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2026

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92
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Animal Science and Veterinary

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92
Citations
31849
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30
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Peter Deplazes 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 Peter Deplazes sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 478 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Deplazes 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 Peter Deplazes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 92 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Peter Deplazes is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on parasitic infections affecting humans and animals, with an emphasis on medicine, immunology, and microbiology. They have contributed extensively to studies within the fields of pathology and forensic medicine, surgery, parasitology, ecology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics including parasitic infections in humans and animals, congenital anomalies and fetal surgery, parasitic infections and diagnostics, parasite biology and host interactions, Toxoplasma gondii research studies, helminth infection and control, as well as urological disorders and treatments.

Peter Deplazes has published articles in several prominent journals. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Parasitology
  • Pathogens
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Parasitology Research

A selection of recent papers includes the following:

  • "Reinventing the Wheel of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato Transmission to Humans," 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • "Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data," 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Spread of anthelmintic resistance in intestinal helminths of dogs and cats is currently less pronounced than in ruminants and horses - Yet it is of major concern," 2021, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • "Advances in the treatment, diagnosis, control and scientific understanding of taeniid cestode parasite infections over the past 50 years," 2021, International Journal for Parasitology
  • "Genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Kyrgyzstan: The A2 haplotype of E. multilocularis is the predominant variant infecting humans," 2020, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Collaborations have played a significant role in their scientific contributions. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Philipp A. Kronenberg
  • Beat Müllhaupt
  • Cristian A. Álvarez Rojas
  • Paul R. Torgerson
  • Ansgar Deibel

Best Publications

  • Biological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Aspects of Echinococcosis, a Zoonosis of Increasing Concern

    Johannes Eckert;Peter Deplazes

  • Global Socioeconomic Impact of Cystic Echinococcosis

    Christine M. Budke;Peter Deplazes;Paul R. Torgerson

  • Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis.

    P Deplazes;L Rinaldi;C A Alvarez Rojas;P R Torgerson

  • The genomes of four tapeworm species reveal adaptations to parasitism

    Isheng J. Tsai;Magdalena Zarowiecki;Nancy Holroyd;Alejandro Garciarrubio

  • Zoonotic Potential of the Microsporidia

    Alexander Mathis;Rainer Weber;Peter Deplazes

  • Wilderness in the city: the urbanization of Echinococcus multilocularis

    Peter Deplazes;Daniel Hegglin;Sandra Gloor;Thomas Romig

  • Ecology and Life Cycle Patterns of Echinococcus Species.

    T. Romig;P. Deplazes;D. Jenkins;Patrick Giraudoux

  • High prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and voles (Arvicola terrestris) in the city of Zürich, Switzerland.

    S. Hofer;S. Gloor;U. Müller;A. Mathis

  • The diet of urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and the availability of anthropogenic food in the city of Zurich, Switzerland

    Pascale Contesse;D. Hegglin;Sandra Gloor;F. Bontadina

  • Identification of taeniid eggs in the faeces from carnivores based on multiplex PCR using targets in mitochondrial DNA.

    D. Trachsel;P. Deplazes;A. Mathis

  • Role of pet dogs and cats in the transmission of helminthic zoonoses in Europe, with a focus on echinococcosis and toxocarosis

    Peter Deplazes;Frans van Knapen;Alexander Schweiger;Paul A.M. Overgaauw

  • Human alveolar echinococcosis after fox population increase, Switzerland.

    Alexander Schweiger;Rudolf W. Ammann;Daniel Candinas;Pierre-Alain Clavien

  • Estimating the financial losses due to bovine fasciolosis in Switzerland.

    G Schweizer;Ueli Braun;P Deplazes;Paul R Torgerson

  • Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates obtained from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals living in Switzerland, Kenya, and the United States.

    U.M. Morgan;R. Weber;L. Xiao;I. Sulaiman

  • Alveolar echinococcosis: from a deadly disease to a well-controlled infection. Relative survival and economic analysis in Switzerland over the last 35 years.

    Paul R. Torgerson;Alexander Schweiger;Peter Deplazes;Maja Pohar

  • Reproductive potential of Echinococcus multilocularis in experimentally infected foxes, dogs, raccoon dogs and cats

    C.M.O. Kapel;P.R. Torgerson;R.C.A. Thompson;P. Deplazes

  • Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, an immunofluorescent-antibody test, and two rapid tests (immunochromatographic-dipstick and gel tests) for serological diagnosis of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania infections in dogs.

    Maik Mettler;Felix Grimm;Gioia Capelli;Heinrich Camp

  • Echinococcosis in animals: clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment.

    J. Eckert;P. Deplazes;P. S. Craig;M. A. Gemmell

  • An improved test system for PCR-based specific detection of Echinococcus multilocularis eggs

    A. Mathis;P. Deplazes;J. Eckert

  • Veterinary aspects of alveolar echinococcosis--a zoonosis of public health significance.

    P Deplazes;J Eckert

  • Alveolar Echinococcosis in Humans: The Current Situation in Central Europe and the Need for Countermeasures

    J Eckert;P Deplazes

  • Molecular epidemiology of Encephalitozoon cuniculi and first detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in faecal samples of pigs.

    Peter Deplazes;Alexander Mathis;Christine Müller;Rainer Weber

  • Parasitology in veterinary medecine

    Peter Deplazes;Johannes Eckert;Alexander Mathis;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • PCR and in vitro cultivation for detection of Leishmania spp. in diagnostic samples from humans and dogs.

    A Mathis;P Deplazes

  • The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods

    Domenico Otranto;Cinzia Cantacessi;Filipe Dantas-Torres;Emanuele Brianti

  • Polymerase chain reaction for detection of patent infections of Echinococcus granulosus ("sheep strain") in naturally infected dogs.

    Saša Štefanić;Block S. Shaikenov;Peter Deplazes;Anke Dinkel

  • The rise of urban fox population in Switzerland

    Sandra Gloor;Fabio Bontadina;D Hegglin;Peter Deplazes

  • Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens associated with fatal hemolytic anemia in a cattle herd in Switzerland

    Regina Hofmann-Lehmann;Marina L. Meli;Ute M. Dreher;Enikö Gönczi

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Eckert
Johannes Eckert University of Zurich
Otto Haller
Otto Haller University of Freiburg
Erik C. Böttger
Erik C. Böttger University of Zurich
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Rolf M. Zinkernagel University of Zurich
Alexander Mathis
Alexander Mathis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Manuela Schnyder
Manuela Schnyder University of Zurich
Paul R. Torgerson
Paul R. Torgerson University of Zurich
Daniel Hegglin
Daniel Hegglin University of Zurich
Bruno Gottstein
Bruno Gottstein University of Bern
R.C.A. Thompson
R.C.A. Thompson Murdoch University

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