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D-Index
37
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6240
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1467
National Ranking
88

David Jenkins 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 David Jenkins sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 136 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Jenkins 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 David Jenkins 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

David Jenkins is affiliated with Charles Sturt University in Australia and works primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research focuses extensively on parasitology and related aspects of pathology, ecology, and surgery.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

David Jenkins has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Selected recent papers include:

  • Characterisation of the tongue worm, Linguatula serrata (Pentastomida: Linguatulidae), in Australia, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Verification of rabbits as intermediate hosts for Linguatula serrata (Pentastomida) in Australia, 2020, Parasitology Research
  • Chromosome-scale Echinococcus granulosus (genotype G1) genome reveals the Eg95 gene family and conservation of the EG95-vaccine molecule, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Assessment of the direct economic losses associated with hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto) in beef cattle slaughtered at an Australian abattoir, 2020, Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Toxocara canis in Australia, 2020, Advances in Parasitology/Advances in parasitology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David Jenkins include:

  • Shokoofeh Shamsi
  • Diane P. Barton
  • Cara Wilson
  • Victoria Brookes
  • Tamsin S. Barnes

Publication venues where David Jenkins frequently publishes their work are:

  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Australian Veterinary Journal
  • Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
  • Communications Biology

The subfields of Medicine that David Jenkins is involved in include:

  • Ecology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Parasitology
  • Small Animals

Best Publications

  • Emergence/re-emergence of Echinococcus spp.—a global update

    David Jenkins;T. Romig;R.C.A. Thompson;R.C.A. Thompson

  • Ecology and Life Cycle Patterns of Echinococcus Species.

    T. Romig;P. Deplazes;D. Jenkins;Patrick Giraudoux

  • Australian dingoes are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum.

    Jessica S. King;Jan Šlapeta;David J. Jenkins;Sarwat E. Al-Qassab

  • Vaccination trials in Australia and Argentina confirm the effectiveness of the EG95 hydatid vaccine in sheep.

    Marshall W. Lightowlers;O. Jensen;E Fernandez;J.A Iriarte

  • Epidemiology and control of hydatid disease

    P. M. Schantz;J. Chai;P. S. Craig;J. Eckert

  • Echinococcosis in animals: clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment.

    J. Eckert;P. Deplazes;P. S. Craig;M. A. Gemmell

  • The role of wildlife in the transmission of parasitic zoonoses in peri-urban and urban areas

    Ute Mackenstedt;David Jenkins;Thomas Romig

  • Detection of Echinococcus coproantigens by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in dogs, dingoes and foxes.

    P Deplazes;Bruno Gottstein;J Eckert;D J Jenkins

  • Challenges for diagnosis and control of cystic hydatid disease

    T S Barnes;P Deplazes;Bruno Gottstein;D J Jenkins;D J Jenkins

  • Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Gerardo Acosta-Jamett;Vanessa Andresiuk

  • Transmission ecology of Echinococcus in wild-life in Australia and Africa.

    David Jenkins;C N L MacPherson

  • Echinococcus as a model system: biology and epidemiology.

    R. C. A. Thompson;David Jenkins

  • Detection of Echinococcus granulosus coproantigens in Australian canids with natural or experimental infection.

    David J. Jenkins;Alasdair Fraser;Helen Bradshaw;Philip S. Craig

  • Specific antibody responses to Taenia hydatigena, Taenia pisiformis and Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs.

    D. J. Jenkins;M. D. Rickard

  • Evaluation of a serological test system for the diagnosis of natural Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs using E. granulosus protoscolex and oncosphere antigens.

    Gasser Rb;Lightowlers Mw;Obendorf Dl;Jenkins Dj

  • Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide.

    Liina Kinkar;Teivi Laurimäe;Gerardo Acosta-Jamett;Vanessa Andresiuk

  • Implications of wild dog ecology on the sylvatic and domestic life cycle of Neospora caninum in Australia.

    Jessica S. King;David J. Jenkins;John T. Ellis;Peter Fleming

  • Hydatid control in Australia: where it began, what we have achieved and where to from here.

    David J. Jenkins

  • Echinococcus granulosus in wildlife in and around the Kosciuszko National Park, south-eastern Australia

    David Jenkins;B Morris

  • Specific antibody responses in dogs experimentally infected with Echinococcus granulosus.

    David J. Jenkins;Michael D. Rickard

  • Long-read sequencing reveals a 4.4 kb tandem repeat region in the mitogenome of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) genotype G1.

    Liina Kinkar;Pasi K Korhonen;Huimin Cai;Charles G Gauci

  • Oocysts and high seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dogs living in remote Aboriginal communities and wild dogs in Australia

    Jessica S King;Graeme K Brown;David Jenkins;David Jenkins;John Timothy Ellis

  • Echinococcus granulosus in Australia, widespread and doing well!

    David J. Jenkins

  • The role of foxes Vulpes vulpes in the epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus in urban environments.

    David J Jenkins;Natalie A Craig

  • Human hydatidosis in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, 1987-1992.

    David J Jenkins;Karen Power

  • Evaluation of three PCR assays for the identification of the sheep strain (genotype 1) of Echinococcus granulosus in canid feces and parasite tissues.

    Belgees S. Boufana;Maiza Campos-Ponce;Ariel Naidich;Imad Buishi

  • Development of Three PCR Assays for the Differentiation between Echinococcus shiquicus, E. granulosus (G1 genotype), and E. multilocularis DNA in the Co-Endemic Region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau, China

    Belgees Boufana;Gérald Umhang;Jiamin Qiu;Xingwang Chen

  • Encroachment of Echinococcus granulosus into urban areas in eastern Queensland, Australia

    David Jenkins;Lee Allen;Mark Goullet

  • Comparative Pathology of Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts in Macropods and Sheep

    T. S. Barnes;L. A. Hinds;David Jenkins;H. Bielefeldt-Ohmann

  • Echinococcus granulosus: variability of the host-protective EG95 vaccine antigen in G6 and G7 genotypic variants.

    Conan Chow;Charles G. Gauci;Gulay Vural;David J. Jenkins

  • Isolation of Toxoplasma gondii from the brain of a dog in Australia and its biological and molecular characterization

    Sarwat Al-Qassab;Michael P. Reichel;Chunlei Su;David Jenkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Marshall W. Lightowlers
Marshall W. Lightowlers University of Melbourne
Shokoofeh Shamsi
Shokoofeh Shamsi Charles Sturt University
Philip S. Craig
Philip S. Craig University of Salford
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
R.C.A. Thompson
R.C.A. Thompson Murdoch University
Belgees Boufana
Belgees Boufana Animal and Plant Health Agency
Thomas Romig
Thomas Romig University of Hohenheim
Peter A. Windsor
Peter A. Windsor University of Sydney
Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich
John Ellis
John Ellis University of Technology Sydney

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