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Animal Science and Veterinary
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 67 217 202 4 3 255 12980
Microbiology 66 2446 2239 85 79 248 12738

Minoru Nakao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Minoru Nakao between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Minoru Nakao published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2006. 2 of the 259 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2006. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1985 2025

259 publications in total across all disciplines

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Minoru Nakao: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 3
1992 9
1993 11
1994 10
1995 6
1996 6
1997 6
1998 3
1999 3
2000 5
2001 5
2002 12
2003 12
2004 8
2005 6
2006 16
2007 15
2008 8
2009 11
2010 11
2011 4
2012 11
2013 10
2014 7
2015 4
2016 9
2017 6
2018 7
2019 8
2020 3
2021 8
2022 9
2023 3
2024 1
2025 1
Total 259
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Minoru Nakao 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 Minoru Nakao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 84 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 29–33 to 442+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 109. Most scientists, 109, have 119–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–258 publications, is where this scientist sits. 29–33 publications: 1 scientist 34–38 publications: 6 scientists 39–43 publications: 17 scientists 44–48 publications: 23 scientists 49–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–58 publications: 44 scientists 59–63 publications: 66 scientists 64–68 publications: 75 scientists 69–73 publications: 71 scientists 74–78 publications: 85 scientists 79–83 publications: 108 scientists 84–88 publications: 105 scientists 89–93 publications: 84 scientists 94–98 publications: 103 scientists 99–103 publications: 97 scientists 104–108 publications: 95 scientists 109–113 publications: 89 scientists 114–118 publications: 88 scientists 119–123 publications: 109 scientists 124–128 publications: 93 scientists 129–133 publications: 89 scientists 134–138 publications: 95 scientists 139–143 publications: 92 scientists 144–148 publications: 80 scientists 149–153 publications: 75 scientists 154–158 publications: 74 scientists 159–163 publications: 67 scientists 164–168 publications: 53 scientists 169–173 publications: 62 scientists 174–178 publications: 63 scientists 179–183 publications: 50 scientists 184–188 publications: 55 scientists 189–193 publications: 50 scientists 194–198 publications: 27 scientists 199–203 publications: 44 scientists 204–208 publications: 31 scientists 209–213 publications: 28 scientists 214–218 publications: 38 scientists 219–223 publications: 33 scientists 224–228 publications: 36 scientists 229–233 publications: 29 scientists 234–238 publications: 35 scientists 239–243 publications: 23 scientists 244–248 publications: 24 scientists 249–253 publications: 29 scientists 254–258 publications: 28 scientists 259–263 publications: 21 scientists 264–268 publications: 25 scientists 269–273 publications: 11 scientists 274–278 publications: 18 scientists 279–283 publications: 13 scientists 284–288 publications: 18 scientists 289–293 publications: 10 scientists 294–298 publications: 12 scientists 299–303 publications: 11 scientists 304–308 publications: 15 scientists 309–313 publications: 14 scientists 314–318 publications: 14 scientists 319–323 publications: 8 scientists 324–328 publications: 8 scientists 329–333 publications: 13 scientists 334–338 publications: 14 scientists 339–343 publications: 13 scientists 344–348 publications: 10 scientists 349–353 publications: 11 scientists 354–358 publications: 5 scientists 359–363 publications: 8 scientists 364–368 publications: 8 scientists 369–373 publications: 6 scientists 374–378 publications: 7 scientists 379–383 publications: 8 scientists 384–388 publications: 3 scientists 389–393 publications: 4 scientists 394–398 publications: 5 scientists 399–403 publications: 8 scientists 404–408 publications: 5 scientists 409–413 publications: 4 scientists 414–418 publications: 3 scientists 419–423 publications: 8 scientists 424–428 publications: 5 scientists 429–433 publications: 3 scientists 434–438 publications: 5 scientists 439–441 publications: 5 scientists 442+ publications: 99 scientists
29–33 publications 442+

