Rachel M. Chalmers

13.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Rachel M. Chalmers is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel M. Chalmers has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Parasitology, 138 papers in Infectious Diseases and 24 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Rachel M. Chalmers's work include Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (178 papers), Amoebic Infections and Treatments (96 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (61 papers). Rachel M. Chalmers is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (178 papers), Amoebic Infections and Treatments (96 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (61 papers). Rachel M. Chalmers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Rachel M. Chalmers's co-authors include Kristin Elwin, Guy Robinson, Stephen J. Hadfield, Paul Hunter, A. Davies, Kevin M. Tyler, Maha Bouzid, Simone M. Cacciò, M. Giles and A. P. Sturdee and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rachel M. Chalmers

202 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Cryptosporidium Pathogenicity and Virulence

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rachel M. Chalmers United Kingdom	56	6.8k	5.6k	568	560	455	207	8.4k
H.V. Smith United Kingdom	51	8.0k 1.2×	4.8k 0.8×	712 1.3×	592 1.1×	569 1.3×	171	9.6k
Lucy J. Robertson Norway	44	4.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.5×	362 0.6×	443 0.8×	352 0.8×	279	6.8k
Michael J. Arrowood United States	44	5.3k 0.8×	3.2k 0.6×	1.0k 1.8×	624 1.1×	379 0.8×	123	6.2k
Charles R. Sterling United States	38	4.9k 0.7×	3.0k 0.5×	677 1.2×	429 0.8×	438 1.0×	92	6.3k
Simone M. Cacciò Italy	48	7.7k 1.1×	5.7k 1.0×	280 0.5×	385 0.7×	294 0.6×	137	8.6k
Thaddeus K. Graczyk United States	45	4.5k 0.7×	2.3k 0.4×	562 1.0×	563 1.0×	254 0.6×	177	7.0k
Panagiotis Karanis Germany	41	5.3k 0.8×	3.2k 0.6×	267 0.5×	194 0.3×	791 1.7×	209	6.8k
Cynthia L. Chappell United States	35	3.2k 0.5×	2.4k 0.4×	286 0.5×	309 0.6×	271 0.6×	74	4.3k
Irshad M. Sulaiman United States	34	5.8k 0.8×	4.2k 0.8×	704 1.2×	465 0.8×	269 0.6×	91	6.5k
Christen Rune Stensvold Denmark	52	7.1k 1.1×	4.2k 0.7×	712 1.3×	310 0.6×	1.1k 2.5×	186	8.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nelson, Andrew, Rachel M. Chalmers, Daniel Thomas, et al.. (2025). A large Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak associated with a lamb-feeding event at a commercial farm in South Wales, March–April 2024: a retrospective cohort study. Epidemiology and Infection. 153. e82–e82. 1 indexed citations

Williams, Sarah, Thomas Inns, Christopher Roberts, et al.. (2025). Retrospective case–case study investigation of a significant increase in Cryptosporidium spp. in England and Wales, August to September 2023. Eurosurveillance. 30(9). 3 indexed citations

Chalmers, Rachel M., et al.. (2025). The transformation of a Cryptosporidium reference microbiology service to tackle the One Health challenge. Food and Waterborne Parasitology. 40. e00274–e00274.

Robinson, Guy, Nastassya Chandra, Roberto Vivancos, et al.. (2023). Application of a new multi-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) scheme for the seasonal investigation of Cryptosporidium parvum cases in Wales and the northwest of England, spring 2022. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100151–100151. 6 indexed citations

Adamson, James P., Rachel M. Chalmers, Daniel Thomas, et al.. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp. in England and Wales, 2015–2021: a time series analysis. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 72(6). 6 indexed citations

Cacciò, Simone M., Guy Robinson, Rachel M. Chalmers, et al.. (2022). Global Population Genomics of Two Subspecies of Cryptosporidium hominis during 500 Years of Evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(4). 13 indexed citations

Scholes‐Robertson, Nicole, Talia Gutman, Martin Howell, et al.. (2022). Clinicians’ perspectives on equity of access to dialysis and kidney transplantation for rural people in Australia: a semistructured interview study. BMJ Open. 12(2). e052315–e052315. 11 indexed citations

Mayer‐Scholl, Anne, Gunita Deksne, Ian David Woolsey, et al.. (2022). IMPACT: Standardising molecular detection methods to IMprove risk assessment capacity for foodborne protozoan PArasites, using Cryptosporidium in ready‐to‐eat salad as a model. EFSA Supporting Publications. 19(3). 4 indexed citations

Scholes‐Robertson, Nicole, Talia Gutman, Martin Howell, et al.. (2021). Patients’ Perspectives on Access to Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation in Rural Communities in Australia. Kidney International Reports. 7(3). 591–600. 18 indexed citations

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Elwin, Kristin, et al.. (2020). Cryptosporidiumspp surveillance and epidemiology in Ireland: a longitudinal cohort study employing duplex real-time PCR based speciation of clinical cases. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 73(11). 758–761. 6 indexed citations

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Scholes‐Robertson, Nicole, Martin Howell, Talia Gutman, et al.. (2020). Patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives on access to kidney replacement therapy in rural communities: systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Open. 10(9). e037529–e037529. 23 indexed citations

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Swain, Martin, Rachel M. Chalmers, Guy Robinson, Justin A. Pachebat, & Arthur Morriss. (2019). Identifying and resolving genome misassembly issues important for biomarker discovery in the protozoan parasite, cryptosporidium. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 1 indexed citations

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Nader, Johanna, Thomas C. Mathers, Ben J. Ward, et al.. (2019). Evolutionary genomics of anthroponosis in Cryptosporidium. Nature Microbiology. 4(5). 826–836. 81 indexed citations

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Davies, A., et al.. (2017). Long-term health effects after resolution of acute Cryptosporidium parvum infection: a 1-year follow-up of outbreak-associated cases. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 66(11). 1607–1611. 18 indexed citations

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Geurden, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Occurrence and potential health risk of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in different water catchments in Belgium. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 187(2). 6–6. 24 indexed citations

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Geurden, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Cryptosporidium and Giardia in different water catchments in Belgium. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Hill, Andrew, et al.. (2010). Quantitative Risk Assessment for Zoonotic Transmission ofCryptosporidium parvumInfection Attributable to Recreational Use of Farmland. Zoonoses and Public Health. 58(5). 323–333. 5 indexed citations

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Davies, A. & Rachel M. Chalmers. (2009). Cryptosporidiosis. BMJ. 339(oct19 1). b4168–b4168. 60 indexed citations

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Reacher, Mark, David P. Casemore, Neville Q. Verlander, et al.. (2004). Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis, North Cumbria, England, 1996–2000. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Chalmers, Rachel M., Gordon Nichols, & Roisin Rooney. (2000). Foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis have arisen in North America. Is the United Kingdom at risk?. PubMed. 3(1). 50–5. 12 indexed citations

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