Parasites and Vectors

Top Research Topics at Parasites & Vectors?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Parasitology, Veterinary medicine, Zoology, Virology and Entomology. It addresses concerns in Parasitology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Malaria, Immunology, Microbiology, Transmission (medicine) and Genotype. The majority of Immunology studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Immune system.

The journal explores research in Veterinary medicine alongside concepts in Anopheles and other areas of study in Anopheles gambiae. The presented Zoology research focuses mostly on Phylogenetic tree and, on occasion, topics in Phylogenetics. The journal features Virology research that overlaps with concepts in Antigen.

Research on Entomology presented in it concerns the broader topic of Ecology. The majority of Ecology studies are focused on the issues of Abundance (ecology). Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes are among the areas of Tick tackled.

• Parasitology (28.77%)
• Veterinary medicine (28.53%)
• Zoology (17.85%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Global numbers of infection and disease burden of soil transmitted helminth infections in 2010 (797 citations)
• Driving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe (705 citations)
• The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis (415 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Parasites & Vectors:

The journal papers focus on Veterinary medicine, Parasitology, Ecology, Virology and Vector (epidemiology). The majority of Veterinary medicine studies presented in the most cited articles zero in on Tick. While the primary focus in the journal publications is Parasitology, they also dissect topics surrounding Immunology and Disease as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Ecology
• Internal medicine
• Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Parasitology, Zoology, Veterinary medicine, Entomology and Vector (epidemiology) are tackled in Parasites & Vectors. Transmission (medicine), Zoonosis, Virology, Microbiology and Tropical medicine are some topics wherein Parasitology research discussed in Parasites & Vectors have an impact. The journal holds forums on Zoology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Host (biology), Larva, Tick and Phylogenetic tree.

Ixodes ricinus is the primary subject of Tick works presented in Parasites & Vectors. Some problems in Veterinary medicine that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Livestock, Aedes aegypti and Anopheles. Most of the Vector (epidemiology) studies addressed also intersect with Malaria.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis , Ikeda genotype, is transmitted to cattle by the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis (8 citations)
• Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from humans in Ontario, Canada (8 citations)
• Sarcoptic mange in wild ruminants in Spain: solving the epidemiological enigma using microsatellite markers. (6 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Parasites & Vectors (based on the number of publications) are:

• Domenico Otranto (115 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Filipe Dantas-Torres (65 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Xing-Quan Zhu (64 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Andrei Daniel Mihalca (57 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Robin B. Gasser (56 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Parasites & Vectors (based on the number of publications) are:

• Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (308 papers) published 23 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (190 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of London (182 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (163 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of Bari (127 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.15% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.37% of all publications and 56.92% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.