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Klára J. Petrželková

Klára J. Petrželková

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
33
Citations
3529
World Ranking
2044
National Ranking
13

Klára J. Petrželková publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 120 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klára J. Petrželková 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 Klára J. Petrželková sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Klára J. Petrželková is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to parasitology, ecology, molecular biology, social psychology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Primate behavior and ecology
  • Parasite biology and host interactions
  • Parasitic infections and diagnostics
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Amoebic infections and treatments
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Recent notable publications include:

  • "A cross-sectional survey of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in non-human primates and their caregivers in Czech zoos" (2024), published in One Health
  • "The primate gut mycobiome-bacteriome interface is impacted by environmental and subsistence factors" (2022), published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • "Traditional Human Populations and Nonhuman Primates Show Parallel Gut Microbiome Adaptations to Analogous Ecological Conditions" (2020), published in mSystems
  • "A Cross-Sectional Study on the Occurrence of the Intestinal Protist, Dientamoeba fragilis, in the Gut-Healthy Volunteers and Their Animals" (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Comparison of molecular diagnostic approaches for the detection and differentiation of the intestinal protist Blastocystis sp. in humans" (2022), published in Parasite

Frequent coauthors with whom Klára J. Petrželková has published include:

  • Barbora Pafčo
  • David Modrý
  • Barbora Červená
  • Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková
  • Milan Jirků

The scientist's research has appeared multiple times in several publication venues, notably:

  • Parasitology
  • One Health
  • npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Journal of Vertebrate Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Gut Microbiome of Coexisting BaAka Pygmies and Bantu Reflects Gradients of Traditional Subsistence Patterns

    Andres Gomez;Klara J. Petrzelkova;Michael B. Burns;Carl J. Yeoman

  • Gut microbiome composition and metabolomic profiles of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) reflect host ecology

    Andres Gomez;Klara Petrzelkova;Carl J. Yeoman;Klara Vlckova

  • Temporal variation selects for diet-microbe co-metabolic traits in the gut of Gorilla spp.

    Andres Gomez;Jessica M Rothman;Klara Petrzelkova;Carl J Yeoman

  • Novel insights into the genetic diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like cyst-forming ciliates.

    Kateřina Pomajbíková;Miroslav Oborník;Miroslav Oborník;Aleš Horák;Aleš Horák;Klára J. Petrželková

  • Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas : implications for conservation management.

    Kathryn Shutt;Kathryn Shutt;Michael Heistermann;Adetayo Kasim;Angelique Todd

  • Long-Term Monitoring of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia Infections in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Different Stages of Habituation in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic

    Bohumil Sak;Klara J. Petrzelkova;Dana Kvetonova;Anna Mynarova

  • Infections by Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Jordanian equids: epidemiology and genetic diversity

    Moneeb A Qablan;Miroslav Oborník;Klára J Petrželková;Michal Sloboda

  • Hyalomma aegyptium as dominant tick in tortoises of the genus Testudo in Balkan countries, with notes on its host preferences.

    Pavel Široký;Klára J. Petrželková;Martin Kamler;Andrei D. Mihalca

  • Fruit availability, chimpanzee diet, and grouping patterns on Rubondo Island, Tanzania.

    L.R. Moscovice;M.H. Issa;K.J. Petrzelkova;N.S. Keuler

  • Humans and Great Apes Cohabiting the Forest Ecosystem in Central African Republic Harbour the Same Hookworms

    Hideo Hasegawa;David Modrý;Masahiro Kitagawa;Kathryn A. Shutt

  • Diversity and host specificity of Blastocystis in syntopic primates on Rubondo Island, Tanzania.

    J. Petrášová;M. Uzlíková;M. Kostka;K.J. Petrželková

  • Metabarcoding analysis of strongylid nematode diversity in two sympatric primate species.

    Barbora Pafčo;Dagmar Čížková;Jakub Kreisinger;Jakub Kreisinger;Hideo Hasegawa

  • Plasticity in the Human Gut Microbiome Defies Evolutionary Constraints.

