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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 57 414 381 29 27 203 9721

Aaron R. Jex publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aaron R. Jex between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aaron R. Jex published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2021. 15 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2021. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
2002 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aaron R. Jex: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 2
2006 4
2007 5
2008 6
2009 9
2010 20
2011 10
2012 17
2013 19
2014 15
2015 16
2016 7
2017 5
2018 12
2019 8
2020 7
2021 23
2022 14
2023 11
2024 8
2025 7
Total 231
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Aaron R. Jex publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron R. Jex sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 199–203 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 203 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44 203
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Aaron R. Jex D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aaron R. Jex sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18 57
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Aaron R. Jex is affiliated with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research portfolio spans several fields including Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work delves into subfields such as Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA modifications and cancer, Amoebic Infections and Treatments, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.

Frequently publishing alongside collaborators, Aaron R. Jex has coauthored multiple works with researchers including Balu Balan, Ivo Müeller, Swapnil Tichkule, Samantha J. Emery-Corbin, and Nicholas D. Crosbie.

The scientist's publications appear predominantly in several key scientific venues. Most commonly, they have contributed to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), International Journal for Parasitology, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Passive Sampling of SARS-CoV-2 for Wastewater Surveillance, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • A chromosome-scale reference genome for Giardia intestinalis WB, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Artificial intelligence takes center stage: exploring the capabilities and implications of ChatGPT and other AI-assisted technologies in scientific research and education, 2023, Immunology and Cell Biology
  • Long-read assembly and comparative evidence-based reanalysis of Cryptosporidium genome sequences reveal expanded transporter repertoire and duplication of entire chromosome ends including subtelomeric regions, 2021, Genome Research
  • Zoonotic Ancylostomiasis: An Update of a Continually Neglected Zoonosis, 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome sequence of Schistosoma haematobium

    Neil D Young;Aaron R Jex;Bo Li;Shiping Liu

  • Impact of gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes of sheep, and the role of advanced molecular tools for exploring epidemiology and drug resistance - an Australian perspective.

    Florian Roeber;Aaron R Jex;Robin B Gasser

  • Ascaris suum draft genome

    Aaron R. Jex;Shiping Liu;Bo Li;Neil D. Young

  • The genome and developmental transcriptome of the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus

    Erich M Schwarz;Erich M Schwarz;Erich M Schwarz;Pasi K Korhonen;Bronwyn E Campbell;Neil S Young

  • Recent advances in candidate-gene and whole-genome approaches to the discovery of anthelmintic resistance markers and the description of drug/receptor interactions

    Andrew C. Kotze;Peter W. Hunt;Philip John Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • The Opisthorchis viverrini genome provides insights into life in the bile duct

    Neil D. Young;Niranjan Nagarajan;Suling Joyce Lin;Pasi K. Korhonen

  • Cryptosporidium — Biotechnological advances in the detection, diagnosis and analysis of genetic variation

    A.R. Jex;H.V. Smith;P.T. Monis;B.E. Campbell

  • Unlocking the Transcriptomes of Two Carcinogenic Parasites, Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini

    Neil D. Young;Bronwyn E. Campbell;Ross S. Hall;Aaron R. Jex

  • An integrated pipeline for next-generation sequencing and annotation of mitochondrial genomes

    Aaron R. Jex;Ross S. Hall;D. Timothy J. Littlewood;Robin B. Gasser

  • Passive Sampling of SARS-CoV-2 for Wastewater Surveillance.

    Christelle Schang;Nicolas D. Crosbie;Monica Nolan;Rachael Poon

  • Phylogenomic and biogeographic reconstruction of the Trichinella complex

    Pasi K. Korhonen;Edoardo Pozio;Giuseppe La Rosa;Bill C. H. Chang

  • Drug resistance in Giardia duodenalis

    Brendan R.E. Ansell;Malcolm J. McConville;Showgy Y. Ma'ayeh;Michael J. Dagley

  • Elucidating the transcriptome of Fasciola hepatica - a key to fundamental and biotechnological discoveries for a neglected parasite.

    Neil D. Young;Ross S. Hall;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi

  • Genetic blueprint of the zoonotic pathogen Toxocara canis

    Xing-Quan Zhu;Pasi K Korhonen;Huimin Cai;Neil David Young

  • Low cost whole-organism screening of compounds for anthelmintic activity.

    Sarah Preston;Abdul Jabbar;Cameron J Nowell;Anja Joachim

  • Giardia/giardiasis — A perspective on diagnostic and analytical tools

    Anson V Koehler;Aaron R Jex;Shane R Haydon;Melita A Stevens

  • Genome and transcriptome of the porcine whipworm Trichuris suis

    Aaron R. Jex;Peter Nejsum;Erich M. Schwarz;Li Hu

  • Exploration of extracellular vesicles from Ascaris suum provides evidence of parasite–host cross talk

    Eline P. Hansen;Bastian Fromm;Bastian Fromm;Sidsel D. Andersen;Antonio Marcilla

  • Genetic richness and diversity in Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum reveals major knowledge gaps and a need for the application of "next generation" technologies--research review.

    Aaron R. Jex;Robin B. Gasser

  • Long PCR amplification of the entire mitochondrial genome from individual helminths for direct sequencing

    Min Hu;Aaron R Jex;Bronwyn E Campbell;Robin B Gasser

  • A portrait of the transcriptome of the neglected trematode, Fasciola gigantica--biological and biotechnological implications.

    Neil D. Young;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi;Ross S. Hall

  • Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions

    Clare A. Anstead;Pasi K. Korhonen;Neil D. Young;Ross S. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Bronwyn E. Campbell
Bronwyn E. Campbell RMIT University
Andreas Hofmann
Andreas Hofmann University of Melbourne
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Matthew J. Nolan
Matthew J. Nolan Royal Veterinary College
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar University of Melbourne
Anson V. Koehler
Anson V. Koehler University of Melbourne
D. Timothy J. Littlewood
D. Timothy J. Littlewood Natural History Museum
Thomas H. Cribb
Thomas H. Cribb University of Queensland

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