Azäel Saldaña

2.1k total citations
89 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Azäel Saldaña is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Azäel Saldaña has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Epidemiology, 59 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 28 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Azäel Saldaña's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (65 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (47 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (20 papers). Azäel Saldaña is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (65 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (47 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (20 papers). Azäel Saldaña collaborates with scholars based in Panama, United States and Costa Rica. Azäel Saldaña's co-authors include José E. Calzada, Nicole L. Gottdenker, Luis Fernando Chaves, Vanessa Pineda, Franklyn Samudio, Ana María Santamaría, Kadir González, Chystrie Rigg, Anayansí Valderrama and Octávio E. Sousa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

Azäel Saldaña

84 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Azäel Saldaña Panama 25 991 903 569 355 229 89 1.5k
José E. Calzada Panama 26 1.0k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 563 1.0× 374 1.1× 276 1.2× 95 1.8k
Mohammad Akhoundi France 17 770 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 284 0.5× 336 0.9× 343 1.5× 79 1.7k
Vânia Lúcia Brandão Nunes Brazil 18 946 1.0× 967 1.1× 370 0.7× 430 1.2× 123 0.5× 48 1.4k
Yavar Rassi Iran 26 608 0.6× 1.7k 1.9× 586 1.0× 409 1.2× 238 1.0× 107 2.0k
Michele Maroli Italy 21 779 0.8× 1.6k 1.8× 330 0.6× 458 1.3× 439 1.9× 48 1.9k
Carolina Hernández Colombia 21 772 0.8× 669 0.7× 376 0.7× 440 1.2× 304 1.3× 70 1.3k
Mallorie Hidé France 24 905 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 214 0.4× 319 0.9× 117 0.5× 53 1.7k
R. D. Naiff Brazil 21 1.1k 1.1× 1000 1.1× 365 0.6× 413 1.2× 151 0.7× 41 1.5k
Amir Ahmad Akhavan Iran 21 352 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 398 0.7× 291 0.8× 244 1.1× 95 1.4k
Roberto Chuit Argentina 22 1.2k 1.2× 653 0.7× 562 1.0× 313 0.9× 97 0.4× 42 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Azäel Saldaña

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All Works

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Pineda, Vanessa, José E. Calzada, Márcia Dalastra Laurenti, et al.. (2025). Leishmaniavirus Type 1 Enhances In Vitro Infectivity and Modulates the Immune Response to Leishmania (Viannia) Isolates. Pathogens. 14(12). 1263–1263.
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Pineda, Vanessa, José E. Calzada, Azäel Saldaña, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology and Genetic Characterization of Leishmania RNA Virus in Leishmania (Viannia) spp. Isolates from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Areas in Panama. Microorganisms. 12(7). 1317–1317. 3 indexed citations
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Calzada, José E., et al.. (2022). Characterization of Leishmania spp. Causing Cutaneous Lesions with a Negative Parasitological Diagnosis in Panama. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 7(10). 282–282. 1 indexed citations
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González, Kadir, Cláudia Maria de Castro Gomes, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, et al.. (2021). Macrophage Polarization in the Skin Lesion Caused by Neotropical Species of Leishmania sp. Journal of Immunology Research. 2021. 1–8. 25 indexed citations
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Pineda, Vanessa, Kadir González, Chystrie Rigg, et al.. (2021). Surveillance and genotype characterization of zoonotic trypanosomatidae in Didelphis marsupialis in two endemic sites of rural Panama. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 17. 20–25. 5 indexed citations
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González, Kadir, José E. Calzada, Thaíse Yumie Tomokane, et al.. (2020). In situ study of cellular immune response in human cutaneous lesions caused by Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis in Panama. Parasite Immunology. 43(3). e12801–e12801. 3 indexed citations
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Kieran, Troy J., Natalia J. Bayona‐Vásquez, Azäel Saldaña, et al.. (2020). Population genetics of two chromatic morphs of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens Barber, 1932 in Panamá. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 84. 104369–104369. 4 indexed citations
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Pineda, Vanessa, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. infecting children from a rural community in Panama. Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 9. e00139–e00139. 12 indexed citations
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Kieran, Troy J., Jesse C. Thomas, Azäel Saldaña, et al.. (2019). Regional biogeography of microbiota composition in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens. Parasites & Vectors. 12(1). 504–504. 20 indexed citations
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Saldaña, Azäel, Kadir González, Vanessa Pineda, et al.. (2018). Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Rhodnius pallescens (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Infesting Coyol Palms in the Dry Arch of Panamá. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55(3). 691–700. 6 indexed citations
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Calzada, José E., et al.. (2014). Molecular Diagnosis and Species Identification of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Infections in Dogs from Panama, Central America. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14(5). 368–370. 21 indexed citations
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Díaz, Sebastián Pérez, Francisco Panzera, Nicolás Jaramillo, et al.. (2014). Genetic, Cytogenetic and Morphological Trends in the Evolution of the Rhodnius (Triatominae: Rhodniini) Trans-Andean Group. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e87493–e87493. 42 indexed citations
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Chaves, Luis Fernando, José E. Calzada, Anayansí Valderrama, & Azäel Saldaña. (2014). Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Sand Fly Fluctuations Are Associated with El Niño in Panamá. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8(10). e3210–e3210. 53 indexed citations
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González, Kadir, José E. Calzada, Azäel Saldaña, et al.. (2014). Survey of Wild Mammal Hosts of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Parasites in Panamá and Costa Rica. Tropical Medicine and Health. 43(1). 75–78. 17 indexed citations
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Saldaña, Azäel, et al.. (2012). Comparación entre histopatología y PCR, para diagnóstico de leishmaniasis tegumentaria. 10(1). 13–20. 2 indexed citations
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Gottdenker, Nicole L., José E. Calzada, Azäel Saldaña, & C. Ronald Carroll. (2011). Association of Anthropogenic Land Use Change and Increased Abundance of the Chagas Disease Vector Rhodnius pallescens in a Rural Landscape of Panama. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 84(1). 70–77. 60 indexed citations
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Samudio, Franklyn, et al.. (2004). Eco-epidemiological aspects of Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma rangeli and their vector (Rhodnius pallescens) in Panama. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. 46(4). 217–222. 42 indexed citations
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Saldaña, Azäel, Robert A. Harris, Anders Örn, et al.. (2002). ANTIGENIC SIGNIFICANCE OF A TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI SIALIDASE. Journal of Parasitology. 88(4). 697–701. 3 indexed citations
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Saldaña, Azäel, et al.. (1993). Evaluación de cuatro métodos immunobioquímico/moleculares en la identificación de cepas de Trypanosoma cruzi y Trypanosoma rangeli. 41–52.

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