2026 Rachel M. Chalmers: Animal Science and Veterinary Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Animal Science and Veterinary	68	200	190	21	20	235	14392
Microbiology	68	2192	2001	183	172	219	14135

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

1043
Citations
Cryptosporidium Pathogenicity and Virulence

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

644
Citations
Minireview: Clinical cryptosporidiosis

Rachel M. Chalmers;Angharad P. Davies

413
Citations
Microbiology of waterborne diseases

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

343
Citations
Three drinking-water-associated cryptosporidiosis outbreaks, Northern Ireland.

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

293
Citations
Sporadic cryptosporidiosis case-control study with genotyping

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

279
Citations
Human cryptosporidiosis in Europe

S.M. Cacciò;R.M. Chalmers

267
Citations
Outbreaks of waterborne infectious intestinal disease in England and Wales, 1992-2003.

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

241
Citations
Looking for Cryptosporidium: the application of advances in detection and diagnosis

Rachel M. Chalmers;Frank Katzer

232
Citations
Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum, a Zoonotic Pathogen Emerging in Humans

Na Li;Lihua Xiao;Keri Alderisio;Kristin Elwin

223
Citations
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

219
Citations
Health sequelae of human cryptosporidiosis in immunocompetent patients.

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

211
Citations
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

199
Citations
A One Health Approach to Tackle Cryptosporidiosis.

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

197
Citations
Cryptosporidium Genotypes and Subtypes in Lambs and Goat Kids in Spain

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

186
Citations
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

182
Citations
Comparison of diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of seven Cryptosporidium assays used in the UK

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

173
Citations
Zoonotic cryptosporidiosis in the UK - challenges for control.

R.M. Chalmers;M. Giles

170
Citations
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

169
Citations
Unusual Cryptosporidium Genotypes in Human Cases of Diarrhea

Guy Robinson;Kristin Elwin;Rachel M. Chalmers

165
Citations
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

163
Citations
Public health risks associated with food-borne parasites.

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

153
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University

Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne

Simone M. Cacciò Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Glenn F. Browning University of Melbourne

Joaquín Quílez University of Zaragoza

Giovanni Widmer Tufts University

Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Una Ryan Murdoch University

Pablo Díez-Baños University of Santiago de Compostela

Kenton L. Morgan University of Liverpool

External Links

Personal website of Rachel M. Chalmers

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