Eric S. Loker

11.5k citations

190 papers · 7.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 49

Impact in

Parasitology top 0.02%
- Parasites and Host Interactions
Small Animals top 0.02%
- Helminth infection and control

Papers in

Parasitology 153
- Parasites and Host Interactions 146
Small Animals 99
- Helminth infection and control 99

Co-authors: Coen M. Adema Si‐Ming Zhang Sara V. Brant Gerald M. Mkoji Lynn A. Hertel Thomas B. Kepler Christopher J. Bayne Martin W. Mutuku
Journals: Journal of Parasitology (38 papers)PLoS neglected tropical diseases (14 papers)Parasitology (10 papers)American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (9 papers)International Journal for Parasitology (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Kenya Argentina

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Eric S. Loker

187 papers receiving 7.4k citations

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Invertebrate immune systems – not homogeneous, not simple, not well understood 2004 · 567 citations

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1	Whole-genome sequencing and genome-wide transcriptome profiling of the freshwater planorbid snail Bulinus ugandae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a Nilotic bulinine refractory to Schistosoma haematobium BMC Genomics ·Nur l Ayu Sitompu, Joann Mudge, Martina R. Laidemitt, Martin W. Mutuku, Eric S. Loker, Si‐Ming Zhang	2025	0
2	Review: The Origin of Digenetic Trematodes: Did the Story Begin with the Blood Flukes? Journal of Parasitology ·Eric S. Loker	2025	0
3	Complexity of schistosome vector bulinine snails in Kenya: Insights from nuclear genome size variation, complete mitochondrial genome sequence, and morphometric analysis PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·이재술, Coen M. Adema, Mohamed R. Habib, Nur l Ayu Sitompu, Marijan Posavi, Martina R. Laidemitt, Geoffrey Maina, Ibrahim N. Mwangi, Joseph M. Kinuthia, Martin W. Mutuku, Eric S. Loker	2025	1
4	Comparative analysis of three families of hygrophilid snails shows that the egg mass fluid protein haemocyanin-like 1 (Hcl-1) is unique to planorbids Journal of Molluscan Studies ·赵敬肖, Eric S. Loker, Coen M. Adema	2023	1
5	Update on the Geographic Distribution of the Intermediate Host Snails of Schistosoma mansoni on St. Lucia: A Step Toward Confirming the Interruption of Transmission of Human Schistosomiasis American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Samson Mukaratirwa, Martina R. Laidemitt, Muhammad Agung Aprialdi, Mita Eva Sengupta, H. Bouammalia, 英司笹原, Mukisa Ivan Muzira, Ronaldo Guilherme Carvalho Scholte, Freddy Pérez, Anna‐Sofie Stensgaard, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Arve Lee Willingham, Eric S. Loker	2023	3
6	Multi-strain compatibility polymorphism between a parasite and its snail host, a neglected vector of schistosomiasis in Africa SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·حسین محمد حسین, Tom Pennance, Martina R. Laidemitt, Maristella Masciopinto, Jewell Roth, Claudia Fabiola Heredia Estrada, Cristóbal Humprey Noriega Cardó, Alexander V. Kolesnikov, Eric S. Loker, Maurice R. Odiere, Michelle L. Steinauer	2023	7
7	Vector Compatibility of New Mexico Galba Species with the Canine Schistosome Heterobilharzia americana, Including the First Report of Galba schirazensis as a Compatible Host Journal of Parasitology ·Martina R. Laidemitt, Eric S. Loker	2023	0
8	Comparative mitogenomics of freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus, obligatory vectors of Schistosoma haematobium, causative agent of human urogenital schistosomiasis Scientific Reports ·Si‐Ming Zhang, Lijing Bu, Lijun Lu, ZhangYuanxun, Coen M. Adema, Eric S. Loker	2022	14
9	No Apparent Reduction in Schistosome Burden or Genetic Diversity Following Four Years of School-Based Mass Drug Administration in Mwea, Central Kenya, a Heavy Transmission Area PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Amaya Martinez Mesa, David Mburu, Gabriel Magoma, B. N. Mungai, Jimmy Kihara, Ibrahim N. Mwangi, Geoffrey Maina, Joseph M. Kinuthia, Martin W. Mutuku, Eric S. Loker, Gerald M. Mkoji, Michelle L. Steinauer	2014	38
