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Terry W. Spithill

Terry W. Spithill

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
59
Citations
8934
World Ranking
3346
National Ranking
108

Terry W. Spithill publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Terry W. Spithill sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 160 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Terry W. Spithill D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Terry W. Spithill sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Terry W. Spithill is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of veterinary science, agricultural and biological sciences, and environmental science. Their research primarily focuses on helminth infection and control, coccidia and coccidiosis, parasite biology and host interactions, veterinary medicine and infectious diseases, as well as environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

Spithill's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Parasite biology and host interactions
  • Parasites and host interactions
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Animal nutrition and physiology

The scientist has published in several specialized venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Animals
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Vaccines

Notable recent publications by Spithill include:

  • A major locus confers triclabendazole resistance in Fasciola hepatica and shows dominant inheritance, 2023, PLoS Pathogens
  • Current Status for Controlling the Overlooked Caprine Fasciolosis, 2021, Animals
  • Towards understanding the liver fluke transmission dynamics on farms: Detection of liver fluke transmitting snail and liver fluke-specific environmental DNA in water samples from an irrigated dairy farm in Southeast Australia, 2021, Veterinary Parasitology
  • Analysis of daily variation in the release of faecal eggs and coproantigen of Fasciola hepatica in naturally infected dairy cattle and the impact on diagnostic test sensitivity, 2021, Veterinary Parasitology
  • Molecular characterisation and vaccine efficacy of two novel developmentally regulated surface tegument proteins of Fasciola hepatica, 2020, Veterinary Parasitology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Spithill include:

  • Travis Beddoe
  • Vignesh Rathinasamy
  • Hayley Toet
  • Jaclyn Swan
  • Gemma Zerna

Their research integrates multiple subfields within veterinary and biological sciences, specifically:

  • Small Animals
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Ecology
  • Parasitology
  • Insect Science

Best Publications

  • "Fasciola gigantica": Epidemiology, control, immunology and molecular biology

    Terry W Spithill;Peter M Smooker;D Bruce Copeman

  • Primary structure of the human M2 mitochondrial autoantigen of primary biliary cirrhosis: dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase

    R L Coppel;L J McNeilage;C D Surh;J Van de Water

  • Current Threat of Triclabendazole Resistance in Fasciola hepatica.

    Jane M. Kelley;Timothy P. Elliott;Travis Beddoe;Glenn Anderson

  • Progress in development of liver fluke vaccines.

    Terry W Spithill;John P Dalton

  • The silencing of cysteine proteases in Fasciola hepatica newly excysted juveniles using RNA interference reduces gut penetration

    Louise McGonigle;Angela Mousley;Nikki J. Marks;Gerard P. Brennan

  • Glutathione S-transferase. Novel vaccine against Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep.

    J L Sexton;A R Milner;M Panaccio;J Waddington

  • The sensitivity and specificity of two methods for detecting Fasciola infections in cattle.

    N Anderson;T T Luong;N G Vo;K L Bui

  • Liver fluke vaccines in ruminants: strategies, progress and future opportunities.

    Hayley Toet;David M. Piedrafita;Terry W. Spithill

  • Isolation and characterization of infective and non-infective clones of Leishmania tropica.

    Emanuela Handman;Robyn E. Hocking;Graham F. Mitchell;Terence W. Spithill

  • Vaccination of sheep with purified cysteine proteinases of Fasciola hepatica decreases worm fecundity.

    G.L. Wijffels;L. Salvatore;M. Dosen;J. Waddington

  • Passive transfer of Leishmania lipopolysaccharide confers parasite survival in macrophages.

    E Handman;L F Schnur;T W Spithill;G F Mitchell

  • Evaluation of antigens of Fasciola gigantica as vaccines against tropical fasciolosis in cattle

    S.Endah Estunningsih;Peter M. Smooker;Ening Wiedosari;Sri Widjajanti

  • Confirmation of Fasciola hepatica resistant to triclabendazole in naturally infected Australian beef and dairy cattle.

    Yvette M. Brockwell;Timothy P. Elliott;Glenn R. Anderson;Rex Stanton

  • Protection of cattle against Fasciola hepatica infection by vaccination with glutathione S-transferase

    Christopher A. Morrison;Thierry Colin;Jennifer L. Sexton;Fraser Bowen

  • Exploring the Fasciola hepatica tegument proteome.

    R. Alan Wilson;Janelle M. Wright;William de Castro-Borges;William de Castro-Borges;Sophie J. Parker-Manuel

  • Improving animal and human health through understanding liver fluke immunology.

    David M Piedrafita;Terence Spithill;Rebecca Smith;H Raadsma

  • Immunological approaches for the control of fasciolosis

    Terry W. Spithill;David Piedrafita;Peter M. Smooker

  • Fasciola hepatica: Characterization and Cloning of the Major Cathepsin B Protease Secreted by Newly Excysted Juvenile Liver Fluke

    Lachlan R Wilson;Robert T Good;Michael Panaccio;Gene L Wijffels

  • Cloning and expression of the major secreted cathepsin B-like protein from juvenile Fasciola hepatica and analysis of immunogenicity following liver fluke infection.

    Ruby H P Law;Peter M Smooker;James Alexander Irving;David Piedrafita

  • A portrait of the transcriptome of the neglected trematode, Fasciola gigantica--biological and biotechnological implications.

    Neil D. Young;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi;Ross S. Hall

  • Host responses during experimental infection with Fasciola gigantica or Fasciola hepatica in Merino sheep I. Comparative immunological and plasma biochemical changes during early infection.

    H W Raadsma;N M Kingsford;Suharyanta;T W Spithill

Frequent Co-Authors

David Piedrafita
David Piedrafita Federation University Australia
Herman W. Raadsma
Herman W. Raadsma University of Sydney
Travis Clarke Beddoe
Travis Clarke Beddoe La Trobe University
Graham F. Mitchell
Graham F. Mitchell Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Robert N. Pike
Robert N. Pike La Trobe University
John P. Dalton
John P. Dalton University of Galway
Richard A. Strugnell
Richard A. Strugnell University of Melbourne
Nicholas C. Sangster
Nicholas C. Sangster Charles Sturt University
Aaron G. Maule
Aaron G. Maule Queen's University Belfast
Michael W. Parker
Michael W. Parker University of Melbourne

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