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Italy
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
65
Citations
12966
World Ranking
244
National Ranking
9

Gioia Capelli 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 Gioia Capelli sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 256 publications — 85th percentile

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

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

Gioia Capelli 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 Gioia Capelli sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Gioia Capelli is affiliated with the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on medical and public health topics, especially related to infectious and vector-borne diseases.

Capelli's work spans several fields of study, including Medicine, with notable contributions in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Insect Science, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The main topics of research include:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Capelli has contributed to multiple publication venues. The most frequent include Parasites & Vectors, Eurosurveillance, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Travel Medicine, and The Lancet Planetary Health.

Frequent co-authors of Capelli's research are Fabrizio Montarsi, Silvia Ravagnan, Luisa Barzon, Patrizia Danesi, and Monia Pacenti.

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Capelli include:

  • First autochthonous dengue outbreak in Italy, August 2020, published in 2020 in Eurosurveillance
  • Autochthonous dengue outbreak in Italy 2020: clinical, virological and entomological findings, 2021, Journal of Travel Medicine
  • Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Estimating the potential risk of transmission of arboviruses in the Americas and Europe: a modelling study, 2024, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Early start of seasonal transmission and co-circulation of West Nile virus lineage 2 and a newly introduced lineage 1 strain, northern Italy, June 2022, Eurosurveillance

Best Publications

  • Genetic heterogeneity at the beta-giardin locus among human and animal isolates of Giardiaduodenalis and identification of potentially zoonotic subgenotypes.

    Marco Lalle;Edoardo Pozio;Gioia Capelli;Fabrizio Bruschi

  • The northward spread of leishmaniasis in Italy: evidence from retrospective and ongoing studies on the canine reservoir and phlebotomine vectors

    Michele Maroli;Luca Rossi;Raffaella Baldelli;Gioia Capelli

  • Vector-borne helminths of dogs and humans in Europe.

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Emanuele Brianti;Donato Traversa

  • Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe

    Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi;Gad Baneth;Patrick Bourdeau

  • The influence of flotation solution, sample dilution and the choice of McMaster slide area (volume) on the reliability of the McMaster technique in estimating the faecal egg counts of gastrointestinal strongyles and Dicrocoelium dendriticum in sheep

    G Cringoli;L Rinaldi;V Veneziano;G Capelli

  • Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, an immunofluorescent-antibody test, and two rapid tests (immunochromatographic-dipstick and gel tests) for serological diagnosis of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania infections in dogs.

    Maik Mettler;Felix Grimm;Gioia Capelli;Heinrich Camp

  • European surveillance for West Nile virus in mosquito populations.

    Olivier Engler;Giovanni Savini;Anna Papa;Jordi Figuerola

  • Changing distribution patterns of canine vector borne diseases in Italy: leishmaniosis vs. dirofilariosis

    Domenico Otranto;Gioia Capelli;Claudio Genchi

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Emanuele Brianti

  • The epidemiology of canine and feline dermatophytoses in southern Italy.

    C. Cafarchia;D. Romito;M. Sasanelli;R. Lia

  • Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Alessio Giannelli;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Understanding West Nile virus ecology in Europe: Culex pipiens host feeding preference in a hotspot of virus emergence.

    Annapaola Rizzoli;Luca Bolzoni;Elizabeth Anna Chadwick;Gioia Capelli

  • Diagnosis of Hepatozoon canis in young dogs by cytology and PCR

    Domenico Otranto;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Stefania Weigl;Maria Stefania Latrofa

  • Isolation of Microsporum canis from the hair coat of pet dogs and cats belonging to owners diagnosed with M. canis tinea corporis.

    Claudia Cafarchia;Diana Romito;Gioia Capelli;Jacques Guillot

  • Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

    Alessio Giannelli;Gioia Capelli;Anja Joachim;Barbara Hinney

  • Evaluation of the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) susceptibility to some acaricides in field populations from Italy

    Marianna Marangi;Maria Assunta Cafiero;Gioia Capelli;Antonio Camarda

  • First report in italy of the exotic mosquito species Aedes (Finlaya) koreicus, a potential vector of arboviruses and filariae

    Gioia Capelli;Andrea Drago;Simone Martini;Fabrizio Montarsi

  • Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of neosporosis in beef and dairy cattle in Italy

    Domenico Otranto;Andi Llazari;Gabriella Testini;Donato Traversa

  • Evidence of West Nile virus lineage 2 circulation in Northern Italy.

    G. Savini;G. Capelli;F. Monaco;A. Polci

  • Feline and canine leishmaniosis and other vector-borne diseases in the Aeolian Islands: Pathogen and vector circulation in a confined environment.

    Domenico Otranto;Ettore Napoli;Maria Stefania Latrofa;Giada Annoscia

  • Diagnosis of Canine Vector-Borne Diseases in Young Dogs: a Longitudinal Study

    Domenico Otranto;Gabriella Testini;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Maria S. Latrofa

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Martin Pfeffer;Filipe Dantas-Torres

Frequent Co-Authors

Domenico Otranto
Domenico Otranto University of Bari Aldo Moro
Fabrizio Montarsi
Fabrizio Montarsi Sapienza University of Rome
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Donato Traversa
Donato Traversa University of Teramo
Annapaola Rizzoli
Annapaola Rizzoli Fondazione Edmund Mach
Annunziata Giangaspero
Annunziata Giangaspero University of Foggia
Riccardo Paolo Lia
Riccardo Paolo Lia University of Bari Aldo Moro
Dorothee Stanneck
Dorothee Stanneck Elanco (United States)

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