Rita de Sousa

3.7k total citations
86 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Rita de Sousa is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita de Sousa has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Parasitology, 60 papers in Infectious Diseases and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Rita de Sousa's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (63 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (47 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (18 papers). Rita de Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (63 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (47 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (18 papers). Rita de Sousa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Mozambique. Rita de Sousa's co-authors include Fátima Bacellar, Maria Margarida Santos‐Silva, Ana Sofia Santos, Jorge Torgal, Maria Sofia Núncio, Laura Tomassone, David H. Walker, Natacha Milhano, José A. Oteo and F. Bacellar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rita de Sousa

80 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rita de Sousa Portugal 26 1.6k 1.5k 573 494 237 86 1.9k
Silvia Ravagnan Italy 23 779 0.5× 901 0.6× 321 0.6× 643 1.3× 226 1.0× 53 1.4k
Muriel Dietrich France 22 750 0.5× 748 0.5× 327 0.6× 243 0.5× 122 0.5× 47 1.3k
L. Paul Phipps United Kingdom 20 786 0.5× 971 0.7× 457 0.8× 600 1.2× 147 0.6× 42 1.4k
Georges Diatta France 25 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 439 0.8× 585 1.2× 180 0.8× 61 1.9k
Job E. López United States 22 1.0k 0.7× 949 0.7× 471 0.8× 333 0.7× 189 0.8× 70 1.4k
R. Ryan Lash United States 16 785 0.5× 903 0.6× 410 0.7× 503 1.0× 130 0.5× 22 1.3k
Antonia Dibernardo Canada 19 637 0.4× 929 0.6× 261 0.5× 551 1.1× 128 0.5× 62 1.2k
Christopher D. Paddock United States 21 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 419 0.7× 708 1.4× 274 1.2× 31 2.1k
Sirkka Vene Sweden 33 1.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.5× 420 0.7× 1.8k 3.7× 196 0.8× 89 2.9k
Michele Trotta Italy 21 697 0.4× 750 0.5× 261 0.5× 541 1.1× 61 0.3× 67 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rita de Sousa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita de Sousa

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alves, Mariana, et al.. (2024). Scalp Eschar and Neck Lymphadenopathy Associated with Rickettsial Infection After a Tick Bite: A Case Report. Acta Médica Portuguesa. 37(4). 312–314.
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Zé‐Zé, Líbia, Emı́lia Sousa, Rita de Sousa, et al.. (2024). Fatal Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Portugal, 2024. Emerging infectious diseases. 31(1). 139–143. 7 indexed citations
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Kislaya, Irina, Paulo Gonçalves, Verónica Gomez, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Portugal following the third epidemic wave: results of the second National Serological Survey (ISN2COVID-19). Infectious Diseases. 54(6). 418–424. 11 indexed citations
4.
Mesquita, João R., Teresa Letra Mateus, Paula Ferreira, et al.. (2021). Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp. in ticks and fleas collected from rescued hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in Portugal. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 83(3). 449–460. 17 indexed citations
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Portillo, Aránzazu, Rita de Sousa, Sonia Santibáñez, et al.. (2017). Guidelines for the Detection of Rickettsia spp.. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 17(1). 23–32. 62 indexed citations
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Tomassone, Laura, E. Berriatua, Rita de Sousa, et al.. (2017). Neglected vector-borne zoonoses in Europe: Into the wild. Veterinary Parasitology. 251. 17–26. 67 indexed citations
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Vilhena, Hugo, Ana Oliveira, Irina Amorim, et al.. (2017). Serological and molecular detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia in a group of pet dogs from Luanda, Angola. Parasites & Vectors. 10(1). 271–271. 12 indexed citations
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Lledó, Lourdes, et al.. (2010). Molecular Detection of Hemoprotozoa and Rickettsia Species in Arthropods Collected from Wild Animals in the Burgos Province, Spain. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 10(8). 735–738. 41 indexed citations
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Milhano, Natacha, Isabel Lopes de Carvalho, Ana Sofia Alves, et al.. (2010). Coinfections of Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia helvetica with Borrelia lusitaniae in ticks collected in a Safari Park, Portugal. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 1(4). 172–177. 46 indexed citations
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Santos, Ana Sofia, Rita de Sousa, Fábio Aguiar-Alves, et al.. (2009). Isolation of Coxiella burnetii from the blood of a patient with positive Anaplasma phagocytophilum serological results. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 15. 192–193. 3 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Isabel Lopes de, Nordin S. Zeidner, Amy J. Ullmann, et al.. (2009). Molecular Characterization of a New Isolate of Borrelia lusitaniae Derived from Apodemus sylvaticus in Portugal. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 10(5). 531–534. 16 indexed citations
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Santos, Ana Sofia, Fátima Amaro, Maria Margarida Santos‐Silva, et al.. (2008). Detection of Antibodies Against Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Algerian Mice ( Mus spretus ), Portugal. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 9(6). 663–669. 4 indexed citations
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Alexandre, Nuno, Ana Sofia Santos, Maria Sofia Núncio, et al.. (2008). Detection of Ehrlichia canis by polymerase chain reaction in dogs from Portugal. The Veterinary Journal. 181(3). 343–344. 25 indexed citations
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Santos, Ana Sofia, Maria Margarida Santos‐Silva, Rita de Sousa, Fátima Bacellar, & J. Stephen Dumler. (2008). PCR-Based Survey of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Portuguese Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 9(1). 33–40. 15 indexed citations
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Carvalho, Isabel Lopes de, Natacha Milhano, Ana Sofia Santos, et al.. (2008). Detection of Borrelia lusitaniae , Rickettsia sp. IRS3, Rickettsia monacensis , and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus Collected in Madeira Island, Portugal. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8(4). 575–580. 21 indexed citations
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Sousa, Rita de, Maria Margarida Santos‐Silva, Ana Sofia Santos, et al.. (2007). Rickettsia conorii Israeli Tick Typhus Strain Isolated from Rhipicephalus sanguineus Ticks in Portugal. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 7(3). 444–447. 14 indexed citations
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Vitorino, Liliana, Rita de Sousa, Fátima Bacellar, & Líbia Zé‐Zé. (2007). Rickettsia sp. Strain RpA4 Detected in Portuguese Dermacentor marginatus Ticks. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 7(2). 217–220. 13 indexed citations
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Vitorino, Liliana, Rita de Sousa, Fátima Bacellar, & Líbia Zé‐Zé. (2006). Automated Method Based in VNTR Analysis for Rickettsiae Genotyping. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1078(1). 582–586. 2 indexed citations
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Sousa, Rita de, et al.. (2003). Sobre a realidade da febre escaro-nodular em Portugal.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations
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Sousa, Rita de, et al.. (2003). Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Portugal. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 990(1). 285–294. 101 indexed citations

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