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

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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, Laura Rinaldi et al. Advances in Parasitology profile →
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes infecting humans – review of current knowledge

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

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hidden diversity of cestodes in wild African carnivores: II. Taeniidae – new findings and an updated checklist 2025 ·International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife ·(unknown), Ali Halajian, (unknown), Ortwin Aschenborn, (unknown), Ute Mackenstedt, Thomas Romig, Marion Wassermann	0
2	Environmental contamination with feces of free-roaming dogs and the risk of transmission of Echinococcus and Taenia species in urban regions of southeastern Iran 2024 ·Parasites & Vectors ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marion Wassermann, Majid Fasihi Harandi, Peter Deplazes, Thomas Romig	1
3	Hidden diversity of cestodes in wild African carnivores: I. Non-taeniid cyclophyllideans 2024 ·International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife ·(unknown), Ali Halajian, (unknown), Ortwin Aschenborn, (unknown), Rolf K. Schuster, Ute Mackenstedt, Thomas Romig, Marion Wassermann	4
4	Helminths in Invasive Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Southwest Germany 2023 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), Marion Wassermann, (unknown), Thomas Romig, (unknown), Janosch Arnold, (unknown), Ute Mackenstedt, Reinhard K. Straubinger	7
5	High genetic diversity of Echinococcus canadensis G10 in northeastern Asia: is it the region of origin? 2023 ·Parasitology ·Marion Wassermann, Francis Addy, (unknown), И. М. Охлопков, (unknown), (unknown), Antti Oksanen, Thomas Romig	1
6	The ‘bridge effect’ by intermediate hosts may explain differential distributions of Echinococcus species 2022 ·Trends in Parasitology ·Alessandro Massolo, (unknown), Thomas Romig	13
7	Detecting co-infections of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus canadensis in coyotes and red foxes in Alberta, Canada using real-time PCR 2018 ·International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife ·(unknown), (unknown), Claudia Klein, Pádraig J. Duignan, Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl, Thomas Romig, Alessandro Massolo	28
8	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 2018 ·Parasitology ·Teivi Laurimäe, Liina Kinkar, Epp Moks, Thomas Romig, Rihab A. Omer, Adriano Casulli, Gérald Umhang, Guna Bagrade, Malik Irshadullah, Mitra Sharbatkhori, Hossein Mirhendi, Francisco Ponce‐Gordo, Silvia Viviana Soriano, Antonio Varcasia, Mohammad Rostami‐Nejad, Vanessa Andresiuk, Urmas Saarma	64
9	Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis breakdown → 2017 ·Advances in Parasitology ·Peter Deplazes, Laura Rinaldi, Cristian A. Álvarez Rojas, Paul R. Torgerson, Majid Fasihi Harandi, Thomas Romig, Daniela Antolová, Janna M. Schurer, Samia Lahmar, Giuseppe Cringoli, J. Magambo, R.C.A. Thompson, Emily Jenkins	712
10	High intraspecific variability of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in Chile 2016 ·Parasitology International ·Cristian A. Álvarez Rojas, Dennis Ebi, Rodolfo Paredes, Gerardo Acosta‐Jamett, (unknown), Juan Carlos Roa, Carlos Manterola, Sandra Cortés, Thomas Romig, Jean‐Pierre Y. Scheerlinck, Marshall W. Lightowlers	30
11	Cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: on the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Taenia multiceps 2016 ·Parasitology Research ·Georgios Christodoulopoulos, Anke Dinkel, Thomas Romig, Dennis Ebi, Ute Mackenstedt, Brigitte Loos-Frank	16
12	Taxonomy and molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato 2015 ·Veterinary Parasitology ·Thomas Romig, Dennis Ebi, Marion Wassermann	219
13	Cystic Echinococcosis in Romania: An Epidemiological Survey of Livestock Demonstrates the Persistence of Hyperendemicity 2012 ·Foodborne Pathogens and Disease ·Ioan Liviu Mitrea, Mariana Ioniță, Marion Wassermann, Gheorghe Solcan, Thomas Romig	18
14	Cystic echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa 2012 ·The Lancet Infectious Diseases ·Kerstin Wahlers, Colin Menezes, Michelle Wong, E. Zeyhle, (unknown), Michael Ocaido, Cornelis Stijnis, Thomas Romig, (unknown), Martin P. Grobusch	66
15	A molecular survey on cystic echinococcosis in Sinnar area, Blue Nile state (Sudan). 2011 ·PubMed ·Kamal M. Ibrahim, Thomas Romig, (unknown), Rihab A. Omer	35
16	Echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging complexity 2011 ·Veterinary Parasitology ·Thomas Romig, Rihab A. Omer, E. Zeyhle, (unknown), Anke Dinkel, Ludwig Siefert, Ibrahim E. Elmahdi, J. Magambo, M. Ocaido, Colin Menezes, (unknown), Cecilia Mbae, Martin P. Grobusch, P. Kern	79
17	Emergence of Echinococcus multilocularis among Red Foxes in northern Germany, 1991–2005 2008 ·Veterinary Parasitology ·Olaf Berke, Thomas Romig, (unknown)	37
18	Echinococcus multilocularis is a frequent parasite of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Latvia 2008 ·Helminthologia ·Guna Bagrade, Viliam Šnábel, Thomas Romig, Jānis Ozoliņš, (unknown), Martina Miterpáková, (unknown), P. Dubinský	30
19	Cystic echinococcosis of livestock and humans in central Sudan 2004 ·Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology ·Ibrahim E. Elmahdi, Mohamed S. Ali, (unknown), Ahmed A. Ibrahim, (unknown), Thomas Romig	64
20	Chemotherapy with praziquantel has the potential to reduce the prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in wild foxes (Vulpes vulpes) 1997 ·Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology ·(unknown), W. Frank, Rainer Will, Thomas Romig, Richard Lucius	55

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