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Stijn Casaert

Stijn Casaert

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
26
Citations
3597
World Ranking
2863
National Ranking
50

Stijn Casaert 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 Stijn Casaert sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 53 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Stijn Casaert 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 Stijn Casaert sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 26 D-Index — 10th percentile

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

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

Overview

Stijn Casaert is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of immunology and microbiology, veterinary science, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work focuses largely on parasitology, small animals, infectious diseases, as well as ecology and related subfields, addressing multiple aspects of parasite biology and host interactions.

The scientist's recent publications include studies published in a variety of academic venues. Notable papers include:

  • Spatial proteogenomics reveals distinct and evolutionarily conserved hepatic macrophage niches, 2022, Cell
  • Spatial proteogenomics reveals distinct and evolutionarily-conserved hepatic macrophage niches, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia in surface water and drinking water: Animal sources and towards the use of a machine-learning approach as a tool for predicting contamination, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Anthelmintic resistance and common worm control practices in sheep farms in Flanders, Belgium, 2020, Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports
  • Resistance against macrocyclic lactones in Psoroptes ovis in cattle, 2020, Parasites & Vectors

Frequent publication venues where Stijn Casaert has contributed include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports
  • Experimental Parasitology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Cell

Key coauthors collaborating with Casaert encompass:

  • Edwin Claerebout
  • Peter Geldhof
  • Nathalie De Wilde
  • Wouter van Mol
  • Zhenzhen Chen

The primary research topics Spijn Casaert addresses are:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Study of Mite Species
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Immune cells in cancer

This body of work reflects a concentration on parasite biology, infection mechanisms, resistance issues in parasite control, and the ecological aspects of host-parasite interactions, contributing to both veterinary and biological scientific literature.

Best Publications

  • Mixed Giardia duodenalis assemblage A and E infections in calves.

    Thomas Geurden;Peter Geldhof;Bruno Levecke;Cindy Martens

  • Giardia and other intestinal parasites in different dog populations in Northern Belgium.

    E. Claerebout;S. Casaert;A.-C. Dalemans;N. De Wilde

  • Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in lambs and goat kids in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Pieter Thomas;Stijn Casaert;Jozef Vercruysse

  • Multilocus genotyping of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in non-outbreak related cases of diarrhoea in human patients in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Bruno Levecke;SM Caccio;Aline Visser

  • Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium

    Edwin Claerebout;Bertrand Losson;Christel Cochez;Stijn Casaert

  • Molecular epidemiology with subtype analysis of Cryptosporidium in calves in Belgium.

    Thomas Geurden;Dirk Berkvens;Cindy Martens;Stijn Casaert

  • Abundance, zoonotic potential and risk factors of intestinal parasitism amongst dog and cat populations: The scenario of Crete, Greece

    Despoina Kostopoulou;Despoina Kostopoulou;Edwin Claerebout;Dimitrios Arvanitis;Panagiota Ligda;Panagiota Ligda

  • A Bayesian evaluation of three diagnostic assays for the detection of Giardia duodenalis in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs

    Thomas Geurden;Dirk Berkvens;Stijn Casaert;Jozef Vercruysse

  • Occurrence and molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in sheep and goats reared under dairy husbandry systems in Greece.

    Nikolaos Tzanidakis;Smaragda Sotiraki;Edwin Claerebout;Amimul Ehsan

  • Molecular Identification of Entamoeba spp. in Captive Nonhuman Primates

    Bruno Levecke;Leentje Dreesen;Pierre Dorny;Pierre Dorny;Jaco J Verweij

  • Mixed Giardia duodenalis assemblage A, B, C and E infections in pet chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera) in Flanders (Belgium)

    B. Levecke;Lieve Meulemans;Tessa Dalemans;Stijn Casaert

  • The effect of a fenbendazole treatment on cyst excretion and weight gain in calves experimentally infected with Giardia duodenalis

    Thomas Geurden;Els Vandenhoute;Herbert Pohle;Stijn Casaert

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia in surface water and drinking water: Animal sources and towards the use of a machine-learning approach as a tool for predicting contamination

    Panagiota Ligda;Edwin Claerebout;Despoina Kostopoulou;Antonios Zdragas

  • Assessment of zoonotic transmission of Giardia and Cryptosporidium between cattle and humans in rural villages in Bangladesh.

    Amimul M. Ehsan;Thomas Geurden;Stijn Casaert;Sonia M. Parvin

  • Anthelmintic resistance and common worm control practices in sheep farms in Flanders, Belgium.

    Edwin Claerebout;Nathalie De Wilde;Eva Van Mael;Stijn Casaert

  • Assessing resistance against macrocyclic lactones in gastro-intestinal nematodes in cattle using the faecal egg count reduction test and the controlled efficacy test.

    J. De Graef;C. Sarre;B.J. Mills;S. Mahabir

  • Multiplexed-tandem PCR for the specific diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheep: an European validation study.

    Florian Roeber;Alison Morrison;Stijn Casaert;Lee Smith

  • Resistance against macrocyclic lactones in Psoroptes ovis in cattle

    Wouter van Mol;Nathalie De Wilde;Stijn Casaert;Zhenzhen Chen

  • Assessment of environmental contamination with soil-transmitted helminths life stages at school compounds, households and open markets in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

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  • An automated, multiplex-tandem PCR platform for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle: An Australian-European validation study

    Florian Roeber;Ebrahim Bani Hassan;Philip Skuce;Alison Morrison

  • The occurrence and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in foals in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and Greece

    D. Kostopoulou;S. Casaert;N. Tzanidakis;D. van Doorn

  • Occurrence and potential health risk of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in different water catchments in Belgium

    Amimul Ehsan;Thomas Geurden;Thomas Geurden;Stijn Casaert;Jef Paulussen

  • Selection for ivermectin resistance in Ostertagia ostertagi in cattle

    Annelies Van Zeveren;Stijn Casaert;Edwin Claerebout;Jozef Vercruysse

  • Ticks and associated pathogens collected from dogs and cats in Belgium

    Edwin Claerebout;L Lempereur;C Cochez;A-C Dalemans

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin Claerebout
Edwin Claerebout Ghent University
Jozef Vercruysse
Jozef Vercruysse Ghent University
Thomas Geurden
Thomas Geurden Zoetis (United States)
Bruno Levecke
Bruno Levecke Ghent University
Peter Geldhof
Peter Geldhof Ghent University
Smaragda Sotiraki
Smaragda Sotiraki Hellenic Agricultural Organization
Maxime Madder
Maxime Madder University of Pretoria
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Dirk Berkvens
Dirk Berkvens Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Lucy J. Robertson
Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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