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Bird parasitology and diseases

Bird parasitology and diseases is a research topic within Parasitology. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 15.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the study of avian malaria parasites, including Haemoproteus and Plasmodium, in bird hosts. It covers topics such as host specificity, vector-borne diseases, parasite diversity, molecular phylogeny, pathogenic effects on bird populations, interactions with ectoparasites, and the impacts of climate change on the prevalence and distribution of avian malaria.

  • Avian Malaria
  • Haemosporidian Parasites
  • Bird Hosts
  • Vector-borne Diseases
  • Host Specificity
  • Parasite Diversity
  • Molecular Phylogeny
  • Pathogenic Effects
  • Ectoparasites
  • Climate Change Impacts
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+8%
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Which countries lead Bird parasitology and diseases research?

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (355 and 157 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 355 works
  2. 2 Brazil 157 works
  3. 3 China 82 works
  4. 4 India 72 works
  5. 5 Spain 71 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 62 works
  7. 7 Germany 57 works
  8. 8 Russia 55 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 52 works
  10. 10 Australia 48 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 35.2%Brazil: 15.6%China: 8.1%India: 7.1%6 others listed: 34.1%35%largest
United States355 · 35.2%Brazil157 · 15.6%China82 · 8.1%India72 · 7.1%6 others listed345 · 34.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Bird parasitology and diseases research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Georgia publishes the most Bird parasitology and diseases research, followed by University of Tyumen and Zoological Institute.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of GeorgiaUnited States 14 works
  2. 2 University of TyumenRussia 13 works
  3. 3 Zoological InstituteRussia 12 works
  4. 4 Nature Research CentreLithuania 11 works
  5. 5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 10 works
  6. 6 University of California, DavisUnited States 10 works
  7. 7 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 9 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 8 works
  9. 9 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 8 works
  10. 10 Louisiana State UniversityUnited States 8 works

Who are the leading researchers in Bird parasitology and diseases?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Bird parasitology and diseases include Anders Pape Møller, Theunis Piersma and Robert E. Ricklefs.

  1. 1 Anders Pape Møller France 1.8k citations
  2. 2 Theunis Piersma Netherlands 1.7k citations
  3. 3 Robert E. Ricklefs United States 1.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Bird parasitology and diseases research done?

The largest centres of Bird parasitology and diseases research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Beijing (China), Madrid (Spain) and Tokyo (Japan).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 29 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 23 works
  3. 3 Madrid Spain 20 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 17 works
  5. 5 Athens United States 15 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 14 works
  7. 7 Saint Petersburg Russia 14 works
  8. 8 Vilnius Lithuania 13 works
  9. 9 Paris France 13 works
  10. 10 Tyumen Russia 13 works
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Where is the best place to study Bird parasitology and diseases?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Tyumen, University of Georgia and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%5%10%mean 6.9%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Tyumen: 13, 2.3%University of Georgia: 14, 9.9%Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 9, 11.5%University of California, Davis: 10, 8.4%Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp): 10, 5.8%Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 8, 3.5%Adam Mickiewicz Univ…University of GeorgiaUniversity of Califo…University of Tyumen
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of TyumenRussia 56.82.3%95.9×13 +372.0%
2 University of GeorgiaUnited States 56.59.9%17.8×14 -12.8%
3 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 34.811.5%12.1×9 -39.6%
4 University of California, DavisUnited States 25.48.4%7.4×10 -13.4%
5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 17.95.8%6.7×10 +8.5%
6 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 4.13.5%6.3×8 -9.5%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Bird parasitology and diseases research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bird parasitology and diseases.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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