Peter D. Olson

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

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Peter D. Olson is a scholar working on Ecology, Parasitology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter D. Olson has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Ecology, 23 papers in Parasitology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter D. Olson's work include Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (60 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (21 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (20 papers). Peter D. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (60 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (21 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (20 papers). Peter D. Olson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Czechia. Peter D. Olson's co-authors include D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Vasyl V. Tkach, Rodney A. Bray, Thomas H. Cribb, Anne E. Lockyer, Janine N. Caira, Zdzisław Świderski, John M. Kinsella, Jean Mariaux and Andrea Waeschenbach and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Peter D. Olson

72 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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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.

Phylogeny and classification of the Digenea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda)11Nucleotide sequence data reported in this paper are available in the GenBank™, EMBL and DDBJ databases under the accession numbers AY222082–AY222285.

2003 838 citations Peter D. Olson, Thomas H. Cribb et al. International Journal for Parasitology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter D. Olson United Kingdom	33	4.1k	1.8k	1.6k	859	667	73	4.6k
Vasyl V. Tkach United States	31	4.7k 1.2×	2.6k 1.4×	2.2k 1.4×	629 0.7×	376 0.6×	254	5.4k
Steven A. Nadler United States	49	4.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	612 0.7×	1.0k 1.6×	134	6.9k
Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce de León Mexico	37	4.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	567 0.7×	374 0.6×	289	5.0k
Rodney A. Bray United Kingdom	40	7.2k 1.8×	2.9k 1.6×	2.5k 1.6×	1.7k 2.0×	682 1.0×	295	7.5k
Tomáš Scholz Czechia	44	7.3k 1.8×	3.1k 1.7×	2.8k 1.8×	718 0.8×	587 0.9×	422	7.8k
Thomas H. Cribb Australia	40	7.6k 1.9×	3.1k 1.7×	2.6k 1.7×	1.6k 1.9×	608 0.9×	377	8.1k
Stefano D’Amelio Italy	38	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	695 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	559 0.8×	116	4.1k
Simonetta Mattiucci Italy	42	5.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.3×	759 0.5×	2.8k 3.2×	716 1.1×	162	5.8k
José Luís Luque Brazil	34	4.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	841 1.0×	145 0.2×	311	4.7k
Ian D. Whittington Australia	32	2.8k 0.7×	724 0.4×	531 0.3×	725 0.8×	418 0.6×	152	3.1k

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Rohde, Antje, Marc C. Albertsen, Scott A. Boden, et al.. (2025). New genomic resources to boost research in reproductive biology to enable cost‐effective hybrid seed production. The Plant Genome. 18(3). e70092–e70092. 1 indexed citations

Catchen, Julian, et al.. (2024). Highly resolved genome assembly and comparative transcriptome profiling reveal genes related to developmental stages of tapeworm Ligula intestinalis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 291(2015). 20232563–20232563. 1 indexed citations

Olson, Peter D., et al.. (2018). Genome-wide transcriptome profiling and spatial expression analyses identify signals and switches of development in tapeworms. EvoDevo. 9(1). 21–21. 30 indexed citations

Koziol, Uriel, et al.. (2016). Comparative analysis of Wnt expression identifies a highly conserved developmental transition in flatworms. BMC Biology. 14(1). 10–10. 39 indexed citations

Brabec, Jan, Tomáš Scholz, Ivica Kráľová-Hromadová, Eva Bazsalovicsová, & Peter D. Olson. (2012). Substitution saturation and nuclear paralogs of commonly employed phylogenetic markers in the Caryophyllidea, an unusual group of non-segmented tapeworms (Platyhelminthes). International Journal for Parasitology. 42(3). 259–267. 56 indexed citations

Riddiford, Nick & Peter D. Olson. (2011). Wnt gene loss in flatworms. Development Genes and Evolution. 221(4). 187–197. 54 indexed citations

Olson, Peter D., Magdalena Zarowiecki, Ferenc Kiss, & Klaus Brehm. (2011). Cestode genomics – progress and prospects for advancing basic and applied aspects of flatworm biology. Parasite Immunology. 34(2-3). 130–150. 76 indexed citations

Hrčková, Gabriela, et al.. (2011). Molecular and morphological circumscription ofMesocestoidestapeworms from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in central Europe. Parasitology. 138(5). 638–647. 49 indexed citations

Olson, Peter D., Janine N. Caira, Kirsten Jensen, et al.. (2009). Evolution of the trypanorhynch tapeworms: Parasite phylogeny supports independent lineages of sharks and rays. International Journal for Parasitology. 40(2). 223–242. 93 indexed citations

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Aznar, Francisco Javier, et al.. (2006). Insight into the role of cetaceans in the life cycle of the tetraphyllideans (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). International Journal for Parasitology. 37(2). 243–255. 50 indexed citations

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Literák, Ivan, Peter D. Olson, Boyko B. Georgiev, & Marta Špakulová. (2004). First record of metacestodes of Mesocestoides sp. in the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in Europe, with an 18S rDNA characterisation of the isolate. Folia Parasitologica. 51(1). 45–49. 17 indexed citations

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Lockyer, Anne E., Peter D. Olson, Pia Østergaard, et al.. (2003). The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858. Parasitology. 126(3). 203–224. 261 indexed citations

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Cribb, Thomas H., R. H. Bray, Peter D. Olson, Dallen J. Timothy, & D. Timothy J. Littlewood. (2003). Life Cycle Evolution in the Digenea: a New Perspective from Phylogeny. Advances in Parasitology. 54. 197–254. 179 indexed citations

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Olson, Peter D., Kristine E. Yoder, Aileen M. Marty, et al.. (2003). Lethal Invasive Cestodiasis in Immunosuppressed Patients. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 187(12). 1962–1966. 39 indexed citations

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Olson, Peter D., et al.. (2002). Evidence for the co-existence of separate strains or species of <I>Ligula</I> in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. Journal of Helminthology. 76(2). 171–174. 27 indexed citations

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Littlewood, D. Timothy J., Thomas H. Cribb, Peter D. Olson, & Rodney A. Bray. (2001). Platyhelminth phylogenetics - a key to understanding parasitism?. Belgian journal of zoology. 131(1). 35–46. 27 indexed citations

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Olson, Peter D., D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Rodney A. Bray, & Jean Mariaux. (2001). Interrelationships and Evolution of the Tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 19(3). 443–467. 255 indexed citations

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Olson, Peter D., et al.. (1999). Evidence for host-specific clades of tetraphyllidean tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda) revealed by analysis of 18S ssrDNA. International Journal for Parasitology. 29(9). 1465–1476. 30 indexed citations

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Olson, Peter D. & Brent B. Nickol. (1995). Effect of low temperature on the development of Leptorhynchoides thecatus (Acanthocephala) in Lepomis cyanellus (Centrarchidae).. 62(1). 44–47. 5 indexed citations

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Olson, Peter D., et al.. (1989). The provision of home health care services through health maintenance organizations.. PubMed. 8(3). 24–37. 2 indexed citations

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