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D-Index
28
Citations
2418
World Ranking
2737
National Ranking
98

Lidia Chitimia-Dobler 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 Lidia Chitimia-Dobler sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 98 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lidia Chitimia-Dobler 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 Lidia Chitimia-Dobler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 28 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Lidia Chitimia-Dobler is affiliated with the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the study of ticks and vector-borne infectious diseases, addressing various aspects within parasitology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology. The scientific output reflects a multidisciplinary approach involving infectious diseases, ecology, evolution, and public health.

Their recent published papers include:

  • First records of adult Hyalomma marginatum and H. rufipes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Sweden, 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • The Spatial Distribution of Dermacentor Ticks (Ixodidae) in Germany-Evidence of a Continuing Spread of Dermacentor reticulatus, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Morphological and molecular identification of ixodid tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in Uganda, 2020, Parasitology Research
  • Integrative taxonomy and species delimitation of Rhipicephalus turanicus (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae), 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Two-year monitoring of tick abundance and influencing factors in an urban area (city of Hanover, Germany), 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Their co-authorship network features frequent collaborations with:

  • Gerhard Dobler
  • Deon K. Bakkes
  • Ben J. Mans
  • Christina Strübe
  • Sabine Schaper

Chitimia-Dobler's publications appear repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Parasitology Research
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Parasitology
  • Tick-borne encephalitis - The Book

Their research spans multiple fields of study including:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, their work explores subfields such as:

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Main topics investigated by Chitimia-Dobler include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Study of Mite Species
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Best Publications

  • First records of adult Hyalomma marginatum and H. rufipes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Sweden.

    Giulio Grandi;Giulio Grandi;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Phimphanit Choklikitumnuey;Christina Strube

  • Imported Hyalomma ticks in Germany in 2018

    Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Sabine Schaper;Ramona Rieß;Karin Bitterwolf

  • The Spatial Distribution of Dermacentor Ticks (Ixodidae) in Germany-Evidence of a Continuing Spread of Dermacentor reticulatus.

    Marco Drehmann;Andrea Springer;Alexander Lindau;Katrin Fachet

  • Ticks (Argasidae, Ixodidae) and tick-borne diseases of continental Southeast Asia.

    Trevor N. Petney;Weerachai Saijuntha;Nathalie Boulanger;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler

  • Repeated isolation of tick-borne encephalitis virus from adult Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in an endemic area in Germany.

    Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Giulia Lemhöfer;Nina Król;Malena Bestehorn

  • Morphological and molecular identification of ixodid tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle in Uganda

    Stephen Balinandi;Stephen Balinandi;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Giulio Grandi;Teddy Nakayiki

  • Genetic analysis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks parasites of dogs in Africa north of the Sahara based on mitochondrial DNA sequences.

    Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Johanna Langguth;Martin Pfeffer;Simone Kattner

  • First detection of Hyalomma rufipes in Germany.

    Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Santiago Nava;Malena Bestehorn;Gerhard Dobler

  • Two-year monitoring of tick abundance and influencing factors in an urban area (city of Hanover, Germany).

    Daniela Hauck;Andrea Springer;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Christina Strube

  • Atlas of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) in Germany.

    Franz Rubel;Katharina Brugger;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Hans Dautel

  • Forecasting next season’s Ixodes ricinus nymphal density: the example of southern Germany 2018

    Katharina Brugger;Melanie Walter;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Gerhard Dobler;Gerhard Dobler

  • Phylogenetics of tick-borne encephalitis virus in endemic foci in the upper Rhine region in France and Germany.

    Malena Bestehorn;Sebastian Weigold;Winfried V. Kern;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler

  • Morphological anomalies in Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes inopinatus collected from tick-borne encephalitis natural foci in Central Europe

    Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Malena Bestehorn;Michael Bröker;Johannes Borde

  • Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on birds migrating to the island of Ponza, Italy, and the tick-borne pathogens they carry.

    Robert E. Rollins;Sabine Schaper;Claudia Kahlhofer;Dimitrios Frangoulidis

  • Detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in blood-fed Hyalomma ticks collected from Mauritanian livestock.

    Ansgar Schulz;Yahya Barry;Franziska Stoek;Matthew J. Pickin

  • Ixodid tick species and two tick-borne pathogens in three areas in the Sudan.

    Yassir Adam Shuaib;Ahmed Muhammed-Ahmed Wd Elhag;Yassir Abakar Brima;Mohamed Abdalsalam Abdalla

  • Tick fauna and associated Rickettsia, Theileria, and Babesia spp. in domestic animals in Sudan (North Kordofan and Kassala States)

    Andrea Springer;Yassir Adam Shuaib;Makarim Habib Isaa;Malaz Isam-Eldin Ezz-Eldin

  • The complex interplay of climate, TBEV vector dynamics and TBEV infection rates in ticks-Monitoring a natural TBEV focus in Germany, 2009-2018.

    Johannes P. Borde;Johannes P. Borde;Klaus Kaier;Philip Hehn;Andreas Matzarakis

  • Detection of Rickettsia monacensis and Rickettsia amblyommatis in ticks collected from dogs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

    Andrea Springer;Víctor M. Montenegro;Sabine Schicht;Silke Wölfel

  • Seasonal cycles of the TBE and Lyme borreliosis vector Ixodes ricinus modelled with time-lagged and interval-averaged predictors.

    Katharina Brugger;Melanie Walter;Lidia Chitimia-Dobler;Gerhard Dobler;Gerhard Dobler

  • Tick-borne pathogens in tick species infesting humans in Sibiu County, central Romania.

    Martin O. Andersson;Georgeta Marga;Teofilia Banu;Gerhard Dobler

  • General and Local Morphological Anomalies in Amblyomma lepidum (Acari: Ixodidae) and Rhipicephalus decoloratus Infesting Cattle in Uganda.

    Stephen Balinandi;Stephen Balinandi;Lawrence Mugisha;Johnson Bbira;William Kabasa

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Pfeffer
Martin Pfeffer Leipzig University
Santiago Nava
Santiago Nava National Institute of Agricultural Technology
Christina Strube
Christina Strube University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Trevor N. Petney
Trevor N. Petney Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Herbert Tomaso
Herbert Tomaso Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Thomas G. T. Jaenson
Thomas G. T. Jaenson Uppsala University
Conrad A. Matthee
Conrad A. Matthee Stellenbosch University
Julius J. Lutwama
Julius J. Lutwama Uganda Virus Research Institute
Alberto A. Guglielmone
Alberto A. Guglielmone National Agricultural Technology Institute
Bronislava Víchová
Bronislava Víchová Slovak Academy of Sciences

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