Ronel Pienaar

1.5k total citations
42 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ronel Pienaar is a scholar working on Parasitology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronel Pienaar has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Parasitology, 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 18 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Ronel Pienaar's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (38 papers), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (15 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (10 papers). Ronel Pienaar is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (38 papers), Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (15 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (10 papers). Ronel Pienaar collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Germany and United States. Ronel Pienaar's co-authors include Ben J. Mans, Abdalla A. Latif, Daniël de Klerk, Minique H. de Castro, Jonathan Featherston, Oriel Thekisoe, D. Jasper G. Rees, Antoinette I. Josemans, Job E. López and Adalberto Á. Pérez de León and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Ronel Pienaar

40 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronel Pienaar South Africa	17	917	521	446	369	115	42	1.1k
Naftaly Githaka Kenya	21	733 0.8×	396 0.8×	435 1.0×	267 0.7×	66 0.6×	55	944
Ryan O. M. Rego Czechia	19	780 0.9×	316 0.6×	532 1.2×	463 1.3×	86 0.7×	48	1.1k
Andrias Hojgaard United States	22	1.1k 1.2×	414 0.8×	947 2.1×	364 1.0×	149 1.3×	64	1.3k
Maria D. Esteve‐Gasent United States	21	915 1.0×	373 0.7×	676 1.5×	323 0.9×	70 0.6×	56	1.3k
Patrick Gasqui France	19	698 0.8×	362 0.7×	545 1.2×	230 0.6×	203 1.8×	34	1.2k
Lorraine Michelet France	17	755 0.8×	317 0.6×	794 1.8×	210 0.6×	70 0.6×	40	1.2k
Miling Ma China	22	1.1k 1.2×	599 1.1×	653 1.5×	384 1.0×	100 0.9×	46	1.2k
Elodie Devillers France	18	931 1.0×	462 0.9×	827 1.9×	249 0.7×	57 0.5×	23	1.2k
Giovanna Carpi United States	18	988 1.1×	349 0.7×	840 1.9×	345 0.9×	119 1.0×	33	1.3k
Shane M. Ceraul United States	19	937 1.0×	210 0.4×	382 0.9×	543 1.5×	136 1.2×	27	1.2k

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Mans, Ben J., Β. M. Doube, Matthew D. Shaw, et al.. (2025). Independent lineages from five zoogeographic realms: the mitochondrial genome of Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) gurneyi Warburton, 1926 (Acari: Argasidae) confirms paraphyly of the subgenus Pavlovskyella Pospelova-Shtrom, 1950. Zootaxa. 5665(3). 397–409.

Ali, Abid, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, et al.. (2024). Description of a new tick species, closely related to Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897), associated with Varanus bengalensis (Squamata: Varanidae) in Pakistan. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(6). 102361–102361. 2 indexed citations

Kneubehl, Alexander R., Sebastián Muñoz‐Leal, Ronel Pienaar, et al.. (2022). Amplification and sequencing of entire tick mitochondrial genomes for a phylogenomic analysis. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 19310–19310. 24 indexed citations

Mans, Ben J., Ronel Pienaar, Jonathan Featherston, et al.. (2021). Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 12(4). 101688–101688. 43 indexed citations

Pienaar, Ronel, et al.. (2021). De novo assembled salivary gland transcriptome and expression pattern analyses for Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi Neuman, 1897 male and female ticks. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 1642–1642. 5 indexed citations

Pienaar, Ronel, et al.. (2020). Investigations into the carrier-state of Theileria sp. (buffalo) in cattle. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 11. 136–142. 7 indexed citations

Latif, Abdalla A., Ronel Pienaar, Antoinette I. Josemans, et al.. (2019). Risk of establishment of canine leishmaniasis infection through the import of dogs into South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 86(1). e1–e11. 6 indexed citations

Mans, Ben J., et al.. (2019). Investigation into limiting dilution and tick transmissibility phenotypes associated with attenuation of the S24 vaccine strain. Parasites & Vectors. 12(1). 419–419. 3 indexed citations

Pienaar, Ronel, Antoinette I. Josemans, Abdalla A. Latif, & Ben J. Mans. (2019). The host-specificity of Theileria sp. (sable) and Theileria sp. (sable-like) in African Bovidae and detection of novel Theileria in antelope and giraffe. Parasitology. 147(2). 213–224. 8 indexed citations

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Mans, Ben J., Jonathan Featherston, Marija Kvas, et al.. (2018). Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10(1). 219–240. 118 indexed citations

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Pienaar, Ronel, Abdalla A. Latif, & Ben J. Mans. (2018). Investigations into the host specificity of Theileria taurotragi. Veterinary Parasitology. 254. 30–35. 10 indexed citations

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Bhoora, Raksha, et al.. (2018). Multiplex hydrolysis-probe assay for the simultaneous detection of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in equids. Veterinary Parasitology. 255. 61–68. 17 indexed citations

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Castro, Minique H. de, Daniël de Klerk, Ronel Pienaar, D. Jasper G. Rees, & Ben J. Mans. (2017). Sialotranscriptomics of Rhipicephalus zambeziensis reveals intricate expression profiles of secretory proteins and suggests tight temporal transcriptional regulation during blood-feeding. Parasites & Vectors. 10(1). 384–384. 20 indexed citations

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Venter, Gert J., et al.. (2016). An update of the tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) distribution and African animal trypanosomosis prevalence in north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research. 83(1). a1172–a1172. 14 indexed citations

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Mans, Ben J., Ronel Pienaar, & Abdalla A. Latif. (2015). A review of Theileria diagnostics and epidemiology. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 4(1). 104–118. 220 indexed citations

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Mans, Ben J., et al.. (2013). The host preferences of Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): a generalist approach to surviving multiple host-switches. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 62(2). 233–240. 13 indexed citations

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Pienaar, Ronel, Abdalla A. Latif, Oriel Thekisoe, & Ben J. Mans. (2013). Geographic distribution of Theileria sp. (buffalo) and Theileria sp. (bougasvlei) in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in southern Africa: implications for speciation. Parasitology. 141(3). 411–424. 18 indexed citations

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Latif, Abdalla A., et al.. (2012). Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): First Description of the Male, Immature Stages and Re-Description of the Female. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41651–e41651. 26 indexed citations

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Mans, Ben J., et al.. (2011). Diversity in the 18S SSU rRNA V4 hyper-variable region ofTheileriaspp. in Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) and cattle from southern Africa. Parasitology. 138(6). 766–779. 56 indexed citations

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Zweygarth, Erich, Otto Koekemoer, Antoinette I. Josemans, et al.. (2009). Theileria-infected cell line from an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer). Parasitology Research. 105(2). 579–581. 14 indexed citations

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