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2808
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156

Elvira Ares-Mazás 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 Elvira Ares-Mazás sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 67 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elvira Ares-Mazás 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 Elvira Ares-Mazás sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 27 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elvira Ares-Mazás is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, focusing their research primarily on environmental science and immunology and microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields including parasitology, small animals, water science and technology, ecology, and animal science and zoology.

Their research topics encompass parasitic infections and diagnostics, helminth infection and control, fecal contamination and water quality, child nutrition and water access, wastewater treatment and reuse, parasite biology and host interactions, and coccidia and coccidiosis research.

Recent publications highlight these areas of study and include the following:

  • Efficient solar disinfection (SODIS) using polypropylene based transparent jerrycans: An investigation into its effectiveness, viability, and water sample toxicity, 2023, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Gastrointestinal helminths in brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) captured in Galician rivers (NW Spain), 2022, Parasitology International
  • Good optical transparency is not an essential requirement for effective solar water disinfection (SODIS) containers, 2023, Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Molecular identification of Eimeria species in Spanish bats, 2022, Parasitology International
  • Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia duodenalis and Eimeria spp. in diarrhoeic suckling calves from north-western Spain and analysis of their interactions, 2025, International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elvira Ares-Mazás include:

  • Seila Couso-Pérez
  • Hipólito Goméz-Couso
  • María Inmaculada Polo-López
  • María Jesús Abeledo-Lameiro
  • Aurora Reboredo-Fernández

Common publication venues where their work has appeared are:

  • Parasitology International
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
  • Parasitology Research

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of and risk factors involved in the spread of neonatal bovine cryptosporidiosis in Galicia (NW Spain).

    José A. Castro-Hermida;Yolanda A. González-Losada;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Batch solar disinfection inactivates oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum and cysts of Giardia muris in drinking water

    K.G. McGuigan;F. Méndez-Hermida;J.A. Castro-Hermida;E. Ares-Mazás

  • Disinfection of drinking water contaminated with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts under natural sunlight and using the photocatalyst TiO2.

    Fernando Méndez-Hermida;Elvira Ares-Mazás;Kevin G. McGuigan;Maria Boyle

  • Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Bivalve Molluscs Destined for Human Consumption

    F. Freire-Santos;A. M. Oteiza-López;C. A. Vergara-Castiblanco;E. Ares-Mazás

  • Detection of oocysts and IgG antibodies to Cryptosporidium parvum in asymptomatic adult cattle.

    M.J. Lorenzo Lorenzo;E. Ares-Mazás;I. Villacorta Martínez de Maturana

  • A study of cryptosporidiosis in a cohort of neonatal calves.

    José A. Castro-Hermida;Yolanda A. González-Losada;Mercedes Mezo-Menéndez;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium parvum infections in adult goats and their implications for neonatal kids

    J. A. Castro-Hermida;A. Delafosse;I. Pors;E. Ares-Mazás

  • Effect of batch-process solar disinfection on survival of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in drinking water.

    F. Méndez-Hermida;J. A. Castro-Hermida;E. Ares-Mazás;S. C. Kehoe

  • Giardia in shellfish-farming areas: detection in mussels, river water and waste waters.

    Hipólito Gómez-Couso;Fernando Méndez-Hermida;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Cryptosporidium parvum in cattle, sheep and pigs in Galicia (N.W. Spain)

    I. Villacorta;E. Ares-Mazas;M.J. Lorenzo

  • Herd-level risk factors for Cryptosporidium infection in dairy-goat kids in western France.

    Arnaud Delafosse;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Christian Baudry;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Effect of the radiation intensity, water turbidity and exposure time on the survival of Cryptosporidium during simulated solar disinfection of drinking water.

    Hipólito Gómez-Couso;María Fontán-Sainz;Kevin G. McGuigan;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Cryptosporidium baileyi infection associated with an outbreak of ocular and respiratory disease in otus owls (Otus scops) in a rehabilitation centre

    Rafael A. Molina-López;Antoni Ramis;Samuel Martín-Vázquez;Hipólito Gómez-Couso

  • Occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in wild birds in Galicia (Northwest Spain).

    Aurora Reboredo-Fernández;Elvira Ares-Mazás;Simone M. Cacciò;Hipólito Gómez-Couso

  • Characterisation of a Cryptosporidium isolate from water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) by sequencing of a fragment of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein gene (COWP).

    H. Gómez-Couso;C.F.L. Amar;J. McLauchlin;E. Ares-Mazás

  • An outbreak of disease associated with cryptosporidia on a red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) game farm.

    A. Pagès-Manté;M. Pagès-Bosch;N. Majó-Masferrer;H. Gómez-Couso

  • Treatment with β-cyclodextrin of natural Cryptosporidium parvum infections in lambs under field conditions

    J.A. Castro-Hermida;J. Quı́lez-Cinca;F. López-Bernad;C. Sánchez-Acedo

  • Levels of detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) by IFA and PCR methods.

    Hipólito Gómez-Couso;Fernando Méndez-Hermida;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Acanthamoeba as a temporal vehicle of Cryptosporidium.

    H. Gómez-Couso;E. Paniagua-Crespo;E. Ares-Mazás

  • Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium parvum in goat kids in western France

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Isabelle Pors;Bernard Poupin;Elvira Ares-Mazás

  • Study of the combined influence of environmental factors on viability of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in water evaluated by fluorogenic vital dyes and excystation techniques

    F Freire-Santos;A.M Oteiza-López;C.A Vergara-Castiblanco;E Ares-Mazás

Frequent Co-Authors

Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez
Pilar Fernández-Ibáñez University of Ulster
Christophe Chartier
Christophe Chartier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Simone M. Cacciò
Simone M. Cacciò Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Joaquín Quílez
Joaquín Quílez University of Zaragoza

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