    Andres Gomez;Ashok Kumar Sharma;Elizabeth K. Mallott;Klara J. Petrzelkova

  • Evaluation of different storage methods to characterize the fecal bacterial communities of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).

    Klára Vlčková;Jakub Mrázek;Jan Kopečný;Klára J. Petrželková

  • Effects of high‐ and low‐fiber diets on fecal fermentation and fecal microbial populations of captive chimpanzees

    Svetlana Kisidayová;Zora Váradyová;Peter Pristas;Mária Piknová

  • Gastrointestinal Parasites of Indigenous and Introduced Primate Species of Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania

    Jana Petrášová;David Modrý;Michael A. Huffman;Mwanahamissi I. Mapua

  • Diversity of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

    Bohumil Sak;Klára J. Petrželková;Dana Květoňová;Anna Mynářová

  • Impact of stress on the gut microbiome of free-ranging western lowland gorillas.

    Klára Vlčková;Klára Vlčková;Kathryn Shutt-Phillips;Michael Heistermann;Barbora Pafčo

  • A tsetse and tabanid fly survey of African great apes habitats reveals the presence of a novel trypanosome lineage but the absence of Trypanosoma brucei

    Jan Votýpka;Jana Rádrová;Tomáš Skalický;Milan Jirků

  • Diversity of microsporidia (Fungi: Microsporidia) among captive great apes in European zoos and African sanctuaries: evidence for zoonotic transmission?

    Bohumil Sak;Martin Kvác;Klára Petrzelková;Dana Kvetonová

  • Gastrointestinal symbionts of chimpanzees in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau with respect to habitat fragmentation.

    Rui M. Sá;Jana Petrášová;Kateřina Pomajbíková;Ilona Profousová

  • The occurrence and ape-to-ape transmission of the entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in captive gorillas.

    David Modrý;David Modrý;Klára J. Petrželková;Kateřina Pomajbíková;Toshihiro Tokiwa

  • Life cycle of tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium under laboratory conditions

    Pavel Široký;Jan Erhart;Klára J. Petrželková;Martin Kamler

  • Fractal measures in activity patterns: Do gastrointestinal parasites affect the complexity of sheep behaviour?

    Jade Burgunder;Jade Burgunder;Jade Burgunder;Klára J. Petrželková;David Modrý;David Modrý;David Modrý;Akiko Kato

  • Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces

    Milan Jirků;Kateřina Pomajbíková;Klára J. Petrželková;Zuzana Hůzová

  • Discrepancies in the Occurrence of Balantidium coli Between Wild and Captive African Great Apes

    Kateřina Pomajbíková;Klára J. Petrželková;Ilona Profousová;Jana Petrášová

  • Molecular identification of Entamoeba species in savanna woodland chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii).

    Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková;Ivan Čepička;Barbora Kalousová;Milan Jirků

  • Piroplasms in feral and domestic equines in rural areas of the Danube Delta, Romania, with survey of dogs as a possible reservoir

    Martina Gallusová;Moneeb A. Qablan;Gianluca D’Amico;Miroslav Oborník

  • Emergence Behaviour of the Serotine Bat (Eptesicus Serotinus) Under Predation Risk

    Jan Zukal;Klara Petrželková

Frequent Co-Authors

David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Steven R. Leigh
Steven R. Leigh University of Colorado Boulder
Julius Lukeš
Julius Lukeš Czech Academy of Sciences
Milan Jirků
Milan Jirků Czech Academy of Sciences
Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Andrei Daniel Mihalca University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
Karen E. Nelson
Karen E. Nelson J. Craig Venter Institute
Jan Votýpka
Jan Votýpka Charles University
Brenda A. Wilson
Brenda A. Wilson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Miroslav Oborník
Miroslav Oborník Sewanee: The University of the South
Gianluca D’Amico
Gianluca D’Amico University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

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