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Parasitology International

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 52 101 175 15
Microbiology 146 47 87 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 235
Documents by Best Scientists*: 317
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 71
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.54
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Parasitology International?

The foci of the journal are Zoology, Virology, Immunology, Microbiology and Molecular biology. Ecology, Phylogenetics, Parasite hosting and Phylogenetic tree are some topics wherein Zoology research discussed in the journal have an impact. Topics in Virology were tackled in line with various other fields like Toxoplasma gondii, Plasmodium falciparum, Malaria and Antigen.

The Antigen study featured in it draws connections with the study of Antibody. Immune system is a focus of the Immunology works in Parasitology International. The studies in Molecular biology featured incorporate elements of Biochemistry and Gene.

  • Zoology (16.05%)
  • Virology (12.63%)
  • Immunology (11.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A simple colorimetric method to screen drug cytotoxicity against Leishmania using the dye Alamar Blue. (303 citations)
  • Present situation of echinococcosis in the Middle East and Arabic North Africa (286 citations)
  • The current status of opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis in the Mekong Basin. (265 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Parasitology International:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Virology, Immunology, Veterinary medicine, Parasite hosting and Genetics. In addition to Virology research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Plasmodium falciparum, Malaria, Plasmodium vivax, Toxoplasma gondii and Microbiology. The published articles explore issues in Veterinary medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Helminths, Feces, Epidemiology and Echinococcus granulosus.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Gene

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Zoology, Veterinary medicine, Phylogenetic tree, Genus and Molecular phylogenetics are tackled in the journal. Zoology research discussed connects with the study of Parasite hosting. In the journal, Nematode and Scops owl are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Parasite hosting research.

The featured Veterinary medicine works encompass concepts such as Herd and examines them in conjunction with Reference laboratory. Topics in Phylogenetic tree explored in Parasitology International were investigated in conjunction with research in Taxonomy (biology) and Phylogenetics. The journal explores research in Virology and overlapping concepts in Genetic diversity to expand the discourse in Phylogenetics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Distinct effects on the secretion of MTRAP and AMA1 in Plasmodium yoelii following deletion of acylated pleckstrin homology domain-containing protein. (0 citations)
  • A record of juvenile Paragonimus skrjabini miyazakii from the urinary bladder of the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus formosus. (0 citations)
  • Utrastructure and molecular phylogeny of the myxozoan Kudoa ocellatus n. sp. (Myxozoa: Kudoidae), a parasite of the Oscar, Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831; Teleostei: Cichlidae), a fish from northern Brazil (0 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.

The top authors publishing in Parasitology International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Nobuo Ohta (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Minoru Nakao (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Akira Ito (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Banchob Sripa (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kiyoshi Kita (32 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Parasitology International (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Tokyo (113 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (105 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Khon Kaen University (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Mahidol University (76 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Institutes of Health (68 papers) absent at the last 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 2022 edition, 5.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 38.89% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 55.56% 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.

Top Publications

  • Toxoplasma gondii infection in meat-producing small ruminants: Meat juice serology and genotyping

    Alessia Libera Gazzonis;Sergio Aurelio Zanzani;Luca Villa;Maria Teresa Manfredi

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Morphological and molecular data of new species of Characithecium and Diaphorocleidus (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from Neotropical characid fishes.

    Aline Cristina Zago;Lidiane Franceschini;Vanessa Doro Abdallah;Maria Isabel Müller

    (2021)
    40 Citations
  • Phylogenetic relationships of Strongyloides species in carnivore hosts

    Phoo Pwint Ko;Kazuo Suzuki;Marco Canales-Ramos;Myo Pa Pa Thet Hnin Htwe Aung

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • First report of multiple resistance to eprinomectin and benzimidazole in Haemonchus contortus on a dairy goat farm in France

    Léa Bordes;Nicolas Dumont;Anne Lespine;Elise Souil

    (2020)
    31 Citations
  • Spirometra species from Asia: Genetic diversity and taxonomic challenges.

    Hiroshi Yamasaki;Oranuch Sanpool;Rutchanee Rodpai;Lakkhana Sadaow

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Molecular detection of genotypes and subtypes of Cryptosporidium infection in diarrheic calves, lambs, and goat kids from Turkey.

    Mohammad Hazzaz Bin Kabir;Onur Ceylan;Ceylan Ceylan;Ayman Ahmed Shehata

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • First detection of Anaplasma ovis in sheep and Anaplasma platys-like variants from cattle in Menoufia governorate, Egypt.

    Maria Agnes Tumwebaze;Seung-Hun Lee;Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni;Khaled Mohammed-Geba

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) (Nematoda, Dioctophymidae) parasitic in mammals other than humans: A comprehensive review.

    Jorge Eiras;Xing-Quan Zhu;Natalia Yurlova;Daniela Pedrassani

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Potential role of vaccines in elimination of Plasmodium vivax.

    (2022)
    21 Citations

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