Richard J. Birtles

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
143 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Richard J. Birtles is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard J. Birtles has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Parasitology, 80 papers in Infectious Diseases and 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Richard J. Birtles's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (71 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (61 papers) and Bartonella species infections research (53 papers). Richard J. Birtles is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (71 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (61 papers) and Bartonella species infections research (53 papers). Richard J. Birtles collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Richard J. Birtles's co-authors include Didier Raoult, Michael Begon, Bernard La Scola, Kevin J. Bown, Xavier Lambin, Sandra Telfer, Timothy G. Harrison, Michael Day, Steve Paterson and Susan E. Shaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Richard J. Birtles

141 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Giant Virus in Amoebae

2003 615 citations Michel Drancourt, Richard J. Birtles et al. Science profile →
Species Interactions in a Parasite Community Drive Infection Risk in a Wildlife Population

2010 441 citations Sandra Telfer, Xavier Lambin et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard J. Birtles United Kingdom	49	4.1k	3.5k	1.2k	1.1k	898	143	7.3k
Martin Pfeffer Germany	47	2.8k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	633 0.5×	2.1k 1.9×	1.0k 1.1×	204	6.9k
Janet E. Foley United States	47	4.1k 1.0×	5.2k 1.5×	972 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	343 0.4×	294	8.7k
Véronique Roux France	40	4.7k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	262 0.2×	1.6k 1.4×	949 1.1×	73	6.9k
Franz J. Conraths Germany	55	4.3k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	749 0.6×	802 0.7×	379 0.4×	339	10.0k
Alexandre J. da Silva United States	46	3.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	601 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	764 0.9×	142	6.4k
Bruno Gottstein Switzerland	65	9.9k 2.4×	2.8k 0.8×	2.6k 2.2×	608 0.6×	950 1.1×	383	14.6k
Patricia A. Conrad United States	54	6.3k 1.5×	1.7k 0.5×	595 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	786 0.9×	188	8.8k
Oleg Mediannikov France	45	5.9k 1.4×	5.5k 1.5×	489 0.4×	2.2k 2.0×	719 0.8×	278	8.7k
Chihiro Sugimoto Japan	42	4.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	319 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	294	7.2k
Norman J. Pieniąžek United States	38	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	326 0.3×	908 0.8×	554 0.6×	90	4.9k

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Tufa, Tafese Beyene, Gabriele Margos, Volker Fingerle, et al.. (2023). Evidence for Bartonella quintana in Lice Collected from the Clothes of Ethiopian Homeless Individuals. Pathogens. 12(11). 1299–1299. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Haroon, et al.. (2022). Epidemiology, Distribution and Identification of Ticks on Livestock in Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(5). 3024–3024. 23 indexed citations

Kigozi, Edgar, Henry Kajumbula, David Patrick Kateete, et al.. (2021). Antibiotic resistance profiles and population structure of disease-associated Staphylococcus aureus infecting patients in Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Western Uganda. Microbiology. 167(5). 3 indexed citations

Logan, Julie, et al.. (2019). Bartonella clarridgeiae infection in a patient with aortic root abscess and endocarditis. Access Microbiology. 1(10). e000064–e000064. 9 indexed citations

Millins, Caroline, Lucy Gilbert, Agnieszka Wojciechowska, et al.. (2018). Landscape structure affects the prevalence and distribution of a tick-borne zoonotic pathogen. Parasites & Vectors. 11(1). 621–621. 21 indexed citations

Arriero, Elena, Richard J. Birtles, Janette E. Bradley, et al.. (2017). From the animal house to the field: Are there consistent individual differences in immunological profile in wild populations of field voles (Microtus agrestis)?. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0183450–e0183450. 16 indexed citations

Seryodkin, Ivan V., L. A. Thomas, Richard J. Birtles, et al.. (2017). Tick-borne pathogens in Ixodidae ticks and their large mammalian hosts in the Russian Far East.. Parazitologiya. 51(3). 239–252. 3 indexed citations

Kallio, Eva R., Michael Begon, Richard J. Birtles, et al.. (2014). First Report of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in Rodents in Finland. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14(6). 389–393. 43 indexed citations

Bettridge, Judy, et al.. (2013). Distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus Populations Across Central Britain. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 13(3). 139–146. 25 indexed citations

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Harrison, Alan, Kevin J. Bown, W. Ian Montgomery, & Richard J. Birtles. (2012). Ixodes ricinus Is Not an Epidemiologically Relevant Vector of Bartonella Species in the Wood Mouse ( Apodemus sylvaticus). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(5). 366–371. 8 indexed citations

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Bown, Kevin J., et al.. (2011). The Common Shrew ( Sorex araneus ): A Neglected Host of Tick-Borne Infections?. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(7). 947–953. 48 indexed citations

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Telfer, Sandra, Xavier Lambin, Richard J. Birtles, et al.. (2010). Species Interactions in a Parasite Community Drive Infection Risk in a Wildlife Population. Science. 330(6001). 243–246. 441 indexed citations breakdown →

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Evans, Nicholas J., J M Brown, İ. Demi̇rkan, et al.. (2009). Treponema pedis sp. nov., a spirochaete isolated from bovine digital dermatitis lesions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 59(5). 987–991. 58 indexed citations

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Birtles, Richard J., et al.. (2007). Dissecting the Enzootic Cycles of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a Multi-host, Multi Vector World. 65–67.

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

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Bown, Kevin J., Michael Begon, Malcolm J. Bennett, et al.. (2006). Sympatric Ixodes trianguliceps and Ixodes ricinus Ticks Feeding on Field Voles ( Microtus agrestis ): Potential for Increased Risk of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in the United Kingdom?. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 6(4). 404–410. 57 indexed citations

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Pretorius, Anne-Marié, Mogens Jensenius, & Richard J. Birtles. (2004). Update on Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in South Africa. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4(3). 249–260. 15 indexed citations

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Birtles, Richard J., et al.. (2002). Prevalence of Bartonella species causing bacteraemia in domesticated and companion animals in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record. 151(8). 225–229. 35 indexed citations

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Drancourt, Michel, Richard J. Birtles, Didier Raoult, et al.. (1996). New serotype of Bartonella heriselae in endocarditis and cat-scratch disease. The Lancet. 347(8999). 441–443. 164 indexed citations

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Birtles, Richard J.. (1995). Differentiation ofBartonellaspecies using restriction endonuclease analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 129(2-3). 261–265. 28 indexed citations

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