OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Parasites & Vectors is 34. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
New artificial hematophagy system with attractive polymeric biofilm for maintenance of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the laboratory	116
What exactly does the PfK13 C580Y mutation in Plasmodium falciparum influence?	71
Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) ticks associated with a Rickettsia sp. in Pakistan	67
Artificial intelligence, parasites and parasitic diseases	66
MicroRNA-29a-3p prevents Schistosoma japonicum-induced liver fibrosis by targeting Roundabout homolog 1 in hepatic stellate cells	64
The oviposition cue indole inhibits animal host attraction in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes	63
The origin and insecticide resistance of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes established in southern Mozambique	57
Correction: Differential transcriptome study on the damage of testicular tissues caused by chronic infection of T. gondii in mice	56
Should I dive or should I float? Behavioural plasticity of Aedes mariae pupae under predation threat	55
“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	54
Enhancing vector control: AI-based identification and counting of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito eggs	52
Retraction Note to: First report of the Phe1534Cys kdr mutation in natural populations of Aedes albopictus from Brazil	51
Identifying the function of genes involved in excreted vesicle formation in Acanthamoeba castellanii containing Legionella pneumophila	47
Culex modestus: the overlooked mosquito vector	46
kdr mutations and deltamethrin resistance in house flies in Abu Dhabi, UAE	44
Can contrast-enhanced ultrasound differentiate the type of hepatic echinococcosis: cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis?	44
Diagnosis of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) protocols: a systematic review and meta-analysis	43
Robust network stability of mosquitoes and human pathogens of medical importance	40
New record of Anopheles superpictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in central Italy (Tuscany): resting adults and evidence of natural breeding sites	40
Application of circular statistics in temporal distribution of adult mosquitoes in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 2021–2023	40
Age structure of cohorts of mosquitoes from the field using shortwave infrared spectroscopy before and after ULV adulticide treatment	40
Seasonal variation in abundance and blood meal sources of primary and secondary malaria vectors within Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania	40
Trends in the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection in Ethiopia 2000 to 2023: a systematic review	39
High seroprevalence of Rickettsia spp. and molecular detection of Rickettsia amblyommatis in human-biting ticks from the eastern Amazon, Brazil	38
Establishment of an in vitro co-infection model of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis	38

Endoparasites of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Germany and their zoonotic potential: proposed Capillaria ovoreticulata genetically identified as Capillaria putorii	38
Proteomic differences between extracellular vesicles and extracellular vesicle-depleted excretory/secretory products of barber’s pole worm	37
Development of a TaqMan qPCR assay for trypanosomatid multi-species detection and quantification in insects	37
Management and outcome of intracardiac heartworms in dogs	37
What is the role of Swiss domestic cats in environmental contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs?	37
Insights into the diagnosis, vaccines, and control of Taenia solium, a zoonotic, neglected parasite	35
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	35
Genetic polymorphism, constitutive expression and tissue localization of Dirofilaria immitis P-glycoprotein 11: a putative marker of macrocyclic lactone resistance	35
Alterations of plasma circulating microRNAs in BALB/c mice with Toxocara canis visceral and cerebral larva migrans	35
Temporal variability of Loa loa microfilaraemia	34
A novel promising diagnostic candidate selected by screening the transcriptome of Babesia gibsoni (Wuhan isolate) asexual stages in infected beagles	34