Jan Šlapeta

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
232 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Jan Šlapeta is a scholar working on Parasitology, Ecology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Šlapeta has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Parasitology, 66 papers in Ecology and 54 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Jan Šlapeta's work include Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (77 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (53 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (49 papers). Jan Šlapeta is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (77 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (53 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (49 papers). Jan Šlapeta collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Czechia and United States. Jan Šlapeta's co-authors include David Modrý, David Moreira, Purificación López‐García, Břetislav Koudela, Brian M. Cooke, Alex Loukas, Julius Lukeš, David N. Phalen, Peter Windsor and Jessica S. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jan Šlapeta

220 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

  1. International Journal for Parasitology
    2014 360 citations Jan Šlapeta et al. International Journal for Parasitology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jan Šlapeta 3.4k 1.4k 1.4k 871 693 232 5.5k
Alvin A. Gajadhar 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 354 0.4× 516 0.7× 141 4.3k
Benjamin M. Rosenthal 3.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 887 0.7× 529 0.6× 456 0.7× 179 5.3k
Aaron R. Jex 3.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.6× 838 1.0× 395 0.6× 174 6.0k
Dante S. Zarlenga 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 2.1k 1.6× 533 0.6× 468 0.7× 153 4.3k
Cinzia Cantacessi 2.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 174 0.3× 137 4.7k
Carlos Hermosilla 1.7k 0.5× 707 0.5× 831 0.6× 373 0.4× 914 1.3× 255 4.7k
Steve Paterson 1.2k 0.4× 805 0.6× 2.3k 1.7× 1.5k 1.7× 317 0.5× 141 6.2k
Anja Taubert 1.5k 0.4× 676 0.5× 721 0.5× 403 0.5× 751 1.1× 241 4.4k
John R. Barta 2.6k 0.8× 774 0.6× 785 0.6× 416 0.5× 2.5k 3.6× 170 5.0k
Ramón C. Soriguer 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 2.1× 1.8k 1.3× 262 0.3× 319 0.5× 282 6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Šlapeta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Šlapeta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Šlapeta

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

All Works

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Dantas‐Torres, Filipe, et al.. (2026). Babesia vulpes and Babesia banethi infections in red foxes: molecular and morphological detection with clinical and cytological findings. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 29. 101193–101193.
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Lee, Rogan, et al.. (2025). Rainfall- and Temperature-Driven Emergence of Neural Angiostrongyliasis in Eastern Australia, 2020–2024. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(1). e150–e158. 1 indexed citations
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Fenton, Heather, et al.. (2025). Dolphins share Toxoplasma gondii Type II genotypes with terrestrial animals: Evidence of terrestrial T. gondii contamination in marine environments. Veterinary Parasitology. 335. 110439–110439. 2 indexed citations
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Šlapeta, Jan, et al.. (2024). Redefining Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) species complex in Greece focusing on the mitogenome of Rhipicephalus secundus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100231–100231. 2 indexed citations
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Lacey, Ernest, et al.. (2023). Drug susceptibility testing for oxygen-dependent and oxygen-independent resistance phenotypes in trichomonads. International Journal for Parasitology. 53(5-6). 247–252. 2 indexed citations
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Tiash, Snigdha, Rebecca Abraham, Bilal Zulfiqar, et al.. (2023). Thieno[3,2-b]pyrrole 5-carboxamides as potent and selective inhibitors of Giardia duodenalis. International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance. 23. 54–62. 2 indexed citations
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Gandasegui, Javier, et al.. (2023). Genome structure and population genomics of the canine heartworm Dirofilaria immitis. International Journal for Parasitology. 54(2). 89–98. 11 indexed citations
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Calvani, Nichola Eliza Davies, et al.. (2021). Adaptation of gltA and ssrA assays for diversity profiling by Illumina sequencing to identify Bartonella henselae, B. clarridgeiae and B. koehlerae. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 70(7). 5 indexed citations
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Calvani, Nichola Eliza Davies, et al.. (2021). Using cerebrospinal fluid to confirm Angiostrongylus cantonensis as the cause of canine neuroangiostrongyliasis in Australia where A. cantonensis and Angiostrongylus mackerrasae co-exist. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100033–100033. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Rogan, Richard K. Churcher, Sarah L. Davies, et al.. (2020). Further studies of neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) in Australian dogs: 92 new cases (2010–2020) and results for a novel, highly sensitive qPCR assay. Parasitology. 148(2). 178–186. 13 indexed citations
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Malík, Richard, et al.. (2020). Magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with neuroangiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease). Parasitology. 148(2). 198–205. 2 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Andrea L., Cameron Webb, Nicholas J. Clark, et al.. (2019). Out-of-Africa, human-mediated dispersal of the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: The hitchhiker’s guide to world domination. International Journal for Parasitology. 49(5). 321–336. 55 indexed citations
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Iatta, Roberta, Dora Buonfrate, Paola Paradies, et al.. (2018). Occurrence, diagnosis and follow-up of canine strongyloidiosis in naturally infected shelter dogs. Parasitology. 146(2). 246–252. 18 indexed citations
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Latrofa, Maria Stefanía, Giada Annoscia, Vito Colella, et al.. (2018). A real-time PCR tool for the surveillance of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi in dogs, cats and potential vectors. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(4). e0006402–e0006402. 19 indexed citations
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Modrý, David, et al.. (2013). Isospora abdallahi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidium from the lacerid lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Northern Egypt. Folia Parasitologica. 45(1). 14–16. 1 indexed citations
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Hartigan, Ashlie, Ivan Fiala, Iva Dyková, et al.. (2011). A Suspected Parasite Spill-Back of Two Novel Myxidium spp. (Myxosporea) Causing Disease in Australian Endemic Frogs Found in the Invasive Cane Toad. PLoS ONE. 6(4). e18871–e18871. 44 indexed citations
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Šlapeta, Jan, Purificación López‐García, & David Moreira. (2005). Global Dispersal and Ancient Cryptic Species in the Smallest Marine Eukaryotes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 23(1). 23–29. 179 indexed citations
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Modrý, David & Jan Šlapeta. (1999). Discovery of the life cycle of Sarcocystis lacertae Babudieri, 1932 (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae), with a species redescription. Folia Parasitologica. 46(4). 257–262. 10 indexed citations

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