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Veterinary Parasitology
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Veterinary Parasitology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 15 231 361 26
Microbiology 124 33 69 17

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 326
Documents by Best Scientists*: 429
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 150
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.606
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Veterinary Parasitology?

The objective of Veterinary Parasitology is to combine knowledge in the areas of Veterinary medicine, Virology, Feces, Immunology and Animal science. While the journal focused on Veterinary medicine, it was also able to explore topics like Helminths, Parasite hosting and Larva. The journal explores issues in Virology which can be linked to other research areas like Neospora caninum, Serology, Antibody, Toxoplasma gondii and Microbiology.

The Antibody study featured in Veterinary Parasitology draws connections with the study of Antigen. Veterinary Parasitology addresses concerns in Toxoplasma gondii which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Toxoplasmosis, Direct agglutination test and Seroprevalence. Cryptosporidium and Eggs per gram are all aspects of Feces research featured in it.

Immune system and Immunity are some of the facets of Immunology tackled in Veterinary Parasitology. Pasture and Grazing are some topics wherein Animal science research discussed in the journal have an impact. In addition to Anthelmintic research, it aims to explore topics under Nematode and Haemonchus contortus.

  • Veterinary medicine (43.59%)
  • Virology (16.16%)
  • Feces (12.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) methods for the detection of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes of veterinary importance. (1295 citations)
  • A review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis (849 citations)
  • Manual of veterinary parasitological laboratory techniques: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Technical Bulletin No. 18, 2nd edition, 1977, iii + 129 pp., 16 figs., XI plates, 9 tables, Price £3.50 (662 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary Parasitology:

The most cited papers mostly deal with topics like Veterinary medicine, Virology, Feces, Animal science and Immunology. The most cited publications explore issues in Veterinary medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Helminths, Haemonchus contortus and Seroprevalence. The study of Virology in the most cited publications encompasses disciplines such as Toxoplasma gondii, as well as fields such as Direct agglutination test, all of which overlap with one another.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Ecology
  • Veterinary medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Veterinary Parasitology are Veterinary medicine, Parasite hosting, Microbiology, Anthelmintic and Zoology. Research in Feces and the interrelating topic of Animal science were among the subjects of interest in the Veterinary medicine studies discussed in it. Most of the works presented in the journal deals with Parasite hosting but it intersects with the subject of Serology.

Veterinary Parasitology facilitates discussions on Microbiology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Immune system and Trichinella spiralis. Trichinella spiralis research featured in Veterinary Parasitology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Molecular biology and Antibody. In particular, the Zoology works presented emphasize discussions on Trichinella.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Trichinella infectivity and antibody response in experimentally infected pigs. (8 citations)
  • Functional characterization of a glutathione S-transferase in Trichinella spiralis invasion, development and reproduction. (7 citations)
  • Three new species of Cytauxzoon in European wild felids. (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.

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

  • Jitender P. Dubey (247 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jozef Vercruysse (130 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Domenico Otranto (97 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • David S. Lindsay (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edoardo Pozio (77 papers) published 1 paper 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 Veterinary Parasitology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (421 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
  • Sao Paulo State University (223 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Institut national de la recherche agronomique (199 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of São Paulo (179 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ghent University (170 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 5.32% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 10.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.11% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.85% of all publications and 62.36% 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

  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) guideline for diagnosing anthelmintic resistance using the faecal egg count reduction test in ruminants, horses and swine.

    Unknown

    (2023)
    206 Citations
  • All about toxoplasmosis in cats: the last decade.

    J.P. Dubey;C.K. Cerqueira-Cézar;F.H.A. Murata;O.C.H. Kwok

    (2020)
    162 Citations
  • The prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in the Old World.

    Claudio Genchi;Laura Helen Kramer

    (2020)
    110 Citations
  • World association for the advancement of veterinary parasitology (WAAVP): Third edition of guideline for evaluating the efficacy of equine anthelmintics.

    Unknown

    (2022)
    63 Citations
  • Economic and public health importance of Toxoplasma gondii infections in sheep: 2009-2020.

    J.P. Dubey;F.H.A. Murata;C.K. Cerqueira-Cézar;O.C.H. Kwok

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • All about Toxoplasma gondii infections in pigs: 2009-2020.

    Jitender P. Dubey;Camila K. Cerqueira-Cézar;Fernando H.A. Murata;Oliver C.H. Kwok

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Overview on Dirofilaria immitis in the Americas, with notes on other filarial worms infecting dogs.

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Domenico Otranto

    (2020)
    53 Citations

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