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Bruno Levecke

Bruno Levecke

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
46
Citations
7752
World Ranking
781
National Ranking
28

Bruno Levecke 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 Bruno Levecke sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 167 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruno Levecke 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 Bruno Levecke sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bruno Levecke is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a research focus primarily in the areas of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Parasitology, Ecology, Small Animals, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Levecke has contributed to research published in numerous venues, with frequent publications in:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Recent notable papers include:

  • "The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030" (2020), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) guideline for diagnosing anthelmintic resistance using the faecal egg count reduction test in ruminants, horses and swine" (2023), published in Veterinary Parasitology
  • "National mapping of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in Ethiopia" (2020), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Diagnostics and the neglected tropical diseases roadmap: setting the agenda for 2030" (2020), published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • "A statistical framework for calculating prospective sample sizes and classifying efficacy results for faecal egg count reduction tests in ruminants, horses and swine" (2022), published in Veterinary Parasitology

Throughout their career, Bruno Levecke has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Zeleke Mekonnen
  • Johnny Vlaminck
  • Piet Cools
  • Daniel Dana
  • Mio Ayana

Best Publications

  • Assessment of the anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole in school children in seven countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic.

    Bruno Levecke;Antonio Montresor;Marco Albonico;Shaali M. Ame

  • Molecular characterization of Blastocystis isolates from zoo animals and their animal-keepers

    Unaiza Parkar;Rebecca J. Traub;Simone Vitali;Aileen Elliot

  • Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for the control of human soil-transmitted helminths?

    Jozef Vercruysse;Marco Albonico;Jerzy M. Behnke;Andrew C. Kotze

  • The Mini-FLOTAC technique for the diagnosis of helminth and protozoan infections in humans and animals.

    Giuseppe Cringoli;Maria P Maurelli;Bruno Levecke;Antonio Bosco

  • The global progress of soil-transmitted helminthiases control in 2020 and World Health Organization targets for 2030

    Antonio Montresor;Denise Mupfasoni;Alexei Mikhailov;Pauline Mwinzi

  • Mixed Giardia duodenalis assemblage A and E infections in calves.

    Thomas Geurden;Peter Geldhof;Bruno Levecke;Cindy Martens

  • Giardia and other intestinal parasites in different dog populations in Northern Belgium.

    E. Claerebout;S. Casaert;A.-C. Dalemans;N. De Wilde

  • A comparison of the sensitivity and fecal egg counts of the McMaster egg counting and Kato-Katz thick smear methods for soil-transmitted helminths.

    Bruno Levecke;Jerzy M. Behnke;Sitara S. R. Ajjampur;Marco Albonico

  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) guideline for diagnosing anthelmintic resistance using the faecal egg count reduction test in ruminants, horses and swine.

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  • A public health response against Strongyloides stercoralis: time to look at soil-transmitted helminthiasis in full.

    Alejandro J. Krolewiecki;Patrick Lammie;Julie Jacobson;Albis-Francesco Gabrielli

  • Multilocus genotyping of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in non-outbreak related cases of diarrhoea in human patients in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Bruno Levecke;SM Caccio;Aline Visser

  • Diversity and distribution of Blastocystis sp. subtypes in non-human primates

    Mohammed A Alfellani;Alison S Jacob;Natali Ortiz Perea;Rosina C Krecek

  • Prevalence & risk factors for soil transmitted helminth infection among school children in south India.

    Deepthi Kattula;Rajiv Sarkar;Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur;Shantidani Minz

  • Molecular characterisation of Giardia duodenalis in captive non-human primates reveals mixed assemblage A and B infections and novel polymorphisms

    Bruno Levecke;Peter Geldhof;Edwin Claerebout;Pierre Dorny;Pierre Dorny

  • Gastrointestinal protozoa in non-human primates of four zoological gardens in Belgium

    Bruno Levecke;Pierre Dorny;Pierre Dorny;Thomas Geurden;Francis Vercammen

  • Novel insights into the genetic diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like cyst-forming ciliates.

    Kateřina Pomajbíková;Miroslav Oborník;Miroslav Oborník;Aleš Horák;Aleš Horák;Klára J. Petrželková

  • Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries.

    Piet Cools;Johnny Vlaminck;Marco Albonico;Shaali Ame

  • Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination.

    Sören L. Becker;Sören L. Becker;Sören L. Becker;Harvy Joy Liwanag;Harvy Joy Liwanag;Harvy Joy Liwanag;Jedidiah S. Snyder;Oladele Akogun

  • The bias, accuracy and precision of faecal egg count reduction test results in cattle using McMaster, Cornell-Wisconsin and FLOTAC egg counting methods

    Bruno Levecke;Laura Rinaldi;Johannes Charlier;MP Maurelli

  • Field validity and feasibility of four techniques for the detection of Trichuris in simians: a model for monitoring drug efficacy in public health?

    Bruno Levecke;Nathalie De Wilde;Els Vandenhoute;Jozef Vercruysse

  • Quality of Medicines Commonly Used in the Treatment of Soil Transmitted Helminths and Giardia in Ethiopia: A Nationwide Survey

    Sultan Suleman;Gemechu Zeleke;Habtewold Deti;Zeleke Mekonnen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
Edwin Claerebout
Edwin Claerebout Ghent University
Peter Geldhof
Peter Geldhof Ghent University
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Antonio Montresor
Antonio Montresor World Health Organization
Thomas Geurden
Thomas Geurden Zoetis (United States)
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Laura Rinaldi
Laura Rinaldi University of Naples Federico II
Stijn Casaert
Stijn Casaert Ghent University

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