Bruno Levecke

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Bruno Levecke is a scholar working on Parasitology, Small Animals and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruno Levecke has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Parasitology, 66 papers in Small Animals and 61 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Bruno Levecke's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (88 papers), Helminth infection and control (66 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (61 papers). Bruno Levecke is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (88 papers), Helminth infection and control (66 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (61 papers). Bruno Levecke collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Ethiopia and United Kingdom. Bruno Levecke's co-authors include Jozef Vercruysse, Thomas Geurden, Edwin Claerebout, Marco Albonico, Zeleke Mekonnen, Johannes Charlier, Stijn Casaert, Peter Geldhof, Jozef Vercruysse and Antonio Montresor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bruno Levecke

143 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (W.A.A.V.P.) guideline for diagnosing anthelmintic resistance using the faecal egg count reduction test in ruminants, horses and swine
    2023 103 citations John S. Gilleard, Jozef Vercruysse et al. Veterinary Parasitology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruno Levecke Belgium 38 3.4k 1.8k 1.7k 1.0k 521 147 4.6k
Jozef Vercruysse Belgium 52 5.3k 1.6× 4.3k 2.3× 2.9k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 448 0.9× 211 8.4k
Giuseppe Cringoli Italy 46 5.1k 1.5× 3.6k 1.9× 3.3k 1.9× 2.2k 2.1× 250 0.5× 284 8.7k
Anton M. Polderman Netherlands 36 3.0k 0.9× 739 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 361 0.7× 90 3.6k
Antonio Muro Spain 33 2.0k 0.6× 767 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 79 0.2× 226 3.6k
S. Geerts Belgium 39 2.6k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 471 0.5× 103 0.2× 186 6.5k
Hany M. Elsheikha United Kingdom 34 3.0k 0.9× 782 0.4× 807 0.5× 685 0.7× 84 0.2× 294 4.9k
Zheng Feng China 34 2.0k 0.6× 558 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 532 0.5× 309 0.6× 130 3.7k
H.V. Smith United Kingdom 51 8.0k 2.4× 592 0.3× 507 0.3× 4.8k 4.6× 589 1.1× 171 9.6k
Nilanthi R. de Silva Sri Lanka 12 1.0k 0.3× 308 0.2× 726 0.4× 674 0.7× 384 0.7× 15 2.7k
Shan Lv China 30 1.1k 0.3× 475 0.3× 862 0.5× 373 0.4× 102 0.2× 112 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruno Levecke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruno Levecke

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All Works

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Degarege, Abraham, Berhanu Erko, David M. Brett-Major, et al.. (2025). Performance of Urine Reagent Test Strips in Detecting Schistosoma haematobium Infection in Individual and Pooled Urine Samples. Microorganisms. 13(3). 510–510.
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Timmerman, Evy, Johnny Vlaminck, Delphi Van Haver, et al.. (2025). Identification of immunogenic proteins of Ascaris lung stage larvae through immunoproteomics: towards recombinant-based serodiagnostic assays for humans and pigs. International Journal for Parasitology. 55(12). 631–647.
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Prato, Marco, et al.. (2024). Technical evaluation of the InBios Strongy Detect IgG ELISA assay for the diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 534–534. 1 indexed citations
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Levecke, Bruno, Muluken Bekele Sorrie, Gesila Endashaw Yesera, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of intermittent iron and high-dose vitamin A supplementation on cognitive development of school children in southern Ethiopia: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119(2). 470–484. 2 indexed citations
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Velde, Fiona Vande, Bruno Levecke, Sarah Gabriël, et al.. (2023). Sustaining effective latrine cleaning in schools to protect child health in low-income settings. Nature Water. 1(11). 907–914. 2 indexed citations
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Misko, V. R., et al.. (2023). Enhancing the Yield of a Lab-on-a-Disk-Based Single-Image Parasite Quantification Device. Micromachines. 14(11). 2087–2087. 2 indexed citations
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Doyle, Stephen R., Martin Jensen Søe, Peter Nejsum, et al.. (2022). Population genomics of ancient and modern Trichuris trichiura. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3888–3888. 19 indexed citations
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Avramenko, Russell W., James D. Wasmuth, Shaali Ame, et al.. (2021). Characterization of the β-tubulin gene family in Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum and its implication for the molecular detection of benzimidazole resistance. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(9). e0009777–e0009777. 17 indexed citations
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Cools, Piet, Johnny Vlaminck, Jaco J. Verweij, & Bruno Levecke. (2021). Quantitative PCR in soil-transmitted helminth epidemiology and control programs: Toward a universal standard. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(3). e0009134–e0009134. 15 indexed citations
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Dana, Daniel, Johnny Vlaminck, Zeleke Mekonnen, et al.. (2020). Diagnostic sensitivity of direct wet mount microscopy for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Jimma Town, Ethiopia. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 14(06.1). 66S–71S. 6 indexed citations
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Davis, Emma L., León Danon, Joaquín M. Prada, et al.. (2018). Seasonally timed treatment programs for Ascaris lumbricoides to increase impact—An investigation using mathematical models. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(1). e0006195–e0006195. 11 indexed citations
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Sultan, Serge, et al.. (2017). Poor dissolution of anthelminthic medicines : a risk for reduced efficacy. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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George, Santosh, Bruno Levecke, Deepthi Kattula, et al.. (2016). Molecular Identification of Hookworm Isolates in Humans, Dogs and Soil in a Tribal Area in Tamil Nadu, India. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(8). e0004891–e0004891. 47 indexed citations
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Degarege, Abraham, Berhanu Erko, Zeleke Mekonnen, et al.. (2015). Comparison of individual and pooled urine samples for estimating the presence and intensity of Schistosoma haematobium infections at the population level. Parasites & Vectors. 8(1). 593–593. 7 indexed citations
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Kattula, Deepthi, Rajiv Sarkar, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, et al.. (2014). Prevalence & risk factors for soil transmitted helminth infection among school children in south India.. PubMed. 139(1). 76–82. 78 indexed citations
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Jirků‐Pomajbíková, Kateřina, Miroslav Obornı́k, Aleš Horák, et al.. (2013). Novel Insights into the Genetic Diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like Cyst-forming Ciliates. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 7(3). e2140–e2140. 65 indexed citations
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Charlier, Johannes, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke, et al.. (2010). The use of a simplified faecal egg count reduction test for assessing anthelmintic efficacy on Belgian and German cattle farms. Veterinary Parasitology. 169(3-4). 352–357. 46 indexed citations
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Geurden, Thomas, et al.. (2010). A Bayesian evaluation of two dip-stick assays for the on-site diagnosis of infection in calves suspected of clinical giardiasis. Veterinary Parasitology. 172(3-4). 337–340. 4 indexed citations

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