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D-Index
32
Citations
4696
World Ranking
2095
National Ranking
82

Mauricio Claudio Horta 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 Mauricio Claudio Horta sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 100 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mauricio Claudio Horta 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 Mauricio Claudio Horta sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mauricio Claudio Horta is affiliated with the Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco in Brazil. Their research primarily lies in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, with a specific focus on parasitology and infectious diseases.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mauricio Claudio Horta include:

  • Tick-borne pathogens in dogs, wild small mammals and their ectoparasites in the semi-arid Caatinga biome, northeastern Brazil, 2020, published in Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Spatial analysis and epidemiological profile of visceral leishmaniasis, northeastern Brazil: A cross-sectional study, 2020, published in Acta Tropica
  • Ectoparasites of small mammals in a fragmented area of the southern Amazonia: interaction networks and correlations with seasonality and host sex, 2020, published in Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • Epidemiological profile and lethality of visceral leishmaniasis/human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in an endemic area in Northeast Brazil, 2021, published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
  • Canine leishmaniasis in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil: epidemiology, factors associated with seropositivity and spatial analysis, 2020, published in Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Marcelo B. Labruna
  • Glauber Meneses Barboza de Oliveira
  • Ila Ferreira Farias
  • Anna Maria da Cruz Ferreira Evaristo
  • Eline Almeida Rodrigues de Souza

Mauricio Claudio Horta has published frequently in journals including:

  • Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária/Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
  • Brazilian Journal of Global Health
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Acta Tropica
  • International Journal of Acarology

The subfields related to their research are:

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

Best Publications

  • Rickettsia Species Infecting Amblyomma cooperi Ticks from an Area in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Where Brazilian Spotted Fever Is Endemic

    Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Ted Whitworth;Maurício C. Horta;Donald H. Bouyer

  • Rickettsial Infection in Animals and Brazilian Spotted Fever Endemicity

    Luis Antônio Sangioni;Maurício Claudio Horta;Manoella Campostrini Barreto Vianna;Solange Maria Gennari

  • PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO SPOTTED FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIAE IN HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN A BRAZILIAN SPOTTED FEVER-ENDEMIC AREA IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: SEROLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR INFECTION BY RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII AND ANOTHER SPOTTED FEVER GROUP RICKETTSIA

    Maurício Cláudio Horta;Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Luis Antônio Sangioni;Manoella Campostrini Barreto Vianna

  • Rickettsia infection in five areas of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

    Maurício C. Horta;Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Adriano Pinter;Pedro M. Linardi

  • Geographical distribution of Amblyomma cajennense (sensu lato) ticks (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) in Brazil, with description of the nymph of A. cajennense (sensu stricto).

    Thiago F. Martins;Amália R. M. Barbieri;Francisco B. Costa;Flávio A. Terassini

  • Prevalence of Rickettsia infection in dogs from the urban and rural areas of Monte Negro municipality, western Amazon, Brazil.

    Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Maurício Cláudio Horta;Daniel Moura de Aguiar;Guacyara T. Cavalcante

  • Experimental infection of capybaras Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris by Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission of the infection to ticks Amblyomma cajennense.

    Celso E. Souza;Jonas Moraes-Filho;Maria Ogrzewalska;Franscisco C. Uchoa

  • Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in dogs and humans from an endemic area for Brazilian spotted fever in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

    Adriano Pinter;Maurício C. Horta;Richard C. Pacheco;Jonas Moraes-Filho

  • Experimental infection of opossums Didelphis aurita by Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission of the infection to ticks Amblyomma cajennense.

    Maurício Cláudio Horta;Jonas Moraes-Filho;Renata Assis Casagrande;Taís Berelli Saito

  • A novel Ehrlichia genotype strain distinguished by the TRP36 gene naturally infects cattle in Brazil and causes clinical manifestations associated with ehrlichiosis.

    Daniel M. Aguiar;Daniel M. Aguiar;Thayza F. Ziliani;Xiaofeng Zhang;Andreia L.T. Melo

  • Rickettsial infection in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris from São Paulo, Brazil: serological evidence for infection by Rickettsia bellii and Rickettsia parkeri

    Richard de Campos Pacheco;Maurício Cláudio Horta;Jonas Moraes-Filho;Alexandre Camargo Ataliba

  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs, Brazil.

    Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Orson Kamakura;Jonas Moraes-Filho;Maurício Cláudio Horta

  • Comparative susceptibility of larval stages of Amblyomma aureolatum, Amblyomma cajennense, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus to infection by Rickettsia rickettsii.

    Marcelo Bahia Labruna;Maria Halina Ogrzewalska;Thiago Fernandes Martins;Adriano Pinter

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Leishmania species based on trypanosomatid barcode (SSU rDNA) and gGAPDH genes: Taxonomic revision of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi in South America.

    Arlei Marcili;Marcia Ap. Sperança;Andrea P. da Costa;Maria de F. Madeira

  • Seroprevalence and risk factors to Ehrlichia spp. and Rickettsia spp. in dogs from the Pantanal Region of Mato Grosso State, Brazil.

    Andréia L.T. Melo;Thiago F. Martins;Maurício C. Horta;Jonas Moraes-Filho

  • Isolation and genetic characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii from a red-handed howler monkey (Alouatta belzebul), a jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi), and a black-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) from Brazil.

    H.F.J. Pena;M.F.V. Marvulo;M.C. Horta;M.A. Silva

  • A new argasid tick species (Acari: Argasidae) associated with the rock cavy, Kerodon rupestris Wied-Neuwied (Rodentia: Caviidae), in a semiarid region of Brazil

    Marcelo B. Labruna;Santiago Nava;Arlei Marcili;Amália Regina Mar Barbieri

  • Genetic diversity of Ehrlichia canis in Brazil

    D. M. Aguiar;X. Zhang;A. L T Melo;T. A. Pacheco

  • Prevalence of Rickettsia species antibodies and Rickettsia species DNA in the blood of cats with and without fever.

    Danielle B. Bayliss;Arianne K. Morris;Mauricio C. Horta;Marcelo B. Labruna

  • Rickettsia amblyommii infecting Amblyomma auricularium ticks in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil: isolation, transovarial transmission, and transstadial perpetuation.

    Danilo G. Saraiva;Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos;Maurício C. Horta;Herbert S. Soares

  • Experimental infection of the opossum Didelphis aurita by Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia bellii, and Rickettsia parkeri and evaluation of the transmission of the infection to ticks Amblyomma cajennense and Amblyomma dubitatum.

    Maurício Cláudio Horta;Guilherme Sakae Sabatini;Jonas Moraes-Filho;Maria Ogrzewalska

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcelo B. Labruna
Marcelo B. Labruna Universidade de São Paulo
Solange Maria Gennari
Solange Maria Gennari Universidade de São Paulo
Adriano Pinter
Adriano Pinter Universidade de São Paulo
Richard C. Pacheco
Richard C. Pacheco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Thiago F. Martins
Thiago F. Martins Universidade de São Paulo
Jonas Moraes-Filho
Jonas Moraes-Filho Universidade de São Paulo
Daniel Moura de Aguiar
Daniel Moura de Aguiar Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Fernando Ferreira
Fernando Ferreira Universidade de São Paulo
Maria Ogrzewalska
Maria Ogrzewalska Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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