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Antti Lavikainen

Antti Lavikainen

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
25
Citations
2684
World Ranking
2948
National Ranking
28

Antti Lavikainen 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 Antti Lavikainen sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 45 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Antti Lavikainen 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 Antti Lavikainen sits on this spectrum.

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: 25 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Antti Lavikainen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Ecology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Parasitology.

The scientist has contributed to the study of parasitic infections in humans and animals, genetic diversity and population structure, parasite biology and host interactions, identification and quantification in food, wildlife ecology and conservation, and microbial infections and disease research.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Genetic interrelationships of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), the causative agent of sparganosis in Europe, 2022, Parasite
  • Genetic diversity and phylogeography of urban hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) around Helsinki, Finland, revealed by mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses, 2021, Mammal Research
  • Epidemic situation of cestodiasis in domestic reindeer on reindeer farms in the Murmansk Oblast, 2021, Veterinary Science Today
  • Comparison of Microsatellite and the MHC Class II DRB Locus Diversity in Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) between Finland and Japan, 2023, Annales Zoologici Fennici

Lavikainen collaborates frequently with several researchers including:

  • Yosuke Amaike
  • Yoshinori Nishita
  • Ryuichi Masuda
  • Eva Bazsalovicsová
  • Alžbeta Radačovská

Their work has appeared in a variety of academic venues such as Parasite, Mammal Research, Veterinary Science Today, and Annales Zoologici Fennici.

Best Publications

  • Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae)

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Tetsuya Yanagida;Akira Ito

  • Molecular genetic characterization of the Fennoscandian cervid strain, a new genotypic group (G10) of Echinococcus granulosus

    A Lavikainen;M J Lehtinen;T Meri;V Hirvelä-Koski

  • A novel phylogeny for the genus Echinococcus, based on nuclear data, challenges relationships based on mitochondrial evidence

    U. Saarma;I. Jõgisalu;E. Moks;A. Varcasia

  • Molecular phylogeny of the genus Taenia (Cestoda: Taeniidae): proposals for the resurrection of Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816 and the creation of a new genus Versteria.

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Takashi Iwaki;Voitto Haukisalmi;Voitto Haukisalmi

  • Mitochondrial phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) with emphasis on relationships among Echinococcus canadensis genotypes.

    Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Sergey Konyaev;Antti Lavikainen

  • Phylogenetic relationships within Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae): An inference from nuclear protein-coding genes

    Jenny Knapp;Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Munehiro Okamoto

  • New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Mitra Sharbatkhori;Hossein Mirhendi

  • A phylogeny of members of the family Taeniidae based on the mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 gene data.

    A. Lavikainen;V. Haukisalmi;M. J. Lehtinen;H. Henttonen

  • Molecular characterization of Echinococcus isolates of cervid origin from Finland and Sweden.

    A. Lavikainen;M. J. Lehtinen;S. Laaksonen;E. Ågren

  • Molecular identification of unilocular hydatid cysts from domestic ungulates in Ethiopia: implications for human infections.

    Zerihun Hailemariam;Minoru Nakao;Sissay Menkir;Antti Lavikainen

  • Reappraisal of Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Batsch, 1786) (Cestoda: Taeniidae) sensu lato with description of Hydatigera kamiyai n. sp.

    Antti Lavikainen;Takashi Iwaki;Voitto Haukisalmi;Sergey V. Konyaev

  • High-resolution phylogeography of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 with an emphasis on its distribution in Turkey, Italy and Spain.

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimae;Sami Simsek;Ibrahim Balkaya

  • Cystic echinococcosis: Future perspectives of molecular epidemiology

    Akira Ito;Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Eric P. Hoberg

  • Is Echinococcus intermedius a valid species

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Eric Hoberg

  • Taenia arctos n. sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Taeniidae) from its definitive (brown bear Ursus arctos Linnaeus) and intermediate (moose/elk Alces spp.) hosts

    Voitto Haukisalmi;Antti Lavikainen;Sauli Laaksonen;Seppo Meri;Seppo Meri

  • Echinococcus across the north: Current knowledge, future challenges

    Rebecca K. Davidson;Antti Lavikainen;Sergey Konyaev;Janna Schurer

  • Echinococcus canadensis transmission in the North

    Antti Oksanen;Antti Lavikainen

  • Phylogenetic characterisation of Taenia tapeworms in spotted hyenas and reconsideration of the “Out of Africa” hypothesis of Taenia in humans

    Yitagele Terefe;Zerihun Hailemariam;Sissay Menkir;Minoru Nakao

  • Molecular identification of Taenia spp. in wolves (Canis lupus), brown bears (Ursus arctos) and cervids from North Europe and Alaska.

    Antti Lavikainen;Sauli Laaksonen;Kimberlee Beckmen;Antti Oksanen

  • Cryptic diversity in hymenolepidid tapeworms infecting humans.

    Agathe Nkouawa;Voitto Haukisalmi;Tiaoying Li;Minoru Nakao

  • Molecular identification of species of Taenia causing bovine cysticercosis in Ethiopia

    Z. Hailemariam;M. Nakao;S. Menkir;A. Lavikainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Nakao
Minoru Nakao Asahikawa Medical University
Akira Ito
Akira Ito Asahikawa Medical University
Antti Oksanen
Antti Oksanen University of Helsinki
Seppo Meri
Seppo Meri University of Helsinki
Voitto Haukisalmi
Voitto Haukisalmi University of Helsinki
Tetsuya Yanagida
Tetsuya Yanagida Yamaguchi University
Munehiro Okamoto
Munehiro Okamoto Kyoto University
Heikki Henttonen
Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Eric P. Hoberg
Eric P. Hoberg United States Department of Agriculture
Urmas Saarma
Urmas Saarma University of Tartu

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