Alfons Renz

2.2k total citations
72 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alfons Renz is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Ecology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfons Renz has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Infectious Diseases, 34 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Alfons Renz's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (53 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (34 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (20 papers). Alfons Renz is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (53 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (34 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (20 papers). Alfons Renz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Cameroon and United Kingdom. Alfons Renz's co-authors include A. J. Trees, G. Wahl, Vincent N. Tanya, Mbunkah Daniel Achukwi, P. Wenk, Albert Eisenbarth, Mark Bronsvoort, Peter Enyong, William Harnett and H. Fuglsang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Alfons Renz

70 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfons Renz Germany 23 1.3k 803 634 541 349 72 1.6k
Laurent Toé United States 19 1.2k 0.9× 806 1.0× 572 0.9× 290 0.5× 452 1.3× 32 1.4k
Gianluca Marucci Italy 25 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 467 0.7× 230 0.4× 374 1.1× 77 1.7k
Alessio Giannelli Italy 28 1.3k 1.0× 654 0.8× 1.2k 2.0× 808 1.5× 231 0.7× 77 2.1k
Gabriella Testini Italy 21 726 0.6× 381 0.5× 568 0.9× 358 0.7× 177 0.5× 29 1.4k
Z. Széll Hungary 26 968 0.7× 480 0.6× 899 1.4× 373 0.7× 230 0.7× 53 1.5k
Călin Mircea Gherman Romania 24 1.0k 0.8× 511 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 294 0.5× 121 0.3× 99 1.6k
Zuzana Hurníková Slovakia 20 660 0.5× 461 0.6× 533 0.8× 178 0.3× 131 0.4× 83 1.1k
Angela Monica Ionică Romania 23 990 0.8× 401 0.5× 936 1.5× 279 0.5× 107 0.3× 115 1.4k
Giada Annoscia Italy 26 1.2k 0.9× 475 0.6× 1.1k 1.8× 617 1.1× 131 0.4× 57 2.2k
Kerstin Fischer United States 19 587 0.4× 355 0.4× 403 0.6× 345 0.6× 79 0.2× 38 974

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfons Renz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alfons Renz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alfons Renz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alfons Renz. Alfons Renz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Renz, Alfons, et al.. (2025). Knowledge and Practices of Four Onchocerciasis-Endemic Communities in Cameroon. Microorganisms. 13(4). 736–736.
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Renz, Alfons, et al.. (2023). Ticks and Rickettsiae Associated with Wild Animals Sold in Bush Meat Markets in Cameroon. Pathogens. 12(2). 348–348. 8 indexed citations
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Achukwi, Mbunkah Daniel, et al.. (2019). Development of a Low-Density DNA Microarray for Detecting Tick-Borne Bacterial and Piroplasmid Pathogens in African Cattle. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 4(2). 64–64. 4 indexed citations
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Rödelsperger, Christian, et al.. (2018). Full mitochondrial and nuclear genome comparison confirms that Onchocerca sp. “Siisa” is Onchocerca ochengi. Parasitology Research. 117(4). 1069–1077. 6 indexed citations
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Ndjonka, Dieudonné, Albert Eisenbarth, Mbunkah Daniel Achukwi, et al.. (2014). Immune recognition ofOnchocerca volvulusproteins in the human host and animal models of onchocerciasis. Journal of Helminthology. 89(3). 375–386. 7 indexed citations
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Achukwi, Mbunkah Daniel, William Harnett, Janette E. Bradley, & Alfons Renz. (2004). Onchocerca ochengi acquisition in zebu Gudali cattle exposed to natural transmission: parasite population dynamics and IgG antibody subclass responses to Ov10/Ov11 recombinant antigens. Veterinary Parasitology. 122(1). 35–49. 13 indexed citations
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Seidenfaden, Ralph, et al.. (2001). Combined benefits of annual mass treatment with ivermectin and cattle zooprophylaxis on the severity of human onchocerciasis in northern Cameroon. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 6(9). 715–725. 17 indexed citations
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Cross, H. F., Alfons Renz, & A. J. Trees. (1998). In-vitro uptake of ivermectin by adult male Onchocerca ochengi. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 92(6). 711–720. 8 indexed citations
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Wahl, G., et al.. (1998). Onchocerca ochengi: epidemiological evidence of cross-protection against Onchocerca volvulus in man. Parasitology. 116(4). 349–362. 46 indexed citations
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Wildenburg, Gabriele, Anita Plenge‐Bönig, Alfons Renz, Peter Fischer, & Dietrich W. Büttner. (1997). Distribution of mast cells and their correlation with inflammatory cells around Onchocerca gutturosa , O. tarsicola , O. ochengi , and O. flexuosa. Parasitology Research. 83(2). 109–120. 23 indexed citations
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Wahl, G., et al.. (1994). Bovine onchocercosis in North Cameroon. Veterinary Parasitology. 52(3-4). 297–311. 51 indexed citations
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Wahl, G. & Alfons Renz. (1991). Transmission of Onchocerca dukei by Simulium bovis in North-Cameroon.. PubMed. 42(4). 368–70. 13 indexed citations
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Eichner, Martin, Alfons Renz, G. Wahl, & Peter Enyong. (1991). Development of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae injected into Simulium species from Cameroon. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 5(3). 293–298. 11 indexed citations
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Renz, Alfons. (1987). Studies on the dynamics of transmission of onchocerciasis in a Sudan-savanna area of North Cameroon II. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 81(3). 229–237. 23 indexed citations
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Renz, Alfons & P. Wenk. (1987). Studies on the dynamics of transmission of onchocerciasis in a Sudan-savanna area of North Cameroon I. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 81(3). 215–228. 35 indexed citations
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