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Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas

Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Mexico
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5798
World Ranking
1186
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Yucatán in Mexico. Their research spans several fields, primarily Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology, with a substantial number of publications across these domains.

Their work focuses extensively on parasitology and related subfields, including small animals, infectious diseases, insect science, and ecology. Major research topics include vector-borne infectious diseases, helminth infection and control, viral infections and vectors, parasite biology and host interactions, insect pest control strategies, coccidia and coccidiosis research, as well as insect and pesticide research.

Recent publications by Rodríguez-Vivas cover a range of subjects related to parasitology and veterinary sciences. Notable papers include:

  • "Worldwide overview of human infections with Hymenolepis diminuta," 2020, Parasitology Research
  • "Research on Integrated Management for Cattle Fever Ticks and Bovine Babesiosis in the United States and Mexico: Current Status and Opportunities for Binational Coordination," 2020, Pathogens
  • "The genus Rickettsia in Mexico: Current knowledge and perspectives," 2020, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
  • "Canine babesiosis: A literature review of prevalence, distribution, and diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports
  • "Molecular Characterization of Haemaphysalis Species and a Molecular Genetic Key for the Identification of Haemaphysalis of North America," 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Rodríguez-Vivas collaborates frequently with a network of researchers. Among the most frequent co-authors are Enrique Reyes-Novelo, Marco Torres-Castro, J.A. Rosado-Aguilar, Manuel Emilio Bolio-González, and Melina Maribel Ojeda-Chí.

Their research has appeared in a range of scholarly venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work. Key publication outlets include Bioagrociencias, Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, SSRN Electronic Journal, and DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals).

Best Publications

  • Strategies for the control of Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in a world of conventional acaricide and macrocyclic lactone resistance

    Roger I. Rodriguez-Vivas;Nicholas N. Jonsson;Chandra Bhushan

  • Potential economic impact assessment for cattle parasites in Mexico. Review

    Roger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas;Laerte Grisi;Adalberto Angel Pérez de León;Humberto Silva Villela

  • Prevalence and potential risk factors for organophosphate and pyrethroid resistance in Boophilus microplus ticks on cattle ranches from the State of Yucatan, Mexico.

    R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;M.A. Alonso-Díaz;F. Rodríguez-Arevalo;H. Fragoso-Sanchez

  • Frecuencia de parásitos gastrointestinales en animales domésticos diagnosticados en Yucatán, México.

    Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas;Ligia A. Cob-Galera;José L. Domínguez-Alpizar.

  • Acaricidal activity of extracts from Petiveria alliacea (Phytolaccaceae) against the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: ixodidae).

    J.A. Rosado-Aguilar;A. Aguilar-Caballero;R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;R. Borges-Argaez

  • First report of a Rhipicephalus microplus tick population multi-resistant to acaricides and ivermectin in the Mexican tropics.

    A. Fernández-Salas;A. Fernández-Salas;R.I. Rodríguez-Vivas;M.A. Alonso-Díaz

  • Ehrlichia canis in dogs in Yucatan, Mexico: seroprevalence, prevalence of infection and associated factors

    R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;R.E.F. Albornoz;G.M.E. Bolio

  • First report of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus resistant to ivermectin in Mexico.

    L.C. Perez-Cogollo;R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;G.T. Ramirez-Cruz;R.J. Miller

  • Ticks collected from humans, domestic animals, and wildlife in Yucatan, Mexico.

    R.I. Rodríguez-Vivas;D.A. Apanaskevich;M.M Ojeda-Chi;I. Trinidad-Martínez

  • Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus resistant to acaricides and ivermectin in cattle farms of Mexico

    Róger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas;Luis Carlos Pérez-Cogollo;José Alberto Rosado-Aguilar;Melina Maribel Ojeda-Chi

  • Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hyphomycetes) for the control of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) on naturally infested cattle in the Mexican tropics

    M.A. Alonso-Díaz;L. García;E. Galindo-Velasco;R. Lezama-Gutierrez

  • Molecular survey of pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in Mexican field populations of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

    Rodrigo Rosario-Cruz;Felix D. Guerrero;Robert J. Miller;Roger Ivan Rodriguez-Vivas

  • Spatial distribution of acaricide profiles (Boophilus microplus strains susceptible or resistant to acaricides) in southeastern Mexico

    R.I. Rodríguez-Vivas;A.L. Rivas;A.L. Rivas;G. Chowell;S.H. Fragoso

  • Prevalence and potential risk factors for amitraz resistance in Boophilus microplus ticks in cattle farms in the State of Yucatan, Mexico.

    R.I. Rodríguez-Vivas;F. Rodríguez-Arevalo;M.A. Alonso-Díaz;H. Fragoso-Sanchez

  • Factors affecting the prevalence of mange-mite infestations in stray dogs of Yucatán, Mexico.

    R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;A. Ortega-Pacheco;J.A. Rosado-Aguilar;G.M.E. Bolio

  • Roles played by esterase activity and by a sodium channel mutation involved in pyrethroid resistance in populations of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Yucatan, Mexico.

    R. Rosario-Cruz;Felix D. Guerrero;Robert J. Miller;R. I. Rodriguez-Vivas

  • Studies on the effect of infection by Babesia sp. on oviposition of Boophilus microplus engorged females naturally infected in the Mexican tropics.

    J.F Cen-Aguilar;R.I Rodrı́guez-Vivas;J.L Domı́nguez-Alpizar;G.G Wagner

  • Pathogenic Landscape of Transboundary Zoonotic Diseases in the Mexico–US Border Along the Rio Grande

    Maria Dolores Esteve-Gassent;Adalberto A. Pérez de León;Dora Romero-Salas;Teresa P. Feria-Arroyo

  • In vitro acaricidal effect of tannin-rich plants against the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).

    Agustín Fernández-Salas;Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz;R Acosta-Rodríguez;J F J Torres-Acosta

  • Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of the crude extracts from Phytolacca icosandra against Haemonchus contortus

    M.M. Hernández-Villegas;R. Borges-Argáez;R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;J.F.J. Torres-Acosta

  • Laboratory and field evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for the control of Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Mexican tropics.

    M.M. Ojeda-Chi;R.I. Rodriguez-Vivas;E. Galindo-Velasco;R. Lezama-Gutiérrrez

  • Plant products and secondary metabolites with acaricide activity against ticks.

    J.A. Rosado-Aguilar;K. Arjona-Cambranes;J.F.J. Torres-Acosta;R.I. Rodríguez-Vivas

  • Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus resistant to acaricides and ivermectin in cattle farms of Mexico Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus resistentes aos acaricidas e ivermectina nas fazendas de gado do México

    Róger Iván Rodríguez-Vivas;Luis Carlos Pérez-Cogollo;José Alberto Rosado-Aguilar;Melina Maribel Ojeda-Chi

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Felipe de Jesús Torres-Acosta
Juan Felipe de Jesús Torres-Acosta Autonomous University of Yucatán
Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz
Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz National Autonomous University of Mexico
Armando Jacinto Aguilar-Caballero
Armando Jacinto Aguilar-Caballero Autonomous University of Yucatán
Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Adalberto A. Pérez de León Agricultural Research Service
Robert J. Miller
Robert J. Miller Agricultural Research Service
Felix D. Guerrero
Felix D. Guerrero United States Department of Agriculture
Jane E. Hodgkinson
Jane E. Hodgkinson University of Liverpool
Alexander J. Trees
Alexander J. Trees University of Liverpool
Carlos A. Sandoval-Castro
Carlos A. Sandoval-Castro Autonomous University of Yucatán
Nicholas N. Jonsson
Nicholas N. Jonsson University of Glasgow

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