W. E. Kershaw
- Ecology top 5%
- Infectious Diseases top 5%
- Parasitology top 5%
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 5%
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 10%
- Co-authors
- B. O. L. DukeTaryn ChalmersW. L. NicholasM. M. J. LavoipierreH. B. N. HynesR. W. J. KeayPaul WilliamsW. N. Beesley
- Topics
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (30 papers)Insects and Parasite Interactions (17 papers)Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (13 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomNigeriaCanada
In The Last Decade
W. E. Kershaw
75 papers receiving 684 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 72
- Ecology 353
- Infectious Diseases 335
- Parasitology 189
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 156
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 150
Countries citing papers authored by W. E. Kershaw
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. E. Kershaw
This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. E. Kershaw. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. E. Kershaw. The network helps show where W. E. Kershaw may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. E. Kershaw
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. E. Kershaw. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. E. Kershaw 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 W. E. Kershaw. W. E. Kershaw is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | The transmission of Malayan filariasis to rodents. | 6 |
| 4 | Distribution of the microfilariae of Onchocerca in the skin of cattle. | 6 |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | The population dynamics of infection with Onchocerca volvulus in the vector Simulium damnosum. | 3 |
| 8 | Preliminary observations on the depth distribution of the microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus in the skin and its relation to the reservoir of infection to the fly. | 1 |
| 9 | Symposium on Loiasis. VIII. The Epidemiology of Infections with Loa loa. | 2 |
| 10 | Calcification in nodules containing Onchocerca volvulus. | 1 |
| 11 | An attempt to distinguish the contribution made from human and monkey sources to the infections with Loa loa found in wild Chrysops spp.. in the rain-forest and in rubber estates; and to determine the possibility of using banocide in the control of the infection. | 2 |
| 12 | The distribution of the microfilariae of Acanthocheilanema streptocerca in the skin of man. | 1 |
| 13 | The distribution of the microfilariac of Onchocerca volvulus in the skin of man and its relation to the skin lesions and to blindness. | 1 |
| 14 | 74 | |
| 15 | 15 | |
| 16 | 10 | |
| 17 | Some observations on the distribution of filariasis and onchocerciasis in Nigeria and the British Cameroons. | 2 |
| 18 | 12 | |
| 19 | The taking up of microfilariae in the blood by Culicoides spp. | 7 |
| 20 | 23 |
About W. E. Kershaw
W. E. Kershaw is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 76 papers that have together received 842 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (30 papers), Insects and Parasite Interactions (17 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (189 citations), Infectious Diseases (335 citations) and Ecology (353 citations). W. E. Kershaw has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Nigeria and Canada. Frequent co-authors include B. O. L. Duke, Taryn Chalmers, W. L. Nicholas, M. M. J. Lavoipierre, H. B. N. Hynes, R. W. J. Keay, Paul Williams, W. N. Beesley, C. P. Ramachandran and D. M. Storey. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Canadian Journal of Zoology and Proceedings of The Nutrition Society.
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