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Insects and Parasite Interactions

Insects and Parasite Interactions is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the mechanical transmission of pathogens by cockroaches, particularly the role of cockroaches in spreading various human parasites, bacteria, and fungi. It also explores topics such as insecticide resistance, nosocomial infections, pest management strategies, and the potential public health implications of cockroach-borne pathogens.

  • Cockroaches
  • Pathogens
  • Insecticide Resistance
  • Nosocomial Infections
  • Protozoa
  • Bacterial Contamination
  • Pest Management
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Vector Potential
  • Public Health
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+10%
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Which countries lead Insects and Parasite Interactions research?

By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (233 and 147 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 233 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 147 works
  3. 3 India 144 works
  4. 4 China 108 works
  5. 5 Iran 77 works
  6. 6 Brazil 73 works
  7. 7 Germany 49 works
  8. 8 France 47 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 44 works
  10. 10 Japan 43 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: 24.2%Indonesia: 15.2%India: 14.9%China: 11.2%6 others listed: 34.5%24%largest
United States233 · 24.2%Indonesia147 · 15.2%India144 · 14.9%China108 · 11.2%6 others listed332 · 34.5%

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Which institutions lead Insects and Parasite Interactions research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Idaho publishes the most Insects and Parasite Interactions research, followed by Udayana University and Institute of Natural Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of IdahoUnited States 17 works
  2. 2 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 15 works
  3. 3 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 11 works
  4. 4 University of ZambiaZambia 10 works
  5. 5 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 10 works
  6. 6 Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesIran 9 works
  7. 7 IPB UniversityIndonesia 8 works
  8. 8 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 7 works
  9. 9 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States 6 works
  10. 10 University of California, RiversideUnited States 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Insects and Parasite Interactions?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Insects and Parasite Interactions include Paula Moraga, Hugh R. Taylor and Ahmadali Enayati.

  1. 1 Paula Moraga United States 4.1k citations
  2. 2 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations
  3. 3 Ahmadali Enayati Iran 2.3k citations

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

Where is Insects and Parasite Interactions research done?

The largest centres of Insects and Parasite Interactions research in 2022–2025 are Tehran (Iran), Beijing (China), Moscow (United States) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tehran Iran 25 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 20 works
  3. 3 Moscow United States 17 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 16 works
  5. 5 New Delhi India 16 works
  6. 6 Denpasar Indonesia 15 works
  7. 7 Paris France 14 works
  8. 8 Jakarta Indonesia 14 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 13 works
  10. 10 Brussels Belgium 13 works
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Where is the best place to study Insects and Parasite Interactions?

Among universities, judged by research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, University of Idaho and University of Zambia 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 2.28%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tehran University of Medical Sciences: 10, 8.1%University of Idaho: 17, 0.0%University of Zambia: 10, 3.3%Udayana University: 15, 0.0%Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences: 9, 0.0%Tehran University of…University of ZambiaUniversity of IdahoUdayana University
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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 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 33.68.1%12.5×10 +46.9%
2 University of IdahoUnited States 27.40.0%90.3×17 —
3 University of ZambiaZambia 26.73.3%41.8×10 —
4 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 20.80.0%11.8×15 —
5 Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesIran 16.20.0%61.6×9 +239.2%

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 Insects and Parasite Interactions research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Insects and Parasite Interactions.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.