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Mercedes Mezo

Mercedes Mezo

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
3454
World Ranking
1679
National Ranking
84

Mercedes Mezo 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 Mercedes Mezo sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 92 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mercedes Mezo 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 Mercedes Mezo sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mercedes Mezo is affiliated with Xunta de Galicia in Spain and has a focused research portfolio in agricultural and biological sciences, veterinary medicine, and immunology and microbiology. Their work encompasses a broad range of topics related to parasitology, animal science, and livestock health.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Veterinary
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these areas, their subfields of study extend to:

  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Parasitology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Genetics

Mercedes Mezo's research chiefly addresses topics such as:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Toxoplasma gondii research studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Parasitic infections and diagnostics
  • Agricultural safety and regulations
  • Nematode management and characterization studies

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Field evaluation of the enhanced MM3-COPRO ELISA test for the diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Current Challenges for Fasciolicide Treatment in Ruminant Livestock," 2021, Trends in Parasitology
  • "Ovine Neosporosis: The Current Global Situation," 2022, Animals
  • "Maternal immune response in the placenta of sheep during recrudescence of natural congenital infection of Neospora caninum," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Isolation and genetic characterization of Neospora caninum from naturally infected sheep," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marta González-Warleta
  • José Antonio Castro-Hermida
  • Florencio M. Ubeira
  • Victoria Martínez-Sernández
  • Júlio Benavides

Mercedes Mezo's work has commonly been published in several journals, with repeated publications in:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Animals
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • An ultrasensitive capture ELISA for detection of Fasciola hepatica coproantigens in sheep and cattle using a new monoclonal antibody (MM3)

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;Carmen Carro;Florencio M. Ubeira

  • Occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis in healthy adult domestic ruminants.

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta;José M. Correia da Costa

  • Contribution of treated wastewater to the contamination of recreational river areas with Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta

  • Association between anti-F. hepatica antibody levels in milk and production losses in dairy cows.

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Laura Muiño

  • Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in surface water: A health risk for humans and animals

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta

  • Detection of microsporidia in drinking water, wastewater and recreational rivers.

    Fernando Izquierdo;José Antonio Castro Hermida;Soledad Fenoy;Mercedes Mezo

  • MM3-ELISA evaluation of coproantigen release and serum antibody production in sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica.

    M. A. Valero;F. M. Ubeira;M. Khoubbane;P. Artigas

  • Bovine paramphistomosis in Galicia (Spain): prevalence, intensity, aetiology and geospatial distribution of the infection.

    Marta González-Warleta;Silvia Lladosa;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ana María Martínez-Ibeas

  • Neospora caninum infection during early pregnancy in cattle: how the isolate influences infection dynamics, clinical outcome and peripheral and local immune responses

    Javier Regidor-Cerrillo;David Arranz-Solís;Julio Benavides;Mercedes Gómez-Bautista

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia detection in water bodies of Galicia, Spain.

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;Marta González-Warleta;Mercedes Mezo

  • Kinetics of antibody-based antigen detection in serum and faeces of sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica.

    B.E. Duménigo;A.M. Espino;C.M. Finlay;M. Mezo

  • MM3-ELISA Detection of Fasciola hepatica Coproantigens in Preserved Human Stool Samples

    F. M. Ubeira;L. Muiño;M. A. Valero;M. V. Periago

  • Neospora caninum infection as a cause of reproductive failure in a sheep flock

    Marta González-Warleta;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Javier Regidor-Cerrillo;Julio Benavides

  • THE USE OF MM3 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR THE EARLY IMMUNODIAGNOSIS OF OVINE FASCIOLIASIS

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;Florencio M. Ubeira

  • Prevalence and Intensity of Infection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in Dairy Cattle in Galicia (NW Spain)

    J. A. Castro‐Hermida;C. Carro‐Corral;M. González‐Warleta;M. Mezo

  • Using entropy of drug and protein graphs to predict FDA drug-target network: Theoretic-experimental study of MAO inhibitors and hemoglobin peptides from Fasciola hepatica

    Francisco Prado-Prado;Xerardo García-Mera;Paula Abeijón;Nerea Alonso

  • Development and evaluation of a new lateral flow immunoassay for serodiagnosis of human fasciolosis.

    Victoria Martínez-Sernández;Laura Muiño;María Jesús Perteguer;Teresa Gárate

  • Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in two areas of Galicia (NW Spain).

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Ignacio García-Presedo;André Almeida;André Almeida;Marta González-Warleta

  • Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis as pathogenic contaminants of water in Galicia, Spain: the need for safe drinking water.

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Marta González-Warleta;Mercedes Mezo

  • Evaluation of the flukicide treatment policy for dairy cattle in Galicia (NW Spain)

    Mercedes Mezo;Marta González-Warleta;José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Florencio M. Ubeira

  • Natural infection by Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia duodenalis in sheep and goats in Galicia (NW Spain)

    José Antonio Castro-Hermida;Marta González-Warleta;Mercedes Mezo

Frequent Co-Authors

Marta González-Warleta
Marta González-Warleta Xunta de Galicia
Florencio M. Ubeira
Florencio M. Ubeira University of Santiago de Compostela
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora Complutense University of Madrid
M. Adela Valero
M. Adela Valero University of Valencia
Mercedes Gómez-Bautista
Mercedes Gómez-Bautista Complutense University of Madrid
Santiago Mas-Coma
Santiago Mas-Coma University of Valencia
Sonia Almería
Sonia Almería United States Food and Drug Administration
Jesús Yániz
Jesús Yániz University of Zaragoza
Pilar Santolaria
Pilar Santolaria University of Zaragoza

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