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D-Index
37
Citations
5371
World Ranking
1505
National Ranking
68

Alessandra Torina 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 Alessandra Torina sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 116 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alessandra Torina 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 Alessandra Torina sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alessandra Torina is affiliated with the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Sicilia in Italy. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on parasitology and infectious diseases.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Leptospirosis research and findings
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

The subfields contributing to their body of work include:

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science

Alessandra Torina's research has been published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Animals
  • Microorganisms
  • Pathogens
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Parasites & Vectors

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

  • Innate Immune Response to Tick-Borne Pathogens: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Induced in the Hosts, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Immune Response to Tick-Borne Hemoparasites: Host Adaptive Immune Response Mechanisms as Potential Targets for Therapies and Vaccines, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Ticks infesting humans and associated pathogens: a cross-sectional study in a 3-year period (2017-2019) in northwest Italy, 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • Recent Advances on the Innate Immune Response to Coxiella burnetii, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • A Review on the Immunological Response against Trypanosoma cruzi, 2023, Pathogens

Collaboration is an integral part of Alessandra Torina's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Valeria Blanda
  • Francesca Grippi
  • Francesco La Russa
  • Annalisa Guercio
  • Paola Galluzzo

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Sequence Analysis of the msp4 Gene of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Robert F Massung;Susan J Wong;Frederick K Chu

  • Identification of a novel bluetongue virus vector species of Culicoides in Sicily.

    S. Caracappa;A. Torina;A. Guercio;F. Vitale

  • Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain.

    José De La Fuente;Victoria Naranjo;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ursula Höfle

  • Genetic diversity of anaplasma species major surface proteins and implications for anaplasmosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development

    José de la Fuente;Ala Lew;Hans Lutz;Marina L. Meli

  • Prevalence and diagnosis of Babesia and Theileria infections in horses in Italy: a preliminary study.

    Annabella Moretti;Vittorio Mangili;Romana Salvatori;Carmen Maresca

  • Can Anaplasma ovis in small ruminants be neglected any longer

    S. Renneker;J. Abdo;D. E. A. Salih;T. Karagenç

  • Serologic and molecular characterization of Anaplasma species infection in farm animals and ticks from Sicily

    José de la Fuente;Alessandra Torina;Santo Caracappa;Giovanni Tumino

  • Analysis of world strains of Anaplasma marginale using major surface protein 1a repeat sequences.

    José de la Fuente;Paula Ruybal;Moses S. Mtshali;Victoria Naranjo

  • Hemoprotozoa of domestic animals in France: prevalence and molecular characterization.

    A. Criado-Fornelio;A. Buling;J.L. Pingret;M. Etievant

  • Modelling the distributions of Culicoides bluetongue virus vectors in Sicily in relation to satellite-derived climate variables

    B. V. Purse;A. J. Tatem;S. Caracappa;D. J. Rogers

  • Midichloria mitochondrii is widespread in hard ticks (Ixodidae) and resides in the mitochondria of phylogenetically diverse species.

    S. Epis;D. Sassera;T. Beninati;N.L. Lo

  • Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in adult Dermacentor spp. ticks from nine collection sites in France.

    S. Bonnet;J. de la Fuente;P. Nicollet;X. Liu

  • Development and validation of two PCR tests for the detection of and differentiation between Anaplasma ovis and Anaplasma marginale

    Alessandra Torina;Annalisa Agnone;Valeria Blanda;Angelina Alongi

  • Observed Prevalence of Tick‐borne Pathogens in Domestic Animals in Sicily, Italy during 2003–2005

    A. Torina;J. Vicente;A. Alongi;S. Scimeca

  • Evidence of Anaplasma infections in European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from southern Spain

    José de la Fuente;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Victoria Naranjo;Alessandra Torina

  • Prevalence of Coxiella burnetti infection in wild and farmed ungulates.

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Óscar Rodríguez;Alessandra Torina;Victoria Naranjo

  • A Molecular survey of Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia canis and Babesia microti in foxes and fleas from Sicily.

    A. Torina;V. Blanda;F. Antoci;S. Scimeca

  • Prevalence and Genotypes of Anaplasma Species and Habitat Suitability for Ticks in a Mediterranean Ecosystem

    Alessandra Torina;Angelina Alongi;Victoria Naranjo;Agustín Estrada-Peña

  • Spatial distribution of bluetongue virus and its Culicoides vectors in Sicily.

    A. Torina;S. Caracappa;P. S. Mellor;M. Baylis

  • Molecular characterization of Anaplasma platys strains from dogs in Sicily, Italy.

    José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente;Alessandra Torina;Victoria Naranjo;Silviane Nicosia

Frequent Co-Authors

Santo Caracappa
Santo Caracappa University of Palermo
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Joaquín Vicente
Joaquín Vicente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera University of Castilla-La Mancha
Consuelo Almazán
Consuelo Almazán Autonomous University of Queretaro
Agustín Estrada-Peña
Agustín Estrada-Peña University of Zaragoza
Olivier Sparagano
Olivier Sparagano City University of Hong Kong
Francisco Ruiz-Fons
Francisco Ruiz-Fons University of Castilla-La Mancha

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