What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His primary areas of investigation include Onchocerca volvulus, Zoology, Polymerase chain reaction, Virology and Genetics.
To a larger extent, Thomas R. Unnasch studies Onchocerciasis with the aim of understanding Onchocerca volvulus.
Thomas R. Unnasch interconnects Volvulus, Ivermectin and Helminthiasis in the investigation of issues within Onchocerciasis.
His Zoology research includes elements of Coquillettidia perturbans, Ecology, Host and Aedes albopictus.
His Polymerase chain reaction study incorporates themes from Transmission, Pneumocystis carinii, DNA and Microbiology.
His research in the fields of Virus and Enzootic overlaps with other disciplines such as Risk assessment.
His most cited work include:
- Draft Genome of the Filarial Nematode Parasite Brugia malayi (542 citations)
- Host Feeding Patterns of Established and Potential Mosquito Vectors of West Nile Virus in the Eastern United States (269 citations)
- Host-feeding habits of Culex and other mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Borough of Queens in New York City, with characters and techniques for identification of Culex mosquitoes. (197 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Thomas R. Unnasch mainly investigates Onchocerca volvulus, Onchocerciasis, Vector, Ecology and Zoology.
Thomas R. Unnasch has researched Onchocerca volvulus in several fields, including Molecular biology, Black fly and Genetics.
His studies deal with areas such as Veterinary medicine, Ivermectin, Environmental health, Mass drug administration and Helminthiasis as well as Onchocerciasis.
Many of his studies on Vector involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Virology.
His Ecology study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Arbovirus.
Thomas R. Unnasch works mostly in the field of Zoology, limiting it down to topics relating to Eastern equine encephalitis virus and, in certain cases, Enzootic.
He most often published in these fields:
- Onchocerca volvulus (36.65%)
- Onchocerciasis (30.96%)
- Vector (19.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Onchocerciasis (30.96%)
- Onchocerca volvulus (36.65%)
- Ivermectin (14.95%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Onchocerciasis, Onchocerca volvulus, Ivermectin, Eastern equine encephalitis virus and Vector.
His Onchocerciasis research includes elements of Mass drug administration, Risk analysis and Neglected tropical diseases.
Thomas R. Unnasch works in the field of Onchocerca volvulus, namely Simulium damnosum.
His Eastern equine encephalitis virus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Zoology, Genetic diversity, Phylogenetic tree, Arbovirus and Enzootic.
His Zoology research incorporates themes from Viremia, Host and Outbreak.
His work carried out in the field of Vector brings together such families of science as Simulium, Environmental health, Biting and Black fly.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Author Correction: Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys. (61 citations)
- Diagnostics for onchocerciasis in the era of elimination. (21 citations)
- After 70 years of fighting an age-old scourge, onchocerciasis in Uganda, the end is in sight (20 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His primary areas of investigation include Onchocerciasis, Brugia malayi, Ivermectin, Light pollution and Zoology.
His work in Onchocerciasis is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Loa loa.
Thomas R. Unnasch has included themes like Plasmid, Genome, Gene, Helminth genetics and Computational biology in his Brugia malayi study.
His Helminth genetics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Transcription factor, Onchocerca volvulus and Gene expression profiling.
The various areas that Thomas R. Unnasch examines in his Ivermectin study include Vector, Tropical disease, Environmental health, Black fly and Transmission.
His Zoology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Whole genome sequencing, Enzootic, Viral phylodynamics, Eastern equine encephalitis virus and Phylogeography.
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