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2026

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Ricardo E. Gürtler publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ricardo E. Gürtler sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ricardo E. Gürtler D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ricardo E. Gürtler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

Ricardo E. Gürtler is affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and has a research focus spanning multiple areas within medicine and environmental science. Their body of work primarily centers on epidemiology, public health, parasitology, ecology, and insect science.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases

Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

  • Marta Victoria Cardinal
  • María Sol Gaspe
  • Gustavo Fabián Enriquez
  • Natalia Paula Macchiaverna
  • Alejandra Alvedro

Their studies have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Medical and Veterinary Entomology
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Biological Invasions

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Long-term impact of a ten-year intervention program on human and canine Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Argentine Chaco" (2021) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "The Pampa del Indio project: District-wide quasi-elimination of Triatoma infestans after a 9-year intervention program in the Argentine Chaco" (2023) in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Improved detection of house infestations with triatomines using sticky traps: a paired-comparison trial in the Argentine Chaco" (2020) in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Urbanisation, risk stratification and house infestation with a major vector of Chagas disease in an endemic municipality of the Argentine Chaco" (2020) in Parasites & Vectors
  • "Treatment of dogs with fluralaner reduced pyrethroid-resistant Triatoma infestans abundance, Trypanosoma cruzi infection and human-triatomine contact in the Argentine Chaco" (2022) in Parasites & Vectors

Best Publications

  • Kinetoplastids: related protozoan pathogens, different diseases

    Ken Stuart;Reto Brun;Simon Croft;Alan Fairlamb

  • Domestic dogs and cats as sources of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina

    R. E. Gürtler;M. C. Cecere;M. A. Lauricella;M. V. Cardinal

  • Modeling household transmission of American trypanosomiasis.

    Joel E. Cohen;Ricardo E. Gürtler

  • Sustainable vector control and management of Chagas disease in the Gran Chaco, Argentina

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;Uriel Kitron;M. Carla Cecere;Elsa L. Segura

  • The challenges of Chagas Disease-- grim outlook or glimmer of hope.

    Rick L Tarleton;Richard Reithinger;Julio A Urbina;Uriel Kitron

  • Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: an operational outline for detecting and treating infected infants in north-western Argentina.

    Sonia B. Blanco;Elsa Leonor Segura;Estela N. Cura;Roberto Chuit

  • Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes in different geographical regions and transmission cycles based on a microsatellite motif of the intergenic spacer of spliced-leader genes

    Carolina I. Cura;Ana M. Mejía-Jaramillo;Tomás Duffy;Juan M. Burgos

  • SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF REINFESTATION BY TRIATOMA INFESTANS (HEMIPTERA: REDUVIIDAE) FOLLOWING INSECTICIDE SPRAYING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA

    María C. Cecere;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Ricardo E. Gürtler;Uriel Kitron

  • Reservoir host competence and the role of domestic and commensal hosts in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi.

    Ricardo Esteban Gurtler;Marta Victoria Cardinal

  • Congenital Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Argentina

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;Elsa L. Segura;Joel E. Cohen

  • Molecular epidemiology of domestic and sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina.

    Marta Victoria Cardinal;Marta A. Lauricella;Leonardo A. Ceballos;Leonardo Lanati

  • Sustainability of vector control strategies in the Gran Chaco Region: current challenges and possible approaches.

    Ricardo E. Gürtler

  • Certifying the interruption of Chagas disease transmission by native vectors: cui bono?

    Fernando Abad-Franch;Liléia Diotaiuti;Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves;Ricardo E Gürtler

  • Probability of infection with Trypanosoma cruzi of the vector Triatoma infestans fed on infected humans and dogs in northwest Argentina.

    Ricardo E. Gurtler;Maria C. Cecere;Monica B. Castanera;Delmi Canale

  • Effectiveness of residual spraying of peridomestic ecotopes with deltamethrin and permethrin on Triatoma infestans in rural western Argentina: a district-wide randomized trial

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;Delmi M. Canale;Cynthia Spillmann;Raúl Stariolo

  • Influence of humans and domestic animals on the household prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatoma infestans populations in northwest Argentina.

    R E Gurtler;J E Cohen;M C Cecere;M A Lauricella

  • Active Dispersal of Natural Populations of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Rural Northwestern Argentina

    Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Leonardo A. Ceballos;Uriel Kitron;Ricardo E. Gürtler

  • Shifting host choices of the vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma infestans, in relation to the availability of hosts in houses in north-west Argentina

    Ricardo E. Gurtler;Joel E. Cohen;Marcia C. Cecere;Roberto Chuit

  • Reinfestation sources for Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans, Argentina.

    María C. Cecere;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Ricardo E. Gürtler;Uriel Kitron

  • Evaluation of dogs as sentinels of the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in a rural area of north-western Argentina

    M. B. Castañera;M. A. Lauricella;R. Chuit;R. E. Gürtler

Frequent Co-Authors

María C. Cecere
María C. Cecere University of Buenos Aires
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Joel E. Cohen
Joel E. Cohen Rockefeller University
Alejandro G. Schijman
Alejandro G. Schijman National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Liléia Diotaiuti
Liléia Diotaiuti Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Rick L. Tarleton
Rick L. Tarleton University of Georgia
Julio A. Urbina
Julio A. Urbina Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Jean-Pierre Dujardin
Jean-Pierre Dujardin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mariano J. Levin
Mariano J. Levin University of Buenos Aires
Kenneth Stuart
Kenneth Stuart University of Washington

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