G. W. Esch

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

G. W. Esch is a scholar working on Ecology, Parasitology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, G. W. Esch has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 15 papers in Parasitology and 10 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in G. W. Esch's work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (21 papers), Helminth infection and control (10 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (6 papers). G. W. Esch is often cited by papers focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (21 papers), Helminth infection and control (10 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (6 papers). G. W. Esch collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. G. W. Esch's co-authors include Leo Margolis, John C. Holmes, G. A. Schad, Armand M. Kuris, Terry C. Hazen, John M. Aho, A. O. Bush, C.B. Fliermans, Daniel R. Brooks and Roman Hirsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Animal Ecology and Veterinary Parasitology.

In The Last Decade

G. W. Esch

36 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Use of Ecological Terms in Parasitology (Report of an... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 500 1000 1.5k
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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. The Use of Ecological Terms in Parasitology (Report of an Ad Hoc Committee of the American Society of Parasitologists)
    1982 1.7k citations G. W. Esch et al. Journal of Parasitology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. W. Esch United States 20 2.6k 1.3k 866 423 415 37 3.4k
Gerald W. Esch United States 36 2.7k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 976 1.1× 257 0.6× 324 0.8× 135 4.3k
Philip D. Harris United Kingdom 33 1.8k 0.7× 931 0.7× 446 0.5× 405 1.0× 260 0.6× 66 2.7k
I. Paperna Israel 37 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 687 0.8× 943 2.2× 961 2.3× 229 4.4k
Anssi Karvonen Finland 29 2.0k 0.8× 654 0.5× 465 0.5× 390 0.9× 286 0.7× 86 2.7k
Reinaldo José da Silva Brazil 25 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 389 0.4× 416 1.0× 580 1.4× 297 3.3k
Tine Huyse Belgium 34 2.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 713 0.8× 121 0.3× 547 1.3× 128 3.3k
Walter A. Boeger Brazil 33 2.4k 0.9× 605 0.5× 368 0.4× 159 0.4× 747 1.8× 173 3.4k
José Luís Luque Brazil 34 4.3k 1.7× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 225 0.5× 1.2k 2.8× 311 4.7k
Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce de León Mexico 37 4.3k 1.7× 2.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.9× 140 0.3× 624 1.5× 289 5.0k
E. Tellervo Valtonen Finland 46 4.9k 1.9× 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 1.5k 3.5× 1.1k 2.6× 200 6.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. W. Esch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Meng, et al.. (2016). OCCURRENCE AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GRA6 AND SAG2 FROM TOXOPLASMA GONDII OOCYSTS IN CAT FECES, KUNMING, CHINA.. PubMed. 47(6). 1134–42. 8 indexed citations
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Hu, Junjie, Tingting Liu, Qiong Liu, et al.. (2016). Prevalence, morphology, and molecular characteristics of Sarcocystis spp. in domestic goats (Capra hircus) from Kunming, China. Parasitology Research. 115(10). 3973–3981. 33 indexed citations
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Hu, Junjie, et al.. (2016). Prevalance, Morphology, and Molecular Characterization of Sarcocystis heydorni Sarcocysts from Cattle (Bos Taurus) in China. Journal of Parasitology. 102(5). 545–548. 19 indexed citations
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Esch, G. W., et al.. (2014). Microhabitat differences surrounding a pond affects the distribution of trematode parasites among a pulmonate snail community. Helminthologia. 51(4). 301–308. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Meng, et al.. (2013). First isolation of Hammondia heydorni from dogs in China. Veterinary Parasitology. 197(1-2). 43–49. 5 indexed citations
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Negovetich, Nicholas J. & G. W. Esch. (2008). Quantitative Estimation of the Cost of Parasitic Castration in a Helisoma anceps Population Using a Matrix Population Model. Journal of Parasitology. 94(5). 1022–1030. 12 indexed citations
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Negovetich, Nicholas J. & G. W. Esch. (2008). Life History Cost of Trematode Infection in Helisoma anceps Using Mark–Recapture in Charlie's Pond. Journal of Parasitology. 94(2). 314–325. 8 indexed citations
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Negovetich, Nicholas J. & G. W. Esch. (2007). LONG-TERM ANALYSIS OF CHARLIE'S POND: FECUNDITY AND TREMATODE COMMUNITIES OF HELISOMA ANCEPS. Journal of Parasitology. 93(6). 1311–1318. 17 indexed citations
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Negovetich, Nicholas J., et al.. (2006). AN EXAMINATION OF THE INFRACOMMUNITIES AND COMPONENT COMMUNITIES FROM IMPALA (AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS) IN THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AFRICA. Journal of Parasitology. 92(6). 1180–1190. 6 indexed citations
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Esch, G. W.. (2002). The Transmission of Digenetic Trematodes: Style, Elegance, Complexity. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 42(2). 304–312. 104 indexed citations
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Esch, G. W., L A Curtis, & Michael A. Barger. (2001). A perspective on the ecology of trematode communities in snails. Parasitology. 123(7). 57–75. 99 indexed citations
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Esch, G. W., et al.. (1995). The distribution and pathobiology ofNeoechinorhynchus cylindratusin the intestine of green sunfish,Lepomis cyanellus. Parasitology. 111(2). 221–231. 12 indexed citations
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Marcogliese, David J. & G. W. Esch. (1989). Experimental and natural infection of planktonic and benthic copepods by the Asian tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 56(2). 151–155. 24 indexed citations
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Granath, Willard O. & G. W. Esch. (1983). Seasonal dynamics of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in ambient and thermally altered areas of a North Carolina cooling reservoir.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 50(2). 205–218. 23 indexed citations
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Esch, G. W., et al.. (1974). Effects of thermal effluent on the population dynamics of helminth parasites in largemouth bass. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 51(1). 136–43. 14 indexed citations
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Esch, G. W., et al.. (1974). Population ecology of parasites in turtles from thermally altered and natural aquatic communities. 53(2). 31–9. 6 indexed citations
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Schmidt, G. D., G. W. Esch, & J. Whitfield Gibbons. (1970). Neoechinorhynchus chelonos, a new species of acanthocephalan parasite of turtles.. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 37(2). 172–174. 8 indexed citations

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