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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary 33 2005 1830 12 12 119 4029

Petr Horák publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Petr Horák between 1958 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Petr Horák published across 68 years, from 1958 to 2025, averaging 2.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2018. 9 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1958 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2018. 1958: 1 publication 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications
1958 2025

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Petr Horák: publications per year, 1958 to 2025
Year Publications
1958 1
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 5
1998 6
1999 3
2000 3
2001 6
2002 4
2003 5
2004 2
2005 6
2006 6
2007 7
2008 4
2009 6
2010 4
2011 8
2012 8
2013 3
2014 5
2015 2
2016 7
2017 2
2018 9
2019 2
2020 6
2021 4
2022 4
2023 4
2024 6
2025 3
Total 150
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Petr Horák 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 Petr Horák 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, 119–123 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: 119 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
119–123 109 119
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
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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Petr Horák 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 Petr Horák 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 33
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
68 12
69 17
70 13
71 15
72 11
73 11
74 14
75 5
76 6
77+ 100
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Overview

Petr Horák is affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Environmental Science, and Medicine. Within these broader disciplines, their scholarly focus includes Parasitology, Ecology, Small Animals, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Immunology.

Horák's main research topics cover Parasites and Host Interactions, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Helminth infection and control, Parasitic infections in humans and animals, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Trace Elements in Health, and IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications across various notable journals. Selected recent papers include:

  • Differential proteomic analysis of laser-microdissected penetration glands of avian schistosome cercariae with a focus on proteins involved in host invasion, 2022, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Avian schistosome species in Danish freshwater lakes: relation to biotic and abiotic factors, 2021, Journal of Helminthology
  • Mechanisms of the host immune response and helminth-induced pathology during Trichobilharzia regenti (Schistosomatidae) neuroinvasion in mice, 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • MrgprA3 neurons drive cutaneous immunity against helminths through selective control of myeloid-derived IL-33, 2024, Nature Immunology
  • Nitric oxide debilitates the neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti in mice, partly by inhibiting its vital peptidases, 2020, Parasites & Vectors

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Horák are:

  • Tomáš Macháček
  • Martin Majer
  • Roman Leontovyč
  • Jana Bulantová
  • Barbora Šmídová

Horák's works have been published most often in these venues:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • PeerJ
  • Parasitology
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • PLoS Pathogens

Best Publications

  • The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858.

    A. E. Lockyer;P. D. Olson;P. Østergaard;D. Rollinson

  • European Lymnaeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), intermediate hosts of trematodiases, based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS-2 sequences.

    M.D Bargues;M Vigo;P Horak;J Dvorak

  • Biology of the schistosome genus Trichobilharzia.

    P Horák;L Kolárová;C M Adema

  • Avian Schistosomes and Outbreaks of Cercarial Dermatitis

    Petr Horák;Libor Mikeš;Lucie Lichtenbergová;Vladimír Skála

  • Trichobilharzia regenti, a pathogen of the avian and mammalian central nervous systems.

    P Horák;J Dvorák;Libuse Kolárová;L Trefil

  • Bird schistosomes: do they die in mammalian skin?

    Petr Horak;Libuse Kolarova

  • Comparison of European Trichobilharzia species based on ITS1 and ITS2 sequences

    J. Dvorák;Š. Vanácová;V. Hampl;J. Flegr

  • Cercarial Dermatitis, a Neglected Allergic Disease

    Libuše Kolářová;Petr Horák;Karl Skírnisson;Helena Marečková

  • Trichobilharzia regenti n. sp. (Schistosomatidae, Bilharziellinae), a new nasal schistosome from Europe

    Horák P;Kolárová L;Dvorák J

  • Chapter 4. Peptidases of trematodes.

    Martin Kasný;Libor Mikes;Vladimír Hampl;Jan Dvorák

  • Snails, waterfowl and cercarial dermatitis

    Petr Horák;Libuše Kolářová

  • Validity reassessment of Trichobilharzia species using Lymnaea stagnalis as the intermediate host

    J. Rudolfová;V. Hampl;C. Bayssade-Dufour;A. E. Lockyer

  • Insights into the relationships of Palearctic and Nearctic lymnaeids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by rDNA ITS-2 sequencing and phylogeny of stagnicoline intermediate host species of Fasciola hepatica.

    M.D. Bargues;P. Horak;Robert Patzner;J.P. Pointier

  • Schistosome cercariae as the causative agent of swimmer's itch in Iceland

    Kolárová L;Skirnisson K;Horák P

  • Neurotropic behaviour of Trichobilharzia regenti in ducks and mice

    K. Hrádková;P. Horák

  • Survival of bird schistosomes in mammalian lungs

    P Horák;L Kolářová

  • Multiple cathepsin B isoforms in schistosomula of Trichobilharzia regenti: identification, characterisation and putative role in migration and nutrition.

    Jan Dvořák;Melaine Delcroix;Andrea Rossi;Václav Vopálenský

  • Histopathology of CNS and nasal infections caused by Trichobilharzia regenti in vertebrates

    Kolárová L;Horák P;Cada F

  • Lectins in snail-trematode immune interactions: a review

    vanderKnaap Wpw;Horak P

  • Cercaria-schistosomulum surface transformation of Trichobilharzia szidati and its putative immunological impact.

    P Horák;L Kovár;L Kolárová;J Nebesárová

  • Methodical approaches in the identification of areas with a potential risk of infection by bird schistosomes causing cercarial dermatitis.

    Kolárová L;Horák P;Skírnisson K

  • Bird schistosomes of wildfowl in the Czech Republic and Poland.

    Jitka Rudolfová;D.T.J. Littlewood;Jiljí Sitko;Petr Horák

  • Radix spp.: Identification of trematode intermediate hosts in the Czech Republic

    Kateřina Huňová;Martin Kašný;Vladimír Hampl;Roman Leontovyč

  • THE COMPLETE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME OF THE BIRD SCHISTOSOME TRICHOBILHARZIA REGENTI (PLATYHELMINTHES: DIGENEA), CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CERCARIAL DERMATITIS

    Bonnie L. Webster;Jitka Rudolfová;Petr Horák;D. T J. Littlewood

  • In vitro stimulation of penetration gland emptying by Trichobilharzia szidati and T. regenti (Schistosomatidae) cercariae. Quantitative collection and partial characterization of the products

    Libor Mikeš;Lenka Zìdková;Martin Kašný;Jan Dvořák

  • Trichobilharzia regenti : The developmental differences in natural and abnormal hosts

    Kateřina Blažová;Petr Horák

  • Comparison of cysteine peptidase activities in Trichobilharzia regenti and Schistosoma mansoni cercariae

    M. Kašný;L. Mikeš;J. P. Dalton;A. P. Mountford

  • The functional expression and characterisation of a cysteine peptidase from the invasive stage of the neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti

    Kateřina Dolečková;Martin Kašný;Libor Mikeš;Jared Cartwright

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Skírnisson
Karl Skírnisson University of Iceland
D. T. J. Littlewood
D. T. J. Littlewood Natural History Museum
Jan Dvorak
Jan Dvorak University of California, Davis
Conor R. Caffrey
Conor R. Caffrey University of Montana
Milan Gelnar
Milan Gelnar Masaryk University
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Hubert Ferté
Hubert Ferté University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Tomáš Scholz
Tomáš Scholz Czech Academy of Sciences
Bonnie L. Webster
Bonnie L. Webster Natural History Museum

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