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Louis H. Du Preez 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 Louis H. Du Preez sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Louis H. Du Preez 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 Louis H. Du Preez sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Louis H. Du Preez is affiliated with North-West University in South Africa, contributing to the fields of Environmental Science, particularly focusing on Ecology and Parasitology. Their research broadly spans topics related to parasite biology, host interactions, and infectious diseases with a specific interest in amphibians and reptiles.

Key areas of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Small Animals
  • Global and Planetary Change

The main topics addressed in Du Preez's work cover:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Helminth Infection and Control
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation

Recent notable publications demonstrate a focus on nematode parasites, environmental management, and microplastic contamination in amphibians. These include:

  • "Neofoleyellides boerewors n. gen. n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) parasitising common toads and mosquito vectors: morphology, life history, experimental transmission and host-vector interaction in situ" (2020) published in International Journal for Parasitology
  • "Library books as environmental management capacity building opportunities exclude most South African languages" (2023) published in Environmental Science & Policy
  • "Larger Common River Frogs (Amietia delalandii) have Fewer and Shorter Tissue Microplastic Fibres than Smaller Frogs" (2024) published in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • "Three new species of Cosmocerca Diesing, 1861 (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) parasitising frogs Cacosternum boettgeri Boulenger, 1882, Kassina senegalensis Dumeril and Bibron, 1841 and Phrynomantis bifasciatus Smith, 1847 from South Africa" (2022) published in Parasitology Research
  • "Classification of pleurodire polystomes (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of two new genera from the Australian and Neotropical Realms" (2022) published in International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife

Du Preez has also contributed to book literature with the publication of:

  • Polystomatid Flatworms (2023), published by Springer International Publishing

Frequent collaborators in Du Preez's research include:

  • Olivier Verneau
  • Willem J. Landman
  • Roman Svitin
  • Maarten P. M. Vanhove
  • Edward C. Netherlands

Typical publication venues for Du Preez's work include:

  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Parasitology Research
  • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • International Journal for Parasitology

Best Publications

  • Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species

    A. Channing;A. Hillers;S. Lötters;M.-O. Rödel

  • Invasive species threat: parasite phylogenetics reveals patterns and processes of host-switching between non-native and native captive freshwater turtles

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  • Correlating Early Evolution of Parasitic Platyhelminths to Gondwana Breakup

    Mathieu Badets;Mathieu Badets;Ian Whittington;Ian Whittington;Fabrice Lalubin;Jean-François Allienne

  • Evolutionary processes involved in the diversification of chelonian and mammal polystomatid parasites (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) revealed by palaeoecology of their hosts

    Laurent Héritier;Mathieu Badets;Louis H. Du Preez;Martins S.O. Aisien

  • Biodiversity of frog haemoparasites from sub-tropical northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Edward Charles Netherlands;Courtney A Cook;Donnavan J D Kruger;Louis H du Preez

  • Monophyly of the species of Hepatozoon (Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) parasitizing (African) anurans, with the description of three new species from hyperoliid frogs in South Africa

    Edward C. Netherlands;Courtney A. Cook;Louis H. Du Preez;Maarten Pieterjan Maria Vanhove

  • The double odyssey of Madagascan polystome flatworms leads to new insights on the origins of their amphibian hosts.

    Olivier Verneau;Louis H Du Preez;Véronique Laurent;Liliane Raharivololoniaina

  • The effect of airplane noise on frogs: a case study on the Critically Endangered Pickersgill’s reed frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)

    Donnavan J. D. Kruger;Louis H. Du Preez

  • Syntopic occurrence of new species of Polystoma and Metapolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) in Ptychadena porosissima in South Africa.

    Louis H. du Preez;Dawid J. Kok

  • Demonstrating morphometric protocols using polystome marginal hooklet measurements

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  • Introduction and invasion of the red-eared slider and its parasites in freshwater ecosystems of Southern Europe: risk assessment for the European pond turtle in wild environments.

