Co-cited authors (A) and cited journals (B) network map of publications on echinococcosis research from 1980 to 2017. (A) The top five co-cited authors were Eckert J (1508 citations), Thompson RCA (907 citations), Craig PS (787 citations), McManus DP (783 citations), and Gottstein B (751 citations) and the top five co-cited authors in terms of centrality were Beard TC, Nelson GS, Eckert J, Schwabe CW and Kern P. (B) The top five journals of publications were Vet Parasitol, Parasitol Res, Parasitology, Acta Trop and Am J Trop Med Hyg. The top five co-cited journals were Parasitology (2245 citations), Int J Parasitol (2202 citations), Am J Trop Med Hyg (2201 citations), Acta Trop (1846 citations) and Parasitol Res (1593 citations).