Virak Khieu
About
Virak Khieu is a scholar working on Parasitology, Ecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.
According to data from OpenAlex, Virak Khieu has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Parasitology, 41 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Virak Khieu's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (47 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (41 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (17 papers). Virak Khieu is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (47 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (41 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (17 papers). Virak Khieu collaborates with scholars based in Cambodia, Switzerland and Thailand. Virak Khieu's co-authors include Peter Odermatt, Sinuon Muth, Fabian Schär, Hans‐Peter Marti, Penelope Vounatsou, Federica Giardina, Rebecca J. Traub, Somphou Sayasone, Tawin Inpankaew and Duong Socheat and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
In The Last Decade
Virak Khieu
56 papers receiving 2.1k citations
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| Name | h | Career | Trend | Papers | Cites | |||||
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| Virak Khieu Cambodia | 25 | 1.7k | 1.1k | 520 | 434 | 397 | 59 | 2.1k | ||
| Guo-Jing Yang China | 22 | 917 0.5× | 603 0.5× | 288 0.6× | 277 0.6× | 483 1.2× | 60 | 1.5k | ||
| María Victoria Periago Argentina | 26 | 1.6k 0.9× | 1.3k 1.2× | 1.3k 2.4× | 135 0.3× | 177 0.4× | 55 | 2.5k | ||
| Romano Ngui Malaysia | 22 | 1.1k 0.6× | 582 0.5× | 224 0.4× | 108 0.2× | 462 1.2× | 89 | 1.7k | ||
| Eric A. T. Brienen Netherlands | 21 | 1.7k 1.0× | 681 0.6× | 346 0.7× | 178 0.4× | 172 0.4× | 49 | 2.0k | ||
| Angélica Terashima Peru | 23 | 1.5k 0.9× | 855 0.8× | 971 1.9× | 123 0.3× | 164 0.4× | 69 | 2.1k | ||
| Yuesheng Li Australia | 23 | 1.6k 0.9× | 1.0k 0.9× | 328 0.6× | 575 1.3× | 533 1.3× | 35 | 1.8k | ||
| Taniawati Supali Indonesia | 29 | 1.1k 0.7× | 592 0.5× | 211 0.4× | 124 0.3× | 291 0.7× | 87 | 2.0k | ||
| Julia Maria Costa‐Cruz Brazil | 24 | 1.7k 1.0× | 733 0.7× | 637 1.2× | 87 0.2× | 335 0.8× | 141 | 2.1k | ||
| Charles Mwandawiro Kenya | 29 | 1.4k 0.8× | 649 0.6× | 316 0.6× | 602 1.4× | 919 2.3× | 103 | 2.3k | ||
| Anton M. Polderman Netherlands | 36 | 3.0k 1.7× | 1.4k 1.3× | 739 1.4× | 394 0.9× | 373 0.9× | 90 | 3.6k |
Countries citing papers authored by Virak Khieu
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Fields of papers citing papers by Virak Khieu
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virak Khieu
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Virak Khieu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Virak Khieu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Virak Khieu. Virak Khieu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
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Liu, Yuchen, Banchob Sripa, Sirikachorn Tangkawattana, et al.. (2025). A population genetic analysis of the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis in Asia shows that human infection is not a zoonosis from dogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(29). e2424630122–e2424630122.
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Cunningham, Lucas J., et al.. (2025). Improving Molecular Epidemiological Surveillance of Strongyloidiasis Upon Differentiation of Strongyloides fuelleborni fuelleborni From Strongyloides stercoralis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(1). e169–e173.
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Zheng, Jinxin, Shang Xia, Hung Manh Nguyen, et al.. (2024). Natural variables separate the endemic areas of Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini along a continuous, straight zone in Southeast Asia. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 13(1). 24–24.
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Lagatie, Ole, Johnny Vlaminck, Shaali Ame, et al.. (2022). Affordable artificial intelligence-based digital pathology for neglected tropical diseases: A proof-of-concept for the detection of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni eggs in Kato-Katz stool thick smears. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(6). e0010500–e0010500.
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Sohn, Woon‐Mok, et al.. (2021). Detection of Gnathostoma spinigerum Advanced 3rd-Stage Larvae in the Chinese Edible Frog, Hoplobatrachus rugulosus, from Local Markets in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 59(5). 519–522.
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Colella, Vito, Virak Khieu, Sinuon Muth, et al.. (2021). Risk profiling and efficacy of albendazole against the hookworms Necator americanus and Ancylostoma ceylanicum in Cambodia to support control programs in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 16. 100258–100258.
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Sohn, Woon‐Mok, Bong-Kwang Jung, Byoung‐Kuk Na, et al.. (2021). Prevalence and Intensity of Opisthorchis viverrini Metacercarial Infection in Fish from Phnom Penh, Takeo, and Kandal Provinces, Cambodia. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 59(5). 531–536.
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Jung, Bong-Kwang, Hansol Park, Keeseon S. Eom, et al.. (2021). Occurrence of a Hybrid Between Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica Tapeworms in Cambodia. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 59(2). 179–182.
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Sripa, Banchob, et al.. (2021). Current status of human liver fluke infections in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Acta Tropica. 224. 106133–106133.
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Chai, Jong-Yil, Bong-Kwang Jung, Sung‐Jong Hong, et al.. (2020). Infection Status of Gnathostoma spinigerum Larvae in Asian Swamp Eels, Monopterus albus, Purchased from Local Markets in Cambodia. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 58(6). 695–699.
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Clarke, Naomi E., et al.. (2019). Development and validation of a multiplexed-tandem qPCR tool for diagnostics of human soil-transmitted helminth infections. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(6). e0007363–e0007363.
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Forrer, Armelle, Virak Khieu, Penelope Vounatsou, et al.. (2019). Strongyloides stercoralis: Spatial distribution of a highly prevalent and ubiquitous soil-transmitted helminth in Cambodia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(6). e0006943–e0006943.
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Braae, Uffe Christian, Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, Fadjar Satrija, et al.. (2018). Porcine cysticercosis (Taenia solium and Taenia asiatica): mapping occurrence and areas potentially at risk in East and Southeast Asia. Parasites & Vectors. 11(1). 613–613.
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Khieu, Virak, Peter Odermatt, Reiko Tsuyuoka, et al.. (2018). How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 7(1). 15–15.
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Zhou, Siyu, Felix Bemm, Fabian Schär, et al.. (2017). Different but overlapping populations of Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs and humans—Dogs as a possible source for zoonotic strongyloidiasis. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(8). e0005752–e0005752.
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Forrer, Armelle, Virak Khieu, Fabian Schär, et al.. (2017). Strongyloides stercoralis is associated with significant morbidity in rural Cambodia, including stunting in children. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 11(10). e0005685–e0005685.
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Khieu, Virak, et al.. (2017). First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia. Parasitology International. 66(5). 560–562.
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Schär, Fabian, Federica Giardina, Virak Khieu, et al.. (2015). Occurrence of and risk factors for Strongyloides stercoralis infection in South-East Asia. Acta Tropica. 159. 227–238.
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Khieu, Virak, Fabian Schär, Armelle Forrer, et al.. (2014). High Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis in Rural Cambodia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 8(6). e2854–e2854.
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Vong, Sirenda, Virak Khieu, Olivier Glass, et al.. (2010). Dengue Incidence in Urban and Rural Cambodia: Results from Population-Based Active Fever Surveillance, 2006–2008. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 4(11). e903–e903.
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