Folia Parasitologica, vol. 73 (2026)

Three decades of research on molecular genetic characteristics of Echinococcus spp.: a bibliometric study

Aidana Tautanova, Vladimir Kiyan, Marat Dusmagambetov, Tanzilya Almysheva, Aigul Dusmagambetova

Folia Parasitologica 73:001 (2026) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2026.001  

Research on the molecular genetics of Echinococcus has advanced significantly owing to its relevance in understanding genetic variation, host-parasite interactions, and the transmission of Echinococcus species. A bibliometric analysis was performed using RStudio (Bibliometrix) and VOSviewer to evaluate molecular genetic research on Echinococcus spp. published between 1985 and 2025. Data were extracted from Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Europe PMC, and ProQuest. The analysis revealed a steady rise in publications on Echinococcus molecular genetics, accelerating from the early 2000s and peaking around 2017, with a slight...