Nataša Knap

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nataša Knap is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nataša Knap has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Infectious Diseases, 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 23 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Nataša Knap's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (24 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (23 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (20 papers). Nataša Knap is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (24 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (23 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (20 papers). Nataša Knap collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, Germany and United States. Nataša Knap's co-authors include Tatjana Avšič‐Županc, Miša Korva, Miroslav Petrovec, Mario Poljak, Ana Saksida, Katarina Resman Rus, Tomi Trilar, J Borde, Luděk Eyer and Sergey Tkachev and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Nataša Knap

40 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe and Russia: Review of pathogenesis, clinical features, therapy, and vaccines

2019 275 citations Daniel Růžek, Tatjana Avšič‐Županc et al. Antiviral Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nataša Knap Slovenia	20	918	669	575	193	97	41	1.2k
Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito Chile	16	459 0.5×	459 0.7×	277 0.5×	184 1.0×	40 0.4×	42	800
Oliver Donoso Mantke Germany	19	645 0.7×	358 0.5×	461 0.8×	55 0.3×	36 0.4×	31	810
Iva Christova Bulgaria	21	1.1k 1.2×	494 0.7×	455 0.8×	551 2.9×	66 0.7×	85	1.4k
Nathalie Y. Uzcátegui Finland	17	770 0.8×	269 0.4×	789 1.4×	89 0.5×	194 2.0×	24	1.1k
Alexandro Guterres Brazil	17	654 0.7×	424 0.6×	337 0.6×	192 1.0×	40 0.4×	66	881
JoAnne Oliver United States	16	811 0.9×	268 0.4×	802 1.4×	118 0.6×	97 1.0×	43	1.0k
Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos Brazil	16	424 0.5×	405 0.6×	231 0.4×	139 0.7×	38 0.4×	64	680
Cristina Domingo Germany	23	1.0k 1.1×	195 0.3×	1.1k 1.9×	33 0.2×	71 0.7×	66	1.5k
Gamou Fall Senegal	18	740 0.8×	77 0.1×	701 1.2×	80 0.4×	107 1.1×	69	1.1k
Alessandra Ludovisi Italy	22	557 0.6×	535 0.8×	418 0.7×	30 0.2×	71 0.7×	52	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Nataša Knap

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Nataša Knap's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Nataša Knap with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Nataša Knap more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Nataša Knap

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Nataša Knap. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Nataša Knap. The network helps show where Nataša Knap may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nataša Knap

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Ivović, Vladimir, et al.. (2025). Monitoring of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and pathogen screening in Slovenia with habitat suitability modeling. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12. 1603358–1603358.

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2025). Development and performance evaluation of a clinical metagenomics approach for identifying pathogens in the whole blood from patients with undifferentiated fever. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15. 1667422–1667422. 1 indexed citations

Rus, Katarina Resman, Martin Sagadin, Marko Kolenc, et al.. (2024). Review of virological methods for laboratory diagnosis and characterization of monkeypox virus (MPXV): lessons learned from the 2022 Mpox outbreak. Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica. 33(1). 23–35. 4 indexed citations

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2024). Influenza A, Influenza B, human respiratory syncytial virus and SARSCoV-2 molecular diagnostics and epidemiology in the post COVID-19 era. Respiratory Research. 25(1). 234–234. 8 indexed citations

Banović, Pavle, Verica Simin, Polychronis Kostoulas, et al.. (2023). Evidence of tick-borne encephalitis virus neutralizing antibodies in Serbian individuals exposed to tick bites. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1314538–1314538. 2 indexed citations

Korva, Miša, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Tularemia Cases in Slovenia with Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 21(5). 351–357. 2 indexed citations

Korva, Miša, Nataša Knap, Petra Bogovič, et al.. (2021). Upregulated Intrathecal Expression of VEGF-A and Long Lasting Global Upregulation of Proinflammatory Immune Mediators in Vaccine Breakthrough Tick-Borne Encephalitis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. 696337–696337. 5 indexed citations

Rus, Katarina Resman, Miša Korva, Nataša Knap, Tatjana Avšič‐Županc, & Mario Poljak. (2021). Performance of the rapid high-throughput automated electrochemiluminescence immunoassay targeting total antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain in comparison to the neutralization assay. Journal of Clinical Virology. 139. 104820–104820. 76 indexed citations

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2020). Comparative specificity and sensitivity of NS1-based serological assays for the detection of flavivirus immune response. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(1). e0008039–e0008039. 26 indexed citations

10.

Valenčak, Anja Oštrbenk, Blaž Zupan, Miša Korva, et al.. (2020). Low prevalence of active COVID-19 in Slovenia: a nationwide population study of a probability-based sample. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 26(11). 1514–1519. 24 indexed citations

11.

Růžek, Daniel, Tatjana Avšič‐Županc, J Borde, et al.. (2019). Tick-borne encephalitis in Europe and Russia: Review of pathogenesis, clinical features, therapy, and vaccines. Antiviral Research. 164. 23–51. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

12.

Fajs, Luka, Isme Humolli, Ana Saksida, et al.. (2014). Prevalence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Healthy Population, Livestock and Ticks in Kosovo. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e110982–e110982. 42 indexed citations

13.

Fajs, Luka, et al.. (2012). Phylogeographic Characterization of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus from Patients, Rodents and Ticks in Slovenia. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e48420–e48420. 28 indexed citations

14.

Burri, Caroline, et al.. (2012). Serological Evidence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Rodents Captured at Four Sites in Switzerland. Journal of Medical Entomology. 49(2). 436–439. 23 indexed citations

15.

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2011). Patterns of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infection in Rodents in Slovenia. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(3). 236–242. 50 indexed citations

16.

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2010). Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected in Slovenia. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(6). 659–664. 29 indexed citations

17.

Vesco, Umberto, Nataša Knap, Marcelo B. Labruna, et al.. (2010). An integrated database on ticks and tick-borne zoonoses in the tropics and subtropics with special reference to developing and emerging countries. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 54(1). 65–83. 17 indexed citations

18.

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2009). Influence of climatic factors on dynamics of questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in Slovenia. Veterinary Parasitology. 164(2-4). 275–281. 57 indexed citations

19.

Randolph, Sarah, Loreta Ašoklienė, Tatjana Avšič‐Županc, et al.. (2008). Variable spikes in tick-borne encephalitis incidence in 2006 independent of variable tick abundance but related to weather. Parasites & Vectors. 1(1). 44–44. 65 indexed citations

20.

Knap, Nataša, et al.. (2007). Molecular detection ofBartonellaspecies infecting rodents in Slovenia. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 50(1). 45–50. 36 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact