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Marshall W. Lightowlers

Marshall W. Lightowlers

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
63
Citations
12838
World Ranking
273
National Ranking
21

Immunology

D-Index
64
Citations
13031
World Ranking
2954
National Ranking
122

Marshall W. Lightowlers 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 Marshall W. Lightowlers sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 241 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marshall W. Lightowlers 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 Marshall W. Lightowlers sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marshall W. Lightowlers is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on parasitic infections affecting humans and animals, with an emphasis on the diagnosis, treatment, and control of taeniid cestode parasite infections and cysticercosis.

The scientist's body of work covers several main fields of study including:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these, their subfields of expertise include:

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Parasitology
  • Surgery
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Ecology

The primary research topics addressed are:

  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Marshall W. Lightowlers has published articles in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions to Parasitology and PLoS neglected tropical diseases. Other venues include the International Journal for Parasitology, Parasites & Vectors, and Infectious Diseases of Poverty.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Lightowlers include:

  • Advances in the treatment, diagnosis, control and scientific understanding of taeniid cestode parasite infections over the past 50 years (2021), International Journal for Parasitology
  • Performance of Ag-ELISA in the diagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs in Tanzania (2020), Parasites & Vectors
  • Control of cystic echinococcosis in the Middle Atlas, Morocco: Field evaluation of the EG95 vaccine in sheep and cesticide treatment in dogs (2021), PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Control trial of porcine cysticercosis in Uganda using a combination of the TSOL18 vaccination and oxfendazole (2021), Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • Chromosome-scale Echinococcus granulosus (genotype G1) genome reveals the Eg95 gene family and conservation of the EG95-vaccine molecule (2022), Communications Biology

Frequent collaborators include Charles G. Gauci, Meritxell Donadeu, Valisoa Claude Rakotoarison, Modéstine Raliniaina, and Kabemba E. Mwape.

Best Publications

  • Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis

    Philip S Craig;Donald P McManus;Marshall W Lightowlers;Jose A Chabalgoity

  • Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes infecting humans--review of current knowledge.

    Cristian A Alvarez Rojas;Thomas Romig;Marshall W Lightowlers

  • Vaccination against ovine cysticercosis using a defined recombinant antigen.

    K. S. Johnson;G. B. L. Harrison;M. W. Lightowlers;K. L. O'Hoy

  • Vaccination trials in Australia and Argentina confirm the effectiveness of the EG95 hydatid vaccine in sheep.

    Marshall W. Lightowlers;O. Jensen;E Fernandez;J.A Iriarte

  • Vaccination against hydatidosis using a defined recombinant antigen

    M. W. Lightowlers;S. B. Lawrence;C. G. Gauci;J. Young

  • Excretory-secretory products of helminth parasites: effects on host immune responses.

    M. W. Lightowlers;M. D. Rickard

  • Echinococcosis: Control and Prevention.

    P S Craig;Daniel Hegglin;M W Lightowlers;Paul R Torgerson

  • Echinococcosis in animals: clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment.

    J. Eckert;P. Deplazes;P. S. Craig;M. A. Gemmell

  • Induction of Protection against Porcine Cysticercosis by Vaccination with Recombinant Oncosphere Antigens

    Ana Flisser;Charles G. Gauci;André Zoli;Joel Martinez-Ocaña

  • Neurocysticercosis: regional status, epidemiology, impact and control measures in the Americas.

    Ana Flisser;Elsa Sarti;Marshall Lightowlers;Peter Schantz

  • Eradication of Taenia solium cysticercosis: a role for vaccination of pigs.

    Marshall W Lightowlers

  • Subunit composition and specificity of the major cyst fluid antigens of Echinococcus granulosus

    Marshall W. Lightowlers;Dongyou Liu;Anna Haralambous;Michael D. Rickard

  • Vaccines to combat the neglected tropical diseases.

    Jeffrey M. Bethony;Rhea N. Cole;Xiaoti Guo;Shaden Kamhawi

  • Elimination of Taenia solium transmission to pigs in a field trial of the TSOL18 vaccine in Cameroon.

    Emmanuel Assana;Craig T. Kyngdon;Charles G. Gauci;Stanny Geerts

  • Novel antigens for neurocysticercosis: simple method for preparation and evaluation for serodiagnosis.

    Akira Ito;Agustin Plancarte;Liang Ma;Yoon Kong

  • VACCINATION OF PIGS TO CONTROL HUMAN NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS

    Armando E. Gonzalez;Charles G. Gauci;Dylan Barber;Robert H. Gilman

  • Echinococcosis/hydatidosis: antigens, immunological and molecular diagnosis.

    M.W. Lightowlers;B. Gottstein

  • Elimination of Taenia solium Transmission in Northern Peru

    Hector H. Garcia;Armando E. Gonzalez;Victor C.W. Tsang;Victor C.W. Tsang;Seth E. O’Neal;Seth E. O’Neal

  • Progress in control of hydatidosis using vaccination - a review of formulation and delivery of the vaccine and recommendations for practical use in control programmes

    D.D Heath;O Jensen;M.W Lightowlers

  • Taenia saginata: vaccination against cysticercosis in cattle with recombinant oncosphere antigens.

    Marshall W. Lightowlers;Rick Rolfe;Charles G. Gauci

  • Vaccination against cysticercosis and hydatid disease.

    M.W. Lightowlers;A. Flisser;C.G. Gauci;D.D. Heath

Frequent Co-Authors

David Jenkins
David Jenkins Charles Sturt University
Akira Ito
Akira Ito Asahikawa Medical University
Armando E. Gonzalez
Armando E. Gonzalez National University of San Marcos
Graham F. Mitchell
Graham F. Mitchell Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Philip S. Craig
Philip S. Craig University of Salford
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Richard A. Strugnell
Richard A. Strugnell University of Melbourne
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar University of Melbourne
Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University

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