Idir Bitam

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Idir Bitam is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Idir Bitam has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Infectious Diseases, 64 papers in Parasitology and 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Idir Bitam's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (59 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (55 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (22 papers). Idir Bitam is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (59 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (55 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (22 papers). Idir Bitam collaborates with scholars based in Algeria, France and Senegal. Idir Bitam's co-authors include Didier Raoult, Philippe Parola, Cristina Socolovschi, Tahar Kernif, Pierre‐Edouard Fournier, Oleg Mediannikov, Marcelo B. Labruna, Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Christopher D. Paddock and John Stenos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Idir Bitam

90 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

2013 1.0k citations Philippe Parola, Cristina Socolovschi et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Idir Bitam	3.0k	2.5k	1.1k	918	693	94	3.8k
John Stenos	3.5k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	388 0.6×	131	3.9k
Cristina Socolovschi	4.6k 1.6×	3.8k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.7×	680 1.0×	96	5.3k
Marina E. Eremeeva	4.3k 1.5×	3.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	481 0.7×	116	4.8k
Bernard Davoust	3.3k 1.1×	3.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	533 0.8×	238	5.0k
Gabriele Margos	3.5k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	613 0.9×	128	4.9k
Sándor Hornok	3.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	416 0.4×	1.6k 1.7×	466 0.7×	205	3.8k
Aránzazu Portillo	2.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	823 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	272 0.4×	103	3.4k
Stephen Graves	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	757 0.8×	291 0.4×	155	3.2k
Matías Pablo Juan Szabó	3.8k 1.3×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	281 0.4×	183	4.5k
Lorenza Béati	4.6k 1.6×	3.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.9k 2.1×	357 0.5×	99	5.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bitam, Idir, et al.. (2024). Molecular detection and MST genotyping of Coxiella burnetii in ruminants and stray dogs and cats in Northern Algeria. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 106. 102126–102126. 2 indexed citations

Bitam, Idir, et al.. (2023). First detection of Leishmania DNA in ticks collected from domestic and wild animals in Algeria. Zoology and Ecology. 158–165. 1 indexed citations

Mhadhbi, Moez, Safa Amairia, Mokhtar Dhibi, et al.. (2023). Cattle co-infection patterns by hemopathogens and their phylogenetic analysis during the tick season in Constantine and Mila, Northeast Algeria. Parasitology Research. 122(10). 2245–2257. 2 indexed citations

Bitam, Idir, et al.. (2023). Q Fever in Unexplained Febrile Illness in Northern Algeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(4). 1589–1595. 1 indexed citations

Sokhna, Cheikh, Souleymane Brah, Abdoulaye Djimdé, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 in Africa: What else?. New Microbes and New Infections. 47. 100982–100982. 4 indexed citations

Lafri, Ismail & Idir Bitam. (2021). Phlebotomine sandflies and associated pathogens in Algeria: update and comprehensive overview.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Laidoudi, Younes, Hacène Medkour, Maria Stefanía Latrofa, et al.. (2020). Molecular Approach for the Diagnosis of Blood and Skin Canine Filarioids. Microorganisms. 8(11). 1671–1671. 12 indexed citations

Medkour, Hacène, Idir Bitam, Younes Laidoudi, et al.. (2020). Potential of Artesunate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum: Efficacy evidence from a randomized field trial. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(12). e0008947–e0008947. 12 indexed citations

Leulmi, Hamza, et al.. (2018). Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in Wild Boar Lice, in Northeastern Algeria. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 18(2). 114–116. 8 indexed citations

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Leulmi, Hamza, et al.. (2016). Detection of Bartonella tamiae, Coxiella burnetii and rickettsiae in arthropods and tissues from wild and domestic animals in northeastern Algeria. Parasites & Vectors. 9(1). 27–27. 105 indexed citations

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Lafri, Ismail, et al.. (2015). Detection of a novel Rickettsia sp. in soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) in Algeria. Microbes and Infection. 17(11-12). 859–861. 17 indexed citations

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Bitam, Idir. (2012). Vectors of rickettsiae in Africa. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 3(5-6). 382–386. 16 indexed citations

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Izri, Arezki, Idir Bitam, & Rémi N. Charrel. (2010). First entomological documentation of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in Algeria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(7). 1116–1118. 24 indexed citations

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Rajerison, Minoarisoa, Sylvie Dartevelle, Idir Bitam, et al.. (2009). Development and Evaluation of Two Simple, Rapid Immunochromatographic Tests for the Detection of Yersinia pestis Antibodies in Humans and Reservoirs. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 3(4). e421–e421. 22 indexed citations

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Bitam, Idir, et al.. (2009). Molecular detection of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in fleas from Algeria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 255–256. 21 indexed citations

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Rolain, Jean‐Marc, Idir Bitam, Sylvain Buffet, et al.. (2009). Presence or absence of plasmid in Rickettsia felis depending on the source of fleas. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 296–297. 13 indexed citations

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Bitam, Idir, Tahar Kernif, Zoubir Harrat, Philippe Parola, & Didier Raoult. (2009). First detection of Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma aegyptium from Algeria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 253–254. 52 indexed citations

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Socolovschi, Cristina, Idir Bitam, Didier Raoult, & Philippe Parola. (2009). Transmission of Rickettsia conorii conorii in naturally infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 319–321. 31 indexed citations

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Bitam, Idir, et al.. (2009). First description of Rickettsia monacensis in Ixodes ricinus in Algeria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 261–262. 26 indexed citations

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Bitam, Idir, et al.. (2008). Bartonella species detected in rodents and hedgehogs from Algeria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 102–103. 22 indexed citations

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