10	Discovery-based studies of schistosome diversity stimulate new hypotheses about parasite biology Trends in Parasitology ·Sara V. Brant, Eric S. Loker	2013	47
11	New Intermediate Host Records for the Avian Schistosomes Dendritobilharzia pulverulenta, Gigantobilharzia huronensis, and Trichobilharzia querquedulae From North America Journal of Parasitology ·Sara V. Brant, Hu Ping, Eric S. Loker	2011	14
12	Cercarial Dermatitis Transmitted by Exotic Marine Snail Emerging infectious diseases ·Sara V. Brant, A. N. Cohen, David James, Lucia Hui, Logesh Dhanapal, Eric S. Loker	2010	26
13	Identification of protein components of egg masses indicates parental investment in immunoprotection of offspring by Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda, Mollusca) Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Jennifer Hathaway, Coen M. Adema, Barbara A. Stout, Charlotte Mobarak, Eric S. Loker	2009	73
14	Genetic diversity and population structure of Schistosoma mansoni within human infrapopulations in Mwea, central Kenya assessed by microsatellite markers Acta Tropica ·Lelo E. Agola, Michelle L. Steinauer, David Mburu, B. N. Mungai, Ibrahim N. Mwangi, Gabriel Magoma, Eric S. Loker, Gerald M. Mkoji	2009	32
15	Characterization of immune genes from the schistosome host snail Biomphalaria glabrata that encode peptidoglycan recognition proteins and gram-negative bacteria binding protein Immunogenetics ·Si‐Ming Zhang, Yong Zeng, Eric S. Loker	2007	52
16	Diversification of Ig Superfamily Genes in an Invertebrate Science ·Si‐Ming Zhang, Coen M. Adema, Thomas B. Kepler, Eric S. Loker	2004	306
17	A newly-identified lineage of Schistosoma International Journal for Parasitology ·Jess A. T. Morgan, Randall J. DeJong, Francis Kazibwe, Gerald M. Mkoji, Eric S. Loker	2003	63
18	Description of the adult worms of a new Brazilian isolate of Echinostoma paraensei (Platyhelminthes:Digenea) from its natural vertebrate host Nectomys squamipes by light and scanning electron microscopy and molecular analysis Parasitology Research ·Arnaldo Maldonado, Eric S. Loker, J. Alun W. Morgan, 真田伏, R. M. Lanfredi	2001	47
19	Echinostoma paraensei and Schistosoma mansoni: Adherence of unaltered or modified latex beads to hemocytes of the host snail Biomphalaria glabrata Experimental Parasitology ·Ryuichi Uchikawa, Eric S. Loker	1992	17
20	Carbohydrate-binding plasma proteins from the gastropod Biomphalaria glabrata: Strain specificity and the effects of trematode infection Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Fernando P. Monroy, Lynn A. Hertel, Eric S. Loker	1992	29

About Eric S. Loker

Eric S. Loker is a scholar working on Parasitology, Small Animals, Ecology, Insect Science and Animal Science and Zoology, having authored 190 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (160 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (146 papers), Helminth infection and control (99 papers), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (16 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (16 papers), Coccidia and coccidiosis research (10 papers), Mollusks and Parasites Studies (10 papers) and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (4.6k citations), Small Animals (2.6k citations), Ecology (5.0k citations), Immunology (1.7k citations) and Insect Science (631 citations). Eric S. Loker has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Argentina. Frequent co-authors include Coen M. Adema, Si‐Ming Zhang, Sara V. Brant, Gerald M. Mkoji, Lynn A. Hertel, Thomas B. Kepler, Christopher J. Bayne, Martin W. Mutuku, Randall J. DeJong and W.P.W. van der Knaap. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Parasitology, PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Parasitology, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and International Journal for Parasitology.

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