C. Agius

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

C. Agius is a scholar working on Immunology, Aquatic Science and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Agius has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Immunology, 13 papers in Aquatic Science and 7 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in C. Agius's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (19 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (11 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (4 papers). C. Agius is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (19 papers), Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (11 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (4 papers). C. Agius collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malta and Australia. C. Agius's co-authors include Ronald J. Roberts, Christian Saliba, Richard J. Roberts, Peter Bossier, Yeong Yik Sung, K. Jauncey, Simeon Deguara, Elizabeth A.R. Telford, Michael J. Studdert and Andrew J. Davison and has published in prestigious journals such as Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Virology and Aquaculture.

In The Last Decade

C. Agius

34 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Melano‐macrophage centres and their role in fish pathology 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2010 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Melano‐macrophage centres and their role in fish pathology
    2003 678 citations C. Agius, Ronald J. Roberts Journal of Fish Diseases profile →
  2. Heat shock proteins (chaperones) in fish and shellfish and their potential role in relation to fish health: a review
    2010 462 citations Richard J. Roberts, C. Agius et al. Journal of Fish Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Agius United Kingdom 19 1.1k 817 611 476 328 36 2.3k
Thelma C. Fletcher United Kingdom 33 2.3k 2.2× 1.6k 2.0× 618 1.0× 427 0.9× 485 1.5× 81 3.6k
John M. Grizzle United States 30 1.1k 1.0× 913 1.1× 622 1.0× 328 0.7× 239 0.7× 106 2.5k
W.B. van Muiswinkel Netherlands 31 2.5k 2.4× 1.2k 1.5× 563 0.9× 186 0.4× 325 1.0× 86 3.2k
Andrew F. Rowley United Kingdom 38 2.7k 2.5× 1.1k 1.3× 872 1.4× 302 0.6× 802 2.4× 142 4.6k
D. W. Bruno United Kingdom 29 1.5k 1.4× 543 0.7× 573 0.9× 198 0.4× 281 0.9× 89 2.3k
Flávio Ruas de Moraes Brazil 29 1.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 928 1.5× 220 0.5× 128 0.4× 154 2.7k
Bernd Köllner Germany 36 2.1k 1.9× 590 0.7× 350 0.6× 427 0.9× 364 1.1× 92 3.5k
Francesc Padrós Spain 27 1.1k 1.0× 653 0.8× 868 1.4× 247 0.5× 230 0.7× 84 2.3k
Edward J. Noga United States 29 2.1k 2.0× 697 0.9× 1.2k 2.0× 200 0.4× 936 2.9× 74 3.8k
Dieter Steinhagen Germany 34 2.5k 2.4× 1.2k 1.4× 692 1.1× 162 0.3× 377 1.1× 169 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Agius

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Agius

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Agius. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Agius 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 C. Agius. C. Agius is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Agius, C., et al.. (2020). A case of COVID-19 lung infection in a non-febrile woman followed for mantle cell lymphoma. Médecine Nucléaire. 45(1). 50–52. 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, Richard J., C. Agius, Christian Saliba, Peter Bossier, & Yeong Yik Sung. (2010). Heat shock proteins (chaperones) in fish and shellfish and their potential role in relation to fish health: a review. Journal of Fish Diseases. 33(10). 789–801. 462 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roberts, Ronald J. & C. Agius. (2008). Pan‐steatitis in farmed northern bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L.), in the eastern Adriatic. Journal of Fish Diseases. 31(2). 83–88. 29 indexed citations
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Ross, B C, Kirsten Vandenberg, Sarina Camuglia, et al.. (2003). Characterization of two outer membrane protein antigens of Porphyromonas gingivalis that are protective in a murine lesion model. Oral Microbiology and Immunology. 19(1). 6–15. 20 indexed citations
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Agius, C. & Ronald J. Roberts. (2003). Melano‐macrophage centres and their role in fish pathology. Journal of Fish Diseases. 26(9). 499–509. 678 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deguara, Simeon, K. Jauncey, & C. Agius. (2003). Enzyme activities and pH variations in the digestive tract of gilthead sea bream. Journal of Fish Biology. 62(5). 1033–1043. 124 indexed citations
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Agius, C.. (2002). Commercial Culture Of Oreochromis Spilurus In Open Seawater Cages And Onshore Tanks. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh. 54. 1 indexed citations
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Agius, C.. (1999). Strategies for aquaculture development in a small Mediterranean island state: Malta.. 43. 41–44. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Lorena E., DAVID O. WHITE, C. Agius, et al.. (1995). Synthetic peptides representing sequences within gp41 of HIV as immunogens for murine T- and B-cell responses. Archives of Virology. 140(4). 635–654. 4 indexed citations
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Agius, C., Brendan S. Crabb, Elizabeth A.R. Telford, Andrew J. Davison, & Michael J. Studdert. (1994). Comparative studies of the structural proteins and glycoproteins of equine herpesviruses 2 and 5. Journal of General Virology. 75(10). 2707–2717. 19 indexed citations
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Telford, Elizabeth A.R., et al.. (1993). Equine Herpesviruses 2 and 5 Are γ-Herpesviruses. Virology. 195(2). 492–499. 77 indexed citations
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Agius, C. & V. Jaccarini. (1989). A survey of the nitrate and phosphate levels of inshore marine waters from Malta (Central Mediterranean). OAR@UM (University of Malta). 1 indexed citations
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Parkinson, Christopher J. & C. Agius. (1987). A cell line from the tilapia Oreochromis spilurus Günther. Journal of Fish Biology. 31(sA). 239–240. 3 indexed citations
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Agius, C.. (1985). THE MELANO-MACROPHAGE CENTRES OF FISH: A REVIEW. Elsevier eBooks. 85–105. 99 indexed citations
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Agius, C., et al.. (1983). Aspergillomycosis in intensively cultured tilapia from Kenya. Veterinary Record. 112(9). 203–204. 19 indexed citations
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Agius, C. & V. Jaccarini. (1982). The effects of nitrate and phosphate enrichments on the phytoplankton from Marsaxlokk Bay, Malta (Central Mediterranean). Hydrobiologia. 87(1). 89–96. 5 indexed citations
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Agius, C.. (1980). Phylogenetic development of melano–macrophage centres in fish. Journal of Zoology. 191(1). 11–31. 134 indexed citations
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Agius, C.. (1979). The role of melano‐macrophage centres in iron storage in normal and diseased fish. Journal of Fish Diseases. 2(4). 337–343. 118 indexed citations
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Agius, C., V. Jaccarini, & David Ritz. (1978). Growth trials of Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis in inshore waters of Malta (Central Mediterranean). Aquaculture. 15(3). 195–218. 19 indexed citations

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