Catherine Machalaba

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
46 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Catherine Machalaba is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Agronomy and Crop Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Machalaba has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 25 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 16 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Catherine Machalaba's work include Zoonotic diseases and public health (29 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (25 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (11 papers). Catherine Machalaba is often cited by papers focused on Zoonotic diseases and public health (29 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (25 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (11 papers). Catherine Machalaba collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Catherine Machalaba's co-authors include William B. Karesh, Peter Daszak, Richard Seifman, Matthew A. Dixon, Juan Lubroth, Mathew Thomas, Stephen Aldrich, Andrew P. Dobson, Pierre Formenty and Dominique Heymann and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Machalaba

44 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2020 2019 100 200 300 400 500
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. Ecology of zoonoses: natural and unnatural histories
    2012 556 citations William B. Karesh, Catherine Machalaba et al. profile →
  2. Sustainable development must account for pandemic risk
    2020 198 citations Peter Daszak, William B. Karesh et al. profile →
  3. Infectious disease and economics: The case for considering multi-sectoral impacts
    2019 197 citations Kristine M. Smith, Catherine Machalaba et al. One Health profile →

Peers

Catherine Machalaba
Silvia Alonso Kenya
Johanna F. Lindahl Sweden
A. Alonso Aguirre United States
Evan A. Eskew United States
Sophia Latham United Kingdom
Tiffany L. Bogich United States
Dennis Carroll United States
Susanne H. Sokolow United States
Gary Tabor United States
Florence Mutua Kenya
Silvia Alonso Kenya
Catherine Machalaba
Citations per year, relative to Catherine Machalaba Catherine Machalaba (= 1×) peers Silvia Alonso

Countries citing papers authored by Catherine Machalaba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine Machalaba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Machalaba

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karesh, William B., et al.. (2025). Guidelines for addressing disease risks in wildlife trade. One Health. 20. 100998–100998. 1 indexed citations
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Machalaba, Catherine, et al.. (2025). One Health Economics approach to prevention and control of zoonotic and animal diseases - considerations for South Africa. PubMed. 7(1). 30–30. 1 indexed citations
3.
Bartlow, Andrew W., Catherine Machalaba, William B. Karesh, & Jeanne M. Fair. (2021). Biodiversity and Global Health: Intersection of Health, Security, and the Environment. Health Security. 19(2). 214–222. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Hongying, Yufei Chen, Catherine Machalaba, et al.. (2021). Wild animal and zoonotic disease risk management and regulation in China: Examining gaps and One Health opportunities in scope, mandates, and monitoring systems. One Health. 13. 100301–100301. 31 indexed citations
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Machalaba, Catherine, Yasha Feferholtz, Marcela Uhart, & William B. Karesh. (2020). Wildlife conservation status and disease trends: ten years of reports to the Worldwide Monitoring System for Wild Animal Diseases. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 39(3). 991–1001. 3 indexed citations
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Kelly, T. Ross, Catherine Machalaba, William B. Karesh, et al.. (2020). Implementing One Health approaches to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats: lessons from PREDICT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 1–1. 99 indexed citations
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Machalaba, Catherine, Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio, Yasha Feferholtz, et al.. (2019). Incorporating Health Outcomes into Land-Use Planning. EcoHealth. 16(4). 627–637. 4 indexed citations
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Machalaba, Catherine, et al.. (2019). Providing Dignified Palliative Care Services in Liberia. Annals of Global Health. 85(1). 124–124. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Kristine M., Catherine Machalaba, Richard Seifman, Yasha Feferholtz, & William B. Karesh. (2019). Infectious disease and economics: The case for considering multi-sectoral impacts. One Health. 7. 100080–100080. 197 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rostal, Melinda K., Noam Ross, Catherine Machalaba, et al.. (2018). Benefits of a one health approach: An example using Rift Valley fever. One Health. 5. 34–36. 17 indexed citations
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Rüegg, Simon R., Catherine Machalaba, Barry J. McMahon, et al.. (2017). Expectations for a new WHO Director General: health in a rapidly changing environment. The Lancet Planetary Health. 1(2). e44–e45.
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Smith, Keith Marion, Carlos Zambrana‐Torrelio, Allison M. White, et al.. (2017). Summarizing US Wildlife Trade with an Eye Toward Assessing the Risk of Infectious Disease Introduction. EcoHealth. 14(1). 29–39. 81 indexed citations
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Haines, Andy, Francesca Harris, Fumiko Kasuga, & Catherine Machalaba. (2017). Future Earth—linking research on health and environmental sustainability. BMJ. 357. j2358–j2358. 7 indexed citations
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Baum, Sarah E., et al.. (2016). Evaluating one health: Are we demonstrating effectiveness?. One Health. 3. 5–10. 78 indexed citations
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Kelly, T. Ross, William B. Karesh, Christine Kreuder Johnson, et al.. (2016). One Health proof of concept: Bringing a transdisciplinary approach to surveillance for zoonotic viruses at the human-wild animal interface. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 137(Pt B). 112–118. 118 indexed citations
16.
Machalaba, Catherine, Cristina Romanelli, Peter Stoett, et al.. (2015). Climate Change and Health: Transcending Silos to Find Solutions. Annals of Global Health. 81(3). 445–445. 31 indexed citations
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Bueno, Irène, Keith Marion Smith, Fernando Sampedro, et al.. (2015). Risk Prioritization Tool to Identify the Public Health Risks of Wildlife Trade: The Case of Rodents from Latin America. Zoonoses and Public Health. 63(4). 281–293. 13 indexed citations
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Karesh, William B., Keith Marion Smith, Marianne Asmüssen, & Catherine Machalaba. (2012). The unregulated and informal trade in wildlife: implications for biodiversity and health.. 113(4). 51–57. 6 indexed citations
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Karesh, William B., et al.. (2012). Policy opportunities for linking animal and human health.. 115(4). 81–90. 2 indexed citations
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Karesh, William B. & Catherine Machalaba. (2012). Animal health and biodiversity: preparing for the future. Compendium of the OIE Global Conference on Wildlife, Paris, France, 23-25 February 2011.. 2 indexed citations

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