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Animal Science and Veterinary

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63
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265
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Ralph E. Harbach 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 Ralph E. Harbach sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 270 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ralph E. Harbach 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 Ralph E. Harbach sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ralph E. Harbach is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom and has a research focus spanning medicine and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work primarily addresses topics related to mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, viral infections and vectors, insect pest control strategies, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, fossil insects in amber, and vector-borne infectious diseases.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of Culicidae (mosquitoes), with several recent publications documenting various aspects of mosquito taxonomy, biology, and distribution. Recent papers include:

  • "A Multiplex PCR Based on Mitochondrial COI Sequences for Identification of Members of the Anopheles barbirostris Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand and Other Countries in the Region" (2020, Insects)
  • "The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification" (2023, Zootaxa)
  • "Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Eocene amber from the Rovno region, Ukraine" (2021, Zootaxa)
  • "The mosquitoes of Finland: updated distributions and bionomics" (2020, Medical and Veterinary Entomology)
  • "Molecular and morphological evidence for sibling species within Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan" (2020, Acta Tropica)

Harbach's frequent co-authors include Pradya Somboon, Rinzin Namgay, Jassada Saingamsook, Thanari Phanitchakun, and Atiporn Saeung. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in mosquito biology and related fields.

The scientist's work is often published in venues recognized within entomology and tropical medicine, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zootaxa
  • Journal of Medical Entomology
  • Acta Tropica
  • Insects
  • Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Books authored include a 2024 publication through CABI eBooks titled "Composition and Nature of the Culicidae (Mosquitoes)," indicating involvement in synthesizing knowledge on mosquito systematics and biology.

Harbach's research intersects several scientific subfields, notably public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, and genetics. This interdisciplinary approach supports investigations into mosquito taxonomy, classification challenges, ecological roles, and impacts on public health.

Best Publications

  • The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

    Marianne E. Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Maureen Coetzee;Maureen Coetzee

  • A global map of dominant malaria vectors

    Marianne E Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Yasmin Rubio-Palis

  • The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Asia-Pacific region: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

    Marianne E Sinka;Michael J Bangs;Sylvie Manguin;Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

  • Taxonomists' glossary of mosquito anatomy

    Ralph E. Harbach;Kenneth L. Knight

  • Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages

    John F. Reinert;Ralph E. Harbach;Ian J. Kitching

  • The classification of genus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae): a working hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships

    R.E. Harbach

  • The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Americas: Occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

    Marianne E. Sinka;Yasmin Rubio-Palis;Sylvie Manguin;Anand P Patil

  • The Culicidae (Diptera): a review of taxonomy, classification and phylogeny*

    Ralph E. Harbach

  • Illustrated keys to the mosquitoes of Thailand. IV. Anopheles.

    Rampa Rattanarithikul;Bruce A. Harrison;Ralph E. Harbach;Prachong Panthusiri

  • Phylogeny and classification of the Culicidae (Diptera)

    Ralph E. Harbach;Ian J. Kitching

  • The mosquitoes of the subgenus Culex in southwestern Asia and Egypt (Diptera: Culicidae).

    R. E. Harbach

  • Developing Global Maps of the Dominant Anopheles Vectors of Human Malaria

    Simon I. Hay;Simon I. Hay;Marianne E. Sinka;Robi M. Okara;Caroline W. Kabaria

  • Phylogeny and classification of tribe Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae)

    John F. Reinert;Ralph E. Harbach;Ian J. Kitching

  • Phylogenetic analysis and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear genes and morphology

    Kyanne R Reidenbach;Shelley Cook;Matthew A Bertone;Ralph E Harbach

  • Bionomics, taxonomy, and distribution of the major malaria vector taxa of Anopheles subgenus Cellia in Southeast Asia: an updated review.

    S. Manguin;C. Garros;I. Dusfour;R.E. Harbach

  • Corrections and Additions to Taxonomists' Glossary of Mosquito Anatomy

    Ralph E. Harbach;Kenneth L. Knight

  • Identification of five species of the Anopheles dirus complex from Thailand, using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction

    C. Walton;J. M. Handley;C. Kuvangkadilok;F. H. Collins

  • Culex pipiens: Species Versus Species Complex – Taxonomic History and Perspective

    Ralph E. Harbach

  • Molecular evolution of the insect-specific flaviviruses

    Shelley Cook;Gregory Moureau;Andrew Kitchen;Ernest A. Gould

  • Phylogeny and classification of Finlaya and allied taxa (Diptera: Culicidae: Aedini) based on morphological data from all life stages

    John F. Reinert;Ralph E. Harbach;Ian J. Kitching

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger K. Butlin
Roger K. Butlin University of Sheffield
Sylvie Manguin
Sylvie Manguin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Ian J. Kitching
Ian J. Kitching Natural History Museum
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Yvonne-Marie Linton
Yvonne-Marie Linton Smithsonian Institution
Marc Coosemans
Marc Coosemans Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Michael J. Bangs
Michael J. Bangs Kasetsart University
Peter W. Gething
Peter W. Gething Telethon Kids Institute
Ernest A. Gould
Ernest A. Gould Aix-Marseille University
Claire Garros
Claire Garros INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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