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D-Index
53
Citations
8384
World Ranking
524
National Ranking
19

Francisco Ruiz-Fons 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 Francisco Ruiz-Fons sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 143 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco Ruiz-Fons 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 Francisco Ruiz-Fons sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francisco Ruiz-Fons is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on infectious diseases and agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial body of work related to the study of vector-borne diseases and public health.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, parasitology, and global and planetary change. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the dynamics of disease transmission and environmental factors affecting public and animal health.

Research topics covered by Francisco Ruiz-Fons include:

  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Animal disease management and epidemiology
  • Malaria research and control

The scientist has published extensively in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Animals
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

Some recent papers by Francisco Ruiz-Fons are:

  • "Modelling the transmission and persistence of African swine fever in wild boar in contrasting European scenarios," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Detection of new Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotypes in ticks feeding on deer and wild boar, Spain," 2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Red deer reveal spatial risks of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection," 2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • "Environmental factors driving fine-scale ixodid tick abundance patterns," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "First Expert Elicitation of Knowledge on Possible Drivers of Observed Increasing Human Cases of Tick-Borne Encephalitis in Europe," 2023, Viruses

Collaborative work is a notable feature of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Raúl Cuadrado-Matías
  • Alfonso Peralbo-Moreno
  • Sara Baz-Flores
  • Laia Casades-Martí
  • Christian Gortázar

Best Publications

  • Disease risks and overabundance of game species

    Christian Gortázar;Pelayo Acevedo;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Joaquín Vicente

  • A review of viral diseases of the European wild boar: effects of population dynamics and reservoir rôle.

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Joaquim Segalés;Christian Gortázar

  • Estimation of European wild boar relative abundance and aggregation: a novel method in epidemiological risk assessment.

    P. Acevedo;J. Vicente;U. Höfle;J. Cassinello

  • Estimating red deer abundance in a wide range of management situations in Mediterranean habitats

    P. Acevedo;P. Acevedo;F. Ruiz-Fons;F. Ruiz-Fons;J. Vicente;A. R. Reyes-García

  • Spatial distribution and risk factors of Brucellosis in Iberian wild ungulates

    Pilar M Muñoz;Mariana Boadella;Maricruz Arnal;María J de Miguel

  • Crossing the interspecies barrier: opening the door to zoonotic pathogens.

    Christian Gortazar;Leslie A. Reperant;Thijs Kuiken;José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente

  • Seroprevalence of six reproductive pathogens in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain: The effect on wild boar female reproductive performance

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Joaquín Vicente;Dolo Vidal;Ursula Höfle

  • Potential vertebrate reservoir hosts and invertebrate vectors of Anaplasma marginale and A. phagocytophilum in central Spain.

    José De La Fuente;Victoria Naranjo;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ursula Höfle

  • Seroepidemiological study of Q fever in domestic ruminants in semi-extensive grazing systems

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Ianire Astobiza;Jesús F Barandika;Ana Hurtado

  • Lesions associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in the European wild boar.

    Maria Paz Martín-Hernando;Ursula Höfle;Joaquin Vicente;Francisco Ruiz-Fons

  • Epidemiological study of hepatitis E virus infection in European wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Spain.

    Nilsa de Deus;Bibiana Peralta;Sonia Pina;Alberto Allepuz

  • Protection against tuberculosis in Eurasian wild boar vaccinated with heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis.

    Joseba M. Garrido;Iker A. Sevilla;Beatriz Beltrán-Beck;Esmeralda Minguijón

  • Ixodid ticks parasitizing Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) and European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain: Geographical and temporal distribution

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Isabel G. Fernández-de-Mera;Pelayo Acevedo;Ursula Höfle

  • The role of deer as vehicles to move ticks, Ixodes ricinus, between contrasting habitats

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Lucy Gilbert

  • Torque teno virus (TTV) is highly prevalent in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa).

    Laura Martínez;Tuija Kekarainen;Marina Sibila;Francisco Ruiz-Fons

  • A broad assessment of factors determining Culicoides imicola abundance: modelling the present and forecasting its future in climate change scenarios.

    Pelayo Acevedo;Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Rosa Estrada;Ana Luz Márquez

  • Temporal Trend of Tuberculosis in Wild Ungulates from Mediterranean Spain

    J. Vicente;J. A. Barasona;P. Acevedo;J. F. Ruiz-Fons

  • Spatial and temporal evolution of bluetongue virus in wild ruminants, Spain.

    Francisco Ruiz-Fons;Álvaro R. Reyes-García;Vicente Alcaide;Christian Gortázar

  • Molecular investigation of the occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife and ticks in an endemic area.

    I. Astobiza;M. Barral;F. Ruiz-Fons;J.F. Barandika

  • A Review of the current status of relevant zoonotic pathogens in wild swine (Sus scrofa) populations: Changes modulating the risk of transmission to humans

    F. Ruiz-Fons

  • Effects of culling Eurasian wild boar on the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis and Aujeszky's disease virus.

    M. Boadella;J. Vicente;F. Ruiz-Fons;J. de la Fuente;J. de la Fuente

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Gortázar
Christian Gortázar University of Castilla-La Mancha
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Pelayo Acevedo
Pelayo Acevedo University of Castilla-La Mancha
Joaquín Vicente
Joaquín Vicente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Ursula Höfle
Ursula Höfle University of Castilla-La Mancha
Ana L. García-Pérez
Ana L. García-Pérez NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Ana Hurtado
Ana Hurtado NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Jesús F. Barandika
Jesús F. Barandika NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera University of Castilla-La Mancha
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University

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