R.C.A. Thompson

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
148 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

R.C.A. Thompson is a scholar working on Parasitology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R.C.A. Thompson has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Parasitology, 45 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 37 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R.C.A. Thompson's work include Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (82 papers), Parasitic infections in humans and animals (45 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (30 papers). R.C.A. Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (82 papers), Parasitic infections in humans and animals (45 papers) and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (30 papers). R.C.A. Thompson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Switzerland. R.C.A. Thompson's co-authors include Paul Monis, Simone M. Cacciò, Alan J. Lymbery, Paul Hunter, Jim McLauchlin, H.V. Smith, Ian Robertson, U.M. Morgan, Peter Deplazes and J. Eckert and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Biological Conservation and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

R.C.A. Thompson

146 papers receiving 8.5k 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. Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis
    2017 712 citations Majid Fasihi Harandi, R.C.A. Thompson et al. Advances in Parasitology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R.C.A. Thompson 6.9k 3.7k 2.7k 1.7k 1.4k 148 8.9k
Alexander Mathis 3.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 999 0.7× 133 6.0k
Peter M. Schantz 6.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 7.5k 2.8× 5.2k 3.1× 2.2k 1.6× 168 11.4k
Rebecca J. Traub 6.0k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 409 0.2× 2.1k 1.5× 196 7.2k
J. Eckert 4.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 6.7k 2.5× 4.8k 2.9× 2.2k 1.6× 192 9.0k
Pierre Dorny 5.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 4.8k 1.8× 3.0k 1.8× 2.7k 1.9× 396 10.7k
Christen Rune Stensvold 7.1k 1.0× 4.2k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 613 0.4× 574 0.4× 186 8.5k
Marshall W. Lightowlers 4.9k 0.7× 977 0.3× 5.9k 2.2× 3.8k 2.2× 1.6k 1.1× 207 7.8k
Giuseppe Cringoli 5.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 877 0.5× 3.3k 2.3× 284 8.7k
H.V. Smith 8.0k 1.2× 4.8k 1.3× 715 0.3× 301 0.2× 507 0.4× 171 9.6k
Edoardo Pozio 2.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 831 0.3× 644 0.4× 769 0.5× 120 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.C.A. Thompson

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All Works

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Bezerra‐Santos, Marcos Antônio, Filipe Dantas‐Torres, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza‐Roldan, et al.. (2023). Invasive mammalian wildlife and the risk of zoonotic parasites. Trends in Parasitology. 39(9). 786–798. 5 indexed citations
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Thompson, R.C.A.. (2023). Zoonotic helminths – why the challenge remains. Journal of Helminthology. 97. e21–e21. 11 indexed citations
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Bezerra‐Santos, Marcos Antônio, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza‐Roldan, R.C.A. Thompson, Filipe Dantas‐Torres, & Domenico Otranto. (2021). Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Gateway to Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Trends in Parasitology. 37(3). 181–184. 84 indexed citations
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Thompson, R.C.A., Sarah Keatley, A. Elliot, & Peta L. Clode. (2020). Kapsulotaenia tidswelli– an unusual cestode from the Australian goannasVaranus gouldii gouldiiandV. giganteus. Journal of Helminthology. 94. e213–e213. 1 indexed citations
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Botero, Adriana, Sarah Keatley, Christopher S. Peacock, & R.C.A. Thompson. (2016). In vitro drug susceptibility of two strains of the wildlife trypanosome, Trypanosoma copemani: A comparison with Trypanosoma cruzi. International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance. 7(1). 34–41. 11 indexed citations
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Greene, Wayne K., et al.. (2015). Identification of genes associated with blood feeding in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. Parasites & Vectors. 8(1). 368–368. 14 indexed citations
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Clode, Peta L., Wan Hon Koh, & R.C.A. Thompson. (2015). Life without a Host Cell: What is Cryptosporidium ?. Trends in Parasitology. 31(12). 614–624. 43 indexed citations
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Botero, Adriana, Peta L. Clode, Christopher S. Peacock, & R.C.A. Thompson. (2015). Towards a Better Understanding of the Life Cycle of Trypanosoma copemani. Protist. 167(1). 82–92. 13 indexed citations
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Thompson, R.C.A., et al.. (2010). Giardia in Western Australian wildlife. Veterinary Parasitology. 170(3-4). 207–211. 48 indexed citations
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Ash, Amanda, Alan J. Lymbery, John Lemon, Simone Vitali, & R.C.A. Thompson. (2010). Molecular epidemiology of Giardia duodenalis in an endangered carnivore – The African painted dog. Veterinary Parasitology. 174(3-4). 206–212. 21 indexed citations
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Thompson, R.C.A.. (2009). Echinococcus,GiardiaandCryptosporidium: observational studies challenging accepted dogma. Parasitology. 136(12). 1529–1535. 9 indexed citations
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Wielinga, Caroline & R.C.A. Thompson. (2007). Comparative evaluation ofGiardia duodenalissequence data. Parasitology. 134(12). 1795–1821. 124 indexed citations
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Smith, H.V., Simone M. Cacciò, Andy Tait, Jim McLauchlin, & R.C.A. Thompson. (2006). Tools for investigating the environmental transmission of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in humans. Trends in Parasitology. 22(4). 160–167. 152 indexed citations
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Hunter, Paul & R.C.A. Thompson. (2005). The zoonotic transmission of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. International Journal for Parasitology. 35(11-12). 1181–1190. 324 indexed citations
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Thompson, R.C.A. & Paul Monis. (2004). Variation in Giardia: Implications for Taxonomy and Epidemiology. Advances in Parasitology. 58. 69–137. 238 indexed citations
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Harandi, Majid Fasihi, Richard J. Hobbs, Peter J. Adams, et al.. (2002). Molecular and morphological characterization of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Iran. Parasitology. 125(4). 367–373. 179 indexed citations
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Morgan, U.M. & R.C.A. Thompson. (1997). Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium parvum. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 8 indexed citations
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Lymbery, Alan J. & R.C.A. Thompson. (1996). Species of Echinococcus: Pattern and process. Parasitology Today. 12(12). 486–491. 29 indexed citations
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Lymbery, Alan J. & R.C.A. Thompson. (1989). The status of subspecies or strains ofEchinococcus granulosusin Great Britain. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 83(5). 549–552. 4 indexed citations

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