Michael Kosoy

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Kosoy is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Kosoy has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Parasitology, 116 papers in Infectious Diseases and 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michael Kosoy's work include Bartonella species infections research (131 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (113 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (86 papers). Michael Kosoy is often cited by papers focused on Bartonella species infections research (131 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (113 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (86 papers). Michael Kosoy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Japan. Michael Kosoy's co-authors include Kenneth L. Gage, Ying Bai, James E. Childs, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Katharina Dittmar, Sarah A. Billeter, Dean E. Biggins, Clifton McKee, David T. S. Hayman and Hidenori Kabeya and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michael Kosoy

167 papers receiving 6.3k 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. NATURAL HISTORY OF PLAGUE: Perspectives from More than a Century of Research
    2004 528 citations Kenneth L. Gage, Michael Kosoy profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael Kosoy 4.7k 4.0k 1.5k 1.3k 1.0k 168 6.5k
Richard J. Birtles 4.1k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 736 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 848 0.8× 143 7.3k
Solange María Gennari 9.6k 2.1× 2.7k 0.7× 441 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.8× 365 10.7k
Véronique Roux 4.7k 1.0× 3.6k 0.9× 892 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 389 0.4× 73 6.9k
Bernard Davoust 3.3k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 533 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 303 0.3× 238 5.0k
Benjamin M. Rosenthal 3.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 696 0.5× 459 0.3× 644 0.6× 179 5.3k
Byron L. Blagburn 4.7k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 332 0.2× 420 0.3× 465 0.5× 194 5.9k
Michael J. Yabsley 4.5k 1.0× 3.7k 0.9× 421 0.3× 2.3k 1.7× 362 0.4× 326 7.5k
Rebecca J. Traub 6.0k 1.3× 2.6k 0.7× 499 0.3× 816 0.6× 201 0.2× 196 7.2k
Russell L. Regnery 5.3k 1.1× 4.1k 1.0× 461 0.3× 1.5k 1.2× 3.6k 3.5× 86 8.2k
Francisco Ruiz‐Fons 2.0k 0.4× 3.0k 0.8× 462 0.3× 868 0.6× 214 0.2× 134 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Kosoy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Kosoy

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

All Works

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McKee, Clifton, Alison J. Peel, David T. S. Hayman, et al.. (2024). Ectoparasite and bacterial population genetics and community structure indicate extent of bat movement across an island chain. Parasitology. 151(7). 708–721. 1 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Daiana de, et al.. (2023). Bartonella in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the urban slum environment in Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 95(suppl 2). e20220809–e20220809. 1 indexed citations
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McKee, Clifton, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal Study of Bacterial Infectious Agents in a Community of Small Mammals in New Mexico. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 20(7). 496–508. 9 indexed citations
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Himsworth, Chelsea G., et al.. (2020). Flea Presence and Abundance Are not Predictors of Bartonella tribocorum Carriage in Norway Rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) from an Underserved Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 21(2). 121–124. 1 indexed citations
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McVea, David A., Chelsea G. Himsworth, David M. Patrick, et al.. (2018). Exposure to Rats and Rat-Associated Leptospira and Bartonella Species Among People Who Use Drugs in an Impoverished, Inner-City Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 18(2). 82–88. 12 indexed citations
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Segers, Francisca H. I. D., Lucie Kešnerová, Michael Kosoy, & Philipp Engel. (2017). Genomic changes associated with the evolutionary transition of an insect gut symbiont into a blood-borne pathogen. The ISME Journal. 11(5). 1232–1244. 73 indexed citations
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Khlyap, L. А., et al.. (2016). [RATS OF THE GENUS RATTUS AS HOSTS FOR NATURAL FOCAL INFECTIOUS AGENTS].. PubMed. 47–52. 1 indexed citations
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Osikowicz, Lynn M., Sarah A. Billeter, Michael P. Rood, et al.. (2016). Distribution and Diversity of Bartonella washoensis Strains in Ground Squirrels from California and Their Potential Link to Human Cases. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 16(11). 683–690. 10 indexed citations
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Pachirat, Orathai, Henry C. Baggett, Susan A. Maloney, et al.. (2014). Infective Endocarditis in Northeastern Thailand. Emerging infectious diseases. 20(3). 473–6. 34 indexed citations
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Rubio, André V., Rafael Ávila‐Flores, Lynn M. Osikowicz, et al.. (2014). Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Bartonella Strains in Rodents from Northwestern Mexico. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14(12). 838–845. 27 indexed citations
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Billeter, Sarah A., et al.. (2014). Bartonella Species in Invasive Rats and Indigenous Rodents from Uganda. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14(3). 182–188. 17 indexed citations
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Costa, Federico, Gorete Rodrigues, Elsio A. Wunder, et al.. (2013). Infections by Leptospira interrogans , Seoul Virus, and Bartonella spp. Among Norway Rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) from the Urban Slum Environment in Brazil. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14(1). 33–40. 110 indexed citations
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Kosoy, Michael. (2010). Ecological associations between bacteria of the genus Bartonella and mammals. Biology Bulletin. 37(7). 716–724. 20 indexed citations
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Kabeya, Hidenori, James Colborn, Ying Bai, et al.. (2009). Detection of Bartonella tamiae DNA in Ectoparasites from Rodents in Thailand and Their Sequence Similarity with Bacterial Cultures from Thai Patients. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 10(5). 429–434. 55 indexed citations
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Vilcins, Inger-Marie E., Michael Kosoy, Julie M. Old, & Elizabeth M. Deane. (2009). Bartonella -Like DNA Detected in Ixodes tasmani Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) Infesting Koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) in Victoria, Australia. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 9(5). 499–503. 14 indexed citations
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Bai, Ying, Michael Kosoy, Andrew Martin, et al.. (2008). Characterization of Bartonella Strains Isolated from Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs ( Cynomys ludovicianus ). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8(1). 1–6. 46 indexed citations
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Jardine, Claire M., Greg D. Appleyard, Michael Kosoy, et al.. (2005). Rodent-Associated Bartonella in Saskatchewan, Canada. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 5(4). 402–409. 54 indexed citations
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Kosoy, Michael, et al.. (2004). Prospective Studies of Bartonella of Rodents. Part I. Demographic and Temporal Patterns in Population Dynamics. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(4). 285–295. 52 indexed citations
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Kosoy, Michael, et al.. (2004). Prospective Studies of Bartonella of Rodents. Part II. Diverse Infections in a Single Rodent Community. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(4). 296–305. 47 indexed citations
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Biggins, Dean E. & Michael Kosoy. (2001). Disruptions of ecosystems in western North America due to invasion by plague. 37(1). 62–65. 10 indexed citations

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