Thomas Romig

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
127 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Romig is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Romig has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 91 papers in Surgery and 60 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Romig's work include Parasitic infections in humans and animals (116 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (91 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (54 papers). Thomas Romig is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic infections in humans and animals (116 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (91 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (54 papers). Thomas Romig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Kenya and Switzerland. Thomas Romig's co-authors include Ute Mackenstedt, David Jenkins, Marion Wassermann, Anke Dinkel, Peter Deplazes, Cristian A. Álvarez Rojas, E. Zeyhle, Marshall W. Lightowlers, Richard Lucius and Dennis Ebi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Romig

125 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

2017 712 citations Peter Deplazes, Cristian A. Álvarez Rojas et al. profile →
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes infecting humans – review of current knowledge

2013 346 citations Cristian A. Álvarez Rojas, Thomas Romig et al. International Journal for Parasitology profile →
Ecology and Life Cycle Patterns of Echinococcus Species

2017 314 citations Thomas Romig, Peter Deplazes et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Romig	5.8k	4.7k	3.4k	1.9k	927	127	6.9k
Marshall W. Lightowlers	5.9k 1.0×	3.8k 0.8×	4.9k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	977 1.1×	207	7.8k
Minoru Nakao	4.4k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	4.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	185	6.4k
Ana Flisser	4.6k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	871 0.9×	205	6.2k
J. Eckert	6.7k 1.1×	4.8k 1.0×	4.9k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	192	9.0k
Yasuhito Sako	3.7k 0.6×	2.6k 0.5×	2.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	537 0.6×	134	4.5k
Z. Pawłowski	3.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	647 0.7×	142	4.4k
C. N. L. Macpherson	2.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	812 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	109	4.4k
Emily Jenkins	1.7k 0.3×	1.2k 0.3×	1.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	776 0.8×	137	4.2k
R.C.A. Thompson	2.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	6.9k 2.0×	1.4k 0.7×	3.7k 4.0×	148	8.9k
Alexander Mathis	1.7k 0.3×	1.1k 0.2×	3.3k 1.0×	999 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	133	6.0k

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Romig, Thomas, Marion Wassermann, Chiara Rossi, et al.. (2025). New evidence from the northern Apennines, Italy, suggests a southward expansion of Echinococcus multilocularis range in Europe. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 7353–7353. 4 indexed citations

Halajian, Ali, et al.. (2025). Hidden diversity of cestodes in wild African carnivores: II. Taeniidae – new findings and an updated checklist. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 28. 101116–101116.

Wassermann, Marion, et al.. (2024). Environmental contamination with feces of free-roaming dogs and the risk of transmission of Echinococcus and Taenia species in urban regions of southeastern Iran. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 359–359. 1 indexed citations

Halajian, Ali, Ortwin Aschenborn, Rolf K. Schuster, et al.. (2024). Hidden diversity of cestodes in wild African carnivores: I. Non-taeniid cyclophyllideans. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 24. 100929–100929. 4 indexed citations

Wassermann, Marion, et al.. (2023). Helminths in Invasive Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Southwest Germany. Pathogens. 12(7). 919–919. 7 indexed citations

Massolo, Alessandro, et al.. (2022). The ‘bridge effect’ by intermediate hosts may explain differential distributions of Echinococcus species. Trends in Parasitology. 38(7). 501–512. 13 indexed citations

Addy, Francis, Ortwin Aschenborn, Peter Kern, et al.. (2022). Cystic echinococcosis of ruminant livestock in Namibia. Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports. 31. 100727–100727. 6 indexed citations

Klein, Claudia, et al.. (2018). Detecting co-infections of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus canadensis in coyotes and red foxes in Alberta, Canada using real-time PCR. International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife. 7(2). 111–115. 28 indexed citations

Laurimäe, Teivi, Liina Kinkar, Epp Moks, et al.. (2018). Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species. Parasitology. 145(14). 1929–1937. 64 indexed citations

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Omer, Rihab A., Arwid Daugschies, Ayman El Nahas, et al.. (2018). First detection of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in dogs in central Sudan. Parasitology Research. 117(5). 1657–1661. 6 indexed citations

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Rojas, Cristian A. Álvarez, Dennis Ebi, Rodolfo Paredes, et al.. (2016). High intraspecific variability of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in Chile. Parasitology International. 66(2). 112–115. 30 indexed citations

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Menezes, Colin, Michelle Wong, Sarah Stacey, et al.. (2013). First insights into species and genotypes of Echinococcus in South Africa. Veterinary Parasitology. 196(3-4). 427–432. 47 indexed citations

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Mitrea, Ioan Liviu, Mariana Ioniță, Marion Wassermann, Gheorghe Solcan, & Thomas Romig. (2012). Cystic Echinococcosis in Romania: An Epidemiological Survey of Livestock Demonstrates the Persistence of Hyperendemicity. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 9(11). 980–985. 18 indexed citations

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Wahlers, Kerstin, Colin Menezes, Michelle Wong, et al.. (2012). Cystic echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 12(11). 871–880. 66 indexed citations

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Ibrahim, Kamal M., et al.. (2011). A molecular survey on cystic echinococcosis in Sinnar area, Blue Nile state (Sudan).. PubMed. 124(18). 2829–33. 35 indexed citations

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Romig, Thomas, Rihab A. Omer, E. Zeyhle, et al.. (2011). Echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging complexity. Veterinary Parasitology. 181(1). 43–47. 79 indexed citations

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Bagrade, Guna, Viliam Šnábel, Thomas Romig, et al.. (2008). Echinococcus multilocularis is a frequent parasite of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Latvia. Helminthologia. 45(4). 157–161. 30 indexed citations

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Elmahdi, Ibrahim E., et al.. (2004). Cystic echinococcosis of livestock and humans in central Sudan. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 98(5). 473–479. 64 indexed citations

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Jenkins, David, Robin B. Gasser, Thomas Romig, & E. Zeyhle. (1991). Antibody responses against natural Taenia hydatigena infection in dogs in Kenya. International Journal for Parasitology. 21(2). 251–253. 10 indexed citations

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Lucius, Richard, Thomas Romig, & Werner Frank. (1980). Camponotus compressiscapus Andr� (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) an experimental second intermediate host ofDicrocoelium hospes looss, 1907 (Trematodes, Dicrocoeliidae). Parasitology Research. 63(3). 271–275. 6 indexed citations

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