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Animal Science and Veterinary
Argentina
2023

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
38
Citations
4764
World Ranking
1430
National Ranking
7

Luis Alvarez 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 Luis Alvarez sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 134 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luis Alvarez 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 Luis Alvarez sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Luis Alvarez is affiliated with the National University of Central Buenos Aires in Argentina. Their research primarily falls within the field of medicine, with a specialized focus on infectious diseases, parasitology, and related areas. The subfields of study connected to their work include infectious diseases, parasitology, small animals, animal science and zoology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main research topics covered in Luis Alvarez's publications include:

  • Parasitic diseases research and treatment
  • Parasites and host interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Pesticide residue analysis and safety
  • Advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Alvarez has contributed to multiple scientific papers, with notable recent publications such as:

  • "Antiviral effect of high-dose ivermectin in adults with COVID-19: A proof-of-concept randomized trial" (2021), published in EClinicalMedicine
  • "Efficacy and Safety of Albendazole and High-Dose Ivermectin Coadministration in School-Aged Children Infected With Trichuris trichiura in Honduras: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2021), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Visualizing proteins by expansion microscopy" (2022), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "One-step nanoscale expansion microscopy reveals individual protein shapes" (2024), published in Nature Biotechnology
  • "Structural basis of semaphorin-plexin cis interaction" (2020), published in The EMBO Journal

The venues where Alvarez frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • EClinicalMedicine
  • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance

Frequent coauthors with whom Alvarez collaborates include:

  • Carlos Lanusse
  • Laura Ceballos
  • Alejandro Krolewiecki
  • A. Lifschitz
  • Rubén O. Cimino

Best Publications

  • Comparative plasma disposition kinetics of ivermectin, moxidectin and doramectin in cattle

    C Lanusse;A Lifschitz;G Virkel;L Alvarez

  • Understanding triclabendazole resistance.

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

  • Drug transfer into target helminth parasites

    Luis I. Alvarez;M. Lourdes Mottier;Carlos E. Lanusse

  • Ivermectin disposition kinetics after subcutaneous and intramuscular administration of an oil-based formulation to cattle.

    A. Lifschitz;G. Virkel;A. Pis;F. Imperiale

  • Drug transport mechanisms in helminth parasites: passive diffusion of benzimidazole anthelmintics.

    L. Mottier;L. Alvarez;L. Alvarez;L. Ceballos;L. Ceballos;C. Lanusse;C. Lanusse

  • Strategies to Optimize the Efficacy of Anthelmintic Drugs in Ruminants

    Carlos Lanusse;Candela Canton;Guillermo Virkel;Luis Alvarez

  • Relationship between increased albendazole systemic exposure and changes in single nucleotide polymorphisms on the β-tubulin isotype 1 encoding gene in Haemonchus contortus

    Virginie Barrère;Luis Alvarez;Luis Alvarez;Gonzalo Suarez;Laura Ceballos;Laura Ceballos

  • 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

  • Comparative tissue pharmacokinetics and efficacy of moxidectin, abamectin and ivermectin in lambs infected with resistant nematodes: Impact of drug treatments on parasite P-glycoprotein expression

    Mercedes Lloberas;Luis Alvarez;Carlos Entrocasso;Guillermo Virkel

  • Uptake of albendazole and albendazole sulphoxide by Haemonchus contortus and Fasciola hepatica in sheep

    L.I Alvarez;F.A Imperiale;S.F Sánchez;G.A Murno

  • Transtegumental diffusion of benzimidazole anthelmintics into Moniezia benedeni: correlation with their octanol-water partition coefficients.

    Maria de Lourdes Mottier;Luis Ignacio Alvarez;Ma. Alejandra Pis;Carlos Edmundo Lanusse

  • Comparative assessment of albendazole and triclabendazole ovicidal activity on Fasciola hepatica eggs

    L. Alvarez;G. Moreno;L. Moreno;L. Moreno;L. Ceballos;L. Ceballos

  • In vitro effects of flubendazole on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces.

    M. Elissondo;M. Dopchiz;L. Ceballos;L. Alvarez

  • Clinical efficacy assessment of the albendazole-ivermectin combination in lambs parasitized with resistant nematodes.

    C. Entrocasso;L. Alvarez;L. Alvarez;J. Manazza;A. Lifschitz;A. Lifschitz

  • Antiviral effect of high-dose ivermectin in adults with COVID-19: A proof-of-concept randomized trial

    Alejandro Krolewiecki;Adrián Lifschitz;Matías Moragas;Marina Travacio

  • RESISTANCE-INDUCED CHANGES IN TRICLABENDAZOLE TRANSPORT IN FASCIOLA HEPATICA: IVERMECTIN REVERSAL EFFECT

    L. Mottier;L. Alvarez;Ian Fairweather;C. Lanusse

  • Bioequivalence of ivermectin formulations in pigs and cattle

    A Lifschitz;A Pis;L Alvarez;G Virkel

  • In vivo and ex vivo uptake of albendazole and its sulphoxide metabolite by cestode parasites: relationship with their kinetic behaviour in sheep.

    L I Alvarez;S F Sánchez;C E Lanusse

  • Measurement of ivermectin concentrations in target worms and host gastrointestinal tissues: influence of the route of administration on the activity against resistant Haemonchus contortus in lambs

    Maria Mercedes Lloberas;Luis Ignacio Alvarez;Carlos Entrocasso;Guillermo Leon Virkel

  • Interference with P-glycoprotein improves ivermectin activity against adult resistant nematodes in sheep

    A. Lifschitz;C. Entrocasso;L. Alvarez;M. Lloberas

  • Fasting-induced changes to the pharmacokinetic behaviour of albendazole and its metabolites in calves.

    S.F. SÁnchez;L.I. Alvarez;C.E. Lanusse

  • Triclabendazole biotransformation and comparative diffusion of the parent drug and its oxidized metabolites into Fasciola hepatica.

    L Mottier;G Virkel;H Solana;L Alvarez

  • Cystic echinococcosis therapy: Albendazole-loaded lipid nanocapsules enhance the oral bioavailability and efficacy in experimentally infected mice

    Patricia Eugenia Pensel;Gabriela Veronica Ullio Gamboa;Julia Fabbri;Laura Ceballos

  • Flubendazole in cystic echinococcosis therapy: pharmaco-parasitological evaluation in mice.

    Laura Ceballos;Laura Ceballos;María Celina Elissondo;María Celina Elissondo;Sergio Fabian Sanchez Bruni;Sergio Fabian Sanchez Bruni;Guillermo Maria Denegri;Guillermo Maria Denegri

  • Ex vivo diffusion of albendazole and its sulfoxide metabolite into ascaris suum and Fasciola hepatica.

    Alvarez Li;Mottier Ml;Sánchez Sf;Lanusse Ce

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Lanusse
Carlos Lanusse National University of Central Buenos Aires
Guillermo Virkel
Guillermo Virkel National University of Central Buenos Aires
Adrian Lifschitz
Adrian Lifschitz National University of Central Buenos Aires
Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather Queen's University Belfast
Alan Trudgett
Alan Trudgett Queen's University Belfast
Sergio Fabian Sanchez Bruni
Sergio Fabian Sanchez Bruni National University of Central Buenos Aires
J. Sallovitz
J. Sallovitz National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Timothy G. Geary
Timothy G. Geary McGill University
Michel Alvinerie
Michel Alvinerie INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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