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35
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4196
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1765
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144

Richard C. Tinsley 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 Richard C. Tinsley sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 127 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Richard C. Tinsley 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 Richard C. Tinsley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard C. Tinsley is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on parasite biology, helminth infection and control, and host-parasite interactions, with publications primarily in the fields of ecology, parasitology, and studies involving small animals.

Recent research contributions include:

  • Ultrastructural observations on the oncomiracidium epidermis and adult tegument of Discocotyle sagittata, a monogenean gill parasite of salmonids (2021, Parasitology Research)
  • The impact of helminth infection in fish farms on wild trout populations: host immune regulation of disease risk (2025, Parasitology)

These works address aspects of parasite morphology, host immune responses, and disease dynamics in aquatic environments.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Richard C. Tinsley include:

  • Mohamed Mohamed El-Naggar
  • Jo Cable
  • A. Carey
  • Miguel Rubio

Their publications appear in venues such as:

  • Parasitology Research
  • Parasitology

Main research topics that characterize their work are:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

These topics highlight a focus on understanding the complex relationships between parasites and their hosts, with implications for disease management and ecological impact assessment, particularly in relation to fish populations and aquaculture settings.

Best Publications

  • The Biology of Xenopus

    RC Tinsley;HR Kobel

  • Phylogenetic analysis of Gyrodactylus spp. (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) using ribosomal DNA sequences

    J Cable;PD Harris;RC Tinsley;Colin M Lazarus

  • Ovoviviparity in platyhelminth life-cycles

    R. C. Tinsley

  • A Paedomorphic Parasite Associated with a Neotenic Amphibian Host: Phylogenetic Evidence Suggests a Revised Systematic Position for Sphyranuridae within Anuran and Turtle Polystomatoineans

    Neeta Devi Sinnappah;Lee-Hong Susan Lim;Klaus Rohde;Richard Tinsley

  • Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa

    Ben J. Evans;Timothy F. Carter;Eli Greenbaum;Václav Gvoždík;Václav Gvoždík

  • Combined ribosomal DNA and morphological analysis of individual gyrodactylid monogeneans.

    P. D. Harris;Joanne Cable;R. C. Tinsley;C. M. Lazarus

  • Behavior favoring transmission in the viviparous monogenean Gyrodactylus turnbulli.

    Joanne Cable;E. C. Scott;R. C. Tinsley;P. D. Harris

  • Studies on the biology of<i>Protopolystoma xenopodis</i>(Monogenoidea): the oncomiracidium and life-cycle

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  • Feral Xenopus laevis in South Wales

    GJ Measey;RC Tinsley

  • The effects of host sex on transmission success

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  • Larval survival characteristics and behaviour of the gill monogenean Discocotyle sagittata.

    A. M. Gannicott;R. C. Tinsley

  • Environmental effects on transmission of Discocotyle sagittata (Monogenea): egg production and development

    A. M. Gannicott;R. C. Tinsley

  • Feral populations of Xenopus outside Africa

    RC Tinsley;MJ Mccoid

  • Invasion of vertebrate lungs by the polystomatid monogeneans Pseudodiplorchis americanus and Neodiplorchis scaphiopodis

    R. C. Tinsley;Celia M. Earle

  • Parasitic disease in amphibians: control by the regulation of worm burdens.

    R. C. Tinsley

  • Parasite infectivity to hybridising host species: a link between hybrid resistance and allopolyploid speciation?

    J.A Jackson;R.C Tinsley

  • Platyhelminth parasite reproduction: some general principles derived from monogeneans

    R C Tinsley

  • Egg hatching in the monogenean gill parasite Discocotyle sagittata from the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    A. M. Gannicott;R. C. Tinsley

  • Heterogenous interspecific interactions in a host-parasite system

    J. A. Jackson;R. J. Pleass;Joanne Cable;J. E. Bradley

  • Intra-uterine larval development of the polystomatid monogeneans, Pseudodiplorchis americanus and Neodiplorchis scaphiopodis.

    J. Cable;R. C. Tinsley

  • Ultrastructural adaptations for viviparity in the female reproductive system of gyrodactylid monogeneans.

    Joanne Cable;P. D. Harris;R. C. Tinsley

  • Intestinal migration in the life-cycle of Pseudodiplorchis americanus (Monogenea)

    R. C. Tinsley;Helen C. Jackson

  • Speciation of Protopolystoma Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) in hosts of the genus shape Xenopus (Anura: Pipidae)

    R.C. Tinsley;J.A. Jackson

  • Survival, feeding and embryo development of Gyrodactylus gasterostei (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae)

    Joanne Cable;R. C. Tinsley;P. D. Harris

  • Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites, 2nd Edn. By Robert Poulin, pp. 332. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey USA, 2007. ISBN 13-978-0-691-12085-0. £26.95 (US$39.50).

    R. C. Tinsley

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanne Cable
Joanne Cable Cardiff University
Mark Viney
Mark Viney University of Bristol
David C. Blackburn
David C. Blackburn Florida Museum of Natural History
Eli Greenbaum
Eli Greenbaum The University of Texas at El Paso
David W. Halton
David W. Halton Queen's University Belfast
Colin M. Lazarus
Colin M. Lazarus University of Bristol
Christopher Shaw
Christopher Shaw King's College London
Matthias Meyer
Matthias Meyer Max Planck Society
Don J. Melnick
Don J. Melnick Columbia University
Eric R. Morgan
Eric R. Morgan Queen's University Belfast

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