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Animal Science and Veterinary
China
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
67
Citations
17353
World Ranking
206
National Ranking
7

Microbiology

D-Index
66
Citations
16355
World Ranking
2386
National Ranking
58

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yaoyu Feng is affiliated with South China Agricultural University in China. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, immunology, and microbiology, with a particular focus on parasitology and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work is prominently featured in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Parasites & Vectors
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Parasitology Research
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Yaoyu Feng's main fields of study cover medicine and immunology and microbiology. Their subfields of expertise include:

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Small Animals
  • Molecular Biology

The scientist's research topics reflect a broad engagement with parasitic and infectious agents, including:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control

Yaoyu Feng has co-authored extensively with several researchers, often collaborating on parasitology and infectious diseases. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lihua Xiao
  • Na Li
  • Yaqiong Guo
  • Una Ryan
  • Rui Xu

The scientist's recent notable papers include:

  • Isolation of SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus from Malayan pangolins, 2020, Nature
  • Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia - a 50 year perspective (1971-2021), 2021, International Journal for Parasitology
  • Isolation and Characterization of 2019-nCoV-like Coronavirus from Malayan Pangolins, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • An Update on Zoonotic Cryptosporidium Species and Genotypes in Humans, 2021, Animals
  • Zoonotic giardiasis: an update, 2021, Parasitology Research

Best Publications

  • Zoonotic Potential and Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia Species and Giardiasis

    Yaoyu Feng;Lihua Xiao

  • Isolation of SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus from Malayan pangolins.

    Kangpeng Xiao;Junqiong Zhai;Yaoyu Feng;Niu Zhou

  • Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Cryptosporidium

    Yaoyu Feng;Una M. Ryan;Lihua Xiao

  • Zoonotic cryptosporidiosis

    Lihua Xiao and;Yaoyu Feng

  • Core/shell colloidal quantum dot exciplex states for the development of highly efficient quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells.

    Jin Wang;Iván Mora-Seró;Zhenxiao Pan;Ke Zhao

  • Near Infrared Absorption of CdSexTe1–x Alloyed Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells with More than 6% Efficiency and High Stability

    Zhenxiao Pan;Ke Zhao;Jin Wang;Hua Zhang

  • Wide geographic distribution of Cryptosporidium bovis and the deer-like genotype in bovines.

    Yaoyu Feng;Ynes Ortega;Guosheng He;Pradeep Das

  • Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium and Giardia - a 50 year perspective (1971-2021).

    Una M. Ryan;Yaoyu Feng;Ronald Fayer;Lihua Xiao

  • Molecular epidemiologic tools for waterborne pathogens Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis.

    Lihua Xiao;Yaoyu Feng

  • Zoonotic Cryptosporidium species and Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in HIV-positive patients on antiretroviral therapy

    Lin Wang;Hongwei Zhang;Xudong Zhao;Longxian Zhang

  • Host Specificity of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Public Health Implications.

    Wei Li;Yaoyu Feng;Monica Santin

  • Molecular Surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Genotyping and Subtyping Parasites in Wastewater

    Na Li;Lihua Xiao;Lin Wang;Shuming Zhao

  • Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum, a Zoonotic Pathogen Emerging in Humans

    Na Li;Lihua Xiao;Keri Alderisio;Kristin Elwin

  • An Update on Zoonotic Cryptosporidium Species and Genotypes in Humans.

    Una Ryan;Alireza Zahedi;Yaoyu Feng;Lihua Xiao

  • Giardia: An Under-Reported Foodborne Parasite

    Una Ryan;Nawal Hijjawi;Yaoyu Feng;Lihua Xiao

  • Concurrent infections of Giardia duodenalis, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Clostridium difficile in children during a cryptosporidiosis outbreak in a pediatric hospital in China.

    Lin Wang;Lihua Xiao;Liping Duan;Jianbin Ye;Jianbin Ye

  • Distribution and clinical manifestations of Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in HIV/AIDS patients in Ethiopia.

    Haileeyesus Adamu;Beyene Petros;Guoqing Zhang;Hailu Kassa

  • Cryptosporidium Genotypes in Wildlife from a New York Watershed

    Yaoyu Feng;Kerri A. Alderisio;Wenli Yang;Lisa A. Blancero

  • Effects of pH and temperature on the survival of coliphages MS2 and Qβ

    Y. Y. Feng;S. L. Ong;J. Y. Hu;X. L. Tan

  • Isolation and Characterization of 2019-nCoV-like Coronavirus from Malayan Pangolins

    Kangpeng Xiao;Junqiong Zhai;Yaoyu Feng;Niu Zhou

  • Cryptosporidium Genotype and Subtype Distribution in Raw Wastewater in Shanghai, China: Evidence for Possible Unique Cryptosporidium hominis Transmission

    Yaoyu Feng;Na Li;Na Li;Liping Duan;Liping Duan;Lihua Xiao

  • Anthroponotic enteric parasites in monkeys in public park, China.

    Jianbin Ye;Lihua Xiao;Jingbo Ma;Meijin Guo

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in China

    Yaoyu Feng;Lihua Xiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Yaqiong Guo
Yaqiong Guo South China Agricultural University
Longxian Zhang
Longxian Zhang Henan Agricultural University
Said Amer
Said Amer Kafrelsheikh University
Jiangyong Hu
Jiangyong Hu National University of Singapore
Xinhua Zhong
Xinhua Zhong East China University of Science and Technology
Say Leong Ong
Say Leong Ong National University of Singapore
Una Ryan
Una Ryan Murdoch University
Martin Kváč
Martin Kváč Czech Academy of Sciences
Rongjun Wang
Rongjun Wang Henan Agricultural University

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