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Sonja Matthee 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 Sonja Matthee sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 104 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sonja Matthee 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 Sonja Matthee sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 26 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sonja Matthee is a researcher affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa, with a focus on parasitology and related fields within immunology, microbiology, and environmental science. Their body of work encompasses the study of vector-borne infectious diseases, parasite biology, host interactions, and the ecology and behavior of animals affected by parasites.

Their research output includes contributions to several academic journals with notable frequent publications in:

  • Parasitology
  • Parasitology Research
  • International Journal of Acarology
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Integrative Zoology

Sonja Matthee's main fields of study are classified within:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Environmental Science

With a stronger focus on subfields, their work prominently features:

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases

Key topics of Matthee's work include:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Study of Mite Species
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

The following recent papers have been published by or with the involvement of Matthee (including coauthored works):

  • "New taxonomic and evolutionary insights relevant to the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: A geographic perspective" (2020) in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "The diversity and distribution of chigger mites associated with rodents in the South African savanna" (2020) in Parasitology
  • "Nest-type associated microclimatic conditions as potential drivers of ectoparasite infestations in African penguin nests" (2020) in Parasitology Research
  • "Parasite counts or parasite incidences? Testing differences with four analyses of infracommunity modelling for seven parasite-host associations" (2021) in Parasitology Research
  • "Ectoparasites associated with the Bushveld gerbil (Gerbilliscus leucogaster) and the role of the host and habitat in shaping ectoparasite diversity and infestations" (2023) in Parasitology

Matthee frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field, including:

  • Boris R. Krasnov
  • Luther van der Mescht
  • Conrad A. Matthee
  • Irina S. Khokhlova
  • Alexandr A. Stekolnikov

Best Publications

  • Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor Max Corman;Marcel Alexander Müller;Gael Darren Maganga

  • Evidence for novel hepaciviruses in rodents.

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor Max Corman;Marcel Alexander Müller;Alexander N. Lukashev

  • Evolutionary origins of hepatitis A virus in small mammals.

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor M. Corman;Alexander N. Lukashev;Judith M.A. Van Den Brand

  • Effects of precipitation on parasite burden along a natural climatic gradient in southern Africa - implications for possible shifts in infestation patterns due to global changes

    Götz Froeschke;Rainer Harf;Simone Sommer;Sonja Matthee

  • Epifaunistic arthropod parasites of the four-striped mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

    Sonja Matthee;Ivan G. Horak;Ivan G. Horak;Jean-Claude Beaucournu;Lance A. Durden;Lance A. Durden

  • Effects of tectonics and large scale climatic changes on the evolutionary history of Hyalomma ticks.

    Arthur F. Sands;Dmitry A. Apanaskevich;Sonja Matthee;Ivan Gerard Horak

  • PREVALENCE AND BIODIVERSITY OF HELMINTH PARASITES IN DONKEYS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

    Sonja Matthee;Rosina C. Krecek;Susan A. Milne

  • Helminths in horses: Use of selective treatment for the control of strongyles

    S. Matthee;M.A. McGeoch

  • Biogeography and host‐related factors trump parasite life history: limited congruence among the genetic structures of specific ectoparasitic lice and their rodent hosts

    Nina du Toit;Bettine J. van Vuuren;Sonja Matthee;Conrad A. Matthee

  • Co‐occurrence of ectoparasites on rodent hosts: null model analyses of data from three continents

    Boris R. Krasnov;Sonja Matthee;Marcela Lareschi;Natalia P. Korallo-Vinarskaya

  • Life history strategy influences parasite responses to habitat fragmentation

    Götz Froeschke;Luther van der Mescht;Melodie McGeoch;Sonja Matthee

  • Hantaviruses in Africa

    Peter T. Witkowski;Boris Klempa;Ndapewa L. Ithete;Brita Auste

  • An introductory survey of helminth control practices in South Africa and anthelmintic resistance on Thoroughbred stud farms in the Western Cape Province

    S Matthee;F H Dreyer;W A Hoffmann;F E van Niekerk

  • Impact of management interventions on helminth levels, and body and blood measurements in working donkeys in South Africa.

    S Matthee;R.C Krecek;S.A Milne;M Boshoff

  • Landscape characteristics influence helminth infestations in a peri-domestic rodent--implications for possible zoonotic disease.

    Götz Froeschke;Sonja Matthee

  • Parasite-specific variation and the extent of male-biased parasitism; an example with a South African rodent and ectoparasitic arthropods.

    Sonja Matthee;Melodie Alyce McGeoch;Boris R Krasnov

  • A new species of Ixodes (Acari: Ixodidae) from South African mammals

    Dmitry A. Apanaskevich;Ivan Gerard Horak;Conrad A. Matthee;Sonja Matthee

  • Spatial variation in gender-biased parasitism: host-related, parasite-related and environment-related effects.

    Boris R. Krasnov;Sonja Matthee

  • Male hosts drive infracommunity structure of ectoparasites

    Boris R. Krasnov;Michal Stanko;Sonja Matthee;Anne Laudisoit;Anne Laudisoit

  • Range expansion of the economically important Asiatic blue tick, Rhipicephalus microplus , in South Africa

    Nkululeko Nyangiwe;Ivan Gerard Horak;Luther Van der Mescht;Sonja Matthee

  • A COMPARISON OF THE INTESTINAL HELMINTH COMMUNITIES OF EQUIDAE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

    Sonja Matthee;Rosina C. Krecek;Rosina C. Krecek;Melodie A. McGeoch

  • Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLIII. Ixodid ticks of domestic dogs and cats in the Western Cape Province.

    I. G. Horak;Sonja Matthee

  • Comparative phylogeography between two generalist flea species reveal a complex interaction between parasite life history and host vicariance: parasite-host association matters

    Luther van der Mescht;Sonja Matthee;Conrad A. Matthee

  • The Influence of Interspecific Competition and Host Preference on the Phylogeography of Two African Ixodid Tick Species

    Nidia Cangi;Ivan Gerard Horak;Dmitry A. Apanaskevich;Sonja Matthee

  • Corrigendum: Bats host major mammalian paramyxoviruses.

    Jan Felix Drexler;Victor Max Corman;Marcel Alexander Müller;Gael Darren Maganga

Frequent Co-Authors

Conrad A. Matthee
Conrad A. Matthee Stellenbosch University
Ivan Gerard Horak
Ivan Gerard Horak University of Pretoria
Boris R. Krasnov
Boris R. Krasnov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Rosina C. Krecek
Rosina C. Krecek University of Johannesburg
Melodie A. McGeoch
Melodie A. McGeoch Monash University
Voitto Haukisalmi
Voitto Haukisalmi University of Helsinki
Cang Hui
Cang Hui Stellenbosch University
Wolfgang Preiser
Wolfgang Preiser Stellenbosch University
Lance A. Durden
Lance A. Durden Georgia Southern University
Irina S. Khokhlova
Irina S. Khokhlova Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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