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Czechia
2025

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
3758
World Ranking
1677
National Ranking
10

Milan Jirků 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 Milan Jirků sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 70 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Milan Jirků 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 Milan Jirků sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Milan Jirků is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research is primarily situated at the intersection of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a distinct focus on parasitology and infectious diseases. They have contributed to advancing knowledge in parasitic infections and diagnostics, amoebic infections and treatments, as well as parasitic infections in both humans and animals.

The scientist has engaged in investigations relating to gut microbiota and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, and parasite biology and host interactions. This array of topics underlines a broad approach to understanding microbial and parasitic influences on health.

Recent significant publications include:

  • A cross-sectional survey of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in non-human primates and their caregivers in Czech zoos, 2024, One Health
  • A Cross-Sectional Study on the Occurrence of the Intestinal Protist, Dientamoeba fragilis, in the Gut-Healthy Volunteers and Their Animals, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Comparison of molecular diagnostic approaches for the detection and differentiation of the intestinal protist Blastocystis sp. in humans, 2022, Parasite
  • Blastocystis Colonization Alters the Gut Microbiome and, in Some Cases, Promotes Faster Recovery From Induced Colitis, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • A Study on the Prevalence and Subtype Diversity of the Intestinal Protist Blastocystis sp. in a Gut-Healthy Human Population in the Czech Republic, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Their frequent co-authors include Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková, Klára J. Petrželková, Oldřiška Kadlecová, Zuzana Lhotská, and Kristýna Brožová. These collaborations reflect sustained partnerships within a network of researchers focused on related microbiological and parasitological topics.

Milan Jirků has published extensively in certain scientific venues, with multiple works appearing in the following journals:

  • One Health (3 publications)
  • Folia Parasitologica (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their research subfields encompass parasitology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, endocrinology, and molecular biology. This reflects a multidisciplinary approach to studying parasitic infections and related health conditions from molecular mechanisms to wider pathological contexts.

Best Publications

  • Phylogeny of trypanosomes as inferred from the small and large subunit rRNAs: implications for the evolution of parasitism in the trypanosomatid protozoa

    Dmitri A. Maslov;Julius Lukeš;Milan Jirku;Larry Simpson

  • The Leishmania donovani complex: genotypes of five metabolic enzymes (ICD, ME, MPI, G6PDH, and FH), new targets for multilocus sequence typing.

    Eva Zemanová;Milan Jirků;Isabel L. Mauricio;Aleš Horák

  • The phylogeny of Goussia and Choleoeimeria (Apicomplexa; Eimeriorina) and the evolution of excystation structures in coccidia.

    Milan Jirků;David Modrý;David Modrý;Jan R. Šlapeta;Jan R. Šlapeta;Břetislav Koudela;Břetislav Koudela

  • On the phylogenetic positions of the Caryophyllidea, Pseudophyllidea and Proteocephalidea (Eucestoda) inferred from 18S rRNA.

    I Kodedová;D Doležel;M Broučková;M Jirků

  • Divergent mitochondrial respiratory chains in phototrophic relatives of apicomplexan parasites.

    Pavel Flegontov;Jan Michálek;Jan Janouškovec;De-Hua Lai

  • New species of insect trypanosomatids from Costa Rica and the proposal for a new subfamily within the Trypanosomatidae.

    Milan Jirků;Vyacheslav Y. Yurchenko;Julius Lukeš;Julius Lukeš;Dmitri A. Maslov;Dmitri A. Maslov

  • Quest for the piroplasms in camels: identification of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in Jordanian dromedaries by PCR.

    Moneeb Ahmad Qablan;Michal Sloboda;Milan Jirků;Miroslav Oborník

  • Evolutionary relationships among cyst-forming coccidia Sarcocystis spp. (Alveolata: Apicomplexa: Coccidea) in endemic African tree vipers and perspective for evolution of heteroxenous life cycle.

    Jan R Šlapeta;David Modrý;David Modrý;Jan Votýpka;Jan Votýpka;Milan Jirků

  • Phylogenetic analysis of coccidian parasites from invertebrates: search for missing links.

