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Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro

Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
3247
World Ranking
2192
National Ranking
88

Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 126 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro 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 Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro 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

Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of immunology and microbiology, as well as medicine, with a focus on parasitology, infectious diseases, and immunology in particular.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, and the immunological mechanisms related to toxin action and immunotoxins. Key research topics also include vector-borne animal diseases and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Seven years of evaluation of ectoparasites and vector-borne pathogens among ring-tailed coatis in an urban park in southeastern Brazil (2020, Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports)
  • Calf immunization protocols with low-virulence isolates of Anaplasma marginale: Analysis of post-inoculation effects and protection against natural challenge (2024, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases)
  • Calf Immunization Protocols with Low-Virulence Isolates of Anaplasma Marginale: Analysis of Post-Inoculation Effects and Protection Against Natural Challenge (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Calf Immunization Protocols with Low-Virulence Isolates of Anaplasma Marginale: Analysis of Post-Inoculation Effects and Protection Against Natural Challenge (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Corrigendum to "Calf immunization protocols with low-virulence isolates of Anaplasma marginale: analysis of post-inoculation effects and protection against natural challenge" [Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 16 (2025) 102394] (2024, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases)

Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Bruna Torres Silvestre, Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira, Filipe Lucas de Melo Mendonça, Matheus Figueiredo Coelho, and Rafael Romero Nicolino.

They regularly publish in venues such as:

  • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports

The scientist's work addresses complex topics related to vector-borne infectious diseases, focusing on both animal health and immunological responses. Their contributions in parasitology and infectious diseases extend the understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics and host immune protection strategies in Brazilian and global contexts.

Best Publications

  • Pathogenesis of reproductive failure induced by Trypanosoma vivax in experimentally infected pregnant ewes

    Taciana M F Silva;Roberio G Olinda;Carla M F Rodrigues;Antônio C L Câmara

  • First molecular detection of Babesia vogeli in dogs from Brazil

    Lygia Maria Friche Passos;Stefan M. Geiger;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Kurt Pfister

  • Phylogeography of New World isolates of Anaplasma marginale based on major surface protein sequences.

    José de la Fuente;Ronald A Van Den Bussche;Jose C Garcia-Garcia;Sergio D Rodrı́guez

  • Ehrlichia minasensis sp. nov., isolated from the tick Rhipicephalus microplus.

    Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Erich Zweygarth;Erich Zweygarth;Marie Vancová;Marzena Broniszewska

  • Detection and molecular characterization of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi isolates from endemic areas of Brazil

    Alexandra Heim;Lygia M. F. Passos;Lygia M. F. Passos;Múcio F. B. Ribeiro;Lívio M. Costa-Júnior

  • New species of Ehrlichia isolated from Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus shows an ortholog of the E. canis major immunogenic glycoprotein gp36 with a new sequence of tandem repeats

    Alejandro Cabezas Cruz;Erich Zweygarth;Mucio Flavio Barbosa Ribeiro;Julia Angelica Gonçalves da Silveira

  • Sero-prevalence and risk indicators for canine ehrlichiosis in three rural areas of Brazil.

    Livio Martins Costa;Karin Rembeck;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Pamela Beelitz

  • Detection of Theileria and Babesia in brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira) and marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Júlia A.G. da Silveira;Élida M.L. Rabelo;Múcio F.B. Ribeiro

  • Epidemiologic aspects of an outbreak of Trypanosoma vivax in a dairy cattle herd in Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

    D.A. Cuglovici;D.C. Bartholomeu;J.L. Reis-Cunha;A.U. Carvalho

  • Sporogony and experimental transmission of Babesia equi by Boophilus microplus

    A. M. Guimarães;J. D. Lima;M. F. B. Ribeiro

  • Canine babesiosis caused by Babesia canis vogeli in rural areas of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil and factors associated with its seroprevalence.

    L.M. Costa-Júnior;M.F.B. Ribeiro;K. Rembeck;E.M.L. Rabelo

  • Genetic diversity and molecular phylogeny of Anaplasma marginale isolates from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

    José de la Fuente;Lygia M.F Passos;Ronald A Van Den Bussche;Múcio F.B Ribeiro

  • In vitro acaricidal efficacy of plant extracts from Brazilian flora and isolated substances against Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

    Paula Pimentel Valente;Juliana Mendes Amorim;Rachel Oliveira Castilho;Romário Cerqueira Leite

  • Functional and Immunological Relevance of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 1a Sequence and Structural Analysis

    Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Lygia M. F. Passos;Lygia M. F. Passos;Katarzyna Lis;Rachel Kenneil

  • Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens of the Family Anaplasmataceae in Brazilian Brown Brocket Deer (Mazama gouazoubira, Fischer, 1814) and Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus, Illiger, 1815)

    J. A. G. Silveira;E. M. L. Rabelo;M. F. B. Ribeiro

  • Molecular detection and identification of hemoparasites in pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus Linnaeus, 1758) from the Pantanal Brazil

    Júlia A.G. Silveira;Élida M.L. Rabelo;Ana C.R. Lacerda;Paulo A.L. Borges

  • Seroprevalence and risk factors for cattle anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and trypanosomiasis in a Brazilian semiarid region

    Valéria Medeiros de Mendonça Costa;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Amélia Lizziane Leite Duarte;Julia Marry Mangueira

  • Population dynamics of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle, 1806) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

    Júlia A.G. Silveira;Lygia M.F. Passos;Múcio F.B. Ribeiro

  • Detection of genetic diversity of Anaplasma marginale isolates in Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Anna Elisabeth Pohl;Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira

  • Comparison of different direct diagnostic methods to identify Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in animals vaccinated with live attenuated parasites

    Livio Martins Costa-Júnior;Élida Mara Leite Rabelo;Olindo Assis Martins Filho;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro

  • Ultrastructure of sporogony in Babesia equi in salivary glands of adult female Boophilus microplus ticks

    A. M. Guimarães;J. D. Lima;M. F. B. Ribeiro;E. R. S. Camargos

  • Evaluation of the vectorial capacity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the transmission of canine visceral leishmaniasis.

    Gustavo Fontes Paz;Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro;Érika Monteiro Michalsky;Ana Cristina Vianna Mariano da Rocha Lima

  • Association between the prevalence of infestation by Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis felis and the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies: A case-control study in dogs from a Brazilian endemic area.

    Gustavo F. Paz;Múcio F.B. Ribeiro;Danielle F. de Magalhães;Kelly P.B. Sathler

  • In vitro evaluation of the effects of some acaricides on life stages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae)

    K.A. Bicalho;F. Ferreira;L.M.F. Borges;M.F.B. Ribeiro

  • Post-mortem hemoparasite detection in free-living Brazilian brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira, Fischer 1814).

    Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira;Élida Mara Leite Rabelo;Paula Cristina Senra Lima;Bárbara Neves Chaves

Frequent Co-Authors

Lygia M.F. Passos
Lygia M.F. Passos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
José de la Fuente
José de la Fuente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Kurt Pfister
Kurt Pfister Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Élida Mara Leite Rabelo
Élida Mara Leite Rabelo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Lígia Miranda Ferreira Borges
Lígia Miranda Ferreira Borges Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Marcelo B. Labruna
Marcelo B. Labruna Universidade de São Paulo
Katherine M. Kocan
Katherine M. Kocan Oklahoma State University
Libor Grubhoffer
Libor Grubhoffer Sewanee: The University of the South
Franklin Riet-Correa
Franklin Riet-Correa Federal University of Campina Grande
Herbert Sousa Soares
Herbert Sousa Soares Universidade de Santo Amaro

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