epidemic diseases in Morocco following recent flooding	6
Supplemental description of Benedenia seriolae (Yamaguti, 1934) Meserve, 1938 (Monogenoidea: Capsalidae) and first record of the parasite infecting a wild greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1	6
Pharmacokinetics and efficacy of isometamidium chloride against Trypanosoma vivax in cattle	6
Zinc pyrithione inhibits blood-stage parasites of Plasmodium falciparum and its combinatorial effect with dihydro-artemisinin and chloroquine in culture	6
An unknown species of Leucochloridium (Trematoda: Leucochloridiidae) from northern Honshu, Japan	6
First identification of Trypanosoma vivax among camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Yazd, central Iran, jointly with Trypanosoma evansi	6
Amphotericin B loaded nanoemulsion: Optimization, characterization and in-vitro activity against L. donovani promastigotes	6
Lycopene possess an antimalarial effect on chloroquine-resistant malaria and its hematological aberrations in murine model	6
Gnathostoma doloresi in domestic pigs in the Republic of Palau, 2020–2022	6
Evaluation of target-specific natural compounds for drug discovery against Leishmaniasis	5
Detection and characterization of Hyaloklossia kasumiensis (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from Nagoya Daruma pond frog, Pelophylax porosus brevipodus	5
Genetic and seasonal variations of Trypanosoma theileri and the association of Trypanosoma theileri infection with dairy cattle productivity in Northern Japan	5
A novel chemokine binding protein 1-like gene is vital for the blood pool development and engorgement of the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis	5
Blastocystis in tap water of a community in northern Thailand	5
Evaluation of the PrioCHECK™ Trichinella AAD kit to detect Trichinella spiralis, T. britovi, and T. pseudospiralis larvae in pork using the automated digestion method Trichomatic-35	5
Potential anti-amoebic activity of sulfonate- and sulfamate-containing carboxamide derivatives against pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the genotype T4	5
Cystic echinococcosis in Pakistan: Identification and genotyping of Echinococcus Granulosus Sensu Stricto in human cyst isolates	5
Insights on the taxonomy of Haemoproteus parasites infecting cracid birds	5
Subtype analysis and prevalence of mixed subtype infection of Blastocystis in farmed pigs from Chiba Prefecture, Japan	5
Subcutaneous cysticercosis due to Taenia crassiceps (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in an imported steppe lemming in Japan	5
Antimalarial drug efficacy and resistance: Insights from northern Uganda	5
Clinical-epidemiological aspects and prognostic factors associated with death from visceral leishmaniasis between the years 2010 to 2019 in the Central-West region of Brazil	5
Host range differences between two species of freshwater horsehair worm (Nematomorpha: Chordiidae) Chordodes japonensis and C. formosanus in Japan	5
Seroprevalence and associated risk factors for Fasciola hepatica in sheep in Nile Delta of Egypt	5
Negative trend in seroprevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies among the general population of the province of Vojvodina, Serbia, 2008–2021	5
Potential role of vaccines in elimination of Plasmodium vivax	5
Onchobothrium malakhovi n. sp. (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) ex Bathyraja (Arctoraja) sexoculata (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae) from Kuril Islands (Russia), with comments on the status of the genus	5
Multigene phylogenetic analysis reveals non-monophyly of Anisakis s.l. and Pseudoterranova (Nematoda: Anisakidae)	5
A song for the unsung: The relevance of Plasmodium vinckei as a laboratory rodent malaria system	5
Pulmonary infection by Lophomonas spp. and Aspergillus spp. in a B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia patient from Chile	5
Description of three new species of Gyrodactylus von Nordmann, 1832 (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) on bitterling fishes (Acheilognathinae) from China	5
Morphological and molecular characterization of the cryptic species Myxobolus cataractae n. sp. (Cnidaria: Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) parasitizing Imparfinis mirini (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)	5
New species of Myxobolus in potamodromous catfish from the eastern Amazon, Brazil	5
Morphological, ultrastructural, and molecular analysis of a new species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria, Myxosporea) parasitizing Apareiodon piracicabae (Characiformes, Parodontidae) from Brazil	5
Quebrachitol from Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. (Putranjivaceae) a potent antimalarial: Pre-clinical efficacy and its interaction with PfLDH	5
The description of Myxobolus meijiangensis n. sp. (Myxozoa: Myxobolidae) and its pathogenicity to the gills of goldfish	5
Prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam	5