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Santiago Mas-Coma

Santiago Mas-Coma

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
77
Citations
18503
World Ranking
98
National Ranking
4

Microbiology

D-Index
76
Citations
18314
World Ranking
1437
National Ranking
32

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Santiago Mas-Coma is affiliated with the University of Valencia in Spain. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Environmental Science, Veterinary, and Immunology and Microbiology. The scientist's work delves deeply into parasitology and related disciplines, reflected in their extensive publication record.

The scientist has contributed to the following main fields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Veterinary
  • Immunology and Microbiology

The subfields of study in which they have published include:

  • Small Animals
  • Ecology
  • Parasitology
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research topics frequently addressed in their work are:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Santiago Mas-Coma include:

  • COVID-19 and globalization, 2020, published in One Health
  • Morphological and genomic characterisation of the Schistosoma hybrid infecting humans in Europe reveals admixture between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis, 2021, published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Human and Animal Fascioliasis: Origins and Worldwide Evolving Scenario, 2022, published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Evidence of autochthonous transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in Almeria (southeast Spain): An outbreak analysis, 2021, published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Ecological Niche Modelling Approaches: Challenges and Applications in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023, published in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • One Health
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Collaborations are a significant aspect of their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • M. Dolores Bargues
  • Patricio Artigas
  • M. Adela Valero
  • Pablo Cuervo
  • Jérôme Boissier

Best Publications

  • Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses

    S. Mas-Coma;M.D. Bargues;M.A. Valero

  • Chapter 2. Fasciola, lymnaeids and human fascioliasis, with a global overview on disease transmission, epidemiology, evolutionary genetics, molecular epidemiology and control.

    Santiago Mas‐Coma;María Adela Valero;María Dolores Bargues

  • Mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences and phylogenetic relationships of species of Rhipicephalus and other tick genera among Metastriata (Acari: Ixodidae)

    A. J. Mangold;M. D. Bargues;S. Mas-Coma

  • Climate change effects on trematodiases, with emphasis on zoonotic fascioliasis and schistosomiasis.

    Santiago Mas-Coma;Maria Adela Valero;Maria Dolores Bargues

  • Epidemiology of fascioliasis in human endemic areas

    S. Mas-Coma

  • Outbreak of urogenital schistosomiasis in Corsica (France): an epidemiological case study

    Jérôme Boissier;Sébastien Grech-Angelini;Bonnie L Webster;Jean-François Allienne

  • European Lymnaeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), intermediate hosts of trematodiases, based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS-2 sequences.

    M.D Bargues;M Vigo;P Horak;J Dvorak

  • Fasciola hepatica and lymnaeid snails occurring at very high altitude in South America.

    S. Mas-Coma;I. R. Funatsu;M. D. Bargues

  • Human fascioliasis infection sources, their diversity, incidence factors, analytical methods and prevention measures

    S. Mas-Coma;M. D. Bargues;M. A. Valero

  • Phenotypic analysis of adults of Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica and intermediate forms from the endemic region of Gilan, Iran

    K. Ashrafi;M.A. Valero;M. Panova;M.V. Periago

  • The Northern Bolivian Altiplano: a region highly endemic for human fascioliasis.

    S. Mas‐Coma;R. Anglés;J. G. Esteban;M. D. Bargues

  • A PCR-RFLP assay for the distinction between Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica.

    A. Marcilla;M.D. Bargues;S. Mas-Coma

  • Diagnosis of human fascioliasis by stool and blood techniques: update for the present global scenario.

    S. Mas-Coma;M. D. Bargues;M. A. Valero

  • Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region

    Maria E Grillet;Juan V Hernández-Villena;Martin S Llewellyn;Alberto E Paniz-Mondolfi

  • Identification of genotypes of Giardia intestinalis of human isolates in Egypt.

    P. Foronda;M. D. Bargues;N. Abreu-Acosta;M. V. Periago

  • HYPERENDEMIC FASCIOLIASIS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN VILLAGES IN THE NILE DELTA OF EGYPT

    Jose-Guillermo Esteban;Carolina Gonzalez;Filippo Curtale;Carla Muñoz-Antoli

  • Phylogeography and Genetic Variation of Triatoma dimidiata, the Main Chagas Disease Vector in Central America, and Its Position within the Genus Triatoma

    María Dolores Bargues;Debora R. Klisiowicz;Fernando Gonzalez-Candelas;Janine M. Ramsey

  • Effects of climate change on animal and zoonotic helminthiases.

    S Mas-Coma;M A Valero;M D Bargues

  • The ITS-2 of the nuclear rDNA as a molecular marker for populations, species, and phylogenetic relationships in Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), vectors of Chagas disease.

    Antonio Marcilla;Maria Dolores Bargues;Janine M. Ramsey;Ezequiel Magallon-Gastelum

  • Fascioliasis: a worldwide parasitic disease of importance in travel medicine.

    Keyhan Ashrafi;M. Dolores Bargues;Sandra O'Neill;Santiago Mas-Coma

  • ITS-2 rDNA SEQUENCING OF GNATHOSTOMA SPECIES (NEMATODA) AND ELUCIDATION OF THE SPECIES CAUSING HUMAN GNATHOSTOMIASIS IN THE AMERICAS

    Roberto J. Almeyda-Artigas;M. Dolores Bargues;Santiago Mas-Coma

  • High fascioliasis infection in children linked to a man-made irrigation zone in Peru.

    J. Guillermo Esteban;Carolina González;M. Dolores Bargues;René Angles

  • HUMAN AND ANIMAL FASCIOLIASIS IN MAZANDARAN PROVINCE, NORTHERN IRAN

    A. S. Moghaddam;J. Massoud;M. Mahmoodi;A. H. Mahvi

Frequent Co-Authors

M. A. Valero
M. A. Valero University of Valencia
M. Adela Valero
M. Adela Valero University of Valencia
Jean-Pierre Pointier
Jean-Pierre Pointier University of Perpignan
Maria Victoria Periago
Maria Victoria Periago National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Jean-Pierre Dujardin
Jean-Pierre Dujardin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Antonio Marcilla
Antonio Marcilla University of Alicante
Rodrigo Morchón
Rodrigo Morchón University of Salamanca
Michael A. Miles
Michael A. Miles London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Manuel Fresno
Manuel Fresno Autonomous University of Madrid
Mercedes Mezo
Mercedes Mezo Xunta de Galicia

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