Donald P. McManus

42.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
624 papers, 30.4k citations indexed

About

Donald P. McManus is a scholar working on Parasitology, Ecology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald P. McManus has authored 624 papers receiving a total of 30.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 509 papers in Parasitology, 309 papers in Ecology and 189 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Donald P. McManus's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (402 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (306 papers) and Parasitic infections in humans and animals (187 papers). Donald P. McManus is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (402 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (306 papers) and Parasitic infections in humans and animals (187 papers). Donald P. McManus collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United Kingdom. Donald P. McManus's co-authors include Josephine Bowles, David Blair, Wenbao Zhang, Geoffrey N. Gobert, Allen G. Ross, Malcolm K. Jones, Gail Williams, Darren J. Gray, Alex Loukas and Jun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Donald P. McManus

619 papers receiving 29.7k citations

Hit Papers

Genetic variants within the genus Echinococcus identified... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 2018 2003 2019 2002 250 500 750 1000
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. Genetic variants within the genus Echinococcus identified by mitochondrial DNA sequencing
    1992 1.0k citations Donald P. McManus et al. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology profile →
  2. Schistosomiasis
    2018 714 citations Donald P. McManus, Jürg Utzinger et al. profile →
  3. Echinococcosis
    2003 707 citations Donald P. McManus et al. profile →
  4. Echinococcosis: Advances in the 21st Century
    2019 666 citations Donald P. McManus et al. profile →
  5. Schistosomiasis
    2002 632 citations Allen G. Ross, Adrian Sleigh et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  6. Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis
    2007 482 citations Donald P. McManus et al. profile →
  7. Schistosomiasis with a Focus on Africa
    2021 125 citations Donald P. McManus, Malcolm K. Jones et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald P. McManus Australia 82 21.3k 13.5k 11.0k 7.5k 4.5k 624 30.4k
Alex Loukas Australia 75 13.2k 0.6× 7.9k 0.6× 1.2k 0.1× 1.7k 0.2× 4.5k 1.0× 364 19.7k
Peter J. Hotez United States 85 18.1k 0.8× 9.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.1× 630 0.1× 5.0k 1.1× 587 31.6k
Robin B. Gasser Australia 78 15.0k 0.7× 11.8k 0.9× 2.3k 0.2× 1.2k 0.2× 9.3k 2.1× 799 26.7k
Thomas B. Nutman United States 83 10.5k 0.5× 5.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.1× 2.4k 0.3× 2.1k 0.5× 514 23.3k
Paul J. Brindley United States 58 10.3k 0.5× 6.0k 0.4× 912 0.1× 1.5k 0.2× 3.4k 0.8× 347 14.8k
Rick M. Maizels United Kingdom 82 12.4k 0.6× 6.0k 0.4× 1.5k 0.1× 1.4k 0.2× 3.4k 0.8× 293 22.5k
Banchob Sripa Thailand 56 6.0k 0.3× 3.0k 0.2× 1.1k 0.1× 3.3k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 284 11.7k
Xiao‐Nong Zhou China 59 9.3k 0.4× 5.1k 0.4× 1.0k 0.1× 591 0.1× 2.2k 0.5× 529 14.5k
Jeffrey M. Bethony United States 52 8.6k 0.4× 5.2k 0.4× 649 0.1× 800 0.1× 2.7k 0.6× 141 11.2k
Pierre Dorny Belgium 52 5.3k 0.2× 2.7k 0.2× 4.8k 0.4× 3.0k 0.4× 2.3k 0.5× 396 10.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mationg, Mary Lorraine, Gail Williams, Veronica Tallo, et al.. (2021). Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional indices among Filipino schoolchildren. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(12). e0010008–e0010008. 9 indexed citations
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Mationg, Mary Lorraine, Veronica Tallo, Gail Williams, et al.. (2021). The control of soil-transmitted helminthiases in the Philippines: the story continues. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 10(1). 85–85. 14 indexed citations
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Mationg, Mary Lorraine, Gail Williams, Veronica Tallo, et al.. (2020). Determining the Impact of a School-Based Health Education Package for Prevention of Intestinal Worm Infections in the Philippines: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Intervention Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(6). e18419–e18419. 11 indexed citations