    Jana Kopečná;Milan Jirků;Milan Jirků;Miroslav Oborník;Miroslav Oborník;Youri S. Tokarev

  • Probing into the diversity of trypanosomatid flagellates parasitizing insect hosts in South-West China reveals both endemism and global dispersal

    Jan Votýpka;Dmitri A. Maslov;Vyacheslav Yurchenko;Milan Jirků

  • Two new species of trypanosomatid parasites isolated from Heteroptera in Costa Rica.

    Dmitri A. Maslov;Vyacheslav Y. Yurchenko;Milan Jirků;Julius Lukeš;Julius Lukeš

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Sarcocystis spp. of mammals and reptiles supports the coevolution of Sarcocystis spp. with their final hosts

    D. Doležel;D. Doležel;B. Koudela;B. Koudela;M. Jirků;V. Hypša;V. Hypša

  • Phylogeny of the bodonid flagellates (Kinetoplastida) based on small-subunit rRNA gene sequences.

    D Dolezel;M Jirků;D A Maslov;J Lukes

  • Morphological Discordance of the New Trypanosomatid Species Phylogenetically Associated with the Genus Crithidia

    Vyacheslav Y. Yurchenko;Julius Lukeš;Martina Tesařová;Milan Jirků

  • Tracing the genus Sphaerospora : rediscovery, redescription and phylogeny of the sphaerospora ranae (Morelle, 1929) n. comb. (Myxosporea, Sphaerosporidae), with emendation of the genus Sphaerospora

    M. Jirků;I. Fiala;D. Modrý

  • A Model for Taxonomic Work on Homoxenous Coccidia: Redescription, Host Specificity, and Molecular Phylogeny of Eimeria ranae Dobell, 1909, with a Review of Anuran‐Host Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimeriorina)

    Miloslav Jirků;Milan Jirků;Milan Jirků;Miroslav Oborník;Miroslav Oborník;Julius Lukeš;Julius Lukeš

  • A Study on the Prevalence and Subtype Diversity of the Intestinal Protist Blastocystis sp. in a Gut-Healthy Human Population in the Czech Republic.

    Zuzana Lhotská;Zuzana Lhotská;Milan Jirků;Oldřiška Hložková;Kristýna Brožová;Kristýna Brožová

  • Ultrastructure and molecular phylogeny of four new species of monoxenous trypanosomatids from flies (Diptera: Brachycera) with redefinition of the genus Wallaceina.

    Yurchenko;Votýpka J;Tesarová M;Klepetková H

  • Blastocystis Colonization Alters the Gut Microbiome and, in Some Cases, Promotes Faster Recovery From Induced Colitis.

    Vincent Billy;Zuzana Lhotská;Zuzana Lhotská;Milan Jirků;Oldřiška Kadlecová

  • A benign helminth alters the host immune system and the gut microbiota in a rat model system

    Laura Wegener Parfrey;Laura Wegener Parfrey;Milan Jirků;Radek Šíma;Marie Jalovecká

  • Phylogenetic relationships of trypanosomatids parasitising true bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera) in sub-Saharan Africa

    Jan Votýpka;Helena Klepetková;Milan Jirků;Milan Jirků;Petr Kment

  • Growing diversity of trypanosomatid parasites of flies (Diptera: Brachycera): frequent cosmopolitism and moderate host specificity.

    Jiří Týč;Jan Votýpka;Jan Votýpka;Helena Klepetková;Hana Šuláková

  • A survey for piroplasmids in horses and Bactrian camels in North-Eastern Mongolia.

    Michal Sloboda;Milan Jirků;Milan Jirků;Daniela Lukešová;Moneeb Qablan

Frequent Co-Authors

Julius Lukeš
Julius Lukeš Czech Academy of Sciences
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Jan Votýpka
Jan Votýpka Charles University
Miroslav Oborník
Miroslav Oborník Sewanee: The University of the South
Jan Šlapeta
Jan Šlapeta University of Sydney
Klára J. Petrželková
Klára J. Petrželková Czech Academy of Sciences
Dmitri A. Maslov
Dmitri A. Maslov University of California, Riverside
Vyacheslav Yurchenko
Vyacheslav Yurchenko University of Ostrava
Laura Wegener Parfrey
Laura Wegener Parfrey University of British Columbia
Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences

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