Caryn Bern

26.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
194 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Caryn Bern is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caryn Bern has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Epidemiology, 100 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 47 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Caryn Bern's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (112 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (96 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (28 papers). Caryn Bern is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (112 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (96 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (28 papers). Caryn Bern collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and United Kingdom. Caryn Bern's co-authors include Jorge Alvar, Margriet den Boer, Mercè Herrero, Iván Darío Vélez, J Jannin, P. Desjeux, Jorge Cano, Susan P. Montgomery, Margaret Kosek and Richard L. Guerrant and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Caryn Bern

188 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Leishmaniasis Worldwide and Global Estimates of Its Incidence

2012 3.9k citations Jorge Alvar, Caryn Bern et al. PLoS ONE profile →
The global burden of diarrhoeal disease, as estimated from studies published between 1992 and 2000.

2003 1.2k citations Caryn Bern et al. profile →
The magnitude of the global problem of diarrhoeal disease: a ten-year update.

1992 628 citations Caryn Bern et al. profile →
Leishmaniasis and poverty

2006 599 citations Jorge Alvar, Caryn Bern et al. profile →
Triosephosphate Isomerase Gene Characterization and Potential Zoonotic Transmission ofGiardia duodenalis

2003 580 citations Caryn Bern, Pradeep Das et al. Emerging infectious diseases profile →
Chagas’ Disease

2015 528 citations Caryn Bern profile →
Evaluation and Treatment of Chagas Disease in the United States

2007 523 citations Caryn Bern, Robert H. Gilman et al. profile →
Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas' Disease in the United States

2011 502 citations Caryn Bern et al. profile →
An Estimate of the Burden of Chagas Disease in the United States

2009 438 citations Caryn Bern et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Chagas Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Current Clinical Knowledge and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2018 326 citations Caryn Bern et al. profile →

Peers

Caryn Bern

PHEOH

EPIDE

PARAS

Marleen Boelaert Belgium

Barbara L. Herwaldt United States

François Chappuis Switzerland

Pierre‐Edouard Fournier France

Shyam Sundar India

Jean‐Marc Rolain France

Albert I. Ko United States

Bart J. Currie Australia

Eric M. Fèvre United Kingdom

Maria Yazdanbakhsh Netherlands

Marleen Boelaert Belgium

Caryn Bern

12.3k ×1.2

PHEOH

7.6k ×0.9

EPIDE

3.5k ×0.7

PARAS

2.1k ×0.5

743 ×0.6

Citations per year, relative to Caryn Bern Caryn Bern (= 1×) peers Marleen Boelaert

Countries citing papers authored by Caryn Bern

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caryn Bern

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caryn Bern

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Clark, Eva H. & Caryn Bern. (2024). Chagas disease in the immunocompromised host. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 37(5). 333–341. 1 indexed citations

Bittencourt, Cassiana E., Sharon L. Reed, Rosa M. Andrade, et al.. (2023). Chagas Disease Diagnostic Practices at Four Major Hospital Systems in California and Texas. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(1). 198–202.

Win, Sithu, Jorge Flores, Anne G. Raafs, et al.. (2022). Early identification of patients with Chagas disease at risk of developing cardiomyopathy using 2-D speckle tracking strain. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 41. 101060–101060. 1 indexed citations

Lynch, Kara L., Jeffrey D. Whitman, Brian R. Shy, et al.. (2020). Magnitude and Kinetics of Anti–Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibody Responses and Their Relationship to Disease Severity. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 72(2). 301–308. 126 indexed citations

Tamrakar, Dipesh, Krista Vaidya, Alexander T. Yu, et al.. (2020). Spatial Heterogeneity of Enteric Fever in 2 Diverse Communities in Nepal. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 71(Supplement_3). S205–S213. 9 indexed citations

Elnaiem, Dia‐Eldin, Mousab Siddig Elhag, Margriet den Boer, et al.. (2020). Outdoor Residual Insecticide Spraying (ODRS), a New Approach for the Control of the Exophilic Vectors of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis: Phlebotomus orientalis in East Africa. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(10). e0008774–e0008774. 11 indexed citations

Chapman, Lloyd A. C., Simon E. F. Spencer, Chris Jewell, et al.. (2020). Inferring transmission trees to guide targeting of interventions against visceral leishmaniasis and post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(41). 25742–25750. 16 indexed citations

Waltmann, Andreea, Alexandra C. Willcox, Sujata Balasubramanian, et al.. (2019). Hindgut microbiota in laboratory-reared and wild Triatoma infestans. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(5). e0007383–e0007383. 42 indexed citations

Mayta, Holger, Manuela Verástegui, Ricardo Bozo, et al.. (2019). Improved DNA extraction technique from clot for the diagnosis of Chagas disease. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(1). e0007024–e0007024. 16 indexed citations

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Goyal, Vishal, Sakib Burza, Krishna Pandey, et al.. (2019). Field effectiveness of new visceral leishmaniasis regimens after 1 year following treatment within public health facilities in Bihar, India. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 13(9). e0007726–e0007726. 10 indexed citations

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Goyal, Vishal, Raman Mahajan, Krishna Pandey, et al.. (2018). Field safety and effectiveness of new visceral leishmaniasis treatment regimens within public health facilities in Bihar, India. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(10). e0006830–e0006830. 16 indexed citations

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Gilman, Robert H., et al.. (2013). Detection of Soluble Antigen and DNA of Trypanosoma cruzi in Urine Is Independent of Renal Injury in the Guinea Pig Model. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e58480–e58480. 12 indexed citations

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Bern, Caryn, Diana L. Martin, & Robert H. Gilman. (2011). Acute and Congenital Chagas Disease. Advances in Parasitology. 75. 19–47. 75 indexed citations

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Gilman, Robert H., Manuela Verástegui, Daniel E. Velásquez, et al.. (2011). Cavia porcellus as a Model for Experimental Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi. American Journal Of Pathology. 179(1). 281–288. 16 indexed citations

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Bayer, Angela M., Gabrielle C. Hunter, Natalie M. Bowman, et al.. (2010). A Multi-disciplinary Overview of Chagas in Periurban Peru. 1(2).

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Bowman, Natalie M., Vivian K. Kawai, Michael Z. Levy, et al.. (2008). Chagas Disease Transmission in Periurban Communities of Arequipa, Peru. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 46(12). 1822–1828. 46 indexed citations

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Levy, Michael Z., Natalie M. Bowman, Vivian K. Kawai, et al.. (2006). Periurban Trypanosoma cruzi–infected Triatoma infestans, Arequipa, Peru. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(7). 1345–1352. 97 indexed citations

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Bern, Caryn, Ynés R. Ortega, William Checkley, et al.. (2002). Epidemiologic Differences Between Cyclosporiasis and Cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian Children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations

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Willingham, Field F., et al.. (2001). Hospital Control and Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Female Patients, Lima, Peru. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Xiao, Lihua, Josef Limor, Caryn Bern, & Altaf A. Lal. (2001). Tracking Cryptosporidium parvum by Sequence Analysis of Small Double-Stranded RNA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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