2026 Agustín Estrada-Peña: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	85	3141	2892	34	32	476	27130

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Agustín Estrada-Peña is affiliated with the University of Zaragoza in Spain and has a substantial research portfolio in the fields of immunology, microbiology, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine. Their work primarily explores parasitology, infectious diseases, insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their research covers a variety of topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases and their control. Key areas of focus include:

Vector-borne infectious diseases
Viral infections and vectors
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
Insect and pesticide research
Vector-borne animal diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Species distribution and climate change

Estrada-Peña has frequently published in the following venues:

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Pathogens
Parasites & Vectors
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Vaccines

Several recent published works include:

"Current debates and advances in tick microbiome research" (2021) in Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
"Cattle ticks and tick-borne diseases: a review of Uganda's situation" (2021) in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
"Tick-borne diseases and co-infection: Current considerations" (2020) in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
"Anti-Tick Microbiota Vaccine Impacts Ixodes ricinus Performance during Feeding" (2020) in Vaccines
"Temporal patterns in Ixodes ricinus microbial communities: an insight into tick-borne microbe interactions" (2021) in Microbiome

Collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

José de la Fuente
Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Dasiel Obregón
Natalia Fernández-Ruiz
Alejandra Wu-Chuang

Overall, Estrada-Peña's research contributes to understanding complex interactions between vectors, pathogens, and hosts, integrating aspects of disease ecology, microbiota influence, and vector control strategies.

Best Publications

Ticks of domestic animals in Africa: a guide to identification of species

A.R. Walker;A. Bouattour;J.-L. Camicas;A. Estrada-Pena

1754
Citations
Driving forces for changes in geographical distribution of Ixodes ricinus ticks in Europe

Jolyon M. Medlock;Kayleigh M. Hansford;Antra Bormane;Marketa Derdakova

1115
Citations
Overview: Ticks as vectors of pathogens that cause disease in humans and animals.

de la Fuente J;Estrada-Pena A;Venzal Jm;Kocan Km

1047
Citations
Climate, niche, ticks, and models: what they are and how we should interpret them.

Agustín Estrada-Peña

976
Citations
Effects of climate change on ticks and tick-borne diseases in europe.

J. S. Gray;H. Dautel;A. Estrada-Peña;O. Kahl

885
Citations
The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names

Alberto A. Guglielmone;Richard G. Robbins;Dmitry A. Apanaskevich;Trevor N. Petney

793
Citations
Ticks feeding on humans: a review of records on human-biting Ixodoidea with special reference to pathogen transmission.

Agustin Estrada-Peña;Frans Jongejan

755
Citations
The hard ticks of the world (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Alberto A. Guglielmone;Richard G. Robbins;Dmitry A. Apanaskevich;Trevor N. Petney

633
Citations
Tick-Pathogen Interactions and Vector Competence: Identification of Molecular Drivers for Tick-Borne Diseases

José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Sandra Antunes;Sarah Bonnet;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

467
Citations
Ticks (Ixodidae) on humans in South America

A. A. Guglielmone;L. Beati;D. M. Barros-Battesti;M. B. Labruna

454
Citations
Guideline for veterinary practitioners on canine ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in Europe

Ángel Sainz;Xavier Roura;Guadalupe Miró;Agustín Estrada-Peña

433
Citations
A review of canine babesiosis: the European perspective

Laia Solano-Gallego;Ángel Sainz;Xavier Roura;Agustín Estrada-Peña

432
Citations
The ecology of ticks and epidemiology of tick-borne viral diseases.

Agustín Estrada-Peña;José de la Fuente

421
Citations
Impact of climate trends on tick-borne pathogen transmission

Agustín Estrada-Peña;Nieves Ayllón;José de la Fuente

346
Citations
European reservoir hosts of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.

L. Gern;A. Estrada-Peña;F. Frandsen;J.S. Gray

333
Citations
The role of ticks in the maintenance and transmission of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus: A review of published field and laboratory studies

Aysen Gargili;Agustin Estrada-Peña;Jessica R. Spengler;Alexander Lukashev

301
Citations
Effects of environmental change on zoonotic disease risk: an ecological primer

Agustín Estrada-Peña;Richard S. Ostfeld;A. Townsend Peterson;Robert Poulin

293
Citations
The known distribution and ecological preferences of the tick subgenus Boophilus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa and Latin America

Agustín Estrada-Peña;A. Bouattour;J. L. Camicas;Alberto Guglielmone

259
Citations
Systematics and ecology of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Jeremy Gray;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Agustín Estrada-Peña;Michael Levin

256
Citations
Research on the ecology of ticks and tick-borne pathogens--methodological principles and caveats.

Agustín Estrada-Peña;Jeremy S. Gray;Olaf Kahl;Robert S. Lane

252
Citations