OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Parasites & Vectors is 33. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
What exactly does the PfK13 C580Y mutation in Plasmodium falciparum influence?	99
New artificial hematophagy system with attractive polymeric biofilm for maintenance of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the laboratory	82
The origin and insecticide resistance of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes established in southern Mozambique	67
Mapping the poultry insectome in and around broiler breeder pullet farms identifies new potential Dipteran vectors of Histomonas meleagridis	64
Identifying the function of genes involved in excreted vesicle formation in Acanthamoeba castellanii containing Legionella pneumophila	57
Capsaicin decreases fecundity in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by inhibiting the target of rapamycin signaling pathway	57
Development of a TaqMan qPCR assay for trypanosomatid multi-species detection and quantification in insects	57
A genotyping array for the globally invasive vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus	53
Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei supplementation on the single-cell fecal parasitome in children with celiac disease autoimmunity: a randomized, double-blind p	50
Correction: Differential transcriptome study on the damage of testicular tissues caused by chronic infection of T. gondii in mice	50
Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan	47
Overwintering West Nile virus in active Culex pipiens mosquito populations in Greece	47
MicroRNA-29a-3p prevents Schistosoma japonicum-induced liver fibrosis by targeting Roundabout homolog 1 in hepatic stellate cells	45
Why is Babesia not killed by artemisinin like Plasmodium?	45
The oviposition cue indole inhibits animal host attraction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes	41
Should I dive or should I float? Behavioural plasticity of Aedes mariae pupae under predation threat	40
Artificial intelligence, parasites and parasitic diseases	40
Retraction Note to: First report of the Phe1534Cys kdr mutation in natural populations of Aedes albopictus from Brazil	39
Molecular and entomological surveillance of malaria vectors in urban and rural communities of Benguela Province, Angola	39
Alterations of plasma circulating microRNAs in BALB/c mice with Toxocara canis visceral and cerebral larva migrans	38
Gustatory receptor 11 is involved in detecting the oviposition water of Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus	38
“Mi Casa, Tu Casa”: the coati nest as a hub of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the southern Pantanal biome revealed by molecular blood meal source identification in triatomines	38
Enhancing vector control: AI-based identification and counting of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito eggs	38
Proteomic differences between extracellular vesicles and extracellular vesicle-depleted excretory/secretory products of barber’s pole worm	36
A novel promising diagnostic candidate selected by screening the transcriptome of Babesia gibsoni (Wuhan isolate) asexual stages in infected beagles	36

What is the role of Swiss domestic cats in environmental contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs?	36
Anti-osteosarcoma effect of antiserum against cross antigen TPD52 between osteosarcoma and Trichinella spiralis	36
Genetic polymorphism, constitutive expression and tissue localization of Dirofilaria immitis P-glycoprotein 11: a putative marker of macrocyclic lactone resistance	36
Seasonal variation in abundance and blood meal sources of primary and secondary malaria vectors within Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania	35
Application of circular statistics in temporal distribution of adult mosquitoes in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 2021–2023	35
Temporal variability of Loa loa microfilaraemia	34
Establishment of an in vitro co-infection model of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis	34
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of Leishmania species, vectors and reservoirs	34
Epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of scrub typhus in Jiangxi Province	33