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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Should I dive or should I float? Behavioural plasticity of Aedes mariae pupae under predation threat	87
Age structure of cohorts of mosquitoes from the field using shortwave infrared spectroscopy before and after ULV adulticide treatment	78
New record of Anopheles superpictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in central Italy (Tuscany): resting adults and evidence of natural breeding sites	73
Establishment of an in vitro co-infection model of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis	69
Mapping the poultry insectome in and around broiler breeder pullet farms identifies new potential Dipteran vectors of Histomonas meleagridis	65
Evaluation of an Italian Phlebotomus perfiliewi (Larroussius) wild population as a permissive vector species for Leishmania tropica and L. major transmission	64
What is the role of Swiss domestic cats in environmental contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs?	64
Insights into the diagnosis, vaccines, and control of Taenia solium, a zoonotic, neglected parasite	61
High seroprevalence of Rickettsia spp. and molecular detection of Rickettsia amblyommatis in human-biting ticks from the eastern Amazon, Brazil	59
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	53
A novel promising diagnostic candidate selected by screening the transcriptome of Babesia gibsoni (Wuhan isolate) asexual stages in infected beagles	51
Genetic polymorphism, constitutive expression and tissue localization of Dirofilaria immitis P-glycoprotein 11: a putative marker of macrocyclic lactone resistance	50
Vector competence of Belgian Anopheles plumbeus mosquitoes for West Nile virus under different temperature conditions	49
Seasonal variation in abundance and blood meal sources of primary and secondary malaria vectors within Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania	48
Robust network stability of mosquitoes and human pathogens of medical importance	48
Molecular and entomological surveillance of malaria vectors in urban and rural communities of Benguela Province, Angola	46
Management and outcome of intracardiac heartworms in dogs	45
Long-term molecular surveillance of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in wildlife in protected drinking water catchments	45
Enhancing vector control: AI-based identification and counting of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito eggs	45
Can contrast-enhanced ultrasound differentiate the type of hepatic echinococcosis: cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis?	43
Overwintering West Nile virus in active Culex pipiens mosquito populations in Greece	43
The origin and insecticide resistance of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes established in southern Mozambique	42
Artificial intelligence, parasites and parasitic diseases	41
Proteomic differences between extracellular vesicles and extracellular vesicle-depleted excretory/secretory products of barber’s pole worm	40
Metarhizium pingshaense infection reverses insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae sensu lato by altering energy reserves and gene expression	40

Cardio-pulmonary parasites of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Germany	40
Systematic review of sporozoite infection rate of Anopheles mosquitoes in Ethiopia, 2001–2021	39
Correction: Differential transcriptome study on the damage of testicular tissues caused by chronic infection of T. gondii in mice	39
Avian Plasmodium spp. and Haemoproteus spp. parasites in mosquitoes in Germany	38
Time of exposure and assessment influence the mortality induced by insecticides against metabolic resistant mosquitoes	37
Identifying the function of genes involved in excreted vesicle formation in Acanthamoeba castellanii containing Legionella pneumophila	37
Gustatory receptor 11 is involved in detecting the oviposition water of Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus	36
Regulation of dendritic cell immune function and maturation by the recombinant antigen p53 of Trichinella spiralis	36
Capsaicin decreases fecundity in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by inhibiting the target of rapamycin signaling pathway	34
Endoparasites of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Germany and their zoonotic potential: proposed Capillaria ovoreticulata genetically identified as Capillaria putorii	34
MicroRNA-29a-3p prevents Schistosoma japonicum-induced liver fibrosis by targeting Roundabout homolog 1 in hepatic stellate cells	34