This scientist: 255 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
29–33 1
34–38 6
39–43 17
44–48 23
49–53 28
54–58 44
59–63 66
64–68 75
69–73 71
74–78 85
79–83 108
84–88 105
89–93 84
94–98 103
99–103 97
104–108 95
109–113 89
114–118 88
119–123 109
124–128 93
129–133 89
134–138 95
139–143 92
144–148 80
149–153 75
154–158 74
159–163 67
164–168 53
169–173 62
174–178 63
179–183 50
184–188 55
189–193 50
194–198 27
199–203 44
204–208 31
209–213 28
214–218 38
219–223 33
224–228 36
229–233 29
234–238 35
239–243 23
244–248 24
249–253 29
254–258 28 255
259–263 21
264–268 25
269–273 11
274–278 18
279–283 13
284–288 18
289–293 10
294–298 12
299–303 11
304–308 15
309–313 14
314–318 14
319–323 8
324–328 8
329–333 13
334–338 14
339–343 13
344–348 10
349–353 11
354–358 5
359–363 8
364–368 8
369–373 6
374–378 7
379–383 8
384–388 3
389–393 4
394–398 5
399–403 8
404–408 5
409–413 4
414–418 3
419–423 8
424–428 5
429–433 3
434–438 5
439–441 5
442+ 99
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Minoru Nakao 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 Minoru Nakao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 77+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 158. Most scientists, 158, have 31 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 67 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.

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Number of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,155 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 5
21 22
22 31
23 44
24 53
25 66
26 80
27 101
28 106
29 116
30 154
31 158
32 143
33 137
34 126
35 134
36 112
37 115
38 105
39 111
40 107
41 87
42 74
43 62
44 61
45 41
46 51
47 43
48 28
49 47
50 40
51 34
52 33
53 43
54 16
55 32
56 21
57 18
58 28
59 33
60 17
61 21
62 18
63 21
64 9
65 20
66 11
67 16 67
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Minoru Nakao is affiliated with Asahikawa Medical University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology, environmental science, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a notable emphasis on parasite biology and host interactions.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of parasite diversity, helminth infections, and vector-borne infectious diseases. Their work intersects multiple subfields including ecology, parasitology, infectious diseases, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Minoru Nakao include Mizuki Sasaki, Robert E. Rollins, Hiroki Kawabata, Noémie S. Becker, and Yuma Ohari.

The primary venues for Nakao's publications are:

  • Parasitology International
  • Journal of Parasitology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • Parasitology

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Minoru Nakao include:

  • "Trematode diversity in freshwater snails from a stopover point for migratory waterfowls in Hokkaido, Japan: An assessment by molecular phylogenetic and population genetic analyses", 2021, Parasitology International
  • "Resolution of cryptic species complexes within the genus Metagonimus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in Japan, with descriptions of four new species", 2022, Parasitology International

Other notable works closely related to Nakao's research interests but authored by others in the network include:

  • "Phylogeography of Rhabdias spp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) collected from Bufo species in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, Japan including possible cryptic species", 2022, Parasitology International
  • "Out of Asia? Expansion of Eurasian Lyme borreliosis causing genospecies display unique evolutionary trajectories", 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • "Brachylaima phaedusae n. sp. (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae) from door snails in Japan", 2021, Parasitology International

The research topics covered by Minoru Nakao include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Study of Mite Species
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

This profile highlights a multidisciplinary approach integrating molecular phylogenetics, population genetics, and taxonomy in the study of parasitic organisms and their ecological interactions within Japanese and broader East Asian ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • A molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes

    M. Nakao;D. P. McMANUS;P. M. Schantz;P. S. Craig

  • Genetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Borrelia miyamotoi sp. nov., Isolated from the Ixodid Tick Ixodes persulcatus, the Vector for Lyme Disease in Japan

    Masahito Fukunaga;Yukie Takahashi;Yasuto Tsuruta;Osamu Matsushita

  • Genetic characterization and phylogenetic position of Echinococcus felidis (Cestoda: Taeniidae) from the African lion.

