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61
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11517
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878

Ian Fairweather publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian Fairweather sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 294 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ian Fairweather D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian Fairweather sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ian Fairweather is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on veterinary sciences, with additional work in immunology and microbiology as well as environmental science. The scientist's subfields of study reflect a concentration on small animals, parasitology, ecology, and archaeology.

Fairweather's research topics include aspects of helminth infection and control, parasites and host interactions, parasite biology and host interactions, and cultural heritage management and preservation. These topics highlight a broad engagement with both biological and environmental sciences, predicated on veterinary and parasitological themes.

The scientist has published in at least one recognized venue, notably the International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance. Among their recent publications is the paper titled Drug resistance in liver flukes, published in 2020 in the same journal. This paper has garnered a notable number of citations, reflecting its relevance in the field.

Frequent co-authors include R.E.B. Hanna and Mark W. Robinson, each having collaborated on three occasions. Other collaborators include G.P. Brennan, Philip Skuce, and Luis Ignacio Ortega Álvarez, illustrating an active engagement in collaborative research efforts.

  • Main fields of study: Veterinary, Immunology and Microbiology, Environmental Science
  • Subfields of study: Small Animals, Parasitology, Ecology, Archeology
  • Main topics of work: Helminth infection and control, Parasites and Host Interactions, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
  • Recent papers: Drug resistance in liver flukes (2020, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance)
  • Frequent co-authors: R.E.B. Hanna, Mark W. Robinson, G.P. Brennan, Philip Skuce, Luis Ignacio Ortega Álvarez
  • Frequent publication venues: International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance

Best Publications

  • Drug resistance in veterinary helminths

    Adrian J. Wolstenholme;Ian Fairweather;Roger Prichard;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • Fasciolicides: Efficacy, Actions, Resistance and its Management

    Ian Fairweather;J.C. Boray

  • Understanding triclabendazole resistance.

    G. P. Brennan;I. Fairweather;A. Trudgett;E. Hoey

  • Triclabendazole: new skills to unravel an old(ish) enigma.

    Ian Fairweather

  • Triclabendazole progress report, 2005-2009: an advancement of learning?

    Ian Fairweather

  • Drug resistance in liver flukes.

    Ian Fairweather;Gerard Brennan;Robert Hanna;Mark Robinson

  • NEUROPEPTIDE-F - A NOVEL PARASITIC FLATWORM REGULATORY PEPTIDE FROM MONIEZIA-EXPANSA (CESTODA, CYCLOPHYLLIDEA)

    Aaron Maule;Christopher Shaw;D W Halton;L. Thim

  • Reducing the future threat from (liver) fluke: realistic prospect or quixotic fantasy?

    Ian Fairweather

  • A possible model of benzimidazole binding to β-tubulin disclosed by invoking an inter-domain movement

    Mark W. Robinson;Neil McFerran;Alan Trudgett;Liz Hoey

  • Triclabendazole-resistant Fasciola hepatica: β-tubulin and response to in vitro treatment with triclabendazole

    M. W. Robinson;A. Trudgett;E. M. Hoey;I. Fairweather

  • The comparative metabolism of triclabendazole sulphoxide by triclabendazole-susceptible and triclabendazole-resistant Fasciola hepatica

    Mark W. Robinson;Jill Lawson;Alan Trudgett;Elizabeth M. Hoey

  • IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF NEUROPEPTIDES IN THE NERVOUS-SYSTEM OF THE LIVER FLUKE, FASCIOLA-HEPATICA (TREMATODA, DIGENEA)

    R.M. Magee;Ian Fairweather;C.F. Johnston;D W Halton

  • Comparison of two assays, a faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) and a coproantigen reduction test (CRT), for the diagnosis of resistance to triclabendazole in Fasciola hepatica in sheep

    A. Flanagan;H.W.J. Edgar;A. Gordon;R.E.B. Hanna

  • The effect of the sulphoxide metabolite of triclabendazole ('Fasinex') on the tegument of mature and immature stages of the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica.

    Alan Stitt;Ian Fairweather

  • Fasciola hepatica : Tegumental surface changes in adult and juvenile flukes following treatment in vitro with the sulphoxide metabolite of triclabendazole (Fasinex)

    Alan Stitt;Ian Fairweather

  • The serotoninergic, cholinergic and peptidergic components of the nervous system in the monogenean parasite, Diclidophora merlangi: a cytochemical study

    Aaron Maule;D W Halton;C.F. Johnston;Christopher Shaw

  • Fasciola hepatica: a comparative survey of adult fluke resistance to triclabendazole, nitroxynil and closantel on selected upland and lowland sheep farms in Northern Ireland using faecal egg counting, coproantigen ELISA testing and fluke histology.

    R.E.B. Hanna;C. McMahon;S. Ellison;H.W. Edgar

  • Altered drug influx/efflux and enhanced metabolic activity in triclabendazole-resistant liver flukes.

    L. I. Alvarez;H. D. Solana;M. L. Mottier;G. L. Virkel

  • Liver fluke isolates: a question of provenance

    Ian Fairweather

  • Exploring the neurotransmitter labyrinth in nematodes.

    David J.A Brownlee;Ian Fairweather

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Halton
David W. Halton Queen's University Belfast
Christopher Shaw
Christopher Shaw King's College London
Alan Trudgett
Alan Trudgett Queen's University Belfast
Aaron G. Maule
Aaron G. Maule Queen's University Belfast
Luis Alvarez
Luis Alvarez National University of Central Buenos Aires
Carlos Lanusse
Carlos Lanusse National University of Central Buenos Aires
Alan W. Stitt
Alan W. Stitt Queen's University Belfast
Philip Skuce
Philip Skuce Moredun Foundation
Lars Thim
Lars Thim Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
Andrew Forbes
Andrew Forbes University of Glasgow

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