Parasitic infections in humans and animals
Parasitic infections in humans and animals is a research topic within Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 7.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biological, epidemiological, and clinical aspects of echinococcosis, a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The papers cover topics such as diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, genetics, and the global impact of echinococcosis on public health.
- Echinococcosis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Zoonosis
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Public Health
- Parasitic Disease
- Global Impact
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Parasitic infections in humans and animals research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (314 and 292 works in 2022–2025).
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.
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Which institutions lead Parasitic infections in humans and animals research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xinjiang Medical University publishes the most Parasitic infections in humans and animals research, followed by First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University and Atatürk University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xinjiang Medical UniversityChina 22 works
- 2 First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityChina 18 works
- 3 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 18 works
- 4 Tunis El Manar UniversityTunisia 15 works
- 5 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 15 works
- 6 Qinghai UniversityChina 14 works
- 7 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 13 works
- 8 Abderrahmane Mami HospitalTunisia 12 works
- 9 Qinghai University Affiliated HospitalChina 12 works
- 10 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Parasitic infections in humans and animals?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Parasitic infections in humans and animals include Andrea Sylvia Winkler.
- 1 Andrea Sylvia Winkler Germany 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Parasitic infections in humans and animals research done?
The largest centres of Parasitic infections in humans and animals research in 2022–2025 are Ürümqi (China), Tehran (Iran), Xining (China) and Tunis (Tunisia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xining, Ürümqi and Tunis.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XiningCN · 35.8 works50×
- ÜrümqiCN · 53.1 works20×
- TunisTN · 30.8 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Parasitic infections in humans and animals than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Parasitic infections in humans and animals?
Among universities, judged by research, Xinjiang Medical University, Qinghai University and Tunis El Manar 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xinjiang Medical UniversityChina | 66.7 | 15.1% | 80.8× | 22 | -34.2% |
| 2 | Qinghai UniversityChina | 64.2 | 12.4% | 34.9× | 14 | +66.0% |
| 3 | Tunis El Manar UniversityTunisia | 64.1 | 1.2% | 35.6× | 15 | +121.6% |
| 4 | Atatürk UniversityTürkiye | 58.6 | 4.0% | 20.2× | 18 | +74.9% |
| 5 | Mohammed V UniversityMorocco | 51.7 | 0.0% | 15.3× | 15 | +69.0% |
| 6 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 44.3 | 4.1% | 12.9× | 10 | +42.8% |
| 7 | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical CollegeIndia | 39.1 | 7.4% | 31.4× | 9 | -20.5% |
| 8 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 36.6 | 1.3% | 8.7× | 13 | +40.9% |
| 9 | Cadi Ayyad UniversityMorocco | 35.2 | 0.0% | 17.6× | 8 | +10.0% |
| 10 | Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran | 27.9 | 4.5% | 8.1× | 9 | -26.0% |
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 Parasitic infections in humans and animals research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Parasitic infections in humans and animals.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.