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John P. Dalton

John P. Dalton

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Microbiology
Ireland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
18992
World Ranking
1021
National Ranking
8

John P. Dalton publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John P. Dalton sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 277 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

John P. Dalton D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John P. Dalton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

John P. Dalton is affiliated with the National University of Ireland, Galway in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology, immunology, microbiology, and veterinary sciences, with significant contributions in helminth infection and control as well as parasite-host interactions.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Veterinary

The subfields of study covered in their publications are:

  • Small Animals
  • Parasitology
  • Ecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Animal Science and Zoology

The key research topics they have addressed include:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

John P. Dalton's frequent co-authors are:

  • Krystyna Cwiklinski
  • Carolina De Marco Veríssimo
  • Richard Lalor
  • Jesús López Corrales
  • Heather Jewhurst

The publication venues where they have contributed most frequently include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • BMC Genomics
  • Veterinary Parasitology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by John P. Dalton include:

  • Pathogenicity and virulence of the liver flukes Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola Gigantica that cause the zoonosis Fasciolosis, 2021, Virulence
  • Fasciola hepatica-Derived Molecules as Regulators of the Host Immune Response, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Fasciola hepatica Extracellular Vesicles isolated from excretory-secretory products using a gravity flow method modulate dendritic cell phenotype and activity, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Complementary transcriptomic and proteomic analyses reveal the cellular and molecular processes that drive growth and development of Fasciola hepatica in the host liver, 2021, BMC Genomics
  • An atypical and functionally diverse family of Kunitz-type cysteine/serine proteinase inhibitors secreted by the helminth parasite Fasciola hepatica, 2020, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • An Integrated Transcriptomics and Proteomics Analysis of the Secretome of the Helminth Pathogen Fasciola hepatica: PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH INVASION AND INFECTION OF THE MAMMALIAN HOST*

    Mark W. Robinson;Ranjeeta Menon;Sheila M. Donnelly;John P. Dalton

  • Thioredoxin Peroxidase Secreted by Fasciola hepatica Induces the Alternative Activation of Macrophages

    Sheila Donnelly;Sandra M. O'Neill;Mary Sekiya;Grace Mulcahy

  • Proteinases and associated genes of parasitic helminths

    Jose Tort;Paul J. Brindley;Dave Knox;Kenneth H. Wolfe

  • Fasciola hepatica cathepsin L-like proteases: biology, function, and potential in the development of first generation liver fluke vaccines.

    John P Dalton;Sandra O Neill;Colin Stack;Peter Collins

  • Induction of protective immunity in cattle against infection with Fasciola hepatica by vaccination with cathepsin L proteinases and with hemoglobin.

    J P Dalton;S McGonigle;T P Rolph;S J Andrews

  • The Fasciola hepatica genome: gene duplication and polymorphism reveals adaptation to the host environment and the capacity for rapid evolution

    Krystyna Cwiklinski;Krystyna Cwiklinski;John Pius Dalton;John Pius Dalton;Philippe J. Dufresne;James La Course

  • Fasciola hepatica suppresses a protective Th1 response against Bordetella pertussis.

    Miriam T. Brady;Sandra M. O’Neill;John P. Dalton;Kingston H. G. Mills

  • Helminth 2-Cys peroxiredoxin drives Th2 responses through a mechanism involving alternatively activated macrophages

    Sheila Donnelly;Colin M. Stack;Sandra M. O'Neill;Ahmed A. Sayed

  • Cathepsin L proteinase secreted by Fasciola hepatica in vitro prevents antibody-mediated eosinophil attachment to newly excysted juveniles.

    Carlos Carmona;Andrew J. Dowd;Angela M. Smith;John P. Dalton

  • Fasciola hepatica infection downregulates Th1 responses in mice

    Sandra M. O'neill;Sandra M. O'neill;Miriam T. Brady;John J. Callanan;Grace Mulcahy

  • Parasite vaccines — a reality?

    J.P Dalton;Grace Mulcahy

  • Vaccines against the zoonotic trematodes Schistosoma japonicum, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica.

    D. P. McMANUS;J. P. Dalton

  • Vaccination with cathepsin L proteinases and with leucine aminopeptidase induces high levels of protection against fascioliasis in sheep.

    Lucía Piacenza;Daniel Acosta;Isabel Basmadjian;John P. Dalton

  • The Extracellular Vesicles of the Helminth Pathogen, Fasciola hepatica: Biogenesis Pathways and Cargo Molecules Involved in Parasite Pathogenesis

    Krystyna Cwiklinski;Eduardo de la Torre-Escudero;Maria Trelis;Dolores Bernal

  • Progress in development of liver fluke vaccines.

    Terry W Spithill;John P Dalton

  • Zoonotic helminth infections with particular emphasis on fasciolosis and other trematodiases

    Mark W. Robinson;John P. Dalton

  • Immunomodulatory molecules of Fasciola hepatica: candidates for both vaccine and immunotherapeutic development.

    John P Dalton;Mark W Robinson;Grace Mulcahy;Sandra M O'Neill

  • Immunodiagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infection (fascioliasis) in a human population in the Bolivian Altiplano using purified cathepsin L cysteine proteinase.

    S M O'Neill;M Parkinson;W Strauss;R Angles

  • A prospective view of animal and human Fasciolosis

    Krystyna Cwiklinski;Sandra M. O'Neill;Sheila Donnelly;John P. Dalton

  • Peroxidoxins: a new antioxidant family.

    S. McGonigle;J.P. Dalton;E.R. James

  • Purification of a cathepsin L-like proteinase secreted by adult Fasciola hepatica

    Angela M. Smith;Andrew J. Dowd;Sharon McGonigle;Paul S. Keegan

  • Proteolytic degradation of host hemoglobin by schistosomes.

    Paul J Brindley;Bernd H Kalinna;John P Dalton;Sharon R Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Brindley
Paul J. Brindley George Washington University
Grace Mulcahy
Grace Mulcahy University College Dublin
James C. Whisstock
James C. Whisstock Monash University
Aaron G. Maule
Aaron G. Maule Queen's University Belfast
Conor R. Caffrey
Conor R. Caffrey University of Montana
Marcin Drag
Marcin Drag Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Paweł Kafarski
Paweł Kafarski Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Alex Loukas
Alex Loukas James Cook University
Terry W. Spithill
Terry W. Spithill La Trobe University
Milan Gelnar
Milan Gelnar Masaryk University

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