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D-Index
32
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3313
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2188
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104

Alessio Giannelli 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 Alessio Giannelli sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 85 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Alessio Giannelli 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 Alessio Giannelli sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Alessio Giannelli is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology within the broader fields of medicine and immunology and microbiology. The scientist's work covers several subfields including parasitology, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, and education.

The main topics Alessio Giannelli explores involve zoonotic diseases and public health, vector-borne infectious diseases, parasites and host interactions, viral infections and vectors, research on leishmaniasis studies, parasitic infections and diagnostics, and parasitic diseases research and treatment.

Giannelli's recent publications include:

  • Control of companion animal parasites and impact on One Health, 2024, One Health
  • Quantifying the neglected: Initial estimation of the global burden and economic impact of human toxocariasis, 2024, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • Zoonotic parasites in wild animals such as carnivores and primates that are traded illegally in Brazil, 2021, Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine/Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária
  • Occurrence of zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites of rodents and the risk of human infection in different biomes of Brazil, 2021, Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine/Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária
  • Detection of Rickettsia felis in ectoparasites collected from domestic animals, 2020, Experimental and Applied Acarology

Frequently publishing in venues such as the Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine/Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária and Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, Giannelli has also contributed to One Health, Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, and Experimental and Applied Acarology. The scientist has multiple collaborations with coauthors including Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos, Lêucio Câmara Alves, Gílcia Aparecida de Carvalho, Carlos Alberto do Nascimento Ramos, and Johannes Charlier.

The overall focus of Giannelli's scientific output reflects an emphasis on understanding parasitic infections, zoonotic transmission, and the implications of parasites on public health at the animal-human interface. The research contributes to infectious disease knowledge and public health strategies, particularly regarding diseases related to companion animals and wildlife.

Best Publications

  • Morphological and genetic diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from the New and Old Worlds

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia;Alessio Giannelli

  • Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

    Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

    Alessio Giannelli;Gioia Capelli;Anja Joachim;Barbara Hinney

  • Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks.

    Maria Stefania Latrofa;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Domenico Otranto

  • Evidence for direct transmission of the cat lungworm Troglostrongylus brevior (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae)

    Emanuele Brianti;Gabriella Gaglio;Ettore Napoli;Luigi Falsone

  • Zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs, Greece and Portugal, 2011-2012.

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Nodular lesions due to infestation by Dirofilaria repens in dogs from Italy.

    Francesco Albanese;Francesca Abramo;Christian Braglia;Chiara Caporali

  • Three different Hepatozoon species in domestic cats from southern Italy

    Alessio Giannelli;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Yaarit Nachum-Biala;Adnan Hodžić

  • Efficacy of an imidacloprid/flumethrin collar against fleas, ticks and tick-borne pathogens in dogs

    Filipe Dantas-Torres;Gioia Capelli;Alessio Giannelli;Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos

  • Release of lungworm larvae from snails in the environment: potential for alternative transmission pathways.

    Alessio Giannelli;Vito Colella;Francesca Abramo;Rafael Antonio do Nascimento Ramos

  • Detection of Anaplasma platys in dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus group ticks by a quantitative real-time PCR.

    Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Alessio Giannelli;Vita Lacasella

  • Development of the feline lungworms Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior in Helix aspersa snails.

    Alessio Giannelli;Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos;Giada Annoscia;Angela Di Cesare

  • Rhipicephalus turanicus, a new vector of Hepatozoon canis.

    Alessio Giannelli;Riccardo Paolo Lia;Giada Annoscia;Canio Buonavoglia

  • The European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) as reservoir hosts of Troglostrongylus brevior (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) lungworms.

    L. Falsone;E. Brianti;G. Gaglio;E. Napoli

  • Simultaneous detection of the feline lungworms Troglostrongylus brevior and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus by a newly developed duplex-PCR.

    Giada Annoscia;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Bronwyn Evelyn Campbell;Alessio Giannelli

  • Gastropod-Borne Helminths: A Look at the Snail-Parasite Interplay

    Alessio Giannelli;Cinzia Cantacessi;Vito Colella;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres

  • Clinical case presentation and a review of the literature of canine onchocercosis by Onchocerca lupi in the United States

    Domenico Otranto;Alessio Giannelli;Nicole Scotty Trumble;Matt Chavkin

  • Transstadial transmission of Hepatozoon canis from larvae to nymphs of Rhipicephalus sanguineus.

    Alessio Giannelli;Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos;Giancarlo Di Paola;Norbert Mencke

  • Helminth infections and gut microbiota - a feline perspective.

    Ana M. Duarte;Ana M. Duarte;Timothy P. Jenkins;Maria S. Latrofa;Alessio Giannelli

  • Experimental evidence against transmission of Hepatozoon canis by Ixodes ricinus.

    Alessio Giannelli;Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Norbert Mencke

Frequent Co-Authors

Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos
Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos Federal Rural University of Pernambuco
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Emanuele Brianti
Emanuele Brianti University of Messina
Giada Annoscia
Giada Annoscia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Luís Cardoso
Luís Cardoso University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Vito Colella
Vito Colella University of Melbourne

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