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Rachel M. Chalmers

Rachel M. Chalmers

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Animal Science and Veterinary
UK
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
14135
World Ranking
2192
National Ranking
183

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
68
Citations
14392
World Ranking
200
National Ranking
21

Rachel M. Chalmers 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 Rachel M. Chalmers sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 235 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rachel M. Chalmers 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 Rachel M. Chalmers sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Rachel M. Chalmers is affiliated with Singleton Hospital in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology and infectious diseases, with significant contributions in the fields of medicine and immunology and microbiology.

Their expertise covers several main topics, including:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation

Chalmers has published extensively in specialized venues, with frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
  • BMJ Open
  • Food and Waterborne Parasitology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Parasite detection in food: Current status and future needs for validation," 2020, Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • "A One Health Approach to Tackle Cryptosporidiosis," 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • "Update on Cryptosporidium spp.: highlights from the Seventh International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference," 2020, Parasite
  • "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal infection trends in England, February-July 2020," 2022, BMJ Open
  • "Development of a gp60-subtyping method for Cryptosporidium felis," 2020, Parasites & Vectors

Throughout their career, Chalmers has collaborated frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Guy Robinson
  • Kristin Elwin
  • Roberto Vivancos
  • Simone M. Cacciò
  • Karin Troell

Best Publications

  • A review of the global burden, novel diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccine targets for cryptosporidium

    William Checkley;William Checkley;A. Clinton White;Devan Jaganath;Michael J. Arrowood

  • Cryptosporidium Pathogenicity and Virulence

    Maha Bouzid;Paul R. Hunter;Rachel M. Chalmers;Kevin M. Tyler

  • Minireview: Clinical cryptosporidiosis

    Rachel M. Chalmers;Angharad P. Davies

  • Microbiology of waterborne diseases

    S. Percival;R. Chalmers;M. Embrey;P. Hunter

  • Three drinking-water-associated cryptosporidiosis outbreaks, Northern Ireland.

    Scott Glaberman;John E Moore;Colm J Lowery;Rachel M. Chalmers

  • Sporadic cryptosporidiosis case-control study with genotyping

    Paul R. Hunter;Sara Hughes;Sarah Woodhouse;Qutub Syed

  • Human cryptosporidiosis in Europe

    S.M. Cacciò;R.M. Chalmers

  • Outbreaks of waterborne infectious intestinal disease in England and Wales, 1992-2003.

    Alan Smith;Mark Reacher;W. Smerdon;Goutam Adak

  • Looking for Cryptosporidium: the application of advances in detection and diagnosis

    Rachel M. Chalmers;Frank Katzer

  • Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum, a Zoonotic Pathogen Emerging in Humans

    Na Li;Lihua Xiao;Keri Alderisio;Kristin Elwin

  • Detection and Differentiation of Cryptosporidium spp. in Human Clinical Samples by Use of Real-Time PCR

    Stephen J. Hadfield;Guy Robinson;Kristin Elwin;Rachel M. Chalmers

  • Health sequelae of human cryptosporidiosis in immunocompetent patients.

    Paul R. Hunter;Sara Hughes;Sarah Woodhouse;Raj Nicholas

  • The epidemiology of sporadic human infections with unusual cryptosporidia detected during routine typing in England and Wales, 2000-2008.

    K. Elwin;S. J. Hadfield;G. Robinson;R. M. Chalmers

  • A One Health Approach to Tackle Cryptosporidiosis.

    Elisabeth A. Innes;Rachel M. Chalmers;Beth Wells;Mattie C. Pawlowic

  • Cryptosporidium Genotypes and Subtypes in Lambs and Goat Kids in Spain

    Joaquín Quílez;Eucaris Torres;Rachel M. Chalmers;Stephen J. Hadfield

  • Long-term Cryptosporidium typing reveals the aetiology and species-specific epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales, 2000 to 2003.

    R M Chalmers;K Elwin;A L Thomas;E C Guy

  • Comparison of diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of seven Cryptosporidium assays used in the UK

    Rachel M. Chalmers;Brian M. Campbell;Nigel Crouch;André Charlett

  • Zoonotic cryptosporidiosis in the UK - challenges for control.

    R.M. Chalmers;M. Giles

  • Direct comparison of selected methods for genetic categorisation of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis species.

    Rachel M. Chalmers;Christobel Ferguson;Simone Cacciò;Robin B. Gasser

  • Unusual Cryptosporidium Genotypes in Human Cases of Diarrhea

    Guy Robinson;Kristin Elwin;Rachel M. Chalmers

  • Specific and quantitative detection and identification of Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum in clinical and environmental samples

    Rongchang Yang;Cain Murphy;Yong Song;Josephine Ng-Hublin

  • Public health risks associated with food-borne parasites.

    Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez;Declan Bolton

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Simone M. Cacciò
Simone M. Cacciò Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Glenn F. Browning
Glenn F. Browning University of Melbourne
Joaquín Quílez
Joaquín Quílez University of Zaragoza
Giovanni Widmer
Giovanni Widmer Tufts University
Lucy J. Robertson
Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Una Ryan
Una Ryan Murdoch University
Pablo Díez-Baños
Pablo Díez-Baños University of Santiago de Compostela
Kenton L. Morgan
Kenton L. Morgan University of Liverpool

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