    Laurent Héritier;Aitor Valdeón;Amel Sadaoui;Thomas Gendre

  • Linking organochlorine exposure to biomarker response patterns in Anurans: a case study of Müller’s clawed frog (Xenopus muelleri) from a tropical malaria vector control region

    Nico J Wolmarans;Louis H Du Preez;Louis H Du Preez;Yared Beyene Yohannes;Yoshinori Ikenaka;Yoshinori Ikenaka

  • Endoparasitic mites of the genus Endotrombicula Ewing, 1931 (Acari: Prostigmata: Parasitengona: Trombiculidae) from African and Madagascan anurans, with description of a new species

    Andreas Wohltmann;Louis Du Preez;Mark-Oliver Rödel;Jörn Köhler

  • Additional morphological information on Oculotrema hippopotami Stunkard, 1924 (Monogenea : Polystomatidae) parasitic on the African hippopotamus

    Louis H. du Preez;Itumeleng A. Moeng

  • Redescription and molecular diagnosis of Hepatozoon theileri (Laveran, 1905) (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae), infecting Amietia quecketti (Anura: Pyxicephalidae).

    Edward Charles Netherlands;Courtney A Cook;Nico J Smit;Louis H du Preez

  • An overview of the Dactylosomatidae (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Dactylosomatidae), with the description of Dactylosoma kermiti n. sp. parasitising Ptychadena anchietae and Sclerophrys gutturalis from South Africa.

    Edward C. Netherlands;Edward C. Netherlands;Courtney A. Cook;Louis H. Du Preez;Louis H. Du Preez;Maarten Pieterjan Vanhove

  • Tracking platyhelminth parasite diversity from freshwater turtles in French Guiana: First report of Neopolystoma Price, 1939 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species.

    Louis H. Du Preez;Louis H. Du Preez;Mathieu Badets;Laurent Héritier;Laurent Héritier;Laurent Héritier;Olivier Verneau;Olivier Verneau;Olivier Verneau

  • The morphology and attachment of Protopolystoma xenopodis (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) infecting the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis

    Maxine Theunissen;Louwrens Tiedt;Louis H. Du Preez

  • Some nematodes of the genus Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) parasitising amphibians in French Guiana.

    Yuriy Kuzmin;Louis H. Du Preez;Kerstin Junker

  • Neofoleyellides boerewors n. gen. n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) parasitising common toads and mosquito vectors: morphology, life history, experimental transmission and host-vector interaction in situ

    Edward C. Netherlands;Edward C. Netherlands;Roman Svitin;Roman Svitin;Courtney A. Cook;Nico J. Smit

  • New information on morphology and molecular data of camallanid nematodes parasitising Xenopus laevis (Anura: Pipidae) in South Africa.

    Roman Svitin;Anneke L. Schoeman;Louis H. Du Preez

  • Reproductive strategies of the kangaroo leech, Marsupiobdella africana (Glossiphoniidae).

    Natasha Kruger;Louis Du Preez

  • Two new species of polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) from the anuran host Guibemantis liber

    Pauline Berthier;Louis Du Preez;Liliane Raharivololoniana;Miguel Vences

  • Assessment of platyhelminth diversity within amphibians of French Guiana revealed a new species of Nanopolystoma (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) in the caecilian Typhlonectes compressicauda.

    Louis H. Du Preez;Mathieu Badets;Olivier Verneau

  • Demonstrating the value and importance of combining DNA barcodes and discriminant morphological characters for polystome taxonomy (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea)

    Laurent Héritier;Laurent Héritier;Laurent Héritier;Olivier Verneau;Olivier Verneau;Olivier Verneau;Kevin G. Smith;Carina Coetzer

  • Indopolystoma n. gen. (Monogenea, Polystomatidae) with the description of three new species and reassignment of eight known Polystoma species from Asian frogs (Anura, Rhacophoridae).

    Amira Chaabane;Olivier Verneau;Louis Du Preez

  • Eye to eye: classification of conjunctival sac polystomes (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) revisited with the description of three new genera Apaloneotrema n. g., Aussietrema n. g. and Fornixtrema n. g.

    Louis H. Du Preez;Louis H. Du Preez;Olivier Verneau;Olivier Verneau;Olivier Verneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico J. Smit
Nico J. Smit North-West University
Miguel Vences
Miguel Vences Technische Universität Braunschweig
Luc Brendonck
Luc Brendonck KU Leuven
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
David R. Vieites
David R. Vieites Spanish National Research Council
Maarten P.M. Vanhove
Maarten P.M. Vanhove Hasselt University
Ronald J. Kendall
Ronald J. Kendall Texas Tech University
Keith R. Solomon
Keith R. Solomon University of Guelph
Ian D. Whittington
Ian D. Whittington University of Adelaide
Veena Tandon
Veena Tandon Biotech Park Lucknow

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