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D-Index
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4219
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2251
National Ranking
636

Donald W. Duszynski 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 Donald W. Duszynski sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 259 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald W. Duszynski 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 Donald W. Duszynski sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald W. Duszynski is a researcher affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research concentrates primarily on parasitology, with a particular focus on coccidia and related parasitic infections. The scope of their work spans several interconnected fields including agricultural and biological sciences, immunology and microbiology, animal science and zoology, and parasite biology and host interactions.

The scientist's research themes can be categorized into the following main topics:

  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Parasitic infections and diagnostics
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Animal nutrition and physiology
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Parasite biology and host interactions

Their publications have been released predominantly in journals specializing in parasitology and related biological sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Parasitology
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Folia Parasitologica
  • Parasite
  • Parasitology International

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Biodiversity of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Conoidasida) in vertebrates: what we know, what we do not know, and what needs to be done" (2021, Folia Parasitologica)
  • "The Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of the Archosauria (Crocodylia: Eusuchia) of the World" (2020, Journal of Parasitology)
  • "Coccidian parasites in the endangered Forest Musk Deer (Moschus berezovskii) in China, with the description of six new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae)" (2021, Parasite)
  • "Hyaloklossia Labbé, 1896 (Alveolata: Apicomplexa) in frogs: Description of a new species and proposing a new subfamily to accommodate these enigmatic parasites" (2021, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife)
  • "A novel coccidian (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Scotophilus leucogaster (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in southern Saudi Arabia" (2020, Parasitology Research)

Duszynski has collaborated with a number of colleagues across their research projects. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Abdel-Azeem S. Abdel-Baki
  • Toshihiro Tokiwa
  • Shyun Chou
  • Carlos Nei Ortúzar-Ferreira
  • Leandro Dorna-Santos

Best Publications

  • A GUIDELINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS IN THE EIMERIIDAE

    Donald W. Duszynski;Patricia G. Wilber

  • The conceptual basis for a new classification of the coccidia.

    Astrid M Tenter;John R Barta;Ian Beveridge;Donald W Duszynski

  • A revision of the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Eimeria spp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from rodents in the Tribe Marmotini (Sciuridae)

    Patricia G Wilber;D W Duszynski;S J Upton;R S Seville

  • Designation and curatorial management of type host specimens (Symbiotypes) for new parasite species

    Jennifer K. Frey;Terry L. Yates;Donald W. Duszynski;William L. Gannon

  • A plea for improved presentation of type material for coccidia.

    Susan M. Bandoni;Donald W. Duszynski

  • Increase in Size of Eimeria separata Oocysts during Patency

    Donald W. Duszynski

  • A simple method of DNA extraction for Eimeria species

    Xiaomin Zhao;Donald W Duszynski;Eric S Loker

  • EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMISSION OF SARCOCYSTIS FROM ICTERID BIRDS TO SPARROWS AND CANARIES BY SPOROCYSTS FROM THE OPOSSUM

    Edith D. Box;Donald W. Duszynski

  • Polymorphism of Eimerian Oocysts Can be a Problem in Naturally Infected Hosts: An Example from Subterranean Rodents in Bolivia

    Scott Lyell Gardner;Donald W. Duszynski

  • Taxonomy and systematics of some Eimeria species of murid rodents as determined by the ITS1 region of the ribosomal gene complex.

    J. A. Hnida;D. W. Duszynski

  • Phylogenetic relationships among rodent Eimeria species determined by plastid ORF470 and nuclear 18S rDNA sequences

    Xiaomin Zhao;Donald W. Duszynski

  • Three New Coccidia (Protozoa: Telosporea) from Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis spp., in Illinois, with a Redescription of Eimeria zamenis Phisalix, 1921

    David R. Anderson;Donald W. Duszynski;William C. Marquardt

  • A new and unusual eimerian (protozoa: Eimeriidae) from the liver of the Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis.

    Donald W. Duszynski;Mobashir A. Solangi;Robin M. Overstreet

  • Prevalence of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Wild and Domestic Animals of New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado

    Alan A. Marchiondo;Donald W. Duszynski;Gary O. Maupin

  • Polymorphism of Eimerian Oocysts: A Dilemma Posed by Working with Some Naturally Infected Hosts

    Brent B. Parker;Donald W. Duszynski

  • Molecular phylogenies suggest the oocyst residuum can be used to distinguish two independent lineages of Eimeria spp in rodents

    Zhao X;Duszynski Dw

  • EIMERIA FROM JUMPING MICE (ZAPUS SPP.): A NEW SPECIES AND GENETIC AND GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF Z. HUDSONIUS LUTEUS

    Donald W. Duszynski;Gary Eastham;Terry L. Yates

  • Coccidia (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the Primates and the Scandentia

    Donald W. Duszynski;Wade D. Wilson;Steve J. Upton;Norman D. Levine

  • Cross-transmission studies with Eimeria arizonensis-like oocysts (Apicomplexa) in New World rodents of the Genera baiomys, Neotoma, Onychomys, Peromyscus, and Reithrodontomys (Muridae).

    Steve J. Upton;Chris T. McAllister;Dianne B. Brillhart;Donald W. Duszynski

  • Ultrastructure of Sarcocystis sporocysts from passerine birds and opossums: comments on classification of the genus Isospora.

    E. D. Box;A. A. Marchiondo;D. W. Duszynski;C. P. Davis

  • Critical Comment: Designation and Curatorial Management of Type Host Specimens (Symbiotypes) for New Parasite Species

    Jennifer K. Frey;Terry L. Yates;Donald Duszynski;William L. Gannon

  • A PLEA FOR IMPROVED PRESENTATION OF TYPE MATERIAL

    Susan M. Bandoni;Donald W. Duszynski

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Lyell Gardner
Scott Lyell Gardner University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Robert N. Fisher
Robert N. Fisher United States Geological Survey
Sarah E. Bush
Sarah E. Bush University of Utah
Howard L. Snell
Howard L. Snell University of New Mexico
Joseph A. Cook
Joseph A. Cook University of New Mexico
Jackson Victor de Araújo
Jackson Victor de Araújo Universidade Federal de Viçosa
John R. Barta
John R. Barta University of Guelph
George A. Conder
George A. Conder Pfizer (United States)
Heinz Mehlhorn
Heinz Mehlhorn Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos
Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

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