Aaron Bivins

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Aaron Bivins is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron Bivins has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Infectious Diseases, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Aaron Bivins's work include SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (42 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (25 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (15 papers). Aaron Bivins is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (42 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (25 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (15 papers). Aaron Bivins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. Aaron Bivins's co-authors include Kyle Bibby, Warish Ahmed, Stuart L. Simpson, Masaaki Kitajima, Wendy Smith, Rory Verhagen, Kevin V. Thomas, Jochen F. Mueller, Phil M. Choi and Jake O’Brien and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Aaron Bivins

59 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wast... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community
    2020 1.3k citations Warish Ahmed, Kyle Bibby et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aaron Bivins United States 29 3.8k 2.1k 873 550 351 62 4.7k
Giuseppina La Rosa Italy 38 3.6k 0.9× 833 0.4× 542 0.6× 306 0.6× 281 0.8× 144 5.0k
Krista R. Wigginton United States 36 2.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 687 0.8× 338 0.6× 232 0.7× 74 4.7k
Samendra P. Sherchan United States 29 1.7k 0.4× 894 0.4× 520 0.6× 263 0.5× 185 0.5× 110 2.9k
Leo Heijnen Netherlands 23 2.1k 0.6× 957 0.5× 434 0.5× 284 0.5× 145 0.4× 31 2.7k
Kata Farkas United Kingdom 28 1.9k 0.5× 881 0.4× 362 0.4× 211 0.4× 127 0.4× 87 2.8k
Elisabetta Suffredini Italy 29 2.2k 0.6× 648 0.3× 410 0.5× 239 0.4× 146 0.4× 129 3.3k
Rory Verhagen Australia 10 2.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 346 0.4× 328 0.6× 203 0.6× 25 2.5k
Lucia Bonadonna Italy 19 1.3k 0.3× 542 0.3× 220 0.3× 200 0.4× 198 0.6× 75 2.2k
M. Iaconelli Italy 31 2.3k 0.6× 475 0.2× 220 0.3× 169 0.3× 111 0.3× 71 2.9k
Ronald Italiaander Netherlands 10 1.2k 0.3× 586 0.3× 239 0.3× 201 0.4× 108 0.3× 15 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Aaron Bivins

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aaron Bivins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aaron Bivins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aaron Bivins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aaron Bivins 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 Aaron Bivins. Aaron Bivins is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Smith, Wendy, Yawen Liu, Stuart L. Simpson, et al.. (2024). Development and comparative assessment of RT-qPCR and duplex RT-LAMP assays for the monitoring of Aichi virus A (AiV-A) in untreated wastewater samples. The Science of The Total Environment. 952. 175440–175440. 1 indexed citations
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Rao, Gouthami, Drew Capone, Kevin Zhu, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous detection and quantification of multiple pathogen targets in wastewater. PLOS Water. 3(2). e0000224–e0000224. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Wendy, Yawen Liu, Stuart L. Simpson, Aaron Bivins, & Warish Ahmed. (2024). Assessment of nucleic acid extraction protocols for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) quantification in aircraft wastewater. Human Genomics. 18(1). 54–54. 2 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, Yawen Liu, Wendy Smith, et al.. (2024). Leveraging wastewater surveillance to detect viral diseases in livestock settings. The Science of The Total Environment. 931. 172593–172593. 10 indexed citations
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Naughton, Colleen C., Fernando A. Roman, Kyle Bibby, et al.. (2023). Show us the data: global COVID-19 wastewater monitoring efforts, equity, and gaps. PubMed. 4. xtad003–xtad003. 85 indexed citations
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Smith, Wendy, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of colorimetric RT-LAMP for screening of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 907. 167964–167964. 12 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Ananda, Sangeet Adhikari, Devrim Kaya, et al.. (2022). Monkeypox outbreak: Wastewater and environmental surveillance perspective. The Science of The Total Environment. 856(Pt 2). 159166–159166. 79 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, Aaron Bivins, Suzanne Metcalfe, et al.. (2022). RT-qPCR and ATOPlex sequencing for the sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance. Water Research. 220. 118621–118621. 21 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, Aaron Bivins, Suzanne Metcalfe, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of process limit of detection and quantification variation of SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR and RT-dPCR assays for wastewater surveillance. Water Research. 213. 118132–118132. 58 indexed citations
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McClary-Gutierrez, Jill S., Marlene K. Wolfe, Aaron Bivins, et al.. (2022). Looking Forward: The Role of Academic Researchers in Building Sustainable Wastewater Surveillance Programs. Environmental Health Perspectives. 130(12). 125002–125002. 15 indexed citations
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Haas, Charles N., Aaron Bivins, Warish Ahmed, Kerry A. Hamilton, & Stuart J. Khan. (2021). Discussion on “Potential discharge, attenuation and exposure risk of SARS-CoV-2 in natural water bodies receiving treated wastewater”. npj Clean Water. 4(1). 2 indexed citations
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Nichols, Dennis, Lucas Rocha-Melogno, Aaron Bivins, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial resistance genes are enriched in aerosols near impacted urban surface waters in La Paz, Bolivia. Environmental Research. 194. 110730–110730. 16 indexed citations
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Tiwari, Ananda, David M. Oliver, Aaron Bivins, Samendra P. Sherchan, & Tarja Pitkänen. (2021). Bathing Water Quality Monitoring Practices in Europe and the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5513–5513. 58 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, Aaron Bivins, Paul M. Bertsch, et al.. (2020). Intraday variability of indicator and pathogenic viruses in 1-h and 24-h composite wastewater samples: Implications for wastewater-based epidemiology. Environmental Research. 193. 110531–110531. 75 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Warish, Aaron Bivins, Paul M. Bertsch, et al.. (2020). Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater: Methods optimization and quality control are crucial for generating reliable public health information. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 17. 82–93. 129 indexed citations
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Bivins, Aaron, Justin Greaves, Robert J. Fischer, et al.. (2020). Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in Water and Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7(12). 937–942. 308 indexed citations

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