    Marion Hüttner;Marion Hüttner;Minoru Nakao;Torsten Wassermann;Ludwig Siefert

  • Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae)

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Tetsuya Yanagida;Akira Ito

  • DNA differential diagnosis of taeniasis and cysticercosis by multiplex PCR

    Hiroshi Yamasaki;James C. Allan;Marcello Otake Sato;Minoru Nakao

  • Echinococcus shiquicus n. sp., a taeniid cestode from Tibetan fox and plateau pika in China.

    Ning Xiao;Jiamin Qiu;Minoru Nakao;Tiaoying Li

  • A phylogenetic hypothesis for the distribution of two genotypes of the pig tapeworm Taenia solium worldwide.

    M. Nakao;M. Okamoto;Y. Sako;H. Yamasaki

  • Human taeniasis and cysticercosis in Asia

    Akira Ito;Minoru Nakao;Toni Wandra

  • Geographic pattern of genetic variation in the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis.

    Minoru Nakao;Ning Xiao;Munehiro Okamoto;Tetsuya Yanagida

  • Mitochondrial genetic code in cestodes

    Minoru Nakao;Yasuhito Sako;Noriko Yokoyama;Masahito Fukunaga

  • State-of-the-art Echinococcus and Taenia: phylogenetic taxonomy of human-pathogenic tapeworms and its application to molecular diagnosis.

    Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Munehiro Okamoto;Jenny Knapp

  • Molecular phylogeny of the genus Taenia (Cestoda: Taeniidae): proposals for the resurrection of Hydatigera Lamarck, 1816 and the creation of a new genus Versteria.

    Minoru Nakao;Antti Lavikainen;Takashi Iwaki;Voitto Haukisalmi;Voitto Haukisalmi

  • Molecular Characterization and Diagnostic Value of Taenia solium Low-Molecular-Weight Antigen Genes

    Yasuhito Sako;Minoru Nakao;Takashi Ikejima;Xian Zhi Piao

  • Mitochondrial phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) with emphasis on relationships among Echinococcus canadensis genotypes.

    Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Sergey Konyaev;Antti Lavikainen

  • Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus tapeworms in China as determined by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

    Minoru Nakao;Tiaoying Li;Tiaoying Li;Xiumin Han;Xiumin Ma;Xiumin Ma;Xiumin Ma

  • MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF IXODID TICKS BASED ON THE RIBOSOMAL DNA SPACER, INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2, SEQUENCES

    Masahito Fukunaga;Mihe Yabuki;Akiko Hamase;James H. Oliver;James H. Oliver

  • Phylogenetic relationships within Echinococcus and Taenia tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae): An inference from nuclear protein-coding genes

    Jenny Knapp;Minoru Nakao;Tetsuya Yanagida;Munehiro Okamoto

  • Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in the Middle East.

    Tetsuya Yanagida;Tahereh Mohammadzadeh;Shaden Kamhawi;Minoru Nakao

  • Human infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan.

    Kozue Sato;Ai Takano;Satoru Konnai;Minoru Nakao

  • Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Differentiation and Rapid Detection of Taenia Species

    Agathe Nkouawa;Yasuhito Sako;Minoru Nakao;Kazuhiro Nakaya

  • Borrelia tanukii Sp. Nov. and Borrelia turdae Sp. Nov. Found from Ixodid Ticks in Japan: Rapid Species Identification by 16S rRNA Gene‐Targeted PCR Analysis

    Masahito Fukunaga;Akiko Hamase;Keiji Okada;Minoru Nakao

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Ito
Akira Ito Asahikawa Medical University
Tetsuya Yanagida
Tetsuya Yanagida Yamaguchi University
Philip S. Craig
Philip S. Craig University of Salford
Munehiro Okamoto
Munehiro Okamoto Kyoto University
Marcello Otake Sato
Marcello Otake Sato Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences
Antti Lavikainen
Antti Lavikainen University of Helsinki
Patrick Giraudoux
Patrick Giraudoux University of Franche-Comté
Toni Wandra
Toni Wandra Universitas Sari Mutiara Indonesia - (USM-Indonesia)
Voitto Haukisalmi
Voitto Haukisalmi University of Helsinki
Marshall W. Lightowlers
Marshall W. Lightowlers University of Melbourne

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