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Andrea Vetešníková Šimková

Andrea Vetešníková Šimková

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Czechia
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
4202
World Ranking
1652
National Ranking
9

Andrea Vetešníková Šimková 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 Andrea Vetešníková Šimková sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 284 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Andrea Vetešníková Šimková 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 Andrea Vetešníková Šimková sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Andrea Vetešníková Šimková is affiliated with Masaryk University in the Czech Republic. Their research focuses primarily on parasite biology and host interactions, with additional emphasis on genetic diversity, fish biology, and aquatic science. Their work spans several interconnected fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science.

The scientist has contributed significantly to the study of host-specific parasites, notably monogeneans and tapeworms affecting freshwater fish species. Their recent papers include:

  • "Heterosis versus breakdown in fish hybrids revealed by one-parental species-associated viral infection," 2021, Aquaculture
  • "Diversity of monogeneans and tapeworms in cypriniform fishes across two continents," 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
  • "High diversity of fish ectoparasitic monogeneans (Dactylogyrus) in the Iberian Peninsula: a case of adaptive radiation?," 2020, Parasitology
  • "Molecular and morphological phylogeny of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites (Monogenea) sheds new light on the puzzling Middle Eastern origin of European and African lineages," 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Molecular phylogeny and speciation patterns in host-specific monogeneans (Cichlidogyrus, Dactylogyridae) parasitizing cichlid fishes (Cichliformes, Cichlidae) in Lake Tanganyika," 2022, International Journal for Parasitology

Frequent coauthors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Michal Benovics
  • Mária Seifertová
  • Lukáš Vetešník
  • Eva Řehulková
  • Chahrazed Rahmouni

Their publications commonly appear in these venues:

  • Parasitology
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Parasite
  • Aquaculture
  • Journal of Vertebrate Biology

Andrea Vetešníková Šimková's research integrates subfields of ecology, genetics, aquatic science, small animal studies, and parasitology. Their main research topics are:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Best Publications

  • Molecular phylogeny of congeneric monogenean parasites (Dactylogyrus): a case of intrahost speciation

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Serge Morand;Edouard Jobet;Milan Gelnar

  • SPECIFICITY AND SPECIALIZATION OF CONGENERIC MONOGENEANS PARASITIZING CYPRINID FISH

    Andrea Simkova;Olivier Verneau;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Phylogenetic relationships of the Dactylogyridae Bychowsky, 1933 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridea): the need for the systematic revision of the Ancyrocephalinae Bychowsky, 1937.

    Andrea Simková;Laetitia Plaisance;Iveta Matejusová;Serge Morand

  • Are fish immune systems really affected by parasites? an immunoecological study of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    Karolína Rohlenová;Serge Morand;Pavel Hyršl;Soňa Tolarová

  • Co-existence of nine gill ectoparasites (Dactylogyrus: monogenea) parasitising the roach (Rutilus rutilus l.): history and present ecology.

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Yves Desdevises;Yves Desdevises;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Monogeneans of West African Cichlid Fish: Evolution and Cophylogenetic Interactions

    Monika Mendlová;Yves Desdevises;Kristína Civáňová;Antoine Pariselle

  • A molecular phylogeny of the Dactylogyridae sensu Kritsky & Boeger (1989) (Monogenea) based on the D1-D3 domains of large subunit rDNA.

    Simková A;Matejusová I;Cunningham Co

  • Associations between fish reproductive cycle and the dynamics of metazoan parasite infection

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Jiří Jarkovský;Božena Koubková;Vlastimil Baruš

  • Morphology and coexistence of congeneric ectoparasite species: reinforcement of reproductive isolation?

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Markéta Ondračková;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Evolution and trans-species polymorphism of MHC class IIbeta genes in cyprinid fish.

    Eva Ottová;Andrea Šimková;Jean-François Martin;Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq

  • Evolution of host specificity in monogeneans parasitizing African cichlid fish

    Monika Mendlová;Andrea Vetešníková Šimková

  • The seasonal changes in innate immunity of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

    Soňa Buchtíková;Andrea Šimková;Karolína Rohlenová;Martin Flajšhans

  • Morphometric correlates of host specificity in Dactylogyrus species (Monogenea) parasites of European Cyprinid fish.

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Yves Desdevises;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Investigating patterns may reveal processes: evolutionary ecology of ectoparasitic monogeneans.

    Serge Morand;Andrea Simková;Andrea Simková;Iveta Matejusová;Laetitia Plaisance

  • Seasonal changes of immunocompetence and parasitism in chub ( Leuciscus cephalus ), a freshwater cyprinid fish

    Karolína Lamková;Andrea Šimková;Miroslava Palíková;Pavel Jurajda

  • Parasite communities of freshwater fish under flood conditions.

    Dušan Kadlec;Andrea Šimková;Jiří Jarkovský;Milan Gelnar

  • Cichlids: A Host of Opportunities for Evolutionary Parasitology.

    Maarten Pieterjan Vanhove;Maarten Pieterjan Vanhove;Maarten Pieterjan Vanhove;Pascal Hablutzel;Antoine Pariselle;Andrea Vetešníková Šimková

  • MHC variability, life-traits and parasite diversity of European cyprinid fish

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Eva Ottová;Serge Morand

  • Parasite species coexistence and limiting similarity: a multiscale look at phylogenetic, functional and reproductive distances

    David Mouillot;Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Serge Morand;Robert Poulin

  • Parasitism, life history traits and immune defence in cyprinid fish from Central Europe

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Thomas Lafond;Markéta Ondračková;Markéta Ondračková;Pavel Jurajda

Frequent Co-Authors

Milan Gelnar
Milan Gelnar Masaryk University
Serge Morand
Serge Morand Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maarten P.M. Vanhove
Maarten P.M. Vanhove Hasselt University
Pavel Jurajda
Pavel Jurajda Czech Academy of Sciences
Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences
Tine Huyse
Tine Huyse KU Leuven
Stephan Koblmüller
Stephan Koblmüller University of Graz
Christian Sturmbauer
Christian Sturmbauer University of Graz
Martin Reichard
Martin Reichard Czech Academy of Sciences
Pierre Sasal
Pierre Sasal University of Perpignan

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