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Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares, Lydia Leonardo, Darren J. Gray, et al.. (2014). Geographical distribution of human Schistosoma japonicum infection in The Philippines: tools to support disease control and further elimination. International Journal for Parasitology. 44(13). 977–984. 34 indexed citations
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Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares, Lydia Leonardo, Darren J. Gray, et al.. (2014). Geographical distribution of human Schistosoma japonicum infection in the Philippines : tools to support disease control and further elimination. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Ross, Allen G., et al.. (2013). Enteropathogens and Chronic Illness in Returning Travelers. New England Journal of Medicine. 368(19). 1817–1825. 88 indexed citations
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Xu, Bin, Catherine A. Gordon, Wei Hu, et al.. (2012). A Novel Procedure for Precise Quantification of Schistosoma japonicum Eggs in Bovine Feces. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 6(11). e1885–e1885. 25 indexed citations
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Ross, Allen G., et al.. (2011). Neuroschistosomiasis. Journal of Neurology. 259(1). 22–32. 81 indexed citations
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Molyneux, D. H., Gerald T. Keusch, Donald P. McManus, et al.. (2011). Zoonoses and marginalised infectious diseases of poverty: Where do we stand?. Parasites & Vectors. 4(1). 106–106. 116 indexed citations
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Nawaratna, Sujeevi, Donald P. McManus, Luke Moertel, Geoffrey N. Gobert, & Malcolm K. Jones. (2011). Gene Atlasing of Digestive and Reproductive Tissues in Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 5(4). e1043–e1043. 62 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Andreas, Asiah Osman, Chiuan Yee Leow, et al.. (2010). Parasite annexins – New molecules with potential for drug and vaccine development. BioEssays. 32(11). 967–976. 41 indexed citations
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McManus, Donald P., Zhao Zhang, Yuan Li, et al.. (2010). Comparison of two approaches for measuring household wealth via an asset-based index in rural and peri-urban settings of Hunan province, People's Republic of China.. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. 7(7). 3 indexed citations
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Gray, Darren J., Gail Williams, Yuesheng Li, et al.. (2009). A Cluster-Randomised Intervention Trial against Schistosoma japonicum in the Peoples' Republic of China: Bovine and Human Transmission. PLoS ONE. 4(6). e5900–e5900. 75 indexed citations
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McManus, Donald P., et al.. (2004). Schistosome transcriptome analysis at the cutting edge. Trends in Parasitology. 20(7). 301–304. 18 indexed citations
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Lockyer, Anne E., Peter D. Olson, Pia Østergaard, et al.. (2003). The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858. Parasitology. 126(3). 203–224. 261 indexed citations
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Li, Yuesheng, Yuesheng Li, Adrian Sleigh, et al.. (2000). Measuring exposure to Schistosoma japonicum in China. III. Activity diaries, snail and human infection, transmission ecology and options for control. Acta Tropica. 75(3). 279–289. 20 indexed citations
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Scott, Julie C. & Donald P. McManus. (2000). Characterisation and expression of a cDNA encoding the 80-kDa large subunit of Schistosoma japonicum calpain. Parasitology International. 48(3). 205–214. 7 indexed citations
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Scott, Julie C., Jerzy Stefaniak, Z. Pawłowski, & Donald P. McManus. (1997). Molecular genetic analysis of human cystic hydatid cases from Poland: identification of a new genotypic group (G9) of Echinococcus granulosus. Parasitology. 114(1). 37–43. 139 indexed citations
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Shepherd, J., A. Aitken, & Donald P. McManus. (1991). A protein secreted in vivo by Echinococcus granulosus inhibits elastase activity and neutrophil chemotaxis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 44(1). 81–90. 146 indexed citations
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McManus, Donald P., R.C.A. Thompson, & Alan J. Lymbery. (1989). Comment on the status of Echinococcus granulosus in the UK. Parasitology Today. 5(11). 365–367. 11 indexed citations

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