Herwig Leirs

Herwig Leirs

Universiteit Antwerpen

H-index: 62

Europe-Belgium

About Herwig Leirs

Herwig Leirs, With an exceptional h-index of 62 and a recent h-index of 38 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universiteit Antwerpen, specializes in the field of Zoology, Population Ecology, Ecology of Infections, Rodents.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Population size and social structure of lions in a west African protected area

Cats in farms: Ranging behavior of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in a human-dominated landscape

The structure of Congolese shrew ensembles: competition and spatial variation in resource abundance

Monkeypox viruses circulate in distantly related small mammal species and only diversified recently

CONSERVATION OF LARGE CARNIVORES IN ETHIOPIA

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the rural community about cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Twenty-nine years of continuous monthly capture-mark-recapture data of multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) in Morogoro, Tanzania

Drivers behind co-occurrence patterns between pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, and helminths in populations of the multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis

Herwig Leirs Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

14703

Citations(since 2020)

6003

Cited By

11649

hIndex(all)

62

hIndex(since 2020)

38

i10Index(all)

258

i10Index(since 2020)

191

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Herwig Leirs Skills & Research Interests

Zoology

Population Ecology

Ecology of Infections

Rodents

Top articles of Herwig Leirs

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Population size and social structure of lions in a west African protected area

African Journal of Ecology

Malle Gueye

Raoul Pellaton

Dorien Van Cauteren

Lisa Mengual

Stefan Van Dongen

...

2024/1

Cats in farms: Ranging behavior of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in a human-dominated landscape

Rama Mishra

Babu Ram Lamichhane

Herwig Leirs

Naresh Subedi

Sabin Adhikari

...

2024/4/25

The structure of Congolese shrew ensembles: competition and spatial variation in resource abundance

Journal of Mammalogy

Frederik Van de Perre

Michael R Willig

Steven J Presley

Herwig Leirs

Erik Verheyen

2024/4/17

Monkeypox viruses circulate in distantly related small mammal species and only diversified recently

J Mariën

A Laudisoit

L Patrono

P Baelo

Vredendaal Rv

...

2024/1/3

CONSERVATION OF LARGE CARNIVORES IN ETHIOPIA

Tsyon Asfaw

Hans Bauer

Gebremeskel Gizaw

Wondimu Abate

Claudio Sillero

...

2023/9

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the rural community about cutaneous leishmaniasis in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

PLoS One

Bereket Alemayehu

Abraham Getachew Kelbore

Mihiretu Alemayehu

Chimdesa Adugna

Tessema Bibo

...

2023/3/28

Twenty-nine years of continuous monthly capture-mark-recapture data of multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) in Morogoro, Tanzania

Scientific Data

Herwig Leirs

Lucinda Kirkpatrick

Vincent Sluydts

Christopher Sabuni

Benny Borremans

...

2023/11/11

Drivers behind co-occurrence patterns between pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, and helminths in populations of the multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis

Acta Tropica

Bram Vanden Broecke

Pamela Jones June Tafompa

Baraka Edson Mwamundela

Lisse Bernaerts

Alexis Ribas

...

2023/7/1

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Captive Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), Belgium

Animals

Francis Vercammen

Brigitte Cay

Sophie Gryseels

Nadège Balmelle

Léa Joffrin

...

2023/1/16

Incorporating space in hierarchical capture mark recapture models: can we better capture variance?

H Leirs

J Mariën

C Sabuni

L Mulungu

L Kirkpatrick

2023/10/11

The evolutionary history of hepaciviruses

bioRxiv

YQ Li

Mahan Ghafari

Andrew J Holbrook

Ine Boonen

N Amor

...

2023/6/30

Assessing animal welfare impact of fourteen control and dispatch methods for house mouse (Mus musculus), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and black rat (Rattus rattus)

Animal welfare

Ciska De Ruyver

Kristof Baert

Emma Cartuyvels

Lies AL Beernaert

Frank AM Tuyttens

...

2023/1

Molecular detection of Leptospira and Bartonella in Mastomys natalensis and its ectoparasites in Morogoro, Tanzania

Mammalia

Claus Thomas

Venance Msoffe

Natalie Van Houtte

Ginethon Mhamphi

Joachim Mariën

...

2023/9/26

SARS-CoV-2 surveillance between 2020 and 2021 of all mammalian species in two Flemish zoos (Antwerp Zoo and Planckendael Zoo)

Veterinary sciences

Léa Joffrin

Tine Cooreman

Erik Verheyen

Francis Vercammen

Joachim Mariën

...

2023/5/31

Prevalence and Seasonal Variation of Trichuris Worms Infection in Mastomys natalensis in Morogoro and Iringa Regions, Tanzania

Parasitologia

Claus Thomas

Venance Msoffe

Natalie Van Houtte

Ginethon Mhamphi

Joachim Mariën

...

2023/9/16

Subspecific rodent taxa as the relevant host taxonomic level for mammarenavirus host specificity

Virology

Laura N Cuypers

Sophie Gryseels

Natalie Van Houtte

Stuart JE Baird

Christopher A Sabuni

...

2023/4/1

Livestock depredation by wild carnivores in the highlands of Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Wildlife Research

Yigrem Deneke

Aberham Megaze

Wondimagegnheu Tekalign

Taye Dobamo

Herwig Leirs

2022/11/29

The animal origin of major human infectious diseases: what can past epidemics teach us about preventing the next pandemic?

Zoonoses

Guha Dharmarajan

Ruiyun Li

Emmanuel Chanda

Katharine R Dean

Rodolfo Dirzo

...

2022/4/1

Enhanced surveillance of monkeypox in Bas-Uélé, Democratic Republic of Congo: the limitations of symptom-based case definitions

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Gaspard Mande

Innocent Akonda

Anja De Weggheleire

Isabel Brosius

Laurens Liesenborghs

...

2022/9/1

Population estimation and livestock loss by spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Damota community managed forest, Southern Ethiopia

Global Ecology and Conservation

Yigrem Deneke

Aberham Megaze

Wondimagegnheu Tekalegn

Taye Dobamo

Herwig Leirs

2022/4/1

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