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Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Mollusks and Parasites Studies is a research topic within Insect Science. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 11.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the parasitism of snails, particularly by the Angiostrongylus nematode, and the associated diseases such as eosinophilic meningitis. It also explores the impact of invasive snail species on ecosystems and biodiversity.

  • Snails
  • Parasitism
  • Angiostrongylus
  • Mollusks
  • Invasive Species
  • Eosinophilic Meningitis
  • Nematodes
  • Biodiversity
  • Gastropods
  • Infection
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+7%
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Which countries lead Mollusks and Parasites Studies research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (174 and 157 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 174 works
  2. 2 United States 157 works
  3. 3 Brazil 145 works
  4. 4 Colombia 94 works
  5. 5 South Korea 68 works
  6. 6 India 67 works
  7. 7 Japan 64 works
  8. 8 Germany 64 works
  9. 9 Russia 61 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 60 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.

China: 18.2%United States: 16.4%Brazil: 15.2%Colombia: 9.9%6 others listed: 40.2%18%largest
China174 · 18.2%United States157 · 16.4%Brazil145 · 15.2%Colombia94 · 9.9%6 others listed384 · 40.2%

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

Which institutions lead Mollusks and Parasites Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Ibagué publishes the most Mollusks and Parasites Studies research, followed by Sunchon National University and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 73 works
  2. 2 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 50 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 16 works
  4. 4 Natural History MuseumUnited Kingdom 14 works
  5. 5 Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary 12 works
  6. 6 Institute of Natural SciencesBelgium 12 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Research CenterEgypt 9 works
  8. 8 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 9 works
  9. 9 Naturalis Biodiversity CenterNetherlands 9 works
  10. 10 State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 8 works

Who are the leading researchers in Mollusks and Parasites Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Mollusks and Parasites Studies include R. A. Cameron and Stephen Jay Gould.

  1. 1 R. A. Cameron United States 2.1k citations
  2. 2 Stephen Jay Gould Australia 1.7k citations

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

Where is Mollusks and Parasites Studies research done?

The largest centres of Mollusks and Parasites Studies research in 2022–2025 are Ibagué (Colombia), Suncheon (South Korea), São Paulo (Brazil) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ibagué and Suncheon.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ibagué Colombia 73 works
  2. 2 Suncheon South Korea 50 works
  3. 3 São Paulo Brazil 36 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 33 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 22 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 21 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 20 works
  8. 8 Paris France 20 works
  9. 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 18 works
  10. 10 Bangkok Thailand 18 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. IbaguéCO · 72.7 works332×
  2. SuncheonKR · 50.3 works313×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mollusks and Parasites Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Mollusks and Parasites Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Ibagué, Sunchon National University and Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University 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.

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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 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 51.00.0%450.0×73 —
2 Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea 42.50.0%322.2×50 -100.0%
3 Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic UniversityHungary 35.60.0%201.1×12 —
4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 22.55.2%4.9×16 +28.4%

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 Mollusks and Parasites Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mollusks and Parasites Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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