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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
74
Citations
20000
World Ranking
1575
National Ranking
112

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
74
Citations
20071
World Ranking
112
National Ranking
2

Heinz Mehlhorn 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 Heinz Mehlhorn sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 571 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heinz Mehlhorn 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 Heinz Mehlhorn 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: 74 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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 Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Heinz Mehlhorn is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research spans several fields primarily within the medical and biological sciences. Focus areas include medicine, immunology and microbiology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Key subfields of their work are parasitology, ecology, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and insect science.

The scientist's research topics feature parasite biology and host interactions, parasites and host interactions, parasitic infections in humans and animals, vector-borne infectious diseases, dermatological diseases and infestations, mosquito-borne diseases and control, and insect pest control strategies.

Heinz Mehlhorn has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Mustafa Becerikli, Christoph Wallner, Mehran Dadras, Johannes Maximilian Wagner, and Stephanie Dittfeld.

The scientist's publication record includes papers published in diverse venues such as Life, Microscopy Research and Technique, Parasitology Research, and ASU Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin. Recent papers authored or coauthored by them are:

  • "Maggot Extract Interrupts Bacterial Biofilm Formation and Maturation in Combination with Antibiotics by Reducing the Expression of Virulence Genes" (2022), published in Life
  • "Histological technique to detect the physiological age of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles pharoensis (Diptera: Culicidae)" (2021), published in Microscopy Research and Technique
  • "Retraction Note to: Novel synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Bauhinia variegata: a recent eco-friendly approach for mosquito control" (2021), published in Parasitology Research
  • "Das Fruhjahr und die Sommertage nähern sich - die Zecken ebenfalls" (2022), published in ASU Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin

In addition to articles, Heinz Mehlhorn has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer International Publishing:

  • Infectious Tropical Diseases and One Health in Latin America (2022)

Best Publications

  • Larvicidal effects of various essential oils against Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex larvae (Diptera, Culicidae).

    Abdelkrim Amer;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Repellency effect of forty-one essential oils against Aedes , Anopheles , and Culex mosquitoes

    Abdelkrim Amer;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Declining malaria, rising of dengue and Zika virus: insights for mosquito vector control

    Giovanni Benelli;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • The piroplasms: life cycle and sexual stages.

    Heinz Mehlhorn;Eberhard Schein

  • World Organization for Animal Health

    Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Encyclopedia of Parasitology

    Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Redescription of Babesia equi Laveran, 1901 as Theileria equi Mehlhorn, Schein 1998

    H Mehlhorn;E Schein

  • Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil: I. Natural history of tungiasis in man

    Margit Eisele;Jörg Heukelbach;Eric Van Marck;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • First occurrence of Culicoides obsoletus-transmitted Bluetongue virus epidemic in Central Europe

    Heinz Mehlhorn;Volker Walldorf;Sven Klimpel;Birgit Jahn

  • Pilot study on synanthropic flies (e.g. Musca, Sarcophaga, Calliphora, Fannia, Lucilia, Stomoxys) as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms.

    Maike Förster;Sven Klimpel;Heinz Mehlhorn;Kai Sievert

  • World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

    Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Light and electron microscopic studies on the effect of praziquantel on Schistosoma mansoni, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, and Fasciola hepatica (Trematoda) in vitro.

    B. Becker;H. Mehlhorn;P. Andrews;H. Thomas

  • Tick repellents and acaricides of botanical origin: a green roadmap to control tick-borne diseases?

    Giovanni Benelli;Roman Pavela;Angelo Canale;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Encyclopedic reference of parasitology: diseases, treatment, therapy.

    H. Mehlhorn

  • In vivo and in vitro experiments on the effects of praziquantel on Schistosoma mansoni. A light and electron microscopic study.

    H Mehlhorn;B Becker;P Andrews;H Thomas

  • Parasitology in Focus

    Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Parasitology in focus : facts and trends

    Heinz Mehlhorn;D. Bunnag

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

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

  • Investigations on the biology, epidemiology, pathology and control of Tunga penetrans in Brazil. II. Prevalence, parasite load and topographic distribution of lesions in the population of a traditional fishing village.

    Marion Muehlen;Jörg Heukelbach;Thomas Wilcke;Benedikt Winter

  • Persistency of larvicidal effects of plant oil extracts under different storage conditions

    Abdelkrim Amer;Heinz Mehlhorn

  • Encyclopedic reference of parasitology

    Heinz Mehlhorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Fathy Abdel-Ghaffar
Fathy Abdel-Ghaffar Cairo University
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid
Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid King Saud University
Norbert Mencke
Norbert Mencke Bayer (Germany)
Giovanni Benelli
Giovanni Benelli University of Pisa
Angelo Canale
Angelo Canale University of Pisa
Michael W. Dryden
Michael W. Dryden Kansas State University
Byron L. Blagburn
Byron L. Blagburn Auburn University
Ian Denholm
Ian Denholm University of Hertfordshire
Franz Josef Conraths
Franz Josef Conraths Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Kadarkarai Murugan
Kadarkarai Murugan Bharathiar University

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