Question 1

Which countries lead Parasitology research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Parasitology. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (3.9k and 2.5k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Parasitology research?

Accepted Answer

United States Department of Health and Human Services (United States) ranks first in Parasitology on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Institut Pasteur.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Parasitology?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Parasitology, Lihua Xiao, L. David Sibley and Didier Raoult have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Parasitology research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Parasitology research in 2022-now are São Paulo (Brazil), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Obihiro and Maisons-Alfort.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Parasitology?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Harvard University and University of Oxford score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Parasitology research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bartonella species infections research, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Leptospirosis research and findings.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Parasitology?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Parasitology is "A technique for radiolabeling DNA restriction endonuclease fragments to high specific activity" (Andrew P. Feinberg, Bert Vogelstein, 1983), with 25,160 citations. Next come "Lounging in a lysosome: the intracellular lifestyle of Coxiella burnetii" (11,768) and "Human Malaria Parasites in Continuous Culture" (8,039).

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