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2026

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D-Index
68
Citations
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World Ranking
193
National Ranking
3

Maureen Coetzee 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 Maureen Coetzee sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 225 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maureen Coetzee 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 Maureen Coetzee sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Maureen Coetzee is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research predominantly focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in public health, environmental and occupational health, and related subfields. These include plant science, parasitology, molecular biology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's main topics of study encompass mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, insect pest control strategies, viral infections and vectors, parasites and host interactions, insect resistance and genetics, and vector-borne infectious diseases.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Maureen Coetzee include the following:

  • Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), 2020, Malaria Journal
  • Updated list of Anopheles species (Diptera: Culicidae) by country in the Afrotropical Region and associated islands, 2020, Zootaxa
  • Malaria Vectors and Vector Surveillance in Limpopo Province (South Africa): 1927 to 2018, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of reactive, targeted indoor residual spraying for malaria control in low-transmission settings: a cluster-randomised, non-inferiority trial in South Africa, 2021, The Lancet
  • Scientific Findings of the Southern and Central Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research: Ten Years of Malaria Control Impact Assessments in Hypo-, Meso-, and Holoendemic Transmission Zones in Zambia and Zimbabwe, 2022, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Coetzee include:

  • Lizette L. Koekemoer
  • Douglas E. Norris
  • Mbanga Muleba
  • Mary E. Gebhardt
  • Jennifer C. Stevenson

Key venues for publication featuring work by Maureen Coetzee are:

  • Malaria Journal
  • Zootaxa
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Maureen Coetzee has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.

Best Publications

  • A cocktail polymerase chain reaction assay to identify members of the Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) group.

    L L Koekemoer;L Kamau;R H Hunt;M Coetzee

  • Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex.

    Maureen Coetzee;Richard H. Hunt;Richard Wilkerson;Alessandra Della Torre

  • Anopheles funestus resistant to pyrethroid insecticides in South Africa.

    K. Hargreaves;L. L. Koekemoer;B. D. Brooke;R. H. Hunt

  • Distribution of African malaria mosquitoes belonging to the Anopheles gambiae complex.

    M. Coetzee;M. Craig;D. le Sueur

  • Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Maureen Coetzee

  • Cuticle thickening associated with pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus

    OR Wood;S Hanrahan;M Coetzee;LL Koekemoer

  • Two duplicated P450 genes are associated with pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles funestus, a major malaria vector

    Charles S. Wondji;Helen Irving;John Morgan;Neil F. Lobo

  • Bioassay and biochemical analyses of insecticide resistance in southern African Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae)

    Brooke Bd;Kloke G;Hunt Rh;Koekemoer Ll

  • The Anopheles gambiae complex : A new species from Ethiopia

    Richard H. Hunt;Maureen Coetzee;Messay Fettene

  • Laboratory selection for and characteristics of pyrethroid resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus.

    R. H. Hunt;B. D. Brooke;C. Pillay;L. L. Koekemoer

  • SPECIES IDENTIFICATION WITHIN THE ANOPHELES FUNESTUS GROUP OF MALARIA VECTORS IN CAMEROON AND EVIDENCE FOR A NEW SPECIES

    Anna Cohuet;Frederic Simard;Jean-Claude Toto;Pierre Kengne

  • Using the SaTScan method to detect local malaria clusters for guiding malaria control programmes

    Marlize Coleman;Michael Coleman;Aaron M Mabuza;Gerdalize Kok

  • Fungal infection counters insecticide resistance in African malaria mosquitoes

    Marit Farenhorst;Joel C. Mouatcho;Christophe K. Kikankie;Basil D. Brooke

  • Distribution of the African malaria vectors of the Anopheles gambiae complex.

    Maureen Coetzee

  • Anopheles arabiensis and An. quadriannulatus resistance to DDT in South Africa

    K. Hargreaves;R. H. Hunt;B. D. Brooke;J. Mthembu

  • An online tool for mapping insecticide resistance in major Anopheles vectors of human malaria parasites and review of resistance status for the Afrotropical region

    Tessa B Knox;Elijah O Juma;Eric O Ochomo;Eric O Ochomo;Helen Pates Jamet

  • Advances in the study of Anopheles funestus, a major vector of malaria in Africa.

    M Coetzee;D Fontenille

  • Over expression of a cytochrome P450 (CYP6P9) in a major African malaria vector, Anopheles Funestus, resistant to pyrethroids.

    D. A. Amenya;R. Naguran;T. C. M. Lo;Hilary Ranson

  • Malaria vectors and transmission dynamics in coastal south-western Cameroon.

    Jude D Bigoga;Lucien Manga;Vincent P K Titanji;Maureen Coetzee

  • Stable and fluctuating temperature effects on the development rate and survival of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus

    Candice L Lyons;Candice L Lyons;Maureen Coetzee;Steven Loudon Chown

  • Differences in extent of genetic introgression between sympatric Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in California and South Africa.

    Anthony J. Cornel;Rory D. Mcabee;Jason Laurence Rasgon;Matthew A. Stanich

  • Insecticide susceptibility and vector status of natural populations of Anopheles arabiensis from Sudan

    H. Abdalla;T.S. Matambo;L.L. Koekemoer;A.P. Mnzava

Frequent Co-Authors

Lizette L. Koekemoer
Lizette L. Koekemoer University of the Witwatersrand
Basil D. Brooke
Basil D. Brooke University of the Witwatersrand
Fredros O. Okumu
Fredros O. Okumu Ifakara Health Institute
Hilary Ranson
Hilary Ranson Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Janet Hemingway
Janet Hemingway Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Charles S. Wondji
Charles S. Wondji Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Matthew B. Thomas
Matthew B. Thomas Pennsylvania State University
Sylvie Manguin
Sylvie Manguin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Frank H. Collins
Frank H. Collins University of Notre Dame
Andrew F. Read
Andrew F. Read Pennsylvania State University

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