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Paiboon Sithithaworn

Paiboon Sithithaworn

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Thailand
2026
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Microbiology
Thailand
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
61
Citations
13372
World Ranking
310
National Ranking
1

Microbiology

D-Index
57
Citations
12179
World Ranking
3567
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Paiboon Sithithaworn is affiliated with Khon Kaen University in Thailand and conducts research primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Environmental Science. Their subfields of study include Parasitology, Ecology, Small Animals, Molecular Biology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Trace Elements in Health

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Paiboon Sithithaworn are:

  • Performance of Mini Parasep® SF stool concentrator kit, Kato-Katz, and formalin-ethyl acetate concentration methods for diagnosis of opisthorchiasis in Northeast Thailand (2022), Parasites & Vectors
  • Foodborne zoonotic parasites of the family Opisthorchiidae (2020), Research in Veterinary Science
  • Towards Evidence-based Control of Opisthorchis viverrini (2021), Trends in Parasitology
  • A point-of-care cassette test for detection of Strongyloides stercoralis (2021), Acta Tropica
  • Application of urine antigen assay to evaluate outcomes of praziquantel treatment and reinfection in opisthorchiasis in northeast Thailand (2020), Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Paiboon Sithithaworn frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Anchalee Techasen
  • Kulthida Y. Kopolrat
  • Chanika Worasith
  • Ross H. Andrews
  • Watcharin Loilome

Their publications appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Acta Tropica
  • PLoS ONE
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • ACS Omega

Best Publications

  • Liver fluke induces cholangiocarcinoma.

    Banchob Sripa;Sasithorn Kaewkes;Paiboon Sithithaworn;Eimorn Mairiang

  • Exome sequencing identifies distinct mutational patterns in liver fluke–related and non-infection-related bile duct cancers

    Waraporn Chan-on;Waraporn Chan-on;Maarja-Liisa Nairismägi;Choon Kiat Ong;Weng Khong Lim

  • The current status of opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis in the Mekong Basin.

    Paiboon Sithithaworn;Ross H. Andrews;Nguyen Van De;Thitima Wongsaroj

  • Opisthorchiasis and Opisthorchis-associated cholangiocarcinoma in Thailand and Laos

    Banchob Sripa;Jeffrey M. Bethony;Paiboon Sithithaworn;Sasithorn Kaewkes

  • Epidemiology of Opisthorchis viverrini

    Paiboon Sithithaworn;Melissa Haswell-Elkins

  • Roles of liver fluke infection as risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma.

    Paiboon Sithithaworn;Puangrat Yongvanit;Kunyarat Duenngai;Nadda Kiatsopit

  • Opisthorchis viverrini: an underestimated parasite in world health.

    Ross H. Andrews;Paiboon Sithithaworn;Trevor N. Petney

  • The zoonotic, fish-borne liver flukes Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis felineus and Opisthorchis viverrini.

    Trevor N. Petney;Ross H. Andrews;Ross H. Andrews;Weerachai Saijuntha;Alexandra Wenz-Mücke

  • Mechanism of NO-mediated oxidative and nitrative DNA damage in hamsters infected with Opisthorchis viverrini: a model of inflammation-mediated carcinogenesis.

    Somchai Pinlaor;Yusuke Hiraku;Ning Ma;Puangrat Yongvanit

  • Cross-sectional study of Opisthorchis viverrini infection and cholangiocarcinoma in communities within a high-risk area in northeast thailand

    Melissa R. Haswell‐Elkins;Eimorn Mairiang;Pisaln Mairiang;Jittaroen Chaiyakum

  • Advanced periductal fibrosis from infection with the carcinogenic human liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini correlates with elevated levels of interleukin‐6

    Banchob Sripa;Eimorn Mairiang;Bandit Thinkhamrop;Thewarach Laha

  • Liver fluke infection and cholangiocarcinoma : Model of endogenous nitric oxide and extragastric nitrosation in human carcinogenesis

    Melissa R. Haswell-Elkins;Soisungwan Satarug;Mitsuhiro Tsuda;Eimorn Mairiang

  • Raw attitudes, wetland cultures, life-cycles: Socio-cultural dynamics relating to Opisthorchis viverrini in the Mekong Basin

    Carl Grundy-Warr;Ross H. Andrews;Paiboon Sithithaworn;Trevor N. Petney

  • Relationship between faecal egg count and worm burden of Opisthorchis viverrini in human autopsy cases.

    P. Sithithaworn;S. Tesana;V. Pipitgool;S. Kaewkes

  • A high frequency of hepatobiliary disease and suspected cholangiocarcinoma associated with heavy Opisthorchis viverrini infection in a small community in north-east Thailand

    David B Elkins;David B Elkins;Melissa R Haswell-Elkins;Melissa R Haswell-Elkins;Eimorn Mairiang;Pisaln Mairiang

  • Towards improved diagnosis of zoonotic trematode infections in Southeast Asia

    Maria Vang Johansen;Paiboon Sithithaworn;Robert Bergquist;Jürg Utzinger;Jürg Utzinger

  • Curcumin decreases cholangiocarcinogenesis in hamsters by suppressing inflammation-mediated molecular events related to multistep carcinogenesis.

    Suksanti Prakobwong;Jarinya Khoontawad;Puangrat Yongvanit;Chawalit Pairojkul

  • Ultrasonography assessment of hepatobiliary abnormalities in 3359 subjects with Opisthorchis viverrini infection in endemic areas of Thailand.

    Eimorn Mairiang;Thewarach Laha;Jeffrey M. Bethony;Bandit Thinkhamrop

  • Relationship between intensity of Opisthorchis viverrini infection and hepatobiliary disease detected by ultrasonography

    Eimorn Mairiang;David B. Elkins;Pisaln Mairiang;Jitjaroen Chaiyakum

  • Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini: development of a mitochondrial-based multiplex PCR for their identification and discrimination.

    Thanh Hoa Le;Nguyen Van De;David Blair;Paiboon Sithithaworn

  • 8-nitroguanine formation in the liver of hamsters infected with Opisthorchis viverrini.

    Somchai Pinlaor;Puangrat Yongvanit;Yusuke Hiraku;Ning Ma

  • Seasonal Variation of Opisthorchis Viverrini Infection in Cyprinoid Fish in North-East Thailand: Implications for Parasite Control and Food Safety

    P. Sithithaworn;V. Pipitgool;T. Srisawangwong;D. B. Elkins

  • Evidence of a species complex within the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini and possible co-evolution with their first intermediate hosts.

    Weerachai Saijuntha;Paiboon Sithithaworn;Sopit Wongkham;Thewarach Laha

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor N. Petney
Trevor N. Petney Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Puangrat Yongvanit
Puangrat Yongvanit Khon Kaen University
Banchob Sripa
Banchob Sripa Khon Kaen University
Jeffrey M. Bethony
Jeffrey M. Bethony George Washington University
Yusuke Hiraku
Yusuke Hiraku University of Fukui
Joanne P. Webster
Joanne P. Webster Royal Veterinary College
Paul J. Brindley
Paul J. Brindley George Washington University
Alex Loukas
Alex Loukas James Cook University
Takeshi Agatsuma
Takeshi Agatsuma Kōchi University
Shosuke Kawanishi
Shosuke Kawanishi Suzuka University of Medical Science

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