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Belgium
2025

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D-Index
72
Citations
17162
World Ranking
141
National Ranking
11

Pierre Dorny 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 Pierre Dorny sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 486 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pierre Dorny 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 Pierre Dorny sits on this spectrum.

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: 72 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

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

Overview

Pierre Dorny is affiliated with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on subfields including Parasitology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Ecology, and Small Animals. The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to parasitic infections and host interactions.

The main areas of research covered by Pierre Dorny include:

  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments

Dorny has contributed to a number of scientific papers, with recent publications covering aspects of parasite detection, epidemiology, and transmission dynamics. Representative papers include:

  • "Parasite detection in food: Current status and future needs for validation" (2020), published in Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "The survival and dispersal of Taenia eggs in the environment: what are the implications for transmission? A systematic review" (2021), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia" (2020), published in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Prevalence and risk factors associated with Clonorchis sinensis infections in rural communities in northern Vietnam" (2020), published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Foodborne Parasites and Their Complex Life Cycles Challenging Food Safety in Different Food Chains" (2022), published in Foods

The scientist frequently publishes in certain journals and venues, including:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Diagnostics
  • PLoS ONE
  • Parasitology Research

Collaborative research is evident from recurring co-authorships with several scientists, such as:

  • Sarah Gabriël
  • Véronique Dermauw
  • Chiara Trevisan
  • Kabemba E. Mwape
  • Emmanuel Bottieau

Best Publications

  • Emerging food-borne parasites

    Pierre Dorny;N Praet;Nynke Deckers;Sarah Gabriël

  • A Bayesian approach for estimating values for prevalence and diagnostic test characteristics of porcine cysticercosis

    Pierre Dorny;Ik Phiri;Jozef Vercruysse;Sarah Gabriël;Sarah Gabriël

  • Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease

    Brecht Devleesschauwer;Brecht Devleesschauwer;Arie H. Havelaar;Charline Maertens de Noordhout;Juanita A. Haagsma

  • The emergence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa as a serious agricultural problem and public health risk.

    Isaac K. Phiri;Helena Ngowi;Sonia Afonso;Elizabeth Matenga

  • Failure of mebendazole in treatment of human hookworm infections in the southern region of Mali

    Dick De Clercq;Moussa Sacko;Jerzy Behnke;Francis Gilbert

  • Gastrointestinal nematode infections in adult dairy cattle: Impact on production, diagnosis and control

    Johannes Charlier;Johan Höglund;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;Pierre Dorny

  • Sero-epidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Belgian cattle.

    Pierre Dorny;F Vercammen;J Brandt;W Vansteenkiste

  • REGIONAL STATUS, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND IMPACT OF TAENIA SOLIUM CYSTICERCOSIS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA.

    André Zoli;Oliver Shey-Njila;Emmanuel Assana;Jean-Pierre Nguekam

  • Immunodiagnostic tools for human and porcine cysticercosis.

    Pierre Dorny;Jef Brandt;André Zoli;Stanny Geerts

  • Elimination of Taenia solium transmission to pigs in a field trial of the TSOL18 vaccine in Cameroon.

    Emmanuel Assana;Craig T. Kyngdon;Charles G. Gauci;Stanny Geerts

  • Immunodiagnosis of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis

    Nynke Deckers;Pierre Dorny;Pierre Dorny

  • Immunological and molecular diagnosis of cysticercosis

    Silvia Rodriguez;Patricia Wilkins;Pierre Dorny

  • Taenia solium Human Cysticercosis: A Systematic Review of Sero-epidemiological Data from Endemic Zones around the World

    Marco Coral-Almeida;Sarah Gabriël;Emmanuel Nji Abatih;Nicolas Praet

  • Detection of Taenia solium Antigens and Anti–T. solium Antibodies in Paired Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Patients with Intraparenchymal or Extraparenchymal Neurocysticercosis

    Silvia Rodriguez;Pierre Dorny;Victor C. W. Tsang;E. Javier Pretell

  • Standardization of the egg hatch test for the detection of benzimidazole resistance in parasitic nematodes.

    Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna;Gerald C. Coles;Frank Jackson;Christian Bauer

  • Taenia saginata in Europe.

    Pierre Dorny;N. Praet

  • Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in women of child-bearing age in central Ethiopia

    Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin;Anteneh Hailu Abebe;Tesfaye Sisay Tessema;Kassu Desta Tullu

  • Risk factors associated with porcine cysticercosis in selected districts of Eastern and Southern provinces of Zambia

    Cs Sikasunge;Ik Phiri;Am Phiri;Pierre Dorny

  • Why latrines are not used: communities' perceptions and practices regarding latrines in a Taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia.

    Séverine Thys;Kabemba E. Mwape;Pierre Lefèvre;Pierre Dorny

  • Nematode parasitism in adult dairy cows in Belgium.

    Joost Agneessens;Edwin Claerebout;Pierre Dorny;Fred H.M Borgsteede

Frequent Co-Authors

Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
Sarah Gabriël
Sarah Gabriël Ghent University
Edwin Claerebout
Edwin Claerebout Ghent University
Dirk Berkvens
Dirk Berkvens Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Eric Cox
Eric Cox Ghent University
Isaac K. Phiri
Isaac K. Phiri University of Zambia
Lian F. Thomas
Lian F. Thomas University of Liverpool
Bruno Levecke
Bruno Levecke Ghent University
Hector H. Garcia
Hector H. Garcia Cayetano Heredia University
Paul R. Torgerson
Paul R. Torgerson University of Zurich

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